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onenote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:21 PM Original message |
Obama asks Congress to delay DTV transition |
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Mojambo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Yeah, we can't have people stop watching TV or anything... n/t |
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Mari333 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. He's doing it for her....awwww |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
25. I love that |
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Shardik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:17 PM Response to Reply #2 |
62. That is one of the funniest things I've seen on YouTube in a long time. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. oh gods please no |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:59 PM Response to Reply #3 |
9. Hear! Hear! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. yep |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
34. My mother is not interested in YOU being in the black. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:22 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. If |
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Occulus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:36 AM Response to Reply #43 |
53. So, would you call this change 'yet another unfunded mandate'? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:48 AM Response to Reply #53 |
58. not one red cent |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. actually, it's a nice thing for him to do |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. amen - and that little old lady is too cute for words |
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WePurrsevere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 08:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
56. Another problem with the coupons is they expire after 3 months. |
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sgsmith (305 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
6. Why worry about the 7% |
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Hugin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
7. But... But... But... Dubya promised we'd be able to sell people's bandwidth back to them on the 17th |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
8. a common sense solution |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. I recall that being suggested at the start of all this BS..and it was summarily rejected. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:44 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. well' the time for choice |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:27 PM Response to Reply #18 |
36. So, do converter boxes change the picture if one holds onto their old t.v.? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:03 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. exactly |
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Dover (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:46 PM Response to Reply #41 |
46. Thanks for the explanation....n/t |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:11 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. so it's perfectly fine to force people to pay full price for the boxes |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Are televisions really a necessity? |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. oh it's been more than an inconvienence |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 03:59 PM Response to Original message |
10. Glad to see he's working on the BIG issues.... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
11. This is important to many folks who don't have access to or afford Cable... |
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CountAllVotes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:10 PM Response to Original message |
12. good move |
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Hyper_Eye (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
13. There is no excuse for not being ready. |
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From The Ashes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:01 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. not true: |
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WriteDown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:12 PM Response to Reply #21 |
26. Read post 20, pretty much sums it up for me. nt. |
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Hyper_Eye (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:29 PM Response to Reply #21 |
32. They intended to give coupons until it ran out of money. |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 07:25 PM Response to Reply #13 |
35. We Have the ATSC Tuner and the Roof Antenna and The Amplifier — No Stations! |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:39 PM Response to Reply #35 |
44. hang on |
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Hyper_Eye (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:42 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. That was my point. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. exactly |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 11:44 PM Response to Reply #44 |
51. Looks Like Our Digitals Are At Full-Power Already |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:51 AM Response to Reply #51 |
59. you may have repeaters |
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AndyTiedye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:09 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. The TV stations and the FCC Don't Think Anybody Lives Up Here |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:13 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. that sucks |
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1776Forever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. Good - I wondered if anything happen to the satellites how would we get our signal? |
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TEmperorHasNoClothes (356 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
17. is this a priority at this time? |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
19. Too bad, I was looking forward to going cold turkey with watching TV |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:06 PM Response to Reply #19 |
23. well, if you have low power stations |
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abq e streeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Religious programming etc---I ain't THAT addicted ( I hope!!) |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:27 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. I remember |
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totodeinhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:01 PM Response to Original message |
20. I think that's a mistake. |
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guitar man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. you sir |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:08 PM Response to Original message |
24. This administration can't do ANYTHING right, can they? |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:42 AM Response to Reply #24 |
54. This was approved in 1997 |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 09:00 AM Response to Reply #54 |
57. I rest my case. |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:22 PM Response to Original message |
28. No. |
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PufPuf23 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
30. Jobs |
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Madison knows (81 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
33. Huh...? People who can't figure this out are watching way too much TV. |
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Grinchie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
39. Are they subsidizing the Cities that have to dispose of the mountains of obsolete TV's? |
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Hyper_Eye (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:22 PM Response to Reply #39 |
48. There are no obsolete TV's. That is what the digital-to-analog adapter is for! n/t |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
40. Oprah could solve this |
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Dappleganger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
42. Thank you, Mr. President! |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
49. They better hurry! Out here, D(TV)-Day is *a week from today*! |
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Rwalsh (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
50. They ran out of money |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-08-09 11:52 PM Response to Original message |
52. There are some people out there, a small percentage, but a significant number who... |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-09-09 12:44 AM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Agreed. n/t |
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