Oh yeah…
The Shrub waited until Congress was out of session to appoint a raging conservative to the board of the Corporation For Public Broadcasting. This was the guy who couldn’t get approved by a Congressional committee, so Bush just…struck when he thought nobody was looking.
Here’s the teeny NY Times condensation of the news item:
President Bush has appointed a conservative television producer to the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The appointee, Warren Bell, executive producer of ABC’s “According to Jim,†was first nominated by President Bush in June. In September, his nomination was pulled from the agenda of a Senate committee because of some lawmakers’ concerns about Mr. Bell’s background. In May 2005 he described himself as “thoroughly conservative in ways that strike horror into the hearts of my Hollywood colleagues.†Because Congress is in recess, Mr. Bush can appoint Mr. Bell without its approval. (NY Times)
Huh. Purely for your own information, here’s where to contact the CPB. As someone whose kids watch Sesame Street and OPB all the time, I’m a bit worried. I mean, the conservatives already have Fox News. Aren’t they satisfied?
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