PBS: Your Family May Be Invalid

[Bark Bark Bark]

http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/2005-03-10/#tv3

PBS News Magazine Kills Feature About PBS Wrangle
The PBS newsmagazine Now has killed a planned feature concerning the controversy over PBS's decision not to distribute an episode of its kids show Postcards From Buster in which an animated bunny visits the Vermont home of a real-life lesbian couple and their children, the Washington Post reported today (Thursday). The episode had been denounced by Education Secretary Margaret Spellings. Karen Pike, one of the lesbian moms, told the newspaper that Now's producer, Brian Myers, told her that the story had been killed because no one from the Department of Education or PBS would agree to an interview. "One more time I'm hearing that my family is considered invalid by PBS unless they have somebody on the other side that can condemn me," Pike said. A PBS spokeswoman told the Post that the network simply wanted to see "where they were taking " before deciding "who might be the appropriate person or is it appropriate."

I'd say something...but Karen Pike's already said it.

I'm sick of living in a situation where the gainsaying of the scientific community by a know-nothing yutz like Rush Limbaugh is called "fair and balanced reporting," and Public Broadcasting is mutated into a subdivision of FOX News.

I'm quoting the IMDB article rather than the Washington Post original, because (1) I refuse to register with WaPo, and (2) when I searched WaPo for "PBS," I found garbage by George F. Will and stuff like THIS instead:

What Has Floppy Ears And a Subversive Tale? (The Washington Post)
By David Montgomery, Page D01, March 06, 2005
Like forbidden dissenters in some intolerant land, a couple hundred families took refuge in a church basement in Washington yesterday for a morning...

"Forbidden dissenters in some intolerant land?" I really hope that the first sentence quoted there is referring to Buster supporters, or, if not, that it and the title are supposed to be sarcastic.

[alarimer]

1. PBS is a bunch of cowards

NOW is about the only serious liberal voice on TV. I used to like them and back when they were under attack by Gingrich and company, I supported them. Now I think it would be better if they were not so dependent on government funding. Maybe that moeny can be replaced somehow so we can have a true independent voice that isn't afraid of what the Administration thinks.

[beam me up scottie]

2. Wait, go back- that title is sarcastic!

It's an excellent article
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"Believing that their government and their public television station had let them down, some angry Presbyterians took programming matters into their own hands. "We decided what is best for our community and that is to give parents the choice to have their children view this episode," said Diana Bruce, a church member who is married to a man (not that there's anything wrong with that) named Bart Oosterveld. They have two children, Emma, 3, and Sebastian, 1."
and
"At a time when religion is often cited against homosexuality, the Rev. Jeff Krehbiel, the pastor, said congregations like his must embrace families of all types "not despite our Christian convictions but because of our Christian convictions."
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see if you can access it through my link: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10415-2005Mar5.html

If not go to: http://www.bugmenot.com/
type in the url for the paper you want to read and it gives you current logins and passwords. I use it all the time, they have logins for pretty much every news site on the web.

I'm with you on this one, I've noticed how often this happens now. Every one that should be protecting our rights is terrified that the pukes and their media bitches will use WORDS against them. Isn't that an indication that we need to fight fire with fire? With all the brain power we have we cannot beat them at their own game?