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roamer65

(36,747 posts) Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:55 PM Aug 2020

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C'mon CNN...lay off the GD commercials.

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C'mon CNN...lay off the GD commercials. (Original Post) roamer65 Aug 2020 OP

C-SPAN has none of that. consider_this Aug 2020 #1

No punditry either. Big plus! misanthrope Aug 2020 #23

MSNBC isn't underpants Aug 2020 #2

MSNBC coverage is far superior on this still_one Aug 2020 #3

I agree, they have been stellar on this Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #7

lol. Your cat is excited still_one Aug 2020 #10

Well, he definitely believes that BLM Rhiannon12866 Aug 2020 #15

+++ still_one Aug 2020 #17

There are alternatives Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #4

This is the first time I had to complain about CNN Wednesdays Aug 2020 #14

If I was watching, which I'm not Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #16

Indeed. Unfortunately, I don't have access to C-SPAN Wednesdays Aug 2020 #24

Go to PBS liberal N proud Aug 2020 #5

The official DNC site: mucifer Aug 2020 #6

I'm streaming Youtube MSNBC. No commercials: ecstatic Aug 2020 #8

No commercials or commentary on C-Span - just the DNC convention, uninterrupted. scarletwoman Aug 2020 #9

Also platforms like HULU and ROKU have no commercials still_one Aug 2020 #13

They included a tRump commercial Wednesdays Aug 2020 #11

Joe Biden YouTube link. cayugafalls Aug 2020 #12

Commercials are good. That means the advertisers knew people would be watching... Ferrets are Cool Aug 2020 #18

I'm watching on YouTube. No commercials NoRoadUntravelled Aug 2020 #19

MSNBC doing great. No commercials so far. scarletlib Aug 2020 #20

TELL ME ABOUT IT! I switched to a Youtube live stream In It to Win It Aug 2020 #21

I found DNC TV on Uverse. Alliepoo Aug 2020 #22

consider_this

(2,203 posts)

1. C-SPAN has none of that.

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:56 PM

Aug 2020

misanthrope

(7,422 posts)

23. No punditry either. Big plus!

Reply to consider_this (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:24 PM

Aug 2020

That's why they're my "go to."

underpants

(182,868 posts)

2. MSNBC isn't

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:56 PM

Aug 2020

I just haven’t noticed many at all

still_one

(92,372 posts)

3. MSNBC coverage is far superior on this

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:56 PM

Aug 2020

Rhiannon12866

(205,900 posts)

7. I agree, they have been stellar on this

Reply to still_one (Reply #3)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:57 PM

Aug 2020

Now, if only my cat would stay out of the way!

still_one

(92,372 posts)

10. lol. Your cat is excited

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #7)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:59 PM

Aug 2020

Rhiannon12866

(205,900 posts)

15. Well, he definitely believes that BLM

Reply to still_one (Reply #10)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:03 PM

Aug 2020

still_one

(92,372 posts)

17. +++

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Reply #15)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:06 PM

Aug 2020

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

4. There are alternatives

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:56 PM

Aug 2020

such as C-Span

Wednesdays

(17,402 posts)

14. This is the first time I had to complain about CNN

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:01 PM

Aug 2020

They didn't interrupt at crucial times at all last night.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

16. If I was watching, which I'm not

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #14)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:05 PM

Aug 2020

I would only watch on C-Span. I really don't need the talking heads telling me what they think or what I'm supposed to think while they fill airtime between ads for drugs I never knew I needed.

Wednesdays

(17,402 posts)

24. Indeed. Unfortunately, I don't have access to C-SPAN

Reply to Sherman A1 (Reply #16)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:27 PM

Aug 2020

liberal N proud

(60,340 posts)

5. Go to PBS

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:56 PM

Aug 2020

Or use the CBS news app on your smart divice

mucifer

(23,560 posts)

6. The official DNC site:

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:57 PM

Aug 2020

https://www.demconvention.com/

ecstatic

(32,729 posts)

8. I'm streaming Youtube MSNBC. No commercials:

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:58 PM

Aug 2020

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)

9. No commercials or commentary on C-Span - just the DNC convention, uninterrupted.

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 09:59 PM

Aug 2020

still_one

(92,372 posts)

13. Also platforms like HULU and ROKU have no commercials

Reply to scarletwoman (Reply #9)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:00 PM

Aug 2020

Wednesdays

(17,402 posts)

11. They included a tRump commercial

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:00 PM

Aug 2020

promoting the lie about how tRump will save us money on health care costs!

cayugafalls

(5,643 posts)

12. Joe Biden YouTube link.

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:00 PM

Aug 2020

Ferrets are Cool

(21,109 posts)

18. Commercials are good. That means the advertisers knew people would be watching...

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:09 PM

Aug 2020

The RNC can't fill up the space with advertisers.

NoRoadUntravelled

(2,626 posts)

19. I'm watching on YouTube. No commercials

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:09 PM

Aug 2020

scarletlib

(3,418 posts)

20. MSNBC doing great. No commercials so far.

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:20 PM

Aug 2020

In It to Win It

(8,280 posts)

21. TELL ME ABOUT IT! I switched to a Youtube live stream

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:22 PM

Aug 2020

Interrupting the roll call and whatnot!

Alliepoo

(2,225 posts)

22. I found DNC TV on Uverse.

Reply to roamer65 (Original post)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 10:23 PM

Aug 2020

So far, no commercials but we will see.

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