Comments on: Bloggers skew Canadian Historical Society poll – Worst Canadian

By: Fagstein » Editorialist, criticize thyself

Fagstein » Editorialist, criticize thyself — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:31:00 +0000

[...] I looked up the story, and most of the bloggers I’ve found saw right through the lame, transparent attempt to get free publicity. The paragraph leaves out the paper itself in those it names as having “had fun”. After all, it put the non-story on its front page Tuesday morning, one day after the Beaver issued a press release about it. (Little tip folks: Get something on Canada Newswire that’s not business-related and some paper somewhere will rewrite it into a story to fill space. Don’t bother trying to support your outrageous claims with facts, nobody cares about those.) [...]

By: Bene Diction

Bene Diction — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:05:52 +0000

Thanks for posting about this Suzanne!
It might not have been something none history buffs might have noticed.
Given that historians and teachers use stricker criteria than ‘left or right’ when evaluating the question, I’ve no doubt the decision of the Historical Society and The Beaver editors to post the results with integrity will help teachers and professors across the country. And techs.:^)

Good opportunity to look at the names and do some learning.

By: Scott Tribe

Scott Tribe — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 03:20:46 +0000

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By: BlueBerry Pick'n

BlueBerry Pick'n — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:44:01 +0000

sickens me, absolutely sickens me. Comparing PIERRE TRUDEAU to SERIAL KILLERS. *growl* I lay the blame for this solidly with the same contingent who continually drag Mulroney's into the LimeLight... much like FauxNooze's fawning adoration for RayGun... Hrumph: Beaver Readers pick Trudeau as 'Worst Canadian' on the upside, I'm looking forward to another ProgBlog BBQ! Spread Love... ... but wear the Glove! BlueBerry Pick'n can be found @ ThisCanadian "We, two, form a multitude" ~ Ovid == "Silent Freedom is Freedom Silenced"

By: Eugene Plawiuk

Eugene Plawiuk — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 02:07:38 +0000

Funny I promoted the idea that it was Wolfe and Montcalm that were the worst Canadians and obviously nobody took me up on it.

By: SUZANNE

SUZANNE — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:55:54 +0000

Just like the leftists freeped the CBC’s Great Canadian list. Yes, freeping does get your message, but it appears only lefties are allowed to do it.