Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
me? I laughed my ass off. Though i thought George Carlin should've been in there, IMO, he IS the king of comedy.
Maybe the HISTORY channel should report on current events and predict the future...maybe they shoudl hire Miss Cleo to do her own "this will happen" series
Maybe National Geographic should run animated cartoons from the old days, like PopEye and Roadrunner
Maybe CMT should allow Jay-Z and tupac videos to be played on thier networks
or
Maybe you should realize that you're making a mountain out of a no-hill and making everyone h ere think you're racist.
Its okay man
Let it go. There is nothing to be angry about
[edit on 7/9/2008 by Andrew E. Wiggin]
Originally posted by dbates
reply to post by Dronetek
I don't have any issue with B.E.T. only showing black programming or Latino Magazine only featuring Latin American people.
What you're focusing on is simply a symptom of the issue. The real issue is that blacks are going to overwhelmingly vote for Obama. What's new? They usually vote Democrat anyway (75% - 90%). I don't see how this changes anything or even makes a difference in the elections. They'd be showing the DNC convention even if it was Hillary as the nominee.
Originally posted by dbates
They'd be showing the DNC convention even if it was Hillary as the nominee.
The four-year-old TV One, which is covering its inaugural presidential campaign, will provide blanket coverage of the four-day convention, including live primetime coverage and a nightly post-convention show, said its president, Johnathan Rodgers.
Both networks say the historical presidential run of the U.S. senator from Illinois is the driving force behind their unprecedented coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign.
“If Obama were not the presumptive nominee, we would not have covered the convention at all,” said Rodgers. “This is a huge event in the history of African-Americans and we are a network that's proud of the fact that 93% of our audience is black. Not only do we feel an obligation to cover it well, we feel it is part of our promise to our viewers.”
Originally posted by Benevolent Heretic
Originally posted by dbates
They'd be showing the DNC convention even if it was Hillary as the nominee.
So, you think they're just lying about that part?
BET, TV One Gear up for Convention
The four-year-old TV One, which is covering its inaugural presidential campaign, will provide blanket coverage of the four-day convention, including live primetime coverage and a nightly post-convention show, said its president, Johnathan Rodgers.
Both networks say the historical presidential run of the U.S. senator from Illinois is the driving force behind their unprecedented coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign.
“If Obama were not the presumptive nominee, we would not have covered the convention at all,” said Rodgers. “This is a huge event in the history of African-Americans and we are a network that's proud of the fact that 93% of our audience is black. Not only do we feel an obligation to cover it well, we feel it is part of our promise to our viewers.”
Originally posted by Johnmike
reply to post by Dronetek
Don't worry much about Wiggin, he's paid by the Obama campaign to post here.
Originally posted by dbates
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
Do you think blacks are only interested in politics if a black man is in the running? I don't think that's a fair assumption. They would still show parts of the convention even if it was Hillary. Now they might now show hours and hours of it, but it would be shown in some manner either way. Obama has just made this a bigger event for them.
Would you expect MTV to cover the Country Music Awards?
Would you expect the TBN (Trinity Broadcasting Network) to host a Yom Kippur ceremony?
Would you expect the Sci-Fi Channel to cover the Oscars?
It's a specialized TV channel. There are a lot of them. They air what the viewers want to see.
Originally posted by Andrew E. Wiggin
Originally posted by Johnmike
reply to post by Dronetek
Don't worry much about Wiggin, he's paid by the Obama campaign to post here.
That's hilarious....especially if you knew me
Thats right, i must be paid by the Obama campaign to support a black guy, right?
