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6 minutes ago, Samson's Wig said:

From the article:  "For nearly 60 years, CPB has carried out its Congressional mission to build and sustain a trusted public media system that informs, educates, and serves communities across the country. Through partnerships with local stations and producers, CPB has supported educational content, locally relevant journalism, emergency communications, cultural programming, and essential services for Americans in every community."

Now, who would have a vested interest in these things coming to an end?  The same people who are also trying to destroy public schools, perhaps? 

Fuck Miller. Fuck him and that bald head of his. He got his ass kicked in HS and is now going to make everyone pay. 

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Posted
15 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

 

I mean I try to assume positive with nearly everyone here, but it's interesting that even if you're apathetic about CPB or don't believe in their purpose, you choose to mock/troll.

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A proper Gen X early childhood included the following on a sick day home from school:

- Sesame Street, with Mr. Hooper running the store.  Annoying Elmo had not yet been created

- The Electric Company, with Morgan Freeman in the cast

- some kids show Spanish. Callas Colendras or something 

- Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Green jeans and bunny rabbit dropping ping pong balls on a guest.  Also, Dolly Parton guested once 

- The Price Is Right with Dianne Parkinson in all her glory, which was on CBS, but I ain’t sticking on PBS for “Sit And Be Fit”

 

 

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

Washington, from the very first State of the Union

Jefferson, in a letter to Edward Tiffin, a physician who became the first governor of Ohio, on the importance of the arts and sciences to developing and maintaining a free society

(especially relevant to what is happening in America currently)

And finally Madison who, along with Jefferson, is the founding father who aligns most closely with “borderline libertarian,” in Federalist 62

CPB and PBS / NPR embody one of the core aspirations of the founders of our country, and provide infrastructure critical for carrying it out. Getting and dismantling them are direct attacks on our way of life

Instead we got a nice standing military force and military industrial complex. 

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Posted
3 minutes ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Yet somehow we survived without it for the first 200 years or so.


I’m confused. Is your argument that the founding fathers, who put so much emphasis on knowledge, science, and the arts, and who encouraged their development both on a personal level as well as with government patronage, would not take advantage of the technology of television, radio waves, and now the Internet to foster and promote those ideals, and disseminate them to our citizens?

Go ahead and flesh this out for us a bit

 

 

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Posted
2 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:


I’m confused. Is your argument that the founding fathers, who put so much emphasis on knowledge, science, and the arts, and who encouraged their development both on a personal level as well as with government patronage, would not take advantage of the technology of television, radio waves, and now the Internet to foster and promote those ideals, and disseminate them to our citizens?

Go ahead and flesh this out for us a bit

 

 

There were printing presses back then.  I didn't know that there were government subsidies for them.

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Posted
17 minutes ago, Stringer said:

No concept of the "Common Good" these days.


Yep, its just...

 

I wonder why no one in the other party has effectively done anything about it?

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Posted
10 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

Victories like this make it easy to forget that you voted for a child rapist.

He loves that. He loves that children  got raped by POTUS. He wants children to be raped all the time because it makes him happy. 
 

I know, what a sick fuck. 

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Posted (edited)

I can't tell if this thread has drawn in a weak troll or if there is a new candidate for dumbest motherfucker on this site.  It could go either way.  I assume some of you are more familiar with his posting habits and already know.  I want to believe no one is this stupid, but then I remember that 22% of Americans voted for what is happening now.  (and yes, it's sad as fuck that only 22% amounts to some kind of mandate for complete fuckery)

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Posted
2 hours ago, Vegas64 said:

.... kids and grandkids who really appreciate the family programming of PBS Kids:

The show "Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman" was fantastic for our kids.  Very watchable for kids and parents.  Each show focused on some topic that was good to learn about in a game show format.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Hagbard Celine said:

over 130 million people watch pbs every year

86 million american children have watched sesame street since it's debut in 1969

Those kids don’t donate!

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