On one hand I'd regret to see less LP's, on the other hand, it could also give the site a new twist if you are creative enough - which you are. You could do for example interviews with Japanese people on how they look at US politics, European politics or world politics, or you could do a kind of travel video. Diversity the more.
On the MegaUpload issue: Apparently the site itself deliberately uploaded illegal content. I still think it's exaggerated, though.
And people in the South can be rednecks some times...
We had an English teacher like you! He was a Texan dude that spent some years in Spain, and then come here to teach English. I think he is now in Business scholl back in the USA.