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Mr. Burns your documentary series have been an essential part of our family's carefully considered television viewing. Countless hours of discussion, emotional bonding, and education of later generations are always part of the Ken Burns experience. However, I've noted on several of your promotional appearances for the Parks series an unnecessary political commentary. If you started your research and initial production 10 yrs. ago...and filmed over the past 6 yrs. any decline that you found in the parks' condition wouldn't be the result of the last administration's policies. Given the timeframe, any decline would more likely have been the result of an administration prior to the past 8 yrs. That said...why the insertion of political commentary to begin with? When I heard of this documentary I was quite excited...but when I listened to your comments on Letterman and again this morning on Martha Stewart, I'm less inclined to view this series, not wanting to listen to what I now suspect is going to be content tainted by the childish, relentless snarking about the last administration by the left. Am pretty surprised and disappointed by Mr. Burns' positioning of what should be a wonderful story.