tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post2315655948553200833..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: Eric Margolis outToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-73687626002200178732013-01-21T08:31:13.565-05:002013-01-21T08:31:13.565-05:00Margolis turned left loooong before the tea party ...Margolis turned left loooong before the tea party movement - and long before bush. I have read his work for many years and can almost count on 1 hand the times I thought he wasn't a sneering, condescending, leftist pseudo intellectual.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-59449222949927762482012-09-17T08:35:51.746-04:002012-09-17T08:35:51.746-04:00AgreeAgreeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-81162493586271090852012-03-10T14:53:45.821-05:002012-03-10T14:53:45.821-05:00I have been reading margolis' aticles from 197...I have been reading margolis' aticles from 1974 when I come from Chile after that military cup de etat -- Margolis was a defender of brutal Pinochet, but some time his analysis was right in perspectives -- Time pass and now I read his articles about Middle Orient and I found his opinion very smart and clear -- Perhaps Eric was refused in his opinions by "The Lobby" por never defend TitoMoraga - Torontonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-63295251136493812352011-02-11T00:50:30.088-05:002011-02-11T00:50:30.088-05:00The one redeeming quality of the Sun was its polic...The one redeeming quality of the Sun was its policy of allowing a wide variety of non-conventional viewpoints in its op-ed columns.<br />Now life is simpler: one less media outlet to choose from.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-62835881802326833462010-12-15T06:17:35.809-05:002010-12-15T06:17:35.809-05:00I always enjoyed reading Eric Margolis ~ I now rea...I always enjoyed reading Eric Margolis ~ I now read me him online at his website and follow him on Facebook and Twitter ~ because:<br /><br />1. He is a well-informed and to-the-point veteran of international affairs. He doesn't mince words.<br /><br />2. He doesn't tow any particular party line. Agree or disagree ~ and I usually agree with him ~ you know you're dealing with an honestButch (The Beast) McLartyhttp://www.altlondon.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-76757207835331951512010-11-22T00:24:05.889-05:002010-11-22T00:24:05.889-05:00Eric Margolis believed that Pope John Paul was the...Eric Margolis believed that Pope John Paul was the greatest man of the 20th century. he applauded the expulsion of the liberation theologists from the Roman Catholic church and supported The Reagan administrations' supression of the democratically elected Sandinista regime. How sad that we've moved so far to the right that neo-cons accuse Margolis of being left wing.Meadowdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03886788497123495769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-80794276391609404752010-11-14T19:27:51.664-05:002010-11-14T19:27:51.664-05:00They main reason I bought a Sunday Sun for the Mar...They main reason I bought a Sunday Sun for the Margolis article.<br />The rest was leftover stuff I read on line days or hours before.<br />In a while the Toronto sun will set in the west with the rest of the Reformers who took over the Conservative Party never to be seen again. Control Freaks and US sucking politicians. Sure is hard to get them away from the trough once they get to it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-12266806290233233462010-10-27T10:13:48.819-04:002010-10-27T10:13:48.819-04:00I find it amusing that Ottawa is concerned over th...I find it amusing that Ottawa is concerned over the writings of a single journalist, even though the remainder of the writers and editorial board are free to express their right-wing rants. It seems the truth, however small and oppressed, is a heavy contender and threat to the enormous train-wagon of deceit and lies by the conservative corner of media.Zeeshan Alinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-47775296137181947052010-10-07T22:14:49.286-04:002010-10-07T22:14:49.286-04:00Eric Margolis is an excellent journalist. He is we...Eric Margolis is an excellent journalist. He is well travelled and has had a lot of interesting experiences. A lot of things that he had predicted in his books became true. He discussed those subjects that very few other columnists would dare touch. He has always done a good job of educating his readers. It will be better for him to move on. It is really sad to see that a lot of companies/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-1256831891844988192010-08-22T14:18:03.123-04:002010-08-22T14:18:03.123-04:00The only reason I ever read the Sunday Sun was for...The only reason I ever read the Sunday Sun was for Eric's columns. The only thing readers or viewers of any media should ever remember is that the supposed 'left lib media' is only as left leaning as the 'right' leaning owners of that media allow it to be.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-59650502239763016082010-08-16T12:40:15.999-04:002010-08-16T12:40:15.999-04:00I've been reading the Sun newspaper for many y...I've been reading the Sun newspaper for many years. While I am a small C conservative, Eric Margolis was one columnist that I read without fail on Sunday mornings (yes I read Peter Worthington, Ian Robinson, Michael Coren and company as well. To bad they now only have the Peter Worthington and Ian Robinsons left. I thought the point of having editorial commentaries was to have various Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-86211805423863322252010-08-16T10:29:26.368-04:002010-08-16T10:29:26.368-04:00Thank goodness for the Sun. If I wanted only a li...Thank goodness for the Sun. If I wanted only a liberal view of stories, I would buy the Star or watch CBC. When I watched CNN, I always felt I was not getting the whole story, or the other side of the story. Once I started watching Fox, I knew I had not been getting the whole picture.<br />Fox is number "1" for a reason. <br />Canada is ready for a Sun News channel. Once it comes, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-7900422881707232782010-08-14T13:38:37.890-04:002010-08-14T13:38:37.890-04:00I have never, ever, agreed with anything that Eric...I have never, ever, agreed with anything that Eric Margolis has written or said on tv and radio, but his left of centre message was consistent and you always knew where he stood on an issue as wrongheaded as I always found his conclusions to be. Sun Media has been in flux for some time now, and their shift to centralized editorial pages chainwide affected my bottom line in a small way a couple ofcommonsenseguyhttp://www.canadiancartoonists.com/cartoonist_bradford.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-70612457108767381312010-08-07T08:12:36.350-04:002010-08-07T08:12:36.350-04:00Hey the sky has fallen ...now you can claim the le...Hey the sky has fallen ...now you can claim the lead in mushroom style journalism.. feed the public unbalanced crap while preventing any light from entering . There is a Leonard Cohen song about it.. "Democracy is coming to the USA "Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-15544982176724116632010-08-03T13:08:42.820-04:002010-08-03T13:08:42.820-04:00Ironic that liberal leftist types would whine abou...Ironic that liberal leftist types would whine about a far north Fox News . Could it be that they realize how powerful it is to control public perception as this has been the leftist plan since I was in college and belonging to such a group ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-92062876456380618802010-07-27T03:33:40.009-04:002010-07-27T03:33:40.009-04:00Bono's not gone, but it sure feels like it whe...Bono's not gone, but it sure feels like it when he's writing anonymous editorials instead of columns. We can only hope the editorials gig is strictly a summer job, as promised.Toronto Sun Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-66819722608072164202010-07-27T00:46:41.754-04:002010-07-27T00:46:41.754-04:00Weston gone? Margolis gone? Bono gone?
not much...Weston gone? Margolis gone? Bono gone?<br /><br />not much reason to read that paper anymore... <br /><br />(though Christina Blizzard's provincial politics column still a 'must-read'.. let's hope she is not axed too!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-35162524091385050192010-07-25T23:43:27.549-04:002010-07-25T23:43:27.549-04:00I love the irony of the liberals posting here. The...I love the irony of the liberals posting here. They whine about the Sun moving to the right yet make no mention of the CBC which is clearly the mouthpiece of the Liberal Party of Canada and the worst offender of them all, the Toronto Star. If the Star were any further left, they would fall off the spectrum. As usual, liberals are all about free speech provided its pro left bias.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-18937628240120108872010-07-25T22:05:15.839-04:002010-07-25T22:05:15.839-04:00Eric AND Greg are gone?! They were the only reason...Eric AND Greg are gone?! They were the only reason I ever picked up a Sun or visited the Sun website. Never again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-41601893330754668672010-07-25T21:13:18.770-04:002010-07-25T21:13:18.770-04:00The only real surprise here is that he was employe...The only real surprise here is that he was employed by them for so long. As someone else pointed out, 'journalists' with his political views are a dime a dozen. No sympathy here.<br /><br /> But just out of curiosity, was everyone here equally upset about Rex Murphy being dumped by the G&M? If not, why not?Fred from BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914558903316825761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-16759421445251407842010-07-25T19:18:27.573-04:002010-07-25T19:18:27.573-04:00Margolis and Copps...
The reason I quit reading th...Margolis and Copps...<br />The reason I quit reading the Sun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-85221388450868069892010-07-25T18:53:38.672-04:002010-07-25T18:53:38.672-04:00the answer to the question "what happens to S...the answer to the question "what happens to Sun Media if Tories don't win* the next election" - same thing as happened to FauxNews when Obama won. Nothing. WH was too scared to shut them out and so will any Lib govt be.<br /><br />* (win as defined in Canadian pol parlance, since the Tories current "least worst loser" minority status).Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-39172960971653826202010-07-25T15:27:08.589-04:002010-07-25T15:27:08.589-04:00Eric Margolis was the ONLY remaining reason for me...Eric Margolis was the ONLY remaining reason for me to pick up the Sunday Calgary Sun.<br /><br />Their local pundits are lame.<br /><br />Weston was a once-in-awhile-read who was reliable and relevant in terms of Hill coverage. He's gone, too.<br /><br />Instead we now get the occasionally interesting but nonetheless nutty neocon Ezra Levant. And not ONE other columnist worthy of newsprint.<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-52032412461316336692010-07-25T15:15:08.747-04:002010-07-25T15:15:08.747-04:00Margolis is no "leftist".
He is a liber...Margolis is no "leftist".<br /><br />He is a libertarian-leaning, small-c conservative classical liberal whose economic orientation is predominantly, if not purely, capitalist.<br /><br />What Margolis is NOT, is an anti-intellectual, anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, right wing, nationalist, National Greatness, militaristic (despite his own lengthy military career), racist, Big Government, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-79685375951330686232010-07-25T13:16:35.151-04:002010-07-25T13:16:35.151-04:00In 1995 we contacted Eric Margolis and requested h...In 1995 we contacted Eric Margolis and requested his permission to publish him on the WorldWide Web. When he asked what that meant, we said that it would help his career and he gave us his permission. Since then, every Monday he has emailed us his column for posting at www.bigeye.com/foreignc.htm. In proofing and publishing Eric's work over the past 15 years, I can recall only a single Stewart Ogilbyhttp://bigeye.comnoreply@blogger.com