PBS is a Commie Liberal Organization Like Glenn Reynolds is a Libertarian

Putz whips out the old PBS-is-biased trope, linking to the ever-scrupulous Gateway Pundit, who writes, "Just think- your tax dollars that are paying for the salaries at this openly liberal organization!"

Oh? Because last time I checked, PBS is still, fiscally-speaking, at the mercy of the CPB, which is still filled to capacity with Bush appointees, including Cornerite Warren Bell. Yes, that Warren Bell.

And, as MM notes, a few years back a CPB poll -- confirmed by horse-trader Ken Tomlinson -- found that "a plurality of Americans see no bias on either PBS or NPR, that just one in five respondents detected a liberal bias in public broadcasting, and that one in 10 detected a conservative bias."

GP is mos def nostalgic for the days when the WSJ editorial board had a show and Tomlinson could investigate Bill Moyers with impunity. (Good times!)

It's easier for Putz and GP to cry "liberal bias" than to admit their real grievance with PBS: There's not enough anti-Muslim programming!