I nearly choked on my coffee as I listened to open mouth show host, John Gormley, try and convince farmers that they don't need more than fifty dollars per seeded acre for flooded farm land. Simultaneously, about 5 so called farmers phoned into the show and praised the existing crop insurance coverage of 50 per seeded acre and claimed that any farmer asking for more is a dupe of the NDP. Is this the same Saskatchewan Party who lost their minds with the cancellation of the Billion dollar a year GRIP Program that nearly bankrupted the province? Twice this morning, a farmer tried to voice an opinion with a different angle than Gormeley's but they were cut off quickly.
John Gormley Live = Sask Party Radio. What a joke.
Mr. Gormley is a defeated, one term Conservative party Member of Parliament. He worked for the disgraced Grant Devine government while going to law school. Mr. Gormley is famous for using an abrasive interviewing style (pioneereed by Ezra Levant) where, on average, he allows his quest about 12 seconds before he aggressively interrupts them. Those who disagree with Mr. Gormley's opinions are interrupted mercilessly during the 'interview'.
Any listener who thinks John Gormley is a legit talk show host, needs to refresh their memory of when the Saskatchewan Party was caught trying to manipulate news, letters to the editor and call in shows.
Regina Leader Post Article
A job posting that sought someone willing to recruit people to dial in to radio talk shows and draft letters to the editor for others to sign was sent in error, says an official with Saskatchewan Party caucus office.
The caucus office -- which receives funds from the public purse -- recently advertised for a communications officer who would develop databases of people willing to write or sign letters to the editor or call into radio or television shows, among other duties.
The job description was contained in an e-mail that went to a number of University of Regina journalism graduates. However, the caucus office also sent a corrected posting, with references to the letter writing and calling duties omitted.
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If not $50, what is the appropriate amount per seeded acre?
ReplyDeleteAg experts insist that the proper amount to reimburse Saskatchewan farmers is likely closer to $100 per acre - seeded or unseeded.
ReplyDeleteGormley has been abrasive from time to time but to say that this is the style he regularly employes or that it was pioneered by Ezra Levant is just plain daft. I was in the control booth when he interviewed the leader and deputy leader of the, at the time, newly formed Sask' marijuana party. He was opposed to their views but interviewed them in a conciliatory manner much in the way he would have had they all been enjoying a cup of coffee.
ReplyDeleteOh but what on earth should we expect from partisan hacks whether they be pro Snack Party or rabidly in favor of the New Dumbocrats. It's all the same pile of smelly really. You should really consider how ridiculously cowardly and ineffective politicians generally are. But I digress. I simply meant to point out that Gormley is not. One trick pony that interviews people he opposes at the tip of a sword. Rather he has been known to employ this tactic from time to time and yup, it makes for good radio.
As for crop insurance, this I know very little about and because of your postbyere, have been made more curious of.