Largely, there is the Kroc two billion dollar kerplop and now PBS and OPB, like Lily Tomlin's 'Ernestine, operator for the telephone company,' can say: "We don't care, we don't have to." That is supposed to speak to how thick like thieves TV finance is, and is supposed not to say anything about your pledge wherewithal. Go to OPB's website and tell 'em what you think here.īob R., I doubt your pledge boycott of OPB even registers with them. 1: Assure me that you will air this "Buster" episode in the regular time slot, or 2: Cancel my membership, effective immediately. I will not be shoved into some dark and forgotton time slot, never to frighten our precious youngsters. ![]() I will not be treated as an "issue" that must be "evaluated". Instead of thoughtful, balanced programming, we now have loudmouthed right-wing partians like Tucker Carlson, or the entirely unbalanced Wall Street Journal editorial board. But lately OPB has been cow-towed by the radical right. I have been a loyal OPB member for years. OPB did not elect to hide Sesame Street in a late night or 4:30 am time slot. "Sesame Street", in its early days, was banned on multiple stations because of the mere presence of black people, yet OPB ran it. Then, however, I heard that it would be late at night, as though somehow my life and the lives of other gay people, here in 2005, is something so shocking that parents should evaluate it first. If they are going to air it, take a stand and air it in its regular time slot.īelow is an email I just sent off to OPB, regretfully cancelling my membership (unless they should choose to do the right thing.) Regarding the controversial "Postcards from Buster" episode:Īt first, I was pleased to hear that OPB would be airing the episode. They may view this as somehow being brave, of being a maverick independant broadcaster in the Oregon tradition, but to me this is about the most insulting, wishy-washy thing I have seen from them in a long time. ![]() if you're careful a child can make it all the way to adulthood before learning of the existence of those nasty homos.) Unfortunately, they have decided to place it in a late-night time slot so that it won't offend anyone and parents may "evaluate" it before showing it to their children. Some PBS stations have elected to show the episode anyway, including OPB, which made the announcement on February 1st. In recent weeks, there has been much flap about the PBS's decision to drop a " Postcards from Buster" episode, under pressure from the Secretary of Education, which dares to feature some children who have two mommies. By Bob Richardson of Portland, Oregon, "husband and unindicted co-conspirator to regular BlueBlogger Jason Evans." In September, he wrote " Go Back to Washington".
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