Author Topic: The white house takes on an equal adversary! (Read 5579 times)

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **on:** Jan 28, 2005, 02:45:21 PM »

http://us.imdb.com/news/sb/#5

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Bush Battles Bunny

Several local public broadcasting stations may defy the Bush administration and PBS and air an episode of the animated children's series Postcards from Buster that features an animated bunny visiting a real family headed by a lesbian couple, the Los Angeles Times reported today (Friday). Earlier this week, the program was denounced by the Department of Education's new secretary, Margaret Spellings, who said that the Department's "purpose in funding this programming certainly was not to introduce this kind of subject matter to children, particularly through the powerful and intimate medium of television." PBS subsequently announced that it would not distribute the episode, but denied that the education secretary's views played a role in its decision. WGBH-TV in Boston, which produces the Postcards from Buster series that includes the controversial episode, said that it plans to air it, pointing out that a condition of the government funding was that the program expose children to cultural diversity. The Times said that other stations will decide whether to run the episode after previewing it over the next few days.

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 28, 2005, 03:52:59 PM »

Jesus Christ, let them air the damn episode.

TM2 Rampage · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 28, 2005, 08:36:00 PM »

Buster?

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 29, 2005, 04:03:11 PM »

Buster would win.

blanktoe · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 29, 2005, 04:37:50 PM »

Buster Baxter

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 29, 2005, 05:32:30 PM »

He's obviously smarter than W.

B E C K · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 31, 2005, 05:24:51 AM »

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Buster?

Dude, that would rock!

MegatronYES · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 31, 2005, 05:37:40 AM »

I've seen tha t show. It's really creepy. Don't watch it.

B E C K · « **Reply #8 on:** Jan 31, 2005, 06:33:46 AM »

They'd really have to work hard to make something with an animated bunny AND lesbos bad.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #9 on:** Jan 31, 2005, 11:56:59 AM »

Yep, can't have kidz exposed to anything dangerous like reality. And there's certainly nothing more important that the gubmint might want to focus on now.

Is the whole damn administration a pinata of idiocy? Seems like anywhere you hit it, something stupid falls out.

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **Reply #10 on:** Jan 31, 2005, 03:24:51 PM »

I wish Washington DC would be attacked by Aliens, then Bill Paxton could be our President.

blanktoe · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 31, 2005, 03:54:25 PM »

Do you really want Will Smith to be in charge of NASA?

Evil Monkey-Tom · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 31, 2005, 05:32:15 PM »

Actually I think Jeff Golblumn would get that.

B E C K · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 01, 2005, 01:20:13 AM »

And I'd be perfectly cool with that. Who knew the dinosaurs were coming by just looking at his cup of water? And who looked good in leather doing it? And who starred in the more tolerable sequel of that movie? It be Jeff.

Faye Valentine · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 01, 2005, 09:20:26 AM »

it had a sequel?

?/

Rodent of Unusual Size · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 01, 2005, 10:10:17 AM »

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I wish Washington DC would be attacked by Aliens, then Bill Paxton could be our President.

And I could continue on with my life in peace, since I'm so far out in the sticks that it'd take the aliens so long to affect my area that I'd probably be dead of old age.

ChelseySuzie · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 01, 2005, 12:21:12 PM »

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Yep, can't have kidz exposed to anything dangerous like reality. And there's certainly nothing more important that the gubmint might want to focus on now.

Is the whole damn administration a pinata of idiocy? Seems like anywhere you hit it, something stupid falls out.

*Metaquotes Bernie*

MegatronYES · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 02, 2005, 04:26:12 AM »

Um. You just indirectly calle d the creepy bunny show reality.

B E C K · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 02, 2005, 07:34:01 AM »

I was referring to Jurassic Park not Independence Day, Faye. Just in case I confused you there.

B E C K · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 02, 2005, 07:39:52 AM »

http://www.theranger.org/vnews/display.v/A...8/41f962534fa2c

I sympathize to the point where I didn't like them being rude about it, but honestly I wouldn't want some Republican interrupting my "Married With Children" either.

Bernie AKA · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 02, 2005, 08:38:26 AM »

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Um. You just indirectly calle d the creepy bunny show reality.

I blame corporate life. Be warned and become a plumber.