Posted on 01/28/2009 12:20:08 PM PST by Free ThinkerNY
I’m sure they are rushing to take this out of the Pork-u-lus package since it will be a ‘done deal’ to go to DTV on schedule.....riiight!
Read the article. Second paragraph, first sentence.
Uh oh! The sheep might lose access to Obamavision for a short time!
Can someone tell me the reason for this Digital stuff. It doesn’t seem all that important to be spending all this money on it. I’d rather put beans on the table.
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Fewer Nielsen ratings = less revenue for TV stations that promote liberal views.
Funny reference - I just watched the Star Trek episode “Bread & Circuses”
A “Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass” requires a 2/3rd’s majority, so it needed GOP support to pass.
I share your sentiment. I do however think that it is a good thing, that we have an example of what they CAN do when they put their minds to it. New we can point to this and say, do that. Do it again. You know you can. Get off your ass and do it, you mutts.
The media will blame Republicans and the idiots will always believe it.
Interesting. The msm is reporting that everyone can relax, the changeover won’t take place in February after all.
The broadcasters are not amused, insisting that it will cost many millions of dollars to keep two systems in place.
There’s something far more important than that: The first night that American Idol fans can vote for their favorite contestants is Feb 17.
Get the popcorn out, ladies and gentlemen, if you wanna see a bad accident.
That’s a reference to an old joke.
Jesus and Juan go to a new car dealership to buy a fast and powerful new sports car. Sensing the car is too powerful for them, the salesman asked Jesus, “Before I can sell you that car, I have to ask you a question. What would you do if you had this car up to 130 MPH and come up over the crest of a hill and there’s a tractor trainer overturned completely blocking the street and there’s not enough room to stop?”
Jesus didn’t hesitate a millisecond, saying, “I’d wake up Juan.”
“Juan,” the salesman responds in disbelief. “Why would you wake up Juan?”
“Cause Juan ain’t never seen a bad accident before.”
Since when does a bill like this require a 2/3 majority to pass? They explain nowhere why this is needed instead of a simple majority. I can hardly believe Pelosi kept a rule that said ‘spending bills require 2/3 majority to pass.’ She’s gutted the rules to quash the repubs, can’t believe she left this in there somewhere.
..not agreeing to a voice vote!
Funny: the AP article says nothing about the unusualness of the voice vote- it's stupid readers will now be confused to learn a majority vote is normal.
My guess (operative word = guess) is that, because this REVERSES an earlier bill, that 2/3 is required.
I don’t know, but I’m glad they did and do... the delay was a ploy to help Sprint over Verizon (according to an article I read last week) and had everything to do with money they gave Obama.
As I’ve said before, as long as there is ONE Republican ANYWHERE in ANY branch of government, the media will blame HIM for everything that they can. Personally, this is good news to me, but the media (and their beloved Obama) will spin this as an attack on the “poor, ignorant masses” who will lose their Oprah. Sniff, sniff..
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