Posted on 09/05/2008 3:36:27 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
Just across. BET and TV One apparently decided that with Barry O already pulling 90-95% of the black vote, they needn’t bother turning any precious airtime over to McCain. In fact, all four nights of the Democratic convention aired on both networks. The GOP convention didn’t air at all.
Do note: Palin finished just shy of both candidates in total audience running on only six networks, two fewer than McCain and four fewer than Obama. Telemundo and Univision didn’t bother with night three coverage.
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Can I just say, I think the two latino stations only showed the speeches of Obama and McCain...the two running for president.
I don’t think they showed the entire RAT convention. At least they were fair. BET could be fined for not showing both.
Couldn’t they?
That’s pretty racist.
::snicker::
“BET could be fined for not showing both.
Couldn’t they?”
Under the Fairness Doctrine, if that were to pass, yes. I don’t think they’re getting any kind of public funding, so I’d think they’re free to show what they want.
Maybe there are not all that many people out there interested in what Barack Hussein Obama, Jr., the charismatic, messianic Magic Negro, but there may be quite a few out there willing to listen to the other side.
Very likely the two different conventions drew rather different demographics.
They could have prior to the Reagan administration's repeal of the "fairness doctrine".
OMG. I just watched the full speech on the internet-I don’t even want to read the pundits commentaries, it would spoil it for me-the last part moved me to tears, and I’m no wimpy liberal who turns on the faucet at the drop of a phrase. Nothing could be more moving than his story that lead to him saying “America saved me”. And I grinned from ear to ear when he said the part (paraphrasing) about not thinking that he was called of God to “save the country in its hour of need”, but that he felt honored to be able to serve her. I don’t care what the chatterati are saying, that speech moved me in a different way, as much as Sarah Palin’s did. I don’t agree with John McCain on everything-I have major disagreements with him on a couple of things-but my gut tells me that NO one, absolutely no one, could have the integrity as far as having a real desire to serve as elected that he will bring to the Presidency, even if I want to throttle him for some of his beliefs in the future.
Ok..well I don’t want anything to with the fairness doctrine.
It doesn’t matter, because BET is correct, hardly any black people are voting for McCain.
I block BET due to their really low class programming.
Si, la razaists!
No one can detract from McCain’s integrity and service. Even those who do not agree with him have to concede them.
There is no choice when it is The Hero vs. the Zero.
BET, isn’t that the network that features hos trying to earn their crack money? Thank God Palin wasn’t shown amongst the guttersnipes.
BET would really love the Fairness Doctrine, wouldn’t they? Would it be enforced for them? No way. In this case the Fairness Doctrine would be just for the weak-minded whiteys who might be persuaded.
Oh Noz! I bet Barama’s head is spinning!
As they say in the cornfield-”Sa-LUTE!”
hey it’s their ratings to lose to other networks
I’m not the brightest bulb on the tree, but here’s my two cents worth:
At 72, Mr. McCain just made another sacrifice for his country; He gave us what seems
to be another ‘real’ conservative which may just carry us for the next twelve years.
He’ll be gone, but his mark will remain.
I’d like to know what BET’s normal # of viewers would be for a Thursday night and compare it to BET’s actual #s for last night. It could be said that the difference in viewership was the group watching McCain. Might be one way to evaluate black interest in McCain/Palin.
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