Don Cherry Vs. Micheal Moore

[Jiperly]

TORONTO (CP) -- Don Cherry's pro-American rant on the war in Iraq wasn't a hit with many Hockey Night In Canada viewers nor apparently with the CBC itself.

"The CBC does not feel Hockey Night in Canada is the appropriate place for discussion on the war in Iraq," CBC spokeswoman Ruth-Ellen Soles said Monday.

As of Monday afternoon, the CBC said it had received about 1,500 calls and e-mails reacting to Saturday night's Coach's Corner with Cherry and co-host Ron MacLean. A CBC spokesman said the majority were against using Coach's Corner as a platform to discuss the war.

CBC ombudsman David Bazay, who came down hard on Cherry in April 1998 after a rant about skier Jean-Luc Brassard, was fielding more calls Monday.

"We've received a handful of complaints about Saturday's broadcast," Bazay said.

"I've sent them along to the executive director of CBC Sports, Nancy Lee, and asked her to address the concerns. I will wait to see what the viewers say once they've had a response from Ms. Lee. If they ask me to do a review then I will consider it."

Cherry didn't want to discuss his on-air comments directly Monday, but said that when he left the CBC studio at the Air Canada Centre following Saturday's broadcast he could barely make his way down the hall because people were coming up to him and congratulating him for his words.

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funny......wasn't Micheal Moore just put down for outcrying the Bush Admin the Academy Awards in America in for its stance on the war, and many people believed it was an innapproprate place to do so, but Don Cherry not only outcrys his own country during a hockey game, but the channel he is on is owned by the Canadian government......

whats the differenece? Why has no one outcried Don Cherry's speech?

[BinLadenmustdie]

You just did.

By the way, who really gives a fuck about Canada?

[Evanauto]

At 4/1/03 12:10 PM, BinLadenmustdie wrote: You just did.

By the way, who really gives a fuck about Canada?

We should embrace our northern brothers. i mean how cool is it when you can go to canada at 19 and get drunk for a fraction of the price?

Anyway, this guy has a point. but so does Micheal Moore. So whats to do? I say bask in the fact that these people have the chance to live in places that let them say these things

[panik]

Well Three reasons that I can think of

1) I've never heard of Don Cherry and I'm sure most americans have not eaither.

2)It was on Canadian T.V not American T.V.

3) Hockey is really not as big here in the states as in canada, although I really like hockey. Go fliers.

[Der-Ubermensch]

At 4/1/03 12:10 PM, BinLadenmustdie wrote: You just did.

By the way, who really gives a fuck about Canada?

Hey Redneck, shut your trap.

[D2Kvirus]

At 4/1/03 12:10 PM, BinLadenmustdie wrote:
By the way, who really gives a fuck about Canada?

Sorry, did I have to bother invalidating your "arguments" at all, if you proved yourself more than capable of doing it yourself?

[Jiperly]

At 4/1/03 12:28 PM, panik wrote: Well Three reasons that I can think of

1) I've never heard of Don Cherry and I'm sure most americans have not eaither.

2)It was on Canadian T.V not American T.V.

3) Hockey is really not as big here in the states as in canada, although I really like hockey. Go fliers.

Hockey Night in Canada is Canada's longest running show(its been running for over fifty years now).

Don Cherry is one of the two hosts, and he's been the host for many years now(dunno how long...)

The channel it appears on, CBC, is owned by the Canadian government.

Don didn't say the war was horrible- he said Canada was horrible for not supporting USA, thus doing much the same as Michael in his own country- the only difference is Don is being paid for it

theres the basic facts.....