Colbert Report: Public TV Dependent On 'Viewers Nothing Like You'

Stephen Colbert: "I guess for a donation of $75 you get the PBS tote bag. And for $23 million, you get PBS's nut sack."
By Diane Sweet — May 23, 2013

PBS dropped a documentary called "Citizen Koch" because they feared the reaction of billionaire sponsor David Koch.

That news hasn’t sat too well with many, including Stephen Colbert, who takes PBS to task for cancelling the documentary. Noting that government contributions constitute only 12 percent of PBS’ funds, Colbert explained that public television is now “more and more dependent on viewers nothing like you.”

"I guess for a donation of $75 you get the PBS tote bag. And for $23 million, you get PBS's nut sack."

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