..a new government squeaked into office. They immediately proved to be a bunch of hypocrites and so the people rose up against them. The defeated party has only to pick a new leader and they will be easily re-elected and order will be restored to the kingdom.
This isn’t a plot for This is Wonderland, the recently cancelled CBC comedy. And it’s not the next reality TV show.
It is, however, the latest drama being written by hundreds of authors across the country. Day after day we read in the newspapers and watch on TV how the Conservative leader Stephen Harper is under fire after the defection of Vancouver Liberal David Emerson. The shamed Liberals, we are told, are chomping at the bit to pick a new leader and regain the reins of power from the faltering Conservatives.
There’s only one prob lem with this scenario— it’s a fantasy.
Says who?
Says the Canadian public.
What’s being reported is literally a scenario, a plotline created and followed meticulously by the country’s mainstream media journalists.
National Post columnist Adam Radwanski says they can’t help themselves. In a piece earlier this month (Biased—in favour of a good story. Feb 3), he wrote how journalists have a bias, alright; a bias for “an easy narrative.” It’s a pack mentality, he says, that agrees on a storyline and then slants every news element to fit.
During the election campaign it was Liberal Stumblebums. After the election, it’s obviously Conservatives Hypocrites.
The MSM is worth watching because it is live tragicomedy, the MSM provide the comic entertainment for us, the Canadian people who read the blogs for news; the people who believe anything those Liberal toadies spout are the tragic losers.
Thank-you to Kate and all her fellow bloggers who have brought real news and intellegent analysis to the news starved people in this nation. I always liked reading Letters to the Editor in Newspapers, reading the best blogs gives me lots of immidiate feedback and that is howI like to read about the news of the day. Thank-you all for your comments.
Did anyone catch question period today on CTV?
My god, that was the most biased questions/commentary i have ever seen.
The MSM practices the cardinal virtues of the 4 B’s:
Bluff, Bluster, Bombast, and Bullshit.
It is high time the blogs let out the flatulent self important MSM wind from their sails. These people do not report the news; but rather filter events according to the gospel of Lieberaldom and then go and flog it as the next best thing since the 10 commandments. They take themselves far too seriously. Moreover they are captive scribes paid by their owners to spin the “SCHTICK” hoping that enough will lather up their swill.
The “pig ‘n the trough” paradigm is changing so the MSM can either get a handle on the steamroller or “become part of the road”.
The irony is that the “liberating device” of free communication is also knocking down the media pillar of “Lieberalspeak”.
In short, the message can’t be controlled. Rather the message from blogdom is democratizing, but in a way the MSM/Lieberal cartel can no longer massage, control, and manipulate through pay, perks, and stock options.
By God, by the Charter, by the Internet we have it!! Real unfettered free speech. Who woulda thunk that this would cause liberal advocates to become perplexed. Free speech is one of those core Canadian values.
2(b) freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression, including freedom of the press and other media of communication;
Oh heavens there it is: “other media of communication.”
Of course the Chinese have a little difficulty with free thought when it wanders past the meanderings of Chairman Mao’s little Red Book.
Stalin, Hitler, and other assorted hard core ideologues don’t like free speech either. It makes them uncomfortable; which is a good reason, according to them, to have you killed in a variety of ignominious ways.
The most popular of late is to strap some C4 plastic explosives to your body along with several cartons of ball bearings and walk into a crowded marketplace. This of course is how free speech is atomized; which apparently is most unpleasant for all concerned. Alternately, burn down the embassy for any western nation epousing the notion of free expression.
Of course the above may infringe on others rights to peaceful assembly, and freedom of association. But then explosions always tend to “disassociate” one body parts.
This of course is why when you live in a free and democratic nation, and the Chief Liberal Government Whip suggests that they “are considering not observing confidence votes in the House of Commons”, you may roundly tell the government to take that proposition straight to Hell.
There are some limits on free speech such as libel and slander. And of course one is not allowed to limit the free speech of others, even when they find it offensive.
And if one happens to strap a package of C4 explosive and package of ball bearings to yourself in a crowded marketplace, this is considered poor form; as it limits others right to free speech, not to mention the condition precedent: the right to life.
So you got that? No bombs, intimidation, libel or slander. And if you can’t play fair, of course I will suggest you find the far side of Hades.
Be good, be nice and God Bless.
Well said. I totally agree with you. The point you ‘ve raised here is quite significant. I think there’s a need to think over the matter in this way.
Yes, you guessed it!…it’s this past Canadian Parliament and its 301 MP’s in Ottawa (Caledon Citizen…June 8, 2005). Like cal2 said…42% of GNP is what our governing costs are and this is part of what we get. Be interesting to see how this current Parliament stacks up.
…folks the crap hits the fan in two years.
Two years! In 2009 we start seeing the baby boomers retire en masse. Why not three years? Because by 2008 a lot of people gearing up for the “golden years” will start to wake up that they’ve been duped all these years by Trudeaumania, there won’t be any retirement bliss where the ol’ government will coddle and look after them. Watch the seniors start screaming for their ‘entitlements’.
Who will pay for healthcare, nursing homes, or police, fire, EMS, and military infrastructure?
You guessed it, immigrants. But wait, this gets better, a lot of those low skilled Liberal Party imported family voters don’t work…
Which means more stress on the infrastructure. Watch out when their pogie cheque gets cut off, the recent cartoon protests will seem like Sunday school.
The younger generation will revolt because they will see their hard earned tax dollars going to a bunch of greedy geezers who screwed them out of their right to a decent future by overspending, corruption, or to be exact the product of the ‘Me’ generation.
Soylent Green and Clockwork Orange aren’t too far off either…
But otherwise, it will be a nice day, the sun will shine and life will go on. Blissfully bs.
While the MSM hate it Harper is bringing dignity back to the office of the Prime Minister. No more showing up daily for questions and non answers (by the PM). No more cabinet ministers and lackies showing up on the talk shows spreading spin and lies for competitive advantage.
What we will have is a Prime Minister when he shows up for a media scrum or a TV interview with something serious to say. Once everyone realizes this we will see the MSM bring serious questions and the type that Julie Van Duysen of CBC asked in his last media appearance about hiding or a bunker mentality disappear. Harper’s answer was I will show up when I have something to say. On to the next question. Julie wasted a question and got put in her place. Opportuity to inform the public lost. Good for Harper.
The MSM is used to the Liberal spin for stories and now they have to work for a living and they don’t like it. Canadians want a government who is serious and has the best interests of the country at heart. It is unfortunate that it will take the MSM awhile to understand that Ottawa has changed and if they don’t change we will see the likes of Don Newman, Mike Duffy and some of the press gallery off the air and missing from daily news. So keep it up boys. Spin your lies and distortions and you will find yourselves on the bread line before too long.
I watched Goldhawk live on CPAC last night on the childcare debate – now that was a Liberal love in – they had the liberal MP – some over-educated Dr from Toronto, some daycare advocate (yeah those two are going to present clear unbiased discussion!!) then some poor lady from REAL women. Of course Goldhawk was blatently obvious in his bias – so obvious I was yelling at the TV – of course you could not get onto the line to be one of his 6 calls he took on his hour long “phone in” show.
Anyway – he was telling the REAL woman to be quiet when the other two were constantly interrupting her. I have never seen such a poor moderating job in my life.
It is so obvious that the MSM do no do a lick of work to actually find out about something. Instead of him actually researching the Conservative plan to provide daycare spaces and being intelligently able to ask questions, he put it somewhat like this – there is something about tax credits for businesses but really, how well is that going to work – at that point of course the two “liberal” guests were nodding their heads in agreement. The REAL woman started to answer but of course the Liberal MP cut her off -(with no exception from Goldhawk).
Do Liberals go to media school to actually learn how to outtalk and interrupt and talk over other people or are they just naturally rude!!!
hollinm:…I agree with your points. The msm has annointed itself themselves as the unofficial opposition and with their mostly LW approach, don’t add much to the knowledge level of the work-a-day Canadian. PMSH is both astute and wise to ignore it and scrum only when he has something to say. Keep it up Stephen. You’ve charted a course…steady as she goes skipper!!
Another Harper vs. Press story in the Hill Times.
Thanks Neale News for the link.
http://www.thehilltimes.ca/html/index.php?display=story&full_path=/2006/february/27/pmo/&c=1
It’s war…
One interesting branch I can see growing off the Harper Media Policy tree is a new demand on the ministers. The media likes to picture Mr. Harper as a control freak micromanaging his cabinet ministers and the minutiae of government but I see the opposite playing out.
If you look at the handling of the Emerson and Fortier fallout in the press; the Prime Minister�s message to cabinet, not to mention all involved in government, is that a dump-truck full of bull-�spin won�t be rolled out by the PMO for any little misstep. The PMO is not interested in cleaning up, spinning or managing your messes so you�d better be smart, honest and effective.
We�ve already seen Peter MacKay doing a little twisting in the wind. You can bet he�ll be more careful in the future with what he says in public. I can imagine that Garth Turner is gonna be a little more careful with what he says in the future considering how much rope the PMO gave him to hang himself with.
Already I�ve seen more of his cabinet ministers in the media eye doing their jobs, carrying out their mandates and being careful and measured with whatever they say. It is a disciplined cabinet that obviously has marching orders, but they give the impression that they are empowered and they are responsible.
It�s nice for them that the PMO is sticking to it�s role and staying out of it�s ministers way and out of their limelight. I don’t see that Mr. Harper is hiding from the media. He is just respecting some boundaries regarding what his turf is.
MolarMauler – you are absolutely right on – thanks for pointing out the obvious (although it slipped by me). I have been so impressed with the straighforward, clear, concise, non-wavering interviews that I have viewed by all the cab-ministers that have been interviewed – even challenging in a clear, definite way the twist and spin put to them by the interviewers questions.
Good on ’em! That’s what I love about especially Kate’s blog is that many different points of view and opinions of events are expressed!
Alberta Girl
You read my mind about the CPAC phone-in daycare show last night.
Matter of fact I sent an email in to CPAC calling the show “the most digusting,blatant example of Liberal media bias I have ever witnessed on any television show”.
The way the ignoramous lefty guests kept shouting down the REAL Women representative was horrible to watch.
I wanted to change the channel but couldn’t because I just coud not believe what I was witnessing.
No wonder these people are known as moonbats!
Also any hint that Goldhawk is any way objective went quickly down the drain after that show!
Gary P; you might want to check out the MP thing on snopes.com. I got sucked in on the Ottawa Citizen reference too. The tip off is there are now 307 MP’s.
Cheri:…thanx for the heads-up…I’ll do so…could it just be a typo?? (1 & 7, when translated and/or written can be mistaken)…