Posted by Mike Cleaver
on October 22, 2009, 5:35 pm, in reply to "Re: CTV News: Why The News Media Is Greeted By Cynicism "
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It may be a "feel good" story for people living where it's not being held.
Vancouver is being held hostage by the "Limp Dick" Games (tm) and the locals are last on the list for anything games related.
Except paying the bills.
It's already started.
Areas of the city are being cordoned off and traffic rerouted to suit the fat cats and those with even fatter wallets.
You won't be able to get there from here in the weeks leading up to and during the games.
For example, I live in Kits.
My partner works in the heart of downtown.
For him, getting to and from work will be a nightmare.
It's the same for all others in the Lower Mainland who have to come downtown.
The "Limp Dick" solution?
Take your vacation during the games.
Tell that to your employer who is hoping for a big cash in.
And yes, CTV has become a shill of the games organization.
Real news has no place when they can rave on about "itchy and scratchy," the games mascots et al.
As for "balloon boy," a quick call to an expert on helium balloons could have stopped the hoax in it's tracks.
No one bothers to investigate "news stories" any more.
They take the handout or a tip from some dork on a social networking site and run with it.
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