WWWTT Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 It's worse than that...."right wing media", just like "left wing media", has a bigger and better source for an ideology fix from multiple American outlets. You can see evidence of this right here on this forum. So SNN was actually competing with FNC, not duplicating it. Ya I agree. More body burnings and police shootings, etc, etc was the way to keep the Canadian right wing viewers on the edge of their seat, shaking their fists at the tv yelling, go home you foreigners! We don't want no more brown skins stinking up our "Canadian values". WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 ...More body burnings and police shootings, etc, etc was the way to keep the Canadian right wing viewers on the edge of their seat, shaking their fists at the tv yelling, go home you foreigners! We don't want no more brown skins stinking up our "Canadian values". Must be more to it than that. I just scanned my cable providers list of programming services (hundreds and hundreds of domestic and international channels in many languages), and I could not find a single Canadian network...no CBC...no Global...no CTV...not even soft core porn from Quebec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWTT Posted February 15, 2015 Report Share Posted February 15, 2015 Must be more to it than that. I just scanned my cable providers list of programming services (hundreds and hundreds of domestic and international channels in many languages), and I could not find a single Canadian network...no CBC...no Global...no CTV...not even soft core porn from Quebec. How about Just for Laughs Gags? That show is like freekin everywhere! There's even a cheap US rip off version. Must be your cable provider. WWWTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 How about Just for Laughs Gags? That show is like freekin everywhere! There's even a cheap US rip off version. Must be your cable provider. No...some Canadian programs are available on U.S. channels, but not entire Canadian networks. CSPAN will occasionally fill dead air with CBC News or CPAC. CPAC is fun to watch because they often have hearing impaired insets and/or awkward language shifts for translation into the legally required official languages of Canada. What a cluster..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 We have plenty more choices what with digital tv and at much less expense to consumers. How so? How was Sun any more expensive to consumers than any other choice on TV? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Macadoo Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 How so? How was Sun any more expensive to consumers than any other choice on TV? Maybe now they'll put a better channel in my package that I am forced to pay for........like old reruns of Full House channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 The Canadian version - Full House of Commons... remember the episode where they keep trying to squeeze Mike Duffy into the senate and he keeps popping out the window ? Hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Maybe now they'll put a better channel in my package that I am forced to pay for........like old reruns of Full House channel. And maybe it will be something else you won't watch. Maybe they won't replace it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GostHacked Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 I agree, he is his own worst enemy. Strange, he was very pro Israel and yet you cannot stand him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Strange, he was very pro Israel and yet you cannot stand him? Ezra's problem is one of presentation, not content. He absolutely is one of the very best journalists in the country, but his style works much better in print than it does on video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 How so? How was Sun any more expensive to consumers than any other choice on TV? You did have to pay extra to get it. And that's if the cable company even carried it at all. I had to buy an obscure "News" bundle that had Russian and Korean news channels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Ezra's problem is one of presentation, not content. He absolutely is one of the very best journalists in the country, but his style works much better in print than it does on video. Umm... He is a proven liar. That's not good journalism. Nor is being a shill for the oil companies. He's a talking head, not a journalist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Ezra's problem is one of presentation, not content. He absolutely is one of the very best journalists in the country, but his style works much better in print than it does on video. Hes nothing but a buffoon. I would imagine he contributed greatly to Suns demise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Umm... He is a proven liar. That's not good journalism. Nor is being a shill for the oil companies. He's a talking head, not a journalist. No. If anything, he proved his detractors to be liars. The ones who protested the loudest were the most dishonest. His issue was never veracity, it was that he wasn't very nice when he pointed out that the others were lying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 No. If anything, he proved his detractors to be liars. The ones who protested the loudest were the most dishonest. His issue was never veracity, it was that he wasn't very nice when he pointed out that the others were lying. Here's a quote from a judge who ordered him to pay $80k She also found that he demonstrated a "reckless disregard for the truth." http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ezra-levant-sun-news-network-host-ordered-to-pay-80-000-in-libel-case-1.2853107 He's no liar though.... it's everyone else! And the judge too! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Here's a quote from a judge who ordered him to pay $80k http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ezra-levant-sun-news-network-host-ordered-to-pay-80-000-in-libel-case-1.2853107 He's no liar though.... it's everyone else! And the judge too! LOL It's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. What Levant said is 100% factual. It's just not very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 It's a perfect example of what I'm talking about. What Levant said is 100% factual. It's just not very nice. Did you really just read "reckless disregard for the truth." and translate that to mean "100% factual"? wow..... really??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Or how about the part where the judge writes....even when he found his facts were wrong, he made no corrections. (to his blog comments) Wouldnt that come under journalism 101. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 What specifically is it that you think wasn't true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 You did have to pay extra to get it. And that's if the cable company even carried it at all. I had to buy an obscure "News" bundle that had Russian and Korean news channels. I'm on satellite and I started getting Sun when it started up. If it was part of a package, it was one I already had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Strange, he was very pro Israel and yet you cannot stand him?Have you ever met him? I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Yes, I see that you're being deliberately dishonest. As usual.....in a tit for tat, would thqt make you being deliberately stupid? I sure hope not, just as I can assert that CTVNC and CBCNN were the comps for SNN , and .....now listen closely here, none of which had mandatory carriage. Now if SNN had any content and announcers/talking heads that were any good, then maybe they would get ratings above Darts, but they didnt and thus bled cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Did you really just read "reckless disregard for the truth."and translate that to mean "100% factual"? wow..... really???Apparently there is an alternate universe out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 and translate that to mean "100% factual"? wow..... really???Apparently there is an alternate universe out there. What specifically is it that you think wasn't true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 What specifically is it that you think wasn't true?Hey bryan,Still stuck on the mandatory carriage crap that wasnt true? Baby steps here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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