It was a dark and stormy night. People all across the nation were huddling around their TV screens to celebrate the original Brexit with a beautiful firework display. They turned their channels to PBS and soon enough things were exploding- are we’re not talking about the fireworks.
People are freaking out that PBS used footage from last year’s firework show that revealed a clear night sky instead of the dominant fog, looming clouds and damp atmosphere that was apparent on the night of the 4th.
Hope no one noticed I used last yr's "Happy 4th of July" Tweet because it was raining this wknd. #PBSfireworks
— Gus Gus Fun Bus (@GusGusFunBus) July 5, 2016
#July4thPBS See below re: your DC firework coverage. pic.twitter.com/D5RKnh6D2m
— Kristin (@kristin_river) July 5, 2016
PBS airing stock footage for 4th of July proves yet again Mitt was right for trying to kill them off.
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) July 5, 2016
FBI now free to investigate how Hillary made PBS show stock fireworks footage.
— Rocky Mountain Mike (@RockyMntnMike) July 5, 2016
Bitch and moan because #PBS makes the decision to show actual fireworks? #really? would you rather see clouds light up? #getalife. #spoiled
— Jeff Vest (@bf_vest) July 5, 2016
PBS released a statement saying it was the “patriotic thing to do,” but Washingtonians everywhere- many of whom had been waiting out the rain and constantly checking the forecast- noticed the discrepancy in PBS’s live stream and took to twitter to call the annual A Capitol Fourth show a fraud.
We showed a combination of the best fireworks from this year and previous years. It was the patriotic thing to do. #July4thPBS
— A Capitol Fourth (@July4thPBS) July 5, 2016
@ThomasRainerDC @July4thPBS if they had continued live, you'd be complaining that you didn't get to see fireworks. #dcfireworks
— Lori K (@Ptzgirl) July 5, 2016
We’re too hungover tired from our 4th of July festivities to make an informed decision on whether or not it was “patriotic” for PBS to show last years footage, so take to our Facebook and Twitter pages to share your thoughts on the matter. After all, where there’s smoke there’s usually fire– or in this case there’s fireworks.
