[PLK]

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.

[Rameumptom]

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?

[Current Occupant]

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?

[Ciexyz]

Good, good, good. Now I can put off writing that heartrending letter to my congressman about the choice of either paying my heating bill or buying a converter box.

[Soul Seeker]

This is defined as a great victory for the Democrat’s? Okay...

How about we just put this on hold indefinitely and let the market decide when it will be ready fr this with little harm during the transition.

[Arthur McGowan]

I’d say almost all of those 6.5 million households are the dumbest households in the country, and should be forever stripped of the franchise. A few of them are probably among the brightest households, who never give TV a thought.

[syriacus]

Will the Senate vote to delay the minimum wage increase, which is coming up July 24th?

It would be the third increase in approximately 2 years.

If we want to increase the number of employed right now, we shouldn’t increase the wages again.

[ClaudiusI]

As someone pointed out in an earlier thread on this matter, the local TV station's have already budgeted for a year with the switchover occurring in February, and there is nothing obligating these affiliates to keep broadcasting in analog.
This is just going to show how truly ineffective the federal government can be.

[seemoAR]

Who is paying for all the commercials?

[IamConservative]

I wonder how many local TV stations were not ready for the conversion?

The rats don’t want any disruption in the broadcast of their media propaganda..

[Hatteras]

Conservatism has control of the radio. The Democrats can’t afford losing millions of TV viewers.

[HawaiianGecko]

"Monday's Senate vote is a big victory for the Obama administration and Democrats in Congress"   Big Victory?  So this author thinks Obama will go down in history for saving the world one couch potato at a time?