tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post7600288780627938904..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Dear Greg: An open letter to The Politic's Greg Farries.CChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-22157753669581822772008-02-20T10:00:00.000-05:002008-02-20T10:00:00.000-05:00Maybe it's part of a consortium of business endeav...Maybe it's part of a consortium of business endeavours? A diversified portfolio, in other words.<BR/><BR/>I don't know, since I have no more information than what's publicly available. I just know, from the amount of junk mail and tele-marketing calls I receive for all kinds of hair-brained commercial ventures, that an <I>entrepreneurial</I> trend these days seems to be focussed way more on advertising than on the actual provision of goods and services of any meaningful value.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-25513865547880442642008-02-20T09:44:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:44:00.000-05:00It doesn't seem to be a very successful venture fr...It doesn't seem to be a very successful venture from what I've been able to tell. It's been a while since I checked, however.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-52642301751582171922008-02-20T09:22:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:22:00.000-05:00...s.b. "Canadian Conservative Ad Network."...s.b. "Canadian Conservative Ad Network."Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-89002166038514997352008-02-20T09:21:00.000-05:002008-02-20T09:21:00.000-05:00It's a link from The Politic...from its ad under "...It's a link from <I>The Politic</I>...from its ad under "Conservative Conservative Ad Network" at the bottom right. The reason I bring it up is because Greg Farries has always stuck me as a pretty candid, sensible person...so I've been wondering what other benefit there would be to having a stable of cretins writing on that blog.<BR/><BR/>It's something I think about quite often with regard to the other <I>Blogging Tory</I> luminaries who I don't consider outright cretins...Steve Janke, Stephen Taylor, even ol' KKKate herself, once in a while.<BR/><BR/><I>Cui bono</I>?...in other words.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-29103513300938591722008-02-20T08:59:00.000-05:002008-02-20T08:59:00.000-05:00Ti-Guy:I'm not sure what that page has to do with ...Ti-Guy:<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure what that page has to do with <I>The Politic</I>, but I'm going to stick with my original link as the canonical description of that site's philosophy.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-31995231770272923262008-02-20T08:53:00.000-05:002008-02-20T08:53:00.000-05:00Our intention is to provide an intellectually hone...<I>Our intention is to provide an intellectually honest viewpoint on the topics of which we write, in order to nurture public discourse and the free flow of information which all of our contributors cherish as the foundation-stones of a free society.</I><BR/><BR/>That's pretty laughable. I seem to recall Spanky telling Mr. Erl (back when he was still drinking the KoolAid®) that if he had his druthers, he'd shut off the comments altogether at <I>Duh Politic</I>. So that shows you how much he wants to "nurture public discourse." Not that I'm suggesting he's a lying douche or anything.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-48878282881082552782008-02-20T08:35:00.000-05:002008-02-20T08:35:00.000-05:00Try again, Ti-Guy ... that link is bogus.Ewps...he...<I>Try again, Ti-Guy ... that link is bogus.</I><BR/><BR/>Ewps...<A HREF="http://web.blogads.com/advertise/canadian_conservative_ad_network" REL="nofollow">here.</A>Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-82544561594777976942008-02-20T07:55:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:55:00.000-05:00You mean that blog is the product of more than one...<B><BR/><BR/>You mean that blog is the product of more than one brain?<BR/><BR/>That's really fucking depressing.<BR/><BR/>By Blogger thwap, at 7:44 AM</B><BR/><BR/>No, not really.E in MDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10327814892445709779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-66812065997034803602008-02-20T07:44:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:44:00.000-05:00You mean that blog is the product of more than one...You mean that blog is the product of more than one brain?<BR/><BR/>That's really fucking depressing.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-13096527458351953792008-02-20T07:43:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:43:00.000-05:00Try again, Ti-Guy ... that link is bogus.Try again, Ti-Guy ... that link is bogus.CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-71450066064268853672008-02-20T07:39:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:39:00.000-05:00I think this is The Politic's actual "about" page....I think <A HREF="" REL="nofollow">this</A> is <I>The Politic's</I> actual "about" page.<BR/><BR/>"For more information on this particular hive (FAQ, membership requirements, etc) please visit this page or contact Greg Farries directly, (403) 634-8888, greg@mediablitz.ca"<BR/><BR/>An advertiser providing content in order to generate advertising revenue. It's not <I>necessarily</I> a morally bankrupt business model, but as we see, it appears to have to rely on an alarming degree of duplicity. I used to think that was anathema to conservatism but that was a long, long, <I>looooong</I> time ago.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-21676020853164965522008-02-20T07:15:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:15:00.000-05:00RT:Greg may, in fact, not give a crap, but he can'...RT:<BR/><BR/>Greg may, in fact, <I>not</I> give a crap, but he can't say I never made the invitation.<BR/><BR/>And ... um ... what <I>about</I> you, Charles? Is there something on your mind?CChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-58738995693561939822008-02-20T07:10:00.001-05:002008-02-20T07:10:00.001-05:00I think you maybe have Greg confused with someone ...I think you maybe have Greg confused with someone who gives a shit.Red Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00422305796158017027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-89073857565744387562008-02-20T07:10:00.000-05:002008-02-20T07:10:00.000-05:00Hey! What about me??Hey! What about <A HREF="http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/author/charles-anthony/" REL="nofollow">me</A>??Charles Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05705369255441346023noreply@blogger.com