It was the Cleveland band. I was watching on a network that starts with "A", and there was a shot of them just long enough to see "Cleveland" on the bass drum. The news people then proceeded to talk over the band, and the camera focused on Mrs. Obama's coat instead of the band. I hope other networks gave the band better coverage. We'll probably see the First Lady several more times on TV, but the Cleveland Firefighters only get to be there once.
Politics aside, I'm very disappointed with the TV coverage of the parade. As mentioned above, the commentators or reporters or whatever you want to call them decided that their opinions and trivia from past parades were more important than the folks marching in the parade, probably all of whom worked very hard to be there and were very honored to be a part of this page of history. This is not a political message; it's a rant about the TV networks' handling of one of the most important events in this nation's history.
--dbh
When given a choice, most people will choose.
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