Fox News North’s @kinsellawarren puts down his 30 pieces of silver to spank @fernhilldammit for consorting w/ teh enemy is.gd/zoW25t — Matthew Elliot (@matttbastard) April 9, 2012 Seriously, dub tee eff?
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Once again, let’s hear from a few Sun readers
Breathless smear merchants on King Street manufacture another “scandal.” Hilarity ensues. And then Sue Ann’s readers show their class …
Continue readingAgain with the ads. Why the Conservatives keep winning.
The Conservatives are about to unleash new TV ads – slick and appropriately placed in the most researched demographic markets – attacking Bob Rae. What’s telling is that Sun Media breathlessly promotes the ads in gory details in what amounts to an advertisement itself but dressed up as a news article.
Continue readingAnyone else gobsmacked by Postmedia attention to Robogate?
I’ve been a taken a little by surprise at the attention paid by Postmedia to the Robo-call scandal. While the Globe & Mail and Sun Media rest on the sidelines, choosing to bolster Conservative claims of innocence and misdirection, and CBC continues its lame tact of false equivalence, the National
Continue readingSun Media’s second tier rag drops its panties, Bill Tieleman edition
You all know the Sun newspapers. Some of you may even know the seldom-viewed TV ‘news’ version. But all of you know Sun’s most insidious publication, the ’24’ freebies forced in your face on your way to work. You can’t avoid these hawkers, shoving newspapers practically in your mouth with a look
Continue readingOccupy Ottawa: “Real” Citizenship Canada bureaucratic oath
Last October Canada’s Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s office organized a bogus citizenship ceremony broadcast on Sun Media, popularly known and Fox New North. The ceremony featured six federal bureaucrats posing as newly-minted Canadians. No One …Read More
Continue readingImpolitical: Exposing the fakery matters
On the news of the fake citizenship reaffirmation ceremony hosted at Sun News at the urging of Jason Kenney’s office, Chris Selley of the National Post concluded this about the episode last week: “But that’s just the usual stuff and nonsense. I don’t see how any of it makes a
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Friday Morning Links
Assorted content to end your week. – Yes, the fraudulent collaboration between the Harper Cons and Sun TV should offer nothing but reason for suspicion about both portions of the right-wing noise machine – and Dr. Dawg, Heather Mallick, Simon Houpt and the Star have all had plenty to say.
Continue readingImpolitical: The fake citizenship ceremony
“The minister is using his office like casting central…,” said Denis Coderre. While he’s at it, could Kenney cast a better individual in the role of minister, please? Original report. Of course this was worth reporting and the vigorous reaction by Sun News shows how seriously they’re taking it. And
Continue readingTrashy's World: Faking citizenship…
This so-called “government” is such an embarrassment and its media propaganda machine is a discredit to journalism. Citizenship is something that can just can “faked” for the cameras, eh, Jason Kenney? Six federal bureaucrats were drafted to pose as new Canadians for a citizenship reaffirmation ceremony broadcast on the Sun
Continue readingOnce again, time to play … Let’s hear from another Sun reader!
Source here. Strictly speaking, I have doubts about the authenticity, as this guy can actually spell. Related posts: Electro-Motive: Foreign corporation takes Canadian tax dollars, fucks over Canadian workers | #cdnpoli The Sun’s effect on our national conversation is obvious, but what about the Globe? BCL catches @SueAnnLevy rewriting history,
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Friends with Benefits: The Harper Government, EthicalOil.org and Sun Media Connection
suntv_news.gif Just over a week before the Northern Gateway Pipeline hearings began, EthicalOil.org and its allies launched a pre-emptive PR offensive on environmental and First Nations groups who oppose the pipeline. Their new website, OurDecision.ca, and ad campaign are an attempt to invalidate opposition to the pipeline by pointing to
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Leadership 2012 Roundup
No, I won’t claim to have entirely comprehensive coverage of the NDP’s leadership race. But I do try to catch the developments that strike me as significant for each candidate and the race as a whole…so let’s take a look at what’s new over the past few days. To start
Continue readingOperation Maple takes on Globe & Mail. Number 6 in Gang of Seven.
Operation Maple has been doing a yeoman’s job in pointing out the main pillars of Canada’s Conservative media monopoly. So far OM has grappled with the following behemoths of industry: Sun Media Corporation Bell Canada Enterprises The Rogers Dynasty Irving Media Shaw Media And now at number 6, OM tackles . .
Continue readingOperation Maple takes on Globe & Mail. Number 6 in Gang of Seven.
Operation Maple has been doing a yeoman’s job in pointing out the main pillars of Canada’s Conservative media monopoly. So far OM has grappled with the following behemoths of industry: Sun Media Corporation Bell Canada Enterprises The Rogers Dynasty Irving Media Shaw Media And now at number 6, OM tackles the
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: They said WHAT? What is to be done about Sun Media?
Sun Media: Not your father’s unbiased journalism. Note the ad at the bottom of the page. Below: The Super Snipe. What a car! So buy one from another dealer; more irresponsible innuendo, juxtaposition in a Sun Media paper. On New Year’s Eve, without justification or evidence, Sun Media newspapers published
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Sun Media’s inappropriate obsession with Calgary Mayor’s religion needs to stop
Your blogger with Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and Calgary-Fort MLA Wayne Cao, the best singer in the Legislature. Below: Sun columnist Ezra Levant. Demagoguery is not an accusation that stings very much nowadays. Almost anyone can be accused of being a demagogue for saying almost anything, and one’s inclination is
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: The twisted logic, and ethics, of nature’s opponents
David Suzuki.png By David Suzuki (originally published on the David Suzuki Foundation website) Who is influencing Canada's resource priorities? In a puzzling appeal to anti-American sentiment, some industry supporters claim that U.S. foundations are threatening Canadian policy by donating money to environmental groups here. These arguments have appeared in publications such as
Continue readingWhat Gregor Roberston’s win means to the right wing: “Vancouverites are now raising sheep and growing corn in their backyards”
You know how right wingers love to predict the end of the world if a non-conservative is elected? Republican presidential contenders in the States are predicting death panels, rampant socialism if not communism (or is it fascism – the right can’t seem to make up its mind), gay parents raping
Continue readingWhat Gregor Roberston’s win means to the right wing: "Vancouverites are now raising sheep and growing corn in their backyards"
You know how right wingers love to predict the end of the world if a non-conservative is elected? Republican presidential contenders in the States are predicting death panels, rampant socialism if not communism (or is it fascism – the right can’t seem to make up its mind), gay parents raping
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