Comments on: Fun Stuff: Wear a sweater in honor of Mister Rogers http://libertyisforme.blogivists.com/2008/03/10/fun-stuff-wear-a-sweater-in-honor-of-mister-rogers/ A brown girl's perspective Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:50:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: libertyisforme http://libertyisforme.blogivists.com/2008/03/10/fun-stuff-wear-a-sweater-in-honor-of-mister-rogers/#comment-72 libertyisforme Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:49:35 +0000 http://libertyisforme.blogivists.com/2008/03/10/fun-stuff-wear-a-sweater-in-honor-of-mister-rogers/#comment-72 I didn't know that...good history lesson. Thanks! I didn’t know that…good history lesson.

Thanks!

]]> By: elcap http://libertyisforme.blogivists.com/2008/03/10/fun-stuff-wear-a-sweater-in-honor-of-mister-rogers/#comment-71 elcap Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:27:23 +0000 http://libertyisforme.blogivists.com/2008/03/10/fun-stuff-wear-a-sweater-in-honor-of-mister-rogers/#comment-71 In 1969, Congress was going to drastically cut funding for public television so it could send more money to the war in Vietnam. Mr. Rogers tv show likely would have been cancelled. In what has become one of the most famous testimonies in the history of Congress, Mr. Rogers transformed the hawkish chairman in charge of the money allocation, thus saving public television. And he did it in just a few minutes. The testimony really is remarkable. The chairman goes from tough and a bit rude to almost tearful right before your eyes. Regardless of your take on public television, Mr. Rogers testimony is well worth watching, especially if you have a job in a field that requires you to persuade or influence people. Mr. Roger's Testimony Before Congress: http://youtube.com/watch?v=a41lJIhW7fA In 1969, Congress was going to drastically cut funding for public television so it could send more money to the war in Vietnam. Mr. Rogers tv show likely would have been cancelled.

In what has become one of the most famous testimonies in the history of Congress, Mr. Rogers transformed the hawkish chairman in charge of the money allocation, thus saving public television. And he did it in just a few minutes.

The testimony really is remarkable. The chairman goes from tough and a bit rude to almost tearful right before your eyes. Regardless of your take on public television, Mr. Rogers testimony is well worth watching, especially if you have a job in a field that requires you to persuade or influence people.

Mr. Roger’s Testimony Before Congress:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=a41lJIhW7fA

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