Mister Rogers Goes to Washington

September 12, 2006 9:00 AM

In 1969, the United States Senate Subcomittee on Communications convened to discuss proposed budget cuts for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A little-known (at the time) children's television show host named Fred Rogers appeared before the committee and delivered a quiet but passionate defense of moral and educational television for the young. Ten years later, Mister Rogers again entered public affairs when he testified before the Supreme Court in favor of the Sony Betamax during the landmark Sony Corp. v. Universal Studios. "Very frankly, I am opposed to people being programmed by others."
posted by Iridic (8 comments total)

double
(not counting the wikipedia links, of course)
posted by wabashbdw at 9:04 AM on September 12, 2006

doub- crap, beat me to it.
posted by CynicalKnight at 9:05 AM on September 12, 2006

Can you say 'double'?

Good.

I knew that you could.
posted by mazola at 9:06 AM on September 12, 2006

I still watched it again, though.
posted by wabashbdw at 9:07 AM on September 12, 2006

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posted by monju_bosatsu at 9:16 AM on September 12, 2006

This is actually a tripple.
posted by delmoi at 9:17 AM on September 12, 2006

Wow--my first double! Thanks for the catch, guys.

Let this be a lesson to you, kids: Search for doppel-posts using "Mr Rogers" and "Senate," not "Mister Rogers" and "Congress."
posted by Iridic at 9:17 AM on September 12, 2006

Double or not, his speech before the committee in '69 was awesome.
posted by mrbill at 9:17 AM on September 12, 2006