Speech to the Nation
"And so, in my State of the -- my State of the Union -- or state -- my speech to the nation, whatever you want to call it, speech to the nation --"
George W. Bush, Bridgeport, Connecticut; April 9 2002
As memorable as that quote is, this past "state -- speech to the nation -- whatever you want to call it" was too smooth and benign to be very memorable. There was the usual glee with which I watched one half of the floor standing, clapping, sitting, and standing, clapping, and sitting again like some kind of cult church. I love watching only half the auditorium standing. It's great. When everyone stands and claps, that's boring.
Another scene that was a lot of fun was watching Hillary "Grotesque" Clinton's facial twiches and reactions. Seeing that hideous face in crisp, clear, High Definition made me wish for the days of watching for a tiny glimpse of that sad, sagging, brown-and-black Jackson titty from the Superbowl. I also enjoyed the moment when W. tried to chastise the group for NOT passing his Social Security reform, and the left half of the auditorium stood up and clapped in reverse support. So they were clapping at themselves (not him) for their job in stopping some legislation. It was a classic and enjoyable Zen moment (aren't they all?)
Speaking of High Definition, my satellite feed for CBS west had some kind of horrible echo on it. CBS seemed to be the only station that was broadcasting the "pre-show" in HD, but once the "Speech to the Nation" started, the echo drove me away. NBC was in HD for the speech, but it had some horrible top and bottom banners that were distracting. Don't put a banner at the top AND the bottom saying "Live..." and "Speech to the Nation" (or whatever you want to call it). I finally settled on ABC's feed which had only a small transparent ABC logo in the lower right. I don't like those horrible banners; they take up too much of the screen. Fox, to my extreme disappointment, was in SD with pillar bars. Usually, they are in the forefront of HD (even broadcasting such schlock and nonsense as Cops in HD); but on the other hand, they are not really credible in the news or important events like "Speech to the Nation" department.
It was a very boring, fairly uneventful State of the Union, and that was a fair bit of disappointment.
George W. Bush, Bridgeport, Connecticut; April 9 2002
As memorable as that quote is, this past "state -- speech to the nation -- whatever you want to call it" was too smooth and benign to be very memorable. There was the usual glee with which I watched one half of the floor standing, clapping, sitting, and standing, clapping, and sitting again like some kind of cult church. I love watching only half the auditorium standing. It's great. When everyone stands and claps, that's boring.
Another scene that was a lot of fun was watching Hillary "Grotesque" Clinton's facial twiches and reactions. Seeing that hideous face in crisp, clear, High Definition made me wish for the days of watching for a tiny glimpse of that sad, sagging, brown-and-black Jackson titty from the Superbowl. I also enjoyed the moment when W. tried to chastise the group for NOT passing his Social Security reform, and the left half of the auditorium stood up and clapped in reverse support. So they were clapping at themselves (not him) for their job in stopping some legislation. It was a classic and enjoyable Zen moment (aren't they all?)
Speaking of High Definition, my satellite feed for CBS west had some kind of horrible echo on it. CBS seemed to be the only station that was broadcasting the "pre-show" in HD, but once the "Speech to the Nation" started, the echo drove me away. NBC was in HD for the speech, but it had some horrible top and bottom banners that were distracting. Don't put a banner at the top AND the bottom saying "Live..." and "Speech to the Nation" (or whatever you want to call it). I finally settled on ABC's feed which had only a small transparent ABC logo in the lower right. I don't like those horrible banners; they take up too much of the screen. Fox, to my extreme disappointment, was in SD with pillar bars. Usually, they are in the forefront of HD (even broadcasting such schlock and nonsense as Cops in HD); but on the other hand, they are not really credible in the news or important events like "Speech to the Nation" department.
It was a very boring, fairly uneventful State of the Union, and that was a fair bit of disappointment.
posted by T. Pascal | 8:04 AM
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