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eridani

(51,907 posts)
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:15 AM Oct 2012

Cutting PBS support (0.012% of budget) to help balance the Federal budget--

Neil deGrasse Tyson ?@neiltyson
Cutting PBS support (0.012% of budget) to help balance the Federal budget is like deleting text files to make room on your 500Gig hard drive

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Cutting PBS support (0.012% of budget) to help balance the Federal budget-- (Original Post) eridani Oct 2012 OP
Throwing more moderate PATRICK Oct 2012 #1
I like to say firing exboyfil Oct 2012 #2
And watch Romney's expression when he announces stances like this. CBHagman Oct 2012 #3
Just pay your taxes, Mitt Donkees Oct 2012 #4
So, in the last month before an election, Romney makes PBS and NPR news organizations feel gkhouston Oct 2012 #5
is like trimming your toenails to lose weight Justice Oct 2012 #6

PATRICK

(12,228 posts)
1. Throwing more moderate
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 06:22 AM
Oct 2012

Republicans whose only indoctrination in hard right drivel comes gratis of PBS under the bus. More lost votes, more hardening of lunacy.

CBHagman

(16,984 posts)
3. And watch Romney's expression when he announces stances like this.
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 07:08 AM
Oct 2012

With that frozen grin he awaits a reaction from the audience, very much as he did when he made the threat against the Affordable Care Act before the NAACP. That's all you need to know about the spirit in which he's doing these things.

gkhouston

(21,642 posts)
5. So, in the last month before an election, Romney makes PBS and NPR news organizations feel
Fri Oct 5, 2012, 08:59 AM
Oct 2012

they've got nothing to lose by exposing his every lie. Genius move.

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