Tuesday, May 10, 2005

The PBS "witch hunt"

Public Television is under attack again from the extreme right for its "liberal bias."

"Amid a flurry of high-profile personnel changes, suppressed polling data, revised journalism guidelines, new oversight ground rules and deep suspicion, the CPB board -- once again under the control of White House-friendly Republicans -- and PBS are battling each other over content and allegations of PBS's liberal bias. The brawl is shaping up to make the Nixon-era dust-up seem tame by comparison: This weekend one PBS station manager dubbed CPB's crusade for 'balance' a 'witch hunt.'"

The cowardly leadership of public television will hardly stand up to this right-wing barrage, they've already fired Bill Moyers to save their asses, but, just like in Texas and Kansas, we have to face off against these people wherever and whenever they crawl out from under a rock.

We are dealing with an overall war against any progressive advance. The right-wing is on the march and they are taking no prisoners. We either stand up against this onslaught wherever and whenever it rears its ugly head or we lose.

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