Sunday, January 30, 2005
Education Secretary Blasts PBS Cartoon
Postcards from Buster, which is produced at WGBH in Boston, is funded mainly by the federal Ready-to-Learn initiative. The current controversy is over an unaired episode in which the animated bunny visits real-life children in Vermont. Their parents are lesbians, and the show features maple sugaring and other aspects of the family's farm life.
The Secretary suggests that PBS should give back the portion of Federal money used to produce this episode. Some of that is MY money and I disagree. I disagree with MY money being used to fund the effort in Iraq but that hasn't gotten very far. Be that as it may I think we should start a collection for PBS so they can do exactly what the Secretary has asked for. The episode should air a note saying this episode was sponsored by Americans for Tolerance and Unity.
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#posted by Rob Roschewsk @ 10:22 AM