Doublereed Archive - Posting 000058.txt from 2005/06

From: James Jeter <jyjeter@-----.com>
Subj: [DR-L] Enjoyed the NY Phil last night?
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 09:22:03 -0400

Hi, Friends - if you enjoyed hearing Judy Leclair, Tom Stacey, Joe
Robinson & others on PBS last night, you might want to consider
supporting PBS for its future existence!

In the past, there's been a hoax email petition that keeps circulating
about how Congress is slashing funding for NPR and PBS? Well, now it's
actually _true_. (Really. Check the footnotes if you don't believe me.)

Sign the petition telling Congress to save NPR and PBS:

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

A House panel has voted to eliminate all funding for NPR and PBS,
starting with "Sesame Street," "Reading Rainbow," and other
commercial-free children's shows. If approved, this would be the most
severe cut in the history of public broadcasting, threatening to pull
the plug on Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch.

The cuts would slash 25% of the federal funding this year—$100
million—and end funding altogether within two years. The loss could kill
beloved children's shows like "Clifford the Big Red Dog," "Arthur," and
"Postcards from Buster." Rural stations and those serving low-income
communities might not survive. Other stations would have to increase
corporate sponsorships.

If we can reach 250,000 signatures by the end of the week, we'll put
Congress on notice.

http://www.moveon.org/publicbroadcasting/

Thanks!

P.S. Read the Washington Post report on the threat to NPR and PBS at:

http://www.moveon.org/r?r=745

With the constant "dumbing down" of corporate media in this country,
it's imperative that we support public broadcasting.

Have a good Thursday! Jim

--
James Jeter, D.M.A.
NYC Bassoonist
http://www.westfieldnj.com/wso/jeter.htm

"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that
you do it." Mahatma Gandhi
"Mach' es kurz! Am Juengsten Tag ist's nur ein Furz!" Goethe

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