CBC Television abruptly cancelled a featured documentary just hours before it was to air on Tuesday night, prompting complaints that the network bowed to pressure from American government officials.
“I was actually contacted myself by a gentleman who is a cultural consultant with the Bush Whitehouse,” Mr. Keay said. “He was very polite.” CBC will run a new version of the documentary “sooner rather than later,” the spokesman added, but couldn’t say precisely when.
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The American director says he has no intention of re-editing a piece that he spent three years working on. “We have to quote-unquote give balance,” veteran filmmaker Michael Moore said in an interview.
I understand that BBC is buying up broadcasters world wide.
In an effort to diversify their business and build the international brand of BBC in a global market the Beeb is using the money that the British public is forced to pay for the “Privilege” of owning a TV in Britain to expand it’s commercial enterprise.
Now talk about a huge scam at the taxpayer expense!
My thoughts? BBC should be invited to buy out the CBC … It’s already completely compatible as an undisguised front for all things LIberal and Left …. and the Canadian taxpayer would be freed of the burden.
Every movie rental house in N. America has a copy of F-9-1-1.
It’s OK, it makes you think about the huge differences between our society, and the Yanks. Don’t forget, it is targeted at a an American audience. It makes on clear point. War is hell!!
ET at 3:20; 4:20 and 7:23 pm Nov. 8.
Why should it matter whether or not Falun Gong is a wing nut cult? The last time I looked, real democracies do not carry out the acts the Chi-coms are alleged to have carried out just because the victims are part of a wing nut cult. If that were the case, Canada would be persecuting most of Liberal and NDP party members.
The point of the documentary, as I understand it, is to demonstrate the persecution of Falun Gong, not to investigate into whether or not they are wing nuts. If the cult were actually committing acts of treason or violating reasonable criminal laws, that might be relevant, but being harmless religious wackos should not. Even if they were violating a civilized criminal code, the types of horror stories coming out of China are not the way a true democracy or civilized state responds to criminal activity.
As for the CBC, maybe it’s time it actually took a principled stand, rather than just kowtowing and re-running another Filth Estate smear on Tim Ball.
Okay, I stand partially corrected. The money does go to the IOC, who then funnels it back to all countries, including a large share to the host.
Still, Ted, using the explanation that they need to get visas and such is a cop-out. China needs these games to go off without a hitch more than the CBC needs the annoying cut-aways, and this was an easy way to curry favours without even needing them.
From G&M article:
““The fact that they’re [were] willing to broadcast a film that has people in it advocating the boycotting of the Olympics, which they themselves are the broadcaster of in Canada, is remarkable,” he told the newspaper on Oct. 29.”
Gollee, Andy!
NICHEAL MOORE IS A BIG FAT STUPID WHITEMAN
after all is said and done, do these people have a right to life, liberty and free association? the answers are obvious.