Defund NPR, PBS

[CoachKenFTW]

I imagine the plan is to move those funds from Progressive BS and to Trump Global Media

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-set-sights-pbs-npr-amid-elon-musks-doge-audits?msockid=1ebbee001f196eaa22ccfc7a1e9d6f76

 

[Hashbrowns]

Sucks about PBS. They are the only kids educational programs available with no advertisements.

[SharkTanked]

On 3/13/2025 at 9:41 PM, Hashbrowns said:

Sucks about PBS. They are the only kids educational programs available with no advertisements.

Yeah IDGAF about NPR, but PBS hits home. Fond memories from my childhood and fond memories from my kid's.

Except for Caillou. Fuck that kid.

[happycamper]

On 3/14/2025 at 1:02 AM, SharkTanked said:

Yeah IDGAF about NPR, but PBS hits home. Fond memories from my childhood and fond memories from my kid's.

Except for Caillou. Fuck that kid.

NPR gets like 1% of its funding from the federal government. PBS something like 15%. 

[HR_poke]

On 3/14/2025 at 1:02 AM, SharkTanked said:

Yeah IDGAF about NPR, but PBS hits home. Fond memories from my childhood and fond memories from my kid's.

Except for Caillou. Fuck that kid.

I can't believe they either sold or licensed Sesame street to HBO....  How long until Big Bird is involved in some late night softcore porn on cinemax.....

[CPslograd]

On 3/13/2025 at 9:41 PM, Hashbrowns said:

Sucks about PBS. They are the only kids educational programs available with no advertisements.

No one watches tv anyway anymore.  It's all apps and videos.

[Spaztecs]

On 3/13/2025 at 5:43 PM, CoachKenFTW said:

I imagine the plan is to move those funds from Progressive BS and to Trump Global Media

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-lawmakers-set-sights-pbs-npr-amid-elon-musks-doge-audits?msockid=1ebbee001f196eaa22ccfc7a1e9d6f76

 

Trumpism for the Win !

It must be extremely self gratifying  to have Orange spittle running out of your mouth and down your shirt.

It's amazing how you scared haters of Big Bird tremble at the thought of kids learning the alphabet and math from animated characters.

[Spaztecs]

On 3/14/2025 at 10:47 AM, CPslograd said:

No one watches tv anyway anymore.  It's all apps and videos.

CTW still has to produce it 

You orange shit gibbons believing Sesame Street is dangerous is laughable.

It's no wonder Trump got elected. You lack critical thought beyond Maga great. Libs suck.

[AlpineSummer]

There’s nothing on non-sub, commercial radio that compares to public radio.  It’s a huge bargain.  From catching Native American news to Wyoming Sounds to Idaho Matters to Science Friday to Fresh Air interviews and on and on and on local and national programming.  

[CPslograd]

On 3/14/2025 at 9:50 AM, Spaztecs said:

CTW still has to produce it 

You orange shit gibbons believing Sesame Street is dangerous is laughable.

It's no wonder Trump got elected. You lack critical thought beyond Maga great. Libs suck.

I don't think Sesame Street is dangerous.

I think the government spending money on PBS is wasteful, redundant, and pointless.

You guys rail against every conceivable cut.  Every time, it's an OUTRAGE!  Republicans want dirty water, to kill grandma, blah blah blah.

FFS, cutting funding to PBS is not a greek tragedy.

[Spaztecs]

On 3/14/2025 at 11:02 AM, CPslograd said:

I don't think Sesame Street is dangerous.

I also don't think the government spending money on PBS is wasteful, redundant, and pointless.

You guys rail against every conceivable cut.  Every time, it's an OUTRAGE!  Republicans want dirty water, to kill grandma, blah blah blah.

FFS, cutting funding to PBS is not a greek tragedy.

Apparently your down with untreated waste water coming through your pipes. Your OrangeGod and his Scouts have seemed it so.

And ,you phuckers throw Nazi salutes in agreement. It's obvious you love watching your perceived enemies suffer.

As mto Sesame Street, it's been under attack by you con jobs for decades. As has the Education system for not being  Orange enough. 

You orange cum guzzlers have abandoned reason, common sense, and critical thought in for whatever the Orange guy wants.

[AlpineSummer]

On 3/14/2025 at 11:02 AM, CPslograd said:

I don't think Sesame Street is dangerous.

I think the government spending money on PBS is wasteful, redundant, and pointless.

You guys rail against every conceivable cut.  Every time, it's an OUTRAGE!  Republicans want dirty water, to kill grandma, blah blah blah.

FFS, cutting funding to PBS is not a greek tragedy.

The Ancient Greeks funded public arts.  The U.S. have done so throughout its history.  It’s about the 999th problem on the list of too much government spending.

[CPslograd]

On 3/14/2025 at 10:11 AM, AlpineSummer said:

The Ancient Greeks funded public arts.  The U.S. have done so throughout its history.  It’s about the 999th problem on the list of too much government spending.

This is your defense of federal funding for PBS?  Socrates and Aristotle?  Really?

[CPslograd]

On 3/14/2025 at 10:09 AM, Spaztecs said:

Apparently your down with untreated waste water coming through your pipes. Your OrangeGod and his Scouts have seemed it so.

And ,you phuckers throw Nazi salutes in agreement. It's obvious you love watching your perceived enemies suffer.

As mto Sesame Street, it's been under attack by you con jobs for decades. As has the Education system for not being  Orange enough. 

You orange cum guzzlers have abandoned reason, common sense, and critical thought in for whatever the Orange guy wants.

Did you do a line or something this morning?

[AlpineSummer]

On 3/14/2025 at 11:20 AM, CPslograd said:

This is your defense of federal funding for PBS?  Socrates and Aristotle?  Really?

I get your 1980s libertarianism and that’s fine, but your “greek tragedy” comment was just too ironic to pass on.

[InnZoneU]

I guess the Hagler family is going to have to come up with more funds to keep PBS going lol.  I have no idea who they are or how much they give, but I see their name credited at the start of every PBS show, so it must be a lot.

[AztecAlien]

My grandfather made many contributions to PBS. I would like it to stick around. 

 

 

[CoachKenFTW]

On 3/14/2025 at 9:48 AM, Spaztecs said:

Trumpism for the Win !

It must be extremely self gratifying  to have Orange spittle running out of your mouth and down your shirt.

It's amazing how you scared haters of Big Bird tremble at the thought of kids learning the alphabet and math from animated characters.

You're going to learn to love orange. Or at least you'd better learn to love it. Since you and your fellow concentration camp inmates will be clad in orange pajamas.

[CPslograd]

On 3/14/2025 at 11:03 AM, AztecAlien said:

My grandfather made many contributions to PBS. I would like it to stick around. 

 

 

I get the sentimentality.

Our family watched McNeil Lehrer religiously, my mom donated, my wife learned english to Sesame Street, my youngest daughter watches Dinosaur Train daily, and the Civil War documentary was some of the best TV ever produced.

But it's completely obsolete now.  McNeil Leher are long gone and the News Hour has no viewership anymore.  And the other content above is all available on other platforms and could be produced and financed by private companies.  The federal government does not need to be spending money on PBS.  If it is going to survive, it needs to do so without taxpayer money.

[AztecAlien]

On 3/14/2025 at 1:13 PM, CPslograd said:

I get the sentimentality.

Our family watched McNeil Lehrer religiously, my mom donated, my wife learned english to Sesame Street, my youngest daughter watches Dinosaur Train daily, and the Civil War documentary was some of the best TV ever produced.

But it's completely obsolete now.  McNeil Leher are long gone and the News Hour has no viewership anymore.  And the other content above is all available on other platforms and could be produced and financed by private companies.  The federal government does not need to be spending money on PBS.  If it is going to survive, it needs to do so without taxpayer money.

Regardless, I hope PBS finds a way to survive.