tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1170147676529726958..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Con Bullies Go After the CBC. Again.Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71151607583041302652011-09-27T07:20:21.981-04:002011-09-27T07:20:21.981-04:00Thanks SimonThanks SimonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-84352208998057921432011-09-27T02:42:27.840-04:002011-09-27T02:42:27.840-04:00hi Mark...I agree with everything you say. I'm...hi Mark...I agree with everything you say. I'm only criticizing the CBC because I own 1/33,739,900<br />of it so I demand my say !!!! ;)<br />I consider the CBC a national treasure and I believe it is essential for explaining this country to itself, and preserving national unity.<br />So although I'd like it even more if there was more edgy stuff, and less Don Cherry and Rex Murphy, the thought of the Cons killing it makes my blood boil...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3997482631749268412011-09-26T08:46:05.269-04:002011-09-26T08:46:05.269-04:00Hi Simon. I agree that the C.B.C. is too commercia...Hi Simon. I agree that the C.B.C. is too commercial but that is because of the erosion of it's funding over the years starting with the Muldoon regime. Add to that the fear of the hammer being held over their heads by this present government it isn't hard to understand why they are so weak in their opinions. When you really study the state of the entire media field, is their any other less commercial source. I am not defending C.B.C. (news) in it's present state because, like the others, it has become a variety show. Because I am watching on an analogue T.V. with rabbit ears I have to get my news from C.T.V. amid the numerous C.A.P.P.(Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers) commercials extolling the virtues of the Tar Sands. I am missing c.b.c up north because they are now digital so I am witnessing life without it and don't like the alternatives. I dislike the prospect of getting c.b.c. back repackaged by Rogers even more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-51709415883739670452011-09-25T03:26:20.853-04:002011-09-25T03:26:20.853-04:00hi Torontonian...thanks for sticking up for me. I&...hi Torontonian...thanks for sticking up for me. I've tried hard to improve and moderate my language, and unlike others in the blogosphere I try to avoid vulgar words. But I'm not the only one who believes that the Cons act like bullies, and yes when I write I do have a bit of fun because that's the way I am.<br />But I had no idea I was following in the footsteps of Mozart, and I must say I LOVE it... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-28463648015937417032011-09-25T03:18:42.968-04:002011-09-25T03:18:42.968-04:00hi CQ...first of all I'm not calling Sun TV ho...hi CQ...first of all I'm not calling Sun TV homophobic, I don't even object to a right-wing station, if they can find an audience for that, good for them. I'm merely complaining that its sole reason to exist seems to attack the CBC and I find that bizarre and unseemly.<br />Secondly, I'm not saying anything bad about Calgary. I admire the people there for choosing a smart guy like Naheed Nenshi as Mayor.<br />But I hate bullies of any political persuasion, and Harper and his gang are the worst political bullies I have ever seen...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-38168770990235649642011-09-25T03:09:25.274-04:002011-09-25T03:09:25.274-04:00hi Mark...I have a few problems with the CBC. It&#...hi Mark...I have a few problems with the CBC. It's too commercial as far as I'm concerned, and it doesn't give enough exposure to young Canadian artists, or older ones for that matter. But it's still a great Canadian institution, and seeing it privatized would break my heart, because I know what we'd get...absolute garbage...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16637267594570068892011-09-24T18:51:20.492-04:002011-09-24T18:51:20.492-04:00@CQ
Simon's name calling is nowhere near the ...@CQ<br /><br />Simon's name calling is nowhere near the calibre of name calling done by the Sun newspaper, Sun TV and CFRB radio.<br /><br />I will say that name calling diminishes the speaker because that person is appealing to emotion rather than reason to get a point across.<br /><br />But . . . .the Canadian brand of name calling is streets removed from the logorrhea of the American talk show people like Limbaugh and O'Reilly.<br /><br />The Sun group of companies and CFRB are not as bad as their American counterparts and Simon is several degrees below the local media in terms of offensiveness.<br /><br />BUT . . . .and it's a big BUT.<br /><br />It is always open season on stupidity. And in that, Simon acquits himself admirably in showing the sheer untrammeled stupidity of many of our public leaders(?).<br /><br />How is what Simon is doing differ from Mozart's comic operas that were satires on daily life in Austria? Or Gilbert and Sullivan operettas as satires on British society? And, SNL skits on TV? <br /><br />I think I've made my point.<br /><br />There, I feel better now.<br /><br />So there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26549013988140183722011-09-24T10:44:46.988-04:002011-09-24T10:44:46.988-04:00For a number of years now, Sun Media has freely ac...For a number of years now, Sun Media has freely accepted an openly public Lesbian as a serious News personality - without any special regard. Does the CBC permit the same?<br />Calgary elected a Muslim mayor. Do you see any other visible minorities in similar municipal roles across the GTA region.<br />What I see in this posting is a lot of relentless hatred and name-calling - from your side.CQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14812751573047844045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-30971956732132375202011-09-24T08:01:29.677-04:002011-09-24T08:01:29.677-04:00It will get worse. Can you imagine the cackling th...It will get worse. Can you imagine the cackling that will go on by Ezzie LeRant when the C.B.C. is privatized by Stinky Stevie and bought by Rogers? Think of our choices. Bell Media?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com