[txradioguy]

Something is amiss here.

[onyx]

HAR! Mrs. Control Freak versus full public view of the proceedings?

[Mo1]

FYI Ping

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Since when have Democrats been concerned about dignity and decorum?

[sissyjane]

I guess she doesn't want us to see her breaking arms.

[Redbob]

Except for the laughable "digntiy and decorum" part, she has a point.

I could see the CSPAN types panning around trying to find a member snoozing, or making a face as Pelosi - or Hastert - speaks.
It would become a circus.

More of a circus, that is.

[kinoxi]

But the House leader has kept control of the cameras, with coverage generally limited to tight shots of the speaker or the podium.

Damn, sandy berger's gonna need bigger pants...

[Torie]

Pelosi is doing what the Pubbies did, I think. I don't think this represents a change. But I could be wrong.

[Bush gal in LA]

Tee Hee! What happened to the RATS slogan ''OPEN LEADERSHIP, HONEST GOVERNMENT? I guess since their now in power that's out the window!

[Doc91678]

Yes, your right. So much for transparency. What else will she renege on?

[timer]

This sounds like what a dictator does, control of the press. It was just a short while ago that putin shut down the BBC station in russia during the polonium 210 poisoning incident. Pelosi is doing the same thing here, as they poison US with their whacko-agenda. I know, I know, the drive-by media is wall-to-wall unrepentent liberals, but shutting off C-SPAN is one more door closing on our freedoms. It will take a united effort to bounce this clown before she becomes dangerous, are we up to it?

[Ronaldus Magnus]

The outgoing congressional Republicans need to be recalled quickly to pass a bill giving C-SPAN statutory authority to broadcast from the House chamber. The dems would then need to wait until they could get a president's signature before passing another bill to undo it.

[PISANO]

I agree with Pelosi and this will most probably be the ONLY time I ever will.

CSPAN longs for "GOTCHAS" to spice it up and increase viewership.

[SkyPilot]

Pelosi cited the need to preserve the ''dignity and decorum'' of the House

[ArkansasBushfan]

HELP!!!! I need some advice in case I meet her Royal Highness Nance Pelosi, do women curtsy and men bow to her?

[Jimmy Valentine]

There is an old aphorism, "Never be ashamed to tell an honest business."

Maybe Mzzzzz. Pelosi does not want the C-Span cameras to catch DemocRATS taking lobbyist cash on the chamber floor.

[mware]

A tight shot of Pelosi with her bug eyes. Ugh.

[rottndog]

The cockroaches are turning out the lights.

[RoseofTexas]

Where is the OUTRAGE from AP and C-SPAN? Oh wait...it's an evil liberal buttkissing gloss over thing!

[VOA]

The Devolution (of our country) Will Not Be Televised.

Well, this tells you where Pelosi and Co. will be headed on the
fairness doctrine.

[VOA]

Do the members of Congress have an expectation of privacy while conducting
the people's business in open session?

But they don't mind putting traffic cameras on every pole and surveillance
cameras bristling on every public building.

Pelosi gets a two=fer: less coverage of some courageous Republicans
holding back the tide, less coverage of Democrats doing what Democrats do.

And we won't really see Pelosi's worst nightmare: if some new Democrats
actually (and unbelievably) do turn out to be moderates...and
challenge her in open session.