I completely forgot about that plum assignment, rave. Is it possible to use negative numbers in ratings?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik --- On Tue, 8/26/08, ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: ravenadal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Are You Watching to Cover the DNC? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 6:56 PM His mother? Gloria Vanderbilt? The heiress blue jeans lady? Do you totally dismiss the street cred he gained from hosting "The Mole"? (I gleefully remember Cooper's total disdain for MTV's Alison Stewart when they co-hosted ABC Overnight back in the day (me, I always thought Stewart was hot - especially with her glasses on). ~rave! --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Martin <truthseeker_ [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Don't even *mention* AC in my presence, please. What kind of journalistic credibility has he ever had? heck, his *only* pedigree comes from his mother. > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik > > --- On Tue, 8/26/08, B. Smith <daikaiju66@ ...> wrote: > From: B. Smith <daikaiju66@ ...> > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Are You Watching to Cover the DNC? > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2008, 9:19 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > CNN is gag inducing. They have become Fox-lite and it's sad. Blitzer > > is a self important windbag, Anderson Cooper is becoming a troll and > > the rest is even worse. > > > > I watched MSNBC's coverage which was ok with the exception of > > Buchanan's racist babblings disguised as commentary. But Eugene > > Robinson, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews and Keith Olberman more than > > kept him in check. > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, Martin <truthseeker_ 013@> wrote: > > > > > > And, on an entirely serious note, I admit freely that I cried like > > a newborn during Senator Kennedy's speech. > > > > > > http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > --- On Mon, 8/25/08, KeithBJohnson@ ... <KeithBJohnson@ ...> wrote: > > > From: KeithBJohnson@ ... <KeithBJohnson@ ...> > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Are You Watching to Cover the > > DNC? > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com > > > Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 11:25 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We had the same experience, then. I was on CNN, went into the > > kitchen, realized Obama's sister wasn't being covered, and also, > > caught Carter's interview on PBS. That sold me. I've been > > increasingly dissatisfied with most news channels recently, populated > > as they are with large panels of analysts who have to shout over each > > other to get their five seconds' worth of TV time. PBS is > > intelligent, concise, and feels so much more relaxing. What a wonder > > not to suffer through people shouting over each other! > > > > > > ------------ -- Original message ------------ -- > > > From: "ravenadal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> > > > > > > > > > I started with CNN on the HD TV. But when I went into the kitchen to > > > prepare my dinner, and didn't find the convention on any of the > > > network channels, I turned to PBS and stayed with PBS the rest of > > the > > > evening. No commercials, intelligent, concise commentary, and an > > > interview with Jimmy Carter, the greatest ex-president of all time, > > it > > > don't get much better than that! > > > > > > Truly enjoyed the whole Michelle Obama segment from the video about > > > her mother and father to her brother's introduction through her > > > bringing her "elegant and delightful" daughters up on stage to Obama > > > congratulating her via videotape. > > > > > > ~rave! > > > > > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com, KeithBJohnson@ ... wrote: > > > > > > > > What station are you watching to cover the Democratic National > > > Convention? As usual, I started out with CNN, but frankly that > > > station's been disappointing me recently. Maybe it started when t > > > hey > > > started hiring the likes of Pat Buchanan for equal time. Maybe it's > > > the Glenn Becks and other shrill loudmouths they brought on to > > answer > > > the call of Fox's shrill loudmouths. Maybe it's that all the anchors > > > and hosts have to pimp themselves out by saying "the best political > > > team on television" all the time; again, in homage to Fox. Or maybe > > > it's just the fact that I'm tired of the same old group of people > > > talking all the time. Whatever. I just noticed that everytime I > > turned > > > to CNN, Wolf Blitzer or Anderson Cooper or someone was yammering on > > > about polls and strategies, pulling out the fancy electronic maps > > and > > > fancy computer tricks, while in the background stuff was going on I > > > wanted to *see*. I was really upset when Obama's sister spoke and > > CNN > > > focused on Wolf Blitzer, while her voice co > > > > uld barely be heard in the background. Then Wolf threw out "the > > Best > > > Political Team on Television" and they cut to commercial. > > > > So, as I f > > > ind myself doing more and more recently, I turned to PBS > > > and Jim Lehrer's group. There I got to see Obama's sister speak in > > > entirety. I got professional, level-headed analysis by professional > > > people, without shouting, loudtalking and posing for the camera. I > > got > > > to listen to analysts actually get more than "hurry up you have five > > > seconds before we go to commercial", and actually get time to talk > > in > > > full conversations, without being rushed. I got intelligence with > > > PBS, while my beloved CNN gave me more surface and posturing. So > > it's > > > PBS that'll be my source for the rest of the DNC this week. > > > > What are you using for your source? > > > > > > > >
