How about just one state electing the president every four years, rotate among the 50. John Willkie -----Original Message----- From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Larry Bloomfield Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 3:33 PM To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: Dems Walk A Dangerous Path With Anti-Kerry-Film Complaint I had a brain storm or may be it's just gas, but wouldn't it be great to put all political advertisements on one channel or one frequency and nothing but that there. Those who wanted to see these "messages" could go there and it wouldn't bother the rest of us. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Larry Bloomfield, KA6UTC Bloomfield Enterprises, dba Tech-Notes 1980 25th St. Florence, OR 97439-9717 (541) 902-2424 See you on the Road Show - A Taste of NAB 2005 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Birkmaier" <craig@xxxxxxxxx> To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 15, 2004 1:06 PM Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: Dems Walk A Dangerous Path With Anti-Kerry-Film Complaint > At 12:12 PM -0700 10/15/04, Larry Bloomfield wrote: >>I was just curious. Thanks for the reply. I have to say though that it is >>getting to the point where I can wait for this DAMNED election to be over >>with so this forum can get back to the business of discussing broadcast >>related technical things and leave the politics to the blood suckers in >>Washington. >> > > Larry > > Unfortunately, like the world of analog television, the worlds of > television and politics are tightly coupled. Remember, it is the > blood suckers in Washington that let this train wreck happen. They > love to create conflict between competing industries to enhance their > blood sucking abilities. > > We are all the victims... >> $40/mo for "Free TV" > > If you were intellectually honest, you would recognize the fact that > this election is a referendum on the continued dominance of the > "Election Channel." It is now clear that the entrenched media > oligopoly is willing to use tactics, once associated with propaganda > machines like Pravda, to influence the outcome of the election. > > The cracks in the dam are now quite visible. When it bursts things > could change dramatically. > > This is especially true as it relates to appropriate allocation of > spectrum for applications that are in the public interest. We are > about to reach a major fork in the road that leads to the digital > future. We can create an infrastructure that can unleash phenomenal > innovation and economic growth, or we can let the blood suckers and > the media oligopoly have complete control over the flow of news, > information and entertainment. > > Regards > Craig ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.