Sign the petition: save NPR and PBS!

[DFLer4edu]

From MoveOn.org:
Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS:

A House panel has voted to eliminate all funding for NPR and PBS, starting with "Sesame Street," "Reading Rainbow," and other commercial-free children's shows. If approved, this would be the most severe cut in the history of public broadcasting, threatening to pull the plug on Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch.

The cuts would slash 25% of the federal funding this year—$100 million—and end funding altogether within two years. The loss could kill beloved children's shows like "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Arthur," and "Postcards from Buster." Rural stations and those serving low-income communities might not survive. Other stations would have to increase corporate sponsorships.

If we can reach 250,000 signatures by the end of the week, we'll put Congress on notice.

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

Thanks!

[Daphne08]

1. Done.

[buff2]

2. Done!

:hi:

[Dixon Cox]

3. Wait...

If this is a different petition drive, then great.
But if this is just a rehashing of what been around
before, then NPR says it isn't even true.
Check the links.

http://www.npr.org/about/urbanmyth.html

http://www.univnorthco.edu/petition.html

Somebody should tell MoveOn.org.

Regardless, we should still continue to support
public broadcasting.

[DFLer4edu]

6. It's the real deal! MoveOn needs signatures!

From Move On:
Dear MoveOn member,
You're incredible.

In less than a day, we've blown past our goal—more than 300,000 of us have signed the petition to save NPR and PBS from losing public funding. This is huge, but we need your help.

Tomorrow, the House Appropriations Committee will decide whether to approve these severe cuts to NPR and PBS. We can stop the cuts—and save public TV and radio—with a strong show of public outrage. We'll report to the committee members on our petition before they vote.

Can you help us reach 400,000 signers by the end of the day? Please send the note below to friends, family and neighbors who count on NPR and PBS.

Thank you for all you do,

–Noah, Joan, Rosalyn, and the MoveOn.org Team
Wednesday, June 15th, 2005

[TWiley]

4. Good thing the DLC is busy criticizing Howard Dean.

Otherwise they might wind up fighting to save a few democratic institutions.

I hate republicruds.

[Califooyah Operative]

5. done. nt

[Tsiyu]

7. kick n/t