Comments on: Obama’s First Mistake In My Eyes http://creeva.com/2009/01/09/obamas-first-mistake-in-my-eyes/ My life unfolding and being told online - 1 byte of information at a time. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:34:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: free satellite http://creeva.com/2009/01/09/obamas-first-mistake-in-my-eyes/comment-page-1/#comment-16782 free satellite Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:41:05 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=3957#comment-16782 Hello, for a long time I read your blog, thanks for that that write interesting and <br>useful posts.I consider that blogers it is possible to name many journalists. <br><br>Good luck Hello, for a long time I read your blog, thanks for that that write interesting and
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]]> By: free satellite http://creeva.com/2009/01/09/obamas-first-mistake-in-my-eyes/comment-page-1/#comment-16173 free satellite Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:41:05 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=3957#comment-16173 Hello, for a long time I read your blog, thanks for that that write interesting and <br>useful posts.I consider that blogers it is possible to name many journalists. <br><br>Good luck Hello, for a long time I read your blog, thanks for that that write interesting and
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]]> By: creeva http://creeva.com/2009/01/09/obamas-first-mistake-in-my-eyes/comment-page-1/#comment-16151 creeva Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:54:29 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=3957#comment-16151 BTW a couple people that haven't commented openly thought I was doing this because I hated Obama. I don't hate the guy - if I embraced the concept of a two party system I would have chosen him over McCain - I just don't buy into the two party system ideal. BTW a couple people that haven’t commented openly thought I was doing this because I hated Obama. I don’t hate the guy — if I embraced the concept of a two party system I would have chosen him over McCain — I just don’t buy into the two party system ideal.

]]> By: creeva http://creeva.com/2009/01/09/obamas-first-mistake-in-my-eyes/comment-page-1/#comment-16149 creeva Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:49:49 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=3957#comment-16149 The problem is that it will always be a problem of not protecting everyone. They extend this for 20 years and there will still be people with analog TVs that attempt to get over the air transmissions. <br><br>It's also not the governments job to make sure everyone can reach and have TV. I'm sure that I sound callous, but when you are looking at an over arching issue such as this it's always better to take yourself out of the problem. <br><br>People with cable, they are fine - people with Satelite - they are fine. In most of the Ohio people actually don't have the capability anyways to get OTA signals - I live in a black out area where I can get one channel that doesn't really come in. <br><br>If the govenment is truly worried about the people that have not migrated over - give them PBS - since PBS gets government money - let them exist past the cut off date. All major networks should be forced to migrate over - emergency information can still be passed over by PBS. <br><br>If major broadcasters and advertisers are worried about loosing viewers because of the change, maybe they would kick in money for the converter boxes to save their own bottom line. The longer we wait the problem won't be solved - only faced with adversity do people actually change - the fear of adversity just scares people into thinking they may have to change. They then complain and espouse fears of doom and gloom instead of rationally looking at the problem. By giving them the actual pain things can change. The problem is that it will always be a problem of not protecting everyone. They extend this for 20 years and there will still be people with analog TVs that attempt to get over the air transmissions.

It’s also not the governments job to make sure everyone can reach and have TV. I’m sure that I sound callous, but when you are looking at an over arching issue such as this it’s always better to take yourself out of the problem.

People with cable, they are fine — people with Satelite — they are fine. In most of the Ohio people actually don’t have the capability anyways to get OTA signals — I live in a black out area where I can get one channel that doesn’t really come in.

If the govenment is truly worried about the people that have not migrated over — give them PBS — since PBS gets government money — let them exist past the cut off date. All major networks should be forced to migrate over — emergency information can still be passed over by PBS.

If major broadcasters and advertisers are worried about loosing viewers because of the change, maybe they would kick in money for the converter boxes to save their own bottom line. The longer we wait the problem won’t be solved — only faced with adversity do people actually change — the fear of adversity just scares people into thinking they may have to change. They then complain and espouse fears of doom and gloom instead of rationally looking at the problem. By giving them the actual pain things can change.

]]> By: Groovymarlin http://creeva.com/2009/01/09/obamas-first-mistake-in-my-eyes/comment-page-1/#comment-16147 Groovymarlin Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:20:54 +0000 http://creeva.com/?p=3957#comment-16147 You have a valid argument for not delaying, and I might even agree with you, except for one thing. The government program that sends people coupons to use when buying converter boxes has run out of money as of January 4. If you request a coupon now, you are put on a "waiting list." And I think for that reason alone they need to delay the roll-out. <br><br>It's very surprising to me how many people are still receiving analog TV over the air, through an antenna. Apparently it is surprising to the government, as well. ;-) You have a valid argument for not delaying, and I might even agree with you, except for one thing. The government program that sends people coupons to use when buying converter boxes has run out of money as of January 4. If you request a coupon now, you are put on a “waiting list.” And I think for that reason alone they need to delay the roll-out.

It’s very surprising to me how many people are still receiving analog TV over the air, through an antenna. Apparently it is surprising to the government, as well. ;-)

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