OPINION : Pull down the Mother Corp
Newsbot @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:18 am
Title: OPINION : Pull down the Mother Corp
Category: Political
Posted By: ridenrain
Date: 2009-03-23 06:29:39
Canadian
tritium @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:18 am
Does the UK subsidize the BBC?
The the CBC just a relic of our Commonwealth heritage.
herbie @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 8:49 am
Every civilized country on Earth has a CBC. Except one. The one that ran a semi-literate hose monster as a VP candidate and no media with the bllas to call it catering to the Jerry Springer set. Even on a web-site, which Mr Gunter is unable to distinguish from the whole CBC.
But that's not surprising for someone who missed the Stanley Cup as a Canadian event.
DrCaleb @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:16 am
tritium tritium:
Does the UK subsidize the BBC?
Yes. You must license your television in the UK. That money goes to pay for the Beeb.
bootlegga @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:16 am
How many times are you going to post this shit? You already got one thread on this topic locked, isnt' that enough for you? 
current-events-f59/opinion-tear-it-all-down-t73321.html
tritium @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:22 am
Guess someone needs to merg the two topics, eh bootlegga?
Obviously ridenrain has a passionate streak when it comes to the CBC. ![[flag]](./images/smilies/smilie_flag.gif "Canada Flag")
poquas @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:27 am
Maybe he should listen to, or watch it first.
xerxes @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 11:36 am
bootlegga bootlegga:
How many times are you going to post this shit? You already got one thread on this topic locked, isnt' that enough for you?
current-events-f59/opinion-tear-it-all-down-t73321.html
current-events-f59/opinion-tear-it-all-down-t73321.html
Apparently not...
That said, I'll let this thread survive. The previous thread on this subject was locked because it was getting too personal.
ridenrain @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 12:13 pm
Sorry poquas but I do listen to CBC-AM every morning and often in the afternoon. I don't watch much TV but I'll watch CTV before I watch the CBC news. I just keep seeing a slant to their reporting that I don't like.
Jimir @ Mon Mar 23, 2009 7:39 pm
herbie herbie:
Every civilized country on Earth has a CBC. Except one. The one that ran a semi-literate hose monster as a VP candidate and no media with the bllas to call it catering to the Jerry Springer set. Even on a web-site, which Mr Gunter is unable to distinguish from the whole CBC.
But that's not surprising for someone who missed the Stanley Cup as a Canadian event.
But that's not surprising for someone who missed the Stanley Cup as a Canadian event.
If you are talking about the United States, they do have public television, though I don't know about public radio. It's called PBS, and is primarily used in much the same way as the CBC, but with less sitcoms.
And on another note: I love CBC radio! I'd go crazy if it didn't exist! I'd have to listen to Pop, soft-rock, and country radio, which I do not enjoy. With CBC radio one, I get something new every time I turn it on. And usually more balanced opinions than I would find in many news sources.
Arrow @ Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:15 am
I'm laying odds that (warnings notwithstanding) this thread gets locked after a half-dozen warnings and much mutual recrimination. Clearly the cheapshots from CanWest are about as on-target as those from the much-maligned (and deservedly so) Red Eye and are about as worthy of notice.
Reposting that editorial smacks of agenda, IMHO and it doesn't merit acknowledgement.
bootlegga @ Tue Mar 24, 2009 9:22 am
Arrow Arrow:
I'm laying odds that (warnings notwithstanding) this thread gets locked after a half-dozen warnings and much mutual recrimination. Clearly the cheapshots from CanWest are about as on-target as those from the much-maligned (and deservedly so) Red Eye and are about as worthy of notice.
Reposting that editorial smacks of agenda, IMHO and it doesn't merit acknowledgement.
Reposting that editorial smacks of agenda, IMHO and it doesn't merit acknowledgement.
If I could rep you, I would.
fifeboy @ Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:06 am
The CBC is a lot of different things today. It's CBC TV, SRC, Radio 1, Radio 2, Radio 3, Newsworld, Bold, Galaxie and perhaps some things I have forgotten. I think we get good value for the money.
Some, unnamed people, on this forum are always complaining about CBC news. Last night on the National, this Fox thing about the Canadian military was included in the news, about 30 min. into the hour. That is where the item needs to be included. It was unimportant drivel from unimportant drivel. CTV had it as it's headline? And no eyerolls from Peter? Still waiting.
Arrow @ Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:19 pm
bootlegga bootlegga:
If I could rep you, I would.
It's the thought that counts, B
![[B-o]](./images/smilies/drinkup.gif "Drink up")
Pseudonym @ Tue Mar 24, 2009 12:26 pm
Jimir Jimir:
herbie herbie:
Every civilized country on Earth has a CBC. Except one. The one that ran a semi-literate hose monster as a VP candidate and no media with the bllas to call it catering to the Jerry Springer set. Even on a web-site, which Mr Gunter is unable to distinguish from the whole CBC.
But that's not surprising for someone who missed the Stanley Cup as a Canadian event.
But that's not surprising for someone who missed the Stanley Cup as a Canadian event.
If you are talking about the United States, they do have public television, though I don't know about public radio. It's called PBS, and is primarily used in much the same way as the CBC, but with less sitcoms.
Yeah, I'm not sure what he is referencing there either. None of his allusions seem to apply to real life events.