NYT: Democrats Call for Firing of Broadcast Chairman Tomlinson

New York Times ^ | June 22, 2005 | STEPHEN LABATON

[OESY]

Clifford the Big Red Dog, with Representative Edward J. Markey of Massachusetts and others, headed to a Capitol Hill news conference to protest proposed financing cuts for public broadcasting. Red Ed is second from the right.

Despite the denials of liberal bias, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that the vehement protests by Democrats means that any change in the "business as usual" routine would hurt taxpayer-financed liberal causes by curbing one of their main propaganda organs.

[OldFriend]

If the dems weren't so pathetic, they'd be funny.

[colonialhk]

They have controlled it for so long they assumed it was theirs.

[xcamel]

Just like NPR is really a codeword for RPN - Red Progressive News

[frankiep]

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....

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.

[Antoninus]

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.

It is to laugh...

[subterfuge]

Hey, who is the gay couple with the giant heads in the middle of the pic?

[glock rocks]

Bull. Cut all funding and let the left pay for it if they want it so bad.

[subterfuge]

That list of Dems looks like a who's-who of liberal wack-jobs.

[frankiep]

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.

[Libertarian444]

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....

    

HOW did the NY Times write this line with a straight face?????

[jalisco555]

Just like NPR is really a codeword for RPN - Red Progressive News

I thought NPR stood for National Palestinian Radio.

[Minnesocold]

Seated on a curb next to the CPB protesters, an unemployed teletubby asks Markey for a light.

[Stashiu]

I've always called it National Socialist Radio. Doesn't fit the acronym, but why should that stop me!

[finnman69]

No bias at all....

now granted Laura Bush has been on as well as a few 'right' leaning actors, but the over slant is definitely left.

[txroadhawg]

You're going to have to norrow it down a little bit...
that's like asking who the communist in the picture is.

[BallyBill]

To: Bill Moyers, Who is it that you said can't stand the truth? Is it a bunch of morons hiding their agenda behind a bunch of puppets and cartoon characters? Oh, that's right you think it is a bunch of "Right Wingers".

[jalisco555]

I think all the terms suggested in this thread fit pretty well.

[massgopguy]

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?

[jalisco555]

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.