tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post152753246458060289..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: This is a party with nothing to hide?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-51542392336916603872008-04-21T15:35:00.000-04:002008-04-21T15:35:00.000-04:00With the Conservatives taking tax payers dollars f...With the Conservatives taking tax payers dollars for ads, one has to wonder just WHAT it is that they've done differently from the Liberal scandal for the same thing!Saskboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258259356749068135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-40828862526144775262008-04-21T12:46:00.000-04:002008-04-21T12:46:00.000-04:00Rat,While I did use the word vengance I think I sa...Rat,<BR/><BR/>While I did use the word vengance I think I said something like "with a vengeance" not "with vengeance" which is a different thing. Anyway, they will be acting strongly to be sure.<BR/><BR/>Is it right that their shoddy treatment by the Conservatives will colour their coverage? Probably not. But as much as a journalist tries to keep any personal feelings out of their work they are only human. And, at the very least, I'd argue the CPC actions here make it seem as if they have something to hide, which if nothing else is going to make an enterprising reporters antennae perk up, and cause them to dig deeper.<BR/><BR/>I'd also argue that any blowback is/was a foreseeable outcome of the CPC strategy. If conservatives are at all upset at the tone of any coverage they need only look in the mirror, for they are merely reaping what they've sown. It's all well and good to bemoan an adversarial media, but when you deliberately set out to antagonize them, what do you seriously expect?<BR/><BR/>If you want to go out on a limb, you could say they Cons deliberately arranged this while thing to be able to counter the in and out allegations with cries of media conspiracy and bias. I don't give the CPC that much credit though, I think they just, to use the family friendly term, messed up.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-43431852919839172922008-04-21T11:21:00.000-04:002008-04-21T11:21:00.000-04:00Just a couple questions, Jeff:Do you think it is a...Just a couple questions, Jeff:<BR/><BR/>Do you think it is appropriate or responsible for the media to act out of "vengeance"? Does that mean their reporting will be different than if they got the access they demanded? Doesn't this mean we have to ask for a reporter's motivation behind a story? In fact, doesn't your statement (echoed by many other reporters) give credence to the people who feel the media is biased and self-serving?<BR/><BR/>It sure seems to me that you are less interested in truth than in flexing your muscles and showing just how much power you have.The Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762317244980526077noreply@blogger.com