This is possibly my favorite video I've ever posted to the blog.
In 1969, during the Nixon administration, funding for public broadcasting was on the chopping block. Mr. Rogers presented himself to the hearings to speak for his show, and intelligent, compassionate children's programming of all sorts. This soft-spoken, heart-centered man absolutely bowls over the at-first antagonistic audience of Chairman Pastore. It's amazing to watch.
In the end, he clinches his argument with a poem -- A POEM for crissakes, and immediately not only wins back the funding for public broadcasting, but gets it increased.
A must watch.
Enjoy the good guys winning by sheer force of compassion,
Bp
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
I watched this twice and loved every moment of it. Brilliant.
I have loved this since I first blogged about it 2 years ago. http://iquotemyself.wordpress.com/?s=mr.+rogers
Ha! No seriously, it's a great thing to watch.
Speaking of being pwned LOL.
Post a Comment