In case you’ve been somewhere else for the past couple of months, you already know about Kenneth Tomlinson, the new Republican Chairman of PBS, who has been busily working to disembowel (as in remove what remains of the guts of) what may be our last bastion of solid investigative (as in question the powers that be) journalism. Working without the knowledge or consent of his own board, Tomlinson has hired Mary Catherine Andrews, the director of the White House Office of Global Communications, as a senior staff member, and he is pressing to replace the corporation’s president, whose contract was not renewed, with Patricia Harrison, a former co-chairwoman of the Republican National Committee.
Jesus’ General has a nice review of the new lineup of PBS shows under Tomlinson’s regime. Here’s a sample:
5pm A Very Special Bert and Ernie Special
Sesame Street becomes Rapture Road after Pastor Bob and Freedomland Development Corp. run all of the brown people out of the neighborhood. Homeless, penniless, and desperate, Bert and Ernie accept the Lord Jesus into their lives and begin reparative therapy.
Another one of those funny-if-it-weren’t-so-tragic items; they’re coming fast and furious these days.
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