2012 U.S. Presidential Election

[Dark Sage]

He's not the one who's planning to cut the funding to PBS, Roy.

What the heck did they ever do to him?

When I heard that Romney was planning to do it, it reminded me of old cartoons where villains wanted to fight the PTA. The difference is, those cartoons were funny.

[Roy Karrde]

He's not the one who's planning to cut the funding to PBS, Roy.

What the heck did they ever do to him?

You do realize that Big Bird and Sesame Street are worth more than Mitt Romney and that the money that they take in from Merchandise and Advertising deals could fund PBS all by itself with out either Government Help or Money Drive Marathons.

The thing is the President focusing on this stupidity while he is losing, only makes him look worse.

[Dark Sage]

Same thing with the Red Cross. Why don't you cut their funding too?

The point is, Roy, cutting the funding of a non-profit organization, whether it's successful or not, is not justified.

[Roy Karrde]

Same thing with the Red Cross. Why don't you cut their funding too?

The point is, Roy, cutting the funding of a non-profit organization, whether it's successful or not, is not justified.

It is when they can fund their own organization with the profits one of their programs make. How unserious the President is about even cutting PBS funding even though they would do fine on their own, just only amplifies how unserious this President is about the debt, and how pathetic he has come in knowing that right now he is losing the election.

Edit: It is worth pointing out Sesame Street and Big Bird are in the top 10 list of best selling entertainment franchises world wide.

[Dark Sage]

Odd. You once critised the President for making a joke about the Special Olympics, an event that tends to be televised on - guess where?

I'm sorry Roy, but when it's a choice between a charity organization and a politician who wants to cut its funding, I'm siding with the charity organization.

[Roy Karrde]

Odd. You once critised the President for making a joke about the Special Olympics an event that tends to be televised on - guess where?

I'm sorry Roy, but when it's a choice between a charity organization and a politician who wants to cut its funding, I'm siding with the charity organization.

Except the "Charity Organization" makes enough money to fund itself, something you refuse to address. Why should we continue to give the "Charity Organization" money when it is self sufficient? Can you answer me that?

[Dark Sage]

Again, I'll compare it to the Red Cross, which is also successful enough to support itself.

Should we cut it's funding too?

Just because it's successful doesn't mean we should penalize them.

And tell it to all the voters who are parents of five-year-old children who watch Sesame Street, a show that has been one of the most wholesome shows for children since even I was that age, one of the few genuinely educational shows for such children still around. They may have a different view of Romney's idea than you do.