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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 07:51 PM
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Man, MacLean's sucks now
First issue I've purchased since Kenneth white took over as editor. What a piece of shit it now is. The first story about Svend I though, "Whatever, it's amagazine and I'm not always gonna agree with it."
Then the rest of it was nothing more than a bunch of shit slagging the left and PRAISING the right... and I don't mean you have to look for it. It's as clear as day.
It was so biased I think the days of buying it are over for me. I can take a mag that goes both ways, or even a little right, but to be so blatant... fuck them. I'd say that's it for me with them. Plus from a professional standpoint it's gone to shit, the layout is crap and that asshole running it obviously doesn't grasp shit like putting in cutlines that are relevant to the photo.
Anyone seen it?
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Telly Savalas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 10:06 PM
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1. It's gone down the shitter in just the last few years.
We actually have a subscription (dirt-cheap in conjunction with our Rogers bill). Even though I think it's less than $5 a month, I'm considering cancelling for the reasons you cite.
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achtung_circus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-23-05 09:48 AM
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3. I already did.
it's turned into pap. Bias I can deal with, but lack of substance I can't.
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-23-05 01:17 PM
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4. Yeah, Amen...the briefs they put in for world news and such are sad
It's like metro or something
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Swede Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-22-05 11:15 PM
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2. Rightwing bias is plastered across every cover.
They don't even pretend to hide it.
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CanSocDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Dec-24-05 07:31 AM
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5. I quit buying when Amiel was a regular...

...contributor. That was over 20 years ago but when I saw this months cover of Svend, I actually thought I was looking at a parody issue.

The neo-cons are getting jobs everywhere, even at the CBC.
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V. Kid Donating Member (616 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-26-05 03:34 AM
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6. The only decent thing in it or associated with it is Paul Wells...
...and yeah I've seen that Magazine. I had an urge to take it and do something to the title altering it from "Send him Packing", to "Send him Packing TO OTTAWA" (as an MP of course). And then there was an article in that rag' the National Pest doing pretty much the same thing too. Svend isn't my favourite politician, but I respect him far more then content free politicians that these rags are constantly praising. But what annoys me most is their tendency to claim that their presenting a "fair and balanced" view, like Fox "News", yet be so blatently biased. It's really quite pathetic.
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Darth_Kitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-15-06 07:46 PM
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7. I browsed through it the other day....
it's biased right wing crap now. Like very right wing.

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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-15-06 09:50 PM
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8. It's gone neo-con.........
and I despise the rag.
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