That bill that would defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and by extension NPR and PBS has moved past a big hurdle on the Senate floor. So the fear at the NY Times is palpable.
This Is Why America Needs Public Media
Good!
“Republicans complain, not always wrongly, that public media reflects left-leaning assumptions and biases. And they can fairly tell NPR and PBS to do a better job of reflecting the citizenry that is subsidizing them. Yet the “national” part of NPR (or National Public Radio, as it used to call itself) that chafes conservatives may well be just fine without federal funds. Only about 2 percent of its budget comes directly from the federal government, and it may have an easier time raising money from its many dedicated listeners if Congress punishes it.”
They can’t make up their minds. Is the government funding insignificant or critical? Well, let’s find out!
Agreed. I am so tired of the liberals telling me that PBS only gets a tiny sliver of their funding from the US taxpayer.
Cool! Then it won’t matter when it is cut.
And then they start screaming about Elmo and Big Bird.
If its so tiny, you wont miss it.
If you miss it, it ain’t tiny and the US taxpayer is being taken to the cleaners.
I fervently hope we give them the chance to prove that outside funding is amply available for all their leftwing claptrap. At least I’ll know it’s not my money, finally!
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) “Americans shouldn’t be forced to subsidize biased left-wing propaganda. They can watch MSNBC for free.”
That’s the wonderful thing about the Trump era. He’s liberated the Right to be sarcastic. It’s very pleasurable.