sdyer@bbncca.ARPA (11/23/83)
References: <588@ihuxv.UUCP> <301@houxh.UUCP> Relay-Version:version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site duke.UUCP Posting-Version:version B 2.10 5/3/83; site bbncca.ARPA Path:duke!decvax!bbncca!sdyer Message-ID:<343@bbncca.ARPA> Date:Wed, 23-Nov-83 11:49:27 EST Organization:Bolt, Beranek and Newman, Cambridge, Ma. I agree. The discussion was at a remarkably high level, despite the initial attempt of William F. Buckley to turn it into an ideological harangue. I found it a stimulating reward for the previous two hours. In the Boston area, however, the discussion went on for one hour, and was then abruptly cut off in mid-sentence to show local news. I was furious. Did this happen in other areas? -- /Steve Dyer decvax!bbncca!sdyer sdyer@bbncca
msc@qubix.UUCP (Mark Callow) (11/26/83)
THe ABC affiliate in San Jose, KNTV, also rudely interrupted the panel
discussion to show their local news broadcast. It annoyed me too, so
after changing channel to the San Francisco affiliate, KGO, who didn't
cut off the discussion, I called KNTV to complain.
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Mark Callow, Saratoga, CA.
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decwrl!qubix!msc@Berkeley.ARPAbch@unc.UUCP (Byron Howes ) (11/26/83)
The ABC affiliate in Raleigh, N.C. (of which Sen. Jesse Helms is part owner and vice president when he is not being Senator) cut off the network debate after a half hour to present its own local debate. Fortunately, those of use with cable television could turn to the ABC affiliate in High Point, N.C. which stayed with the network. I thought the debate to be fairly informative, with more than a few points of high humor, and was reasonably impressed with Robert McNamaras determin- ation to bring constructive solutions to a panel largely imbued with tunnel vision. On the other hand, I abhorred William F. Buckley's efforts to move away from the discussion at hand to expound on his favorite topic: Those Nasty, Nasty, Russians. It strikes me that no matter how nasty we feel the Soviets may be, they aren't going to go away tomorrow, or any time in the near future, and we need to find ways to get along with them at least at a diplomatic level. -- Byron Howes UNC - Chapel Hill decvax!duke!mcnc!unc!bch