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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 7:31:10 GMT -5
I was watching a PBS special about Watergate last night. Do you think PBS is running it to try and make the current Presidency look better in comparison?
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 8:00:11 GMT -5
Archie, I guesss ome like the idea of conspriracies..to me , possible just a revisit, I wish I had known, I would have watched it, especially since no ball game last night..and while I was a watcher att he time , even for me it is a bit hazy.
I do remember driving in the car listening to the hearings an when it was mentioned off hand that there were tapes and the Senators just went on to other questions, I pulled over, started to hit the dash board inn frustration , yelling there are tapes, there are taspes, go back to those tapes.
Naturally they knew it alread and were going to revisit it..but to me it was , "WoW, Tapes."
As far as running it..program, there are so many here who wearn't even born yet or children and know Water gate as just a Hotel or a something that a POTUS resigned from...so why not a program on it?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 8:09:07 GMT -5
Yes... I've also seen a PBS show on global warming that was painting the subject in the light that global warming is a foregone conclusion and this is what needs to be done about it, with no scientific evidence presented. Seems to be that leftist politics has entered PBS arena. I wonder how this will affect their contributions in the time to come. I for one have stopped sending them a few bucks every month after the global warming broadcast. The watergate broadcast timing only adds to my conviction of left leaning management directive. I don't believe in coincidence.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 8:20:33 GMT -5
Can you imagine a Watergate type scandal today? It was a huge deal at the time, but I think we might actually see political pundits heads explode if that happened today.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 8:29:37 GMT -5
Can you imagine a Watergate type scandal today? It was a huge deal at the time, but I think we might actually see political pundits heads explode if that happened today. If it happened today you would probably get low key coverage from the major 3 networks with many details being left out to expedite the incidents passing, without the fanfare. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 8:31:07 GMT -5
Can you imagine a Watergate type scandal today? It was a huge deal at the time, but I think we might actually see political pundits heads explode if that happened today. If it happened today you would probably get low key coverage from the major 3 networks with many details being left out to expedite the incidents passing, without the fanfare. Really? I disagree. |
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Aug 12, 2011 8:31:18 GMT -5
I was watching a PBS special about Watergate last night. Do you think PBS is running it to try and make the current Presidency look better in comparison? George W. Bush basically made all the watergate "crimes" legal. I thought it was one of Ron Paul's salient points last night. It's not just this president, it's Bush- and EVERY president that comes after than can label a person a terrorist without due process, and having so labeled them-- can have them targeted for assassination-- even if they are citizens. Who has an "enemies list" now? |
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Post by billisonboard on Aug 12, 2011 8:32:35 GMT -5
Can you imagine a Watergate type scandal today? It was a huge deal at the time, but I think we might actually see political pundits heads explode if that happened today. Heads of political pundits might explode but I question whether it would lead to the resignation of a president. Iran-Contra lower the bar. |
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Post by swamp on Aug 12, 2011 8:33:59 GMT -5
Burglary isnt' a crime anymore?! Crap, there goes a huge income stream for me.............  |
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Post by billisonboard on Aug 12, 2011 8:36:36 GMT -5
I was watching a PBS special about Watergate last night. Do you think PBS is running it to try and make the current Presidency look better in comparison? George W. Bush basically made all the watergate "crimes" legal. I thought it was one of Ron Paul's salient points last night. It's not just this president, it's Bush- and EVERY president that comes after than can label a person a terrorist without due process, and having so labeled them-- can have them targeted for assassination-- even if they are citizens. Who has an "enemies list" now?  "On January 20th, 2009, if George Bush and Dick Cheney are not appropriately held to account this Administration will hand off a toolbox with more powers than any President has ever had, more powers than the founders could have imagined. And that box may be handed to Hillary Clinton or it may be handed to Mitt Romney or Barack Obama or someone else. But whoever gets it, one of the things we know about power is that people don't give away the tools." — John Nichols July 13, 2007 www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/07132007/profile.html |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 8:39:27 GMT -5
I doubt it because nobody watches PBS anyway. Otherwise they wouldn't need public funding to exist. It is one of the few channels that I get so I watch it. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 8:47:34 GMT -5
If it happened today you would probably get low key coverage from the major 3 networks with many details being left out to expedite the incidents passing, without the fanfare. Really? I disagree. My current feelings towards the big three media outlets have been at an all time low in regards to one sided political coverage. I wonder what the ratings would be like for a TV news company that simply reported "all" the facts with no spin. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 9:00:59 GMT -5
My current feelings towards the big three media outlets have been at an all time low in regards to one sided political coverage. I wonder what the ratings would be like for a TV news company that simply reported "all" the facts with no spin. Oh, so you just mean if a similar incident happened to the current president. Imagine if it happened to a Republican President, then. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 9:14:59 GMT -5
My current feelings towards the big three media outlets have been at an all time low in regards to one sided political coverage. I wonder what the ratings would be like for a TV news company that simply reported "all" the facts with no spin. Oh, so you just mean if a similar incident happened to the current president. Imagine if it happened to a Republican President, then. Don't have to imagine, already watched it once before with a republican president. Nixon, what an idiot for getting caught. He should of taken lessons from Obama on how to be a media darling. Makes a small time hotel burglary unnecessary. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 9:17:12 GMT -5
Oh, so you just mean if a similar incident happened to the current president. Imagine if it happened to a Republican President, then. Don't have to imagine, already watched it once before with a republican president. Nixon, what an idiot for getting caught. He should of taken lessons from Obama on how to be a media darling. Makes a small time hotel burglary unnecessary. Do you think it would be less of a circus or more of a Circus today, compared to the Nixon era? |
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Post by billisonboard on Aug 12, 2011 9:32:03 GMT -5
Don't have to imagine, already watched it once before with a republican president. Nixon, what an idiot for getting caught. He should of taken lessons from Obama on how to be a media darling. Makes a small time hotel burglary unnecessary. Do you think it would be less of a circus or more of a Circus today, compared to the Nixon era? I think it would more circus. I think that the Senate would be hard pressed today to find a quality individual like Sam Ervin to run the hearings. |
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 9:44:03 GMT -5
Yes... I've also seen a PBS show on global warming that was painting the subject in the light that global warming is a foregone conclusion and this is what needs to be done about it, with no scientific evidence presented. Seems to be that leftist politics has entered PBS arena. I wonder how this will affect their contributions in the time to come. I for one have stopped sending them a few bucks every month after the global warming broadcast. The watergate broadcast timing only adds to my conviction of left leaning management directive. I don't believe in coincidence. Honestly, did you really , "send them a few bucks every month ' or is that just verbal to make your point? NPR, Discovery Channel, PBS...some of the better things on the tube in my mind and yes I do contribute when I remember to, a few times a year..have done so for many years.. |
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 9:45:17 GMT -5
Can you imagine a Watergate type scandal today? It was a huge deal at the time, but I think we might actually see political pundits heads explode if that happened today. If it happened today you would probably get low key coverage from the major 3 networks with many details being left out to expedite the incidents passing, without the fanfare. C span would be there, and yes , millions would follow it... |
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 9:46:23 GMT -5
I doubt it because nobody watches PBS anyway. Otherwise they wouldn't need public funding to exist. LOL,  so wrong again..your on a roll my friend. ----------------------------------------- 170millionamericans.org/numbers------------------------------------------ [Click on link to read complete article] ------------------------------------------- "Every month over 170 million Americans use public media – through 368 public television stations, 934 public radio stations, hundreds of online services, education services, and in-person events and activities. Every month over half of all Americans use public media. •Public television has a monthly broadcast audience of 121.9 million people. Each viewer is counted only once, whether they watch one program or many. (Source: Nielsen NTINPower October 2010 Total Day 6a-6a Reach US Persons 2+) •Public radio has a four-week broadcast audience of 64.7 million people. Each listener is counted only once, no matter how many times or public stations they tune in. (Source: Arbitron Spring 2010 National Regional Database, CPBStation Composite, Persons 12+, M-Su 6a-12m, US Total, compiled by the Radio Research Consortium) |
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 9:53:33 GMT -5
My current feelings towards the big three media outlets have been at an all time low in regards to one sided political coverage. I wonder what the ratings would be like for a TV news company that simply reported "all" the facts with no spin. I do agree with you on the big three , if one can count them today as the big three..but they are irrelevant now with the Cable channels available, many specializing in News and then you have C span..Public ..so the big three , not really relevant or important now. |
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 9:57:19 GMT -5
I also am going to throw in C span to the be added to my post above as to how big public radio and Tv is in audience..at almost 40 million watchers they too fill the bill, though i am sure the obne who mentioned no one watches these types of channels isn't that familier with them either..
"Welcome to the C-SPAN 30th Anniversary Site!
March 19th, 2009 marks 30 years since the U.S. House of Representatives first went on television and the cable industry launched C-SPAN to 3.5 million cable homes. Today, C-SPAN's public affairs programming is available in 97 million cable/satellite households and an estimated 39 million Americans watch C-SPAN regularly (at least once or twice a week). This page contains a number of resources which mark the 30th anniversary.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 13:28:40 GMT -5
Don't have to imagine, already watched it once before with a republican president. Nixon, what an idiot for getting caught. He should of taken lessons from Obama on how to be a media darling. Makes a small time hotel burglary unnecessary. Do you think it would be less of a circus or more of a Circus today, compared to the Nixon era? This may sound evasive but, I feel it would only be a circus if there wasn't anything of note going on elsewhere in the news. Even then efforts would be made to keep it toned down somewhat. Sorry about the delayed answer, my internet service was down for an hour or so. |
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Aug 12, 2011 13:37:25 GMT -5
Burglary isnt' a crime anymore?! Crap, there goes a huge income stream for me............. What burglary? You just walk in and take what you need without a warrant these days. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2011 13:38:52 GMT -5
Yes... I've also seen a PBS show on global warming that was painting the subject in the light that global warming is a foregone conclusion and this is what needs to be done about it, with no scientific evidence presented. Seems to be that leftist politics has entered PBS arena. I wonder how this will affect their contributions in the time to come. I for one have stopped sending them a few bucks every month after the global warming broadcast. The watergate broadcast timing only adds to my conviction of left leaning management directive. I don't believe in coincidence. Honestly, did you really , "send them a few bucks every month ' or is that just verbal to make your point? NPR, Discovery Channel, PBS...some of the better things on the tube in my mind and yes I do contribute when I remember to, a few times a year..have done so for many years.. Yeah, I really did used to send them money every month. I used to like to watch NOVA shows. I agree with you on ABC, CBS, and NBC becoming more irrelevant. I never liked when "news reporting" becomes biased, from the left or the right. |
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Post by AgeOfEnlightenmentSCP on Aug 12, 2011 13:40:00 GMT -5
I doubt it because nobody watches PBS anyway. Otherwise they wouldn't need public funding to exist. LOL, so wrong again..your on a roll my friend. ----------------------------------------- 170millionamericans.org/numbers------------------------------------------ [Click on link to read complete article] ------------------------------------------- "Every month over 170 million Americans use public media – through 368 public television stations, 934 public radio stations, hundreds of online services, education services, and in-person events and activities. Every month over half of all Americans use public media. •Public television has a monthly broadcast audience of 121.9 million people. Each viewer is counted only once, whether they watch one program or many. (Source: Nielsen NTINPower October 2010 Total Day 6a-6a Reach US Persons 2+) •Public radio has a four-week broadcast audience of 64.7 million people. Each listener is counted only once, no matter how many times or public stations they tune in. (Source: Arbitron Spring 2010 National Regional Database, CPBStation Composite, Persons 12+, M-Su 6a-12m, US Total, compiled by the Radio Research Consortium) Ah, so they SHOULD be able to operate without public funding. Good. That's gone. NEXT! |
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Post by bubblyandblue on Aug 12, 2011 14:16:23 GMT -5
The dumb asses that wish to have complete controll of our media space by an ever concentrating set of private players must, as a logical conclusion, wish to be happily ignorant.
"If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be ... The People cannot be safe without information. When the press is free, and every man is able to read, all is safe." - Thomas Jefferson
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Post by handyman2 on Aug 12, 2011 15:35:23 GMT -5
Thank goodness there is a preseason football game on tonight. Watching Watergate revisited is about as much fun and inlighting as watching grass grow.
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 15:43:08 GMT -5
LOL, so wrong again..your on a roll my friend. ----------------------------------------- 170millionamericans.org/numbers------------------------------------------ [Click on link to read complete article] ------------------------------------------- "Every month over 170 million Americans use public media – through 368 public television stations, 934 public radio stations, hundreds of online services, education services, and in-person events and activities. Every month over half of all Americans use public media. •Public television has a monthly broadcast audience of 121.9 million people. Each viewer is counted only once, whether they watch one program or many. (Source: Nielsen NTINPower October 2010 Total Day 6a-6a Reach US Persons 2+) •Public radio has a four-week broadcast audience of 64.7 million people. Each listener is counted only once, no matter how many times or public stations they tune in. (Source: Arbitron Spring 2010 National Regional Database, CPBStation Composite, Persons 12+, M-Su 6a-12m, US Total, compiled by the Radio Research Consortium) Ah, so they SHOULD be able to operate without public funding. Good. That's gone. NEXT! If enough of the ones who feel they shouldn't get public funding are elected some time then they won't get public funding..till then , for now they get some funding.. If they lose it , most of the stations, where the population centers are will still get by and not lose any or much in programing, however in the hinterlands, where the majority who live are normally conservative in their political out look, , there many communities will lose out and go off the air,. A interesting fact is , the cons will be the ones to cut the funding that benefit their own constituents IMHO since I belive it is the conservative elected who are most in favor in cutting these grants and public funding for the public side of the media. Since in many of these outlying communities the public end of the media is very important, the real only outlet for news and current global events, and yes I belive conservatives are also interested in these events and happenings, I wonder how they will feel when all of a sudden they find so many of their outlets , sources no more, cut off and it was their own elected officials who caused it to happen. |
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Post by deziloooooo on Aug 12, 2011 15:45:08 GMT -5
Thank goodness there is a preseason football game on tonight. Watching Watergate revisited is about as much fun and inlighting as watching grass grow. A pre season foot ball game is something one can't wait to see play..mmmmm different strokes for different folks, me think Water Gate might be the one to see when playing. |
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Post by handyman2 on Aug 12, 2011 15:59:46 GMT -5
Yep prefer football I have seen the watergate thing three times already. Just cannot get into public television reruns.
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