Warren Kinsella

STEYN'S MONKEYS SHOW THEIR TRUE COLOURS

Warren Kinsella — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 02:42:51 GMT

The disturbing image above is from the Mark Steyn-sanctioned website, Free Mark Steyn. (That's what it's called. Irony is utterly lost on these lunatics.)

As my friend Harry noted, it's one thing to object to Morgentaler getting the Order of Canada. It's quite another to depict him - an Auschwitz survivor - as a Nazi.

Will Mark Steyn denounce any of these scumbags?

Well, when he promotes a white supremacist like Kathy Shaidle, what do you really think is the likelihood of that?

STEWART BELL'S 'BAYOU OF PIGS'

Warren Kinsella — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:56:55 GMT

I have just finished going through Stewart Bell's new book about the ill-fated invasion of Dominica by a motley crew of Canadian and American white supremacists and mercenaries back in the early Eighties.

As a someone who has written about terrorism and organized racists myself, I can heartily recommend Stewart's book. It is a fine piece of investigative journalism, and a fun read. I'm not wild about the edit - some of his prose has been rendered too choppy, for my liking - but that's a stylistic thing.

Make sure to get it when it comes out. The content is fascinating.

I HAVE QUESTIONS, NOT ANSWERS

Warren Kinsella — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:01:04 GMT

Bloggers and opinion-writers are supposed to have lots of opinions about stuff, but these astonishing CanWest numbers - tracked by Mark - are, well, astonishing.

Anyone care to explain what is happening, here? Is it just them? Industry-wide? What is causing this?

I know it would be mean to just blame it on the continued employment of Jonathan Kay, so I won't do that.

Ooops.

LYING, HYPOCRITICAL SCUMBAG AWARD

Warren Kinsella — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:16:36 GMT

Nomination form filled out, in full, here.

DEFAMATION IN CANADA, IN 50 WORDS OR LESS

Warren Kinsella — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:54:56 GMT

The Supremes' decision in the Mair case is a landmark because, for columnists and opinion-writers, the law of defamation arguably now no longer exists. Do you believe what you said? Yes? Then you have a defence.

Malice will defeat it, however. And there's lots of that to go around, still.

SANDRA BUSSIN UPDATE

Warren Kinsella — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:21:57 GMT

...part of a continuing series.

What do I make of this? Well, it's certainly been talked about in the neighbourhood, a lot. And it certainly reeks.

If any investigative journalists are left in Toronto, and reading this, quite a few of us hope you take a good look at this one.

It's needed.

McGUINTY KICKS ASS

Warren Kinsella — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:57:33 GMT

...Tories, Dippers get their asses kicked.

I have known about this since last week, and was sworn to secrecy. It did, however, make for a funner holiday weekend.

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Ontario Liberal support strong
The Windsor Star
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Page: A6
Section: News
Byline: Jordana Huber
Dateline: TORONTO
Source: Canwest News Service

TORONTO - The Ontario government is enjoying an extended honeymoon according to a new Ipsos Reid poll showing the Liberals sitting in a comfortable lead over the Progressive Conservatives.

The survey, conducted on behalf of Canwest News Service and Global Television, found if an election were called the Liberal government would likely win a majority government as big or bigger than it did eight months ago when the party was returned to office.

According to the poll, the Liberal party would receive the support of 45 per cent of decided voters, up three points since the 2007 election, while the Progressive Conservatives, led by John Tory, would receive 29 per cent of the vote, down three points since the election.

New Democrats, who will choose a new leader next March after Howard Hampton steps down, would receive 15 per cent of the vote, down two points.

Darrell Bricker, president and CEO of Ipsos Reid Public Affairs said, despite an uncertain economic outlook, the McGuinty government still looks like the "best choice" for voters.

"Given especially what has been going on, relative to the economy, you figure there would be a lot more upset at the government," Bricker said. "But right now they seem to be the alternative the public prefers."

The Ontario legislature recently rose for its summer recess as opposition parties continued to slam the government for not doing enough to aid the ailing manufacturing sector struggling in the wake of the high Canadian dollar and a slowdown in the U.S. economy.

OBAMA ON PATRIOTISM

Warren Kinsella — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:00:23 GMT

BITS AND PIECES

Warren Kinsella — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:15:59 GMT

� Starbucks, which probably has other things to worry about today, offered me a cup this morning with one of those cheery little bromides on the side. It read: �Success in life is that your kids want to spend time with you once they�ve grown up.� True enough. Author of said statement? Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinko�s. Do you think, Starbucks � just for a moment � that some kids have a tendency to want to hang with a parent with a net worth of kajillions? Hmmm?
� �Totalitarianism.� That�s what a supposedly-thoughtful newspaper editorial board says we are facing if we don�t do what they want us to do. �Forget about all of those steaming piles of hate on the Internet! Human rights codes are inconvenient to us in the media, so throw �em out, and make it snappy!�
� �Moral decay.� Ah, yes, nothing like moderate language to bring people together. Me? I�m conflicted. I support reproductive rights, like the vast majority of Canadians. But was Morgantaler the right choice, if that was the motivation? Perhaps not. (And B.C. Lib has a great point: if Morgantaler is so awful, why does the National Post's resident columnist criminal get to keep his medal?)
� Guy is a good guy, and so too all the guys he has to work with, or will work with � Patrick, Kory, Mark, all of whom have been colleagues or clients. They are all smart guys. But it seems to me that the problem at PMO, and also this government, is that it is too focussed on guys. If it is going to GTB (Grow The Base, I just made that up), it seems to me it needs a lesser emphasis on guys, and more attention paid to gals.
� Okay, excuse me, but why is this even a discussion? The guy is 38 years old, and is offered $20 million (U.S.) to leave the losing-est team in NHL history to live for two years in Vancouver�and he�s in Sweden, just thinking about it? Is he insane? Mats, baby, if I were you, I would have signed back that offer one second after it was shown to me.
� Uma Thurman is engaged? You mean she no longer wishes to wait for me? How can this be?

THE GREATEST COUNTRY

Warren Kinsella — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:56:48 GMT

THE HILL TIMES' WISEGUYS: THE SESSION IN REVIEW

Warren Kinsella — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 23:52:00 GMT

Found here.

Meanwhile, up here at the cabin, I sliced my arm on something and it's all swollen up.

If I die, it's Tony Clement's fault, for not having a doctor within boating distance.

BLOG WISDOM

Warren Kinsella — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:16:30 GMT

There is none. Or pretty damn close to none.

One of the weirdest things about the Internet is how, every once in a while, you stumble across a total stranger professing to possess great insight into your psyche and deepest thoughts. They don't, at all, and it's really strange.

So you think about that for a moment or two, and then you drive on, not even checking the rear view mirror.

SORRY, FOLKS

Warren Kinsella — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:48:04 GMT

But Shaidle and MacMillan beat you to it.

STEYN LOSES BY WINNING

Warren Kinsella — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 01:53:27 GMT

...sort of.

Up here near Bancroft, nobody gives a rat's ass about Maclean's magazine, let alone the pompous windbag and country club bigot who types columns for them.

But I've been typing about this case, myself, for many months, and I am glad that it has been dismissed. It never came remotely close to meeting the standard for bona fide human rights complaints.

The fact that it took months and months to arrive at this point, however, may ultimately serve to doom human rights commissions. If they had kicked this complaint to the curb right away - as I advise them to do, way back in the Fall - a lot of sturm und drang could have been avoided.

Will the Harper regime kill the federal commission? No. Not while they continue to be a minority government.

But if they somehow secure a majority, federal protection of human rights are as good as gone. And you'll be able to thank Steyn and his detractors for that.

A JOKE AND A CIRCUS: CHRETIEN'S BIG WIN AGAINST GOMERY, MARTIN

Warren Kinsella — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:34:05 GMT

"Fore!"
I did CBC Radio this morning on Jean Chr�tien�s amazing win in the Federal Court yesterday. I suggested to the host that (a) Paul Martin now needs to apologize for inflicting such a rigged, biased process on the ailing Jean Pelletier, and his former leader, Jean Chr�tien (but Martin won�t, because he is a graceless, classless historical blip); (b) St�phane Dion now needs to express regret for declining (cf. Globe, November 3, 2005, A1) to defend Jean Chretien, or distance himself from Gomery (and Dion might, because he�s a decent man); and (c) Stephen Harper now needs to say �no� to those few who are clamouring for an appeal (and Harper might, because he has defended Pelletier before in the House of Commons, and because he is everything Paul Martin is not).

The CBC host asked me if the Chr�tiens were happy. I told her I spoke to him yesterday while he is in Sweden, chairing a meeting of former world leaders � and that both of them are very, very happy and gratified. Meanwhile, I noted, the media commentary couldn�t be much worse for Messrs. Gomery and Martrin:

� Globe and Mail: �ABSOLVING CHRETIEN, JUDGE BLASTS GOMERY�Saying inquiry chief showed bias with comments like 'small-town cheap,' court quashes conclusion that former PM bore responsibility�It was sweet victory for a former prime minister who had chafed under Mr. Gomery's characterization of him as "small-town cheap," and insisted his legacy was being unfairly tarnished��
� Toronto Star: �GOMERY WAS BIASED�A Federal Court ruling has blasted the biased musings of Judge John Gomery during the sponsorship inquiry and cleared former prime minister Jean Chr�tien and his chief of staff, Jean Pelletier, of any blame in the affair. In a judgment that strips out a key finding of the final sponsorship report, Justice Max Teitelbaum agreed with Chr�tien and Pelletier's lawyers that Gomery was "seduced by the media" and showed an unacceptable bias against them even before he'd heard their testimony�Teitelbaum was scathing in his ruling�.�
� Ottawa Citizen: �GOMERY BIASED, FEDERAL COURT RULES�An expert on public inquiries hailed the rulings as a warning to the public that politicians too often are "indulging in kangaroo courts" to deal with matters they are afraid to tackle themselves or that should be handled by the police and real courts. The Gomery inquiry, said University of Ottawa professor Gilles Paquette, was "a joke and a circus."
� SunMedia: �SPONSORSHIP JUDGE CHASTIZED FOR BIAS�The scathing 51-page judgment took Gomery to task for being seduced by the media attention and for making public statements to the media, outside the hearing room, before having heard all the evidence."
� National Post: �JUDGE FELL FOR SPOTLIGHT�"It's a scathing judgment and you would think that anybody else who takes on a public inquiry will be much more circumspect and much less likely to engage in any sort of informal discussion with the media," said Bryan Schwartz, a law professor at the University of Manitoba��

VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY!

Warren Kinsella — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:57:07 GMT

1. I always knew it would happen - but how wonderful it is to see this on the wire, just now.

2. Link here, from another kick-ass Canadian lawyer (mine).

3. Messrs. Martin, Dion and Harper are all about to get some very challenging questions, to wit: "Is the Federal Court wrong? Will you now admit that it was a mistake to repeatedly endorse Mr. Gomery?" (Oh, and explain away this one, Jim Travers et al.)

4. More killer quotes from the judgment: "The comments made by the Commissioner, viewed cumulatively, not only indicate that he prejudged issues but also that the Commissioner was not impartial toward [Mr. Chretien] ...instead of sitting as a dispassionate decisionmaker presiding over the hearings with no pre-established ideas regarding the conclusions he would eventually reach after hearing all the evidence, the Commissioner had a plan or checklist of the evidence that was expected and which was required in order to support pre-determined conclusions ...the Commissioner was not impartial toward the Applicant. The most striking evidence of this is the following pejorative comment made by the Commissioner about the Applicant: �It�s such a disappointment that the Prime Minister would put his name on golf balls. That�s really small-town cheap, you know, free golf balls.� Not only was this remark a personal insult directed at the Applicant and his background, but it suggests that the Commissioner had come to the conclusion that the Applicant had acted improperly even before the Applicant appeared before the Commission to give his evidence ...the Commissioner became preoccupied with ensuring that the spotlight of the media remained on the Commission�s inquiry, and he went to great lengths to ensure that the public�s interest in the Commission did not wane. This preoccupation with the media outside the hearing room had a detrimental impact on the fairness of the proceedings."

5. I printed this off, and have rubbed it all over my chest, it is so wonderful. The very epicentre of Gomery, as Wells correctly notes, has a golf course-sized hole at the centre of it.

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Chretien wins Federal Court battle to set aside Gomery findings (Gomery-Chretien)
Source: The Canadian Press
Jun 26, 2008 11:39

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has struck down Justice John Gomery's 2005 finding that former prime minister Jean Chretien bore some responsibility for the federal sponsorship scandal that rocked the Liberal government.

Justice Max Teitelbaum ruled Thursday there were indications of bias on the part of Gomery toward Chretien during his commission of inquiry into the scheme, which resulted in $1.1 million of government sponsorship money being diverted to the Quebec wing of the Liberal party.

Teitelbaum set aside the portion of Gomery's Nov. 1, 2005, report that said Chretien and his chief of staff, Jean Pelletier, were to blame for ``omissions'' in their direction of the program that led to wrongdoing.

Gomery, however, also ruled there was no evidence Chretien and Pelletier were ``in any way'' involved in a kickback scheme that a senior Liberal in the province supervised.

Chretien and Pelletier went to Federal Court for a review of Gomery's findings, even though Gomery ruled they had no direct responsibility in cash payments to Liberal organizers.

Teitelbaum also set aside Gomery's finding that Pelletier also bore some responsibility for the scheme. Gomery found there was no evidence Chretien and Pelletier were aware of illegal activities.

The ruling noted that Gomery had made comments to the news media during the commission that indicated bias against Chretien.

``The nature of the comments made to the media are such that no reasonable person looking realistically and practically at the issue, and thinking the matter through, could possibly conclude that the commissioner would decide the issues fairly,'' Teitelbaum said.

INDEX: JUSTICE POLITICS

JOKES, HUMAN RIGHTS

Warren Kinsella — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:32:57 GMT

I am mindful of the fact that this is Toronto's world-famous Pride Week, and that we have a collective obligation to reflect on the harm caused by homophobia, and to move against it. I am also highly suspicious of any report about human rights in the National Post, which - on both the news and editorial sides - is openly, sneeringly contemptuous of our collective obligation to protect the human rights of minorities.

And, what's more, I say this as one of the small group of folks who has been defending the necessity of human rights laws for many months now - and getting, for our trouble, an impressive number of death threats, and an avalanche of smears (you pedophile, you faggot, you Nazi, ad nauseum ) from assorted far-right lunatics.

But, honestly, let's get real here, okay? Seriously: if the B. C. human rights folks permit this case to proceed much further, it will become really, really hard to rally to their defence. Even for the likes of bleeding heart liberals like me.

Volenti non fit injuria. It fits.

COOK WATCH, NEWSWATCH ON MULRONEY WATCH

Warren Kinsella — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 18:38:40 GMT

It's item number (i) in the lawsuit.

The date - in August 1993 - is significant, because he was an MP then.

Which would be against the law, among other things.

HERE WE GO AGAIN

Warren Kinsella — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 23:08:10 GMT

You know, if I actually believed there was a political party left that believes in the same things I do - you know, that this sort of crypto-nationalist pandering is as dangerous as it is dumb - I would drop everything to help them in an election.

But, honestly and truly, I don't think there is a political party left that stands for a strong central government, and the genius of federalism. Maybe I'm the only guy left in Canada who feels this way.

Then again, maybe not.

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Harper touts �open federalism' in Quebec

The Canadian Press
June 24, 2008 at 6:18 PM EDT
MONTREAL � Prime Minister Stephen Harper brandished his credentials as a Quebec nationalist on Tuesday as he tried to sell his brand of �open federalism� amid the province's F�te Nationale celebrations.

Mr. Harper took advantage of the provincial holiday, also known as St-Jean-Baptiste Day, to boast of his government's record in recognizing Quebec's place in Canada.

�The true nationalists don't shy away from reality, they want to improve it,� he told supporters at a barbecue south of Montreal. �True nationalists don't want to destroy, they want to build. We [the Conservatives] are the true nationalists.�

Citing his attempt to address the so-called fiscal imbalance, Mr. Harper said his government was responsive to the concerns of Quebeckers. He also championed his government's move last year to push a resolution through Parliament recognizing the Qu�b�cois as a nation within Canada.

ANOTHER DEPARTURE FROM QUEEN'S PARK?

Warren Kinsella — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:26:13 GMT

Yesterday on The Fan 590, host Bob McCown opined that John Tory has been rumoured as a possible replacement of Paul Godfrey as head of the Toronto Blue Jays. Here's what was said.

McCOWN: "I don't know � and I want to clarify this -- I have no way of knowing specifically whether Mr. Godfrey's future has been determined whether positively or negatively and I'm not sitting here saying that I�m not � I have never adamantly said that Godfrey should go but I do believe that there is at least a question and the name that keeps surfacing as Godfrey's most likely replacement is John Tory. Now, John Tory is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in the province of Ontario, the Leader of the Opposition in Ontario, a guy -- a guy who was the president of RCI, I think, one of the divisions, for many, many years. Some people thought the heir apparent to Ted himself and Mr. -- the former commissioner of the Canadian Football League for many years and as Mr. Tory used to tell me, you know, �my salary was a buck a year and they still haven't paid me.� So -- and that Mr. Tory, it's been speculated, is not happy -- as happy with politics as he might have been. Maybe because he lost the last election would have had something to do with it. There's a whole bunch of reasons why Tory's name is a logical one."

OUR FRIEND MR. BUTTS DOES GOOD

Warren Kinsella — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 17:36:43 GMT

For Immediate Release
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WWF-CANADA APPOINTS NEW CEO
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(Toronto: June 24, 2008). WWF-Canada announced today that Gerald Butts will become President and Chief Executive Officer effective September 2nd. He will succeed Mike Russill, who announced earlier this year that he would be stepping down on September 30th. Gerald has been the Principal Secretary to Premier Dalton McGuinty and will be leaving that role on June 30th. As Principal Secretary, he worked directly with the Premier, the Ontario Cabinet and the Ontario Public Service to develop, implement and communicate the Ontario Government�s agenda.

�We are delighted that Gerald will be joining us� said Patricia Koval, Chairman of the Board of Directors of WWF-Canada. �In addition to his strong passion for conservation and the environment, Gerald brings a wealth of valuable experience and expertise through his work on the Ontario Government�s climate change plan, energy plan and greenbelt protection plan, among other environment�related projects. He has a proven track record for managing complex policy issues, projects and relationships, which are exactly what we deal with today in our challenging domestic and global environment�.

Gerald, who is married with two children, is an avid lover of the outdoors. Born in Nova Scotia, he developed an early interest in marine conservation, and has since spent considerable leisure time with his family in many of North America�s national parks and protected areas. �It�s an honour to join WWF", said Gerald. "This is a critical time for our environment. WWF is an organization of richly talented people who are deeply committed to meeting our most significant national and global challenges. I�m looking forward to working with them and WWF�s many supporters to meet those challenges.�

Mike Russill, who Gerald will succeed, has contributed greatly to the continuing growth and success of WWF-Canada over the past four years, and has played important roles with WWF International. Mike will continue to support WWF and expects to focus his future work with business on climate change issues and corporate sustainability. Of his successor, Mike said �I am delighted with the selection of Gerald for this challenging, stimulating and rewarding position. I believe Gerald has the passion, experience and leadership necessary to take WWF-Canada to the next level of success.�

As Chief Executive Officer and President, Gerald will be located at WWF-Canada�s national head office in Toronto, Ontario. He will be responsible for overseeing WWF-Canada�s over 100 staff members located in eight offices across Canada and its office in Havana, Cuba, and will work to foster strong relations with its over 150,000 supporters and volunteers.

About WWF-Canada

WWF-Canada is part of WWF, the global conservation organization. WWF advocates and promotes lasting solutions to the challenge of balancing growing human need and environmental sustainability.

In collaboration with business, government, communities and individuals WWF takes a science-based approach to the protection, management and restoration of environmentally sensitive parts of our planet.

WWF-Canada�s work includes visionary projects focused on climate change, freshwater and the health of habitat and species across Canada and around the world.

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For more information contact:
Josh Laughren
Director, Communications, WWF-Canada
Tel:� 416-484-7708
Cell: 647-400-9578

THE METHADONES: TRANSISTOR RADIO

Warren Kinsella — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:42:59 GMT

Face to Face (below) got me thinking: why aren't great tunes - like this one by the God-like Methadones - being played on the radio?

THE GREEN SHIFT: A WAR ROOM ASSESSMENT

Warren Kinsella — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:45:14 GMT

I don't know very much about politics, at all, but I would have to say that the Conservatives are losing - they are getting killed, in fact - in their efforts to discredit St�phane Dion's environmental plan. It isn't even close.

In your fancy-pants, multi-million-dollar set-up out at the edge of town, you Tory War Room guys (and you are mainly guys, which is also a problem), aren't nearly as clever as you think you are. Clean out your tin ears, okay? Listen.

It's not enough to just call your opponent "crazy" and "insane," and expect that that will do the trick. It's not enough to start, then stop, an ad barrage starring an oil slick, and believe you've defined the other guy. It's not enough that every lunkhead conservative columnist in Canada is on your side - they're always on your side, and none of them would know how to motivate a swing voter if their life depended on it. It's not enough that it's Summertime, and that you hope (pray) that no one will be listening - or that no one will understand Dion's English. None of that is enough.

No, fellas, when a little environmental firm does a way more effective job at war-rooming the Grit Green Shift than you guys did, it's time to worry.

I have not seen a more pathetic war room effort since Paul Martin's goons ran things in the Liberal Party, and that's saying something. War room pride goeth before war room fall, etc.

What's this all mean? It means you always, always, always take your opponent seriously. You guys used to, and it helped you win power.

Is it too late to shake off the cockiness and arrogance? No: this one's a marathon, not a sprint.

But it amazes me - truly - how the Tory war room has dropped the ball on the Dion green plan.

Tom Flanagan, time to start packing your bags again. You are needed.

FACE TO FACE: DRIVING TUNE OF THE MOMENT

Warren Kinsella — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:13:18 GMT

Any guesses what it's about? (Giveaway hint: it's Pride Week.)

PRICELESS

Warren Kinsella — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:58:36 GMT

The point I was trying to make about hate blogs at the conference in Ottawa, but better than I could ever make it.

From Jeff. Better than the original, frankly.

STUPIDITY IN THE LINE-UP

Warren Kinsella — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:04:28 GMT
I love CBC Radio. CBC Radio is the soundtrack to our family's life, and has been for years. (I also love writing those words - when I was freelance media columnist at the National Post, anything laudatory about CBC would be routinely censored.)

This morning at 7:30, however, I wasn't feeling terribly enthusiastic about CBC Radio.

On the local newscast, the top story was about five dogs that have been apparently poisoned in a local park - all of the dogs are sick, but alive. (As I write this, CBC is going live about this story.)

Afterwards, the show's producers decided to run a story about the unsolved murders of two young Toronto men. The story featured the two friends' mothers, begging for information that would lead to arrests in the case, which has upset many people in this city.

Am I wrong? Are five sick dogs more important than two dead young men? News people make subjective judgments all the time, by placing something high up in the newscast, or on page one. Was this the right call?

Personally, I find this kind of news judgment to be appalling. But I also know that some of you, out there in the Internet ether, will disagree with me.

What say you? Dogs before people?

BLOGGY STUFF: THE BIG SPEECHOLA IN OTTAWA

Warren Kinsella — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:26:48 GMT
The RTDNA thing was a lot of fun, Graham Richardson was a star, and my two little boys behaved themselves. People said so.

I was on a panel with some legendary TV execs, like Mark Sikstrom and John Cruickshank. I talked about the blogospherical stuff, and whether it is a threat to the mainstream media (not really) and/or the mainstream media's advertising base (yes, really).

My basic thesis was that blogs (a) are like Evel Knievel, in that nobody watched him to see him get to the other side of Snake River Canyon - they watched to see him crash, and (b) knowing that, bloggers try to attract eyeballs with more and more extreme stuff that the mainstream media (notable exception: the Notional Pest) wouldn't ever touch in a zillion years. And, eventually, they will crash and burn. Thus, Kinsella's Blogger Paradox: what gives them audience is that which will destroy them.

Anyway, that's as profound as it gets tonight, kids. I literally was lifting big rocks up hills - boulders, I tell you! - and I am too bagged and shagged to recount the whole speech, so here's what I talked about. Gratis.

DCG00 Blog RTNDA June20,08 - Upload a Document to Scribd
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SHORT ENTRY

Warren Kinsella — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:11:58 GMT
Heading back from Ottawa and the cabin. Later.

THE GREEN BALLOT QUESTION(S)

Warren Kinsella — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:41:06 GMT
Libs: we are the only lefty-ish party that wants to protect the environment and has a shot at forming a government. The Conservatives don't care about the environment, and you know it.

Tories: we have protected you during a global economic downturn. The Liberals' plan is all about your pocketbook, not improving the environment.

Dippers: McGuinty, Charest and all the experts agree with our plan. The Conservatives don't care about the environment, and the Liberals only pretend to. None of them would be talking about green stuff if it wasn't for us.

Bloc: make Canada green with a separate Qu�bec!

You're welcome.

GRIT GREEN GRABBER

Warren Kinsella — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:29:06 GMT
Just arrived in Ottawa to speak at the broadcasters' conference, and a friend who helps Dion sent me the link to their new ad. It's really good.

I've seen it before many times, but that last shot of the Liberal leader is the keeper. We need to see more of that guy.

Well done.