I think you guys are being too sensitive about this. It was meant as a joke.

Hey, Richard! Feel free to joke about Alaska anytime. We love to tell stories on ourselves. And it is practically REQUIRED to have a sense of humor if you're gonna live in a place that has snow on the ground 7 months out of the year!

It's been known to snow on Memorial Day, the 4th of July........ Remind me again, why I live here.