[Knucklehead]

ABC has coverage from 8-midnight. I'm sure all the others do too. How much will YOU watch. Not much here!
There is only so much to be said for Pete's sake!

[ALUmnus]

For the love of all that's holy and true, won't someone just please think of Pete!

[PAmedic]

no need to watch.

I get ALL my news straight from you guys on here.

[Fumblerooskies]

Yeah...I'll be geeking up and watching...jumping from FOX to CNN to MSNBC.

[jcmanson]

I'll start watching at 8 and until I go to bed

[Ed Dantes]

Will someone please watch the 700 Club at 11 p.m. on ABC Family? I know that the show is basically as irrelevant as can be, but if I have to work 15 hours today for this stupid show, I'd like to know that at least one person watched.

[Fumblerooskies]

I'm not sure how much I can take...especially with FOX News playing up all the anti-McCain palaver.

[Hold My Own]

I get ALL my news straight from you guys on here.

Yup...who am I voting for again?

[ToTheLeft]

Obama owns GA.

[Sly Fox]

Tonight's a great night to grab a movie.

As someone who spent a great deal of time in news, I can tell you that the newsies care way too much about election coverage. Its their rare chance to act like sportscasters and they can't get enough of it. But I admit I always enjoyed the free pizza.

[Knucklehead]

Will someone please watch the 700 Club at 11 p.m. on ABC Family? I know that the show is basically as irrelevant as can be, but if I have to work 15 hours today for this stupid show, I'd like to know that at least one person watched.

Who you workind for Ed?

[Sly Fox]

Ed stated his employer by context in his post.

I have to tell you that as much as I'd like to sit through 700 Club, I just can't do it without dozing. But since I don't have blue hair I don't think I am in CBN's target demographic. That said, the stories you guys put together tend to be well done.

[HenryGale]

I get ALL my news straight from you guys on here.

Yup...who am I voting for again?

I need Scorcho...

[thepostman]

I get ALL my news straight from you guys on here.

Yup...who am I voting for again?

I need Scorcho...

when these political debates breakout i miss hearing from him...always a great read

[Fumblerooskies]

You love-lorn nimrods could always read his blog....
...do I always have to straighten you guys out?

http://www.guardyourpants.com/blog/

[RagingTireFire]

You love-lorn nimrods could always read his blog....
...do I always have to straighten you guys out?

http://www.guardyourpants.com/blog/

Aaaah, that's better.

[Ed Dantes]

Ed stated his employer by context in his post.

I have to tell you that as much as I'd like to sit through 700 Club, I just can't do it without dozing. But since I don't have blue hair I don't think I am in CBN's target demographic. That said, the stories you guys put together tend to be well done.

Thanks Sly. There's an urban legend going around here that's pretty much appropriate for these days... Back in 2000, before I started working here, CBN did a live show at 11 p.m. on election day. It was late and every one was pretty frustrated with having to work, when one disgruntled grunt started complaining that no one was watching, and how our audience was tuning into FOX, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNN, FOX NEWS, CBS, the Internet, PBS, or whatever station... and not the 700 Club.

Unbenownst to him, an upper-level Vice President was standing behind him... and the VP rolled his eyes, shrugged his shoulders, and said, "you know that, and i know that... but neither of us happens to be the one that signs the paychecks."

Long story short, if Pat Robertson wants it......

[Knucklehead]

Excuse me Mr. Sly! He could be a freelancer just working for them today you know!

[PAmedic]

Excuse me Mr. Sly! He could be a freelancer just working for them today you know!

part of FF.com rules and regs: (we'll have to add it to Flamefans 101 thread)

you must memorize the vocation and marital status of your fellow ff.com posters. Esp us high-roller types

[Sly Fox]

Ed - Did anyone there at CBN News remember a guy named David Lescaleet? He was a weird dude who I worked with in Corpus Christi 15 years ago shortly before he left for Va Beach.

[kel varson]

I'll watch Ed.

Huckabee is doing very well. Funny it was supposed to be a two person race, who knew it was between McCain and Huckabee.

[kel varson]

Watching now. Best coverage of the night!

[Ed Dantes]

Watching now. Best coverage of the night!

That was a freaking disaster. Pat changes his mind 10 minutes before the show, then changes his mind DURING the show, so we don't have the video he's referring to -- and none of our reporters were smart enough to have the audio from the candidates turned on... so when we went live to, say, John McCain -- we don't hear him.

Disaster. Thankfully, no one watched. Except you, Kel.

[kel varson]

Watching now. Best coverage of the night!

That was a freaking disaster. Pat changes his mind 10 minutes before the show, then changes his mind DURING the show, so we don't have the video he's referring to -- and none of our reporters were smart enough to have the audio from the candidates turned on... so when we went live to, say, John McCain -- we don't hear him.

Disaster. Thankfully, no one watched. Except you, Kel.

Must have missed that part. I went to bed after about 20 or 30 minutes. Pat did look very tired.

[Sly Fox]

He's an old man up way too late ... that's a bad combination.

As for crews in the field at campaign headquarters forgetting to mic the podium, it happens all the time. Repoprters are focused on themselves and not necessarily the event. Imagine that.