Canada: Stop Fox News North

[24KT]

Canada: Stop Fox News North

Dear Friends,

Prime Minister Harper is trying to push American-style hate media onto our airwaves, and make us all pay for it.

His plan is to create a "Fox News North" to mimic the kind of hate-filled propaganda with which Fox News has poisoned U.S. politics. The channel will be run by Harper’s former top aide and will be funded with money from our cable TV fees!

One man stands in the way of this nightmare -- the Chairman of Canada's Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Konrad von Finckenstein. He's rejected the plan as a violation of CRTC policies, so now Harper is trying to get him out of the job. Let's urgently send a massive wave of public support to von Finckenstein, with 100,000 Canadians encouraging him to keep standing up for Canada, and standing firm against Harper's pressure. Sign the petition below and forward this notice to everyone -- we'll publish full page ads in Canadian papers when we reach 100,000:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_fox_news_canada/?vl

Harper hatched his scheme in a secret lunch last year with media-mogul Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News. Harper's top aide Kory Teneycke also came to the lunch, and then left the government to head up Sun Newspapers and the new "Fox News North".

Fox News fuels hate. While constantly claiming to be “fair” and “balanced”, it allows hysterical anchors like Glenn Beck to compare Obama to "Lucifer" and "Hitler". Bill O’Reilly, another anchor, has threatened to boycott Canada, and Anne Coulter says Canada is “lucky the US allows it to exist on the same continent.” The network has calculatingly spawned the tea party movement in the US, a mobilisation of the fringe right which threatens violence upon its opponents and wears guns to political rallies.

This is a fight for the soul of Canadian democracy. Our media is not perfect, but a ‘news’ network that slavishly serves a political agenda through mass manipulation and fear threatens the fabric of our democratic society.

The CRTC is part of our democracy -- it was made an independent commission precisely in order to protect against this kind of government manipulation of the media. Harper knows that he must bully his way through this institution in order to create "Fox News North". And there are dark rumours in Ottawa that if von Finckenstein will not leave his job, Harper will simply force him to give in. Konrad von Finckenstein is upholding the best tradition of Canadian democracy and civil service in the face of a full scale attack on that tradition. Let's show him, and Harper, that Canada stands with him.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_fox_news_canada/?vl

"Fox News North" is Harper's long term strategy to make radical conservatism the political centre in Canada, tearing down the country we love to make us look like the U.S. Thankfully, Konrad von Finckenstein and the CRTC are standing in his way -- let's stand with them.

With hope,

Ricken, Emma, Iain, Laryn and the rest of the Avaaz team

Sources:

Globe and Mail, “Is Harper set to move against the CRTC?”:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lawrence-martin/is-stephen-harper-set-to-move-against-the-crtc/article1677632/

CBC, “The absolute last thing this country needs”:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/10/f-vp-newman.html#socialcomments#ixzz0r6MC4p46

Globe and Mail, CRTC refuses Sun TV's bid for preferred status on dial:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/crtc-refuses-sun-tvs-bid-for-preferred-status-on-dial/article1641654/

The Star, “Harper’s foxy luncheon”:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/851510--mcquaig-harper-s-foxy-luncheon

Mediaite, “Canada and Ann Coulter: a volatile relationship”:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/canada-ann-coulter-colleges/

Media Matters, “Glenn Beck compares Obama to Lucifer”:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201008040051

Media Matters, “Glenn Beck smears Obama’s 11 year old daughter”:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005280025

The Examiner: “Bill O’Reilly again confuses facts about Canadian health care system”:
http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/video-bill-o-reilly-again-confuses-facts-about-canadian-health-care-system


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[George Whorewell]

 

Apparently Canadians are too stupid to decide for themselves what cable news networks they should watch. If you are any indicator of the average Canadians intelligence, I think it is wise for an entire team of scientists that specialize in neurology and psychology for the developmentally disabled to screen, monitor and filter every aspect of Canadian life so it doesn't become too "free" and "scary".

[Purge_WTF]

  I can understand them not wanting public funding for it or any other political channel/movement, but boo-friggin'-hoo about Beck and the tea partiers.

[tonymctones]

good to know freedom of speech is so important to candian liberals...they arent that much different from american liberals I guess 

[Straw Man]

I assume Canadians have higher standards and don't want a network that freely admits it's nothing more than a propaganda tool for the American Republican Party and Saudi dictators.

too bad some of my fellow Americans suffer from such low self esteem that the wish to be lied to on a daily basis

[George Whorewell]

I admit that I have a strong homosexual attraction toward Brit Hume, but that doesn't make me gay. I refuse to share him with Canada. 

too bad some of my fellow Americans don't suffer from such low self esteem that they wish to be tied up by Brit Hume on a daily basis

QFT

[Cy Tolliver]

Canada: Stop Fox News North

Dear Friends,

Prime Minister Harper is trying to push American-style hate media onto our airwaves, and make us all pay for it.

His plan is to create a "Fox News North" to mimic the kind of hate-filled propaganda with which Fox News has poisoned U.S. politics. The channel will be run by Harper’s former top aide and will be funded with money from our cable TV fees!

One man stands in the way of this nightmare -- the Chairman of Canada's Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Konrad von Finckenstein. He's rejected the plan as a violation of CRTC policies, so now Harper is trying to get him out of the job. Let's urgently send a massive wave of public support to von Finckenstein, with 100,000 Canadians encouraging him to keep standing up for Canada, and standing firm against Harper's pressure. Sign the petition below and forward this notice to everyone -- we'll publish full page ads in Canadian papers when we reach 100,000:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_fox_news_canada/?vl

Harper hatched his scheme in a secret lunch last year with media-mogul Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News. Harper's top aide Kory Teneycke also came to the lunch, and then left the government to head up Sun Newspapers and the new "Fox News North".

Fox News fuels hate. While constantly claiming to be “fair” and “balanced”, it allows hysterical anchors like Glenn Beck to compare Obama to "Lucifer" and "Hitler". Bill O’Reilly, another anchor, has threatened to boycott Canada, and Anne Coulter says Canada is “lucky the US allows it to exist on the same continent.” The network has calculatingly spawned the tea party movement in the US, a mobilisation of the fringe right which threatens violence upon its opponents and wears guns to political rallies.

This is a fight for the soul of Canadian democracy. Our media is not perfect, but a ‘news’ network that slavishly serves a political agenda through mass manipulation and fear threatens the fabric of our democratic society.

The CRTC is part of our democracy -- it was made an independent commission precisely in order to protect against this kind of government manipulation of the media. Harper knows that he must bully his way through this institution in order to create "Fox News North". And there are dark rumours in Ottawa that if von Finckenstein will not leave his job, Harper will simply force him to give in. Konrad von Finckenstein is upholding the best tradition of Canadian democracy and civil service in the face of a full scale attack on that tradition. Let's show him, and Harper, that Canada stands with him.

http://www.avaaz.org/en/no_fox_news_canada/?vl

"Fox News North" is Harper's long term strategy to make radical conservatism the political centre in Canada, tearing down the country we love to make us look like the U.S. Thankfully, Konrad von Finckenstein and the CRTC are standing in his way -- let's stand with them.

With hope,

Ricken, Emma, Iain, Laryn and the rest of the Avaaz team

Sources:

Globe and Mail, “Is Harper set to move against the CRTC?”:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/lawrence-martin/is-stephen-harper-set-to-move-against-the-crtc/article1677632/

CBC, “The absolute last thing this country needs”:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/06/10/f-vp-newman.html#socialcomments#ixzz0r6MC4p46

Globe and Mail, CRTC refuses Sun TV's bid for preferred status on dial:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/crtc-refuses-sun-tvs-bid-for-preferred-status-on-dial/article1641654/

The Star, “Harper’s foxy luncheon”:
http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/851510--mcquaig-harper-s-foxy-luncheon

Mediaite, “Canada and Ann Coulter: a volatile relationship”:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/canada-ann-coulter-colleges/

Media Matters, “Glenn Beck compares Obama to Lucifer”:
http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/201008040051

Media Matters, “Glenn Beck smears Obama’s 11 year old daughter”:
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005280025

The Examiner: “Bill O’Reilly again confuses facts about Canadian health care system”:
http://www.examiner.com/political-buzz-in-national/video-bill-o-reilly-again-confuses-facts-about-canadian-health-care-system


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your not to happy with freedom of speech up there in canada?

[Straw Man]

QFT

altering quotes?

you must want a job with Fox

btw -what is up with you constantly making gay accusations

you seem to do it alot

I assume it's simply projection to cover up your own homosexual feelings

you'd probably feel better if you just came out of the closet

[240 is Back]

Let them bring any news channel they want.

let the viewers decide if the channel is worthy of remaining on the air.

They allow channels with porn, gun battles, etc... why hate on the news because of their leaning?

[George Whorewell]

altering quotes?

you must want a job with Fox

btw -what is up with you constantly making gay accusations

you seem to do it alot

I assume it's simply projection to cover up your own homosexual feelings

you'd probably feel better if you just came out of the closet

Of course you would assume that, because you always assume that everyone on earth is either gay or a closeted homosexual.

[Straw Man]

Of course you would assume that, because you always assume that everyone on earth is either gay or a closeted homosexual.

yet you're the one who completely ignores the topic at hand and instead just alters quotes to project your own gay fantasies

what is it about Brit Hume that turns you on?

[George Whorewell]

 

For someone who claims not to be gay and wants to stick to the topic at hand, you sure are asking for a lot of details about Brit Hume. 

[Arnold jr]

JAG: I don't understand why you would be upset about a news org, claim it is a propaganda tool of the right, talk about how this sort of thing is wrong and then post from sources that are well known for being propaganda tools of the left...I mean come on, MediaMatters, would you have picked one that was any more point blank? It seems to me you're one of the one's who complains about free speech when the speech isn't their own. Am I wrong? Waiting on you..............

240: Well said, you don't like it, don't watch it...it's  not a hard concept but very hard for some to aept for some reason.

[Straw Man]

For someone who claims not to be gay and wants to stick to the topic at hand, you sure are asking for a lot of details about Brit Hume. 

again - anyone can see you altered my quote

YOU brought up being gay and YOU brought up YOUR fantasies about Brit Hume

why would you continually bring it up in threads that have nothing to do with homosexuality unless you had some latent or not so latent interest in the topic?

[Straw Man]

How many people on this board would be in favor a push by Al Jazeera to get major network type access in the US market?

[George Whorewell]

again - anyone can see you altered my quote

YOU brought up being gay and YOU brought up YOUR fantasies about Brit Hume

why would you continually bring it up in threads that have nothing to do with homosexuality unless you had some latent or not so latent interest in the topic?

Hmmm. I don't think that you are posting accurate information. It appears that you accused me of being gay and not sticking to the issues and then promptly changed the subject from Canada/ Fox News to request a graphic sexual description of Brit Hume. That makes three times in this thread alone that you discussed homosexuality, Brit Hume and fantasies in the same posting. Your disinformation campaign is falling apart. If you don't have sexual longings for Brit Hume, the only logical conclusion I can draw from your behavior is that you have sexual longings for Brit Hume.  

[Straw Man]

Straw - I'm really sorry man.  I spend most of my time looking at pictures of oiled up men in thongs and when I start getting turned on I get really scared and start hating myself.  The only thing that makes me feel better is coming to this board and accusing other people of being gay.  I know it's pathetic but I just can't help it.  I'll probably do it again in the future so I apologize in advance.    

no problem man

it seems like you have serious emotional problems

I hope you can get some help

[George Whorewell]

Fabricating quotations doesn't make you any less gay.

And since you falsely claimed that I changed one of your quotations and you blatantly changed mine, the evidence would suggest that the angst you feel regarding your homosexuality is starting to manifest itself as a cry for help. It's almost like the teenager that gets caught shoplifting on purpose. It's either that, or you really want me to pay attention to you.

[Straw Man]

Fabricating quotations doesn't make you any less gay.

And since you falsely claimed that I changed one of your quotations and you blatantly changed mine, the evidence would suggest that the angst you feel regarding your homosexuality is starting to manifest itself as a cry for help. It's almost like the teenager that gets caught shoplifting on purpose. It's either that, or you really want me to pay attention to you.

you're living proof of that

I didn't change your quote

[24KT]

Let them bring any news channel they want.

let the viewers decide if the channel is worthy of remaining on the air.

They allow channels with porn, gun battles, etc... why hate on the news because of their leaning?

240, it's a bit different.
It's not hating on the news, it's hating on fake news and attempts at public manipulation & indoctrination.

Unlike in the USA, Canadian journalism standards require that stories be truthful & accurate.
In addition, in order to not only strengthen, but safeguard our democracy, we do not have any one channel owned by, or used as, an extension, or PR arm for any political party.  Our democracy does not work that way. That is the road to fascism, and we want no part of it up here. If we had to do without Sex and the City for years because of CRTC CanCon guidelines, ...then we sure as shit can do without a Fox News North forever!

[Cy Tolliver]

240, it's a bit different.
It's not hating on the news, it's hating on fake news and attempts at public manipulation & indoctrination.

Unlike in the USA, Canadian journalism standards require that stories be truthful & accurate.
In addition, in order to not only strengthen, but safeguard our democracy, we do not have any one channel owned by, or used as, an extension, or PR arm for any political party.  Our democracy does not work that way. That is the road to fascism, and we want no part of it up here. If we had to do without Sex and the City for years because of CRTC CanCon guidelines, ...then we sure as shit can do without a Fox News North forever!

the usa is the most free country in the world maybe you should follow there lead and trust that your citizens are mature enough to make up there own mind on what is riight or wrong

just dont try and carry a gun in the usa because theyll make you sit in a class room for hours to get a permit..................

[24KT]

How many people on this board would be in favor a push by Al Jazeera to get major network type access in the US market?

Al Jazeera already has a huge presence in North America.
When we see footage from the Middle East, 95% of the time, it is an AlJazeera feed.

We superimpose & juxtapose north American faces and voice-overs into the broadcast, but 95% of the time, it's AlJazeera footage.

I personally would be in favour of an Aljazeera network in the North American market.
I don't have a problem with different perspectives. However, having said that, I'd like to clarify that I believe there is a big difference between different perspectives of the truth, ...and a complete disconnect from the truth. AlJazeera, at least has journalistic standards, whereas Fox News does not. It is mercenary journalism at best, payable by the highest bidder. And while I would not like to see them used as a propaganda arm or PR firm for the radical right, I'm sure there are many right wingers who would feel equal discomfort at the prospect of them being used as a propaganda arm or PR firm for the left. this type of yellow journalism has no place in our democracy. It has no place in Canada, and can keep itself and it's baggage in the USA. We don't want it up here.

These types of mercenary organizations seem great at first, til they're hired on by those you don't like or are opposed to. You all think Prince's team of mercenaries at Blackwater or Xe or whatever the fvck they're calling themselves these days are great, ...until some Saudi Prince starts paying them more. How will you feel about Blackwater then... when they're hired by Saudi Arabia, or Russia, or even China to fight against US troops?  

[24KT]

the usa is the most free country in the world maybe you should follow there lead and trust that your citizens are mature enough to make up there own mind on what is riight or wrong

just dont try and carry a gun in the usa because theyll make you sit in a class room for hours to get a permit..................

You're missing the point. Our citizens have decided. It is Harper & Murdoch that are trying to bring this about despite the overwhelming Canadian voice against it.

[Cy Tolliver]

Al Jazeera already has a huge presence in North America.
When we see footage from the Middle East, 95% of the time, it is an AlJazeera feed.

We superimpose & juxtapose north American faces and voice-overs into the broadcast, but 95% of the time, it's AlJazeera footage.

I personally would be in favour of an Aljazeera network in the North American market.
I don't have a problem with different perspectives. However, having said that, I'd like to clarify that I believe there is a big difference between different perspectives of the truth, ...and a complete disconnect from the truth. AlJazeera, at least has journalistic standards, whereas Fox News does not. It is mercenary journalism at best, payable by the highest bidder. And while I would not like to see them used as a propaganda arm or PR firm for the radical right, I'm sure there are many right wingers who would feel equal discomfort at the prospect of them being used as a propaganda arm or PR firm for the left. this type of yellow journalism has no place in our democracy. It has no place in Canada, and can keep itself and it's baggage in the USA. We don't want it up here.

These types of mercenary organizations seem great at first, til they're hired on by those you don't like or are opposed to. You all think Prince's team of mercenaries at Blackwater or Xe or whatever the fvck they're calling themselves these days are great, ...until some Saudi Prince starts paying them more. How will you feel about Blackwater then... when they're hired by Saudi Arabia, or Russia, or even China to fight against US troops?  

fox news doesnt really lie as much as they just manipilate the truth in favor of what theri viewers want to hear

[Cy Tolliver]

You're missing the point. Our citizens have decided. It is Harper & Murdoch that are trying to bring this about despite the overwhelming Canadian voice against it.

just makes me lol

we shouldnt silence anyone i respect freedom of speech