Comments on: Cruikshank apologizes for Mallick column, recognizes CBC’s left-wing editorial bias

By: data backup

data backup — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 02:33:21 +0000

I read the whole conversation and I am laughing so hard with the, this entry was a fire starter and it seems like comments has boomeranged and broaden the conversation.. anyway I really enjoyed this..

hey Stephen you really had a great post over here LOL >.<

regards
janice

By: T J Harrison

T J Harrison — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 15:23:55 +0000

I am person who listens to CBC radio at least 3 hours daily. I can't watch CBC TV because I don't own one. I will believe that the CBC will and can be anything but a lft biased organization when I see it.

By: East of Eden

East of Eden — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:21:01 +0000

His arguments are extremely juvenile. His ENTIRE life, women have discussed their boring sex lives with him, he actively questioned women about their sex lives…I wonder how many harassments suits have been filed against him. What kind of a guy goes actively pursuing answers from women about their sex lives? Oh boy, we are either dealing with a pubescent or we are dealing with a very sick adult male. This is just too sick for me to even contemplate.

As for talking about sex – doesn't embarrass me at all. However, I would never, in a million years, actively pursue answers from other people (no matter the gender) about their sexual experiences. Oh, and about all these women who are too sympathetic to tell their partners that they are sexually boring – what in God's name is that? Actually, this sounds like a pubescent girl writing this.

By: East of Eden

East of Eden — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:54:27 +0000

A preacher preaches to a small audience within four walls and a specific faith community. The CBC is broadcast from coast to coast and is financed by people like myself. But you knew that. Anon, you are just trying to stir up trouble. As I said, you have some deeply-seated issues with sex and religion. This blog is not the place for you to deal with those issues.

By: Liz J

Liz J — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:10:44 +0000

Speaking of Nanos, Pollsters should quit daily polling and should be banned from polling the last week before the election. They're getting far too much air time. All the “experts” are coming out talking about what strategies are needed for the Liberals and NDP, they're constantly fixated around the polls and how to prevent a Conservative Majority, never a mention of what is best for the country at this time. It's certainly not best to have a Minority and return to the bickering, threats to bring down the government and playing gotcha games.

By: East of Eden

East of Eden — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:56:05 +0000

Uh, no, Anon. You are being facetious or you are just trying to be a smart-alec. The Catholic church, as with all houses of worship, is non-governmental and can choose who may or may not celebrate Communion. The politician who is refused Communion can easily go to another church to celebrate Communion. But you already knew that. So, Anon, if you wish to make arguments against the chruch (and I think you have a real problem of your own, here), make it one which is intelligent and rational. Your arguments, throughout this blog, are full of holes. If you wish to come on to a Conservative blog and participate, at least have something logical to say. What you have shown to us is that you have some real issues with which you have not dealt. You should deal with your sex and religion issues – as a Christian man, I will pray for you and, if I knew you personally, would be there to help guide you through this difficult and confusing period of your life. That is what people of Faith do, we lend a hand to those who are troubled or who lack the ability to handle life in a functional and regular manner. Go in peace, my good man, and seek help. I promise that once you take care of this sex thing, you'll be better for it. God bless you, my brother.

By: Walter Funk

Walter Funk — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:27:18 +0000

Your comment is all too telling, Holly. You take it for granted that news (reporting of fact) would be mixed with opinion.

You missed the main point of the discussion. Right now there is freedom of speech for the CBC and it is taxpayer funded. Other media organizations do not have freedom of speech and are not publicly funded.

CBC has to be cut from its taxpayer funding, otherwise its views are implicitly considered to represent all Canadians.

By: Liz J

Liz J — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:30:22 +0000

Cleaning up the CBC will require a majority Conservative government. That's not the only reason we need a majority government as written by Gwyn Morgan in the Globe & Mail today titled “Global economic crisis no time to bring in minority government”. Let's add to that we have in Stephen Harper the benefit of his professional expertise as an Economist.

By: Holly

Holly — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:38:51 +0000

Zig…you are absolutely right. Most people can stomach freedom of expression only when the views being expressed fall in line with their own. But of course, that's not how it works. Or at least it shouldn't. I was incredibly disappointed to read that CBC had buckled to those upset with this piece. Heather is a columnist….that means her writing is based on opinion – and the very nature of a column is that it is there to add to a debate, if not foster one. The ombud takes issue with mixing opinion with news???? Perhaps he needs to give his head a shake. This is why columnists exist. They should be passionate.
And this: “As a public broadcaster we have an added responsibility to provide an array of opinions and voices to complement our journalism.”
Again, this must mean opinions that don't ruffle anyone's feathers.
Yet another sad, sad day for journalism. I was hoping CBC would have the gonads to stand up and by a columnist in the face of those calling for it to do otherwise – like Fox News.
I expected more from my public broadcaster.

By: batb

batb — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:29:38 +0000

"anon" has clearly tried to derail this thread. I'm disappointed that commenters took her/him on. This has nothing to do with "the Church." (No one posting as "anon" should be taken seriously or be responded to, IMO.)

This thread is about the misappropriation of taxpayers' hard-earned dollars to advance one side of the political spectrum's agenda, the lib-left side, and, even worse, to excoriate the other side of the political spectrum--c/Conservatives and their leader. It's about one-sided political propaganda being pumped out on a daily basis on the part of a state-funded news broadcaster.

And, it's about questioning the timing of said news broadcaster's admission of partisan hackery. How come it's taken so long? What, exactly, does it mean in terms of concrete steps being taken to redress the imbalance? Just who will the CBC be asking to express their opinions in order to "expand the diversity of voices and opinions...[to] better reflect the depth and texture of this country"?

I, like many others, am waiting. Please forgive me for being cynical. I've been waiting for over 30 years...