What fantastic timing this article has ? In the same day that the We Campaign notified me that ABC rejected to broadcast this inoffensive and important ad, the Planet S paper let me know that my interview was published.
- Tell ABC to air the ad tonight.
I talked with the paper about media bias, and interaction with bloggers. The article author, Stephen LaRose, notes that most main stream media is owned by large corporations that are profit driven. Providing the public with information is secondary to making a lot of money. If a choice has to be made between providing information that offends, or making more money, money will win the toss up. That leads to a dumber population, and there’s no doubt about that.
Of course, the only people who would find the We Campaign offensive would be companies like Exxon. ABC decided that airing the ad might lose them a continuous stream of oil money, on the less funded and low frequency appearance of the truth. They made a decision t...
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Ribaltone in Canada From: ilcamper.splinder.com Post Date: 2008-12-01 08:42:07
Siamo andati a votare nel mese di ottobre ed abbiamo scelto di nuovo Stephen Harper, il capo del Partito Conservatore che pero’, anche a causa dei voti dei separatisti del Québec, non ha raggiunto la maggioranza piena.
É ricominciato cosi’ il secondo governo minoritario di Harper, anche se con piu’ voti che nel precedente, ma alla prima occasione, gli sconfitti: il Liberale Dion, il Neodemocratico Layton e il separatista Duceppe, si sono aggregati per formare ... more
OTTAWA, CANADA(RushPRNews)12/02/08-Stephen Harper has crossed the line, and opposition parties are asking the Governor General to accept a new coalition government! Click here to sign the petition, send a message, make a phone call, and counter Harper’s PR blitz attacking the coalition:
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Acting if he had a majority government, Stephen Harper has tried to [...]... more
By Michael Gorman
THE VANGUARD
NovaNewsNow.com
The MP for West Nova says he’s disappointed with how quickly things have deteriorated in Ottawa.
Greg Kerr told The Vanguard today from his office in the nation’s capital that there is plenty of blame to go around for why the House is busy talking about who should govern and not how to help guide the country through rough economic waters.
"We’ve got a lot of very serious, serious issues facing the country," said Kerr, "and I know t... more
Australian tighthead prop Al Baxter will come face to face with the man who tore him to shreds in his last visit to Twickenham when he packs down against Andy Sheridan on Saturday.
The New South Wales Waratahs prop starts along side Stephen Moore and Ben Robinson in the front row, where Baxter knows only too well Australia have been marmalised by England in their previous two encounters.
But Australia coach Robbie Deans tonight insisted Twickenham “holds no baggage” for the W... more
Laura Ingraham hosted Stephen Moore , Wall Street Journal editorial board member, on his new book The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy--If We Let It Happen.
Moore said that this was predictable, unfortunately. Moore said that the US had its greatest period of prosperity for the last 25 years beginning with Ronald Reagan. He said that the Bush administration has been the biggest spending government since FDR. Moore said that young people don... more
There are a lot of Canadians who have trouble reading and writing . It hampers their ability to perform tasks most bloggers take for granted. It didn’t help that Conservatives cut funding to literacy programs .
Putting on my best Gerry Ritz voice , I wonder aloud where else have I heard that number, 38%, before?
“Conservative support [...] to 38 per cent” ? ... more
Ron Lancaster has lost his second battle with cancer. The province will certainly be reeling. My condolences to his family, and everyone in CFL/Rider nation.
UPDATE:
TSN reports:
“Football lost a legend today with the passing of former CFL quarterback and coach Ron Lancaster, who died of an apparent heart attack Thursday. He was 69-years old. “ ... more
It sounds like Harper has given up on what he would define as success in Afghanistan. Take a listen to what he told Peter Mansbridge just 2 years ago on what it means to succeed . “It’s not a point in time,” the Prime Minister said. I’ve put the pertinent, uninterrupted clip in this A.B.C. ad:
Harper has now set a point in time to end Canada’s role in the war . But who really can believe him ? Maybe, if you’re crazy you can.
Could he have been l... more
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