- Reading Harper's statement is like entering Bizzaro World.

Harper lauds press freedom in speech, doesn't take questions from reporters, The Canadian Press, Nov. 22, 2009
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/harper-lauds-press-freedom-in-speech-doesnt-take-
questions-from-reporters/article1373034/Tab 25

Perhaps then Harper will agree to a public inquiry into the Afghan prisoner transfer scandal and “shine
light into [it's] dark corners”.

Reading Harper's statement is like entering Bizzaro World.

First it is the Prime Minister's duty to ensure that there are no "dark corners" in the government.

Second, of all the Prime Ministers and governments I have lived through Harper and the Con's have done the most to create and hide "dark corners". They have far outstripped any other Canadian government in distorting the truth and obscuring and obstructing it.

Harper and the Con's fundamental principle is, precisely, "truth is only what the Con's says it is”.

The Harper, and the Con’s generally, style politics is of distortion, cover-up, duplicity, deception, obscuration and obfuscation, suppression of truth and, slandering, mud slinging and character assassination in lieu of serious and sober response to important issues. Their attitude to Science and Scientific research are in the dank ages and Crime reminiscent of the irrationality surrounding witch-hunts and the Inquisition.

Harper and the Con's have developed the biggest propaganda machine seen in Western democracies in
recent history that they have no hesitation in using no matter how reprehensible and morally and
secularly dishonest. Approaching Canadians on an emotional level, with a total disregard for the truth
is a basic strategy for Harper and the Con's.

Also, one can only wonder to what extent, given the huge amounts of tax payers money, as well as Con Party money, Harper spends on media - central to the smooth running of their propaganda machine, the Harper and Con largess is tied to media that publish pro-Con materials.

Perhaps, Harper and the Con's don't put a gun to reporters' heads, but the effect is the same.


Lloyd MacIlquham cicblog.com/comments.htm