13 Replies to “Saturday morning news brief”

1. leigh says:

   October 6, 2012 at 9:21 am

   I do, but I’m old school.

2. William says:

   October 6, 2012 at 9:32 am

   I love this “HOW could we EVER shut down PBS?” stuff. It’s the perfect example about how we’re not serious about cutting a budget, because it’s perhaps the only thing that, if cut, would show a clear symbol that we’re serious without even possibly hurting anyone. Except, maybe, old people clinging to their delusions that it’s still 1954 and refusing to buy Netflix.

   Bonus: It’ll show that a free market system where S Street survives on sales and concert tours works. And that no producer of a show that teaches what colors are deserves to be making 7 figures.

3. Libby says:

   October 6, 2012 at 9:50 am

   Anyone know where I can get one of those magical hankies of competence? That could really come in handy at work.

   The hand-wringing over Big Bird’s funding is the same as threats to cut police and firemen is citizens don’t accept a local tax hike. It just distracts from all of the wasteful programs that don’t deserve taxpayer funding. One of the PBS stations here in Denver spends endless hours airing Lefty propaganda like the “Spare Change” truther movie and glowing documentaries on La Raza. Moyers set up his own company to produce his show so that he made a hefty profit off of a non-profit program. It’s offensive that we’re all paying for this tripe.

4. charlesaustin says:

   October 6, 2012 at 10:02 am

   700 channels on cable, but PBS must have government funding. Please.

   I always carry a handkerchief. I’ve heard it said that a gentleman always carries two.

5. beemoe says:

   October 6, 2012 at 10:07 am

   MSNBC made PBS obsolete.

6. sdferr says:

   October 6, 2012 at 10:11 am

   “MSNBC made PBS obsolete”

   It also lowered the requisite reading comprehension level network wide to Big Bird status.

7. leigh says:

   October 6, 2012 at 10:57 am

   Frasier Crane said it best: “For God’s sake! Who watches PBS?”

8. cranky-d says:

   October 6, 2012 at 10:57 am

   When PBS was created, how many television stations were there in a given city? Perhaps three, one for each network. How many are there now? Even without cable, a lot more, and since cable will likely be declared a right pretty soon (if it hasn’t been already), that won’t be an issue.

   Besides, if lefties want PBS to continue, they can donate their own money to it, instead of donating my money to it.

9. leigh says:

   October 6, 2012 at 11:07 am

   Apropos of nothing, I was taking a gander at that suit that Mechelle was wearing, but it was on a runway model.

   Mechelle has the jacket on backwards. Not only that, she’s worn it two other times once in London and once at a military wives luncheon and also wore it backwards.

10. rjacobse says:

    October 6, 2012 at 11:12 am

    Cloth hankies are good. Bandanas are better than plain white hankies; so much more you can do with them (although it is harder to read your crib notes, what with the red fabric and the funny paisly swirly print).

    Screw PBS. Big Bird is a 1%-er.

11. SDN says:

    October 6, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    since cable will likely be declared a right pretty soon (if it hasn’t been already), that won’t be an issue.

    Heck, since I got my Roku box I’m thinking seriously about dropping my cable altogether. Most of the stuff I watch hits Amazon Prime for free anyway.

12. Squid says:

    October 8, 2012 at 9:14 am

    There’s the hankie in the hip pocket for me, and the hankie in the jacket pocket for lending out.

    rjac is right, though — if I’m in jeans, the hankie is a bandana. It’s the next-best thing to having Ford Prefect’s towel.

13. Slartibartfast says:

    October 8, 2012 at 10:38 am

    NCAA football…is it on Roku, in realtime?

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