Any truth to the rumor...

[il Padrino Ute]

that NBC and CBS didn't televise Fred Thompson's speech or kept interrupting it?

If so, has anyone heard the reason?

[BlueK]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

that NBC and CBS didn't televise Fred Thompson's speech or kept interrupting it?

If so, has anyone heard the reason?

do the non-cable networks show any of the conventions anymore? I thought they stopped giving them much time because they have become infomercials with little news coming out of them and because there are plenty of cable news outlets to cover them.

[Levin]

Originally Posted by BlueK

do the non-cable networks show any of the conventions anymore? I thought they stopped giving them much time because they have become infomercials with little news coming out of them and because there are plenty of cable news outlets to cover them.

What about those of us who only get the basic broadcast channels?

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by BlueK

do the non-cable networks show any of the conventions anymore? I thought they stopped giving them much time because they have become infomercials with little news coming out of them and because there are plenty of cable news outlets to cover them.

Dunno. I saw his speech on MSNBC. I figured that would be the place that would definitely broadcast it because it would allow Olberman to go off on it.

As soon as Thompson finished, I switched the channel, so I'm not sure if Olberman went nuts or not, though I can't imagine he didn't.

[Tex]

I'm amazed no one has made any commentary on last night's speeches. No one on CG watching? Nothing worth commenting on?

Fred Thompson's speech was moving and evocative. It was hard to listen to his retelling of the familiar McCain personal story and see any appeal in Barack Obama's resume. An especially damaging line, speaking of McCain's time as a POW:

We hear a lot of talk about hope these days. John McCain knows about hope. That's all he had.

And of course, the much reported line:

It's pretty clear there are two questions we'll never have to ask ourselves: "Who is this man?" and "Can we trust this man with the presidency?"

Lieberman's was more bland for a Republican convention, but the irony of having the 2000 Democrat VP candidate keynoting 8-years later is quite remarkable. (Zell Miller, anyone?) One of his best zingers is in my signature.

A nice set of speeches to kick off (sort of) the convention period.

[BarbaraGordon]

Originally Posted by Levin

What about those of us who only get the basic broadcast channels?

I watch them online at cnn.com

That Reggie Aqui is HOT.

[il Padrino Ute]

I really enjoyed both Thompson and Lieberman's speeches.

I liked that Thompson showed some enthusiasm in how he presented what he feels are Palin's strengths and liked what you pointed out what he said about McCain. It reminded me why he is who I wanted as the Republican nominee. I would have liked to see him hammer Obama a bit more on his leftist policies, but I suppose he is nicer than I am.

I thought Lieberman was great in his appeal to Dems and Independents to think about who would be right for the country. It was a good move on his part to say good things about Obama, but that this wasn't the right time for him to lead the country. He can't be accused of being nasty, though I'm sure there will be some Dems out there who will be ticked that he's not behind Obama.