So, John Martin, a right wing criminologist who ran third in a recent election in one of the most conservative constituences in BC left the sinking Conservative ship and swam over to another sinking ship. Hello, I know that your bosses want the corporate accomodating BC Liberals to stay in office
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Driving The Porcelain Bus: Conservatives and Their Media
Earlier today a friend and I were discussing how the Conservatives get away with telling lies all the time. My answer was this: The Conservatives have confidence in the mainstream media and their ability to help pull the wool over the eyes of so many Canadians. The fact that we
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Oh Noes! The Grope & Fail To Become A Pay Site
Over the past few years the news reporting and columns in the G&M have really gone down hill, IMHO. I used to read a lot of the G&M as part of my daily news reads. But lately, I read maybe a few articles per month now. So, for me, no
Continue readingbastard.logic: Priorities. They Can Has.
by matttbastard Noted w/o comment: Time Magazine covers – December 5, 2011 h/t
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Last Word On The Turmel Fiasco
To the MSM, give your collective heads a shake. You have been played. You chased after the shiny rather than using your heads (or whatever the hell Rob Silver uses for thinking). You have now said to soft nationalists that they have no right to change …
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Yup
Turmell is much more fun than that boring old economy.
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": While The MSM Is Having Fun
Chasing the “important” Nycole Turmel story, the government is gutting Environment Canada. It is good to see our intrepid press has its priorities straight. Fun, fun, fun. Don’t worry folks, look at the shiny.
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": And So It Begins
The panic that is. There shouldn’t be much time for our MSM to engage in frivolity over the next several years. Never fear though, they will find a way. The destruction of our economy is just so damn boring compared to inside the Queensway tittle tattl…
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Tomorrow’s Headline
Right wing media, “Shocked! Shocked!”, to be thought of as right wing.
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Sun News reporter’s conduct results in thousands of complaints
Complaints over Sun News interview overwhelm watchdog – The Globe and MailNo surprise here.Excerpt from article:Viewers have sent in more than 4,350 complaints since the interview aired on the Sun News program Canada Live on June 1. The CBSC receives o…
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Harper wants 100% control of the media, not just 90%
LAWRENCE MARTIN: Shades of Nixon: The PM’s media suspicions | iPolitics
Harper is aiming to wage a war against the so-called Liberal media – the media of which 90% supported the Conservatives in the recent election. Harper wants control of that last …
They Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Question About Questions
Isn’t it odd that the corporate press would rather pose questions to rookie opposition MP’s than to the guy who is actually running the country? Isn’t even odder that they want to impose the same standard on them as the Prime Minister?
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Brigette DePape speaks out
Why I did it: Senate page explains her throne speech protest – thestar.com: Brigette DePape I am moved by the excitement and energy with which peoplefrom all walks of life across this country greeted my action in theSenate.One …
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Day Two
And the press is bored, poor lambs. They want their heckling. They want their politics WWE style.
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Will You Break A Butterfly On A Wheel
There is a lot of clucking going on about Brigette DePape’s protest in the Senate. First, let me say, I admire the hell out of that kid. What she did took more courage than most of us possess. She put her future on the line, knowing the consequences, …
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Toronto Star attempts a smear-job on Jack and Olivia
MPs lap up free trips courtesy of groups, foreign governments – thestar.comTowards the end of the election campaign, the Toronto Star very grudgingly endorsed the NDP. Before that they usually directly or subtly attacked the NDP. Now, we see they are b…
Continue readingbastard.logic: I don’t give a toss about Tiger Woods, but this is kinda sorta WIN
by matttbastard Alt-pr0n mogul Joanna Angel wins @ Twitter today: thank god i work in an industry where i do not have to make embarrassing apologies and quit my job for being a slut. Oh, snap! Recommend this post at Progressive … Continue reading →
Continue readingbastard.logic: “Roger Ailes as Howard Hughes”?
by matttbastard Let’s hope the ugly SOB still clips his toenails. Seriously — producing daily crypto-fascistic dispatches carefully crafted to rile up the rubes while scoring mega ad rev? Understandable. Poor hygeine? Absolutely unforgivable. h/t Krugman (who, speaking of unforgivable … Continue reading →
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