Bush's 2009 Budget Calls For Slashing Public TV Funding

Public broadcasting officials vowed Monday to fight drastic cuts President Bush is seeking to make to federal financing for public television and radio, warning that the reductions would seriously impair station operations.

Bush's proposed 2009 budget, released Monday, would more than halve the federal allocation to public broadcasting over the next two years, the deepest cuts to the system that he's proposed during his administration.

Under Bush's plan, the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, a private nonprofit that distributes the funds to local stations, would lose $420 million of the $820 million in federal funds it was set to receive over the next two years. In addition, the White House budget does not include advance funding for the 2011 fiscal year. The corporation is usually financed three years ahead of time to insulate the system from politics.

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[Aslanspal]

The past invades the present...­meanspirit­ed bully out to get Bill Moyers who speaks truth to power...pathetic and History will show that he will be the worst President in our History ,we just need to learn how he got there and not make that mistake again we must also destroy the culture of Rove/Bush by going after these traitors once they are private citizens ,of course by the rule of law.

[tafkaMinneapolisMike]

As with every decision he has ever made as President and throughout his entire life, President Bush is exactly correct in this decision to drastically cut funding for public television. This is yet another example showing how in touch he is with the concerns of the average American and how focused he is in saving us all from terror.

Obviously all public television as well as public radio is a waste of money. As America was founded on sound economic principles of capitalism, any 'non-profit' business is un-American and therefore cannot and must not be supported. Not only should President Bush cut the funding for public television, he should force them to give back whatever money they had received in the past in order to fund his brilliant war on terror.

Make no mistake - the only message that should ever be broadcast on television, radio, or any other form of media must be messages approved by President Bush or any other champion of Freedom as selected by President Bush. The public then must not only be allowed to view this message, but must be forced to watch it so that they can all recite the beloved Talking Points by memory.

Think of what a wonderful country this would be if all citizens could chant along the President's message of Freedom in unision. There would be no dissent or disagreement - only obedience and Freedom. This is exactly the kind of legacy that President Bush must insist upon.

Free will is a lie. Obey the President or you will die.

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