Of the many issues that I'm sure we all could point out with this I feel qualified to comment on:
You won't have any TV as the Space Center in Houston will cut off
satellite communications.:

This right here should disqualify the poster on "Not knowing what the fuck they're talking about" grounds, Television satellite uplinking is done from many locations ("Teleports") across the US, see www.worldteleport.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=32 if you're interested in further details but below is a summary:

Arqiva:
Washington Teleport - Washington, Dictrict of Columbia, USA

Intelsat:
Intelsat Riverside - California, USA
Intelsat Clarksburg - Maryland, USA
Intelsat Mountainside - Hagarstown, Maryland, USA
Intelsat Atlanta - Georgia, USA
Intelsat Fillmore - California, USA
Intelsat Napa - California, USA
Intelsat Castle Rock - Denver, Colorado, USA
Intelsat Paumalu- Hawaii, USA

RRSat Global Communications Network, Ltd.:
Hawley Earth Station - Hawley, Pennsylvania, USA

SES:
Washington International Teleport, Alexandria, Virginia, USA
SES New Skies, Bristow, Virginia, USA
SES Americom Brewster, Washington (State), USA
SES Americom South Mountain, Los Angeles, California, USA
SES Americom Woodbine, Maryland, USA
SES Americom Vernon Valley, New Jersey, USA

Ooooh, look, NONE of those are in any of those four states!
(bill, Fri 21 Aug 2009, 12:27, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I shall send that to my friend
I think she'll revel in passing it on to her moronic colleagues! thanks!
( ascorbate, Fri 21 Aug 2009, 12:31, Reply)

Glad to be of assistance.

(bill, Fri 21 Aug 2009, 13:00, Reply)

And neither
Are any of the launch sites! Doh!
(Vainomoinen went looking for the Sampo on, Fri 21 Aug 2009, 13:35, Reply)