The White House wants your opinion on The DTV Delay ACT Bill

**Tyralak** · 02-06-2009 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by dfergie

Bob put it up

We know what he'll write.

**AdamJonny** · 02-06-2009 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by Carl B

Wish they had asked for comments before the Obama transition team told Congress to enact a DTV Transition Delay bill. I can't imagine they will have second thoughts about this, after all Obama won and he says that means he gets to do what he wants to do...

Really if you look at it, this is ingenuous. If millions of people say no to delaying the digital transition and Obama vetoes the bill, who looks like a hero? It would make Obama look like he is in touch with the people and the both the other branches of government are not.

**beast37799** · 02-06-2009 10:33 PM

yea too bad i doubt that he will say its for the elderly and poor who cant afford or handle or bother about the dtv transition basicly for the stuiped and lazy among us

**Tyralak** · 02-06-2009 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by beast37799

yea too bad i doubt that he will say its for the elderly and poor who cant afford or handle or bother about the dtv transition basicly for the stuiped and lazy among us

I mentioned the elderly in my comments. I said this will further confuse the elderly because many of them don't really understand it, and have been counting on Feb 17.

**meldar_b** · 02-06-2009 11:45 PM

done

lets just get the digital change over going and stop dragging our feet on this endless debate . . .

we are ready

lets go

**K9SAT** · 02-07-2009 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by Tyralak

We know what he'll write.

I actually opose obama on this one. I can't get cbs ota untill the transition. I think they should have let this one Alone.

**jself1982** · 02-07-2009 02:21 AM

I am ready for the transition, where I am, you have to take 10 steps backwards just to go 1 step foward and almost all of our local stations said they would wait until June 12 if the bill passed. However, here...in this part of the south, people oppose change so much that it keeps this part of the country way behind in the times. A lot of people here think that satellite tv is still the big dishes out in your yard that your rich cousin paid $3000 for back in the day, so I can see why our stations would wait.

**Yes616** · 02-07-2009 10:30 AM

I just left my message which is pretty much the same as everyone's here. It's time to get this done once and for all.
The problem is we all know Obama pushed for the delay. I hope all the comments coming back to him look just like this thread and maybe he will change his mind so 2/17 stays the day. Somehow I doubt it though.

**jself1982** · 02-07-2009 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Yes616

I just left my message which is pretty much the same as everyone's here. It's time to get this done once and for all.
The problem is we all know Obama pushed for the delay. I hope all the comments coming back to him look just like this thread and maybe he will change his mind so 2/17 stays the day. Somehow I doubt it though.

I agree.

**sethwell** · 02-07-2009 11:38 AM

I said to go ahead and cut it off on the 17th. this act is more than 10 years old and i can't remember a day in the last two years that i haven't seen at least one PSA about getting ready for the digital transition. I did say that they should have made an allocation to the coupon program so that more citizens would be able to get their coupons. Also since the economy is in the tank, this will help so many stations operate better financially. i read on pbs's website that a four month delay would cost a total of around 40 million just to keep their analog signals going.