Comments on: Macleans Biased? http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/17/macleans-biased/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:10:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Geordie http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/17/macleans-biased/#comment-67824 Geordie Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:09:13 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=1087#comment-67824 All commentary is biased; this reply is biased. To suggest that Macleans should act as a neutral agent when reporting on an election would be impossible; an election is designed to voice opinions - not facts. If Macleans wants to be held in "higher" political circles it would have provided a counter-point article hearlding the good aspects of Svend. On the point of government supporting media/arts in Canada: the reduction in support for Canadian media/arts over the past 25 years has resulted in a reduction of Canadian designed publications and arts groups. I don't want to live in the US, but I often felt that I did: we alreadly get all of their programming, publications and art. If Canada wants to maintain its values it must do something to create Canadian content. All commentary is biased; this reply is biased. To suggest that Macleans should act as a neutral agent when reporting on an election would be impossible; an election is designed to voice opinions - not facts. If Macleans wants to be held in “higher” political circles it would have provided a counter-point article hearlding the good aspects of Svend. On the point of government supporting media/arts in Canada: the reduction in support for Canadian media/arts over the past 25 years has resulted in a reduction of Canadian designed publications and arts groups. I don’t want to live in the US, but I often felt that I did: we alreadly get all of their programming, publications and art. If Canada wants to maintain its values it must do something to create Canadian content.

]]> By: MBerridge http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/17/macleans-biased/#comment-67323 MBerridge Sat, 24 Dec 2005 17:54:31 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=1087#comment-67323 Good points, Martin, but 3rd party election spending are bs and are an unacceptable limit on our freedom of speech. In addition, magazines like Macleans should not be given any type of government financial support whatsoever. When was Macleans ever a neutral observer? Don't treat the symptoms of this problem, treat the cause. Good points, Martin, but 3rd party election spending are bs and are an unacceptable limit on our freedom of speech. In addition, magazines like Macleans should not be given any type of government financial support whatsoever.

When was Macleans ever a neutral observer?

Don’t treat the symptoms of this problem, treat the cause.

]]> By: Martin http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/17/macleans-biased/#comment-67096 Martin Mon, 19 Dec 2005 14:22:13 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=1087#comment-67096 The points I'm trying to make are that Macleans has given the appearance of having forsaken it's role as a neutral observer in favour of defending a Liberal riding at risk, and that the rules about third party spending don't apply when a newsmagazine ostensibly uses it's front cover to defend a Liberal riding that is threatened by a high-profile opponent. Svend's past criminality and his abuse of our propensity to go light on people with medical conditions appears to be a cover for inappropriate attack-dog political activism, and Macleans should be called on to explain why what it has done is anything but. It's one thing to question the general appropriateness of a convicted criminal running for office in between elections; it is entirely another to go after a specific candidate during a hotly contested election. Even if you dislike Svend Robinson intensely, and disagree with the politics espoused by the NDP, it is wrong for a government-protected (think Sheila Copps) news media organization to advocate for or against specific candidates this way. If they go after Svend and get away with it this time, it sets an ugly precedent. The points I’m trying to make are that Macleans has given the appearance of having forsaken it’s role as a neutral observer in favour of defending a Liberal riding at risk, and that the rules about third party spending don’t apply when a newsmagazine ostensibly uses it’s front cover to defend a Liberal riding that is threatened by a high-profile opponent. Svend’s past criminality and his abuse of our propensity to go light on people with medical conditions appears to be a cover for inappropriate attack-dog political activism, and Macleans should be called on to explain why what it has done is anything but. It’s one thing to question the general appropriateness of a convicted criminal running for office in between elections; it is entirely another to go after a specific candidate during a hotly contested election.

Even if you dislike Svend Robinson intensely, and disagree with the politics espoused by the NDP, it is wrong for a government-protected (think Sheila Copps) news media organization to advocate for or against specific candidates this way. If they go after Svend and get away with it this time, it sets an ugly precedent.

]]> By: garhane http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/12/17/macleans-biased/#comment-67083 garhane Mon, 19 Dec 2005 08:00:30 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=1087#comment-67083 I think anybody, but anybody should have a whack at Robinson. It is not reasonably possible for anyone that does to be a character much worse than he is. There is no sign of remorse that I can see, only calculation. Part of that calculation seems to be the use of the sympathy that the truly disabled can justifiably expect of our society as a cover for a naked act of theft by a person who is undoubtedly in full possession of his faculties. I think anybody, but anybody should have a whack at Robinson. It is not reasonably possible for anyone that does to be a character much worse than he is. There is no sign of remorse that I can see, only calculation. Part of that calculation seems to be the use of the sympathy that the truly disabled can justifiably expect of our society as a cover for a naked act of theft by a person who is undoubtedly in full possession of his faculties.

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