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bam bam

01-19-2009, 11:19 AM

For the 1st time since I have been 11yrs old I am in an official news blackout. No FNC, no sportscenter, no talkradio, no times pic. Nothing but 24 and ppv movies until the end of the week.

BTG

01-19-2009, 11:24 AM

Alex

01-19-2009, 11:31 AM

I switched over to the Spanish station, but then a piece about "El Presidente Obama" came on, so I am now on TIVO and DVD.

flyinbayou

01-19-2009, 11:42 AM

I am trying to use all of this to conjure up a funny Mardi Gras costume but each idea I come up with would probably get me shot.

Time to head to the mountain. As in Mt. Billy

NoNoNanette

01-19-2009, 11:51 AM

"Obamathon", indeed. It's been absolutely nauseating.... Watched my 2 football games yesterday, then shut off the television.

buzd

01-19-2009, 12:06 PM

"Obamathon", indeed. It's been absolutely nauseating.... Watched my 2 football games yesterday, then shut off the television.

Yep, breaking out the "LOST" DVDs in preparation for the new season!!

Suzy Wong

01-19-2009, 12:57 PM

Don't you mean the "Coronation"?:rolleyes:

Schuarta

01-19-2009, 02:10 PM

For the 1st time since I have been 11yrs old I am in an official news blackout. No FNC, no sportscenter, no talkradio, no times pic. Nothing but 24 and ppv movies until the end of the week.

We're in the same state you are. My wife has been "news hound" all her life. From 1975 thru 1990, she worked as a "girl-Friday" for the News Anchor at Global TV (Peter Newmann) in Canada. He is (was) sort of the Walter Cronkite of one of the Canadian Networks.

She hasn't watched or listened to a news broadcast since the election day tragity. When we get our daily paper, the first (news) section is trashed, and she reads local happenings, wine, food and comics, and then does Suduku and crosswords. Also she has gone from 6-10 hours of talk radio per day, to "ZERO".

This week is literally "Hell" for her.

Alex

01-19-2009, 03:31 PM

I had to add CD's to my list of alternate entertainment as well, since it is all over the radio as well.

NoNoNanette

01-19-2009, 03:41 PM

Trying to ignore it all.
I am going to get a chuckle out of reading some of these pitty stories of people from around the country(including N.O.) loading up onto busses and going to D.C. with no tickets to events or places to stay.
Going to be alot of time spent on those busses.

And ALOT of time spent standing in line to go to the bathroom- Joe Scarborough (?) said that there was ONE porta-potty per each SIX THOUSAND people.

Have fun in D.C.

:laughup:

Gourmondo

01-19-2009, 05:22 PM

Who is this Obama of whom you speak??:D

I've been doing tons of reading. The past couple of days, I've been perusing Peter Schiff's book on the financial meltdown. Interesting stuff from one of the guys who rightly nailed a prediction about the sub-prime debacle years ago. I may finish reading it on the flight to my new expat digs in Central America.

I have only one word for you, my friends: commodities.

NoNoNanette

01-19-2009, 05:54 PM

Free Government Cheese for EVERYBODY! :toast:

edible complex

01-19-2009, 06:56 PM

Trying to ignore it all.
I am going to get a chuckle out of reading some of these pitty stories of people from around the country(including N.O.) loading up onto busses and going to D.C. with no tickets to events or places to stay.
Going to be alot of time spent on those busses.

isn't that called an evacuation? is FEMA giving out MREs and water? I hope Homeland Security and D.C. are prepared. it could get messy folks.

JRO

01-19-2009, 08:18 PM

pulled up NBA.com today to check Hornets score first thing I see is the Obama family at a game with a long article,

bam bam

01-19-2009, 08:37 PM

And ALOT of time spent standing in line to go to the bathroom- Joe Scarborough (?) said that there was ONE porta-potty per each SIX THOUSAND people.

Have fun in D.C.

:laughup:

Somehow it is all Bush's fault.

flyinbayou

01-20-2009, 08:22 AM

pulled up NBA.com today to check Hornets score first thing I see is the Obama family at a game with a long article,

I hope you were able to see CP3 bottom out a buzzer beating 3-pointer to give the Hornets the victory yesterday. If not I'm sure it will make the top 10 plays on ESPN today.
He's unbelievable!

I escaped the Obamatrizing yesterday by going to see Defiance and then watching the Hornets.

I couldn't figure out why the theater was so crowded and then I remembered, "oh yeah. It's a famous guy's birthday today. Robert E. Lee"! Born Jan.19, 1807.

Schuarta

01-20-2009, 09:02 AM

AMERICA'S SHEEP!

http://msnbcmedia1.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-cvr-090120-mallday-6a.grid-8x3.jpg

Alex

01-20-2009, 09:22 AM

I watched Lost reruns on Sci Fi channel last night. I did switch over to watch 24 and had some Obama stuff during the commercials, but on Sci Fi there was only one instance of Obama, and it was a commercial for Freedomcorps or USACorps.

...and now I am caught up on Lost enough to know what is going on!

JRO

01-20-2009, 11:44 AM

I watched the Bachelor last night, pretty damn lame, I know. At least there were plenty of pretty women. Much better than the Obamathon

Alex

01-20-2009, 12:29 PM

I watched the Bachelor last night, pretty damn lame, I know. At least there were plenty of pretty women. Much better than the Obamathon

You have my condolences! My wife made me sit through it last week!! Yes the girls are pretty, but they are almost all crazy - LOL

I will agree that it is better then the Obamathon.

cstoehr

01-20-2009, 01:06 PM

I am waiting for my tax cut and free healthcare!:)

Schuarta

01-20-2009, 01:13 PM

I am waiting for my tax cut and free healthcare!:)

Not holding your breath, I hope. :(

cstoehr

01-20-2009, 01:14 PM

LOL Nope! But shouldn't our change be happening now? I hate to wait.

Schuarta

01-20-2009, 01:17 PM

Watch the first 100 hours. You won't have to wait long.

Jerry

01-20-2009, 10:41 PM

Went to Casa Garcia tonight for good food and drinks...came home and watched Appalosa on DVD......saw later that my stocks took a lashing today.

Anything else happened today?

NoNoNanette

01-20-2009, 10:52 PM

I was unfortunately at Slidell Memorial Hospital, visiting my MIL.

Imagine if you can...... strolling down the hallways with EVERY EFFING' TV tuned to CNN....

Honestly, I had to leave. And did so. *cringing*

One has to wonder about the "media". They're apparently ignoring the fact that almost as many of us voted AGAINST Obama, as those who voted for him. Doesn't seem to matter to 'em. Ramming him down our throat. Makes me resentful.

Good luck to him. I don't like the guy, nor his cabinet so far..... but still wish him good luck.

cstoehr

01-22-2009, 03:25 PM

You will not believe the attitude of one of my co-workers husbands employees over in the city. He actually showed his wrist to him and said see that, see that color, yep black, get used to it being in charge now, we are in control. No kidding.

I really do not care about the color issue/race issue. But I am tired of the slave references, the reparations etc.............that is what bothers me. It is also not what MLK tried to bring to the world. It is over and beyond equality.

Alex

01-22-2009, 03:42 PM