Ivey's PBS Plea: A Head-Scratcher for Alabama Values?
Governor Kay Ivey wants Alabama Public Television (APT) to tap the brakes on ditching PBS. While she's calling for a "thorough review" before any split, we're scratching our heads trying to figure out why she wants to keep them around at all.
Ivey's letter to APT stressed the importance of aligning programming with Alabama values, mentioning her dedication to defending those values. But how can PBS, with its increasingly woke agenda, possibly fit that bill?
PBS: A Woke Propaganda Machine?
If you're serious about fighting back against radical leftist ideologies, clinging to PBS is a seriously bad look. Let's take a peek at some of the nonsense they've been peddling.
Back in 2015, Frontline featured a documentary zeroing in on transgender-identifying kids, tossing around topics like puberty blockers and medical transitions. It was basically a full-throttle push to normalize transgenderism.
And NewsHour? Don't even get us started. They're constantly slapping "far-right" labels on anything remotely conservative. Media Research Center crunched the numbers and found that NewsHour used labels like “far-right†on Republicans and conservative causes 162 times over 18 months, versus only six times for similar labels on the left. Talk about a skewed ratio!
Targeting Our Kids!
But the real outrage? The woke garbage aimed directly at our kids.
Remember the Clifford reboot? Emily Elizabeth's pal Samantha has two moms. In Arthur, Mr. Ratburn ties the knot with another dude. APT actually REFUSED to air that Arthur episode, which is something, at least. And who can forget Sesame Street's rainbow-flag waving social media posts during Pride Month?
Even APT Agrees There's a Problem!
Even APT execs Wayne Reid and Jack Williams have admitted the Leftist bias at NPR and PBS has been a thorn in their side for YEARS. They've been calling them out in national meetings, but, surprise, surprise, the New York/D.C. echo chamber doesn't seem to care.
Time to Pull the Plug?
Okay, PBS might have some decent shows. But let's be real, if you're dying to watch something, you can probably find it online anyway. Maybe it's time to question the whole idea of public television. Seems like there might be better uses for our tax dollars, right? And if we ARE gonna have it, shouldn't it at least reflect the values of Alabama?
