Smart-Aleck response #1 would be something about whether the news one gets anytime (not just election day) with or without cable or satellite TV could ever be described as "decent" . . .
At 09:56 AM Tuesday 11/4/2008, Charlie Bell wrote: >I've been on the hunt for decent news streams so I can follow the US >elections tomorrow when I wake up (in a few hours, we're into the >early hours of Wednesday morning here Down Under...). > >Best so far - on the hunt for BBC World, and found you need to pay to >get it via RealPlayer - which is a horrid horrid thing, don't install >it if you can help it. Once upon a time it was pretty good. >BUT!! JOY!!! I have found that with >Livestation, which seems to be a flash-based player, BBC World, Al >Jazeera, euronews and others are freely rebroadcast as live streams. >This is a very good thing. > >Also, MSNBC streams straight from their website. > >So now I have a dilemma - the BBC's fabulously watchable coverage with >David Dimbleby, Nic Gowing etc (unfortunately the mesmerising Peter >Snow and his "swingometer" have retired as of the last British General >Election), or the dry and wry production of MSNBC including the >shiningly smart Rachel Maddow who is a breath of fresh air. Ah well, I >have two screens here, maybe I'll channel hop, or have both running... > >Charlie >who is taking a day's annual leave to watch this... Smart-Aleck response #2 would be to wonder why anyone would take the day off to watch the coverage rather than tune in at the equivalent of late tonight in the US (or early tomorrow morning if one is near the east coast which is in the UTC-5 time zone) to who the winner is (assuming there is one by then). NON-Smart-Aleck Corollary 2.1 being that many people wonder why anyone is allowed to release any results as long as any of the polls on the west coast (UTC-8) or in AK (UTC-9) or HI (UTC-10) are still open in acknowledgement of the possibility that people who haven't voted may change their minds after hearing results from other parts of the country which suggest that the candidate or party they are planning to vote for is either winning or losing . . . . . . ronn! :) in UTC-6 where the polls closed almost an hour ago now _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
