Obama FCC Violation????? (DNC Reform)

[Amy Dugan]

email fromDNCReform [dncreform@gmail.com]
EVERYONE
If you have cable or satellite television go to your guide IMMEDIATELY
start at the lowest channel and go up channel by channel
LOOK FOR THE NEW
OBAMA STATION!!!!
I have DISH TV until tomm. and here in the Detroit area channel 73
states clearly the programming has been purchased by
"Tribune Media"
however when I called DISH Network I was very rudely told
anyone can purchase a station
I explained this was a CLEAR VIOLATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
They told me no it was not.
FIND THE OBAMA STATION IN YOUR AREA AND CALL AND COMPLAIN
IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE PAYING YOUR MONEY FOR?????
PASS THIS TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE

[evolin]

Well you are right, my 73 station has barak running his mouth on my TV. Guess I need to complain.

[xfiles]

Oh wow! The beginning of State run television!

Does anyone have Direct TV? Do you find a channel there and if so what is the #. I scanned and didn't see one but that doesn't mean it isn't there.


email fromDNCReform [dncreform@gmail.com]
EVERYONE
If you have cable or satellite television go to your guide IMMEDIATELY
start at the lowest channel and go up channel by channel
LOOK FOR THE NEW
OBAMA STATION!!!!
I have DISH TV until tomm. and here in the Detroit area channel 73
states clearly the programming has been purchased by
"Tribune Media"
however when I called DISH Network I was very rudely told
anyone can purchase a station
I explained this was a CLEAR VIOLATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
They told me no it was not.
FIND THE OBAMA STATION IN YOUR AREA AND CALL AND COMPLAIN
IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE PAYING YOUR MONEY FOR?????
PASS THIS TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE

[Wyoming Dem]

Is this even legal? What about "Equal Time"?

[blazer615]

email fromDNCReform [dncreform@gmail.com]
EVERYONE
If you have cable or satellite television go to your guide IMMEDIATELY
start at the lowest channel and go up channel by channel
LOOK FOR THE NEW
OBAMA STATION!!!!
I have DISH TV until tomm. and here in the Detroit area channel 73
states clearly the programming has been purchased by
"Tribune Media"
however when I called DISH Network I was very rudely told
anyone can purchase a station
I explained this was a CLEAR VIOLATION OF CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS
They told me no it was not.
FIND THE OBAMA STATION IN YOUR AREA AND CALL AND COMPLAIN
IS THIS WHAT YOU ARE PAYING YOUR MONEY FOR?????
PASS THIS TO EVERYONE EVERYWHERE
who do i complain to??????????????

[mandyb]

I found it on channel 73 in Northeast Florida.

[Pepper]

Oh wow! The beginning of State run television!

Does anyone have Direct TV? Do you find a channel there and if so what is the #. I scanned and didn't see one but that doesn't mean it isn't there.

I know:eek:
I have Directv and checked earlier today for it, but didn't see anything. I will be livid if I see that channel! Will check again when my daughter quits playing the xbox.

[xfiles]

I can't find anything on Direct TV. Anyone?

Write to the McCain campaign. Send to media, blog about it. Talk about it as if it is the beginning of state run TV like in communist countries and eventually it will be if we don't defeat Obama!

Sickening! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

[nette60]

Get this to Rush and hannity!...

[Bad Kitty]

Quick. Turn off your tv before it fries your brain. I'm sorry you guys had to go through that. *group hug*

Did Hitler have his own channel?

[evolin]

who do i complain to??????????????
How about the FCC?

[Charlie Brown]

I feel like we are losing complete control.....

[kathleen]

I can't find anything on Direct TV. Anyone?

Write to the McCain campaign. Send to media, blog about it. Talk about it as if it is the beginning of state run TV like in communist countries and evetually it will be if we don't defeat Obama!

Sickening! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

I know...gross. I also have Direct TV. I can't find anything with BO. Maybe if I knew the call letters or title of station? name of show?

[Mrsawd]

I looked abd did not find in my Cable

[Optixmom]

I know...gross. I also have Direct TV. I can't find anything with BO. Maybe if I knew the call letters or title of station? name of show?

All Dope, All the Time...

[Kbentleyis]

I have direct TV and can't find anything. This is really something.

[kathleen]

All Dope, All the Time...

ROFL! :D

[mjno7777]

Oh wow! The beginning of State run television!

Does anyone have Direct TV? Do you find a channel there and if so what is the #. I scanned and didn't see one but that doesn't mean it isn't there.


This is WHY we cannot allow OBAMA to win. We must eat, drink, sleep, McCain/PALIN until November 4th.

I am so glad I do NOT have Cable.

[Amy Dugan]

How about the FCC?

YES hence the choice for the title of my thread

[Charlie Brown]

In febuary everyone has the box no one can use the rabbit ears anymore...I bet if Bambi gets in we have a station on network TV....:eek:
Hitler was on the radio wasnt he like everynight and everyone had to listen....O M G I am sick to my stomach...

[ggreen]

Sean Hannity's forum has a discussion on this:

http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=925071
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[ConservativeChick]

I have regular cable...
.. but SERIOUSLY?? This has to be a joke. How can anyone think this is ok?

Also, is this only in some areas? It seems like some folks have it and some dont

[Frances]

That just about wraps it up for Obama!

[jcless]

I know...gross. I also have Direct TV. I can't find anything with BO. Maybe if I knew the call letters or title of station? name of show?

Dish TV has the OBAMA channel #73. Like espn this is obama:eek:

[Destiny]

Did Hitler have his own channel?

I bet Joe Biden will know!!!



NO OBAMA - NEVER


PUMA

[We_Count]

I can't find anything on Direct TV. Anyone?

Write to the McCain campaign. Send to media, blog about it. Talk about it as if it is the beginning of state run TV like in communist countries and eventually it will be if we don't defeat Obama!

Sickening! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

I have direct tv too and just looked but did not see anything... I searched by his name though and found "senator Barack Obama's trip to Africa" it is on late tonight on "Link" which I have not watched before but the description of the channel says it is to link you to the rest of the world and give you a world perspective. But I will keep an eye out... it makes me mad too, I completely agree with you.

[JJ4Hillary]

Thank god i have Verizon cable. please call the mccain camp.:(

Lock the channel out of your guide so that it does not show up in your guide or pop up while you are flipping through the channels.

OR

Email Dish Network...

http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/customer_service/contact_us/email/index.asp

OR

Call Dish Network (account holders only)

888-284-7166

[FLHillRodSupporter]

I was just sent a bulletin on my myspace account about a channel labeled "OBAMA" -- and it's true. I kid you not, it's channel 73 for those who have DISH. I just looked myself.

Under "info" it says: "Sen. Obama lays out his plan for a strong and prosperous America. See his plan to revitalize the economy and put the middle class first."

WTF is up with this? It just gets worse and worse!

Now he's invading our cable and satellite.... :mad:

[G4Hillary]

The media have decided to hand this election to Obama. There is no other explanation for this.

[Mrsawd]

Send to Berg and every where else you can think of !

McCains Office !

[vwatto]

Guys,

I think this stuff will backfire. The more he is made a "god", the more people will turn away. It's inherently American to go against the grain and to rebel. That is why we will always see cycles of parties changing power. The public gets sick of Dems and they vote the Rebubs in. Then they get sick of them and vote the Dems in.

I think the Obots are really overplaying their hand and too soon. There's still a month to go. I think he's peaked and will hopefully crash hard.

[Borlah]

I'm gonna check with my mom to see if she is recieving it on her Dish. If so, she will go through the roof. She once changed providers because they added a channel she didn't like. When they told her it was no big deal because it was free. She told them she was paying for it and didn't want it in her house and they didn't ask her if it was ok! Click.. cancelled her subscription.

[FLHillRodSupporter]

Here's the bulletin I got (Ava, if you post here, thank you for making me aware of this so I could pass it on):

"The Obama channel

Channel 73 on the Dish Network is now The Obama Channel.

Obama's media buying strategy has been marked by a willingness to work the angles, and to try to pick up a few votes at the margins. The decision to go to everything from extensive radio buys to odd-hour infomercials reflects the fact that the campaign media buyers spend a lot of time thinking about how much persuasion any given dollar can buy, and given a very cheap format -- late night cable channels that need filler, for instance -- will settle for a thimblefull of persuasion.

The satellite channel is the latest of these marginal gambits: Three readers from different parts of the country email that Channel 073-00 on the Dish Network is now labeled OBAMA. ("What is up with Sen. Obama having his own channel?" asks a St. Louis reader.) The channel plays his two-minute ad laying out his economic plan on a loop, over and over.

The only explanation: The media buyers think they can reach enough people per dollar to make it worth the odd buy.

The channel's appearance has provoked scorn and alarm on conservative blogs, though, and some discussion on a forum for Satellite TV aficionados, where one user writes that a Dish Network executive emailed to reassure the user that it "is paid advertising by the Obama campaign and is not an endorsement of Senator Obama by DISH Network" and will broadcast through November 4.

A spokeswoman for EchoStar, the Dish Network's parent company, didn't respond immediately to phone and email inquiries about the channel."

[freethinker]

That is very creepy. They also have money to burn. Like unlimited amounts. The numbers don't add up. Just like Obama's sales pitch.

[Ray_of_Hope]

Guys,

I think this stuff will backfire. The more he is made a "god", the more people will turn away. It's inherently American to go against the grain and to rebel. That is why we will always see cycles of parties changing power. The public gets sick of Dems and they vote the Rebubs in. Then they get sick of them and vote the Dems in.

I think the Obots are really overplaying their hand and too soon. There's still a month to go. I think he's peaked and will hopefully crash hard.

You know. I hope you're right. I sincerely do. At the same time, this election has been very unpredictable and bizzare. Nothing is certain anymore. A few months ago, I would have been less worried. Today, that is not the case.

Nevertheless, the fight will continue.

[Avalon]

I think I need to go vomit now........:rolleyes:

This is positively sickening.

[xfiles]

Mods pls. merge with other obama channel thread!

We need to blog this, email, send to media, McCain, everywhere and let people know he is taking over and not in a good way!:mad:

[Calico]

This is UNREAL!

We have DishNetwork. Just checked. Yes, Channel 73 on DishNetwork is devoted completely to Obama! It is called "Barack Obama's Plan for America".

My parents have Directv and will check their stations tomorrow to if he has invaded there too.

:mad:

[Charlie Brown]

yep called Bloomer and she has it also # 73...Im glad we dont have cable

[ScottVA]

Quick. Turn off your tv before it fries your brain. I'm sorry you guys had to go through that. *group hug*

Did Hitler have his own channel?

Funny you should say that about Hitler... he did have a radio station broadcasting his crap at all hours. I asked my grandma about it (she's from Berlin and still alive yet at 88) She said people would tune in like lemmings to listen to what he had to say.... funny too that it was only after he came to power that people who overwhelmingly supported him had major remorse and it was too late to do anything about it. I see a potential pattern with NOBama here!

[samkm]

Yes, Channel 73. Hm..

[michu]

My father just verified it. It's in the 5000 block of channels in his area. He's calling Dish to come remove his satellite tomorrow. I told him he should wait until we find out if it's strictly a dish thing or if all of them are going to have it. I don't think he listened, though. LOL

[BillDemo]

What's the legality of this?
How can Obama be on a tv station 24/7?
Someone needs to investigate this.

[Mrsawd]

I have the direct Tv too which I said don't have this channel 73 !
Thank God !

[sadie]

Yep, it's Obama all the time on 73 here. I called and told them I was cancelling my subscription as soon as I could get Direct TV out here to set me up. Perhaps I should wait to see if *he* invades Direct TV too...but I'm too mad to keep Dish right now.

[Horizon]

I'm lucky.I have regular cable,which is owned by a very conservative group.NOBAMA on my t.v.


Sorry for your luck guys.That sucks.

[rob3gdd]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2905511983_79c2f9a386.jpg?v=0

Want to talk about media bias?

Barack Obama now has his own channel on Dish Network running his ads as well as other biological propaganda.

Think I'm kidding?

It's called "Barack Obama's Plan For America," and is Dish channel 73.

Apparently, this has caught many Dish subscribers -- other than me, that is!!! -- by surprise as just reported by Politico's Ben Smith:

Three readers from different parts of the country email that Channel 073-00 on the Dish Network is now labeled OBAMA. ("What is up with Sen. Obama having his own channel?" asks a St. Louis reader.) The channel plays his two-minute ad laying out his economic plan on a loop, over and over. [...]

The channel's appearance has provoked scorn and alarm on conservative blogs, though, and some discussion on a forum for Satellite TV aficionados, where one user writes that a Dish Network executive emailed to reassure the user that it "is paid advertising by the Obama campaign and is not an endorsement of Senator Obama by DISH Network" and will broadcast through November 4.

A spokeswoman for EchoStar, the Dish Network's parent company, didn't respond immediately to phone and email inquiries abotut the channel.

What the heck is going on here?



http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/10/01/dish-network-now-has-obama-channel

[NileQT87]

The Military Channel should revolt and play John McCain biography stuff.

An Obama channel? I feel like I'm living in the U.S.S.R.

[rob3gdd]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/2905511983_79c2f9a386.jpg?v=0

Want to talk about media bias?

Barack Obama now has his own channel on Dish Network running his ads as well as other biological propaganda.

Think I'm kidding?

It's called "Barack Obama's Plan For America," and is Dish channel 73.

Apparently, this has caught many Dish subscribers -- other than me, that is!!! -- by surprise as just reported by Politico's Ben Smith:

Three readers from different parts of the country email that Channel 073-00 on the Dish Network is now labeled OBAMA. ("What is up with Sen. Obama having his own channel?" asks a St. Louis reader.) The channel plays his two-minute ad laying out his economic plan on a loop, over and over. [...]

The channel's appearance has provoked scorn and alarm on conservative blogs, though, and some discussion on a forum for Satellite TV aficionados, where one user writes that a Dish Network executive emailed to reassure the user that it "is paid advertising by the Obama campaign and is not an endorsement of Senator Obama by DISH Network" and will broadcast through November 4.

A spokeswoman for EchoStar, the Dish Network's parent company, didn't respond immediately to phone and email inquiries abotut the channel.

What the heck is going on here?

http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2008/10/01/dish-network-now-has-obama-channel

[Bad Kitty]

Ahhhhh!!! http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/scared.gif

It's way to late at night to be watching horor movies.

Go unhook your dish immediately before this gives you nightmares.

[Adayamo]

IYOU!! It IS disgusting! :eek:

[lynfreedom]

merge with Amy's thread about this. I want to do if there is a law being broken.

Sorry mods

[Bad Kitty]

No problem. Merged. :D

[SoCal4Hillary]

How is this even possible? Any lawyers here? :mad:

I have DirecTV and so far so good...

[pnevai]

It's legal and no different than all the other paid infomercials running out there. Just wait I bet they start buying up ad space at movie theaters that they run between shows. A captive audience don't you know.

[Kathy1980]

Seriously, I'm getting more terrified everyday. :eek:

[Maddie Kaddison]

I feel like we are losing complete control.....


Me too, Charlie Brown. Me too.

[DC_Mark]

Politico has picked up the story:

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/1008/The_Obama_channel.html

[reddirtgirl]

I have direct tv too and just looked but did not see anything... I searched by his name though and found "senator Barack Obama's trip to Africa" it is on late tonight on "Link" which I have not watched before but the description of the channel says it is to link you to the rest of the world and give you a world perspective. But I will keep an eye out... it makes me mad too, I completely agree with you.


I've noticed that show on DirectTV too. Link is the channel that appears to show left wing liberal things like protesters destroying property and such.

Does anyone know if this violates FCC rules or even FEC rules?

I'm sending this info out viral. I'm beginning to feel like I'm living in a communist country, and it will get worse if BO is elected.

[hobbitt]

Social network: You tube, facebook, myspace
http://www.johnmccain.com/networks/socialnetworks.htm

In your state - warn them
http://www.johnmccain.com/Informing/StateContact.htm


And don't forget to contact and educate your LOCAL news outlets!

http://www.usnpl.com/

Blog, spread the word! (talking points supplied if you need them)


http://www.johnmccain.com/ActionCenter/BlogInteract/BlogInteract.aspx

[Laura Cereta]

bump

[Bad Kitty]

I can't believe he would do such a thing.

[Agent 00½ FL]

bump

[lanesharon]

I have to ask myself, as an American voter, why WE are bailing out financial institutions while the Democratic Presidential candidate has so much excess money that he can literally buy a dish network channel. What happened to the party who supported the poor? :mad:

[jcless]

Today at lunhtime a Fox newscaster said Obama has bought a TV Channel. So he owns it. She said it was on 24/7:mad::eek:

[Den2006]

I have Verizon FIOS and couldn't find it. I went all the way though all the channels (whew). The closest thing I could find to an Obama Channel was something called the 10 Commandments of the Mafia.