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Dem Congressmen: Conservative Voices On PBS May Be Illegal

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Posted by Steve 2005-05-12 8:38:21 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Free speech for me, but not for thee!

Posted by mmurray821 2005-05-12 09:56|| 2005-05-12 09:56|| Front Page Top

#2 Exactly which Federal is transgressed?

(sidenote: having driven through North-Central Wisconsin during the silly season, it is really funny seeing all these signs commanding his followers to "Obey!" And year after year, they do.)

Posted by eLarson 2005-05-12 10:01|| http://larsonian.blogspot.com]">[http://larsonian.blogspot.com] 2005-05-12 10:01|| Front Page Top

#3 Let's resolve this in a fair fashion.

Defund/dismantle the CPB. Let them survive as a private entity. That way we won't be breaking federal law.

Posted by badanov">badanov 2005-05-12 10:02|| http://www.rkka.org]">[http://www.rkka.org] 2005-05-12 10:02|| Front Page Top

#4 Amen Badnaov! Cut them loose and let sink/swin on their own.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-05-12 10:17|| 2005-05-12 10:17|| Front Page Top

#5 Let the worm-ridden hulk slip under I say. You can't careen this one for repairs because it's too far gone and most of the crew are mad fools or scurvy ridden. Start over if you must, but choose the crew and officers carefully. Read them the articles and hold them too it.

Posted by Tkat 2005-05-12 10:30|| 2005-05-12 10:30|| Front Page Top

#6 Surely you don't want to defund BigBird? (/sarc) CPB would go the way of Air America without their Federal handout. More welfare for rich liberals.

Posted by SR-71 2005-05-12 11:09|| 2005-05-12 11:09|| Front Page Top

#7 Elmo and the other able bodied seamen can more than fend for themselves in the marketplace. Shite like "Now" won't float anyday of the week even if you lash it to a barrel.

Posted by Tkat 2005-05-12 11:17|| 2005-05-12 11:17|| Front Page Top

#8 illegal huh? Hypocritical cowards throw diversity out the window when it includes conservatives

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2005-05-12 11:32|| 2005-05-12 11:32|| Front Page Top

#9 As a frequent in-auto listener, I can assure these Democrats that CPB Chairman Tomlinson has a long way to go before there will be balance, let alone conservative tilt.

Posted by Tom 2005-05-12 11:54|| 2005-05-12 11:54|| Front Page Top

#10 I think Michigan has worse problems than choosing to watch a conservative program.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-05-12 13:39|| 2005-05-12 13:39|| Front Page Top

#11 SR - I doubt that. Didn't Mrs. McDonald's endow them with millions a year or so ago? And some other too-rich person just ponied up too, I believe.

Cut off the tax money and let them get their funds from their rich leftist supporters.

AND, as part of the legislation defunding them, deny them the use of the term "Public Broadcasting" on the grounds it would be fraud.

("Leftist Broadcasting" on the other hand....)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-12 14:34|| 2005-05-12 14:34|| Front Page Top

#12 What Barbara said.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-05-12 15:17|| 2005-05-12 15:17|| Front Page Top

#13 It isn't even "public." It's supported by ads disguised as messages from "sponsors" like Microsoft, Walmart etc

Posted by thibaud (aka lex) 2005-05-12 15:27|| 2005-05-12 15:27|| Front Page Top

#14 NPR could survive on it's own. PBS can't. With 200 plus Channels out their PBS wouldn't be missed.
Cut the funding, take the saving pay down on the deficit.

Posted by Sock Puppet 0â Doom 2005-05-12 15:52|| 2005-05-12 15:52|| Front Page Top

#15 Barb, I think it was radio which got the money, Mara on FoxNews roundtable explained it earlier this week.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-05-12 15:56|| 2005-05-12 15:56|| Front Page Top

#16 radio, tv, who cares?

Let the leftists fund their broadcast media - why should I have to do it for them? They've got more money than I do anyway. (And not by leftist means, either, you'll notice.)

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2005-05-12 16:28|| 2005-05-12 16:28|| Front Page Top

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