is this the end of little ol'me?

[L. Mo]

sorry for starting a political thread, but this has me really concerned!

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Senator_GOP_targets_Elmo_and_Sesame_Street_for_des tr_0610.html

[Malik Shabazz]

The horror! The horror!

[Last Train to Skaville]

Most of the programming for kids on PBS is awesome.

Caillou though, sucks.

[NoName]

Sesame Street makes a lot of money from merchandising. I believe it could survive on its own.

[The Drunken Actuary]

Sesame Street makes a lot of money from merchandising. I believe it could survive on its own.A 'ton' of money? You 'believe' it could survive? I guess it's settled then. Maybe we can afford body armor for our soldiers in Iraq now that this vast fortune is available.

[Double High C]

If it were on its own, the shareholders would probably demand some violence between Elmo and Snufalufagus.

[Garden_Variety]

Isn't it a shame that wholesome entertainment for children (don't GOPers stand for family values?) may lose its government funding while we spend 100's of billions of dollars procuring new oil reserves, er, I mean spreading freedom and democracy?

[Griffin 4]

Isn't it a shame that wholesome entertainment for children (don't GOPers stand for family values?) may lose its government funding while we spend 100's of billions of dollars procuring new oil reserves, er, I mean spreading freedom and democracy?Sesame Street can't support itself?

[Pseudolus]

Elmo earns millions of dollars every year through dancing, hokey-pokeying, and other annoying activities. Elmo can stand on Elmo's own economic legs. There's no need for Elmo to be sucking on the government teat.

[Loner]

Elmo earns millions of dollars every year through dancing, hokey-pokeying, and other annoying activities. Elmo can stand on Elmo's own economic legs. There's no need for Elmo to be sucking on the government teat.


I can't imagine whatever subsidy PBS provides CTW is anywhere near the cost of production, or what a commercial network would pay CTW for rights to the show, and Sesame Street probably draws in tons of viewers to PBS and revenue in the form of corporate sponsorship of its other endeavors. I would question who is actually subsidizing whom in the case of Elmo.

[The Drunken Actuary]

If it were on its own, the shareholders would probably demand some violence between Elmo and Snufalufagus.It's Snufalupagus.

[Pseudolus]

I can't imagine whatever subsidy PBS provides CTW is anywhere near the cost of production, or what a commercial network would pay CTW for rights to the show, and Sesame Street probably draws in tons of viewers to PBS and revenue in the form of corporate sponsorship of its other endeavors.If it's so tiny, why not get rid of it and shut up (at least on this issue) all us nasty right-wingers?

[Harry]

If it's so tiny, why not get rid of it and shut up (at least on this issue) all us nasty right-wingers?


Is that all it would take to shut you up? Then I'm all for it!!

[The Drunken Actuary]

Is that all it would take to shut you up? Then I'm all for it!!
He said he would only shut up on this issue. I'd rather be on the side of Elmo in the next election, so I won't give this up without a loud fight. They have god (or so Pseudolus claims), we have Elmo.

[Harry]

He said he would only shut up on this issue. I'd rather be on the side of Elmo in the next election, so I won't give this up without a loud fight. They have god (or so Pseudolus claims), we have Elmo.

I'll take what I can. I don't watch Elmo and his voice really annoys me. So it's a small price to pay to shut up some righties on something.

[Loner]

If it's so tiny, why not get rid of it and shut up (at least on this issue) all us nasty right-wingers?

The issue is funding PBS at all, not CTW. At least that's my understanding of it. Obviously Lautenburg is using some salesmanship here in his effort to protect the godless commie Newshour. And Firing Line.

[The Drunken Actuary]

I'll take what I can. I don't watch Elmo and his voice really annoys me. So it's a small price to pay to shut up some righties on something.
I've already gotten Pseudolus to shut up. I'm not sure how I did it but he hasn't responded to me in months, even when I'm being nice. Even when I agree with him. Maybe he's weak minded and put me on ignore. Or maybe he's strong minded and ignoring me the old fashioned way. Maybe it was the comment about feeding Tuna to his wife. But that's his problem, he's the one implying there was no real danger and it was just our super duper technology that made us aware of this miniscule pollutants in the first place.

[Harry]

I've already gotten Pseudolus to shut up. I'm not sure how I did it but he hasn't responded to me in months, even when I'm being nice. Even when I agree with him. Maybe he's weak minded and put me on ignore. Or maybe he's strong minded and ignoring me the old fashioned way. Maybe it was the comment about feeding Tuna to his wife. But that's his problem, he's the one implying there was no real danger and it was just our super duper technology that made us aware of this miniscule pollutants in the first place.

I think I missed that tuna conversation. :lol:

[The Drunken Actuary]

I think I missed that tuna conversation. :lol:
Search political for 'tricorder', username Pseudolus.

[Pseudolus]

I'm not sure how I did it but he hasn't responded to me in months, even when I'm being nice.You're not on 'ignore'. I just haven't felt the burning need to respond to much of what you've had to say lately.

[Tim><]

A 'ton' of money? You 'believe' it could survive? I guess it's settled then. Maybe we can afford body armor for our soldiers in Iraq now that this vast fortune is available.I have no facts to back it up, but I am willing to make a 2Pac style wager with you on the subject blindly.

[The Drunken Actuary]

I just haven't felt the burning need to respond Does. Not. Compute. Help me, Will Robinson, help me.

[The Drunken Actuary]

I have no facts to back it up, but I am willing to make a 2Pac style wager with you on the subject blindly.
Ok. But first you have to tell me the subject and also your position. We might need to agree on what a 'ton' is too. But I'm not sure since I'm not sure what the wager is. And what is a 2pac style wager? I only bet in RF bucks, and the usual stake is a zillion dollars. Which reminds me, I never did get my check[s] from Griffins.