Fox News' lies banned from Canada

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http://www.politicsplus.org/blog/2011/03/07/why-fox-is-banned-in-canada/

"Fox News will not be moving into Canada after all! The reason:  Canada regulators announced last week they would reject efforts by Canada’s right wing Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, to repeal a law that forbids lying on broadcast news."

[Packerfan]

What a heart warming story. 

It's too bad you leftist can't control (yet) the truth in America.

Sucks to be you.

So keep watching the slanted leftist brainwashing media news and have a wonderful Christmas.

[Malone22]

Are you sure that report isn't from the onion....it's so ridiculous...anti-lying? lol

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What a heart warming story.  

It's too bad you leftist can't control (yet) the truth in America.

Sucks to be you.

So keep watching the slanted leftist brainwashing media news and have a wonderful Christmas.

For better or worse, we can't do that here.  We have freedom of speech, and it doesn't specify that the speech must be true.

[Observer]

If it did, the Left would not have a voice.

[foodserver]

For better or worse, we can't do that here.  We have freedom of speech, and it doesn't specify that the speech must be true.

The Founders were not in favor of "false" speech, nor were they opposed to "true" speech.  What they opposed was any government role in determining which was which.  That the founders left to free citizens to decide for themselves.  Any belief to the contrary is literally un-American*.I'm not trying to call names here--just stating a fact.  If you reject the idea that "Congress shall make no law..." you reject our American heritage.

The Canadians think otherwise.

Your point?

*the original post used the phrase "anti-American."  After some consideration I decided the edited version was a better expression of my intent.  I don't suggest Canadians are "anti" American although some or their cultural mores are decidedly "un" American.

[dopesmoker]

Oh for fuck's sake!

We canuck's are depressingly familiar with the lack of understanding that American's have of our somewhat lacklustre country within mere spitting distance of you, but this is TOO much, it's TOO ridiculous.

I don't anticipate that Fox will be opening a branch office up here any time soon. Why?

Because we have a new cable news network that is LIGHT YEARS more openly right-wing than Fox is, and, for an organization that has been in existence only since April, has grown and established itself with amazing speed. It's one of the most vigorous, combative and interesting and informative news networks I've ever seen.

I refer, of course, to Sun News TV, owned by Quebecor, which owns the thriving Sun group of newspapers across Canada.

See below:>

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/

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Hi Polaris.

[dopesmoker]

Hi Polaris.

Hi bud!

Where's Badnews? I came here because I heard that he's tearing up this place like old tissues.....

[ivanm]

Oh for fuck's sake!

We canuck's are depressingly familiar with the lack of understanding that American's have of our somewhat lacklustre country within mere spitting distance of you, but this is TOO much, it's TOO ridiculous.

I don't anticipate that Fox will be opening a branch office up here any time soon. Why?

Because we have a new cable news network that is LIGHT YEARS more openly right-wing than Fox is, and, for an organization that has been in existence only since April, has grown and established itself with amazing speed. It's one of the most vigorous, combative and interesting and informative news networks I've ever seen.

I refer, of course, to Sun News TV, owned by Quebecor, which owns the thriving Sun group of newspapers across Canada.

See below:>

http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/

I think that most Americans are very happy to have Canada as a neighbor.  I for one hold a canuck very highly in spite ot the liberal bent. 

FOX doesn't represent the traditional American any more than a left wing channel does, and it is more of an entertainment channel than anything else. 

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FOX doesn't represent the traditional American any more than a left wing channel does, and it is more of an entertainment channel than anything else. 

I occasionally watch Fox because they report on events that the others do not.  You know, stuff like Bill Ayers, Reverend Wright, how many millions Michelle Obama spent on her trip to Spain to attend the funeral of her hair dresser's father, etc.

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The Founders were not in favor of "false" speech, nor were they opposed to "true" speech.  What they opposed was any government role in determining which was which.  That the founders left to free citizens to decide for themselves.  Any belief to the contrary is literally un-American*.I'm not trying to call names here--just stating a fact.  If you reject the idea that "Congress shall make no law..." you reject our American heritage.

The Canadians think otherwise.

Your point?

That was one of the points.

The other point was that Fox News spreads lies, and it's not just "liberals" in this country who see that.

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The other point was that Fox News spreads lies

Just because MSNBC, CNN, NBC and all the other alphabet soup channels don't report on these sensitive issues (that make their Messiah look bad) doesn't make them lies.

[dopesmoker]

The usual alphabet channels, the Times Syndicate, Washington Post, etc, have long since ceased to practice 'objective journalism'. They are the guardians of progressivist ideological purity, see their role as advancing the progressivist/left cause, and tailor their news stories, polls and overall style to fit this agenda.

And I wouldn't mind that, as long as they were up front and honest about it. The Guardian and the New Statesman in England and 'L'Humanite' and 'Le Monde' in France, to take 2 examples, make no pretence to being 'objective news sources'--they are proud to be leftist. Ditto The Telegraph and Le Figaro etc on the right.

Fox definitely leans conservative, but it has had FAR fewer journalistic scandals that they have had to publicly apologize for than Thew New York Times and CBS, to take just two examples. Because they know they are under more hostile scrutiny from the loony left, they are more careful in their reporting than the lazy-ass leftist news organizations, for whom to be 'accurate' means merely to be sufficiently progressive rather than rigorously factual.

[foodserver]

That was one of the points.

The other point was that Fox News spreads lies, and it's not just "liberals" in this country who see that.

I don't have much of a problem with your own personal opinion about Fox News.  My problem begins when you suggest that government has any kind of authority to make an "official finding."

Not around here it doesn't.  We settled that when we penned the Bill of Rights.  That you would post what you have, only confirms the Founder's wisdom when they put in writing a specific restriction upon government from making such determinations.

Absent that restriction, well meaning folks like yourself would be constantly agitating for even more government interference in private affairs than we have now.  You'll notice not a peep of support from the American socialists on this site who otherwise would be in general agreement with you.  As much as you and they love government regulation, American liberals won't support you on first amendment issues.