DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WANTS IT'S MONEY BACK

Of the Florida blogs that I read regularly, I have always enjoyed the Miami-based Bark Bark Woof Woof. "Mustang Bobby", as he is known, is one of the best writers in the blogosphere. His posts are usually well thought out and interesting to read.

Today he has outdone himself with a post which he says he has to do occasionally. You see, "Mustang Bobby" just happens to be gay, and the new Secretary of Education's objection to an episode of the PBS children's series Postcards From Buster which includes two lesbian couples has his dander up. The Department of Education, which helps fund PBS, wants any of it's money back which may have been used to produce the episode.

C'mon, SecEd Spellings! As Bobby puts it so eloquently:

The first goal of education is to teach children that not everyone in the world is exactly like them or some Donna Reed / Ozzie and Harriet vision of what you think life is like, and the sooner children learn to accept that fact, the better off they will be. If they see Buster the Bunny visiting a lesbian couple's house on television, they may feel comfortable when they visit the home of one of their classmates who has two mommies - or two dads.

Check out the entire post, as it is one of the best written pieces in quite some time. And very true, as well. Thanks, Bobby, for the reminder.