tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post6176653046371683820..comments2024-01-07T06:59:04.212-05:00Comments on The Playgoer: Obama's Arts "Freeze"Playgoerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-68602073458028238462010-02-06T11:44:46.887-05:002010-02-06T11:44:46.887-05:00Thanks so much for the link, George. Brilliant cl...Thanks so much for the link, George. Brilliant clip!Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-27595972819752278762010-02-06T10:03:04.664-05:002010-02-06T10:03:04.664-05:00Well then (the response might be), what's the ...Well then (the response might be), what's the problem? It's like complaining there's one less crumb on the floor.<br /><br />Apropos, there's <a href="http://www.georgehunka.com/blog/index.cgi/2010/02/03#bricks" rel="nofollow">this</a> from the 1988 TV series <em>Yes, Prime Minister</em>, which engages the issue from a specifically theatrical point-of-view as well.George Hunkahttp://www.georgehunka.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12657288.post-28648339629901133162010-02-05T13:37:26.220-05:002010-02-05T13:37:26.220-05:00Here's some more sobering perspective, from Ly...Here's some more sobering perspective, from Lynch's statement: the $160-odd million NEA budget makes up "just a fraction of the $6.3 BILLION of direct expenditures for all arts nonprofits in the U.S."Playgoerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02994724588504353485noreply@blogger.com