Obama Wants to Delay Digitial TV Transistion

I guess the messiah is afraid that half the people who voted for him want be able to see him on TV. This is some audacity. He stood there and preached for more than a year about how he and his people were the one to bring about change. How they gonna do that if they can't even get their TVs converted on time?

President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won't be ready.

In a letter to key lawmakers Thursday, Obama transition team co-chair John Podesta said the digital transition needs to be delayed largely because the Commerce Department has run out of money for coupons to subsidize digital TV converter boxes for consumers. People who don't have cable or satellite service or a TV with a digital tuner will need the converter boxes to keep their older analog sets working.

Obama officials are also concerned the government is not doing enough to help Americans - particularly those in rural, poor or minority communities - prepare for and navigate the transition.

Ahh...So there's the problem. No more coupons. They're still waiting on the gravy train.