Don Sharpe

Don Sharpe

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12 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Sun News Network: Hard... · 0 replies · 0 points

Ezra calls it as he sees it - oh wait, that's another tired cliche.
If I can think up 39 more, I can write for Macleans . . ....

12 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Sun News Network: Hard... · 0 replies · -8 points

Feschuk has 'weak sauce'.
You're a disappointment, Scott.
But people are reading you, and commenting, so in a way you are sorta successful.
Wrong, but successful.
That'll have to do.

12 years ago @ Macleans.ca - One of these things is... · 0 replies · +3 points

Well, at least andy didn't swear . ... but 'Harper is as bad as Iggy' - that's all you've got?
There must be a pool of serious journalists out there Macleans could draw from.

12 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Drag queens, MPs and a... · 0 replies · 0 points

Yup . . ... exactly what you'd expect from the liberals. Send in the clowns

12 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Sun family values · 0 replies · +5 points

I suppose I'm not allowed to use the same language in the comments as Mr Potter. His article could have been supported with facts rather than name calling. I took the CBC poll and I believe it is skewed to the left. Ezra does a terrific job of holding journalists accountable. As for "Peter is a friend of mine . . ... I have no idea how he votes" - I don't believe that at all.

13 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Mitchel Raphael on the... · 0 replies · +1 points

OK, then we disagree on that point. Let's move on. How was Ottawa insulted? Do you believe the protesters crossed the line, pulling the fire alarm and threatening violence? C'mon Thwim, bring it!
I read Kady's article, and her updates, it seems pretty accurate, and fair, and consistent with the information I've gleaned from other sources. How do you interpret the event, if you were even there . ....
What I'd really like to hear is your opinion. Does free speech end when you disagree with the message?

13 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Pope mum on abuse at E... · 0 replies · +4 points

There are a number of priests in Her Majesty's Penitentiary in St. John's Newfoundland, including Father Foley for his part in the Mount Cashel abuse case. That's where they belong.

13 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Mitchel Raphael on the... · 2 replies · +1 points

Sorry Thwim, was I being obtuse? I wasn't there, but from the reports I heard, more unregistered attendees showed up than the venue could hold. The organizers were a little overwhelmed, and the foyer became crowded with folks wanting to get in, but that wasn't the cause of the disruption. Protesters who couldn't tolerate any opposing views, who threatened on social media sights to disrupt the event, eventually caused the police to deem the lecture 'unsafe' for the participants. If you were there, and disagree with this assessment, then say so.

13 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Mitchel Raphael on the... · 0 replies · 0 points

Insulting? Sure, but if you can't stand the heat of vigorous public discourse, why on earth did you stand up to the microphone? For that matter, why are you going to University? Or does having a 'safe place to learn' mean never having to hear an opposing viewpoint? Ann Coulter's visit to Ottawa may have resulted in some being exposed to 'hatred and contempt', but clearly it wasn't Ann or the organizers who insulted anyone in Ottawa, rather it was the other way around.

13 years ago @ Macleans.ca - Mitchel Raphael on the... · 1 reply · 0 points

One would think that the U of O students who disagreed with Ms. Coulter's position would want to attend, hear her predicted 'vile hate speech' and then take an opportunity to skewer her with their well phrased rebuttals during the Q & A session that followed. After all, here she was, the pre-eminent 'right wing harpy', right in their sights!
Alas, it was not to be. Frankly, if the questions posed by many of the child scholars who attended the Calgary lecture, it's just as well. Rather than focus on current issues, they were unable to expand their thinking beyond out-of-context comments she had made 10 years ago, prompting her to laugh as they regurgitated what she called her 'Top Ten Misquotes'. Many even launched into monologues, holding their carefully crafted paragraphs written on 3x5 cards, eliciting jeers from the audience until Ann said, "If you want to make a speech, book a room, like I did. If you don't have a question, sit down!" Hilarious!