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newfie2 |
Rex Murphy: Seal of Disapproval |
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Posts: 3122 (06/06/09 03:49:40) |
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Posts: 2703 (06/06/09 04:45:06) |
excellent commentary! Can't wait to hear Paul Watson's take (parroted by a particular blogger...).
Rex ain't much to look at, and I find him too conservative in his politics for my liking, but he's quite intelligent. The old guys on the wharf would call him 'cute'...meaning clever, whitty, and sharp...not actually 'cute'...he's a Rhode Scholar too. I had a friend from Placentia who said that Rex came to his door campaigning for local politics (late 70's or early 80's) and gave him a poster, and said, 'put this up and you'll never have rats or mice again'...good sense of humour too. |
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Posts: 2703 (06/06/09 04:45:12) |
Last Edited By: isdaby
06/08/09 02:46:32.
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Posts: 3123 (06/06/09 05:07:18) |
You must of really liked it Isdaby, you posted twice...LOL. I had trouble getting that video posted so the internet gremlins are up to no good again.
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Posts: 1956 (06/06/09 05:22:13) |
Rex got a sense of humor???? ..........lol............. first impressions can be deceiving, quite an intelligent man! He's nobodys fool that's for
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Posts: 3126 (06/06/09 05:33:12) |
He always reminds me of someone who stayed up too late and got up too early, he is always looks sleepy. He use to be on TV quite a bit one time, CBC I think,
but I rarely see him anymore. He has his humour but you'll never see him crack a grin. Imagine there's people around here that are Rhodes
Scholars...some fancy hey.
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Posts: 1967 (06/08/09 13:42:33) |
Just got to watch and listen to the video , Rex deserves an award for that one, where`s the clapping hands when you need them!
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Posts: 3134 (06/08/09 17:00:04) |
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Posts: 1540 (06/16/09 00:27:16) |
Its unbelivable how the canadian east coast press feed the trolls...knowing how the trolls will lap up every biased word they spill forth.
Hasnt anyone on the east coast heard of unbised reporting? |
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Posts: 1975 (06/16/09 15:32:35) |
What's bias about it, what's the other side of this story? You want him to say out one side of his mouth he agree with her actions and out the other
side say he disagree?? Well that's being an hypocrite and that's one thing he's not!
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Posts: 1544 (06/16/09 17:07:51) |
He is paid to have an opinion. Would you really trust him?
As I mentioned before we have the same kinda dudes here...couple of them charged under the " cash for comment" scheme. |
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Posts: 3139 (06/17/09 05:01:08) |
I don't get...he supports the hunt and you don't like it. What would you say if he didn't support the hunt???
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Imaufo22 |
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Posts: 1547 (06/17/09 16:32:01) |
Missing the point Newfie. He is paid to have an opinion. He is paid to voice that opinion publicly.
As shown here in AUS, some of these radio heads may say anything for cash. "Cash For Commment" here was well covered. The cash for comment affair was an Australian scandal that broke in 1999, concerning paid advertising in radio that is presented to the audience in such a way as to sound like editorial commentary. It is widely considered a breach of journalistic integrity. While the initial publicity had died down by the end of the year, it sparked major changes in the way the radio industry is conducted in Australia. This resulted in a second scandal in 2004, leading to the resignation of Australian Broadcasting Authority head David Flint, after he had been found to have been less than impartial in his role in "cash for comment" investigations. In 1999, Media Watch revealed that 2UE talk radio hosts John Laws and Alan Jones had been paid to give favourable comment to companies including Qantas, Optus, Foxtel, Mirvac, and major Australian banks, without disclosing this arrangement to listeners. Though both initially vehemently denied any wrongdoing, when the controversy gained sufficient momentum, they defended the practice by claiming that they were not employed as journalists, but as "entertainers", and thus had no duty of disclosure or of journalistic integrity. The Australian Broadcasting Authority estimated the value of these arrangements at $18 million and found Laws, Jones, and 2UE to have committed 90 breaches of the industry code and five breaches of 2UE's license conditions. Regulations were subsequently tightened to prevent such behaviour; however, the ABA has been accused of weakness and inconsistency in enforcing these regulations. In 2004, Laws and Jones were again accused of cash for comment in relation to deals both had made with Telstra. Laws was found to have breached the rules but Jones was cleared; the revelation of flattering letters written by ABA head David Flint to Jones, at the same time that Jones was under investigation, led to accusations of impropriety that ultimately forced Flint's resignation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cash_for_comment_affair |
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Posts: 3142 (06/17/09 19:00:10) |
And you missed my point. I knew what you were saying. But would you have said the same thing if his opinion went the other way?
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Posts: 1977 (06/18/09 00:28:34) |
Rex dosen't look at the world through a single pane of glass if you know what i mean!
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Posts: 1 (06/18/09 02:23:37) |
Rex Murphy is a Rhodes Scholar.
He calls a spade a spade and makes no apologies for it. If you screw up, do something stupid or generally make an ass of yourself and the fall-out has national consequences, Rex will generally call you on it. He is an independent and he skewers Liberals, Conservatives and NDP politicians alike, the same for various advocacy groups if they're trying to get away with something that simply doesn't make any sense. The problem, too often, is that "The Truth Hurts!" Nobody enjoys having the fact that they're an asshat pointed out to them, or that their argument or position holds no water. Pointing out someone's shortcomings often makes that person feel less than kindly toward 'ol Rex! |
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Posts: 1981 (06/18/09 05:29:39) |
Good post shooter, Rex sure can tell it like it is!
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Posts: 1550 (06/19/09 04:12:46) |
Shooter eh...sounds like a newfie clone.
Paid opinions are just paid opinions. Im sure Rex is paid a lot of money. Thats because he has all the underlings on a leash. He gets paid because he " says things as they are"...in other words he is seen as somewhat of a rebel and people gravitate towards people who are a little outside the conservative box. he appeals to the common man...and common man isnt all that smart and can be manipulated. Nothing new, we have commentators that appeal to the common man here too. They are skilled at what they do, they are good salesmen. They know their craft and know what to say and how to say it. Their whole raison de etre is not to speak the truth as much as to sound as if they are speaking the truth. It doesnt even matter if people like what they hear, what is important is that the commentator gets a reaction...which in turn leads to higher ratings and more revenue arrriving in the form of advertising dollars. Therefore newfie I would not pay too much attention to this guy wether for or against as his passion for the subject is biased and most probably not completely true. |
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Posts: 3147 (06/19/09 05:19:15) |
Actually, I would say it sounds more like Isdaby but sure I'm it's someone real. I thought you were Tina so that goes to show how thinking like that
goes. I don't think Rex is bias, I heard him many times and he definitively doesn't win any popularity contests with anyone. Sure he gets paid to give
his opinion, what's wrong with that? Editors of newspapers and magazines are paid to give their opinion too. If you Australians are that simple to listen
to opinions and get all stirred up and buy ads, HAHAHAHAHAHA.
You still never answered my question, did you? |
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Posts: 127 (06/19/09 07:16:10) |
?!? what.... What is with "Tina" ?
I'm innocent......... in every way.....! |
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Posts: 1985 (06/19/09 17:08:56) |
Imaufo22 wrote: Without knowing it ("cause you're a common man") lmaufo you in that post described Paul Watson! |
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