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3th (3:20:15 PM): hey 3th (3:20:17 PM): do you vote? Gradius (3:20:23 PM): no 3th (3:20:28 PM): registered to vote? Gradius (3:20:30 PM): im a seperatist Gradius (3:20:34 PM): nope Gradius (3:20:39 PM): im just too lazy really Gradius (3:20:51 PM): it's more like i don't care enough about it 3th (3:20:51 PM): they're gonna cut funding for public broadcasting 3th (3:21:03 PM): like sesame street is gonna go away 3th (3:21:11 PM): possibly anyway 3th (3:21:20 PM): cutting funding by 45% Gradius (3:21:33 PM): wow lol 3th (3:21:38 PM): kids will just get worse if they don't have PBS Gradius (3:21:40 PM): that's um....gay 3th (3:21:42 PM): yeah Gradius (3:21:43 PM): yeah 3th (3:22:14 PM): they'll start watching pokemon and power rangers waaaay earlier than they should! Gradius (3:22:23 PM): OMG NOOOOOO!!! 3th (3:22:29 PM): and then they will come to the JA and lame people 3th (3:22:41 PM): see gradius, this directly affects you! Gradius (3:22:47 PM): OMG Gradius (3:22:54 PM): IM GOING TO GO VOTE RIGHT NOW! 3th (3:22:56 PM): lol 3th (3:23:01 PM): well don't vote 3th (3:23:10 PM): just write your representative 3th (3:23:24 PM): and tell him to not be a Clifford killing c**k sucker Gradius (3:23:28 PM): hahaha Gradius (3:23:44 PM): im too lazy to write to my rep. Gradius (3:23:49 PM): i dont even know who the hell it is 3th (3:23:51 PM): you sux 3th (3:23:54 PM): one sec Gradius (3:23:59 PM): lol k 3th (3:25:44 PM): http://www.house.gov/ 3th (3:25:53 PM): that's for reps 3th (3:26:06 PM): this is for senators: http://www.senate.gov/ 3th (3:27:17 PM): this will make a good post in the JA too 3th (3:27:39 PM): people love to read other IM convos between people Gradius (3:28:20 PM): post it 3th (3:28:36 PM): it's like IM voyeurism Gradius (3:28:43 PM): lol Quote: House appropriators have proposed more than $220 million in crippling funding cuts for public broadcasting in the new fiscal year. Proposed funding cuts as severe as these – representing 45% of federal financial support – are nothing less than a direct attack on the future of public television and radio. Be like gradius and take action to save funding of public broadcasting. your kids will thank you someday (or something like that)  thanks for your time, 3th _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! |
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3th - Retired 
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Quote: It has nothing to do with "the current administration" i don't recall Regan having a big issue with the CPB. Quote: but with CPB's many-decades history of utterly biased "journalism." They do not simply investigate and report the facts. They are a propaganda house. They gave the Clinton administration a free pass on all of its scandals, yeah you're right, ken star did such a good job on nailing clinton to wall on that whitewater scandal. and the lewinisky thing, wow how much of a policy mistake was that? and what of the Jim Lehrer News Hour? mindless liberal propaganda? Washington Week? just a bunch of morons right? you're probably so uneducated on the issue at hand here JG, that you don't realize that Tucker Carlson has had his own show on PBS for the past year. Quote: but kept Bill Moyers on the air for many, many years despite his lack of interest in simply collecting and reporting the facts. Again, if CPB's bias were the other way around, the Democrats would be screaming for its complete abolition. If the Democrats want to air propaganda, let them do it with their own money, not force me to pay for it with my tax dollars. what i call investigative reporting you call biased propaganda. we're obviously not going to agree on this. you want to talk propaganda? how about the fact that when your "state-sponsored" media stops agreeing with your policy you shut it down. that sure sounds like the land of freedom of the press we're supposed to be living in. i was interested in having nice public programming for my children, that i hope to have someday, to watch. i made no political suggestions with the original post. then you come in here and have to turn it into a liberal conspiracy that's raping your retirement fund. (yes, that's hyperbole there). _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! This comment was edited by 3th on Jun 18 2005 01:51am. |
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Buzz - Student 
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From my first comment here. Quote: I don't like having my taxes going towards biased media programs, be them liberal or conservative. Moveon.org wants to keep PBS and NPR the way they are. If they really were fair, I doubt that moveon would be taking a stance. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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JavaGuy - Student 
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It has nothing to do with "the current administration" but with CPB's many-decades history of utterly biased "journalism." They do not simply investigate and report the facts. They are a propaganda house. They gave the Clinton administration a free pass on all of its scandals, but kept Bill Moyers on the air for many, many years despite his lack of interest in simply collecting and reporting the facts. Again, if CPB's bias were the other way around, the Democrats would be screaming for its complete abolition. If the Democrats want to air propaganda, let them do it with their own money, not force me to pay for it with my tax dollars. _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. |
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3th - Retired 
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bill moyers was removed from the show because of his bias. we can argue about bias all day long, but i do think we can agree that 45% of everything that the cpb funds isn't biased. so in my opinion, the cut is a very unfair attack on them for the fact that some of the stuff they fund is critical of the current administration. because unlike most "news" shows they actually investigate and present findings rather than letting the left and the right come out and spin "facts" to each others wishes, a la crossfire or hannity and colmes and all those other annoying shows out there. imo it seems to be more of their approach to investigate and report on the things that aren't being harped on in the rest of the media circles. they give a voice to the under represented voices in the usa. so no, i don't believe if fox news, rush limbaugh, and all the others were saying how awesome the democrats were, the "liberals" would give two hoots about how hard NPR investigated and raked them over the coals. _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! This comment was edited by 3th on Jun 16 2005 05:38pm. |
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JavaGuy - Student
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Buzz, I believe it's the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and if its mission were the reverse, to attack Democrats while giving Republicans a free pass on every scandal, the liberals would scream bloody murder. In truth, it doesn't really matter which way the bias cuts--the bias itself is the problem. _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger 
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Can I beat you with a pipe anyway? I'm bored.  _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Buzz - Student 
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For bias, I'm talking more along the lines of bill moyers. The educational kids entertainment is the stuff that should continue. There is no magic button to say which shows on PBS should get the cuts sent to. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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tarpman - The Tarped Avenger
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I don't care what happens as long as the following two shows continue to air for the rest of eternity: 1. Mr. Dressup 2. Mr. Rogers' Neighbourhood I'm sure everyone can agree with me on those. And if anyone can show me how either of those is politically biased, they will receive a FREE!!! beating with a PVC pipe. _______________ Saving the world, one kilobyte at a time. |
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Buzz - Student
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Kauyon, I really doubt that the military spending is the reason they plan to reduce funds to PBS. The money they give for it would be a drop of a hat when you talk military spending. Its also not actually PBS that the funds are being cut to. Its whatever their overseer organization is. I don't know what it is. And I wonder if they are also responsible for NPR. I'm not sure on that. But you don't want to call PBS, a left wing outlet, you can't say the same about NPR. It is very left wing. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Esta - Student 
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I can explain the reasoning for cuts.... *finds link* Military spending My news group lets me know just about everything screwed up in the world, this came through a few weeks back. _______________ -Kauyon Draconis [Official master of Ataris] |
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Thomasooo - Student 
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Quote: I WIN No, StarTrec, you do NOT win! I win!  And...umm...Sesame Street pwns. I watched it when I was a kid! And look how I turned out. _______________ In the navy and LOVING it!
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SaZ - Student 
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lazy grad... i will lame him in his class for this -.- _______________ playing jk3 since 30th of january (2005), member since 1st of february. [Unofficial Master to Vision and Z�diac ] If you can make a fool of yourself infront of 300 people you can do anything - Jaiko D'kana |
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MOTREC - Student 
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mr dj sith doesnt pay for any of that "tripe"? ah i see you steal your cable from your neighbor like a good texan huh? <3 dj I WIN MO This comment was edited by MOTREC on Jun 15 2005 11:38am. |
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3th - Retired
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the news shows on PBS always go after those in power and the corporations that put their own interesting before those of the public. because public broadcasting goes after these companies that are doing wrong against the general PUBLIC they get labeled liberal!??! just happens to be that a lot of "conservative*" interests involve screwing over the general PUBLIC. i don't care which party you're a part of, if a chemical company that is spewing crap into the environment can get help from you by throwing money your way, i want to see your ass investigated. that's what public broadcasting is about. (*peronally i'm a bit pissed that they've taken the term "conservative" and warped into meaning a lot crap that it shouldn't, i.e. right wing. read this if you want an education) just because the current administration doesn't like that they get a lot of "bad light" shone on them by their news programs doesn't mean it's ok to cut the funding of every public broadcasting media station. i'm sure the percentage of your taxes that goes to public broadcasting is pretty insignificant anyway. _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! This comment was edited by 3th on Jun 15 2005 07:08am. |
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Buzz - Student
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PBS is biased, in almost everything but sesame street. Even the Chairman has admitted it and if you noticed the only ones crying that its not are the liberals. Articles that mention the cutting of funding always mention sesame street and the other children's programming in order to tug at your emotional strings. Hell take PBS off the air. Do you know how many private networks would give anything to get sesame street as their program? Face it, they won't cut sesame street or the other children's funding. That's got to be the majority of the ratings they receive. You want to keep the channels running? Give more out of your own pockets to the telethon. I don't like having my taxes going towards biased media programs, be them liberal or conservative. _______________ When you are going through Hell, keep going. -Sir Winston Churchill. Those who seek power and control of others, no matter the level, no matter the intentions, should never be given it. |
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Krazzed - Student 
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GO GO POWERANGERS! GO GO POWERANGERS! POKEMON GOT TO CATCH EM ALL!!! POKEMON!!! _______________ (\__/) (O.o ) (> < ) This is Bunny. Copy Bunny into your signature to help him on his way to world domination. |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council 
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Maybe for you fancypants folks with cable. I on the otherhand don't pay for any of that tripe and support my local PBS station. _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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JavaGuy - Student 
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The problem with PBS is they also have a political agenda to push, and in every other segment of society it is generally considered wrong to make the taxpayers give money to one political party and not the other. Really, in this day and age with a bazillion TV channels, I don't see much need for PBS. There is much better educational programming on other channels, and a lot more of it. Give us overtaxed workers a break. _______________ My signature is only one line. You're welcome. |
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DJ Sith - Jedi Council
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Oprah is a product of ABC, not PBS. PBS is chock full of good educational shows and british comedy. Keep PBS funded! _______________ My car is made of Nerf. |
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3th - Retired
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public brodcasting is all the educational stuff like Sesame Street, Clifford the Big Red Dog, good kids programming. there's no commecials so they get less funding from traditional revenue streams. oprah would be a show that's not on PBS what i wrote to my representatives: Quote: I'm writing because I'm very concerned about the bill that was introduced on June 9th that proposes to cut funding for PBS and other public broadcasting funding. Both of my sisters and I grew up on Sesame Street and many other educational PBS shows. I feel that the programming that is going to be cut will greatly diminish the potential of the youth of America. They not only teach educational lessons, but moral lessons as well. Shows that encourage children to be good human beings are few and far between and I don't see many anywhere besides on public television. Let's face it, not everyone does the job they should raising their kids. The TV is too often a substitute for parents spending time with the kids. I fear what the impact of less PBS and more cable television would be on our future generations. Please, for the good of America's children and our future generations, do not support this legislation. Sincerely, 3th Registered Voter Springfield, Missouri ok, so i used my real name and not 3th _______________ this is the internet, be serious damn it! |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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you mean they are gonna cut shows like Oprah and get some quality programs on the air? OMG NOES! just kidding I don't live in America so I felt it my right to joke about you silly Americans _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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