PBS falls for the CNW report!

[Alric]

I can't believe PBS would fall for this. But here it is: PBS discussing the CNW report on its new show, yourweek.

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[Picasso Moon]

Video that was originally in the OP:

YouTube - Prius Envy? Is the Prius actually bad for the environment?

YouTube - Prius Envy? Is the Prius actually bad for the environment?

I'm not sure this should come as much of a surprise to anybody. Since the Republican takeover of PBS in 2005, they have pretty much morphed into Fox News Lite.

GOP takeover of PBS from CommonDreams.org

[Jiipa]

Nothing PBS does surprises me.

[Godiva]

I've become very disappointed with my local PBS. They've had shows with some quack Doctors on herbal/organic medicine. I've done internet searches that have shown this guy is a quack, but there he is on KPBS.

I'm disappointed in some of their other programming choices. They moved Masterpiece Theater from Sunday nights. I don't know where it is now. Mystery used to be on Thursday. Don't know where that went either. They used to be must see TV on my personal schedule. Not any more. My biggest disappointment was when Bob Vila was fired from This Old House. Of course, that was a WGBH decision. But I never warmed up to Steve the Dork.

[ZC1]

Art Spinella is full of doody.

Did he ever check out GM or FORD or ...eekk Chrysler?

His statement "Somewhere else, whether it's in Japan, or China, or Canada or the United States, winds up, in effect, having to pay for part of Los Angeles getting cleaner air."

I believe that statement like I believe in Santa Claus.

ZC1

[haruman]

He's just a wanna be and probably is on that long wait list!

[AISpence]

Yeah, it wouldn't have been that bad if only they had shown the other side of the story/issue. I really liked what hard-hitting journalistic questions she posed to him. Instead of really getting to the bottom of what the truth was, she just took anything he said as gospel. -Well, look at it this way, common sense should prevail here (and sticker shock at the gas pumps). Blowhards like that idiot can talk until their blue in the face about how much better Hummers are for the environment, it won't stop me or others who want more mileage or greener travel from buying a Prius. The backorders proves this.

[fthorn]

I liked the production values of that segment. Man, that's a nice house she's got there.

[Fraser]

If Spinella really were concerned about "energy costs and the complexity of developing products", he wouldn't be talking with the reporter via computer -- he would have written her a letter. In fact, he is seeking publicity for his company -- a marketing research firm that lives and dies on telling other companies what to do -- and probably would not have completed the interview if there were hardball questions. And I'm not criticizing his right to conduct his business this way -- just looking at the facts of the situation. And, did you notice that the reporter did not decide to keep the Prius for any environmental concerns, but because it gives great gas mileage?

[patsparks]

In PBS, what does the BS stand for?

Please excuse my ignorance, I'm Australian.

2 things,
At the end of the report she does say she is getting 500 miles from a tank which is good.
There is also an invitation to send in your story, so would someone like to send a rebuttal to this report in a form they can fit into a 4 minute slot?