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I don’t think CNN realizes they are making the exact point that PBS didn’t actually need federal government funding

PBS, defunded by Trump, says ‘we’re still here’ with big new Ken Burns documentary

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding for public broadcasting in the US.

The message is clear: “We are still here.”

The documentary, which airs over six consecutive nights, is “a really big moment” for PBS, said Paula Kerger, the organization’s CEO.

There has been some marketplace confusion as a result of Trump’s campaign to defund public media.

Since the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is winding down as a consequence of the funding cut, “people thought that meant that we were gone,” Kerger said.

However, the big and loud marketing campaign for “The American Revolution” is proving otherwise.

Do CNN and PBS realize that they’ve literally made the point that PBS had no need of taxpayer funding? That they can survive on their own?

Despite painful layoffs and other cost-cutting measures, the public broadcasting system remains intact and is still capable of HBO- and Netflix-sized moments, such as the latest from Burns.

More power to them. Just, no taxpayer money to them, at least at the federal level.

Some local stations are more affected than others. Those in bigger markets generally have more donors and other sources of revenue; those in smaller markets have fewer such resources. Public media officials have warned that stations in rural and hard-to-reach areas are at particular risk of going off the airwaves in the months and years ahead.

Most couldn’t care less in small markets: they are mostly Republican voters and do not listen or watch. Plus, they have a large number of outlets to turn to for news, entertainment, and weather. I’m confident they can at least get The Weather Channel or Accuweather. Seriously, PBS has no one to blame but themselves for going hardcore leftists, Bush 43 deranged, and Trump deranged. Being shills for Democrats

A lot of the libs watching and reviewing are saying it is history through the lens of today. Shouldn’t it be history as it actually happened? BTW, the point about it being Lexington Green is wrong, as to why that battle happened. The gun grabbers started it.

I can’t really comment, haven’t seen it, probably won’t. I’ve seen more than enough on the Revolutionary War, but, since libs love it, it’s probably moonbat droppings.