Open the door, no thanks

[albertdesalvo]

Certain people define everything that is not CBC or HuffPost as ‘right wing wack job”.

Would those be the people who are informed daily by FOXNews?

[RedAndWhiteBaron]

By by the way, I don't go to the so-called right wing whack job websites. I use critical thinking to conclude the obvious.

To quote the great Inigo Montoya, I do not think this means what you think it means.

Being obvious, by definition, precludes (or, hah, obviates) the need for critical thinking. What you are describing here is confirmation bias.

Certain people define everything that is not CBC or HuffPost as ‘right wing wack job”.

Uh oh. I'm screwed. That danged right-wing whackjob Toronto Star shows up on my doorstep every day

[tsgarp]

I don’t know, maybe read a newspaper or something.

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

[Rockie]

I don’t know, maybe read a newspaper or something.

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper, so I’ll just surmise you’re full of shit. The “B” stands for broadcasting...look it up in the dictionary.

[JeppsOnFire]

I don’t know, maybe read a newspaper or something.

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper, so I’ll just surmise you’re full of shit. The “B” stands for broadcasting...look it up in the dictionary.

Figure. Of. Speech.

Jesus, are you really that daft or maybe you’re on the spectrum.

I guess when you’re so full of hate and at the same time so full of fear the only way to allay that turmoil is to maniacally lash out at strangers on the internet. Like every day.

Anyways, carry on.

[RedAndWhiteBaron]

Sure glad I brought my flameproof suit to this discussion...

[Rockie]

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper, so I’ll just surmise you’re full of shit. The “B” stands for broadcasting...look it up in the dictionary.

Figure. Of. Speech.

Jesus, are you really that daft or maybe you’re on the spectrum.

I guess when you’re so full of hate and at the same time so full of fear the only way to allay that turmoil is to maniacally lash out at strangers on the internet. Like every day.

Anyways, carry on.

Boo Hoo

[mixturerich]

Another corona thread for the deletion pile...

[RedAndWhiteBaron]

Or, we're all sick and tired of the constantly changing Covid rules and advice, half of us are out of work, we're all a bunch of blowhards, and this just happens to be a rather divisive issue.

Thank god I'm an optimist.

[Rockie]

Or, we're all sick and tired of the constantly changing Covid rules and advice, half of us are out of work, we're all a bunch of blowhards, and this just happens to be a rather divisive issue.

Thank god I'm an optimist.

Well actually I think there is cause for optimism. Brazil, Russia and the US notwithstanding infection rates are lower thanks to the hard treatment and economies are reopening. New infections are easier to identify, trace and isolate. The world for the most part has it under control and is learning how to deal with infections still here, and is learning how to live around them. I think by the time a vaccine gets developed it will just be the final nail in this bastard’s coffin.

[tsgarp]

I don’t know, maybe read a newspaper or something.

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper, so I’ll just surmise you’re full of shit. The “B” stands for broadcasting...look it up in the dictionary.

CBC’s publishes news and opinion online, just like all the papers now do. Get with the times boomer.

[tsgarp]

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper, so I’ll just surmise you’re full of shit. The “B” stands for broadcasting...look it up in the dictionary.

Figure. Of. Speech.

Jesus, are you really that daft or maybe you’re on the spectrum.

I guess when you’re so full of hate and at the same time so full of fear the only way to allay that turmoil is to maniacally lash out at strangers on the internet. Like every day.

Anyways, carry on.

Give Rockie a break. Now that he is retired and doesn’t have a captive FO for his verbal bukake, he needs to find alternate outlets. He spent his formative years in an organization that rewards people for being stubborn and loud, but wasn’t too worried about how bright they were. He excelled there and sadly it taught him some bad habits for later life.

[altiplano]

Or, we're all sick and tired of the constantly changing Covid rules and advice, half of us are out of work, we're all a bunch of blowhards, and this just happens to be a rather divisive issue.

That's the biggest problem. Constantly changing. Nobody has a target, nobody has a plan, nobody can make a decision.

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CBC and Huffpost aren't "papers" but they are the way many people digest their printed news...

That said, I recall a saying "not worth the paper is printed on" and I think that can be said about a lot of these news sites including especially the CBC and Huffpost... Little editorial oversight, no second set of eyes determining if it should go into the press for the morning edition, just endless low quality content creation generating clicks.

At least The Globe and Mail and The National Post and others were willing to press it and sell it Far better wiring and journalism coming out of those outfits than the click bait news generators.

[Rockie]

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper, so I’ll just surmise you’re full of shit. The “B” stands for broadcasting...look it up in the dictionary.

CBC’s publishes news and opinion online, just like all the papers now do. Get with the times boomer.

I’ve had the app (and WP) since the day it came out thanks. This boomer also didn't need a couple of days to research what a “newspaper” is. I occasionally read the National Post (paper version) and find it mostly responsible although I wonder why they still give Conrad Black and Rex Murphy a platform. I even look at Fox News online when I want to see what passes for fact in dimension X.

When I want a GNE check on my moral compass I’ll even check out some extreme right wing sites masquerading as something else. Let’s me know I’m on the right track.

I try not to exist in a bubble. Except that is for not having a clue about cultural references as I’ve amply demonstrated.

[tsgarp]

Or, we're all sick and tired of the constantly changing Covid rules and advice, half of us are out of work, we're all a bunch of blowhards, and this just happens to be a rather divisive issue.

That's the biggest problem. Constantly changing. Nobody has a target, nobody has a plan, nobody can make a decision.
At least The Globe and Mail and The National Post and others were willing to press it and sell it Far better wiring and journalism out of those outfits than the click bait news generators.

Bang on on both counts. The current plan of, “shelter in place indefinitely”, is unsatisfactory to people who think long term. I realize that Trump’s plan is unpopular in some sectors and that it is resulting in some casualties, but it is popular in other sectors because it is away forward.

I may not always agree with the Globe and Mail, but at least the writing has been proof read and is coherent.

[tsgarp]

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper, so I’ll just surmise you’re full of shit. The “B” stands for broadcasting...look it up in the dictionary.

CBC’s publishes news and opinion online, just like all the papers now do. Get with the times boomer.

I’ve had the app (and WP) since the day it came out thanks. This boomer also didn't need a couple of days to research what a “newspaper” is. I occasionally read the National Post (paper version) and find it mostly responsible although I wonder why they still give Conrad Black and Rex Murphy a platform. I even look at Fox News online when I want to see what passes for fact in dimension X.

When I want a GNE check on my moral compass I’ll even check out some extreme right wing sites masquerading as something else. Let’s me know I’m on the right track.

I try not to exist in a bubble. Except that is for not having a clue about cultural references as I’ve amply demonstrated.

So, you knew all along that CBC was a de facto newspaper and your original comment was made for the sole purpose of channeling your inner dickhead? Don’t get me wrong, it’s fine to channel your inner dickhead (George Carlin made a career out of it).

[Rockie]

So, you knew all along that CBC was a de facto newspaper and your original comment was made for the sole purpose of channeling your inner dickhead?

The CBC is a news organization not a defacto newspaper, but if you go back and read you'll see my original comment was "read a newspaper". I didn't say which one and I never mentioned the CBC. (By the way I really meant a "newspaper", something made of paper that you hold in your hand because by and large they are much more truthful and factual than 99% of the online crap out there that people seem to take at face value.) To which you said:

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

And then I said:

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper,

Which, you must admit is a true statement. They are a broadcaster, they don't publish a newspaper and wouldn't know how to do it if they wanted to. I'm not a dickhead for knowing that and you're not necessarily a dickhead for not knowing it. You do have sensitive skin though.

[tsgarp]

So, you knew all along that CBC was a de facto newspaper and your original comment was made for the sole purpose of channeling your inner dickhead?

The CBC is a news organization not a defacto newspaper, but if you go back and read you'll see my original comment was "read a newspaper". I didn't say which one and I never mentioned the CBC. (By the way I really meant a "newspaper", something made of paper that you hold in your hand because by and large they are much more truthful and factual than 99% of the online crap out there that people seem to take at face value.) To which you said:

I read a number of papers. HuffPo and CBC are usually the worst written of them.

And then I said:

Not sure about the Huffington Post but the CBC does not publish a newspaper,

Which, you must admit is a true statement. They are a broadcaster, they don't publish a newspaper and wouldn't know how to do it if they wanted to. I'm not a dickhead for knowing that and you're not necessarily a dickhead for not knowing it. You do have sensitive skin though.

Dude, I'm not going to get wrapped around the axle on this one. But, just for the record, based on the tone of your posts, you are a dickhead. I, on the other hand, am a witty and entertaining dickhead. I know you don't find me amusing; that's because the butt of the joke seldom gets the joke.

[RedAndWhiteBaron]

I, on the other hand, am a witty and entertaining dickhead.

And ever so humble, to boot!

[Rockie]

I'd almost be offended Tsgarp, but as per one of my previous posts on another thread I just find it impossible to take anyone who uses the word "dude" seriously. Progress beyond a highschool maturity level and we'll talk.