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2008-06-12 Great White North

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Posted by ryuge 2008-06-12 05:49|| || Front Page|| [11123 views ] Top

#1 American journalists are the same.
Look at the MSM treatment of Randy Weaver, the Branch Davidians and the assault on the compound, and the more recent FLDS raid.
One reporter said, regarding the Weaver situation, "He was such an unpleasant individual, we didn't bother to look at it."

Posted by Richard Aubrey">Richard Aubrey 2008-06-12 07:59|| 2008-06-12 07:59|| Front Page Top

#2 The most astounding vacating of the principle of "the people's right to know" was in the case of the Danish Mohammed cartoons - which hardly any of our gutless main-stream media dared to print. Imagine, that us stupid proles might actually want to see the cartoons that Moslem gangs were howling about.
Now, every time I hear one of these fearless press paladins bleating about our right to know, and the responsibility of the press... I laugh and laugh and laugh!

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2008-06-12 08:09|| http://www.celiahayes.com]">[http://www.celiahayes.com] 2008-06-12 08:09|| Front Page Top

#3 So religions oppose homosexuality, and condemnation of same is an article of faith. Homosexuals have every right to counter said article, but the state interferes with religion when they protect the homosexual lifestyle from moral scrutiny. In Europe, Christians are being hit with huge fines for pro-family acts, while Muslims are free to call for the extermination of gays.

Posted by McZoid 2008-06-12 09:33|| 2008-06-12 09:33|| Front Page Top

#4 ...owing to malice from an ideological camp, to cowardice on the part of our elected representatives, and to indifference on the part of the people, free speech and freedom of the press will disappear in Canada.

The giant sucking ~~sound~~ silence up north. It could happen in the U.S. too but with slightly more difficulty.

Posted by JohnQC 2008-06-12 12:31|| 2008-06-12 12:31|| Front Page Top

#5 "For tyranny to succeed it is only necessary for a few good men to remain silent." Could someone help me find the author of that qoute. I have been using it in my Religion classes and can't remember who said it.

Posted by WolfDog 2008-06-12 12:32|| 2008-06-12 12:32|| Front Page Top

#6 Edmund Burke?

Posted by JohnQC 2008-06-12 12:38|| 2008-06-12 12:38|| Front Page Top

#7 Orwell

Posted by Punky Jarong9657 2008-06-12 14:38|| 2008-06-12 14:38|| Front Page Top

#8 Here's a quote better than the Mao one in the article.

"The man who said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never experienced automatic weapons"__ D.MacArthur

Posted by Joluse Fillmore6049 2008-06-12 14:40|| 2008-06-12 14:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Sorry, it was Burke.

I was thinking of the one about "a few rough men willing to do violence"

Posted by Punky etc 2008-06-12 14:41|| 2008-06-12 14:41|| Front Page Top

#10 The truly scary thing is that this is happening under a Conservative government with Harper as PM. If it's this bad under the Conservatives, what's going to happen the next time the Libs get in?

Posted by Thaimble Scourge of the Pixies4707 2008-06-12 17:59|| 2008-06-12 17:59|| Front Page Top

#11 #5: "For tyranny to succeed it is only necessary

Slight misquote
English philosopher Edmund Burke said, The only thing necessary for the triumph [of evil] is for good men to do nothing.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-06-12 19:19|| 2008-06-12 19:19|| Front Page Top

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