Anybody see the debate about PBS on Newshour tonight?

[AlCzervik]

Some tool from the American Spectator Magazine vs. a station manager from PBS. American Spectator is a joke and the guy just kept harping on NOW and Bill Moyers.

[jasmeel]

1. Did they talk about how liberal Chuck Hagel was? That was

one of the findings of the secret report done on the "liberal bias" of NOW.

[democracyindanger]

2. Heard part of it on the radio. The only talking point you need

is "William F. Buckley was on PBS for 30 years, and there weren't any complaints about a conservative bias then."

[AlCzervik]

4. yes, that was beautiful1

[Ilsa]

3. I did! The station manager wiped the floor with the tool.

The station manager had statistics and numbers to back up his POV. The AS ragwriter was an ill-informed idiot spouting only opinions, nothing of substance.

[AlCzervik]

5. he did and he looked like he'd been having this same conversation alot

he looked a bit tired and indignant-rightfully so.

[monobrau]

6. You Forgot Buster!

It was even funnier that it was Moyers and ONE EPISODE of Buster.
And the William Buckley example was right on. As a kid, that was the earliest exposure I had to that kind of establishment conservative voice.
And that lying sack of shit tried to say that Firing Line was on at midnight.

[Ilsa]

7. He didn't even get the episode of Buster right.

The epi was about a visit to a Vermont Farm. The fact that it was two women owning/running the place wasn't even mentioned in the episode; it would have to be inferred by the viewer. The right wing harpy incorrectly said it was a lesson on political correctness.

[AlCzervik]

8. he also made it seem like Busters whole show was about

that one trip to vermont.

[Bozita]

9. Bush kept crying about WMDs -- This RWer railed over Bill Moyers

Chief RW tactic:
step1 -- identify the enemy
step2 -- attack
step3 -- go to step2