CNN reporting that it will take SEVERAL HOURS to send all the text messages & emails...

[polichick]

Expect them beginning early tomorrow morning.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. several hours (are they filling sacks and transporting them by road?)

[polichick]

5. I guess it's not as simple as we've been thinking.

[KoKo]

9. It's the "Time Zone" problem....How can they coordinate that...so everyone finds out as same time..?

:shrug: It's a big problem..that some hear before others depending on where they live in US.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

16. well they will hear at the same moment but different time

[Canuckistanian]

6. It's a series of tubes, not a dump truck.

Or so we've been told.

[valerief]

2. So everyone should just log on to the tubes instead. nt

[Bonobo]

3. Yeah, licking all those "e-stamps" is tough work. nt

[bluestateguy]

4. They should send the message to swing state voters first

Because us swing state voters are just more important than the rest of you people.

:sarcasm:

[polichick]

8. Wonder how they will decide the order - could be by time zone.

[KoKo]

11. yeah...but one "time zone" would have to be first? No?

[Qutzupalotl]

19. No.

If it's, say, 8:05 AM PDT, that's 9:05 AM MDT, 10:05 AM CDT and 11:05 AM EDT. Same moment, called different things depending on where you live.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

7. Screw it

I'm just turning on the teevee at 10 a.m. PST.

[Owl]

10. Fantastic! It means lots of people want to know!

[sniffa]

12. CNN reporting that it will take several weeks to send all the carrier pigeons and smoke signals

to announce McCain's VP choice. Hopefully, they started last month so that next Saturday's announcement isn't a big surprise to his supporters. The Pony Express was unleashed in mid-July for the task, and the media is still baffled by the silence of the riders.

[polichick]

13. Update from Larry King: The Campaign said it will be tomorrow.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

14. Did he snap his suspenders twice?

That means he's serious and not just pulling our legs.

[apocalypsehow]

15. My brother-in-law - an engineer employed by one of the major cell phone carriers - says no.

My brother-in-law and his wife are over tonight for dinner, beer, and talk - I'm trying to convince them to sign up on DU by showing them how much fun interacting with others on this forum is.

He says there may be overlaps, gaps in coverage, transmitting hiccups, and some regional issues, but by and large they should all go out almost simultaneously. I guess we'll see.

[DCBob]

17. That is absurd. Millions of emails and text messages can be sent nearly instantaneously.

I suspect they will send out around 10 am eastern which would be 7 am west coast so they don't disturb too many left coasters from their blissful sleep.

[ChimpersMcSmirkers]

18. Buy new servers Barack

you noob... :P