Democrats invoke children’s shows in bizarre defense of PBS, NPR: ‘Fire Elon, Save Elmo’
Democrats had some bizarre defenses for NPR and PBS in Wednesday’s House DOGE Subcommittee, invoking characters from Sesame ...
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is wrong, ‘Sesame Street’ was not replaced by ‘drag queen storytime’
The segment Greene cited wasn’t aired; a local station mistakenly uploaded it to PBS’ site, where it stayed for two months before being removed ...
Democratic congressman defends Elmo, Cookie Monster during PBS hearing
During a hearing of the House Department of Government Efficiency Committee, Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., began by asking ...
Elmo and Elon Musk Are Cited as G.O.P. Lawmakers Grill PBS and NPR
Dark pronouncements by Republicans about a “communist agenda” espoused by public media were intercut with lighter references ...
Republicans accuse NPR, PBS of bias at House hearing; Democrats rebuke it as a partisan attack
Republicans accused public media outlets NPR and PBS of bias at a House subcommittee hearing on Wednesday, while Democrats ...
‘Fire Elon, save Elmo’: Democrats mock Republican hysteria over PBS and NPR in DOGE committee hearing
Democrats demand oversight of DOGE cuts, not public media, while GOP rages over drag queens and ‘communist’ content ...
PBS and NPR kind of, sort of stand their ground in hearing with Marjorie Taylor Greene
The heads of NPR and PBS were put through the parliamentary ringer today, in hearings that also produced the (tongue-in-cheek ...
Keller: After chaotic hearing, DOGE may find cutting PBS and NPR funding tough
For most of its 54 years of existence, public broadcasting has been a target of conservatives who saw it as a political ...
MTG pitting Elon's DOGE against NPR and PBS is a literal hot mess
PBS has always been and will always be a soft target in the culture wars, demonstrated by Greene opening the hearing by ...
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Democrats invoke children’s shows in bizarre defense of PBS, NPR: ‘Fire Elon, Save Elmo’
Robert Garcia, D-Calif., also had a peculiar defense for NPR and PBS, asking PBS President Paula Kerger, "Is Elmo now or has he ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United States?" ...
Sesame Street, Last Gasp of the Monoculture, Faces Existential Threat
For decades, shows like Sesame Street practically raised many kids. Today, not even Elmo is safe from the nation's culture ...