I would like to invite everyone to TURN OFF the MSM- C-Span or PBS Only

[MichiganVote]

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. done

[muntrv]

2. Preachin' to the choir, MichiganVote. I've been watchin' on PBS.

[MichiganVote]

4. You sing great!

[chascarrillo]

24. Amen!

True, they do have David Brooks for analysis (along with Mark Shields and - gasp! - historians!), but he's been behaving himself. And there's a lot less punditry. And no whacko callers.

[The River]

3. Great Idea

The talking heads on MSNRC are getting annoying.
C Span is covering the "minor" speakers while the MSM
just passes gas.

[MichiganVote]

8. All we "learn" from MSM is something negative and usually untrue

[XemaSab]

5. C-SPAN's doing a great job

:D

[MichiganVote]

6. Yes they are.

[Fleshdancer]

7. After enduring the cable networks yesterday, I think you're right

the coverage last night was annoying and soured my mood. Michelle snapped me out of it pretty fast, but I don't intend on watching anything other than cspan, pbs, or bbc for the rest of the convention. If I have insomnia, I might watch a rerun on the cnn or msnbc but nothing more than that.

[MichiganVote]

11. 'Atta a girl,,,concentrate on what YOU see and hear, less on what they say

[Alexander]

9. Or you could watch at the DNC website, right here:

http://gallery1.demconvention.com/#

[MichiganVote]

13. Good idea!

[LSparkle]

10. OMG -- they've got "Steny" signs in the MD delegation ...

Sorry, I'm glad MSNBC is skipping this bloviating
from the FISA-eluding gasbag ...

[MichiganVote]

Its ok. He can have his say and we can think about it w/o somebody handing us the spin

[Captain Hilts]

12. K&R

[MichiganVote]

18. Thank you Mookie.

[YvonneCa]

14. Thank you for this post. I completely...

...agree. :)

[MichiganVote]

16. Thank you.

[YvonneCa]

19. You are welcome. Besides, the music is better on C-Span...

...:7

[MichiganVote]

21. Yes it is. I grew up watching conventions so it's a walk dowm memory lane for me.

I wish those who are younger could know what it was like to listen to unbiased reporting as opposed to the divisive and altogether negative media we have today. In the old days that wasn't done. Journalists were really journalists and people did one amazing thing---

They made up their own minds.

The junk, and that's what it is nowadays, is so bad for our population.

[YvonneCa]

39. I am old enough to remember that...

...too. I agree with everything you said. :)

[MichiganVote]

42. Dirksen was my favorite. God that guy was something. :)

[jillan]

15. We need to send a message to these pundits.

They are making shit up just to improve their ratings.

[MichiganVote]

17. Yup. The MSM want us to stop thinking for ourselves.

[goodgd_yall]

20. Can't be said enough---I guess

Why are these people torturing themselves with the MSM?

[MichiganVote]

27. I have no idea. The product is bad, why buy it or waste your time w/it?

[blueblitzkrieg]

22. Yup I switched to PBS

and feel much better because of it.

[MichiganVote]

29. Yup. Support our public stations cuz' the repub's sure won't.

[Cha]

23. C-Span is beautiful!

I can't imagine watching it through fascist eyes.

[kwyjibo]

25. Good idea. I switched to PBS.

[MichiganVote]

31. PBS is doing a good job. "No Spin Zone" :)

[scarletwoman]

26. Totally PBS for me. I don't have cable anyway.

I can't imagine why anyone would want to put up with the crap that I'm hearing about the coverage by CNN & MSNBC from other posters.

sw

[MichiganVote]

32. Me either. We're dumping cable soon anyway.

[cilla4progress]

28. No TV!

We got rid of our TV years ago. Enjoying it all on NPR. (If I have to see what someone looks like, I just catch it online!)

Enjoy!

[MichiganVote]

33. Oh you are disciplined. :)

[jimlup]

30. But Keith Olbermann and Rachel?

Honestly Keith and Rachel seem to be pushing MSNBC's coverage towards fairness. I'm enjoying his comments and thoughts. There does seem to be an island of sanity in the MSM.

[MichiganVote]

34. Hell of a price to pay for that Island.

[endthewar]

52. Olbermann and Maddow have been wonderful tonight

[Sparkly]

35. I go back and forth between MSNBC and CSpan.

I like hearing what they're saying on MSNBC. And I imagine the good people at Media Matters are working overtime!!

[MichiganVote]

36. No thanks. I do it the old fashioned way. I think for myself.

[Sparkly]

37. ?!

I think for myself, as well. :shrug:

[maseman]

47. Thanks so insinuating that I don't think for myself

What kind of an asshole comment is that? I'm not shallow enough to be swayed by a news talking head.

[MichiganVote]

50. Did you just land on earth or have you been here awhile?

[maseman]

55. Dude its like Pizza

Some like cheese, some like pepperoni, some like green peppers. You like PBS...I like MSNBC. Do you kick someone in the head if they don't like your kind of pizza? Grow up bud.

[MichiganVote]

58. No, but I don't call the comments that WERE NOT directed at them assinine. Some pizza you got there.

[maseman]

60. I'm cool if you didn't direct at me then.

[MichiganVote]

64. Put the bottle down "bud" and re-read the thread. And for the sake of honesty,

I don't really give a doggone if you're cool or not. But I do urge you to try watching the convention on PBS, C-Span or the Dem website. Who knows what could happen?

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[maseman]

76. I'll just take my bottle and keep being stupid watching

MSNBC. I can't think for myself. I need Pat Buchanan's help.

[MichiganVote]

77. LOL!

[Jawja]

38. I've done it.

One night of all Clinton questions was enough.

[MichiganVote]

44. God, no kidding. Nauseating.

[JoFerret]

40. Absolutely

Why get your brain filled with that garbage. And the ads.

[MichiganVote]

46. That's right. We need an ad about 'this is your brain on political MSM'...

[maseman]

41. No way

I love MSNBC. The slugfest between Buchanan and Maddow is too priceless.

[MichiganVote]

43. Suit yourself. Like how many times has Buchanan played the political clown?

[Name removed]

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[MichiganVote]

48. So you can do something unique---think for yourself w/o the filter of MSM

[fadedrose]

49. Since yesterday - 99% of the time......nt

[MichiganVote]

51. Good for you. PBS, C-Span.

[Emit]

53. So we can all laugh at David Brooks?

:shrug:

[MichiganVote]

56. He's less offensive than most and I don't have to sit through ads.

[Emit]

61. I've been watching PBS since 3 pm

and I agree with your OP

I have to poke fun at Brooks, though. He just irritates me no end.

[MichiganVote]

65. He does me too but at least he's not like my son-in-law or something.

[shadowknows69]

54. been watching it on the demcon site since it started

No talking heads at all.

[MichiganVote]

57. I like doing that too, especially for the expressions people have.

[Phoonzang]

59. Well that helps us feel better but most people are watching

the other channels. So we can ignore the MSM stupidity if we want, but it's having an effect on other voters.

[MichiganVote]

66. I'm not aware of any voting patterns/channel research to prove your point. Are you?

[Phoonzang]

69. I believe it's from a company called Common Sense Research. nt

[MichiganVote]

70. Or Stretch it Till It Breaks research? :)

[Phoonzang]

71. Perhaps..... n/t

[mucifer]

62. PBS is the only choice for people like me who don't have cable.

I guess I could stream it.

Brooks can be pretty annoying I must say.

[MichiganVote]

67. We're going to back to no cable just as soon as the contract runs out.

[nam78_two]

63. I'm there.nt

[MichiganVote]

68. In light of the mess on MSM I really appreciate Lehrer tonight.

Another poster thought some of the problem with MSM was the lack of Russert. I suspect they are right.

[laureloak]

72. bumpity bump

[ms liberty]

74. Dish TV has live feed on channel 211 for the whole convention...

No commentators, no punditry, just straight feed, multiple cameras and sound. Whatever's happening on the floor is what's happening - or not happening as the case may be! I'm loving it!

[MichiganVote]

75. That sounds cool. I like the multiple camera end.

[Cybergata]

78. I did that eight years ago! n/t

[cascadiance]

79. Democracy Now and other shows on Link TV and Free Speech TV should also be watched...

There are some good shows on there that cover the alternative viewpoints (Cynthia McKinney, Cindy Sheehan, etc.).

[zingaro]

80. I've been on CSpan. Can't stand the bullshit commentary. nt

[RoyGBiv]

81. No kidding ...

I always go with PBS.

[LSK]

82. Rachel on MSNBC now

[Turn CO Blue]

83. The main reason is so that you can see ALL the speeches

and speakers, including the ones that the MSM doesn't deem high-profile enough. There are some outstanding lines and thoughts and ideas you will miss on the cable news shows. It's C-SPAN and sometimes PBS for me. I flip over to watch MSNBC for a few minutes at a time or during the little breaks.

And yes, it's a good idea to form your own opinions of what the highlights are and what was outstanding instead of having all those views and angles fed to you from the concern trolls and agitprop catapulters on TV.

[glowing]

84. I have to say I enjoy C-Span.. speaches in full completion.. and I can

appreciate them without someone telling me what I'm supposed to think.. these pundits have really become so over-inflated.. AND they think so highly of themselves. I mean look at the tribute to Russert that all kinda freaked us out.. they are ridiculous.. so def. live-stream or C-Span.

[knixphan]

87. seconded!

[tigereye]

85. sure, but sometimes it's good to see a wide perspective while still keeping

your reasoning abilities intact.

[knixphan]

86. Done and done.