I mean, really.<\/p>\n
Local stations? Well, Channel 7 was hopeless — Amateur Hour stammering and utter lack of chemistry, dialog, or informativeness. The other locals were not much better. The results tickertaped at the bottom were rarely in any sort of coherent order. Way too many, “Visiting X Headquarters — John, what’s going on there?” “Well, people are cheering and standing around a lot here, Susan!” “Thanks, John!” interludes.<\/p>\n
I would have appreciated at least some national coverage on the local stations It would have filled in between the local stuff.<\/p>\n
National news was not much better. CNN and Wolf Blitzer had this humungo display board that (a) couldn’t be all viewed at one time, and (b) was usually blocked by Wolf Blitzer standing in front of it and talking about what we couldn’t see. Fox was predictably partisan — just short of “What sinister forces are going on behind the Republican defeats?”<\/p>\n
The only coverage that didn’t have me grinding my teeth — half the time — was MSNBC. Keith Olberman was well-spoken, articulate, and, unlike most of what he usually gets quoted on, studiously non-partisan. His partner on screen was — well, I didn’t know the name, and didn’t find his picture easily on the MSNBC site, but he was a royal doofus. He had Margie yelling, “Bite me!” at the screen, for whatever that might tell you.<\/p>\n
We usually watch TV news only on election nights, or in cases of disasters or other major crises. And Tuesday night didn’t do anything to change our minds.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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