Sesame Street = "Government Education"

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Is Sesame Street Spreading Left-Wing Propaganda? Exec Admits, Yes

    Posted on May 31, 2011 at 12:11pm by Jonathon M. Seidl Jonathon M. Seidl

While the theme song to the kids show Sesame Street encourages people to ask how to get there, one author just finished an expose exploring what’s really in the popular show: left-wing propaganda.

Sesame Street, with its loveable and fuzzy characters, is really a mouthpiece for the left’s agenda. That’s the conclusion of author Ben Shapiro, who after interviewing hundreds of industry insiders found that many of Hollywood’s most popular shows, including the popular kids program, are inundated with secret political messages. And he got top executives to admit it.

Shapiro’s new book, “Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV,” according to it’s description “is the story—told in their own words—of how television has been used over the past sixty years by Hollywood writers, producers, actors, and executives to promote their liberal ideals, to push the envelope on social and political issues, and to shape America in their own leftist image.”

For example, Shapiro quotes Mike Dann, one of Sesame Street’s founding executives, saying it “was not made for the sophisticated or the middle class.” Using the premise, the team worked in all sorts of messages, including Grover breaking bread with a hippie and Oscar the grouch who was supposed to address “conflicts arising from racial and ethnic diversity.” Dann also admitted he used the program in the wake of 9/11 to highlight peaceful alternatives to war.

“Sesame Street tried to tackle divorce, tackled ‘peaceful conflict resolution’ in the aftermath of 9/11 and had [gay actor] Neil Patrick Harris on the show playing the subtly-named ‘fairy shoeperson’,” writes Shapiro, according to THR.

The news may not be surprising considering the left‘s recent use of the show’s cuddly character, Elmo. The furry, red puppet has been used to trumpet free internet, lament job loss, and even plug Michelle Obama’s child nutrition bill.

LINK: Left wing propaganda at public expense

[docstew]

Anyone who's seen Sesame Street in their adult lifetime knows it's left-wing propaganda, but they do have some excellent programs aimed at military children.  Not saying this excuses indoctrinating young kids on the public's dime.

Ya know, there's an easy fix.  Make the PBS station the Sesame Street Channel, fold Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and get the millions of dollars of profits generated by the Sesame Street brand to support them all.

[catsmtrods]

Whats new the whole public school system is left wing propaganda!

[zeitgeist]

LINK: Left wing propaganda at public expense

[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Gf8NK1WAOc[/youtube]

[Mr Mannn]

When Elmo starts informing on his parents, call me.

[Wineslob]

Shapiro’s new book, “Primetime Propaganda: The True Hollywood Story of How the Left Took Over Your TV,” according to it’s description “is the story—told in their own words—of how television has been used over the past sixty years by Hollywood writers, producers, actors, and executives to promote their liberal ideals, to push the envelope on social and political issues, and to shape America in their own leftist image.”

Glad someones is pointing this out, but, ah, no shit?

[Ralph Wiggum]

Another link with more info:

TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda (Exclusive Video)

[thundley4]

Another link with more info:

TV Executives Admit in Taped Interviews That Hollywood Pushes a Liberal Agenda (Exclusive Video)

During the height of the TEA Party protests at town hall meetings, many of the various crime shows had stories dealing with right wing extremists.