Update (02:45 EDT | March 30): Brent Bozell will not be on Fox & Friends this morning, the segment was canceled.
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Good Luck MRC
March 29, 2007 - 18:16 ET by pbthinkerThere isn't a day that goes by, when I'm not thankful for MRC and Newsbusters. The Internet has many sites that put out information based on "feelings" where, at Newsbusters and MRC, they let the facts speak for themselves.
Thanks for keeping the press honest, or at least making a valiant effort.
I ditto that!
March 29, 2007 - 18:21 ET by bigtimerI ditto that!
100%, pb. I wish we could ha
March 29, 2007 - 18:22 ET by kathleenirish100%, pb.
I wish we could have our own network, or at least, cable outlet.
I wonder if C-SPAN will cover
March 29, 2007 - 18:28 ET by winston smithI wonder if C-SPAN will cover it this year. Curiously, the MRC awards are not covered by C-SPAN in the last couple of years. Wonder why!
WS,Which has made me furious!
March 29, 2007 - 18:34 ET by bigtimerWS,
Which has made me furious!
I have always caught it on C-SPAN...until they basically turned into an arm to the DNC quite a few years back!
One thing about it...unless you have been a viewer for over ten plus years, you wouldn't of noticed it much, because they have done it gradually...which they deny when callers state the facts, but it is true nevertheless.
Right, it's like C-SPAN has b
March 29, 2007 - 18:59 ET by winston smithRight, it's like C-SPAN has become wall-to-wal DNC propaganda. You have the usual leftist lunatics calling in on Washington Journal every morning now, then you have coverage of both houses of congress, Democrat, then you have select reprogramming of past political events, usually weighted toward the Democrats. It's rare to see a conservative/GOP event televised by C-SPAN anymore --- other than the obvious stuff like CPAC. But boy, you get the best and most complete C-SPAN coverage when the loonies hold an "anti-war" rally or an anti-Bush symposium ---- with daily/nightly repeats.
And what ever happened to those great morning left/right debates? Coverage of talk radio personalities? I used to have C-SPAN on throughout the morning---now if I see anyone other than Brian, Susan Swain or Steve Scully on the screen I just flip to another channel.
WS...I still flip the channel
March 29, 2007 - 19:45 ET by bigtimerWS...
I still flip the channel if any one of the three you mention are shown...it just depends what the subject is...Steve Scully cuts of the conservatives the most out of the three you mentioned though...
Peter Fenn I detest, Pedro is just well Pedro, and Rob is okay...don't know what happened to Connie, but she is the one who cut off a conservative caller when she was talking about Jimmy Carter being a hypocrite awhille back....
I got through about two weeks or so ago on the Journal...talked to Asa Hutchinson...
Let me tell you...Susan Swain said after Xmas whatever year it was the would go back to their orginal one line thing, they never did. It was after the second election of that POS Clintoon, callers called in and asked when are you going to go back to the original line as promised...she stated she never said that...well she did, I never ever missed the show, and it starts at five in the morning here.
I also miss the newspaper articles you could call in with every morning to start the show with.
The station is a leftist station anymore and it does make me ill, especially as you say, the repeat ad nauseum of all the leftist crap...the filthy crap they spew.
What a coincidence, my favori
March 29, 2007 - 18:56 ET by JABWhat a coincidence, my favorite web site celebrates its 20th anniversary at the same time I celebrate the founding of my company.
Congratulations to all the authors, founders, editors, etc. for a job well done. Do not think for one second I do not acknowledge your hard work and many hours of effort. Thank you for a job well done and in the classy manner it was accomplished. Let’s just hope for America’s sake your kids wish to carry on your traditions.
God speed and God Bless to you all.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Macintosh
March 29, 2007 - 18:59 ET by SunnyfloridaHas anyone gotten this to play on the computer of choice at EIB?
Sunny, you can say that again
March 29, 2007 - 19:08 ET by JABSunny, you can say that again. I was just getting ready to ask if anyone else was having problems. Thanks in advance for an answer.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
knock, knock. MRC, anyone there? hello?
March 29, 2007 - 19:13 ET by SunnyfloridaMRC/NB, Is Macintosh excluded? I'm sitting here with my favorite adult beverage and my nice now MacBook hoping to watch Rush.
Macintosh
March 29, 2007 - 19:03 ET by SunnyfloridaIs the server jammed? I cannot get this to play in my Mac.
Macintosh
March 29, 2007 - 19:03 ET by SunnyfloridaSeriously, has MRC gone over to the darkside and only plays with MICROSOFT?
I think I'm the only person i
March 29, 2007 - 19:10 ET by BlondeI think I'm the only person in the room!
:D
Not quite - I'm here too. S
March 29, 2007 - 19:14 ET by saurusNot quite - I'm here too. Since I am unable to get the stream working on any of the systems on my home network I won't be here long, though!
Be nice if someone at newsbusters had a clue how to setup a server that actually worked as it should.
Bush's fault.
March 29, 2007 - 19:14 ET by acumenDamn algore and his crappy internet invention.
Tech support! Tech support!
I'm here. Like others, I'm
March 29, 2007 - 19:15 ET by SumricaI'm here. Like others, I'm trying to get the webcast to stream. Think I'll just give it up and wait for the recorded video.
Sure would have liked seeing it live. sigh
Well, I have no webcast...whi
March 29, 2007 - 19:23 ET by BlondeWell, I have no webcast...which makes it a bit silly to comment.
But I do seem to be logged into the chat room
Greg Sheffield is there, but he's not answered me yet.
Anyone else?
BTW, I'm a pretty good computer driver (in software applications like Excel and Access) but I'm an internet idiot.
All tips gratefully accepted.
Update...another user on...but the podcast seems to be not working.
Just wondering... could the s
March 29, 2007 - 19:27 ET by moabgoesboomJust wondering... could the server be under attack from the vast left-wing conspiracy with a DOS (Denial Of Service)?
You can't support the troops if you don't support the mission.
I do not doubt for one minute
March 29, 2007 - 19:34 ET by bigtimerI do not doubt for one minute that the left had something to do with this...
Fates and crew most likely!
LOL!
I am furious!
Been looking forward to this all day...my local server gets repaired finally today...and now this!
Sneak Attack?
March 29, 2007 - 19:42 ET by acumenWhat makes you think the freedom-of-speech-for-me-but-not-for-thee crowd is responsible? After all, Thursday nights are reserved by these "patriots" for burning US troops in effigy.
I had the web cast running be
March 29, 2007 - 19:21 ET by moabgoesboomI had the web cast running before the event started just listening to the background noise. When 8:00 came, the server went dead and now I can't get in! I was looking forward to watching this tonight and now I have to watch Survivor instead. (the better half's alternative).
<<<SIGH>>>
You can't support the troops if you don't support the mission.
moab, if that was the case we
March 29, 2007 - 19:28 ET by JABmoab, if that was the case we just overloaded their bandwidth capabilities, to the extent that no server requests can get through, ditto's on your sigh.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
JAB,The chat thing is working
March 29, 2007 - 19:33 ET by BlondeJAB,
The chat thing is working just fine.
But there's apparently a glitch with the live podcast.
Which, of course, negates the live chat.
Unless we just all want to get on there and get silly!
Congrats on the anniversary of your business.
I'm coming up on a silly anniv myself. Yikes!
I'm going to multi-task until it's time for Gray's Annatomy. Then I'm done.
Blonde, do not think "Yi
March 29, 2007 - 20:08 ET by JABBlonde, do not think "Yikes" when celebrating an anniversary. It matters not what the occasion is, its still better than the alternative, sweety ;-)
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Well, JAB....I no longer have
March 29, 2007 - 20:19 ET by BlondeWell, JAB....
I no longer have birthdays.
I have anniversary's of my 30th.
Like that!
And everything is better than the alternative.
I thought you knew I was a glass half full kind of girl!
Blonde, I know what your outl
March 29, 2007 - 20:32 ET by JABBlonde, I know what your outlook on life is, it appeared (based on your statement) as though you needed to be reminded, thats all ;-). I did not remember I was talking to a woman that uses "code" words for aging ;-0
BTW, happy and heathly birthday to you, may we celebrate many more together here, if not in person.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
"I have anniversary's of
March 29, 2007 - 20:43 ET by NeoConfirmed"I have anniversary's of my 30th"
I always thought of you as twenty-nine.
Neo,I knew there was a good r
March 29, 2007 - 20:55 ET by BlondeNeo,
I knew there was a good reason I put you on my buddy list!
JAB, I've participated in man
March 29, 2007 - 19:40 ET by moabgoesboomJAB,
I've participated in many "message" boards since '92 and have read many a tagline by others. I even had a few zingers myself. But, I have to say that your's is one of the best I have encountered! Short... sweet... and spot on. Thanks... as they used to say on the bulletin boards of RIME... "Consider it stolen"! :-)
You can't support the troops if you don't support the mission.
Moab, you can't steal my &quo
March 29, 2007 - 20:00 ET by JABMoab, you can't steal my "Tag" I came up with it myself (many years ago, before I started blogging, its called raising kids).
BTW, did you catch how I misspelled the first word? it drives the "intelligent" moonbats nuts and they forget what discussion is being conversed to belittle me on my "non-intelligent Tag".
Gawd, its a riot on almost a weekly basis.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
JAB,I did notice the spelling
March 29, 2007 - 20:34 ET by moabgoesboomJAB,
I did notice the spelling error but I tend to overlook those minor distractions since i (sic) have been occasionally known to let my fingers get ahead of my brain. But, it doesn't surprise me in the least a moonbat would pick up and run with it since that's the best they can do in a logical and rational discussion. Afterall, rational and liberal are mutually exclusive.
You can't support the troops if you don't support the mission.
moab, like you I had the MRC
March 29, 2007 - 20:00 ET by Sumricamoab, like you I had the MRC logo and background music going before the 8:00 hour. Then it just died.
Like JAB suggests, their servers were probably overloaded. After all, Rush has a direct link to the webcast up at his site. Likely, it was slammed by all of us that wanted to see it.
:(
March 29, 2007 - 20:14 ET by Dave Pierre9:15pm EDT, and nothing's working for me ... Shucks.
:(
Yipee!
March 29, 2007 - 21:52 ET by Dave Pierre10:50 PM EDT ... IT'S UP! YAY! RUSH IS ON!
Well piss me off ROYAL!I cann
March 29, 2007 - 19:31 ET by bigtimerWell piss me off ROYAL!
I cannot get the this to work for the show!
Been trying for a half hour!
....anybody else or is it my IP server still having trouble here...
BT,The video feed is apparent
March 29, 2007 - 19:50 ET by BlondeBT,
The video feed is apparently still not working, although the chat room is up.
There are only four of us on at this point.
Too bad this wasn't better planned...it could have been alot of fun.
Like the elections (although that wasn't fun, in the end!)
B,Thanks for the info.I AM SO
March 29, 2007 - 20:06 ET by bigtimerB,
Thanks for the info.
I AM SO PISSED!
BT,I know...this should have
March 29, 2007 - 20:14 ET by BlondeBT,
I know...this should have been alot of fun.
Okay...let me make you feel a bit better.
This time of year, in Fla., we have alot of flowering stuff.
I have a plant called an "Angel's Trumpet"....it is actually a datura plant and poisonous as all get out (belladonna?). But.....
At night, it is scented. And I am sitting inside, with this lovely aroma floating through my window. It would make Chanel #5 perfume smell like cow patties. It is the most lovely thing you can imagine!
So, I can be a tad upset about the internet not working properly....or be thankful for every day I have on this planet with the most lovely things to remind me what it is to live this life!
That's it...I'm done being chirpy. But I just had to share that with everyone.
Slow down, and smell the poisonous plants! (Kidding...but not so much.).
Ha! She's really not kidding
March 29, 2007 - 22:03 ET by tumbler_2007Angel's Trumpet? Oh, yeah; it figures at Blonde's pad.
That's the flower some silly Brit cooked into tea; after he drank it he went berserk and cut off his own genitals --? About 3 years back. Look it up.
You are too stupid for words,
March 29, 2007 - 22:09 ET by BlondeYou are too stupid for words, Tumbler.
Real life, you moron.
Well gee whiz, I see that I
March 29, 2007 - 19:37 ET by upcountrywaterWell gee whiz, I see that I'm NOT the only one having internet ISSUES here.
This reminds me of the time I tried to watch the Tempel 1 impact, on line, sites continued to poop out so I ran outside and looked in the western sky, and Whammo I saw it with my own eye balls, soo cool.
GUY'S and GAL'S, here is the
March 29, 2007 - 19:40 ET by JABGUY'S and GAL'S, here is the problem, we crashed their ISP, you can not even log onto the hosting company's web site.
<edit> maybe we should all donate just a little bit more to the cause, this might not happen then.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
Any way someone should of kno
March 29, 2007 - 19:51 ET by bigtimerAny way someone should of known there would be a big volume of people trying to watch this JAB?
I am not computer savvy, but shouldn't this have been watched/prepared for just in case?
Just curious?
Btw....Warning....Warning....Do not click JABS link!
Hey, if we crashed a server,
March 29, 2007 - 19:54 ET by dahliatraversHey, if we crashed a server, there must be a lot of NewsBusters fans out there!
JAB,Not likely that Newsbuste
March 29, 2007 - 19:55 ET by SpinyNormanJAB,
Not likely that Newsbusters crashed anything. These guys are a sizeable streaming engine. The host site is working fine, but their streaming server is currently unresponsive.
-Spiny
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
SN...Well what causes that?I
March 29, 2007 - 20:04 ET by bigtimerSN...
Well what causes that?
I mean tampering or what?
I am just trying to learn...
Granted I am mad and disappointed, but this inquiring mind always wants to understand how the computer system works.
Thanks.
BT,At 1st I suspected that th
March 29, 2007 - 20:11 ET by SpinyNormanBT,
At 1st I suspected that the broadcast instance wasn't setup properly, or that the link invoked a bogus publishing point. But the server itself isn't responding to pings, which can mean any number of things. DDOS - maybe, but when I hear hoofs I normally think Horses rather than Zebras.
Spiny
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
Thanks SN....I think!LOL!You
March 29, 2007 - 20:17 ET by bigtimerThanks SN....I think!
LOL!
You lost me at DDOS... Responding to pings I maybe understand...and the difference between horses and zebra's I am guessing at!
HELP ANYONE!
Sorry BT, I'm in a rush. Th
March 29, 2007 - 20:34 ET by SpinyNormanSorry BT,
I'm in a rush. The fact that I can't PING (Send a signal and receive a reply from - the term comes from SONAR nomenclature) the server might have supported earlier suggestions that it was under attack. A DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack, in its crudest form is accomplished by hijacking a bunch of hacked computers (Zombies) and forcing them all to ping the same server simultaneously and constantly. As the server MUST respond to the ping in order to accept commands, it gets choked up trying to handle all of the traffic.
This is oversimplified, but should do. The Horses and Zebras is an old medical school term meaning think the obvious before the obscure.
Hope this helps. Gotta run.
-Spiny
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
SN...THANK YOU!It explained v
March 29, 2007 - 20:42 ET by bigtimerSN...
THANK YOU!
It explained volumes for me!
Thanks for the time...
As I just posted a second ago too somewhere.... Rush is apologizing on his site now too!
Have a good evening!
Spiney, how is their host sit
March 29, 2007 - 20:16 ET by JABSpiney, how is their host site working fine when you can not even access their home page? I am not being rude here, just courious as to why I can not access their main site.
Let's not forget we have the NB's team and Rush's site flooding this ISP at the same moment. More of your input is welcomed.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
JAB!Rush's site! Is he conne
March 29, 2007 - 20:22 ET by bigtimerJAB!
Rush's site! Is he connecting to this too from his site? If so, there will be a repeat you would think.
Damn...I could of gone there you mean!
I lost part of his show today becaude of my local ISP...so I never heard him say anything about this!
Geeesh...what a day!
No problem JAB,The hosting co
March 29, 2007 - 20:24 ET by SpinyNormanNo problem JAB,
The hosting company's site is at www.upstreamnetworks.com.
The URL you are trying to reach is their streaming server, which may block direct access from a browser anyway for security purposes.
And thanks for the reminder about Rush's fans. That could certainly be a factor.
Gotta run for a while. Keep your fingers crossed.
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
Rush's site isn't working now
March 29, 2007 - 20:38 ET by bigtimerRush's site isn't working now either...he has an apology on there due to the overwhelming volume of people on the broadcast will be played later in full or some such! After all he had over 20 million listeners....I still wanted to do it from here....boo-hoo!
Too funny now!
Now I understand what happened!
Glad I can catch it later!
Too bad still that we all couldn't of done it as planned!
When Rush mentions somethin
March 29, 2007 - 20:49 ET by John in CAWhen Rush mentions something on his show, such as a blog, it has the same effect as being linked by Drudge - if you're not a big operation, it can crash your server.
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
Yeah John...right you are!Aft
March 29, 2007 - 21:02 ET by bigtimerYeah John...right you are!
After-all...
When Rush talks...People listen!
LOL!
Unfortunately I didn't get to hear that today!
My local server crashed during his show! I really would of had a guess of what happened if I had known...I didn't even know he was going to be on the show until later on here!
Laughing now...and will catch it later from his site!
Can't get a feed
March 29, 2007 - 20:48 ET by RW21Every year I get a reminder via my cyber-alert e-mail that the Dishoners awards are going to be webcase.
Every year I clear out time to sit at the PC and await the feed.
Every year the server gets hammered.
Every year I have to wait & see if C-SPAN will replay the event.
Love you guys....it would be great, though, if you temporarily upped the number servers allocated for this once-per-year gig.
Seriously, this happens every darn year.
Spiney/BT, it apperars as tho
March 29, 2007 - 20:56 ET by JABSpiney/BT, it apperars as though everyone involved in this underestimated the volume they would receive, check this out from Rush's site on their top banner;
**EIB Update** Due to overwhelming volume, many of you reported trouble accessing the live video stream of the awards gala hosted by Media Research Center. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to post an archived version of the video at a later date.
We can only hope they save it in the archives for later viewing for those of us that are interested.
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
WE'RE BACK UP!!! CONNECT NO
March 29, 2007 - 21:05 ET by SpinyNormanWE'RE BACK UP!!! CONNECT NOW!!!
Give a Liberal a thought and he'll repeat it mindlessly all day. Teach a Liberal to think for himself and he'll vote Republican (or, preferably, Libertarian) for the rest of his life.
Yea! Mary M, wearing a seaf
March 29, 2007 - 21:27 ET by dahliatraversYea! Mary M, wearing a seafoam green gown, just gave an award to Ward Connery.
Thank You Spiny Norman!
March 29, 2007 - 22:28 ET by bigtimerSN....
Thank you so much for letting us know when this came back up!
I enjoyed the last hour...will catch it in total later!
Still had problems with it but well worth it!
Great catching it when Matalin was speaking and the award to whoever it was...Gibson or somebody for the Nancy Pelosi clip...great to catch the part and award to the NYT's for the Most Dishonorable Award ...couldn't of been to a better piece of fish wrap and Arthur Sulzberger (sp) couldn't of been better..
The picture froze forever at times, sound stayed on a notice came up saying 'too busy to file at original quality!'
Just delicious for me listening to Rush and Mr Brent Bozell... whom I admire both so much!
Long story how I found out about either almost fifteen years ago or more now!
Hooray for Rush getting the first Buckley Award...well deserved...I have heard the story how he first met Mr. Buckley from his show!
Just thanks for letting us know...I wouldn't of tried it again tonight!
I end up with a smile on my face!
Sad
March 29, 2007 - 19:43 ET by jondelwicheSad
Rerun tonight?
March 29, 2007 - 19:43 ET by acumenApologies for rerunning that question.
Rerun tonight?
March 29, 2007 - 19:45 ET by acumenAnyone know if American Chopper is a rerun tonight?
I wish I could get the feed,
March 29, 2007 - 20:08 ET by newstalkmachineI wish I could get the feed,
March 29, 2007 - 20:08 ET by newstalkmachineNews, wrong thread maybe...??
March 29, 2007 - 20:20 ET by JABNews, wrong thread maybe...???
"To bad Ignorance isn't painful..."
I was commenting on not being
March 29, 2007 - 20:25 ET by newstalkmachineRosie
March 29, 2007 - 20:28 ET by Emma GrumpI wholeheartedly agree, newstalk - what kind of people are in that audience? How much longer will ABC continue to provide her with a daily platform to spew these insane diatribes?
Is that Mary Matalin? At le
March 29, 2007 - 21:12 ET by John in CAIs that Mary Matalin? At least she didn't bring serpent head...
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
I love her!!!!!!!
March 29, 2007 - 21:19 ET by Airforce_5_OI love her!!!!!!!
I wonder, do SanFranNan's g
March 29, 2007 - 21:23 ET by John in CAI wonder, do SanFranNan's grandkid's ever ask their parents, "Why doesn't Grandma blink?".
Give a Democrat Party free America a chance!
Puppy Love to Charlie....I lo
March 29, 2007 - 21:24 ET by Airforce_5_OPuppy Love to Charlie....I love it!
It's working now!Most excelle
March 29, 2007 - 21:37 ET by BlondeIt's working now!
Most excellent!
Wow, what a bummer, the strea
March 29, 2007 - 21:41 ET by liberal_bug_zapperWow, what a bummer, the streaming media was underwhelming to say the least. One should have understood the volume of people that would be coming in to watch from Rush's website. Especially since this event was carried nowhere else.
This should have been multicast (one to many) to a bunch of proxies which would have balanced the load. I think they probably did that, but that they underestimated the number of proxy's needed. There is no way that any organization with any credibility would have succumbed to a DDoS attack. Especially a company who's job it is to deliver content to tens of thousands to millions of people silmultaniously.
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" We should measure welfare's success by how many people leave welfare, not by how many are added." ~ Ronald Reagan
LBZ,You're the computer guy h
March 29, 2007 - 22:21 ET by BlondeLBZ,
You're the computer guy here.
I'm not sure what you mean about the proxies...
But once the site was available...it streamed fine.
The chat room was fine too....although only about four of us managed to get on it. The instructions were much clearer than the lat time (election November 2006...oh, how that hurts!).
I love Cal Thomas. He is so TALL!
There are very few corporatio
March 30, 2007 - 01:40 ET by Evil CapitalistThere are very few corporations in the world that can afford a bill to service 20MM video streams.
Good Stuff. I got to see Rush
March 29, 2007 - 22:10 ET by Airforce_5_OGood Stuff. I got to see Rush and Mary. Life is good again.
Me too. Got to see about th
March 29, 2007 - 22:15 ET by SumricaMe too. Got to see about the last 45 minutes of it.
.....ditto.
March 30, 2007 - 01:29 ET by gfrrman.....ditto.
Me too. Got to see about th
March 29, 2007 - 22:16 ET by SumricaUgggggg........double post.
Just finished watching Rush..
March 29, 2007 - 22:14 ET by msh1973Just finished watching Rush...so fun to see all my heros live! I am very thankful for NB and MRC. Thanks so much!
Late night update
March 30, 2007 - 01:05 ET by Matthew SheffieldNow that's frustrating. I set up the IRC server and the video feed didn't come through until the very end.
Alas, not my department. The company we worked with told me they had some difficulties with high demand that (supposedly) was attacking many major web sites. I couldn't verify that statement. Not to worry, though, as we will have the ceremony available for download in the very near future.