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Negro, My Friend, let me tell you how to be.
Author: Raine    Date: 07/12/2012 13:49:09

Remind them of this: If they want more stuff from government, tell them to go vote for the other guy—more free stuff. But don't forget, nothing is really free.
Mitt Romney, Hamilton Montana, July 11, 2012
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This was said after he left yesterday's NAACP meeting. It was said at a fundraiser. Fuller context was provided by Greta Van Sustern via Mediaite, and I have to say, it doesn't get much better:
“By the way, I had the privelege of speaking today at the NAACP convention in Houston and I gave them the same speech I am giving you. I don’t give different speeches to different audiences alright. I gave them the same speech. When I mentioned I am going to get rid of Obamacare they weren’t happy, I didn’t get the same response. That’s ok, I want people to know what I stand for and if I don’t stand for what they want, go vote for someone else, that’s just fine. But I hope people understand this, your friends who like Obamacare, you remind them of this, if they want more stuff from government tell them to go vote for the other guy-more free stuff. But don’t forget nothing is really free. it has to paid for by people in the private sector creating goods and services, and if people want jobs more than they want free stuff from government, then they are going to have to get government to be smaller. And if they don’t want to repeal Obamacare they are going to have to give me some other stuff they are thinking about cutting, but my list takes Obamacare off first and I have a lot of other things I am thinking of cutting.”
It should be noted here that Mitt actually DID give a different speech yesterday than those he gives on the campaign trail. His comments came AFTER his appearance to a crowd of people much more like himself, I am sure: Rich and mostly white. Mitt also made an appearance on Fox Business channel to talk to his pal, Neil Cavuto.
"I think we expected that," the Republican nominee tells Fox Business Network's Neil Cavuto in an interview to air Wednesday night. (snip)

"I am going to give the same message to the NAACP that I give across the country which is that Obamacare is killing jobs, and if jobs is the priority, we are going to have to replace it with something that actually holds down healthcare costs, as opposed to something that causes more spending for the government and more spending for American families," he said. (snip)

"I spoke with a number African American leaders after the event and they said a lot of folks don't want to say they are not going to vote for Barack Obama but they are disappointed in his lack of policies to improve our schools, disappointed in urban policy, disappointed in the economy," he said. "While we disagree on some issues like Obamacare, a lot of issues we see eye to eye."
Bold-face mine. Those African American leaders were people he bussed into the event:
Many of Romney’s claims were debunked by Senior Vice President for Advocacy and Policy and the Director of the Washington Bureau of the NAACP, Hilary Shelton who said that the only African Americans Romney met with after his speech were those that he brought with him. Mr. Shelton explained that Mitt Romney flew in his own African-American supporters who were not affiliated with the NAACP, in order to have some people in the crowd cheering for him.

Romney did not meet with any of the convention rank and file after his speech, and only met with the African-Americans that he planted in the crowd.
I don't even know where to begin with this entire debacle. There are some saying that he went there with full intention of insulting the members of the NAACP. Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, said on Hardball, "he had a choice. He could come to talk to people in the room and the communities that they represent, or he could come there and try to send a signal somewhere else." I couldn't agree more. If he went there expecting to get booed, then I would think it was a clear indication that he planned to antagonize the crowd, something Reverend Al Sharpton has suggested. HIs fundraiser comments seem to lend credence to that assumption.

Here is what I don't get. The NAACP describes itself as "..the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization. From the ballot box to the classroom, the thousands of dedicated workers, organizers, leaders and members who make up the NAACP continue to fight for social justice for all Americans." Mitt Romney attends the oldest and largest civil rights organization annual convention and promptly tell them he wants them to give up the right to access affordable health care and decent public education. Mitt Romney walked into the NAACP convention and declared “If you want a president who will make things better in the African-American community, you are looking at him.” (Side bar: Maybe someone should remind Romney what the President did for a living before he became President.)

He didn't mention how 25% of Blacks may very well be disenfranchised this election cycle due to GOP voter ID laws. He supports those laws; the NAACP does not. Instead of trying to connect with the people of the organization and the civil rights work they do, he treated them like others. He talked down to the attendees. He wasn't building bridges - he wasn't trying to understand why people still are struggling for equality. He didn't even try to identify... He walked in that room and told them how it is going to be. It was incredibly arrogant, completely out of touch. Most importantly, He failed to address civil rights, the main focus of this convention.

The NAACP released this statement on his appearance:
“This morning Governor Romney laid out his policy agenda for this nation. Unfortunately, much of his agenda is at odds with what the NAACP stands for – whether the issue is equal access to affordable health care, reforming our education system or the path forward on marriage equality. We appreciate that he was courageous and took the opportunity to speak with us directly.”
Romney knew what he was doing, he had to know. He went there to tell the *help* how it is going to be. As was indicated by pundits and leaders, being booed helps to galvanize the rabid right-wingers. His statement at the Montana Fundraiser is a clear indication that he didn't attend the NAACP Convention to garner support, he went there to tell people how it is gonna be when he's President. I don't think it is inappropriate to remind people that the Mormon church had a racial restriction policy until 1978. Mitt Romney was 31 when his Church had the revelation that this practice was wrong.

Mitt Romney lied when he said that this was the same speech he always gives. While it may be true that it was the same policy platform he stumps, this speech was different. Politico aptly states: This has been a recurring feature of Romney's candidacy: if he can't please a constituency (whether it's the NAACP on "Obamacare" or conservative Iowans on "Romneycare"), then try to win points for character over his refusal to please them.

What Romney did yesterday was a slap in the face to all Americans -- particularly people of color. In return he's getting a hearty pat on the back from his supporters. I cannot speak to the black experience, but I can speak to what I see as racism. This wasn't a dog whistle, this was a bullhorn.

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Raine
 

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Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 13:26:31
Morning

Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 13:39:53
JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST I AM SPEAKING CANTONESE??????

Comment by TriSec on 07/12/2012 13:49:16
Quote by Mondobubba:
JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST I AM SPEAKING CANTONESE??????


Ding Hao!




Comment by TriSec on 07/12/2012 13:50:31
I've just posted this over to FB. Take a moment and see if your duly-elected legislators have signed on. If not, how about a call?

Pancreatic Cancer research legislation

Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 13:52:09
Me: Click on the down arrow on the far right of your facebook page.
Moron: What down arrow? I don't see one.
Me: Are you signed on to your facebook page?
Moron: No....

Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 13:53:45
Quote by Mondobubba:
Me: Click on the down arrow on the far right of your facebook page.
Moron: What down arrow? I don't see one.
Me: Are you signed on to your facebook page?
Moron: No....






wow, I just had a "is you tv plugged in" flashback

Comment by Scoopster on 07/12/2012 13:57:46
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.

Comment by TriSec on 07/12/2012 14:01:20
Hey Mondo - this is for you.

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 14:13:11
New Blog is up!


Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 14:20:40
I don't know that much about George Romney but his son isn't 1/10 the man he was.

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 14:29:29
Quote by wickedpam:
I don't know that much about George Romney but his son isn't 1/10 the man he was.
No, that's what being twice as rich seems to get you in the GOP.


Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 14:30:40
Quote by Scoopster:
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.



NPR and APM have been all over it. Go over to Marketplace.org. Propublica has been reporting on as well.

Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 14:33:29
Quote by Raine:
Quote by wickedpam:
I don't know that much about George Romney but his son isn't 1/10 the man he was.
No, that's what being twice as rich seems to get you in the GOP.



I've always thought rich kids were never as nice as their parents

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 14:40:51
I am so looking forward to Joe Biden atthe NAACP today.



Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 14:45:31
Quote by Raine:
I am so looking forward to Joe Biden atthe NAACP today.




I Joe
He's the most awesome VP we've had since Gore

Comment by BobR on 07/12/2012 14:48:13
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Scoopster:
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.

NPR and APM have been all over it. Go over to Marketplace.org. Propublica has been reporting on as well.

that's kind of the problem isn't it? CNN, MSNBC, and network news should be giving the story some lerv.


Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 14:59:52
Romney 'would be guilty of a federal felony' by claiming 1999 Bain departure

I do believe he's got a problem on his hands here.

Comment by Scoopster on 07/12/2012 14:59:57
Uhh.. what?

Somehow I find this hard to believe. When you speak to the NAACP, it's expected that the crowd gathered to hear you speak is going to be mostly people of color.

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 15:03:52
Quote by Scoopster:
Uhh.. what?

Somehow I find this hard to believe. When you speak to the NAACP, it's expected that the crowd gathered to hear you speak is going to be mostly people of color.
I mentioned this in the blog.


Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 15:09:13
This is serious.

Romney has said he left Bain in 1999 to lead the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, ending his role in the company. But public Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed later by Bain Capital state he remained the firm’s “sole stockholder, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president.”

Also, a Massachusetts financial disclosure form Romney filed in 2003 states that he still owned 100 percent of Bain Capital in 2002. And Romney’s state financial disclosure forms indicate he earned at least $100,000 as a Bain “executive” in 2001 and 2002, separate from investment earnings.

snip

Romney did not finalize a severance agreement with Bain until 2002, a 10-year deal with undisclosed terms that was retroactive to 1999. It expired in 2009.

Bain Capital and the campaign for the presumptive GOP nominee have suggested the SEC filings that show Romney as the man in charge during those additional three years have little meaning, and are the result of legal technicalities. The campaign declined to comment on the record. It pointed to a footnote in Romney’s most recent financial disclosure form, filed June 1 as a presidential candidate.





Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 15:16:09
GO Joe Biden! Livestream!

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 15:21:24
Quote by Raine:
This is serious.

Romney has said he left Bain in 1999 to lead the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, ending his role in the company. But public Securities and Exchange Commission documents filed later by Bain Capital state he remained the firm’s “sole stockholder, chairman of the board, chief executive officer, and president.”

Also, a Massachusetts financial disclosure form Romney filed in 2003 states that he still owned 100 percent of Bain Capital in 2002. And Romney’s state financial disclosure forms indicate he earned at least $100,000 as a Bain “executive” in 2001 and 2002, separate from investment earnings.

snip

Romney did not finalize a severance agreement with Bain until 2002, a 10-year deal with undisclosed terms that was retroactive to 1999. It expired in 2009.

Bain Capital and the campaign for the presumptive GOP nominee have suggested the SEC filings that show Romney as the man in charge during those additional three years have little meaning, and are the result of legal technicalities. The campaign declined to comment on the record. It pointed to a footnote in Romney’s most recent financial disclosure form, filed June 1 as a presidential candidate.





When he was named chief executive of the Salt Lake Organizing Committee on Feb. 11, 1999, Romney declared that he would not accept the job’s $285,000 annual salary until the Games were over and he had proven his turnaround worth.

Romney continued to draw a six-figure salary from Bain Capital, according to State Ethics Commission forms.

In Romney’s 2002 race for governor, he testified before the state Ballot Law Commission that his separation from Bain in 1999 had been a “leave of absence” and not a final departure.





Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 15:24:18
I mentioned this intheblog today as well.

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 15:32:11
Joe Biden is KILLING it at the NAACP Convention!

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 15:36:03
Signed sealed delivered!

Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 15:57:22
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Scoopster:
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.

NPR and APM have been all over it. Go over to Marketplace.org. Propublica has been reporting on as well.

that's kind of the problem isn't it? CNN, MSNBC, and network news should be giving the story some lerv.



I don't think you can get more maintream than NPR.

Comment by BobR on 07/12/2012 15:59:30
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Scoopster:
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.

NPR and APM have been all over it. Go over to Marketplace.org. Propublica has been reporting on as well.

that's kind of the problem isn't it? CNN, MSNBC, and network news should be giving the story some lerv.

I don't think you can get more maintream than NPR.

really?? How many average Joes do you know of that listen to NPR?

Comment by TriSec on 07/12/2012 16:58:59
1pm - Looney Tunes.
2pm - Tom & Jerry

All I need is "Uncle Dale" hosting, and my flashbacks to Jr. High will be complete.



Comment by Scoopster on 07/12/2012 17:00:35
Okay I'm really fucking pissed at Viacom now.. I can't even download yesterday's Daily Show because of their stupid greed-driven tiff with DirecTV.

Comment by livingonli on 07/12/2012 17:12:07
Quote by Scoopster:
Okay I'm really fucking pissed at Viacom now.. I can't even download yesterday's Daily Show because of their stupid greed-driven tiff with DirecTV.

There actually was no Daily Show yesterday. They are on vacation for 2 weeks but Viacom is even blocking access to the old clips and old shows because of the dispute. Too bad you can't go to Comedy Network in Canada but they are IP blocked and you can't go to the website outside of Canada (it will send you to Comedy Central in the US).

Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 17:18:26
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Scoopster:
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.

NPR and APM have been all over it. Go over to Marketplace.org. Propublica has been reporting on as well.

that's kind of the problem isn't it? CNN, MSNBC, and network news should be giving the story some lerv.

I don't think you can get more maintream than NPR.

really?? How many average Joes do you know of that listen to NPR?



In my circle of friends? About 10-15

Comment by livingonli on 07/12/2012 17:32:16
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by Scoopster:
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.

NPR and APM have been all over it. Go over to Marketplace.org. Propublica has been reporting on as well.

that's kind of the problem isn't it? CNN, MSNBC, and network news should be giving the story some lerv.

I don't think you can get more maintream than NPR.

really?? How many average Joes do you know of that listen to NPR?



In my circle of friends? About 10-15

Which is much higher than the average since most of my friends don't.

Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 17:38:37
Quote by Scoopster:
Okay I'm really fucking pissed at Viacom now.. I can't even download yesterday's Daily Show because of their stupid greed-driven tiff with DirecTV.


I thought Daily show's been on vaca - all I get at 11pm on Comedy Central is southpark. Did they move the timeslot?



Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 17:39:27
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by Scoopster:
Okay I'm really fucking pissed at Viacom now.. I can't even download yesterday's Daily Show because of their stupid greed-driven tiff with DirecTV.

There actually was no Daily Show yesterday. They are on vacation for 2 weeks but Viacom is even blocking access to the old clips and old shows because of the dispute. Too bad you can't go to Comedy Network in Canada but they are IP blocked and you can't go to the website outside of Canada (it will send you to Comedy Central in the US).



nevermind -that answered my question.

Liv is on top of the media news

Comment by livingonli on 07/12/2012 17:46:40
The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.

Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 17:57:50
Quote by livingonli:
The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.


Still waiting to hear something on AMC/Dish- Dish's FB page is getting hit with tons of people poking them for AMC


Comment by livingonli on 07/12/2012 18:05:35
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by livingonli:
The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.


Still waiting to hear something on AMC/Dish- Dish's FB page is getting hit with tons of people poking them for AMC

Probably nothing until the Voom suit even goes to trial and that won't be until late September. They got busted for destroying evidence and Dish will probably lose the suit so there's been speculation that AMC most likely will be gone permanently from Dish.

Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 18:09:57
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by BobR:
Quote by Mondobubba:
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Quote by Scoopster:
Morning all..

For at least the past two months, the LIBOR manipulation banking scandal has been rocking Europe. Now it's threatening to hit banks based here, both through their European counterparts and through their own involvement in the manipulation.

Yet the media here has been SILENT. I haven't seen a single mention of this scandal on the regular nightly news at all. As for the so-called cable news shows, I have to admit I've become really sick of watching them at all (even the ones that express my own point of view and cover stories that I want to see) so I don't really know if it's been covered there or how deep that coverage has been.

And online? It took me over 20 minutes of digging to find the link I posted above from MSNBC. On CNN's website it took five minutes to find the story, but that's with my edition set on international news. I suspect it'd take longer if I used the US Edition.

And of course, the Republican drum beats on and on for deregulation. I've got some news for them - YOU CAN'T DIVIDE BY ZERO FELLAS. When there are no damn regulations, you can't fucking de-regulate.

NPR and APM have been all over it. Go over to Marketplace.org. Propublica has been reporting on as well.

that's kind of the problem isn't it? CNN, MSNBC, and network news should be giving the story some lerv.

I don't think you can get more maintream than NPR.

really?? How many average Joes do you know of that listen to NPR?



In my circle of friends? About 10-15

Which is much higher than the average since most of my friends don't.



You need new friends

Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 18:14:04
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by livingonli:
The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.


Still waiting to hear something on AMC/Dish- Dish's FB page is getting hit with tons of people poking them for AMC

Probably nothing until the Voom suit even goes to trial and that won't be until late September. They got busted for destroying evidence and Dish will probably lose the suit so there's been speculation that AMC most likely will be gone permanently from Dish.


then I have to seriously think about a new provider of tv


Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 19:14:35
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by livingonli:
The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.


Still waiting to hear something on AMC/Dish- Dish's FB page is getting hit with tons of people poking them for AMC

Probably nothing until the Voom suit even goes to trial and that won't be until late September. They got busted for destroying evidence and Dish will probably lose the suit so there's been speculation that AMC most likely will be gone permanently from Dish.


then I have to seriously think about a new provider of tv



:cough sworn enemy! cough:

Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 19:17:49
Quote by Mondobubba:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by livingonli:
Quote by wickedpam:
Quote by livingonli:
The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.


Still waiting to hear something on AMC/Dish- Dish's FB page is getting hit with tons of people poking them for AMC

Probably nothing until the Voom suit even goes to trial and that won't be until late September. They got busted for destroying evidence and Dish will probably lose the suit so there's been speculation that AMC most likely will be gone permanently from Dish.


then I have to seriously think about a new provider of tv



:cough sworn enemy! cough:



not unless they offer me a seriously great deal - like free cable.

Right now I'm thinking FIOS


Comment by livingonli on 07/12/2012 19:30:14
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The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.


Still waiting to hear something on AMC/Dish- Dish's FB page is getting hit with tons of people poking them for AMC

Probably nothing until the Voom suit even goes to trial and that won't be until late September. They got busted for destroying evidence and Dish will probably lose the suit so there's been speculation that AMC most likely will be gone permanently from Dish.


then I have to seriously think about a new provider of tv



:cough sworn enemy! cough:



not unless they offer me a seriously great deal - like free cable.

Right now I'm thinking FIOS

It would be the easiest when you already two of the parts.

Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 19:39:17
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The only thing I can say about the DirecTV-Viacom dispute is that the only channel I could miss is Comedy Central since I don't care for the MTV networks anymore and Nick at Nite and TV Land have largely moved away from classic TV and since I have the Star Wars blu-ray I don't need to watch them on Spike.


Still waiting to hear something on AMC/Dish- Dish's FB page is getting hit with tons of people poking them for AMC

Probably nothing until the Voom suit even goes to trial and that won't be until late September. They got busted for destroying evidence and Dish will probably lose the suit so there's been speculation that AMC most likely will be gone permanently from Dish.


then I have to seriously think about a new provider of tv



:cough sworn enemy! cough:



not unless they offer me a seriously great deal - like free cable.

Right now I'm thinking FIOS



I kid! FIOS does seem to be your best bet.

It seems like every single sat. provider is in some pissing match with one of more networks and they are all dropping channels like crazy. Do they want to loose customers that much?


Comment by Will in Chicago on 07/12/2012 19:51:50
Raine, thanks for a great blog.

To me, Romney seemed to just be at the NAACP convention to score points elsewhere. On another matter, I think that he will have to explain about his work history. The problem with not being transparent is that it allows people to speculate and presume the worst. So, if Romney did violate federal law, would this mean that Rick Santorum would be the most logical candidate for the Republican nomination.

Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 19:56:49
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Raine, thanks for a great blog.

To me, Romney seemed to just be at the NAACP convention to score points elsewhere. On another matter, I think that he will have to explain about his work history. The problem with not being transparent is that it allows people to speculate and presume the worst. So, if Romney did violate federal law, would this mean that Rick Santorum would be the most logical candidate for the Republican nomination.



Santorum has issues with transparency as well. See images of the overgrown lawn at the Penn Hill home.

Comment by Raine on 07/12/2012 20:09:10
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Raine, thanks for a great blog.

To me, Romney seemed to just be at the NAACP convention to score points elsewhere. On another matter, I think that he will have to explain about his work history. The problem with not being transparent is that it allows people to speculate and presume the worst. So, if Romney did violate federal law, would this mean that Rick Santorum would be the most logical candidate for the Republican nomination.
Thank you , Will.


Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 20:09:35
Liv - Yeah, they've been offering some 2 year packages that look okay. I just have to check into it more

Mondo - apparently they only want kids, sports nuts and shoppers cause those are the channels I have the most of

Comment by Scoopster on 07/12/2012 20:13:02


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Comment by Mondobubba on 07/12/2012 20:39:07
Quote by wickedpam:
Liv - Yeah, they've been offering some 2 year packages that look okay. I just have to check into it more

Mondo - apparently they only want kids, sports nuts and shoppers cause those are the channels I have the most of



I've always been dubious about satellite TV. Yes, it is cheaper, but I just don't the sorry, it's raining aspect of it

Comment by wickedpam on 07/12/2012 20:56:55
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Quote by wickedpam:
Liv - Yeah, they've been offering some 2 year packages that look okay. I just have to check into it more

Mondo - apparently they only want kids, sports nuts and shoppers cause those are the channels I have the most of



I've always been dubious about satellite TV. Yes, it is cheaper, but I just don't the sorry, it's raining aspect of it



rain fade does drive me nuts - esp when its raining miles from where I am

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