The Real Johnson: An Open Letter to Christie Blatchford:
'via Blog this'
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Jack's passing seems to have sparked a new competition
I'm reminded at times of that aphorism (can't remember whether it was Mark Twain or Winston Churchill) about a lie getting halfway around the world while the truth is still getting its pants on.
It seems you could make a similar observation when you're comparing decency with meanness of spirit. The yargle-barglers may have speed on their side, but then that's because what they do consists of little more than running around, screeching, and scattering handfuls of loose stool as far as they can throw it.
Let 'em fill their boots. They can only drag us down to their level if we let them. One of the best tributes we could give to Jack is making them irrelevant and aspiring to follow his example instead.
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It seems you could make a similar observation when you're comparing decency with meanness of spirit. The yargle-barglers may have speed on their side, but then that's because what they do consists of little more than running around, screeching, and scattering handfuls of loose stool as far as they can throw it.
Let 'em fill their boots. They can only drag us down to their level if we let them. One of the best tributes we could give to Jack is making them irrelevant and aspiring to follow his example instead.
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- Putting the Blatchfords of the world in the proper context
- Blatchford accomplishes the impossible
- @cityslikr lights @SueAnnLevy up like a pinball machine
- BCL catches @SueAnnLevy rewriting history, smearing brave firefighters
- @SueAnnLevy in her own words
Putting the Blatchfords of the world in the proper context
Activist Communique: An open letter to Christie Blatchford by Alice Moran | rabble.ca
NOW Magazine // Daily // News // A vainglorious, partisan spectacle
Thing is, Blatchford and her enablers probably get off on this sort of thing and see it as validation. Sad, really.
NOW Magazine // Daily // News // A vainglorious, partisan spectacle
Thing is, Blatchford and her enablers probably get off on this sort of thing and see it as validation. Sad, really.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Blatchford accomplishes the impossible
She's found a way to make @SueAnnLevy look classy.
(Honorable mention to David Naylor for this.
Well done, all.)
(Honorable mention to David Naylor for this.
Well done, all.)
Friday, August 19, 2011
@cityslikr lights @SueAnnLevy up like a pinball machine
(With an apology to pinball machines everywhere.)
That @cityslikr fella can be wonderfully succinct sometimes. I retweeted this earlier, but it deserves a whole blog post.
Word. If you're ever curious about why so many of our fellow citizens seem ruled by fear, resentment, and ignorance, the Venomous LoserTM and her hateful little screeds are a big part of the reason. Sun Media's toxic effect just wouldn't be as toxic without her.
Some years ago, a singer / songwriter / satirist by the name of Tom Lehrer was said to have summed up his musical career thus:
He was talking tongue in cheek, of course.
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That @cityslikr fella can be wonderfully succinct sometimes. I retweeted this earlier, but it deserves a whole blog post.
Word. If you're ever curious about why so many of our fellow citizens seem ruled by fear, resentment, and ignorance, the Venomous LoserTM and her hateful little screeds are a big part of the reason. Sun Media's toxic effect just wouldn't be as toxic without her.
Some years ago, a singer / songwriter / satirist by the name of Tom Lehrer was said to have summed up his musical career thus:
If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worth the while.
He was talking tongue in cheek, of course.
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- @SueAnnLevy in her own words
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- #SunMedia and journalistic ethics: another juxtaposition
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
BCL catches @SueAnnLevy rewriting history, smearing brave firefighters
BigCityLib Strikes Back: In Case You ARE Wondering
Don't know why BCL isn't on the Tweeter, but that's up to him.
In the meantime, seems the Venomous LoserTM is perfectly happy to use Toronto's firefighters and their taxpayer-funded equipment as a campaign prop ...
But, well, you know ... that was then, and this is now.
... one wonders, is it unseemly to point out that the guy has to be there whether there's actually a fire or not, just in case? Just in the cause of raising the tone of civic discourse, instead of pandering to the lizard-brains and all that ...
As BCL writes:
Sue Ann? Time to stop digging, maybe.
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But, well, you know ... that was then, and this is now.
... one wonders, is it unseemly to point out that the guy has to be there whether there's actually a fire or not, just in case? Just in the cause of raising the tone of civic discourse, instead of pandering to the lizard-brains and all that ...
As BCL writes:
So, no, Sue Ann, the union hasn't been keeping a file on you. Turns out you were keeping one on yourself. By the way, if you want to theorize on why Sue Ann has gone out of her way to trash T.O. firefighters, well, consider this: their union took her to the Ontario Press Council in 2007 and hosed her down.
Sue Ann? Time to stop digging, maybe.
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Sunday, August 14, 2011
@AntoniaZ, @SusannaKelley, @marcusbgee, and the Rob Ford ascendancy | #TOpoli
Wonderful thing, the Tweeter. Keeps things lively, and keeps you on your toes.
So apparently there's some question over what I wrote about the Globe's ideologically reliable urban affairs curmudgeon and his role in helping propel Mayor Stupid into the Chief Magistrate's office. Over at ontarionewswatch.com, Editor-in-Chief and Ontario Bureau Chief @SusannaKelley apparently takes issue with a tweet from @AntoniaZ regarding a post from me yesterday morning.
So apparently there's some question over what I wrote about the Globe's ideologically reliable urban affairs curmudgeon and his role in helping propel Mayor Stupid into the Chief Magistrate's office. Over at ontarionewswatch.com, Editor-in-Chief and Ontario Bureau Chief @SusannaKelley apparently takes issue with a tweet from @AntoniaZ regarding a post from me yesterday morning.
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