tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post3413301725832079322..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Why Justin Trudeau is Right to Boycott Sun NewsSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-631783614581638162014-09-28T18:59:25.344-04:002014-09-28T18:59:25.344-04:00Was there not a time of honour among journalists w...Was there not a time of honour among journalists when politicians' families were not slandered? It just wasn't done.Of course, that was before most of the journos were corporate controlled. <br /><br />I'm showing my age.<br /><br />Justine is right, in my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-954870715887504952014-09-28T12:59:05.106-04:002014-09-28T12:59:05.106-04:00CTV's Robert Fife said today on CTV Question P...CTV's Robert Fife said today on CTV Question Period that he predicts the Sun News Network will issue an apology to Trudeau for Levant's comments.<br /><br /><br />http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?binId=1.811561Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-45323881724039620472014-09-28T07:53:16.685-04:002014-09-28T07:53:16.685-04:00hi David...thanks for that. I really needed to kno...hi David...thanks for that. I really needed to know what Chuckles McVety thinks about smoking marijuana. I think he should stick to preaching about the Battle of Gog and Magog it's far more bizarre and interesting. Why is that loser still around ????Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81864740528060340322014-09-28T07:51:06.430-04:002014-09-28T07:51:06.430-04:00hi David...I suppose he could have done it that wa...hi David...I suppose he could have done it that way. But I think that Sun News needs to be publicly criticized, so I think what Trudeau did was correct. The incident is so vulgar it does not deserve to be treated any other way...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14485035666783363782014-09-28T07:48:26.487-04:002014-09-28T07:48:26.487-04:00hi anon...unfortunately some people do read that r...hi anon...unfortunately some people do read that rag, I see the evidence on the subway. I myself would rather read a supermarket flyer. It's always been a ghastly paper, at one point it was a virtual font of homophobia. And now it's practically a Con organ. I am definitely going to have to get up the strength to watch Sun TV for a while to see if the Cons are helping to keep them afloat with their porky ads. But the good news is they aren't obviously running enough because from what I hear the whole Sun newspaper chain is starting to look like the Titanic...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37621396314895216332014-09-28T07:44:17.012-04:002014-09-28T07:44:17.012-04:00hi deb...well their is a pack mentality in Ottawa....hi deb...well their is a pack mentality in Ottawa. The Press Gallery moves like a shoal of fish in the sea. And I suppose it's only natural. But I think the should look at it from the politician's view not just their own. The Liberals have asked for an apology and until they get one they should boycott Sun News because they deserve it. The Levant slur was not a political criticism, it was a vulgar smear, and Sun News should not be allowed to drag us into the sewer....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76972486913650974532014-09-28T07:40:20.704-04:002014-09-28T07:40:20.704-04:00hi Gyor...I'm afraid I agree with Omar. Akin i...hi Gyor...I'm afraid I agree with Omar. Akin is a decent journalist, but he sold his soul to Quebecor, and he has to live with the consequences. I'm also sure sure that like other Sun "reporters" he will get a chance to ask questions at news conferences. So the only thing Sun News will be missing out on is having Trudeau in studio or sitting for one on one interviews. A small price to pay for their disgusting behaviour...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-54376860493290960052014-09-28T07:36:53.112-04:002014-09-28T07:36:53.112-04:00hi thwap...exactly, they would let Levant get away...hi thwap...exactly, they would let Levant get away with that filthy stuff, and as I pointed out in my post drag us all further into the gutter. I don't buy it for a minute. Fox News North is a crappy Con propaganda organ, it has been recruited into the Great War on Justin Trudeau, and it deserves to be treated with contempt...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26567351465194475302014-09-27T20:05:36.688-04:002014-09-27T20:05:36.688-04:00http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/the-rumble/3809...http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/the-rumble/3809075248001<br /><br />Slide time bar to 14:45 mark....<br /><br />Pot Not a Big Deal?<br /><br />Charles McVety: "It [smoking pot] absolutely is a big deal because it causes a lot of damage, more damage today than it once did because it was used much less. The statistics show the use of it is growing and marijuana is a carcinogen, and it brings on cancer when you ingest this into your lungs. It causes all kinds of psychotic issues, paranoia. Even some psychotic breakdowns. I mean even the mother of Justin Trudeau, the chief propagator of marijuana in this country--legalization of such--his own mother confessed that she had psychotic problems because of marijuana."<br /><br />*<br />Does smoking cannabis cause cancer?<br />http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/cancers-in-general/cancer-questions/does-smoking-cannabis-cause-cancer<br /><br />http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/diagnosis-and-treatment/complementary-therapies/medical-marijuana-use/<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_McVety<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26404246219210343932014-09-27T19:29:46.214-04:002014-09-27T19:29:46.214-04:00http://www.ctvnews.ca/ctv-news-channel/power-play-...http://www.ctvnews.ca/ctv-news-channel/power-play-with-don-martin/all-media-boycotts-are-bad-just-don-t-announce-them-1.2024265<br /><br /><br />CTV's Don Martin writes:<br /><br />[snip]<br /><br />But if Justin Trudeau MUST lower himself to deny access as media revenge, here’s some free advice.<br /><br />Just do it. Don’t announce it.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34912789475359456942014-09-27T17:05:43.275-04:002014-09-27T17:05:43.275-04:00"Real" journalist David Akins can go wor..."Real" journalist David Akins can go work at a "real" new organization in order for me to develop any concern for his employment well being.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-78136711343688804742014-09-27T15:41:42.939-04:002014-09-27T15:41:42.939-04:00I can't believe, people actually read the Sun?...I can't believe, people actually read the Sun? I tried only once and couldn't even get through one paragraph. The Sun reminds me of, Goebbels propaganda machine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33234383430111367042014-09-27T14:44:31.538-04:002014-09-27T14:44:31.538-04:00its stunning to me too, that the journalists all r...its stunning to me too, that the journalists all run to his defense, like he has a right to free speech. do these guys all hail from america. Our laws against hate crimes, and defamation and slander differ. Anyhow the whole idea that anyone watching that segment thinks it equates to news, reporting or real journalism, needs to go back to school.<br />I find it repulsive and of course Trudeau should stop talking to and about sun news. just like the international terrorists are looking for media attn, so is sunnews and they go about it the most disgusting and vile way. Appealing to the lowest common denominator and they love that all the media organizations are talking about this.<br />Can you imagine anyone doing something similar to Harper, and getting a free pass from the cons, No....I cant either.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230156686226794005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-15340994108047744512014-09-27T11:33:39.540-04:002014-09-27T11:33:39.540-04:00I think people are more concerned about real journ... I think people are more concerned about real journalists like David Akins, who doesn't deserve to be punished for a dip shit like Ezra.<br /><br /> I remember watching an NDP convention which David Akins was covering on Sun News.Gyorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06773307017058386989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65671862834426297602014-09-27T08:41:39.087-04:002014-09-27T08:41:39.087-04:00By the logic of Trudeau's critics here, we all...By the logic of Trudeau's critics here, we all should have backed-off in our condemnation of Levant's racist rant about the Roma people. He was only exercising his right to free speech and putting out his wares in the marketplace of ideas after all.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.com