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2016 Postmortem

LAS14

(15,537 posts) Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:18 PM Jul 2016

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C-Span is great. Don't know why I ignored it so long. nt

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C-Span is great. Don't know why I ignored it so long. nt (Original Post) LAS14 Jul 2016 OP

No HD - it makes my eyes think they're out of focus. nt procon Jul 2016 #1

I have the HD version of it on Comcast BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #4

I'm watching on HD MrScorpio Jul 2016 #5

Lucky me, my Dish service doesn't offer it in HD. nt procon Jul 2016 #7

The callers ... not so much. Mika Jul 2016 #2

Hard to spin live coverage. Nt NCTraveler Jul 2016 #3

For something like this it's great. No talking heads interrupting. Just continous coverage. Fla Dem Jul 2016 #6

I switch back and forth between network and CSPAN. wildeyed Jul 2016 #8

Can't stand the callers. muntrv Jul 2016 #9

What/who are "the callers?" LAS14 Jul 2016 #10

The ones who phone in to C-Span to express opinions. They have a line for Democrats, a line for muntrv Jul 2016 #11

If I can make a suggestion for prime time viewing. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #12

Yeah, PBS was pretty respectful of the speakers. I did settle on that when... LAS14 Jul 2016 #13

Excellent email. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #15

PBS for intelligent commentary; CSPAN for gavel to gavel coverage with no comments. Hekate Jul 2016 #14

Watched the convention online at C-span last night workinclasszero Jul 2016 #16

procon

(15,805 posts)

1. No HD - it makes my eyes think they're out of focus. nt

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:36 PM

Jul 2016

BumRushDaShow

(172,322 posts)

4. I have the HD version of it on Comcast

Reply to procon (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:51 PM

Jul 2016

which is what I'm watching now.

MrScorpio

(73,778 posts)

5. I'm watching on HD

Reply to procon (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:52 PM

Jul 2016

Via Comcast

procon

(15,805 posts)

7. Lucky me, my Dish service doesn't offer it in HD. nt

Reply to procon (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:59 PM

Jul 2016

Mika

(17,751 posts)

2. The callers ... not so much.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:47 PM

Jul 2016

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

3. Hard to spin live coverage. Nt

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:48 PM

Jul 2016

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Fla Dem

(27,779 posts)

6. For something like this it's great. No talking heads interrupting. Just continous coverage.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 04:53 PM

Jul 2016

But I'm getting a little irritated at the Bernie crowd being disrespectful and obnoxious.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)

8. I switch back and forth between network and CSPAN.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 05:06 PM

Jul 2016

I get tired of the yakking on network. They are so blatantly trying to goose ratings sometimes, I feel insulted.

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

9. Can't stand the callers.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 05:07 PM

Jul 2016

LAS14

(15,537 posts)

10. What/who are "the callers?"

Reply to muntrv (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 25, 2016, 06:47 PM

Jul 2016

muntrv

(14,505 posts)

11. The ones who phone in to C-Span to express opinions. They have a line for Democrats, a line for

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #10)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 12:57 PM

Jul 2016

Republicans, and a line for independents.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

12. If I can make a suggestion for prime time viewing.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:04 PM

Jul 2016

Try going over to PBS. See what you think. Their commentators are excellent overall and don't speak over the speeches. Well, a little during some of the intro's. The furthest right they go is David Brooks and I have a feeling he is struggling with the possibility of voting for Clinton.

LAS14

(15,537 posts)

13. Yeah, PBS was pretty respectful of the speakers. I did settle on that when...

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #12)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:39 PM

Jul 2016

... they came on because I like their commentators. DESPITE Shields and Brooks troglodyte opinions about "likeability." Search for LAS14 and see my post about my e-mail to Mark Shields.

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)

15. Excellent email.

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #13)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:49 PM

Jul 2016

I have a soft spot in my heart for Shields as I was a nightly viewer of the News Hour when it was hosted by Lehrer. Five nights a week for about a decade.

Don't get me started on Ifill.

Hekate

(100,133 posts)

14. PBS for intelligent commentary; CSPAN for gavel to gavel coverage with no comments.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:48 PM

Jul 2016

Skip the viewer comments.

My blood pressure went back to normal yesterday after I quit watching CNN and MSNBC.

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)

16. Watched the convention online at C-span last night

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Tue Jul 26, 2016, 01:51 PM

Jul 2016

No talking heads pullin for Trump...very nice!

Today it starts at 4:pm ET

https://www.c-span.org/video/?412846-1/democratic-national-convention-live-400-pm-et-cspan

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