So the CBC has found a way to recycle their old archives. Not only that, but they’re going to do it in such a manner that they also get to poke right wingers in the eye with the pointy end of a stick.
Niiiiice.
Maybe it’s just me, but I figure that the best way to get Canadians interested in the CBC’s archival materials is to give Canucks the complete right to use them in their own projects in any way they see fit. After all, it was all bought and paid for by Canadians, right? Wouldn’t it be cool to see a new generation of Canadians going through the raw footage and interpreting our history for themselves, and others?
Except that ordinary Canadians can’t be trusted to tell a story that is in line with ‘Canadian values’ (Liberal values, that is). And giving the power to the people would take opportunities away from the CBC intelligentsia to insult those foot their bills.
Can’t have that.
It strikes me as odd that the CBC is going on a media offensive for Jimmy MacDonald, only to show it Sundays at 11pm eastern. Not exactly prime time. Then again, when did ratings ever matter to the CBC?
If they don’t care about ratings, then why the hell don’t they shut up about their “52 gemini award” wins…like there is any major competition in this country besides CTV.
Why would the Bolshy CBC wonks want to make this “extremist” a right winger with a CBC free rant show??? Talk about zero chance of that happening! If you want to see an extremist melt down weekly on the CBC, watch Mercer…he has a brain explosion on every weekly rant and unlike the mythicalJimmy MacDonald, he hasn’t the decency of a melted down ranter to run into obscurity he ends up coming back dammit.