There is nothing that the Republicans can propose or pass as legislation that the Democrats will not claim "people will die" if it happens. From the repeal of net neutrality to tax cuts to DOGE cuts we've heard the same fearmongering from the Left for many years.
Now that taxpayer funding for NPR and PBS is on the chopping block, we've found the latest thing that will kill us. Chuck Schumer has followed up Dem Sen. Amy Klobuchar's dire warning about what defunding NPR and PBS could bring about with the most predictable warning ever:
Chuck Schumer: Sometimes "public broadcasting" is the only way people can get information on natural disasters:
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) July 16, 2025
“It’s a matter of life and death."
The ‘people will die’ talking point was issued over NPR/PBS defunding. Of course it was. https://t.co/6uY2jnEply pic.twitter.com/wQgZqTINeS
Does anybody at all take these people seriously anymore?
They either think people in rural communities don’t have any Internet or believe their voters think that.
— IT Guy (@ITGuy1959) July 16, 2025
Not to mention any local television network will have wall-to-walk coverage of any regional disaster.
So tired of them and their ridiculous melodrama.
It's all they've got at this point.
New DNC fear mongering talking point has gone out. It's nonsense.
— Ellie A (@EllieGAnders) July 16, 2025
Having experienced several natural disasters (earthquake, tornado, hurricane) in both the city and in rural America, not one time have I tuned into PBS or NPR for alerts or updates. I listened to local news.
If you tuned into PBS or NPR during a tornado warning you might only hear "see we told you that you should have cared more about acting on climate change -- we now join Antiques Roadshow, already in progress."
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