C-Span videos won't play on iPad. What gives?

If those videos are off c-span's website and are encoded in flash, then that's why. the iPad will not natively play flash content. You need to look for a c-span app or a browser that supports flash. I see puffin, skyfire or iSwiffer recommended, but their success varies from site to site.

What gives? How about a little more information. C-span videos are playing just fine for me on my iPad using iCab Mobile. Seeing how there could be any number of places where C-Span videos could be accessed on the web, nobody could possibly know what to tell you unless you provide some more information.

Watching Hillary Clinton say bye-bye here.

http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/310756-1

Puffin has a free version that supports flash for 14 days, long enough for you to know if you want to buy it.