Re: Muzzling the Muppets/Bush Wants PBS to Toe Republican Line

M>> As head of the board that doles out $400 million in federal funds for

>> public broadcasting, Tomlinson is actually required by law to provide >> PBS and NPR with "maximum protection from extraneous influence and >> control" by meddling politicians. > I don't want any political interference in PBS. > Unfortunately, IMHO, some PBS programming was politically biased > reflecting left-aisle attitudes and did not present a balanced > viewpoint. For example, their series on New York City focused heavily > on the lowest social station and gave short-shrift or a even negative > view to the wealthy and business community. A more balanced > presentation would've focused on reasons factories and the middle > class left the city in the 1950s. All the show did was simply blame > them for the troubles the people in the city had during those years. > The story of the poor and disenfranchised is important, but the > stories and concerns of the middle class and business community are > important too.

Just finished reading Levin's "Freakonomics". There are two things that stood out.

First -- that we need to provide unfettered access to abortion. The tinkering with abortion we do now will directly correlate to a rise of crime in 10 or so years.

Second -- we need to take care of those in need. Otherwise it comes back to bite us in the ass.

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Tony P.
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