Free Pass

March 5, 2008 @ 10:51

Last week provided a great example of how the media handles news along partisan lines.

The George Smitherman story went away pretty quick didn’t it?

The Health Minister of the Province in a condescending and insulting manner offered to wear adult diapers in response to the shameful neglect that’s going on in Ontario’s old age homes.

This smart ass prick offers to wear a diaper to check its absorbency so he can better judge what the provinces elderly are going through, and he gets away with it.

A week later it’s a non-story. It’s more or less gone away. The only updates I’ve read are that’s he retracted the offer. But that’s it.

I can only image what the reaction would have been if Smitherman was a Conservative.

It would still be front page news, especially in the Toronto Star, and there would still be calls for his resignation from every half baked socialist group in Ontario – and it would be a feeding frenzy for the Liberals.

But when it comes to the media in Canada, but especially in Ontario, there are two sets of rules and this issue magnifies it.

Even if Smitherman made the offer with the best of intentions, which I don’t think he did, he would still be involved in a major controversy if he was Conservative.

It seems to be the mind set of this province that we want Conservatives to be heartless, we want them to be uncaring and there’s significant cooperation from the media.

Meanwhile, the most untrustworthy and deceitful government this province has ever known gets a free pass.

Category: Politics

37 Responses to "Free Pass"

Bdub
March 5, 2008 / 11:59

Perhaps he already has tried wearing this product as a result of the years of backdoor action. I think the true story is that the testing had already taken place...A little loose in the caboose

phil
March 5, 2008 / 14:25

I am afraid the media in this country is gutless. Give me a Glen Beck or Bill O'Reilly on the air waves in Canada and watch the politicians duck and run for cover.

Tim Artuchov
March 5, 2008 / 14:56

This country needs a Bill O'Reilly like it needs a George Bush. Let's keep the fundies away from our country.

boyon00
March 5, 2008 / 16:04

Hey Bdub
Your comment about Smitherman's caboose reminded me of that Dylan album... Blood on the Tracks...

Andrew
March 5, 2008 / 16:17

This is more the fault of the PCs for not pursuing it more. You can't let the media do the job for you. They aren't bringing it up and making it a story the way the Liberals would. It is the PC inaction that is making it just as bad.

phil
March 6, 2008 / 08:32

well that's like saying we don't need a Freddie p to keep harping on these issues.
I am saying we need more Freddie P types on the Canadian airwaves. Where are they??

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