Comments on: Gas Industry Fears Obama

By: Jaim

Jaim — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:42:13 +0000

Companies are private entities. The airways aren’t.

By: PD100

PD100 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:45:03 +0000

Nah. The whole idea of an illuminated TV screen atop several thousand gallons of gasoline aint’ very smart.

By: SFC B

SFC B — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:37:45 +0000

Well, I’m feeling totally gyped in my gas station using experience.

By: PD100

PD100 — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:04:08 +0000

Non-story (BTW, SFC -there are gas pump video screens all up and down the MA pike). Seriously, airlines that show Rain Man have the entire scene where Dustin Hoffman rattles off plane crash statistics yanked, I shit you not.

Makes sense on the industry end. They are not obligated to be a public service. Imagine going to an ATM and watching an animated clip of where your bank fees are going? Not going to happen.

By: SFC B

SFC B — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:18:14 +0000

There is a Gas Station TV? Where the heck do they operate? I frequent a dozen gas stations in the Phoenix area and twice that during travel in the AZ, NM, and West TX area. None of those stations even have a TV, unless you count their closed-circuit security camera ones. Does GSTV provide the “radio” which is piped in to the stations?

I guess I missed when the Fairness Doctrine was reinstated. I fail to see how and why a private company should be required to run advertisements from someone who threatens the profits of that company’s clients.

By: Bijan C. Bayne

Bijan C. Bayne — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:57:29 +0000

Not only that- corporate media won’t loop footage of McCain telling a crowd of 50,000 bikers at Sturgis, S.D. that Cindy should enter their “beauty” (read wet tee shirt) contest. But if Obama had done that to Michelle…

Good thing “Shelly” didn’t boost painkillers…