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Senate OKs 4-month delay to digital TV changeover
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090127/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/digital_transition_delay ^
| Monday, January 26, 2009
Posted on 01/26/2009 7:30:26 PM PST by Peace4EarthNow
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To: Peace4EarthNow
Guess who benefits from this? One of Obama’s people. He is tied to a company that competes with Verizon. Verizon was going to benefit from this deal (something to do with bandwidth becoming available).
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:05:05 PM PST
by
enough_idiocy
(http://politicallydrunk.blogspot.com/2008/05/in-their-own-words-carter-reagan-and.html)
To: FJB2
This is happening because you can broadcast 8 to 12 digital channels to what it takes to broadcast 1 anolog channel.
To: Peace4EarthNow
Let them eat cake or cornbread, their choice.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:06:46 PM PST
by
jws3sticks
(Hillary can take a very long walk on a very short pier, anytime, and the sooner the better!)
To: Peace4EarthNow
The Federal Government is very afraid that America will discover life without the Trance Vision.
They fear people listening to talk radio while being productive at home. They fear people actually spending their evenings meeting and talking to their neighbors about the communist takeover. They fear a people who go to the internet for their news and information.
I've seen thousands of beautiful houses built by men who were listening to the radio as they work, but I have yet to see one built by men who were watching Trance Vision!
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:07:05 PM PST
by
Obamageddon
(Birth certificate and college transcripts will be required for Federal employment, Mr. Soetero)
To: Peace4EarthNow
Here's the real reason for the delay:
Digital Delay is really a sop to Obama's donors at Sprint.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:07:22 PM PST
by
jayef
To: Colonel_Flagg
If people havent been able to go out and either buy a box or get coupons after all the months theyve had to prepare for this, then they deserve to sit in their living rooms without American Idol until they do.I just left a thread where a FReeper was crying about the switch to DTV. Not ready, they said.
Pathetic.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:11:37 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: ZirconEncrustedTweezers
Great! Four more months of those irritating messages on TV about how my television will stop working
That's exactly what will happen to millions that purchased portable televisions.
In addition, when the grid goes down, everyone will have dead blank pictures.
For the most part, today's television caters to the easily led, drooling slobs.
Of course, some of us use other means of communications.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:12:04 PM PST
by
dragnet2
(Bush's legacy is Obama)
To: Trajan88
I'm sure all the broadcasters that have already switched are not jumping for joy right now since they spent millions to be in compliance on the dead line. Now they'll pay even more to keep two transmitters running.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:13:22 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: capydick
the original date of the cutover was supposed to be a couple of years ago and our congresscritters kept pushing the date out.It was May, 2006.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:14:08 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: buccaneer81
Pathetic. Agreed. However, without so much government assistance, too many Americans will also have to go without their nightly drive-by media propaganda shows. Methinks that's part of what's behind this as well.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:14:38 PM PST
by
Colonel_Flagg
(You're either in or in the way.)
To: Colonel_Flagg
too many Americans will also have to go without their nightly drive-by media propaganda shows. Methinks that's part of what's behind this as well. Agreed.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:17:33 PM PST
by
buccaneer81
(Bob Taft has soiled the family name for the next century.)
To: paul544
I agree with you 100% as usual people waiting for someone to hand deliver them something without doing an ounce of work themselves.
I personally find it hard to believe that many people have an analog TV I am sorry to say.
To: Peace4EarthNow
All so “they” can more closely monitor how their brainwashing is working by digital data. I like it about as much as I like spyware on my computer.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:19:28 PM PST
by
Earthdweller
(Socialism makes you feel better about oppressing people.....)
To: FJB2
Why is this happening anyway? Who cares? Why the hell is govt. mandating a change and then spending tax dollars with these coupons to help people with the transition? The change frees up part of the broadcast spectrum which the government is selling; the converter box coupons are funded by those spectrum sales.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:20:49 PM PST
by
supercat
(Barry Soetoro == Bravo Sierra)
To: Earthdweller
Not only that, but the govt and the Neilson Co. have gotten you to register your name and address.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:27:03 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(The Last Boy Scout)
To: Peace4EarthNow
Broadcast TV is drival anyway. Pulled the plug on broadcast and cable TV years ago. The family hasn’t missed it at all. We watch an occasional rental DVD and that’s it. Don’t have to watch Obama on the news. Life is good.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:32:55 PM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(In Memory of My Father [1917-1988] --WWII Vet, U.S. Army Air Forces)
To: Peace4EarthNow
What's this going to cost us? A bunch of deadbeats can't figure out how to subscribe to satellite AND get the local networks? This has been in the public service announcement messages and news alerts for AGES!!! WTF???? Ridiculous.
The BHO PR spin machine is trying to convince us there is actually a significantly large population of poor, elderly, isolated, & clueless folks who adjust their rabbit ears to be able to watch tornado or blizzard warnings on their ancient teevees. I ain't buyin' it.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:44:39 PM PST
by
PLK
To: proudCArepublican
I read a lot more than I watch TV. Therefore I do not want to spend any extra money on a converter box until I absolutely have to. So I am very happy about the delay. Anybody that has a problem with my lifestyle choice, can kiss my duppa.
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:50:17 PM PST
by
Ciexyz
(Downloaded Ann Coulter's "Guilty" to my Amazon Kindle for $9.99 - 67% discount.No sales tax.)
To: Peace4EarthNow
A chicken in every pot. A TV converter for every slob who won't upgrade on their own. No wonder we are in a recession. The govt. is bailing out 80 bucks to each household to upgrade our TV's. Instead of working at least well be able to sit in front of our nwew upgraded TV's.
Actually though I have been wondering about the impact the upgrade will have on the MSM TV monopoly? Most people get their news from the TV and internet. The papers are dying. My guess is that most people will go directly to cable or sattelitte instread of the converter box. Will it be the death knell of CBSABCNBCPBS when most people switch?
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:52:08 PM PST
by
Rameumptom
(Gen X= they killed 1 in 4 of us)
In my area they’ve all been converted already. Can’t believe this is being dealyed. But the Gov’t isn’t the smartest people we have. Just why is that?
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posted on
01/26/2009 8:52:15 PM PST
by
Current Occupant
(The FIVE branches of Gov't: Executive, Judicial, Legislative, Indoctrination and Propaganda.)
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