tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post718560218685507415..comments2010-07-05T11:38:54.524-04:00Ben Burdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06372169478978720740ben@eagle.caBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-13030029344677023872010-07-05T10:48:57.035-04:002010-07-05T10:48:57.035-04:00pretty close, with some reservations, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-75999962839569759012010-07-04T15:48:16.649-04:002010-07-04T15:48:16.649-04:00Hey Anonymous, instead of trying to guess a poster&#39;s identity (wrongly) how about answering the questions about who the independent review agencies are locally and what they investigate exactly.<br /><br />Don&#39;t forget to define a special interest group, that might prove interesting. <br /><br />My contention is that any group of people who gather and organize around something, whether it&#39;s bird watching, honouring veterans of war, a soccer club or any other kind of interest, is a special interest group by definition.<br /><br />The attempt to marginalize citizens by accusing them of belonging to such a group is a tactic politicians use to discredit ideas they don&#39;t like. It&#39;s purely manipulation of the Orwellian variety and we would be wise to be aware of that.<br /><br />Would you agree?the Criticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-82326377877040956202010-07-03T16:48:05.808-04:002010-07-03T16:48:05.808-04:00Not a chance. I am Wally Keeler. I post only under that handle. Your ability to conjecture is flawed.Wally Keelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02370532557074561490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-8411813637445265992010-07-03T11:01:46.058-04:002010-07-03T11:01:46.058-04:00it seems Mr Keeler has discovered the power of the alter-ego, another &quot;handle&quot; or two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-18443250478694943142010-07-02T19:37:12.395-04:002010-07-02T19:37:12.395-04:00Anonymous, what the hell are you talking about? What &quot;independent review agencies&quot;? Locally? What are they? <br /><br />What complaints do they investigate?<br /><br />And please define a &quot;special interest group&quot;. Is the Chamber of Commerce one? The Rotary Club...<br /><br />Nobody knows what you mean with a vague, cryptic comment like that.the Criticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-76278066378388300962010-07-02T09:42:19.039-04:002010-07-02T09:42:19.039-04:00There are a number of independent review agencies available for people to take their complaints to. Including &quot;locally&quot;. Unfortunately it is easier to spread your untested complaints in the different media streams and have them accepted by the naive as the truth rather than have them scrutinized by an independent body.<br />But of course, the vast majority of the special interest groups are well versed in that tactic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-25475078538996758702010-07-01T11:39:58.704-04:002010-07-01T11:39:58.704-04:00A good post, especially written so early in the morning. I thought Washburn&#39;s column in the local paper was excellent too.<br /><br />But how many of us have the smarts to see what&#39;s really going on here? Harper&#39;s gang are masters at manipulation and too many people fall for it without thinking.<br /><br />That&#39;s what really scares me.the Criticnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-8020821794185555762010-07-01T10:13:42.956-04:002010-07-01T10:13:42.956-04:00Testing...testing...<br /><br />Every post I&#39;ve tried today gets eaten. Bear with me...Merklin Muffleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05850284624604652178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23948057.post-51606717063207010962010-07-01T08:18:04.579-04:002010-07-01T08:18:04.579-04:00You&#39;re assessment is pretty much bang on, from my perspective. Thanks for sharing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com