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This may've been previously posted but I just discoverd it. I was hitting the up button on my Dish TV and 0n channel 73 there is 24/7 Obama for president programming. Unbelievable! Does Direct TV have this also? Anyone?

September 22, 2008 Later this week FusionMan Yves Rossy will attempt the first solo jet-propelled flight flight across the English channel. Using a new single jet wing he unveiled in May, and which has already been tested over the distance (Rossy flew 35 kilometers in ten minutes during the test – an average 210 mph). The event will be broadcast live by National Geographic national geographic Channel in 165 countries and will also be streamed live online. Check out the image gallery – quite simply amazing. Good luck FusionMan! We’ve previously covered Rossy’s exploits here, but he's done so much...

WJNO has refused to run Rush Limbaugh ad from a war Vet... Good Move 4.56 % Bad Move 94.94 % Not Sure 0.49 %

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24, 2007 – Cooking talents of some of the U.S. military’s top chefs will be on the front burner of a new Pentagon Channel lifestyle program, “The Grill Sergeants.” “I want ‘The Grill Sergeants’ to be a forum on how to share the most common element in life -- food,” explained Sgt. 1st Class Brad Turner, an Army platoon sergeant chosen to be the show’s first host. A nationwide search is under way for other military members with a flair for food and a dynamic personality interested in showcasing their skills on the show. “Watch out, Emeril!”...

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2007 – Some race around the track with the intensity of an Olympic sprinter. Others crash and smash in a full contact contest rivaling rugby. Still others push themselves through a grueling obstacle course laced with unexpected hazards. Each shares one common reality: life in a wheelchair. More than 500 disabled veterans took part in a remarkable competition earlier this summer, and a Pentagon Channel crew was there to document their achievements. These athletes’ stories will be shared in a brand-new edition of the station’s monthly documentary, “Recon.” “Wheels of Courage” takes viewers to the 27th...

WASHINGTON, July 5, 2007 – They take on military assignments impossible for humans, and even robots, to perform. They are rewarded with fresh food, protection from predators and loving human contact. These unheralded, unknown, and often misunderstood marine mammals are saving countless lives during their underwater missions. Now, a new edition of the Pentagon Channel’s monthly documentary, “Recon,” offers a rare glimpse at the work of dolphins and sea lions who are acting as true “Sentinels of the Sea.” “When people mention the marine mammal program, a lot of people think of Flipper,” said Mike Rothe, biosciences division manager...

I found this on a Comcast Community forum... As part of its global disaster series the History Channel has included shows devoted to the Medieval Warming Period and the Little Ice Age claiming that these periods of history really did occur and were responsible for growth of civilizations during the warm periods and plaques and deaths from starvation on the cold periods. They claim that the Medieval Warm Period was a time of plenty when Vikings settled Greenland and the Little Ice Age as a time when the Vikings perished in Greenland, the Mayan civilization disappeared and cold temperatures caused...

Yet another busy news week. As I write this, Fox News is breaking (ahead of CNN, ABC and USA Today) the news that Bobby Cutts has been taken into custody for the murder of Jessie Davis. The man who lost his family in a violent Illinois shooting has been charged with their murder. A pair of naked twenty-somethings plummeted to their deaths from a roof top. The US and North Korea are again engaged in talks regarding North Korea's nuclear program. Iran still has a president who fancies himself the Bringer of the Apocalypse and Syria is still his willing...

Source: University of Chicago Press Journals Date: April 30, 2007 Was Bristol Channel Hit By A Tsunami? Science Daily — On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Britain's largest natural disaster, the author of Tsunami: The Underrated Hazard, reveals strong new evidence that the Bristol Channel was devastated by a tsunami on January 30, 1607. On that day, historical accounts describe a storm in the Bristol Channel, flooding more then 500 km2 of lowland and killing 2,000 people. "Despite the recent Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004, tsunamis along most coastlines are currently viewed as an underrated hazard," write Edward...

WASHINGTON, March 12, 2007 – An unconventional public service announcement produced by the Pentagon Channel reminding military members to vote has been awarded first place in a nationwide competition sponsored by Cable World Magazine. An emotional Pentagon Channel documentary on post-traumatic stress disorder also earned an honorable mention. Other competitors included cable giants such as Discovery and National Geographic, Pentagon Channel officials noted. “The judges made their choices based on whether or not an entry clearly presented an important public affairs issue,” said Seth Arenstein, the magazine’s editorial director and assistant vice president. “In addition, the mix of education...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2007 – The Pentagon Channel tomorrow will debut a new program, “Icon,” which takes an in-depth look at iconic figures in the U.S. military and Defense Department. The first Icon program will feature retired Army Lt. Col. Bruce P. Crandall, who is receiving the Medal of Honor today at the White House for his actions in the Battle of Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam in November 1965. During the fight, which was the first major ground battle of the war, Crandall, then a major and commander of Company A, 229th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Cavalry Division...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2007 – Troops and their families are exchanging Valentine’s Day video messages on air today through the Military Channel’s “Operation V-Day.” The Discovery Communications cable network is saluting the men and women of the armed forces with a “heartfelt event” allowing them to say hello to the loved ones from whom they are separated. The 24-hour event kicked off at 6 a.m. with troops deployed to Baghdad appearing before a video camera to send messages of love or to read poetry to the special people in their lives. One soldier took it a step farther and...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8, 2007 – During his State of the Union address in January, President Bush uttered these chilling words: “The situation in Iraq is unacceptable to the American people, and it is unacceptable to me.” The president went on to say “It’s clear we need to change our strategy in Iraq.” With that sweeping statement and the subsequent proposed surge of 21,500 additional troops to Iraq as a backdrop, the Pentagon Channel is examining the future of Operation Iraqi Freedom in a new edition of its monthly half-hour documentary, “Recon.” “A New Way Forward” follows servicemembers conducting often...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7, 2007 – Friends and family back home will have a chance to see their servicemembers in action and hear their personal messages via video thanks to the efforts of a cable network dedicated to the military. Beginning at 6 a.m. on Feb. 14, Discovery Communications’ Military Channel plans to launch “Operation V-Day,” a 24-hour commercial-free airing of messages from troops around the world to their loved ones in the states. The channel also plans to begin airing troop-recorded videos for a new feature showing the personal stories of the men and women stationed overseas. “The Military...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19, 2007 – The Military Channel is asking servicemembers across the armed forces to submit videotaped stories about their service in the global war on terrorism for broadcast on television, company officials said. “We want to give a voice to the troops to allow them to tell their stories,” Jill Bondurant, Military Channel publicist, said during an interview with American Forces Press Service today. The Military Channel plans to use servicemember-submitted video for broadcast during nightly one-hour blocks of programming starting in early February, Bondurant said. The dates and times haven’t been specified yet, she said. Video...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26, 2006 – They are the very public face of ultimate military discipline. They wow stadiums packed with football fans with complex rifle drills. They honor fallen comrades with solemn processions. They guard the Tomb of the Unknowns around the clock at Arlington National Cemetery. and on Dec. 15, they gave outgoing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld a full-honors farewell ceremony on the Pentagon parade field. Despite their high-profile mission, many people, even those who serve in the military, have little idea what goes into becoming a member of this elite unit. That’s why the Pentagon Channel...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2006 -- The Hallmark Channel marked its membership with the America Supports You program by teaming up for a holiday card drive and the premiere of its newest movie, scheduled to air Dec. 2. Emmy award-winning actor Ed Asner (right) thanks Army Spc. Maxwell Ramsey and his wife, Ayako, for their service to their country in Washington Nov. 28. Ramsey, a member of the 101st Airborne Division, is a patient at Walter Reed Army Medical Center because of injuries he suffered in Iraq. Photo by Carmen L. Burgess  '(Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In a...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2006 -- “I send him off with a kiss goodbye, although I understand that he may die.” Those are words from a poem written by a third-grader named Gloria who lives with her family at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. She concludes her poem this way: “I serve too.” That child’s sentiment is the subject and title of the Pentagon Channel’s new half-hour documentary “Recon,” which premiers Nov. 24 at noon Eastern Time and will be repeated throughout the holiday season. The show will also be available via podcast, vodcast and video on demand. “Coping with...

It ran on the 12th of August in mid-afternoon. The program detailed the history of the Ku Klux Klan in every respect but one. This one manipulation tells you the purpose of those running the History Channel, and clearly proves the oft-made charge that said location on the television spectrum is when needed nothing more than a propaganda tool for the modern Democrat Party of America. When it is repeated, watch Ku Klux Klan: A Secret History with the following point in mind. During the first half listen for the political affiliations of Klan members in the North. In Indiana,...

WASHINGTON, April 24, 2006 – The Pentagon Channel has launched "Pentagon Channel In Flight," a military news and information service that will be aired on military charter flights worldwide. "Pentagon Channel In Flight is another way in which we can introduce servicemembers to the Pentagon Channel and provide them with the timely military news and information that they need to do their jobs." said Allison Barber, deputy assistant secretary of defense for internal communications. Pentagon Channel In Flight will air on participating military charter flights, including Air Transport International, ATA, Continental Airlines, Delta Airlines, Miami Air, North American Air, Omni...

WASHINGTON, April 10, 2006 – The Pentagon Channel has added video podcasting to its line of products that distribute the channel's military news and information to the nation's men and women in uniform. "We work hard to communicate with the men and women of the department around the world," Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld said. "I am pleased that we are using video casting and other increasingly important technologies to reach our global audience with all the news and information available on the Pentagon Channel." The channel's video podcasting line-up includes: "Around the Services in Brief," the daily...

FORT HOOD, Texas (Army News Service, April 3, 2006) – The 1st Cavalry Division will commemorate the sacrifice and service of its members during a dedication ceremony of the Operation Iraqi Freedom Memorial April 4 at 10 a.m. outside the division headquarters. Located on the east end of the division’s parade field, the memorial honors all troops who have participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom under the First Team. The names of 168 Soldiers who were killed during the division's deployment are etched into polished, black granite panels. The panels are from the same mountain in India used for the Vietnam...

Inside Hurricane Katrina []Tuesday, November 1, 2005, at 9P August 29, 2005: Hurricane Katrina, a category four hurricane, hits land and storms across Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana leaving in her wake a trail of devastation. Now, in this two-hour special, the National Geographic Channel will take viewers onan in depth examination of Katrina and uncovers the decisions and circumstances that impacted countless Gulf of Mexico residents. Why were so many people left in the path of the storm and why was the response so delayed? Also airs: Wednesday, November 2, 12A Wednesday, November 2, 8:00P NOPD after KarinaPremieres Tuesday, November...

By Maj. John Paradis, USAF Special to American Forces Press Service PEORIA, Ariz., Aug. 31, 2005 – Peoria became the first city in Arizona to begin airing the Pentagon Channel live on a municipal local access channel in an Aug. 30 ceremony here. Mayor John Keegan kicked off the broadcasting on his city's Peoria Channel 11 at city hall before a crowd of military personnel and area community leaders. Programming on the Pentagon Channel includes Defense Department news briefings, military news, interviews with top defense officials and information and features about the work of the armed forces. Keegan said his...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Former Vice President Al Gore, co-founder of a new television channel launching next month, said he's shunning politics - and so is his media venture. "I consider myself a recovering politician. I'm on step nine," Gore told a meeting Monday of the Television Critics Association. The 2004 Democratic candidate for president was asked if he was concerned the 24-hour news and information channel, called Current, would be perceived as having a political slant. It's scheduled to launch Aug. 1. "I think the reality of the network will speak for itself. It's not intended to be partisan...

The U-2513 is what's known as a Type 21 German U-boat. In the 1940s, the Type 21 was a secret weapon that threatened to change the course of two wars: WWII, and then later, the Cold War. During WWII, German hopes were riding on it, and the Allies were terrified of it. After the war, the British, Americans, and Russians couldn't wait to get their hands on it. It was a weapon that had the potential to change the balance of world power and determine the outcome of the Cold War. Join our Deep Sea Detectives, John Chatterton and Richie...

Last week, Fox anchor Neil Cavuto secured a White House interview with President Bush, and liberals were upset. It wasn’t tough enough. Washington Post correspondent Daniel Froomkin reported that Cavuto asked about Mrs. Bush, John Kerry’s grades, and media overcoverage of Michael Jackson, but sneered: "Who wants to talk about that messy war in Iraq, or the Downing Street Memo? Not Neil Cavuto, Fox News executive, anchor, commentator and Bush campaign contributor." Fox-defending blogger "Johnny Dollar" noted two problems with Froomkin. First, Bush was asked about Iraq and that memo at a press conference the day before, so would that...

SWITCH on your satellite television receiver in Tehran nowadays and something is amiss - "No Signal", the otherwise fuzzy television screen says for much of the day and night. With presidential elections just over a week away, Islamic Iran's technological guardians appear to be waging a war against enemies in the airwaves - opposition-run television channels. However, the problem is that they may also be frying people's brains. "Microwaves," explained an Iranian satellite television technician, who earns his keep by installing dishes even though they are technically banned. "They're jamming, and these signals used to block the satellites have never...

SAN FRANCISCO - In an effort to lure an Internet-savvy generation back to their television sets, former Vice President Al Gore joined investors Monday to announce the creation of Current, a cable TV channel that will target younger viewers with a blend of news, culture and personal videos. Gore will serve as chairman of the board of the new venture, which will be based in San Francisco. He and Joel Hyatt, the founder of Hyatt Legal Services who will serve as Current's chief executive, assembled an investment team that paid $70 million last year to acquire the Newsworld International channel...

Gifts from a journey in a Vietnam-era Huey Austin's Cheryl and Pat Fries gambled everything on a dream film project and came away with the kind of fulfillment that is greater than money or fame. Sarah Beal (enlarge photo) Pat and Cheryl Fries finished editing 'In the Shadow of the Blade' in the summer and the movie will have its television premiere Thursday on the Military Channel. By Brad BuchholzAMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, February 08, 2005 For the past five years, Pat and Cheryl Fries of Austin have gambled everything on a movie their own movie. It's the project of their...

George W. Bush: Behind the Headlines 9:00pm Rare photos, unseen video and exclusive interviews with the president's inner circle! Dick Cheney, Karl Rove, Andy Card, and Joe Allbaugh take you inside the Oval Office during crisis and war, and paint an intimate portrait of G.W.B. (cc)

Go to this link and click "Contact Us" near the bottom. http://www.historychannel.com/global/feedback/faq.jsp?NetwCode=THC&level_1=nodes_38&level_2=nodes_71&level_3=nodes_86&x=27&y=19 A Letter to the History Channel (feel free to copy, paste and edit): To Whom it May Concern - I would like to express my displeasure with your recently broadcast program about the life of Benjamin Franklin. One-hundred-five minutes into the 120 minute broadcast is when the comment of one of your "experts" completely ruined and brought into question the veracity of the entire program. The comments by this "expert" demonstrate either a historical error made the the HISTORY Channel, or an attempt by the HISTORY Channel to...

We freeped Elizabeth Edwards Today !! Elizabeth Edwards came to Grand Junction, CO this afternoon. We didn't know about it until 2:00 pm ( we don't take the local paper) when I saw it on FR. We closed up the office, and sprang into action. We drove up to the campus of Mesa State College, where she was speaking, and located some fellow Republicans, already standing on the corner. It rained, and hailed, for about 20 minutes, which is why our signs look kind of soggy. We had lots of honking, and thumbs up, from drivers-by; and a few flippers....

Sigh... No I'm not kidding. He was doing a report on food. The chef prepared Salmon roe wrapped in a thin slice of mango. Chris loved it so much that after extoling a jubilant, "My G*d," he kissed the chef on the face. Just makes me feel so warm and fuzzy :rolleyes: to see the human side of of these celebrity reporters. /wretch If it wasn't revolting enough to see someone eat fish eggs wrapped in mango... to see two men meeting at the lip/cheek interface (not that there's anything wrong with that)... I also have to be exposed to...

NEW YORK - Al-Qaida-linked terror groups and their sympathizers have in recent months made a big splash on the Internet (news - web sites), making it their communications channel of choice. They're benefiting from free discussion boards, e-mail accounts and other online forums for propaganda, recruitment, fund-raising and even planning. If law enforcement has done little to squelch these outlets, it's only in part because of the difficulty of catching moving targets. More importantly, these online soapboxes can provide investigators with crucial leads. "It's a game of cat and mouse in which the cat is always going to be behind,"...

LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2004—Jody Eldred Productions today announced it has just completed filming and is in the final stages of production on an inspirational documentary called, “Changed Lives: Miracles of The Passion,” which will air nationwide Easter weekend. With rave reviews from Diane Sawyer on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and Joe Scarborough on MSNBC’s “Scarborough Country,” this one-hour T.V. special was shot in High Definition and documents the true stories of people whose lives have been forever changed by Mel Gibson’s incredible motion picture “The Passion of The Christ.” “I knew instantly that people’s lives were going to be...

Part One: Invasion Continuous TV coverage of the 2003 Iraq War was like blind men describing an elephant--it lacked an overall sense of what was happening countrywide. From 9/11/01 and the start of the War on Terrorism, President Bush's labeling Iraq as part of an "axis of evil" to U.N. negotiations, invasion, and the end of combat ops, our 5-hour series puts viewers in command and control. See what decisions were made and why, options available, the war plan, technology used, and how each service performed. Part Two: Tough Going The air war against Iraq got underway on what the...

An Austrian with a carbon wing strapped to his back will attempt to be the first man to fly across the English Channel unaided. Felix Baumgartner plans to leap from a plane 30,000 feet (9,000 metres) above Dover and glide over the 22 miles (35 kilometres) of water to France. At times he will reach speeds of 224mph (360kph) in temperatures as low as -68C. He hopes to land by parachute in Cap Blanc-Nez near Calais, after seven minutes in the air. The 34-year-old former mechanic and motor cross driver said he was confident he would become the first person...

Mail Call Live from the Gulf Sunday, July 6 @ 10pm ET/PT Host R. Lee Ermey answers viewer questions about Operation Iraqi Freedom and fighting desert warfare in a 1-hour live broadcast. Onboard the USS Nimitz, he finds out why the men and women on aircraft carrier flight decks wear different bright-colored jerseys; meets with an Air Force EOD (explosive ordnance disposal) unit that deals with unexploded bombs on the battlefield; and at Talil air base in Iraq, finds out what it takes to rescue downed pilots with the Air Force Reserve 39th Rescue Squadron. TV PG

Weather thwarts efforts to salvage sunken Channel ship 2 hours, 35 minutes ago LONDON - Heavy fog hindered efforts Sunday to inspect and salvage a cargo ship that sank in the English Channel carrying nearly 2,900 luxury cars. The French coast guard, in a statement, said it had asked the Tricolor's Norwegian owner "to empty the ship's fuel tanks in order to avoid any risk of pollution." Television footage showed the 190-meter (627-foot) red vessel lying on its side in the shallow water, one side visible on the Channel's surface. In thick fog, the Norwegian-registered Tricolor collided with the Bahamas-registered...

The O'Reilly factory: Radio talk show rolls off Fox commentator's assembly line by Dean Johnson Tuesday, May 7, 2002 <!CAT-TELEVISION!> He has been anointed television's fifth most powerful person by the trade journal Electronic Media, in part because his Fox News Channel program ``The O'Reilly Factor'' is one of the top cable news shows in the country. <!ENDSUMM!> He has had two books at the top of the New York Times bestseller list and a novel that Mel Gibson's production company has optioned for a movie. He writes a syndicated newspaper column that runs in nearly 200 papers across...

MSNBC Re-Brands as 'America's News Channel' Struggling MSNBC on Thursday nicknamed itself "America's News Channel" and wrapped its Peacock "bug" in a flag in a re-branding campaign aimed at selling the cellar-dwelling cable channel as "something uniquely American and fiercely independent." In a two-page e-mail to MSNBC staffers, MSNBC President Erik Sorenson's offered thoughts that ranged from doomsday predictions ("It's hard to imagine America won't be struck again sometime, somewhere") to troop-rallying ("A new name for a new day and a new time"). In between, Mr. Sorenson, who is bringing old-fashioned liberal Phil Donahue out of retirement to host a...

Asylum seekers halt Channel freight Freight trains were halted after the incursion Freight trains heading to the UK through the Channel Tunnel have been suspended for the weekend after more than 200 asylum seekers invaded a French terminal. Thursday night's invasion into the Frethun terminal near Calais, run by French rail operator SNCF, meant no container services ran into the UK overnight. SNCF told its UK counterpart EWS that all its freight trains into the UK will be halted until its backlog of 17 services has been cleared. Eurotunnel freight services - trains which carry lorries on board - have...