tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post8980632187592272462..comments2023-09-15T04:27:57.129-04:00Comments on Commentarama: Barack Obama Sticks To The Big IssuesAndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-82946831273484882742012-10-08T23:42:42.386-04:002012-10-08T23:42:42.386-04:00tyranmax: I always had the feeling that the point...tyranmax: I always had the feeling that the point of the slum in Sesame Street was to give it validity that fantasy locations could never accomplish. It's learning to accept your lot in life rather than rise above it. I thought that about Sesame Street even when I was a young radical. We worked in the 60s to teach people there was a better life, and they could have it if they only worked hard for it. Sesame Street was not supposed to be a special section in Better Homes and Gardens.LawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-1146762507431401642012-10-08T21:18:09.888-04:002012-10-08T21:18:09.888-04:00I have nothing to really go by, but I'm certai...I have nothing to really go by, but I'm certain it's a fallacy that one must set a children's show in the slums in order to "relate" to the kids living there. Last I checked, there were no children living in <i>pineapples under the sea</i> yet kids seem to relate to that just fine. My kids' favorite show is <i>Yo Gabba Gabba</i> which is set in "Gabba Land." Draw your own conclusions.tryanmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-3969128349513359032012-10-08T19:59:35.555-04:002012-10-08T19:59:35.555-04:00rlaTWX: Getting kids to like Oscar the Grouch is ...rlaTWX: Getting kids to like Oscar the Grouch is a form of desensitization. I wouldn't have let most of the Sesame Street gang alone in my dining room with the silverware. I actually enjoyed the Muppet Show, though it was more variety and guest stars than education/indoctrinaton. The message I got from Sesame Street is that it's OK to have friends in the hood and the barrios, and live there without any desire to do any better. Few incentives to move on to the civilized, educated, wealthier and, yes, cleaner parts of the country. That's a choice, and some intelligent men and women will make it. But it was almost the only choice the weird characters were pressing. I did sort of like the Count who taught them numbers while at the same time sucking their blood to keep the in "their place."LawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68109014731952967202012-10-08T16:43:06.028-04:002012-10-08T16:43:06.028-04:00I liked Sesame Street as a kid - but I only got to...I liked Sesame Street as a kid - but I only got to watch it a few times a year because kids did not control the TV in my folks' house! I also like Oscar the Grouch - he's my fav! But that was also -ummmm- maaaaanyyyyy years ago...<br><br>Yeah, TOTUS and Co have no sense of humor or sense of the Big Picture...rlaWTXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09319344164726195144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-68976300704892756582012-10-08T16:06:04.424-04:002012-10-08T16:06:04.424-04:00I venture that PBS could stay ad-free and still ma...I venture that PBS could stay ad-free and still make up the 12% elsewhere. I'm sure they could get their "underwriters" to step up to close that. For anyone with time on their hands, here's some light reading:<br><br><a href="http://www.pbs.org/producers/guidelines/" rel="nofollow">PBS Funding Standards and Practices</a><br><br><a href="http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/PBS-Underwriters-2000.htm" rel="nofollow">Public Broadcasting System Underwriters, FY 2000</a><br><br><a href="http://www.ricksteves.com/tvr/underwriting.htm" rel="nofollow">Underwriting Opportunities: Rick Steves' Europe</a>tryanmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-44509069996798983442012-10-08T15:52:07.833-04:002012-10-08T15:52:07.833-04:00that a nickel of tax payer funds supports Nina Tot...that a nickel of tax payer funds supports Nina Totenberg is outrageous. Almost as disappointing is that despite the fact this president has NOTHING positive to offer, Romney isn't lead by 40 points. That is a testament, I suppose to the power of ideology, the willingness of some in hard economic times to trade freedom for what they think is a little security, and an unwillingness to consider evidence unless it supports their worldview.Tennessee Jedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10604275115906776992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-70196331293593500862012-10-08T15:47:58.994-04:002012-10-08T15:47:58.994-04:00LawhawkSo the Artists won't miss the money tha...Lawhawk<br><br>So the Artists won't miss the money that much will they?<br><br>Who gets the money from Tickle me elmo dolls and the like? Seems to me that much of that is being paid to someone that profits from it.Individualisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-45922811963829957792012-10-08T15:36:00.617-04:002012-10-08T15:36:00.617-04:00LawHawk,This is just like the politicians saying t...LawHawk,<br><br>This is just like the politicians saying that police, fire, and other assorted necessities will be <b>HAVE</b> to be cut if the latest tax increase doesn't go through. Cutting Big Bird is cutting PBS's nose to despite it's face. <br><br>I don't care if they <b>DO</b> cut Big Bird. I never liked him anyway.Joel Farnhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15856960977033430002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-26207572240211636902012-10-08T14:46:36.189-04:002012-10-08T14:46:36.189-04:00T-Rav: That's your problem. You actually lis...T-Rav: That's your problem. You actually listened. Obama was off somewhere in la-la land and his spinners are trying to cover for that.LawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-20828695285195996742012-10-08T14:44:44.155-04:002012-10-08T14:44:44.155-04:00tryanmax: Wrong lipstick. I have friends who hav...tryanmax: Wrong lipstick. I have friends who have friends in the TV production business, so I know these things. LOLLawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-134167280717742682012-10-08T14:43:14.795-04:002012-10-08T14:43:14.795-04:00Andrew: It wouldn't have been half as funny i...Andrew: It wouldn't have been half as funny if Obama didn't take everything, including a good joke, so seriously.LawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-40830641508427663862012-10-08T14:41:52.150-04:002012-10-08T14:41:52.150-04:00Koshcat: Well, since T-Rav brought it up, maybe t...Koshcat: Well, since T-Rav brought it up, maybe that would have been a good answer for Obama. Then we could have regular routines on PBS called "Bad Chinese Opera" <i>a la</i> the Belushi routines from the original cast of SNL.LawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-10980403031102355162012-10-08T14:38:54.496-04:002012-10-08T14:38:54.496-04:00T-Rav: Are you suggesting I should start watching...T-Rav: Are you suggesting I should start watching SNL again after giving up fifteen years ago?LawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-41158350926650640102012-10-08T14:37:13.464-04:002012-10-08T14:37:13.464-04:00Indi: Have you noticed that when the artistes sta...Indi: Have you noticed that when the artistes start talking about funding for PBS, they always say "but the government provides <b><i>only</i></b> 12% of the budget for PBS?" That's still $445 <i>million</i> dollars! Another huge chunk comes from tax-sheltered "foundations" which have drifted left over the years. The remainder comes from people who actually take money out of their own pockets to pay for the programming. Only the latter have any legitimacy as far as I'm concerned.<br><br>I'm sure ads for anti-American movies alone could make up the shortfall, and if the movies are promoting liberal/left causes, it's not really adverttising anyway, is it? LOLLawHawkRFDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17800255923675295515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-86165797935917233152012-10-08T11:57:07.721-04:002012-10-08T11:57:07.721-04:00What amazes me is that, if you replay that whole s...What amazes me is that, if you replay that whole segment of the debate, it's fairly obvious what Romney was saying. He brought up PBS to Lehrer (without, as I recall, mentioning Sesame Street) right after bringing up ObamaCare with TOTUS. It was clear to me, listening to it again, that he was telling the two other people on that stage that he would be cutting things they liked, in order to tackle the deficit and restore stability. I thought it was a pretty good hit. How they can claim Romney's plan to fix the deficit is to cut PBS funding is beyond me.T-Ravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-83762261650541699282012-10-08T11:38:16.411-04:002012-10-08T11:38:16.411-04:00I saw the SNL skit with Big Bird. I'm probably...I saw the SNL skit with Big Bird. I'm probably the only one here who noticed that the mouth work on the puppet was really bad. I don't know what to make of that.tryanmaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09881154741574720094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-37133324417412084452012-10-08T11:23:04.395-04:002012-10-08T11:23:04.395-04:00The Big Bird thing is hilarious. You know that wh...The Big Bird thing is hilarious. You know that when your guy has sunk to arguing that the other guy wants to cancel Big Bird, that he's got nothing left to offer.AndrewPricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11312364467936820986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-54488358484016060802012-10-08T11:19:02.288-04:002012-10-08T11:19:02.288-04:00What is really frustrating is Obama could have eas...What is really frustrating is Obama could have easily answered the question is it worth borrowing money from China with a simple "yes I do." The problem with people like Obama and the left is their inability to show the voters who they really are. Instead they slink around the issue. They know that answer would not sit well with unemployed people who tune in to The View and Oprah at far higher numbers than PBS.Koshcatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-30786745923344443082012-10-08T11:17:29.388-04:002012-10-08T11:17:29.388-04:00They had Big Bird (no, the real Big Bird) on SNL t...They had Big Bird (no, the real Big Bird) on SNL this weekend--which, I might point out, for once did a killer job on Obama and the Left. The skit with BB was fairly amusing. <br><br>Weekend Update's Seth Meyers: "So, how did you find out about your being mentioned in the debate?"<br><br>Big Bird: "Oh, I got a million tweets about it, Seth."<br><br>"So a lot of people were sending stuff to your Twitter account, then?"<br><br>"No, the birds were tweeting at me, Seth. You know, because I'm a bird. What's Twitter?"T-Ravhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10861218035729479354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4425587034622601550.post-90818143166532745022012-10-08T08:43:00.050-04:002012-10-08T08:43:00.050-04:00Federal financing is 12% of PBS's budget. The...Federal financing is 12% of PBS's budget. They refuse commercials om their programming.<br><br>How likely is it that should they start selling ad time they could make up the short fall.<br><br>This whole argument is specious.Individualisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11005025873042230314noreply@blogger.com