Post debate- DON'T MESS WITH BIG BIRD

 I read: Don’t mess with Big Bird by Charles M. Blow.  I liked the point of the article but maybe it was a little too harsh on Romney by asking him if he could do simple math and, “Do you know anything about looking out for the less fortunate, Mr. Romney? Or do you think they’re all grouches scrounging around in trash cans?” Romney may put his foot up his mouth sometimes but that doesn't mean they should retaliate by asking him this.

As a kid I used to watch PBS  too. Mostly shows like Arthur, Clifford, Sabrina, and etc. They were all shows that would entertain you but also give good lessons by the end of the show. I never really got into   Sesame Street but my little cousin did and is. Her mom is stricter about tv so she pretty much can only watch pbs or one of the Spanish stations on tv. She is six right now and you can see how watching the shows helped her be ready for kindergarten and really made her want to learn more. It’s weird, as kids we enjoy the show without really noticing how much we are learning whether it be numbers and shapes or life lessons. We grow up knowing this stuff without really understanding where/ how we learned it first. Once we are adults, it seems like we are unable to see the value of the shows that taught us so much. We remember it was a good show when we were little but can’t remember just how it benefited us and if it was worth it.

I would like to know more about how much the gov. provides to PBS and who are their other main supporters? The plan was to cut funding to PBS and things like it, not to cut the network. The thing is that losing that funding might make the network have to be cut. Maybe there could be a middle. It doesn't have to be all or nothing.  PBS has other supporters, if the gov. gave PBS  1-2% less amount of funds, PBS can stay and the debt wouldn't be as high because of the program. PBS is worth saving but if the only options were stop funding completely or just cut back on funding, we would agree that losing some money and keeping the program is better than cut off all gov. funding and losing it completely.