House Committee to Hold Internet Gambling Hearing 6/8

[daedalus]

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Not at all a zealot--a political moderate who is very smart and down to earth. Definately against IG for political purposes due to the makeup of his district, so if you can convince him it isnt just the opposition out there, you *may* have a shot.

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So what you're telling me is...I have a chance?!"



My take on the hearings:
- Huge to get these arguments off of 2+2 and onto a Congressional hearing.
- The hearing isn't an end but an education of committee members and constituants that Franks needs to sway.
- An important step in the dance going on in D.C. (3 bills, lawsuit, WTO) to get us back online.
- If today was the turn card, we picked up a bunch of outs but are still behind.

[asterion]

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Any way those who weren't able to watch this morning's hearing could view it?

[/ QUOTE ]Go here and find the link--currently, it's the third one down. You will need Real or something that can handle Real (I suggest Media Player Classic.)

[daedalus]

not working

[TheEngineer]

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[2easy]

I am surprised that no one has mentioned what I thought was one of the most memorable moments of the hearing, at least as regards humor.

Rep. Bachus introduced a letter from the major sports leagues stating their oppostion to any loosening of gambling regulation.

He said that the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and the NCAA were all concerned with the integrity of their athletes being compromised.

As he handed the letter to Rep. Frank, Barney asked him, "Is this about steroids?"

This went right over Rep. Bachus' head.

"What?" asked Bachus.

"Is this about steriods?" repeated Frank.

The look of dumbfoundment on Bachus' face...PRICELESS!

[4thstreetpete]

dammit, I want to watch this so bad but the link is not working.

[daedalus]

nice! we may not have the moral high ground....but we have the intellectual high ground far and away. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[RGL]

Again, link is not working.

[Merkle]

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Wow this old woman is like the Oracle from the Matrix or something.


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This literally made me burst out in laughter.

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My first reaction was OMG she's a congresswoman??
But by the time she finished I was thinking she might not be the brightest bulb in the galaxy, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out she was the brightest bulb in that room today.

[johnnycakes]

Here is the direct link to the stream (which isn't working for me either).

I guess you need Real Player to play it (??? Since the extension is .rm) which I don't have installed.
rtsp://video.c-span.org/15days/e060807_gambling.rm

Can anyone w/ Real Player try?