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A mini-controversy has arisen over an episode of “Postcards from Buster,” a children’s program produced for PBS, which features a same-sex couple from Vermont. The Secretary of Education refused to distribute the episode and asked that government funds used to produce it be refunded. In response gay activist Winnie Stachelberg accused the Secretary of denying children “an education about the diversity of American families.” The program is not, as Stachelberg claims, an effort to promote tolerance, but part of a comprehensive campaign by gay activists to change the culture and marginalize those who oppose the redefinition of marriage. Having lost...

PBS chief quits amid 'Buster' row Friday, February 18 2005, 06:27 GMT -- by Neil Wilkes The head of PBS has decided to step down amid the row over an axed episode of kids cartoon Postcards From Buster featuring a lesbian couple. Pat Mitchell, who has headed up the network since 2000, will leave when her contract expires in June 2006. In the 'Buster' episode concerned, our hero Buster (a rabbit) travels to Vermont - a state which recognises same-sex unions - to examine farm life and maple sugaring. Among those he meets along the way are a lesbian couple....

THE head of American public television, known for its British drama and documentaries, is to step down amid attacks from conservative critics. Pat Mitchell, 62, said that she would not seek a third three-year term next year as head of the non-profit Public Broadcasting System (PBS), which is funded, in part, by the US taxpayer. But she insisted that she had not fallen victim to America’s raging “culture wars”. The PBS chief came under fire recently from religious conservatives for a children’s show called Postcards From Buster in which a cartoon bunny drops in on ordinary homes around the country....

Embattled PBS Chief Will Step Down in 2006 By SIOBHAN McDONOUGH WASHINGTON (AP) - Pat Mitchell, the Public Broadcasting Service chief under fire for spending public money on a cartoon show that also featured a real-life lesbian couple, will step down when her contract expires in June 2006. Mitchell, the nonprofit network's fifth president and chief executive officer, also faced significant fund-raising challenges. She drew recent criticism from both liberals and conservatives for "Postcards From Buster," in which the title character, an animated bunny named Buster, traveled to Vermont - a state known for recognizing same-sex civil unions. Though the...

February 16, 2005 Under Fire, PBS Leader Will Leave When Contract Ends in '06 By LESLIE WAYNE Under attack from conservatives and liberals and heading a system with significant fund-raising challenges, Pat Mitchell, chief executive of PBS, has announced that she will not renew her contract when it expires in June 2006. Ms. Mitchell, who joined the Public Broadcasting Service in March 2000, confirmed on Monday that she would leave the corporation as its programs have been criticized by members of the Bush administration, most notably Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. A recent decision by Ms. Mitchell to withdraw a children's...

NEW YORK (AP) -- If the tape from WGBH had come in a plain brown wrapper, I wouldn't have been surprised. The fuss over this episode of "Postcards From Buster" -- you know, with the lesbian mothers -- had me nervous it might be a junior version of "The L Word." You must have heard. Last month U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings upbraided PBS for spending tax dollars to make the episode, titled "Sugartime!" Then PBS, while denying it was caving to her pressure, displayed all the signs of caving with the announcement that it wouldn't distribute "Sugartime!" to its...

WPT to Air Postcards From Buster Episode Withdrawn by PBS Feb. 9, 2005 For More Information: Michael Bridgeman, (608) 265-3855 James Steinbach, (608) 263-1232 Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) will air the "Sugartime" episode of Postcards From Buster at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 27. "We've reviewed the program and believe it is consistent with Wisconsin Public Television's mission to educate diverse audiences of children and adults," said James Steinbach, director of programming and production. The episode was withdrawn from distribution by PBS after some objected to content believed to be inappropriate for children. The series producers have made the episode available...

For adults, the fuss over a PBS children's television show featuring an animated bunny - and real lesbian mothers - was nothing new. But for Emma Riesner, 11, who was supposed to be a star of the now-controversial episode of "Postcards From Buster," what began as a participatory social studies lesson has become a harsh lesson in exclusionary politics. "I was pretty upset when the show was canceled, because I was very excited about it," Emma said in a telephone interview from her home in Vermont. "I know some people don't like gays and lesbians because they think they are...

WQPT won't run `Buster' episode featuring lesbians By Jenny Lee, jlee@qconline.com Moline's public television station has decided not to air an episode of a children's show that implies two families have lesbian moms. New York's WNET, Boston's WGBH and a few other public television stations aired an episode Wednesday of "Postcards from Buster" that showed an animated bunny, Buster Baxter, visiting Vermont, learning about dairy farming and meeting two families with lesbian mothers at dinner, according to Jean Hopkins, vice president of communications of WGBH. The Boston station produces the show. Rick Best, general manager of Moline's WQPT Channel 24,...

Despite a rebuke from the new education secretary and an official cancellation by PBS, several large affiliates of the public TV network say they will air today a controversial episode of "Postcards from Buster," a cartoon series for pre-schoolers, that portrays homosexuality. Shortly after taking office last week, Secretary Margaret Spellings denounced PBS for using public dollars to promote the homosexual lifestyle. In a letter to the president of PBS, Spellings said: "Many parents would not want their young children exposed to the lifestyles portrayed in this episode. Congress' and the Department's purpose in funding this kind of programming certainly...

A spokesman for PBS said that the government-funded network had agreed not to air the cartoon. "Postcards From Buster" shows the title character, an animated bunny, on a trip to Vermont, a state that recognizes homosexual civil unions. The episode included two lesbian couples. Spellings told PBS (1) that her department's seal or any statement linking the department to the show be removed, (2) that PBS notify its member stations the nature of the show, and (3) that a refund "in the interest of avoiding embroiling the Ready-to-Learn program in a controversy that will only hurt it." PBS, unlike other...

This is an update email I received that might interest many. I wrote the suggested letter to Margaret Spellings, and hope you all will also. SHe is being bombarded by the homosexual activists. Lets show her our suppost!! Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, in her first day on the job, told Public Broadcasting System officials that a cartoon promoting the homosexual lifestyle should not be broadcast on their tax-supported stations. She said that many parents would not want their children exposed to the homosexual lifestyle. A spokesman for PBS said that the government-funded network had agreed not to air the...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Seven years after ABC aired its controversial "coming out" episode of Ellen, homosexuality appears to be breaking new ground again—this time in cartoons. The producers of the PBS children's show Postcards from Buster have filmed an episode in which Buster—a cartoon bunny who travels the U.S. meeting real people—visits a lesbian couple in Vermont. A little girl introduces Buster to "my mom and Gillian" before everyone sits down for dinner, USA Today reported. Although PBS has since said it will not air the episode, the producer—WGBH in Boston—says it will provide the episode to stations that want it....

Buster the bunny pops on his backpack, visits lesbian family and starts row Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington Friday January 28, 2005 The Guardian To the untrained eye, Buster is just a bunny, an innocuous cartoon character on American educational television. Each week the animated rabbit puts on his red backpack and trainers to visit a slice of real America - dropping in on a native Indian reservation in Wyoming, or maybe a Hispanic family in Los Angeles and sending a video postcard of the event to his friends. The series, designed to show the diversity of the modern family to...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Two Vermont same-sex couples whose families are featured in a PBS children's program are upset the network has decided not to distribute the show. The PBS decision was announced after Margaret Spellings, the new secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (news - web sites), criticized the episode as inappropriate for children. Vermont Public Television will air the "Sugartime" episode of the show "Postcards from Buster" that features a broad variety of American families. "Many parents would not want their young children exposed to the lifestyles portrayed in the episode," Spellings wrote Tuesday to Pat Mitchell, the...

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MEDIA ALERT I will be on LIVE with Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America 7:00 am EST tomorrow, Friday 1/28/05, discussing a new controversy of a cartoon on Public Television promoting homosexuality. "Postcards from Buster" on PBS is set to air a segment featuring two lesbian moms from Vermont and their daughters. Public Television is tax-payer funded and PBS is taking the heat over this. After Education Secretary Margaret Spellings contacted PBS, they decided to pull the controversial children's episode, yet stations in NY and MA are being defiant and say they will still air it. The two lesbians featured...

The nation's new education secretary denounced PBS on Tuesday for spending public money on a cartoon with lesbian characters, saying many parents would not want children exposed to such lifestyles. The not-yet-aired episode of "Postcards From Buster" shows the title character, an animated bunny named Buster, on a trip to Vermont — a state known for recognizing same-sex civil unions. The episode features two lesbian couples, although the focus is on farm life and maple sugaring. A PBS spokesman said late Tuesday that the nonprofit network has decided not to distribute the episode, called "Sugartime!," to its 349 stations. She...

The nation's new education secretary denounced PBS on Tuesday for spending public money on a cartoon with lesbian characters, saying many parents would not want children exposed to such lifestyles. The not-yet-aired episode of Postcards From Buster shows the title character, an animated bunny named Buster, on a trip to Vermont — a state known for recognizing same-sex civil unions. The episode features two lesbian couples, although the focus is on farm life and maple sugaring. A PBS spokeswoman said late Tuesday that the nonprofit network has decided not to distribute the episode, called Sugartime!, to its 349 stations. Buster...