"Presidential Alert System" has the ability to take over TVs, radios

[Marc]

the may control the the tv and radio broadcasts but they dont control the power button and my dvd and cd player

 

[jsx1043]

The Anointed One doesn't need this - He opens his mouth and all the stations cut away to him already anyway.

The Emergency Broadcast System has been around for a long time.

Power button - find it. There's more to life than the basement and tin foil.

Whatever your glass is half empty of - switch to Decaf or OJ or something!

 

[rambone]

Power button - find it. There's more to life than the basement and tin foil.

Power button, no kidding.

I wasn't posting this because I am worried that I am going to miss my favorite show. Hell, I don't even have cable tv. I posted this because it is an infringement on our rights.

This is an infringement on privately-owned media, free speech/press, and property rights. As I said, it is no different than the government forcing newspapers or websites to publish their propaganda message.

 

[femurphy77]

Ban Obama?

Fenway'd have to beat me to it!

Now there's a good idea for a fundraiser, raffle tickets for the opportunity to ban His Obamaness. I'm in!

 

[lashicoN]

Emergency Alert System already does this in case you haven't left the basement since like 2006 when the new regulations were established.

Power button - find it. There's more to life than the basement and tin foil.

Apparently not for some around here, it's all I see them talk about.

 

[rambone]

Update

The President will demonstrate his unchallenged supremacy over the airwaves in two weeks. Thanks JetGirl for finding this.

The Feds Will Cut Off TV and Radio on November 9th

If you have ever wondered about the government’s ability to control the civilian airwaves, you will have your answer on November 9th. On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS).

 

[JetGirl]

Thanks JetGirl

No prob.

We'd all Neg Rep the sh*t out of him

Nerp... not allowed anymore.

 

[RockofStrength]

The President will demonstrate his unchallenged supremacy over the airwaves in two weeks. Thanks JetGirl for finding this.

The Feds Will Cut Off TV and Radio on November 9th
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I will say that the first thing I did was ensure that I wasn't going to miss the Walking Dead (the 9th is a Wednesday) but um yeah about those rights...

"I'm sorry this is a national emergency. Any other news but the news we give you isn't even prohibited, it simply doesn't exist. Thanks, have a nice day and enjoy your endless reruns of According to Jim ."

 

[ZombieApocolypse]

I will say that the first thing I did was ensure that I wasn't going to miss the Walking Dead (the 9th is a Wednesday) but um yeah about those rights...

"I'm sorry this is a national emergency. Any other news but the news we give you isn't even prohibited, it simply doesn't exist. Thanks, have a nice day and enjoy your endless reruns of According to Jim ."

I was expecting Obama to interrupt Palin saying she is going to run

 

[rambone]

Takeover today at 1:00 PM CST

Today they flex their muscles.

Nov. 9, 2011

FEMA: Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System

 

[Cemetery-man]

The current system is flawed anyways. Can anyone remember the alerts being issued on TV and radio when our country was under attack on 9/11? Nope. I don't believe there were any. An unknown amount of guided missiles being flown by terrorists must not have been a big enough emergency to issue any warnings to the general public.

 

[rambone]

The current system is flawed anyways. Can anyone remember the alerts being issued on TV and radio when our country was under attack on 9/11? Nope. I don't believe there were any. An unknown amount of guided missiles being flown by terrorists must not have been a big enough emergency to issue any warnings to the general public.

Not to mention the test missile fired off the coast of California in Nov-2010.


California Missile launch update: Chinese sub launched missile?

 

[2ADMNLOVER]

Not to mention the test missile fired off the coast of California in Nov-2010.

Wasn't there a cruise ship that lost all power on our left coast about that same time frame (+/- a week or two ) ?

 

[indykid]

It was just on, and the world didn't come to an end, but for some reason Indy channels WISH and WTHR didn't broadcast it! Saw the notice at 2pm on the other over the air channels.