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PBS Election Special On Race
Under Fire By Conservative
Interview Subject

U.S. News & World Report, by Elizabeth Flock

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Posted By:JoniTx, 10/16/2012 4:24:01 AM

The bad month for Big Bird's employer continues. Less than two weeks after PBS and its federal funding was the hot topic of the first presidential debate, the nonprofit TV broadcasting network is coming under fire by an interview subject of its election special on race, which is due to air Tuesday just ahead of the third presidential debate. The documentary's director says accusations of bias aren't true. The special, "Race 2012," is being advertised by PBS on its website as a "conversation about race and politics," and features interviews with

  

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Reply 1 - Posted by: Kurto, 10/16/2012 4:45:05 AM     (No. 8936328)

PBS has very low viewership. Conservative ire will only help with that. I wonder if they will say that 0bama is facing the loss because of racism. Or, will they admit that he has lost the confidence of the voters.

A better concept for a special would be "Who is 0bama, really?" Or, "Why is racism a constant theme in 0bama's post-racial America?"


Reply 2 - Posted by: thenightowl, 10/16/2012 5:17:41 AM     (No. 8936347)

The article's nothing more than advertising for PBS's so-called "conversation about race and politics".


   

 

  


 
Reply 3 - Posted by: Maybeth, 10/16/2012 5:38:54 AM     (No. 8936358)

Obama set out to divide a country along racial lines, assuring that anger, hatred and racism would dictate America's future. The 'vote for my guy or I will destroy your city' outburst apparently scalding the Twitter airwaves is an example of what his community-organized ones have been taught.

The practice of racism belongs to the black community, which helped elect a president based SOLELY on the color of his skin. No experience required. No vetting. No patriotism.
.... This PBS program sounds like applause for the 'get whitey' attitude.


Reply 4 - Posted by: Robinsolana, 10/16/2012 8:04:37 AM     (No. 8936548)

Let Soros pay for PBS.
Why make the taxpayer borrow money to pay for this propaganda?


Reply 5 - Posted by: civilservant, 10/16/2012 8:22:09 AM     (No. 8936585)

If PBS is doing a special on race, it will consist of a group of white liberals decrying all the express raicsm in America and assisting each other in putting on the hair shirt.

And the PBS audience will eat it up.....Oh!! They have SUCH guilt over the wealth their grandparents grew, and their parents used as an educational sinecure to obtain the degrees in Racial Identity....


Reply 6 - Posted by: globalwarmer, 10/16/2012 8:29:14 AM     (No. 8936597)

PBS is trying it's best to get to the top of the list for defunding with this little trick. Go for it you leftist twits.


Reply 7 - Posted by: Judith, 10/16/2012 8:35:46 AM     (No. 8936611)

For a week now, on all three channels, this show has been airing almost every night here in MA.
Looking at it, I saw glaring omissions about obama and hooted out loud when they showed a slum in indonesia claiming that is where he spent part of his childhood. It was quite a fairy tale. But, I have to admit, if I had my druthers, I would much rather have lived Romney's life(from this show) which looked absolutely beautiful. And, in the old America, the idea would have been that with hard work, you, too, could achieve Romney's world. Now we are offered by the dems that with their help, you, too, can STEAL Romney's world.


   

 

  


 
Reply 8 - Posted by: janylou, 10/16/2012 10:07:13 AM     (No. 8936787)

PureBS is a network that is a dinosaur that needs to die off.


Reply 9 - Posted by: lotsamojo, 10/16/2012 12:20:17 PM     (No. 8937149)

With few exceptions I never watch PBS - I can say this however, I always know when the pledge drives are over because the specials on the "oldies" and WWII end and the race oriented , "it was so bad" programs begin - a fail-save detection system.



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