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Bye-bye, Big Bird? PBS funding under fire

 

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Much has been made of this past week’s first presidential debate: President Obama’s perceived poor performance, Jim Lehrer’s mediocre moderating and Mitt Romney’s surprisingly strong showing. But nothing has stirred up discussion and protest quite like his attack on the funding for what he considers to be unnecessary expenses, like public broadcasting. In just 20 seconds, Romney managed to stir up generations of Americans who are rallying around a yellow, feathered symbol of happiness: Big Bird.

 

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While Sesame Street is likely not in danger, the notion of cutting funding for public programming like PBS and NPR is a very real threat to those who value it. It’s been a goal of conservatives for many years, though none can recall a politician who opted to drag Big Bird into the debate.

 

The problem with cutting federal funding for PBS and similar programs is that it will greatly endanger small localities’ abilities to continue running show like PBS and Reading Rainbow in rural and poorer areas across the U.S. While Romney argues that cutting PBS will help ease the nation’s debt, the reality is that funding for PBS constitutes .00016 percent of the federal budget.

 

What do you think of the Big Bird brouhaha? Weight in below!

 

BY BRITTANY TAYLOR ON 10/6/2012 8:48:00 PM

POSTED IN election 2012, Mitt Romney, 2012 election issues

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Romney just lost ur vote? Enjoy ur Chinese funded Big Bird show! China owns us anyway!

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by deedles1621 on 10/6/2012 10:12:24 PM

 
 

PBS kids is my childhood.. I was mad when the cookie monster was change into the vegy monster by Michelle Obama.. now mitt Romney wanting to get rid of these Chanel is unfair!!!! That funding is so small it wouldn't even make a difference if you cut it!!! If he think if he getting rid of it is gonna be a good thing.. its not going to be.. there gonna be a big chain reactions gonna happen if he does.. & will be hurting even more and more in debt then we are now!

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by RubySparkle on 10/6/2012 10:04:01 PM

 
 

I'm NEVER going to let anyone do any to my Biggie Bird!! *pouts*
It's probably not gonna happen, but really, I'm being Big Bird for Hallowe'en! I don't wanna be a dead bird!!

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by taylor_swift_luvr13 on 10/6/2012 9:55:30 PM

 
 

Sesame street is one of the few good kids TV shows on. How could they cut funding for it? And yes, I did learn things on it.

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by ceahorse on 10/6/2012 9:33:51 PM

 
 

Romney just lost my vote (not that I'm even old enough)
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by AlwaysDreamer on 10/6/2012 9:07:42 PM

 
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