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Monk06

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9. It's like saying, "I'm going to beat Bambi to death with a golf club, even though I love Bambi"

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Thu Oct 4, 2012, 03:13 PM

Oct 2012

The guy is a sociopath. The yearly PBS budget is roughly half the cost of an F22 Raptor, which as a military expenditure is not even included in the budget IIRC.

The US is paying for the Raptor and every other military development program through deficit financing. In other words by selling US treasury bills to the Japanese and more worrying, the Chinese.

In effect if the US were to go to war with the Chinese they would have ask the Chinese to honor their credit.

What's the better buy PBS or the price of half an aircraft? Give me Big Bird over the Raptor any day.

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PBS CEO Calls Romney's Debate Remarks 'Stunning' [View all] trailmonkee Oct 2012 OP

Yes PBS and your man stepped right into the manure covered roses with soft ball question no followup gordianot Oct 2012 #1

Any more fundraisers atreides1 Oct 2012 #2

When Obama gets re-elected MinneapolisMatt Oct 2012 #3

+1 Auggie Oct 2012 #7

+2 AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #25

+3 LishaD35 Oct 2012 #31

Of course it's about politics... is Ms. Kerger just now figuring that out? WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2012 #4

She knows that, but she's making it clear for anyone who doesn't get it. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #11

Yeah, I'm just fed up today. WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2012 #18

Oh, I can sympathize. Indpndnt Oct 2012 #23

I was "hoping" I'd be feeling less this way once... WorseBeforeBetter Oct 2012 #26

Funny thing is, a lot of conservatives like PBS and NPR. As much as they complain about it, yellowcanine Oct 2012 #5

I wonder if he intentionally left out NPR DaveJ Oct 2012 #6

And the funding is important for rural stations. CBHagman Oct 2012 #13

This was a bone tossed to the right wing Nancy Waterman Oct 2012 #8

It's like saying, "I'm going to beat Bambi to death with a golf club, even though I love Bambi" Monk06 Oct 2012 #9

more like "I'm going to eat Bambi" L0oniX Oct 2012 #32

America's biggest classroom--can't be letting "The Great Unwashed" get an education, now, can he? MADem Oct 2012 #10

And yet Mittens calling the President of the United States a boy and a liar fasttense Oct 2012 #12

it shouldn't have stunned anyone. n/t antigop Oct 2012 #14

Republicans always make a point of complaining about the smallest budget items BainsBane Oct 2012 #15

Why be surprised? OnionPatch Oct 2012 #16

Well said Ms. Kerger. JNelson6563 Oct 2012 #17

Liemney is going to see Big Bird at every campaign stop. HuckleB Oct 2012 #19

"The kiddies can just as easily learn colors and numbers working in the sweatshops" Donkees Oct 2012 #20

Oh yeah? PD Turk Oct 2012 #21

He probably thinks PBS and NPR are the same thing 1gobluedem Oct 2012 #22

K&R DeSwiss Oct 2012 #24

Oh Spare ME oldsarge54 Oct 2012 #27

WAIT A SECOND, BOYS AND GIRLS drynberg Oct 2012 #28

Intolerance INC elbloggoZY27 Oct 2012 #29

Mitt Romney loves Big Bird, the way a tick loves a dog. Hugin Oct 2012 #30