It was quite moving..... On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 7:55 AM, Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >* wrote: > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: OT: Who Are You Watching to Cover the DNC? > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.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 <scifinoir2%40yahoogroups.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? > > > > > > -- cwm blog http://centralheatingblog.blogspot.com STRING THEORY http://www.stringtheory.mypodcast.com
