ROTHENBURGER: No surprise that trucker convoy lost control of the message

CFJC Today ^ | January 31, 2022 | Mel Rothenburger

[Kriggerel]

THE UGLINESS OF THE MOB MENTALITY played out in Ottawa on the weekend as the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers cluttered up the Parliament Hill precinct.

Its supporters are complaining about the way the “fake news” mainstream media are reporting the event.

They grouse about the protest being referred to as an “anti-vaccine mandate” event, and about the tone of news reports that supposedly don’t reflect the real intent and reality of it.

True, no major violence has been reported, but it’s had some outstanding deeds of disrespect. Ottawa police say they’re investigating several incidents for possible criminality.

[Kriggerel]

I'm actually starting to find some of these smear articles somewhat amusing, such as this particular idiot working himself into a froth, yet at the same time being forced to (grudgingly) admit that there have been no recorded acts of violence...

[Singermom]

Yeah, like BLM has done such a good messaging job. They riot, loot, burn and kill so maybe they have lost control of their msg too. Hazards of the making a statement.

[AndyJackson]

I am so conditioned that when I read the title I just presumed the author was gaslighting. And it turns out I was right.

[mewzilla]

Pattison Media.

Nuff said.

[mewzilla]

Get a load of this...

Jim Pattison warns wealth tax will lead to Canadian capital exodus

[Texas Fossil]

Mel Rothenburger is a former mayor of Kamloops and a retired newspaper editor.

Propaganda. Absolute Rubbish.

[HIDEK6]

Isn’t this Rothenburger guy a quarterback for The Pittsburgh Football Team?

[DoodleBob]

ArmchairMayor.ca is a forum about Kamloops and the world. It has more than one million views. Mel Rothenburger is the former Editor of The Daily News in Kamloops, B.C. (retiring in 2012), and past mayor of Kamloops (1999-2005). At ArmchairMayor.ca he is the publisher, editor, news editor, city editor, reporter, webmaster, and just about anything else you can think of. He is grateful for the contributions of several local columnists. This blog doesn't require a subscription but gratefully accepts donations to help defray costs.

[mewzilla]

CFJC is owned by Pattison Media.

[rlmorel]

"...THE UGLINESS OF THE MOB MENTALITY played out in Ottawa on the weekend as the so-called Freedom Convoy of truckers cluttered up the Parliament Hill precinct..."

Gee whiz. Never heard "THE UGLINESS OF THE MOB MENTALITY" when BLM pukes were, for years, blocking roads and ambulances, dragging people from cars and beating them, climbing on cars, setting cars and buildings on fire, including buildings with people in them. Leftism is a mental disorder.

[griswold3]

Even LEOs don’t want vaccine passports to go into Home Depot.
Enough!

[canuck_conservative]

How do we know the Terry Fox Memorial “incident” and national way memorial “incident” weren’t deliberately staged by Justin’s minions, to make the truckers look bad?

The timing sure seemed convenient, plus Big Media just happened to be right there .... really convenient for a Government-Media Cabal looking for something, anything, to slag those pesky truckers with ...

[freespirit2012]

LOL.. They are in full control of the message, and the media keeps losing credibility.

[Geoffrey]

You know, if this happened in the US...and the truckers ended up in DC...I bet their would be false flag operations and violence and arrests.

Tells me that Canada isn’t as advanced as our FBI is....

[DoodleBob]

I wouldn’t trust him to serve me poutine.

[freespirit2012]

6000 trucks from the U.S. are headed up there today.

[Rural_Michigan]

The media is peddling lies because trucks were parked on “their” parking spot near the war memorial.

Listen to the press conference the organizers put on Twitter yesterday.

[freespirit2012]

There is a group from California that will be starting a convoy to D.C.

[Spok]

The media is getting organized for a massive, orchestrated hit job on the Canuckers. Expect lies and unprecedented vitriol. The Great Reset is in real jeopardy.

[Kid Shelleen]