Posted on 06/22/2005 6:15:13 AM PDT by OESY
Sixteen Democratic senators called on President Bush to remove Kenneth Y. Tomlinson as head of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting because of their concerns that he is injecting partisan politics into public radio and television....
They included Charles E. Schumer of New York, Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, Jon Corzine and Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey, Bill Nelson of Florida, Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer of California.
Also on Tuesday, Democratic lawmakers joined other supporters of public broadcasting, including children and characters from PBS children's programs, to protest House Republicans' proposed cuts in financing for the corporation.....
Mr. Tomlinson said he would not resign....
"Mr. Tomlinson was first nominated to the board by the past administration and was renominated in 2003," said Erin Healy, a White House spokeswoman. "He is the chair of an independent bipartisan board, and the president stands by the chairman."...
Mr. Tomlinson had made it clear in recent weeks that his top choice is Patricia Harrison, an assistant secretary of state and former co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee. Public broadcasting executives say the choice is another instance of injecting politics into an organization that is supposed to be a political buffer. Mr. Tomlinson has told at least one lawmaker that Ms. Harrison would be a smart choice because of her credibility at the White House and on Capitol Hill.
Mr. Tomlinson began the meeting by calling for a bipartisan approach to public broadcasting....
The other Democratic senators who signed the letter were Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware; Maria Cantwell of Washington; Richard J. Durbin of Illinois; Tom Harkin of Iowa; Patrick J. Leahy of Vermont; Barbara A. Mikulski of Maryland; Debbie Stabenow of Michigan; and Ron Wyden of Oregon.
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If the dems weren't so pathetic, they'd be funny.
They have controlled it for so long they assumed it was theirs.
Just like NPR is really a codeword for RPN - Red Progressive News
10 minutes of listening to NPR is more than enough evidence that public radio is already heavily partisan; a virtual mouthpiece for liberal democrat views.
Hey, who is the gay couple with the giant heads in the middle of the pic?
Bull. Cut all funding and let the left pay for it if they want it so bad.
That list of Dems looks like a who's-who of liberal wack-jobs.
National People's Radio
On another note, the dims complaining about this hurting the children's programs is garbage. I'm am 100 percent sure that shows such as Sesame Street and others would have very little trouble finding corporations, businesses, studios, etc., to keep funding them. What studio would turn down the chance to buy some of these shows. The marketing possibilities alone would make it worth it.
HOW did the NY Times write this line with a straight face?????
I thought NPR stood for National Palestinian Radio.
I've always called it National Socialist Radio. Doesn't fit the acronym, but why should that stop me!
now granted Laura Bush has been on as well as a few 'right' leaning actors, but the over slant is definitely left.
You're going to have to norrow it down a little bit...
that's like asking who the communist in the picture is.
I think all the terms suggested in this thread fit pretty well.
My Congressman is a mental case. He is going to the floor with bleeping sock puppets. You G-D fool. Children's Television Workshop is a billion dollar company. Have you ever heard of Corporate Welware Fast Eddie?
What's interesting here is the apparent lack of public uproar over these cuts. Ten years ago the GOP had to back down but today the public (the supposed constituency of Public Broadcasting) doesn't seem to care much. PBS is obsolete and everyone knows it.
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