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Offline waldo

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Re: Opposition Parties (uncensored thread)
« Reply #510 on: September 18, 2022, 11:07:52 am »
all through the leadership campaign Poilievre refused to be interviewed by anyone from the so-called mainstream media... but somehow managed to find time to be a part of a Jordon Peterson podcast!

so today skippy held a presser that was initially intended as a 'no questions' statement from Poilievre... somewhere in the mix that shifted to where Poilievre's handlers relented to allow 2... and only 2 questions.

but the ever lurking drama had Global's David Akin taking heat from Poilievre who chose to label him a "Liberal heckler"... and more broadly referred to the gathered journalists as the, "Liberal heckling gathering" - all on display in the short video as follows. Of course Akin actually has a long history of Conservative bias.


Who the hell calls a press conference, then tells reporters they can’t ask questions?

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Who the hell calls a press conference, then tells reporters they can’t ask questions?

It’s right in the words: P-R-E-S-S conference.

Dear politicians, if you want to reach the public without the media, you’re free to open a Facebook page or post more of your spicy attack ads to YouTube. Maybe suck up a few million taxpayers' dollars to fund a PR “war room” like Jason Kenney and if your voters keep coming back, more power to you. You can even launch your own news site like Doug Ford did.

However, there are still citizens in this democracy who invest their time and money to support a free press. They want journalists to represent them, to seek truth and demand accountability.

That’s right, if you want access to media platforms, public accountability is the price of entry.

You don’t get to cheat citizens in a democracy by holding a “press conference” where you muzzle the press and expect us to play along.

Mr. Poilievre, welcome to the first day of leadership class.

Here is lesson 101: You are not the free press’ gatekeeper.