Why PBS Matters and Mitt Romney Doesn't

[Tx4obama]

Why PBS Matters and Mitt Romney Doesn't

Wednesday's debate was the kind of stuff that reminds me of why people get upset and disillusioned with politics. According to most mainstream sources, Mitt Romney "won" the debate, not because of what he said, but because of how he dominated the conversation. He styled his argument well, in an uncanny way. He basically took the message that Obama had crafted and straight up copied it. This is why people hate politicians; because politicians like Romney are lying liars who lie to try to win elections.

This doesn't matter though, because one truth did come out of Romney on Wednesday - that he would courageously cut PBS from the federal budget, saving the taxpayer a whopping $1.35. Cutting PBS does not makes sense politically, practically or even philosophically, but it doesn't stop Mitt Romney from trying to lay off big bird and the moderator of his own debate to save a buck or two.

PBS made a statement after the debate:

"The federal investment in public broadcasting equals about one one-hundredth of one percent of the federal budget. Elimination of funding would have virtually no impact on the nation's debt. Yet the loss to the American public would be devastating."

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This courageousness comes from the fact that Romney tried to play the moderate candidate to undecideds, but cutting PBS funding is truly a radical idea for any number of reasons.

First, most of the audience that PBS reaches are children, and most of these children are underserved to begin with making PBS a cheap and valuable educational tool. In fact according to PBS's statement, their service is watched by 81% of all children between the ages of 2-8, regardless of where they live. If PBS were to be cut, children who live in rural areas or who do not or cannot attend preschool would be without this valuable learning tool.

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Full article here: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/12803/why-pbs-matters-and-mitt-romney-doesnt?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[Uncle Joe]

1. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, Tx4obama.