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[petermarcus]

When the three major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) have to make a choice between President Bush speaking about Iraq, and the end of May ratings sweeps...and the networks pick the sweeps...it only proves one thing:

America deserves Bush.

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[nbbmom.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree more.

And what's worse is what was ON TV during that time:

NBC: Fear Factor
FOX: The Swan pageant (!)
ABC: the movie A Beautiful Mind
CBS: does anyone really watch this network anyway? LOL

[petermarcus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that Fear Factor killed me. I can see the dilemma if it's a questionable show, or if it's the season conclusion for a popular series...but Fear Factor? So the only reason to keep Fear Factor on instead of the President was to be able to raise their advertising rates next year.

[indighost.livejournal.com]

my NBC affiliate carried the bush speech, but FOX carried a syndicated simpsons. i didn't check other channels.

[petermarcus.livejournal.com]

Really? Interesting...I wonder if it was a Mountain Timezone thing -- you might have been out of prime-time. I heard about the networks from here:
http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/05/24/speech.tv.ap/index.html

[indighost.livejournal.com]

yeah, i guess it wasn't officially "prime time," yet. it was only 6 pm here.

i like being in mountain time zone, in general, when it comes to TV programming. most of our shows are on an hour earlier than the comparable time slot in eastern/pacific, which makes it easier to go to bed earlier if there are shows that i really want to see. =)

[pinko-asshead.livejournal.com]

That's why I listen to NPR. :)

[petermarcus.livejournal.com]

Yeah, even the pinko-commie radio station carried it!

[the-dibbler.livejournal.com]

true, though listening to that man speak tends to make me want to bang my head against the wall.

[petermarcus.livejournal.com]

His speeches tend to be pretty painful to watch, I agree. Maybe they did it in response to those new television decency standards.

[alexis-wren.livejournal.com]

http://www.livejournal.com/users/alacrityz/88937.html

I find it funny that you guys often post similarly themed entries at the same time in my journal.