Blown away

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   frmr disgruntled Con now happy Lib says:

   September 30, 2011 at 2:45 pm

   I stopped reading the National Post when Lord Tubby turned it into the Canadian Alliance Bugler(that and his insistence on American spelling)……perhaps its time to start reading it again…….

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   Cam Prymak says:

   September 30, 2011 at 3:26 pm

   Yes, they deserve big credit for doing the right thing in a very competitive and polarizing marketplace.

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   The Doctor says:

   September 30, 2011 at 3:49 pm

   It would be interesting to have a look at the ad they’re referring to (and apologizing for).

   In any event, I’ve always thought that this argument that so-con fundies make, that being taught or exposed to this or that will “make you” gay or whatever, is a complete crock of sh*t.

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     The Other Jim says:

     September 30, 2011 at 4:43 pm

     http://halifax.openfile.ca/blog/curator-blog/breaking/2011/homophobic-ad-blocked-dalhousie-gazette

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       The Doctor says:

       September 30, 2011 at 5:19 pm

       Thanks for that, Jim. Re McVety’s lobby group – as a general rule, I find that anybody who purports to lecture me on what “Canadian values” are is a butthead.

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   brock says:

   September 30, 2011 at 3:56 pm

   agree with the doctor – does anybody have a link to the original ad?

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   Eddie C says:

   September 30, 2011 at 4:39 pm

   Here: http://www.canadianvalues.ca/docs/Events.html

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   JenS says:

   October 1, 2011 at 4:29 pm

   I’m glad they tackled the free speech issue in the apology. I’m not big on shutting down free speech even if it’s offensive (and this was beyond offensive; it bordered on hate.) This, though, could have been shut down on straight accuracy.

   I also have doubts that this ad didn’t go through proper NP vetting. No sales rep/graphics department would have thought this didn’t need approvals. They just didn’t anticipate the outrage.

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   Steve says:

   October 2, 2011 at 9:47 pm

   Now the ad has run in the Toronto Sun. The paper in which YOUR column appears and on whose network you’re a regular panelist. Will you stand on principle and publicly denounce their decision to accept an that the Post apologized for running?

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     Warren says:

     October 2, 2011 at 10:01 pm

     I have already.

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   Steve says:

   October 2, 2011 at 11:17 pm

   glad to hear it. Can’t wait to see.

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