Republican Sen. Jim DeMint (South Carolina), a longtime public broadcasting foe, is departing the Senate to lead the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, the Wall Street Journal is reporting. DeMint has circulated letters on Capitol Hill attempting to defund CPB, and sponsored several bills to do the same.
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You have to be foolish to believe that Gov. Haley (R-SC) will appoint a senator that will support CPB funding. The governor is in the process of defunding SC ETV why would she appoint someone who will throw more money at CPB.
That is just delusional.