[maica]

In case you and I are the only two viewers of CSPAN this morning, I will share with you that I was on the open line segment about 8:55, asking why CSPAN did not cover the President's trip to India and Pakistan.

The host told me that they would have had to buy a "package" of the coverage from the pool, and the price at $50,000, was considered not to be a wise expenditure of their limited funds.

CSPAN radio, in the DC-Balto area, will replay the press conference in Islamabad today.

[Bahbah]

Hey, maica, I heard you. I was so pleased to hear a caller who sounded polite and intelligent. I should have known. LOL

[snugs]

Wise expenditure of their funds either they are in the news business or not.

Sorry forgot they only buy the bits they want their viewers to see/hear not that may change people's perception of what or who the President is and what he achieves.

[FreedomNeocon]

I heard that... I almost givin' up on CSPAN since the bias on WJ is getting worse and worse.

I think its up to 1 Republican caller for every 6 'democrat' communist kooks, 4 'independant' democrat party hacks, and 4 'democrat' republicans who 'voted for bush' but now hate him.

I had a bad experience with the call screener to that effect as well (refusing my comment as 'off topic' becuase I was a Repuclican who is NOT dissatisfied with Bush, while obivious democrat seminar callers get rhough 'on topic' on teh Republican line.

Its disgusting to think that someone from outside the US might actually think the calls there are representative of anything.

[chgomac]

I heard you ask the question and the answer was very enlightening! I was glad to learn that we can get the audio feed.....c-span is addictive, isn't it?

[Just A Nobody]

Good for you Maica!!

[Freee-dame]

about 8:55, asking why CSPAN did not cover the President's trip to India and Pakistan. The host told me that they would have had to buy a "package" of the coverage from the pool, and the price at $50,000, was considered not to be a wise expenditure of their limited funds.

This takes my breath away. I guess they are still paying off all the coverage they did of Clinton's overseas trips....even Mrs. on her annual spring break trips.

[DoctorMichael]

As a matter of fact, I did listen to THAT particular call. Thanks!.

Yes, Scully had a pretty lame excuse about the lack of coverage of the trip......something about the cost, etc. Then why not get some guests in to discuss the trip and its ramifications? The Pakistani woman-scholar that they had on mentioned the trip in passing, but was basically touting Pakistans friendship with the US and the strategic importance of Pakistan (ie. how much we need them). Considering that the majority of the Pakistani population hates our guts, protests our policies at the drop of a hat, is biggoted towards Christians and kills them, won't let our CIA interview Kahn (nuclear weapons proliferator) and actually harbors and helps al-Qaeda, I don't have much use for this rat-hole of a country.