Last Sunday, a local television station in Huntsville Alabama suffered a 12 minute blackout, which isn't unheard of in broadcasting. The CBS affiliate WHNT-TV was broadcasting "60 minutes", the episode was reporting about the Bush administration's and Karl Rove's involvement in the conviction of the states former Democratic governor.
Don Siegelman, the former governor and many other residents in Huntsville began asking questions of the possible partisan involvement. No, one has been singled-out yet, but the suspicion of "Republican Operatives " still lingers. The station is re-airing the episode of "60 minutes" later in the week in an attempt to ease tensions.
It's worrisome to think that there is even a possibility that political group would as go far as limiting access to information in such away as this one. When thinking about it, the blackout sounds like something that would happen with a state ran television in Iran not Alabama(maybe). Now, even though no one has been singled out as a suspect, questions are still being raised. Events like these show that we should still be vigilant about whats going one even if we live in the domain of freedom of speech.
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Let's hope there is no conspiracy theory on 60 minutes now, but I do wonder what caused the black-out. It might be a Republican cover-up so the Americans can not get proper information on a TV show.
While blackouts are common but rare, it is strange to experience on in the middle of a show while important information is being delivered. While I am not sure what the reasoning may have been for the black out, at least they are making an attempt to re-air the show? Do you think the segment will be edited out?
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