Tag Archives: PBS

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

Posted on December 29, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Bird, Iowa GOP presidential bakeoff, Mitt Romney, MSNBC First Read, Newt Gingrich, PBS, Ron Paul, Winning Our Future | 3 Comments

Romney Wants To NASCAR Big Bird

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Big Bird, C-Span, FishbowlDC, KFC, MediaBistro, Mitt Romney, PBS | 1 Comment

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

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AIR, Balco, Barry Bonds, Becoming the Story, Lance Williams, Mark Fainaru-Wada, PBS, San Francisco Chronicle, steroids | Leave a comment

WGBH=Whacked Good, Boston Herald

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Herald, Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Howie Carr, liberal bias, NPR, PBS, WGBH | 12 Comments

Public Broadcosting

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Juan Williams, Not Particularly Rational, NPR, PBS, Plainly Bowdlerized Stuff, Public broadcost, Tina Fey, Wan (at the sight of Muslims) Williams | 3 Comments

CPBgone

Posted on July 20, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bay State Banner, CPB, PBS | 4 Comments