On Friday, PBS followed NPR’s lead and sued President Trump over his executive order telling the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding PBS and NPR. PBS filed suit along side Lakeland PBS, which operates PBS stations in Bemidji and Brainerd, Minnesota.
In a statement, PBS proclaimed its “independence,” when it’s obvious they are dependent on federal funding. “After careful deliberation, PBS reached the conclusion that it was necessary to take legal action to safeguard public television’s editorial independence, and to protect the autonomy of PBS member stations.”
“Autonomy” and “editorial independence” are code words for “as liberal as we wanna be.”
The lawsuit argues: “The EO makes no attempt to hide the fact that it is cutting off the flow of funds to PBS because of the content of PBS programming and out of a desire to…
