Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Good news folks! Apparently civil rights issues have all been solved. The bad news is that there is one thorny issue remaining requiring civil rights leaders' attention. Watching television.
The changeover isn't even an issue if you have cable or satellite. And if you don't, you need to buy a converter box, which is basically FREE with the $40 government coupon every American household gets two of.
What about the people who don't know about the changeover? They will turn on their TV on Feb 18th, it won't work, and then they will know. And if people who are too stupid to know about this, and too poor to afford cable go without TV for a few days, it's probably a good thing.
"Some civil-rights leaders are calling on Congress to put more money toward helping people cope with next year's transition from analog to digital television.Really? This is what civil rights leaders are worried about now?
The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights said the government needs to help communities that may be unequally affected by the slated Feb. 17, 2009, change (WSJ, July 9, 2008; Page B6)."
The changeover isn't even an issue if you have cable or satellite. And if you don't, you need to buy a converter box, which is basically FREE with the $40 government coupon every American household gets two of.
What about the people who don't know about the changeover? They will turn on their TV on Feb 18th, it won't work, and then they will know. And if people who are too stupid to know about this, and too poor to afford cable go without TV for a few days, it's probably a good thing.
