I enjoyed watching this U.S. Open. I did not care who was smoking or how anyone was dressed. I enjoyed the TV, radio, and internet commentary. I am fine with how the USGA sets up golf courses. The commercials are fine. My daughter and I like seeing the kid get a hole-in-one every summer, and the optimists wait out the rain. Sure the Lexus commercials are weird, but there is no free lunch so someone has to foot the bill for the TV coverage. Yes, U.S. Opens are now very, very crowded. (That is why I go to amateur championships and lesser professional events.)
Also, I am able to read newspaper articles without expecting perfection. I read a variety of source material from books to newspapers to magazines, and listen to others, through all of this am able to gain some knowledge and insight. Biasness of any slant or type is very often a long way from distorted propaganda.
So quit whining and enjoy yourself. Or if you prefer the alternative, as I once told a member at a club where I caddied - after hearing another complaint about the food in the clubhouse - "If you all did not have something to complain about, you would not have anything to say to each other."
Finally, thank you for the others who had many interesting things to say about how the course played, some of the options different set-ups could offer, and some additional information explaining why certain actions where chosen over others.