"Grant says the funding crunch is partially to blame, but the decision 
to end Reading Rainbow can also be traced to a shift in the philosophy 
of educational television programming. The change started with the 
Department of Education under the Bush administration, he explains, 
which wanted to see a much heavier focus on the basic tools of reading — 
like phonics and spelling."

The Bush legacy lives on...

WTF? The show was replaced by the totally obnoxious "Between the Lions"? 
The show is a complete Simpsons ripoff. They're constantly ribbing each 
other and denigrating the "intelligent and culturally-sensitive young 
female", ala Lisa Simpson. Two of their main recurring sketches, 
("Chicken Jane" and "Cliff Hanger") center around making fun of people 
in helpless situations. Are these really the types of values we should 
be teaching our kids?

-Mike

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