Wingnutterers' Whirlitzer

Gazetteer ^ | 1/6/2007

[Mike Bates]

So, imagine our surprise when the first serious Democratic candidate for US President in 2008, John Edwards, started suggesting that it just might be time for universal healthcare in the States and the Wingnutterers' Whirlitzer immediately began cranking out stories about how bad the situation in Canada is based on, you guessed it, the work of that fine, unbiased and totally independent public policy group, The Fraser Institute.

Now, of course, the job of Whirlitzer is not to float stories based on truth, reason and/or perspective. Instead, it's real job is to get all of the ink-stained wretches and the bleached-brained bloviators to accept their position as a given in the shamelessly lazy 'he said - she said' duality that governs today's dumbed-down mainstream media packworld (see: Dion, Stephane -French Guy, for example).

In case you have doubts about my Whirlitzer analysis check out the bonafides of the folks behind the wingnuttery cited above. First the board behind the American 'National Center For Policy Alternatives'; second the homepage of the author of the spin piece, Michael Bates; and lastly, but certainly not least the folks (mostly American and mostly reactionary) who write for the interestingly titled 'Canadian Free Press'.

[Mike Bates]

Gee, I've never been much of a joiner, but I was pleasantly surprised to learn I'm part of that infamous Wingnutterers' Whirlitzer. And I even have bonafides.

[Patrick1]

As are all those Canadians who come to Detroit for surgery.

[Mike Bates]

As are all those Canadians who come to Detroit for surgery.

That must be an urban myth, heh?