Posted at 12:50 PM on April 11, 2007
by Tom Scheck
No, this isn't coming from the family members of those who are addicted to their "crackberry." It's a push from the Capitol Press Corps to turn the things off during news conferences and committee hearings. The things are screwing up our audio recordings because a nasty buzzing sound occurs whenever a message comes in.
It's gotten so bad that the press corps is now posting signs around the Capitol reminding people to shut them off. One sign is hanging in one of the press conference rooms. That's Rep. Dan Severson, GOP-Sauk Rapids, who isn't endorsing the blackberry ban. He was holding a news conference on a different matter.
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