Mitt says he'll fire Big Bird!

bobabode · #1 10-05-2012, 02:34 AM

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...t-mitt-romney/

Just when you thought Mitt Romney couldn't get any colder...or more heartless?
Romney says he'll give the boot to PBS. He was speaking in regards to getting the budget under control. Being that PBS is a longtime target of the neocons, I'm not surprised. Another blunder? You betcha!

Ditching funding for this channel is the only way this jerk can kill the one last truly independent TV channel. Another good reason to vote for the President's re-election and against Romney. So, if you or your kids learned their ABCs via PBS's Muppets remember that it will be gone if R$R win. If you like any other great show like Antiques Roadshow, Euell Howser and so much more? That programming will be incinerated in the burn barrel of R$R's extreme political agenda. Count on it!

I guess Romney doesn't like the slogan "Be More!". He would rather make the world less of an interesting place for his friends. Burt, Ernie, The Cookie Monster and many, many others...they will all be fired. Great job Mitt.

You jerk!

JJIII · #2 10-05-2012, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...t-mitt-romney/

Just when you thought Mitt Romney couldn't get any colder...or more heartless?
Romney says he'll give the boot to PBS. He was speaking in regards to getting the budget under control. Being that PBS is a longtime target of the neocons, I'm not surprised. Another blunder? You betcha!

Ditching funding for this channel is the only way this jerk can kill the one last truly independent TV channel. Another good reason to vote for the President's re-election and against Romney. So, if you or your kids learned their ABCs via PBS's Muppets remember that it will be gone if R$R win. If you like any other great show like Antiques Roadshow, Euell Howser and so much more? That programming will be incinerated in the burn barrel of R$R's extreme political agenda. Count on it!

I guess Romney doesn't like the slogan "Be More!". He would rather make the world less of an interesting place for his friends. Burt, Ernie, The Cookie Monster and many, many others...they will all be fired. Great job Mitt.

You jerk!

What is stopping PBS from finding funding like the other commercial networks do?

BlueStreak · #3 10-05-2012, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JJIII

What is stopping PBS from finding funding like the other commercial networks do?

What's stopping Mitt for shutting his whiney puke hole and paying his fu**ing taxes?

Regards,
Dave

bobabode · #4 10-05-2012, 07:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JJIII

What is stopping PBS from finding funding like the other commercial networks do?

Commercials?

JJIII · #5 10-05-2012, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by bobabode

Commercials?

I thought we, as a general rule, liked commercials.

Ever pay any attention to what goes on surrounding the Super Bowl?

JJIII · #6 10-05-2012, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by BlueStreak

What's stopping Mitt for shutting his whiney puke hole and paying his fu**ing taxes?

Regards,
Dave

Please, one Harry Reid is enough.

bobabode · #7 10-05-2012, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JJIII

I thought we, as a general rule, liked commercials.

Ever pay any attention to what goes on surrounding the Super Bowl?

Whut's a Superbowl?

The greatest invention of this century will be the DVR! I relish fast forwarding thru all of those pesky commercials. I am easily amused, I must admit...

The bigger question here is, why do you and Mitt hate Bert and Ernie?

piece-itpete · #8 10-05-2012, 08:10 AM

When he said that everyone laughed.

PBS is already half infomercials, generally about various musics of your lives and ethnic dancing, with some brain healthiness and fiscal help tossed in. A bargain at $100 a cd!

Pete

Boreas · #9 10-05-2012, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by JJIII

What is stopping PBS from finding funding like the other commercial networks do?

Their charter prevents it.

So, you don't see any value in having a source for news, learning and entertainment that isn't tied to corporate interests?

John

JJIII · #10 10-05-2012, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Boreas

Their charter prevents it.

Fair enough. Start over.

So, you don't see any value in having a source for news, learning and entertainment that isn't tied to corporate interests?

John

Didn't say that. I just don't see why the Feds have to be involved. If PBS cannot raise enough money on their own from the private sector to operate it seems to me they have a problem. Taking money from everyone by force of law to satisfy a few doesn't work for me.