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Published: 29 days ago
Category: Funny Clip Art
Tags: defending, Mister, Rogers, Senate
In 1969, Fred Rogers appeared before the United States Senate Subcommittee on Communications. His goal was to support funding for PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in response to significant proposed cuts by President Nixon.
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all goverment funding is obtained by theft at gunpoint.. regardless of whether you think its for peoples benefit, its all done by evil means
PBS was something different back then, now is the only olast bastion of intelligent TV far better than network TV. At least, they do not run annoying 22 minutes of commercials. Thank you Mr. Rogers for a memory of sanity.
What a warm heart.
I love how responsive the congressman was
A Senator listening? That’s new.
@dapdapdap1000 To bad this was 40 years ago.
@longfootbuddy care to elaborate? theft at gunpoint sound slike a hyperbole, but you are right that you are forced to cooperate with the government. But many people want government to play a positive role in society, helping less fortunate. Would you want to be able to opt-out of taxes and not get the benefits? even something as driving over a road or bridge was built with public money. Wouldn’t you then be stealing from the people who do pay their share?
Holy smokes. Look at the power of words, spoken calmly and sincerely. Astounding.
“Know that there is something deep inside that helps us become what we can. For a girl can be someday a lady and a boy can be someday a man.”
Senate actually listened to someone whose not a lobbyist?
Fucking madness
Good lord, here is the problem in a sack. Mr. Rogers looks to the federal government as a mommy and daddy.
I keep expecting him to break out with tears.
@Joeyg143 Well I am…
@dapdapdap1000 Everyone, EVERYONE listens to Mr. Rogers.
@MrBalcora It was a different world back then.
HOW DARE THE SENATOR INTERRUPT MR ROGERS?!
I loved watching Mr. Rogers when I was little. We need a Mr. Rogers for kids today.
@dapdapdap1000 Actually you could say that a Senator listening is old and archaic. It’s not the “hip” way to be a Senator anymore.
Brilliant.
Mister Rogers in this video is a testament to the fact that there are many kinds of heroes. It saddens and worries me that we in this society tend to glorify physical courage at the expense of moral courage. A man in a sweater vest fighting for what he believes is right deserves as much respect as a man in a Kevlar vest doing the same.
The best man? There’s a real chance!
Looks like you just earned twenty million dollars.
WTF? How did I end up here? Anyway, awesome. I love Mr. Rogers.
I liked mr rogers show because when he would cut construction paper it sounded awesome, his fish was a beast, and I liked his song at the start
Mr. Rogers was a great man. He had a wonderful show for children and was a great U.S Marine.
I thank you for everything you did for society. OORAH!
Mr. Rogers is a great humanitarian who happens to care deeply for people. He is a wonderful man with a heart of gold. He was on the Arsenio Hall show and he threw out the first pitch at a major league baseball game. He will always be remembered. I love you Fred. Rest in peace.