PBS is taking flak from Conservatives. Now I am conservative, comparatively speaking. I generally do not make apologies for this, because I know and my friends know that I am not insane. I think we all know that when the media says "Conservatives" these days, they really mean the Religious Right (you know, Jerry Fallwell and his minions). Apparently, the "Conservatives" are concerned that Public Broadcasting is taking too liberal of a turn. 'Buster' the cartoon rabbit, apparently has lesbian rabbit parents. This just smacks of Tinky-Winky and Spongebob to me. But because the Republicans feel like they have to keep the Christian Coalition vote in their back pocket, they'll do just about anything to get reelected. That includes shutting down Public Broadcasting, eliminating free educational television, and putting hundreds of TV chefs out of work. I mean, that's the only reason I watch PBS.
In Berlin today, George Michael announced his retirement from pop music. And the world struggles to give a damn. Seriously George, you are 41 years old and you haven't been controversial in like 15 years. It's time for you to move on. George was quoted as saying that "the genre [of pop music] is just dead as far as [he's] concerned." Well, George, maybe that's because the consumers of pop music are too young to know who the hell you are! I mean, when was the last time George Michael put out an album that people just had to have? I think I was like 3 years old. And now that his singing career is mercifully over, he claims that he will attempt to write songs for other people. What poor soul's career is he going to derail with his "ballads"? I personally vote Clay Aiken on this one.
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