[Alta_redneck]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That said, the "Rebel" media sure do seem to have a hate on for the Alberta NDP. So much that they'll post blatant lies to try to create some sort of scandal. Reminds me a lot of groups like "Americans for Prosperity" which don't really do what they pretend to do.

Refresh my memory on all these lies.

[andyt]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

I guess Rex Murphy should pack his bags, after all he just a lowly commentator that should not be allowed to have an opinion, how can he be part of the media.

Twist things much? Who said anybody can't have an opinion?

As you say, he's a commentator. He would not call himself a journalist, nor would he attend government announcements. He'd just spout off about them, as Ezra and his ilk are allowed to do.

[BartSimpson]

bootlegga bootlegga:

The key word in that statement is group, not media.

That's irrelevant. If a Boy Scout troop is acting in the capacity of a news organization then their right to gather and cover news is protected.

The freedom of the press was never intended to be a special right reserved to a special class of people. Rather it is akin to the freedom of speech in that it is a protected activity.

Regardless of who acts in the capacity of the media it is the activity itself that is protected.

Unless of course you think that politicians and civil servants should have prior approval over who gets to cover them...just like we see in no end of shithole dictatorships around the world.

[Alta_redneck]

Well this didn't take long.

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NDP on Rebel ban: “We made a mistake”
Edmonton,Alberta / 630 CHED - Edmonton Breaking News, Traffic, Weather and Sports Radio Station
Kevin Robertson
Posted: February 17, 2016 10:35 am


The province is backtracking on its stance against members of the Rebel media website attending their news conferences.

A statement this morning says quote “It’s clear we made a mistake.” It says no one will be excluded from media events over the next while, as they review their policies.

The full statement from NDP government spokesperson Cheryl Oates:

We’ve heard a lot of feedback from Albertans and media over the course of the last two days and it’s clear we made a mistake. The government has appointed former Western Canadian Bureau Chief for Canadian Press, Heather Boyd to consult and give us recommendations on what the government’s media policies should be. In the meantime, no one will be excluded from government media events.

http://www.630ched.com/2016/02/17/8892n ... a-mistake/

[martin14]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

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NDP on Rebel ban: “We made a mistake”

Not the first, by a long shot.

Won't be the last, by a long shot.

[Alta_redneck]

We're starting to see lawn signs around here now, "Say No to Carbon Tax"

And a new national poll out today showing she's lost 20% support in just 9 months.

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http://globalnews.ca/news/2522781/notle ... 21067226=1

[BartSimpson]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

We're starting to see lawn signs around here now, "Say No to Carbon Tax"

And a new national poll out today showing she's lost 20% support in just 9 months.

This tends to happen when people realize that the promises of socialism and the realities of socialism are two completely different things.

[2Cdo]

martin14 martin14:

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

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NDP on Rebel ban: “We made a mistake”

Not the first, by a long shot.

Won't be the last, by a long shot.

That will be repeated a lot in the next 4 years.

[peck420]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

This tends to happen when people realize that the promises of socialism and the realities of socialism are two completely different things.

What realities would those be?

There is very little the current government has done/promised, that has actually happened yet...you know, in reality.

What is happening now, is Albertan's are pissed off at the person in charge. Wouldn't make a lick of difference who it is. And doesn't really matter that most of their grief has been caused by forces outside of the control of said person.

People are pissed, somebody NEEDS to be blamed...might as well blame the current person at the top.

Jesus could be Premier (redneck bible belt after all), and if oil tanked, he would be getting cussed out of office. Upside down fish would adorn bumpers as far as the eye could see. Etc, etc.

If it wasn't so sad, it would be downright comical.

[BartSimpson]

Peck, as you're astutely noting, reality has rudely interrupted the plans and promises of the NDP.

Socialism à la the NDP may abhor the free market but the free market, as it turns out, doesn't care.

[Thanos]

They're not going to do anything malicious but they're going to be known by their gaffes and inexperience because the latter is leading to increasing and disturbingly more instances of the former.

[N_Fiddledog]

I like the way the Rebel describes the NDP back-peddle.

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So today, a Notley spin-doctor issued this statement:

"We’ve heard a lot of feedback from Albertans and media over the course of the last two days and it’s clear we made a mistake. The government has appointed former Western Canadian Bureau Chief for Canadian Press, Heather Boyd to consult and give us recommendations on what the government’s media policies should be. In the meantime, no one will be excluded from government media events."


Translation: Notley was fine with being a bully, when she thought she could roll over us, like she rolled over farmers and oilmen.

So, it’s a partial victory. But pay attention to that last line: Notley has hired an “expert” to advise her on how to handle troublesome journalists. The lifting of the blacklist is only “in the meantime”. Notley may well revert to a policy of government-regulated journalism, if her hand-picked advisor can find a way to spin it.

But the law is clear: we have freedom of the press in Canada. No matter what Notley or her hand-picked advisors say. Governments do not have the power to regulate journalists. And any blacklist barring journalists from public events based on political vendettas is obviously illegal discrimination.

So: it’s a partial win — a win for freedom, and for Albertans who want independent journalism. But there’s a massive loophole built right into it, for Notley to come back and regulate later.

Rachel Notley is a bully. She just couldn’t get away with it this time. But she’s not done trying. She’s taken no personal responsibility for this illegal blacklist. The unsigned statement’s passive tone — mistakes were made — shows Notley is genetically incapable of saying “sorry”. Not to our reporters Sheila Gunn Reid and Holly Nicholas — Notley never would, and it worthless to us. But saying sorry to Albertans, for sacrificing their culture of freedom to “get even” with her critics.

As to The Rebel, we’re going to keep doing our unique brand of journalism — news, opinion and activism. We obviously are covering it in a way that no-one else is — a way that Albertans love, and Notley hates. That’s a pretty good form of media accreditation, don’t you think?

We're going to keep reporting the truth about Notley. Because Albertans love it, and she hates it.

Ezra Levant
Rebel Commander

P.S. We will be demanding that the Department of Justice officially confirm that the illegal blacklist is removed, and is removed permanently. If Notley tries to weasel her way back to another blacklist, we’ll just have to do this all over again — until she accepts freedom of the press on her own, or a judge tells her to.

http://www.therebel.media/rachel_notley ... e=therebel

[BRAH]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That said, the "Rebel" media sure do seem to have a hate on for the Alberta NDP. So much that they'll post blatant lies to try to create some sort of scandal. Reminds me a lot of groups like "Americans for Prosperity" which don't really do what they pretend to do.

Like the CBC lies against Conservatives? Check your hypocrisy at the door.

[bootlegga]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

bootlegga bootlegga:

Lorne Gunter, Rick Bell and lots of other journalists who lean to the right are allowed in and cover the Legislature and government announcements all the time.

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Notley government bans right-wing group from covering announcements

The key word in that statement is group, not media.

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And yet Mr. Levant, by his own admission, is not a journalist. “I’m a commentator, I’m a pundit,” he explained to the judge. “I don’t think in my entire life I’ve ever called myself a reporter.”

http://news.nationalpost.com/full-comme ... -testimony

If Ezra and his group don't consider themselves media, why should anyone else?

Can you guote Ezra saying that Rebal Media isn't part of the Canadian Media. And it wasn't Ezra that got the boot, it was 2 young ladies, that do consider themselves journalist.

I guess Rex Murphy should pack his bags, after all he just a lowly commentator that should not be allowed to have an opinion, how can he be part of the media.

Here's Sheila's bio on Rebel.media:

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Sheila Gunn Reid
REBEL COMMENTATOR

Sheila Gunn Reid is a contributor for TheRebel.media from Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. She's a stay at home mom of 3 and conservative activist. She grew up on the family farm and she has strong ties to the oil patch.

Sheila has been a contributor to Corus radio's nationally broadcast Roy Green Show, where she was part of the Hockey Mom's Panel, tackling issues like government over reach and encroachment into our families.

Sheila tries unsuccessfully to read the entire Internet before noon each day. She also enjoys being in nature with her family, where incidentally she encounters very few environmentalists.

http://www.therebel.media/sheilagunnreid

Funny, I don't see anything that says journalist - all I see is commentator, activist and contributor.

Here's a couple tweets from her Twitter feed where she said she was an ordinary citizen and NOT a professional:

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‏@SheilaGunnReid
@ezralevant they called me a Conservative researcher. Flat out lie. I'm a mom with Samsung Note 4 in a camoflage case. @bcbluecon

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Andy von Busse ‏@ab57 19 Aug 2015
@SheilaGunnReid @ezralevant @bcbluecon in other words, an ordinary citizen.

Sheila Gunn Reid ‏@SheilaGunnReid 19 Aug 2015 Strathcona County, Alberta
@ab57 exactly. If they paint us as professionals, it doesn't make the media look so inept when we eat their lunches @ezralevant @bcbluecon

Here's Lorne Gunter on her 'credentials':

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When Rebel contributor Sheila Gunn Reid showed up for the briefing, she was turned away. The event was for “accredited media only.”

Now Reid never went to journalism school. (Neither did I.) And she has never worked in a formal newsroom. But she used to be part of the Corus radio network’s Hockey Moms panel that regularly debated government involvement in family issues...

Now all of a sudden, we're all supposed to believe she is a journalist.

Sorry, I'm not buying it and IMHO, the NDP shouldn't have either.

[bootlegga]

Alta_redneck Alta_redneck:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

That said, the "Rebel" media sure do seem to have a hate on for the Alberta NDP. So much that they'll post blatant lies to try to create some sort of scandal. Reminds me a lot of groups like "Americans for Prosperity" which don't really do what they pretend to do.

Refresh my memory on all these lies.

This is the most recent one I can think of:



This campaign has been around since 2013 (check Google if you don't believe me), so it's not new at all.

The fine for distracted drivers was raised to $287 by Prentice's government before the last election, not the NDP.

Further, police officers (and other emergency responders) are allowed to use their cell phones in the course of their duties - and police forces across have policies in place that do NOT allow their officers to send texts at all while on duty.

Admittedly, this is a pretty minor lie on Levant's part, but this is typical of the 'journalism' released by the Rebel. They just say any old thing without doing any research at all and get away with it. When journalists like Dan Rather or Brian Jennings get caught lying, they lose their jobs.