Zap goes the politico (FR, Free Dominion Mentioned)

Globe and Mail ^ | 1/6/06 | IVOR TOSSELL

[conservative in nyc]

Watching political types learn to use the Web is a lot like sitting on the cottage porch in summer -- if you'll recall -- underneath the electric bug-zapping lantern. On a warm evening, you can watch nature run its course around you, punctuated only by the occasional loud pop as one of the Earth's lesser creations hits the lantern and explodes on contact. And the universe keeps turning.

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The Liberals got themselves a day of negative headlines after the boorish blog of Mike Klander, a party vice-president, was uncovered. This was the one that posted a picture of Olivia Chow and a chow chow dog under the title "Separated at Birth?"; just one among many aggressively unfunny entries.

--Snip--

Later in the same week, one Gordon Stamp, the campaign manager of Albertan Conservative MP Peter Goldring, got caught prolifically posting anti-Canadian, pro-Western separatist messages on an arch-conservative Web forum called Free Dominion (freedominion.ca). Free Dominion, for what it's worth, is the Canadian sibling of Free Republic (freerepublic.com), one of the most xenophobic and reactionary American sites out there. Stamp was writing his missives under the pseudonym "Psycho," which did not improve the optics at all. The Tories wasted no time in securing his resignation. An entertaining coda gained less publicity. Goldring apparently tried distancing himself from Free Dominion, calling the forum's views "extreme." His disassociation from his employee's Web forum might have been believable, until bloggers ferreted out the fact that Goldring himself had given a gushing speech to a Free Dominion banquet in 2002. The transcript was right on Goldring's own Web site. Worst of all, the speech was awful. It made allegories about the dinner menu: "The perogies represent the Canadian Alliance members, the real people. . ." For the unexpurgated version, see http://bouquetsofgray.blogspot.com.

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[conservative in nyc]

If Mr. Tossell thinks this is one of the most xenophobic and reactionary American sites out there, he doesn't get around the web much. Sure, we have some posters who bash Canada - but most FReepers understand that ordinary Canadians aren't the problem - their Liberal politicians and arch-liberal MSM is. The CBC makes CBS look like Fox News.

As always, more at the link. If we should learn anything from the Free Dominion/Psycho and MD4Bush affair here, it's that loose lips sink ships. All it takes to figure out your real identity is a little bit of personal information and a reporter or blogger with too much time on his hands. Always think before you hit the post button.

[conservative in nyc]

Ping! Who is Ivor Tossell anyway?

[NormsRevenge]

reactionary = activist driven (that's a crime in communist countries, yaknow)

[NormsRevenge]

xenophoic = strongly support legal immigration

[Gordongekko909]

Haven't you heard? The left has redefined the word "xenophobic." It now means "bearing any animosity whatsoever to anyone not from your own country ever, including animosity directed towards people whose stated mission in life is the destruction of your country."

And addendum involving the word "power" was quickly added to exempt Al Quaida from this definition.

[Red Badger]

....Free Republic (freerepublic.com), one of the most xenophobic and reactionary American sites out there.

We're not xenophobic! I like xenos, I just want them to stay where they are........

[DogBarkTree]

Aside from Vancover, most Canadians in the western half half of the country are in touch with reality and know we arent the enemy. All the rest can go %$#@ themselves.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

I used to watch Xeno: Princess Warrior does that count?

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

one of the most xenophobic and reactionary American sites out there.

*Snort* Reactionary I will accept but xenophobic? I like any xeno who is not trying to kill me and even them I do not fear. I just want to kill them first.

That is not the same thing.

[saganite]

xen·o·phobe (zĕn'ə-fôb', zç'nə-) n. A person unduly fearful or contemptuous of that which is foreign, especially of strangers or foreign peoples. Maybe he caught on that the French aren't too popular here.

[GermanBusiness]

I'm Canadian. I am marrying a German.

I think we can expect to be invited to the FReeper ball as long as we don't like liberals. :-)

[conservative barking moonbat]

Xenophobic moi???

[Mike Darancette]

Free Republic (freerepublic.com), one of the most xenophobic and reactionary American sites out there. Stamp was writing his missives under the pseudonym "Psycho," which did not improve the optics at all.

Psycho --- LOL

Xenophobic? I love Canada except for Ontario and Quebec governments and Canadians are great people saddled with a small minded government.

[GermanBusiness]

I will agree: I am "reactionary" in terms of "reacting to 9-11" instead of being one of those creatures in Well's book "The Time Machine."

[Blood of Tyrants]

It will be here, too, if the liberals get their way.

[conservative barking moonbat]

Hey guys the Globe&Mail is the NY Times to the 10th power!!

[fanfan]

Ping! Who is Ivor Tossell anyway?

Thanks for the ping CINYC.

I have no idea who he is, as I never read the Mop & Pail.

I'll put out a Canada ping, and see if anyone else knows.

[tumblindice]

It's a French word:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactionary

Someone shoot that b******.

[IllumiNaughtyByNature]

Don't like liberals, eh? Good enough for me no matter where you are from.

[conservative barking moonbat]

He comes from a long line of Tosser's on his mother's side.