Last night, one minute and 22 seconds into the debate on CNN, Comcast dumped the channel in my office. A black screen popped up saying that the channel would be available shortly. This was a lie.

I checked the other TVs in the house, and CNN was unavailable on them all. WTF? I jusmped on the phone and called Comcast only to wait on hold for 15 minutes just to be told that there was no problem with my service.

“Yeah, but CNN is gone.” I said.

“No, it isn’t.” The guy replied.

“I’m looking at the TV, I’ve looked at the other TVs, and CNN is gone.”

“The computer says you’re fine, sir.”

“Then the computer is wrong.” I said, fairly.

“The computer is never wrong, sir.”

“Are you shitting me?”

Well, flipping through channels, I found that my network stations were digitized static: NBC, CBS, NBC as well as the History Channel, Comedy Central and Discovery Channel. SCI-FI, Current TV, History intl., Discovery Science and, funny enough, KJZZ = Gone. CNBC, CNN, CNN-HLN, MSNBC were all gone too. Want to know what was working? Fox F%^*ing News was crystal clear.

I hate Comcast.

Speaking of the debate:

When I first saw this on Sen. Chris Dodd’s website, I thought it was really interesting in a whiny sort of way. I like the idea, though, and, in truth, I think that the networks who host debates ought to be running this sort of thing, but, then someone would have to tell Wolf Blitzer to STFU, already. I mean, it’s not really whining when the moderator talks more than almost every other candidate.

AND Kucinich got to talk more than Biden? What’s up with that?