That question is the only one to ask when the GOP is threatening to cut funding from NPR. As most of us know, as I believe we tend to not be ignorant like some others, parts of NPR is not funded directly by the federal government. It is partly funded by the Corporation For Public Broadcasting, which also funds PBS. In order to cut "federal funding" for NPR, Republicans will cut their funding for CPB, and a direct result will cut funding for PBS.
I grew up on PBS, as did my Republican friends (yes, I have a few). I remember being obsessed with Square One TV (Math show) and learning to count on Sesame Street, just like my Republican friends and their children. My son and daughter watch and learn from PBS, as do the children of my Republican friends. Imagine growing up in a world without:
Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps
Arthur
Barney & Friends
Berenstain Bears
Bob the Builder
Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures
Between the Lions
Caillou
The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford's Puppy Days
Curious George
Dinosaur Train
Franny's Feet
Lomax, The Hound of Music
Mama Mirabelle's Home Movies
Martha Speaks
Panwapa
Sesame Street
Super Why!
Sid the Science Kid
Thomas and Friends
Toopy and Binoo
WordWorld
Zoboomafoo
Animalia
Cyberchase
DragonflyTV
Design Squad
The Electric Company (2009–)
FETCH! with Ruff Ruffman
Fizzy's Lunch Lab
Maya & Miguel
Postcards from Buster
WordGirl
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
The Adventures of Dudley the Dragon
The Big Comfy Couch
Bill Nye the Science Guy
Boohbah
Charlie Horse Music Pizza
Dragon Tales
Elliot Moose
Gerbert
George Shrinks
Ghostwriter (TV series)
The Huggabug Club
In the Mix
It's a Big Big World
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks
Jay Jay: The Jet Plane
Katie and Orbie
Kidsongs
Kratts' Creatures
Lamb Chop's Play-Along
Liberty's Kids
Long Ago & Far Away
The Magic School Bus
Make Way for Noddy
Mark Kistler's Imagination Station
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Newton's Apple
Pappyland
PBS Kids Bookworm Bunch
Peep and the Big Wide World
Powerhouse
The Puzzle Place
Reading Rainbow
Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
Seven Little Monsters
Shining Time Station
Square One Television
Storytime
Teletubbies
Theodore Tugboat
Tots TV
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? (1991-1996)
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego? (1996-1998)
Wimzie's House
Wishbone
Zoobilee Zoo
ZOOM (1999 TV series)
This is what they want to cut funding to?