Comments on: Canadian journalism: Death By Irony

By: Pesky Pundit

Pesky Pundit — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:04:50 +0000

If only I felt certain that the average journalist actually knew what the word “irony” means!

The practice of journalism as a profession seems to have devolved into an interplay of “intellectual currency management” and “diversionary tactics” by the intellectually deficient.

As a Canadian who has not actually PAID for a Canadian newspaper in over a decade, I am struck by a particular “irony”. The Canadian MSM would have us believe in their commitment to “green policies”, yet I cannot seem to look at a weekend edition of a newspaper as anything other than an assault on forests. For example, The Toronto Star’s weekend edition can sometimes be half-an-inch thick, yet it contains no more “information” than a weekday edition one-quarter the size (i.e. virtually none). DISGUSTING and IRONIC all rolled up into one. Ya gotta love it!

By: Gippergal

Gippergal — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 03:41:19 +0000

Islamophobia is a way that the media frames addressing the “bad guys,” nothing more – like condescendingly defending children who have misbehaved. But though I’m no media snob or member of the leftist illuminati, I do take exception to taking post-partum depression lightly, even if (hopefully) it’s tongue-in-cheek. Too many women are affected by it to lump it in with politically correct verbiage from the mainstream media.

By: Steynian 293 « Free Canuckistan!

Steynian 293 « Free Canuckistan! — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:30:29 +0000

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By: Girl On The Right » Blog Archive » Nutzis on the Loose!

Girl On The Right » Blog Archive » Nutzis on the Loose! — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 15:15:48 +0000

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By: Bob Herron

Bob Herron — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:22:57 +0000

And how many exactly die from peanut allergy reactions Dad Ken. Give us a number.

CDC data show food allergy deaths are extremely rare, with peanut-related deaths almost nonexistent.

Now get some psychiatric help.

The Center for Disease Control in the US says death from peanut allergy CDC studies show about 25% of parents think their kids have food allergies when only about 4% really do. And only 1% actually have peanut allergies.

The health benefits of peanuts to the other 99% far outweigh the risks. A handful of peanuts twice a week halves the risk of heart attack. Peanuts have the lowest glycemic index and decrease the risk of diabetes.