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Fix The Stupid

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22. Show me where I said I want 'all public funding taken away from the CBC'?
Fri Mar 30, 2012, 01:55 PM
Mar 2012

Maybe I wasn't clear...but I never said, and I quote you, "you have posted that you want all public funding taken away from CBC"...

No - I want accountability for the $billion they get annually. Quite a far cry from calling for their funding to stop cold turkey.

And yes, it isn't fair to other broadcasters - If CBC was like PBS - with no advertising, commercials, etc, then that makes sense. But to have them subsidized to such a huge amount AND they get to claim advertising revenue just isn't fair or right.

The CBC has a great news program(s) though - I hear and see a lot of people from outside this country that prefer to watch the CBC as opposed to their regional/national news. It's almost comical - watch a few minutes of the news on NBC/CBS/Fox and then watch the CBC - one is a propaganda machine and the other is the CBC...

I think a lot of you have jumped the gun and any instance where you can scream "troll!" get's you excited.

Guess what? I am not a right wing troll...

- Take my Canadian Healthcare away and be prepared to die.
- decriminalize all drugs
- Cut the military in half (at least half)
- enough with the militarization of the police
- More unions (see what happened to Caterpillar in London? scumbag owners)
- scrap that stupid F35 deal
- Free education
- Bring all troops home now - only when we are attacked do our soldiers get deployed
- total overhaul of the tax system - rich don't pay enough
- free abortions - guess what? there are too many people - anything we can do to stifle population growth should be on the table - if you are pregnant and have no desire for the child, abortion should be the easy option.
- scrap the separate school board - one education system - PUBLIC!

How does that measure up to your liberal yard stick?,lol.

Shades of GWB and Wisconsin governot Scott, et al. SharonAnn Mar 2012 #1
Yes, but DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #2
lol geardaddy Mar 2012 #15
Sorry, but the CBC needs to be reigned in. Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #3
Gee, conservative talking points have infiltrated Canada too! Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #5
There are plenty of them here. laundry_queen Mar 2012 #7
I'm about as liberal as they come... Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #8
LOL, I bet your preference is the pathetic Sun Network... Spazito Mar 2012 #9
lol.. The sun... Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #12
Well, seeing as you are a big booster of private, for-profit networks... Spazito Mar 2012 #17
Harper has 40% of the vote, but more than 50% of the seats in Parliament. Lucy Goosey Mar 2012 #4
This never would have happened if the Leafs weren't mired in suck this year Blue_Tires Mar 2012 #6
With a parliamentary system supporting multiple parties, this is what can happen... Spazito Mar 2012 #10
And this is what scares me about the COns... Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #14
Boy do I agree! Living in Alberta is like arthritisR_US Mar 2012 #16
Agree, they are disgusting... Spazito Mar 2012 #18
Absolutley. Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #19
Hmmm, you are confusing me... Spazito Mar 2012 #20
Show me where I said I want 'all public funding taken away from the CBC'? Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #22
When you posted... Spazito Mar 2012 #23
I'm a little confused. Fix The Stupid Mar 2012 #24
Who was the "we" you made reference to in your original post? Spazito Mar 2012 #25
They won't raise the wedge issues. laundry_queen Mar 2012 #28
This is good news for me. Chan790 Mar 2012 #11
Yeah, I don't understand the opposition to the end of subsidies? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #13
Almost every Government department is being cut that much Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #21
I used to ponder a parlimentary system DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #27
When it was the right that was split more than the left... Spazito Mar 2012 #29
On the bright side laundry_queen Mar 2012 #31
I hope so, but DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #32
Well. laundry_queen Mar 2012 #34
True DonCoquixote Mar 2012 #35
Yes, they do. nt laundry_queen Mar 2012 #36
We do have a real problem here Canuckistanian Mar 2012 #33
as if canadian tv wasnt already cheap-looking enough! BOG PERSON Mar 2012 #26
LOL, seeing as most "canadian tv" consists of purchased American programming... Spazito Mar 2012 #30
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