Posted on 06/25/2005 10:35:31 PM PDT by SmithL
Oooh, more than a dozen senators! I guess that makes it pretty much unanimous, huh?
This claim (FACT) has been around for years! The headline leaves the impression that this is something new
The truth hurts.
I have a really dumb question: why can't Big Bird and Clifford, etc., PAY THE BILLS?
What!!!!!
I'm shocked, shocked I tell you...
Defund the left---- PBS and NPR shouldn't receive a dime of taxpayer money...
Let them survive on the listener's dime...
Semper Fi
Because, on the open market, they would have to change format or die. They do not have enough viewership to sustain them in the real world of market economics; they can only exist in the fairytale land of socialism.
Actually, I have seen a few conservative programs on PBS...during pledge week! When they need to raise money, then they show what people want to see. The announcer will come on halfway through the show and say, "If you want to see more good programming like this, send in your contributions." Of course, next week they're back to showing the same old garbage.
I wondered that myself. $50 million is chump-change to Elmo and his posse at Socialist Street.
/extreme sarcasm.
I don't give rat*** about PBS I think they are bia in lib agenda only good thing about PBS is animal shows Masterpiece theatre and Brit comedies
THEY ROCK
But what about all that MERCHANDISE? Heck, I only have grandchildren and I have a closet full of that stuff!
"Let them survive on the listener's dime..."
They can't. Especially NPR. I do know people who enjoy some of the programming on PBS, but I don't know anyone who listens to NPR. The very few times I tried, all I heard about was gay rights - it didn't matter what the program was supposed to be about, that's what it turned into.
I have to laugh when I see heavy-lidded Marin County types soulfully pleading for dollar$ on KQED, on what seems to be every two weeks.
Dudes: Like, sell your overpriced dachas, fork over the proceeds and chunks of your opulent salaries to the station and go live among "The People". That way, you wouldn't have to shill every other week.
With what they make from toy merchandising, especially? Half the toys in Toys R Us have a PBS character on them.
BTW, LOL @ "Socialist Street"
Exactly!
In related news, scientists are shocked to find that bears use the woods as their private restrooms!
That has been a bone of contention for several years. On the one hand, PBS points to its merchanising as proof of its popularity, and yet has its hand out. However, the kiddie shows are just part of their programming; not many plush toys of the cast of the McNeil-Leherer show. I understand that they have a top-heavy administration that siphons a lot of cash out of the budget - kinda like most government departments.
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