What a Coincidence!!!

[Junkdrawer]

Republican will be new CPB president

Board chooses ex-GOP official despite urgings from Democrats

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, whose chairman is under fire for complaining about what he considered liberal bias at PBS, chose a former Republican Party co-chairman Thursday as its president and chief executive.

Patricia S. Harrison, the assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, was selected after three days of closed meetings by the corporation’s board of directors. She was co-chair of the Republican National Committee from 1997 to 2001.

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http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8333144

Followed a few hours later by....

House Won't Cut Public Broadcasting Funds

Big Bird and National Public Radio won a reprieve Thursday as the House restored $100 million that had been proposed as a budget cut for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

The 284-140 vote demonstrated the enduring political strength of public broadcasting, whose supporters rallied behind popular programs such as "Sesame Street," "Postcards From Buster" and "The NewsHour With Jim Lehrer."


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/23/AR2005062301341.html

[Snotcicles]

1. They won't get another fucking dime from me.

there programing has gone to shit.

[Mojambo]

2. They won't need it

If everything goes their way "Public" broadcasting will become nothing more than another mouth piece for the corporate right.

[Cleita]

3. Yep, along with generous funding from the government for

acting as it's mouthpiece.

[Junkdrawer]

4. And wearing the skin of Sesame Street and Mr. Rodgers while they do it.

Fred Rodgers is spinning in his grave. :(

[Cleita]

5. How else will they indoctrinate die kinder?n/t