Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Sympathy for Grewal

Skippy the Wonder Dog has a good post Sympathy for Grewal, that I agree with almost completely. Grewal's shown himself to be pretty stupid with many personality flaws. But he's more to be pitied, I think, than despised. Note especially Skippy's closing point--this could all be the work of an over-eager staffer. That's highly plausible. (I hope to return to this soon. But my 'day job' involves dealing with documentary evidence--some of it fragmentary, some of it tampered, sometimes by several hands. Skippy's suggestion is highly plausible. How to tell? Try to find specific reasons that specific things have been cut: see here for a satirical version.)

16 Comments:

Blogger Mark Richard Francis said...

Is the veracity of any of the original eight minutes released by Grewal hmself contradicted in any way by the latest material?

2:30 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Hi Buckets:

I'm a writer with CTV News Online. I'd like to speak with you about your site.

Could you please e-mail me at bill-dot-doskoch at sympatico-dot-ca?

Thanks in advance.

Bill Doskoch
CTV News Online
416.332.7070 (work number; I'm working from home today)

2:46 PM  
Blogger buckets said...

Mark. That first 8-minute tape is (as far as I can tell) part of the Murphy-Grewal discussion of 18 May. Nothing in it comes from any other tape. I think (but am not sure) that it is an independent editing. It cuts a little more out of the tea exchange, if I recall.

But the most recent file changes are all from the two telephone tapes.

3:11 PM  
Blogger Mike said...

"Sympathy for Grewal"

Isn't that a Stones song?

3:33 PM  
Blogger buckets said...

Knight. No trolling. That's it.

3:57 PM  
Blogger buckets said...

Knight, OK. But any name calling of anyone (public figure, blogger, or commentator) or any other inappropriateness will be deleted. If in doubt, I delete. My sandbox, my rules. If you don't like it, start your own blog denouncing me.

4:52 PM  
Blogger AJSomerset said...

The original eight minutes cut out the tea server. But it was released by the CPC, not by Grewal himself.

5:55 PM  
Blogger No Yards said...

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6:10 PM  
Blogger buckets said...

Thanks, No Yards. Do you want to email me at bucketsofgrewal@mac.com

6:13 PM  
Blogger buckets said...

You, too, Ms. Bear.

6:38 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

It appears frpm all the "deleted" posts that you're catching the ire of some of the more radical members of the Blogging Tories, Buckets. They apparently are resentful at all the bad publicity youve been hiliting at Grewal and the Conservative Party, when they should be mad at Grewal and Harper and whoever tried orchestrating this mess).

The latest Decima poll
out seems to show Canadians aren't too impressed with their efforts.

6:46 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

we have only just started pissing off the Harper-Bots ;-)

7:16 PM  
Blogger buckets said...

Careful Scott and Zorph. Same rules apply. I have to be seen to be applying the same rules to you as I do to them.

7:36 PM  
Blogger No Yards said...

EMail is fine.

8:43 PM  
Blogger buckets said...

Knight. Read your terms of service with blogspot.

12:14 AM  
Blogger buckets said...

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1:29 AM  

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