Alabama Public Television - Democratic Underground

Elwood P Dowd

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Mar-21-04 01:37 AM
Original message

Alabama Public Television

had one of their fund raisers tonight. The features included Peggy Lee, Andre Rieu, Johnny Cash, and Roy Orbison. I usually try to send these guys some money, but the Bush economy has me flat broke as they say down here. Damn I hate that SOB!

Don't laugh, but the Andre Rieu video from Dublin, Ireland was quite entertaining. I would imagine the 5.1 surround sound DVD would be impressive.

Help out if you can folks. Public Television will be a thing of the past if the Bush cabal of nincompoop neocons stay in power much longer.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

gyopsy

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Mar-21-04 01:42 AM
Response to Original message

1. I've lost interest in PBS...

down here in florida they've ALWAYS got beg-a-thons going on. It's non-stop. It's as if they're regular programming has ceased.

I feel for them--I do. But not too many people really watch pbs. I still don't think it should go away but what would my contribution do for them. Keep them on the air so the begging can continue? I just don't bother.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Elwood P Dowd

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Mar-21-04 01:52 AM
Response to Reply #1

2. I don't see that much begging here

Edited on Sun Mar-21-04 01:55 AM by Elwood P Dowd

Haven't seen one in months. Tonight, I visited my 85-year-old mother and heard Peggy Lee singing when I walked in. She always watches the beg-a-thons. She even watched when Fleetwood Mac "The Dance" was on the beg-a-thon a few years ago. She liked Stevie Nix.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Sun Mar-21-04 03:33 AM
Response to Reply #1

3. If PBS were properly funded

They wouldn't need these beg-a-thons. The repugs have been trying to kill off PBS since their beginning. They, PBS, used to be too independent and "controversial" (read factual) for the consecutive taste.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Wed May 01st 2024, 11:59 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.