The American Spectator

I just watched your appearance on PBS, during which you lambasted the “liberal bias” of PBS. As countless right-wing Republicans before you, you just hammer away at a nonexistent liberal bias in the media. Do you ever watch CNN? Fox? ABC, CBS, MSNBC, NBC, etc? All of them dominated by Right-Wingers. All of them afraid to have an opinion that differs from the powers that be, namely the fascist administration of George W. Bush.

Enough. ENOUGH! WE ARED NOT TAKING IT ANYMORE! We have had enough lies, deceptions, and derisions from the likes of you, Mr. O’Reilly, Bill Novak and the rest of your unpalatable ilk.

p>Before I watched you spout your vindictive, I did not really care if PBS survived; it has pandered too much to the conservatives lately; but you just managed to make me an activist to keep CPB viable. br> — Sylvia Arcieri /p>

I just finished listening to you on the Newshour’s segment on the CPB with Jeffery Brown.

Sir, you were completely unprepared. Other then mentioning Bill Moyers 5 times — even though after three times Mr. Reed from KCPT noted that Moyers is retired from PBS, you just went on about the liberal bias. What’s up with that?

You did not assert a “liberal” bias on Sesame Street (which my kids grew up on), or Barney, or Nova or Mystery, or Washington Week in Review, or Front Line or any other show.

I occasionally read the Spectator, and I am unable to accept that a journalist and editor of a magazine of that quality can be so unencumbered by the facts. That is not how your magazine works, at least from how I read it.

Moreover, Bill Buckley’s show was on at 1:00 p.m. on Sundays. Actually, his show was one I watched religiously when I emigrated from Israel in 1974. The show was not on at Midnight, as you opined. Among Mr. Buckley’s great qualities was his erudition, knowledge of the subject matter and ability to tear an argument apart was magical. You might consider re-watching some of his shows. I watched his show from September 1974 through at least 1996, in New York City, Austin, New Orleans and now Philadelphia, PA.

p>I am a conservative and like you live on the “liberal east coast”. But, I have noted throughout my life that when I open my mouth and am not indifferent to facts, I am more effective. Your argument would have more force and validity if you too would follow that creed. br> — Itzchak E. Kornfeld /p>