MSNBC Sucks !

I have to vent..

Was anybody else trying to watch the coverage of the d-day ceremonies ?

MSNBC is supposedly covering the d day ceremonies in France. The focus
should be on the event and the men and woman who fought then not the
reporters or the tv program....

The reporters will not shut up and they just cut away from the program were
old warbirds ( c-47, Spitfires, etc..) were flying over the beaches to go to
bulls**t programming they can show later.

If you feel the way I do call msnbc at (201) 583-5000 and tell them what you
think..

Sorry for taking the bandwidth..

"me" wrote in message
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I have to vent..

Was anybody else trying to watch the coverage of the d-day ceremonies ?

MSNBC is supposedly covering the d day ceremonies in France. The focus
should be on the event and the men and woman who fought then not the
reporters or the tv program....

The reporters will not shut up and they just cut away from the program
were
old warbirds ( c-47, Spitfires, etc..) were flying over the beaches to go
to
bulls**t programming they can show later.

If you feel the way I do call msnbc at (201) 583-5000 and tell them what
you
think..

Sorry for taking the bandwidth..

BBC coverage was superb

BBC coverage was superb

That's because the BBC is NOT a commercial network.

Commercial networks are in business to make a profit by selling
advertising time. Serving the audience is not their purpose.

Read Nicholas Johnson's _How to Talk Back to Your TV Set_.

vince norris

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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BBC coverage was superb

That's because the BBC is NOT a commercial network.

Commercial networks are in business to make a profit by selling
advertising time. Serving the audience is not their purpose.

Read Nicholas Johnson's _How to Talk Back to Your TV Set_.


And without competition, the rest of their programming is brain-dead.

Tom Sixkiller wrote:
"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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BBC coverage was superb

That's because the BBC is NOT a commercial network.

Commercial networks are in business to make a profit by selling
advertising time. Serving the audience is not their purpose.

Read Nicholas Johnson's _How to Talk Back to Your TV Set_.



And without competition, the rest of their programming is brain-dead.


And I suppose "Survivor", "Joe Millionaire", etal isn't Brain Dead????

(I think R's are brain-dead!)

"MikeM" wrote in message
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Tom Sixkiller wrote:
"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
...

BBC coverage was superb

That's because the BBC is NOT a commercial network.

Commercial networks are in business to make a profit by selling
advertising time. Serving the audience is not their purpose.

Read Nicholas Johnson's _How to Talk Back to Your TV Set_.



And without competition, the rest of their programming is brain-dead.


And I suppose "Survivor", "Joe Millionaire", etal isn't Brain Dead????

(I think R's are brain-dead!)
Ok ITV ( the Uk commercial network) coverage was equally as good then only
the presenters were different

BBC coverage was superb

That's because the BBC is NOT a commercial network.

And without competition, the rest of their programming is brain-dead.

Some of the best programs on U.S. TV were copied from the BBC.

vince norris

I couldn't agree more. I got so fed up, I finally shut the damn TV off.
Interestingly enough, for all the hype the networks and cable news stations
have made about D-Day, the only station covering the live broadcast was
MSNBC (at least in my area) and the talking heads there wouldn't shutup for
more than a few minutes. A few were covering the death of Reagan, but the
rest were regular programing. I think it's disgraceful.
I will say one thing. No matter what your feelings about France might
be, that was one class show they put on.

Fitz
"me" wrote in message
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I have to vent..

Was anybody else trying to watch the coverage of the d-day ceremonies ?

MSNBC is supposedly covering the d day ceremonies in France. The focus
should be on the event and the men and woman who fought then not the
reporters or the tv program....

The reporters will not shut up and they just cut away from the program
were
old warbirds ( c-47, Spitfires, etc..) were flying over the beaches to go
to
bulls**t programming they can show later.

If you feel the way I do call msnbc at (201) 583-5000 and tell them what
you
think..

Sorry for taking the bandwidth..

The French also selected 99 American veterans as representatives of
American sacrifice, and awarded them Medals of the Legion of Honor.



I couldn't agree more. I got so fed up, I finally shut the damn TV off.
Interestingly enough, for all the hype the networks and cable news stations
have made about D-Day, the only station covering the live broadcast was
MSNBC (at least in my area) and the talking heads there wouldn't shutup for
more than a few minutes. A few were covering the death of Reagan, but the
rest were regular programing. I think it's disgraceful.
I will say one thing. No matter what your feelings about France might
be, that was one class show they put on.

Fitz
"me" wrote in message
...

I have to vent..

Was anybody else trying to watch the coverage of the d-day ceremonies ?

MSNBC is supposedly covering the d day ceremonies in France. The focus
should be on the event and the men and woman who fought then not the
reporters or the tv program....

The reporters will not shut up and they just cut away from the program

were

old warbirds ( c-47, Spitfires, etc..) were flying over the beaches to go

to

bulls**t programming they can show later.

If you feel the way I do call msnbc at (201) 583-5000 and tell them what

you

think..

Sorry for taking the bandwidth..

"Rip" wrote in message
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The French also selected 99 American veterans as representatives of
American sacrifice, and awarded them Medals of the Legion of Honor.


Well, 14 veterans, actually, and each was from a different nation. The
American chosen was Charles Hostler, by all accounts a man who richly
deserved the honor. He was an OSS agent who went in ahead of the landings to
force German spies to give false reports of Allied troop movements. It would
be interesting to hear the whole story on that.