by Rich Lowry
The Trump-backed rescissions bill represents the best chance to defund public broadcasting in decades, if not ever.
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Sesame Street character Big Bird sits onstage with other Sesame Street characters and actors to accept a lifetime achievement award at the 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., in 2009.
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Big Bird deserves to lose this time.
In the past, whenever Republicans have tried to cut federal funding for public broadcasting, the eight-foot-two-inch-tall yellow bird has been trotted out as an exemplar of all that is good and necessary about public broadcasting, and the federal dollars have been preserved.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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Big Bird deserves to lose this time.
In the past, whenever Republicans have tried to cut federal funding for public broadcasting, the eight-foot-two-inch-tall yellow bird has been trotted out as an exemplar of all that is good and necessary about public broadcasting, and the federal dollars have been preserved.
About the Author
Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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