GWAR’s Berzerker Blothar Rallies Against U.S. Government’s Attacks on Public Media

What is there to say about GWAR that hasn’t been said already? They’re murderous, crack demi-gods from outer space serving out a prison sentence here on Earth. They’re our lords and masters. Oh an they’re big proponents of public broadcasting and media.

In a recent statement, GWAR frontman Berzerker Blothar posted a lengthy statement railing against The Recessions Act that’s headed to for a Senate vote that would cut $1.1 billion in federal funding to public media. The funds have already been approved, but Republicans are once again complaining that outlets like NPR and PBS have a liberal bias and thus their funding must be cut.

Blothar isn’t a huge fan of that plan and he had this to say:

“Humans, this is the Berzerker Blothar of GWAR and I’m here to talk to you about public media. Public media is in danger.

“You know many years ago my personal friend, the great Fred Rogers, he testified in Congress about the value of public media, about how important it was in children’s lives. He famously secured funding for National Public Radio because he was able to demonstrate that it makes a difference and that’s important. Mr. Rogers brought love and light into the world, into a dark and hateful world.

“Well now that is on the chopping block right now, things like that. The Senate will vote on a House-passed Rescissions Act this week that will eliminate 1.1 billion dollars in already approved funding for public media. This would strip essential services. It could force rural stations to go off the air entirely. They won’t be able to pay licensing fees the same way they did for music. This could very well silence the music.

“I’ll tell you what else. It’s going to take away art and culture or at least access to that from the lives of people who need it and benefit from it.

“Rise up, people! In the name of Fred Rogers! In the name of Big Bird! In the drunken Lady Elaine Fairchild! Changes to this bill are still possible. Now is the time to urge your senators to remove the proposal that targets public media in the package of this Big Beautiful Bill.

“I urge you to go to protectmypublicmedia.org and get some information on how you can urge Congress to save public media. Call your senators. Make a difference. Do it now because there’s not a lot of time. Thank you!”

Blothar is just one of many voices calling for the bill’s demise. A national action network called Protect My Public Media has been working to save the aforementioned funding. Without the funding, you’ll see a massive growth in media deserts where public media’s the only source of information. In fact, more than 44 million Americans rely on public radio and another 160 million rely on public TV channels alone.

For more information about the fight to keep public media funded, head over to ProtectMyPublicMedia.org today.

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