Tag Archives: PBS

Dead Blogging The Fender Bender In Denver

Posted on October 4, 2012 by

Ads ‘n’ ends from last night’s Barack Obama/Mitt Romney bakeoff in the Mile High/Low Expectations City: • If you picked “crushed” for your drinking game, you were knee-walking by 9:14. • The first half hour of this thing was strictly … Continue reading →

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It’s Good To Live In A Two-Daily Town (Fred Willard PBS Backlash Edition)

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

The Boston Globe gets some payback.  

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Grand Old Potemkin Pillage

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

You can set your election-year calendar by this House Republican budget kabuki (via the Boston Globe): Republican bill aims ax at NPR, public TV WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled legislation Tuesday to get rid of AmeriCorps, the national service program championed … Continue reading →

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Downton Crabby: Brits Bash PBS Over Knockoff Merch

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

As the New York Times recently reported, the PBS hit Downton Abbey has spawned a cottage industry of  spinoffs for booksellers and publishers. Oh yes – and jewelry makers. From the U.K. Daily Mail: Downton Shabby: Unofficial collection of jewellery unveiled … Continue reading →

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Let The $4 Billion Rumpus Begin! (Iowapalooza Edition)

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

The TV spots are airing fast and furious in Iowa’s GOP presidential bakeoff. Here’s a handy Des Moines sampler. Let’s start out on a positive note with this Mitt Romney ad:   About that “getting rid of programs” part? Romney … Continue reading →

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Romney Wants To NASCAR Big Bird

Posted on December 28, 2011 by

Mediabistro’s FishbowlDC passes along this C-Span video from this afternoon in which Mitt Romney (R-Oscar the Grouch) says that he’d defund PBS if elected president.  “We’re not going to kill Big Bird, but Big Bird has to have advertisers,” he said, explaining … Continue reading →

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Barry Bonds Is Not A Mensch. But Lance Williams And Mark Fainaru-Wada Are.

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

As alleged serial steroid abuser Barry (Hey, My Head’s Not That Big) Bonds stands in the dock for lying to a grand jury, it’s instructive to remember that none of this would have happened without the dogged (and daunting) efforts … Continue reading →

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WGBH=Whacked Good, Boston Herald

Posted on March 11, 2011 by

Our feisty local tabloid has found the perfect target: Brie-eating, Chardonnay-sipping, taxpayer-dollar-sucking public television. As in, local public broadcaster WGBH. Yesterday’s Boston Herald front page: Today’s addition: Your tax dollars turn on WGBH The flagship of public television, WGBH — … Continue reading →

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Public Broadcosting

Posted on November 17, 2010 by

First it was NPR sacking Wan (at the sight of Muslims) Williams for no apparent reason except NPR execs are a bunch of rabbits. (Apologies to rabbits everywhere.) To summarize: NPR=Not Particularly Rational. Now PBS has Texas-Chainsaw-Edited Tina Fey’s acceptance … Continue reading →

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CPBgone

Posted on July 20, 2009 by

My recent post about the Bay State Banner’s  accepting a City of Boston bailout (a certified concept-with-a-capital-K), brought a question from one of Campaign Outsider’s excellent commenters about the federal government-sponsored Corporation for Public Broadcasting. “[I]f this loan troubles you,” … Continue reading →

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