For those of you that were skeptical about the blackout that happened in Alabama:
According to the New York Times
The station, in Huntsville, said that after a review, it had concluded that the blackout was related to a similar interruption during a basketball game the day before.
Yeah, so what?
The station initially suggested that some failure at CBS was to blame but quickly reversed that, saying the problem involved a "receiver" at the station. The general manager, Stan Pylant, said Thursday in an interview that there was no intention to keep the Siegelman story from viewers, citing the fact that the report was replayed on two newscasts and posted on the station’s Web site.
CBS executives declined to comment.
But wait...theres more...
Thursday’s statement also emphasized that reports of a link between the ownership of the station and the Bush administration were inaccurate. The station owner is an investment firm called Oak Hill Capital, which is led by Robert M. Bass, one of the billionaire Bass brothers of Fort Worth.
Though Mr. Bass’s brothers have been strong financial supporters of Mr. Bush, Robert Bass has never contributed to any of Mr. Bush’s campaigns, said a representative, Michael Pascale, who is the managing director of the public relations firm Abernathy MacGregor Group.
Mr. Pascale offered a list of Mr. Bass’s political donations for the last 10 years and they included mostly Democratic candidates, including John Kerry when he ran against Mr. Bush in 2004 and Bill Richardson, the New Mexico governor who sought the Democratic presidential nomination this year.
But im sure it was just coincidence!