Sinators Chuck U Schumer and Dick Turbin said “people will die” due to PBS cuts, as they emphasized that eliminating federal support for public media could endanger lives, especially in rural areas that rely on these stations for emergency alerts and critical information.
What a blatant lie. Who believes them?
Well, I guess some of the kids might miss "Sesame Street" if that goes away.
Only adult people in Montana I know of use PBS for anything at all live within a few miles of the University campus where they study/teach, consider themselves light-years above anyone actually works/gets their hands dirty and may not be able to give any realistic description of the source of their food supply beyond the store counter. (That's the kindest translation of "Don't know which end of a cow to go to for milk and may even consider milking a bull" I can produce.)
Personally (and yes, I'm rural) I've never, ever heard of PBS broadcasting a Livestock Report; They are therefore of no practical use and are unworthy of consideration.
Besides, I've never been able to pick up their damn signal at The Homestead.
You hicks need PBS since you hicks don’t know how to use a computer or phone like your betters do.