Harper Shutting Out the Media
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I for one an not inpressed with Harper and his team playing possom with the public. If he's afraid to open his mouth in public he can use duck tape, it comes in matching colors to his suits. Here Harper, here Harper-Harper. Nope didn't work, I'll try the garden hose or maybe I'll yell fire in the hole as I light a match to the Nafta.
He doesn't seem to care what the public is thinking or saying, I guess once elected we the un-washed masses cease to exist.
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Ohhh mogz....
How cynical of you *giggle*
I worked for politicians, and I feel EXACTLY THE SAME WAY about them. Greedy F***ers they are too.
sometimes we try to make a difference, but those bloody pollies... they stuff it up for everyone. Bastards.
Ohhh mogz....
How cynical of you *giggle*
I worked for politicians, and I feel EXACTLY THE SAME WAY about them. Greedy F***ers they are too.
sometimes we try to make a difference, but those bloody pollies... they stuff it up for everyone. Bastards.
I saw an interview last night on The Hour - one of Harper's top advisors was saying that although he's pretty much nixed the scrums, he's now meeting with the press in more formalized meetings where he's taking more questions than would normally be addressed in the scrums... didn't say whether or not these are pre-screened questions or not though...
If you believe all that shit man you have problems. Harper is suffering from the condition called brown nosing to Bush, which fully qualifies Harper to have the nick name Chicken Little Bush Lloyd Harper.
Harper and Mackey make a great pair for the most boring personalities of the year in Canada.
:evil: :evil:
Harper and Mackey make a great pair for the most boring personalities of the year in Canada.
:evil: :evil:
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Perhaps if the media actually did their job and asked researched questions instead of just screeching out anything that comes into their silly little heads, then this would not be an issue. Perhaps if the media actually reported the news, instead of trying to be the news, this would not be an issue. Perhaps if the media had not fallen hook line and sinker for the Liberal lies and insults in the last two election campaigns, this would not be an issue. And finally, who really cares what a bunch of lazy reports from Ottawa think anyway? In their mind, the country begins and ends at the front door of Parliament, and the rest of Canada is just "..somewhere out there". Good on Harper, I say, and the hell with the media and their whiny little bitching.Funny thing is, the media message does not seem to be working, as the latest poll now shows the Conservatives over 40% and the Libs in the low to mid 20's. Maybe the rest of Canada really does not care what the Parliamentary Press Corps thinks after all.
Zan said:
Perhaps if the media actually did their job and asked researched questions instead of just screeching out anything that comes into their silly little heads, then this would not be an issue. Perhaps if the media actually reported the news, instead of trying to be the news, this would not be an issue. Perhaps if the media had not fallen hook line and sinker for the Liberal lies and insults in the last two election campaigns, this would not be an issue. And finally, who really cares what a bunch of lazy reports from Ottawa think anyway? In their mind, the country begins and ends at the front door of Parliament, and the rest of Canada is just "..somewhere out there". Good on Harper, I say, and the hell with the media and their whiny little bitching.Funny thing is, the media message does not seem to be working, as the latest poll now shows the Conservatives over 40% and the Libs in the low to mid 20's. Maybe the rest of Canada really does not care what the Parliamentary Press Corps thinks after all.
Yadda Yadda Yadda.
It always the same story.
Lets see how long it is before Harper says he cant live up to his campaign promises...
because the Liberals left a bigger deficit than he had been told...
because the war in Afghanistan has cost more than we thought it would...
because Vancouver needs a shelling out of a billion dollars to save face over the Olympic building...
because the aging population has decided to get sicker than he planned on, and since we all expect to get health care.....
because the Governor General wants to do a round the world tour....
whatever....
It always the same story.
Lets see how long it is before Harper says he cant live up to his campaign promises...
because the Liberals left a bigger deficit than he had been told...
because the war in Afghanistan has cost more than we thought it would...
because Vancouver needs a shelling out of a billion dollars to save face over the Olympic building...
because the aging population has decided to get sicker than he planned on, and since we all expect to get health care.....
because the Governor General wants to do a round the world tour....
whatever....
Here is another twist in Harper's need for absolute media control. I failed to read where the photographer was actually critical other than being hired by Mercer for the comedy series.
However these days, not even the slightest suggestion of dissent is allowed, and if there wasn't even dissent shown, this government will treat the invisible threat to them with this new world philosophy of 'preemption'.
However these days, not even the slightest suggestion of dissent is allowed, and if there wasn't even dissent shown, this government will treat the invisible threat to them with this new world philosophy of 'preemption'.