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6/10 http://csua.org/u/cbk (wapo) Finally, we drive that final nail in the coffin of the libidinous, treasonous PBS. \_ Oh, I read that as treasonous PSB. \_ Oh, I read that as libidinous, treasonous PSB. \_ Less PBS funding, less children's shows that promote diversity. Translation: Less PBS funding, less toxic exposure to my kids on topics such as faggots and AIDS. This is definitely good news for the Religious Right. All Heil GWB, bring them on, and God Bless. \_ Yeah, because Sesame Street was the prime target. Sure. Please apply for the job below, because you seem to be qualified. \_ Would it make it better if SS _were_ the prime target? \_ No. Though SS has declined dramatically in quality in the last 5+ years, it's not exactly leftwing drivel. \_ Oh, I read that as treasonous PBS. \_ So to what, other than Bill Moyers (who may be leftwing but to call drivel is your own failing), would you object? \_ There is too much left wing drivel on public broadcasting. They got all these brit shows like Red Dwarf, HG2G, Antiques Roadshow, etc. They need to put on more quality programming like the 700 Club. I mean, Dr. Who is definitely gay and that whole Tardis thing is just obviously phallic. \_ I want to think this is a troll, but since it's williamc, i'm never quite sure. \_ No, it's not a flame, we're all serious here. Especially you. Down with Wall Street Weekly! \_ It's cute when you try to be funny. :-P \_ Wasn't this just about the dumbest thing the Republicans could have done, politically? I mean, what with all this hugely wasteful billion-dollar pork everywhere and a trillion-dollar war that nobody wants, they decide to kill a very popular and very visible $500M program in the name of "cutting costs." Way to go guys, I hope you enjoy President Hillary. \_ Hillary is unelectable. Come on, after the previous election, it's clear that this kind of stuff doesn't sway enough votes. They vote on gay marriage and stuff, and how the candidates look. I guess it all depends on what candidate the pubs come up with next time. \_ Rudy? \_ Powell? \_ jeah right! \_ McCain \_ Destroyer of the 1st amendment. \_ Could you give a reference or some context for that? I'm not as savvy about McCain as I'd like to be. -mice \_ Think "McCain-Feingold" restrictions on political speech. As in "congress shall make no law..." \_ Huh? \_ The votes of the republicans on that sub-committee do not reflect the opinions of many republicans. Personally I feel that PBS is the most unbiased source of information currently available (I'm mainly speaking of things like the NewsHour, Nova and Frontline) on television. \- for the cockroaches in power, "fiat lux" is not especially desirable ... like televised hearings on judges, john bolton etc. and when they want to be on TV, its easy enough for them to get airtime. --treasonous psb |
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| csua.org/u/cbk -> www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/09/AR2005060902283.html More Public Broadcasting Targeted By House Panel Seeks to End CPB's Funding Within 2 Years By Paul Farhi Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, June 10, 2005; Page A01 A House subcommittee voted yesterday to sharply reduce the federal govern ment's financial support for public broadcasting, including eliminating taxpayer funds that help underwrite such popular children's educational programs as "Sesame Street," "Reading Rainbow," "Arthur" and "Postcards From Buster." In addition, the subcommittee acted to eliminate within two years all fed eral money for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting -- which passes f ederal funds to public broadcasters -- starting with a 25 percent reduct ion in CPB's budget for next year, from $400 million to $300 million. First lady Laura Bush tapes a segment for First lady Laura Bush tapes a segment for "Sesame Street" in 2002. was confirmed by the Senate on Thursday as a judge o n the US Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit after a long filibuster effort by Democrats. Sign Up Now In all, the cuts would represent the most drastic cutback of public broad casting since Congress created the nonprofit CPB in 1967. The CPB funds are particularly important for small TV and radio stations and account f or about 15 percent of the public broadcasting industry's total revenue. Expressing alarm, public broadcasters and their supporters in Congress in terpreted the move as an escalation of a Republican-led campaign against a perceived liberal bias in their programming. That effort was initiate d by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's own chairman, Kenneth Y Tomlinson. "Americans overwhelmingly see public broadcasting as an unbiased informat ion source," Rep. "Perhaps that's what the GOP finds so offens ive about it. Republican leaders are trying to bring every facet of the federal government under their control. Now they are trying to put their ideological stamp on public broadcasting." But the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations subcommittee on l abor, health and human services, and education asserted that the panel w as simply making choices among various worthy government programs, and t hat no political message was intended. The subcommittee's action, which came on a voice vote, doesn't necessaril y put Big Bird on the Endangered Species List. The cuts nevertheless surprised people in public broadcasting. In his bud get sent to Congress in February, President Bush had recommended reducin g CPB's budget only slightly. Several denounced the decision by the panel, which has 10 Republicans and seven Democrats, as payback by a Republican-dominated House after years of complaints from conservatives who see liberal bias in programs carri ed by the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio. Broadca sters noted, for example, that the 25 percent cutback in next year's CPB budget was a rollback of money that Congress had promised in 2004. PBS, in particular, drew harsh criticism in December from the Bush admini stration for a "Postcards From Buster" episode in which Buster, an anima ted rabbit, "visited" two families in Vermont headed by lesbians. And pr ogramming on both PBS and NPR has come under fire in recent months from Tomlinson, the Republican chairman of the CPB, who has pushed for greate r "balance" on the public airwaves. A spokeswoman for NPR, Andi Sporkin, directly blamed Tomlinson for yester day's action, saying, "We've never been sure of Mr Tomlinson's intent b ut, with this news, we might be seeing his effect." |