TV Stations: Christine O'Donnell's Closing Argument Fail Was Self-Inflicted

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http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/tv-stations-christine-odonnells-closing-argument-fail-was-self-inflicted.php?ref=fpb


Christine O'Donnell's plan to end her campaign on a televised high note fell flat after her campaign failed to work out the right details with TV station operators in Delaware, the stations told me today.

At the end of yesterday's Tea Party Express rally in Delaware, the Republican Senate nominee announced a 30-minute closing argument video broadcast on a Newcastle County public access station and WBOC-TV, a Delaware Fox affiliate. She urged her supporters to tune in to the public access channel -- known as Channel 28 to Comcast subscribers in the area -- at a still-to-be-determined time on Sunday night, and to catch rebroadcasts of the spot on both Channel 28 and WBOC today. None of the broadcasts she promised happened. O'Donnell's campaign cried bias, while the TV stations said she and her campaign were confused.

On her campaign twitter feed, O'Donnell announced the first showing would be broadcast at 11:30 PM on Channel 28 last night. As the time came and went with no show, the campaign tweeted "Okay... this is NOT our show! Must be a programming mix up. We will get back to you..." There were no more tweets until 10 AM the next day, when the O'Donnell had said the ad would appear on Channel 28 for the second time. Again, it didn't appear. That time around, the campaign began to allege bias on the part of the operators of Channel 28.

"This isn't our show either!" the campaign tweeted. "We are told channel 28 "forgot" to air it...both times... even though we paid for the time slot last week."

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. Maybe the check bounced.

Wouldn't be the first time for her.

[Tx4obama]

2. They did NOT pay for it on time and they did NOT deliver the tape in time. see links below

http://crooksandliars.com/karoli/christine-odonnells-promised-30-minute-show
and
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/01/war-of-words-ensues-in-delaware-after-tv-exec-hits-back/

[DeschutesRiver]

7. Sounds like the same stuff she's done in her personal life with regard to finances. nt

[kestrel91316]

3. Down. In. Flames.

[Joanne98]

4. But but MSNBC was defending her today!

[Warren DeMontague]

5. I am not a witch. A putz, yes, but not a witch. nt

[SpiralHawk]

6. She's really mastered Republicon FAIL

not that it's hard to do...

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8. O'Donnell TV ad airs after station explains miscommunication

http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/126861-odonnell-tv-ad-airs-after-miscommunication-resolved


(snip)
"Delaware 28 Executive Producer Tim Qualls explained to the campaign that he was out of the area for the weekend because of a family illness, and was apparently unaware of the campaign’s transaction last Friday between a local third-party buyer and Channel 28 employees," said O'Donnell spokesman Doug Sachtleben. "Mr. Qualls is being incredibly cooperative now that he fully understands the situation, and we cannot thank him enough for helping us get Christine’s message out to the voters of Delaware."

The ad aired at 3 p.m. Monday and will be broadcast again at 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and on Tuesday at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.

[pacalo]

9. She would be better served using that $2,500 on apt. rent or living expenses.

Isn't that what she uses campaign money for? :rofl:

But, alas, the station will be running the cartoon, after all.

[Bozita]

10. CBS Evening News reported on this at about the 9 minute mark

COD''s late delivery was briefly mentioned.

[RagAss]

11. Maybe she can hook up with Charlie Sheen after the Big Fail Tuesday !

[Poll_Blind]

17. Like running the Hadron collider up to 110%!!! n/t

PB

[underpants]

12. 11:30 PM on public access?

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[jberryhill]

16. And who would be "our people"

Ted Quall runs the operation himself, and does not have interns.

"Our people" do not engage in dirty tricks, or use their non-political employment to advance them.

You have some interesting ideas about who "we" are...


we're all hippies
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9437812&mesg_id=9438365


it just adds to the meme of us being glassy-eyed fools for free rock concerts and weed
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9436945&mesg_id=9437267



god forbid the world didn't think of us as humourless malcontents
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9437855&mesg_id=9438260

"As per usual, we erode "traditional" america, ratchet notch by ratchet notch, and give nothing back."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9431841&mesg_id=9437237

"We're going to win the spin and propaganda - we always do. Come on, we rival the Palestinians at that."
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=post&forum=389&topic_id=9433498&mesg_id=9438302

[uppityperson]

18. thanks for providing those links. Very interesting indeed

[jberryhill]

19. Getting in before tomorrow's probable lockdown

It's the bewitching hours tonight.

[uppityperson]

20. Yup, have run across a few.

[KamaAina]

14. Ummm... WBOC-TV is neither in Delaware nor a Fox affiliate.

It's a CBS affiliate in Salisbury, MD, which covers "Slower Delaware". Since the Delmarva peninsula has no actual Fox affiliate, they carry Fox on one of their digital subchannels.

[jberryhill]

15. Anyone Remember This Picture?