Jesus tapdancing Christ. What an embarrassment.

Poor Larry Zolf - the longtime journalist, humorist and media personality campaigned for years (only half in jest) for a Senate appointment without ever being seriously considered. Turns out he was born a few decades too soon. If he was around today he'd quite possibly be appointed governor general. 

How do do you spell hypocrite, I can't remember. 

It speaks volumes that they dumped this news into the weekend.

Edit. The more I think of it the more it stinks. We need a full, honest chronicle on the actions and deliberation that led to this decision. 

Last edited by Chrisphen (August 18, 2024 4:19 pm)

cash wrote:

People always take the money

Right but why this arse? Now he's in a position to potentially hurt a whole lot more people. By any normal measure this should be a big scandal.

I do not have any inside information on how Adler got this appointment, or how he also got a Queen's jubilee medal.
I suppose because he is a rampant right-winger he won favour among the monarchists who have some power.
But just don't get it.
He has no expertise in anything, no record of public service, and nothing but being a rather two-bit right wing ideologue who had parents who fled Hungary to escape the Soviets.
He isn't even a journalist. He's just a guy who gabbed on radio and a bit of TV.
Even Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin had some actual real professional qualifications -- and look how they turned out in the senate.



 

Forward Power wrote:

newsguy1 wrote:

I do not have any inside information on how Adler got this appointment, or how he also got a Queen's jubilee medal. 

Because of that Trudeau idiot. That's how.

I'm assuming you're referring to the Senate appointment. Trudeau Jr. wasn't in charge when the Queen's Diamond Jubilee happened in 2012.

I've come to think those Diamond Jubilee medals weren't all that rare.

IIRC, both Oakley and Derringer got one.

I know they were handed out in other fields as well...I'm aware of at least one high school teacher who received one.

Last edited by Binson Echorec (August 19, 2024 9:35 am)

newsguy1 wrote:

I do not have any inside information on how Adler got this appointment, or how he also got a Queen's jubilee medal.
I suppose because he is a rampant right-winger he won favour among the monarchists who have some power.
But just don't get it.
He has no expertise in anything, no record of public service, and nothing but being a rather two-bit right wing ideologue who had parents who fled Hungary to escape the Soviets.
He isn't even a journalist. He's just a guy who gabbed on radio and a bit of TV.
Even Mike Duffy and Pamela Wallin had some actual real professional qualifications -- and look how they turned out in the senate.



 

Jerry Agar was just on and told John Moore that he thinks Adler jumped ship to being Liberal in order to suck up to Trudeau to "apply for the job"  (to my knowledge, you don't apply like it's a job flipping burgers).       I guess Agar thinks that Adler saw this job coming years-ago so he decided to change stripes!   

Last edited by SpinningWheel (August 19, 2024 10:06 am)

A senator's salary is $178,100.00 with mandatory retirement at 75. Adler is about to turn 70 years old. Probably the best gig he has ever had. Senators need to serve six years to get a pension. Adler will fall just short of this. 

Last edited by cash (August 19, 2024 3:56 pm)

RadioActive wrote:

Wow. I would have thought he was too old to play for an NHL team...

The salary would be much too low 
 

The appointment is getting some blow back....

August 19, 2024Treaty One Territory, ManitobaAMC Communications[color=var(--tw-prose-bold)]Treaty One Territory, Winnipeg[/color] – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) is offended and disappointed by the recent appointment of Charles Adler to the Senate of Canada as recommended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to represent Manitoba.AMC is alarmed because Charles Adler’s past comments, in which he referred to Indigenous people as “uncivilized boneheads” and criticized First Nations Leadership and communities with grossly offensive language, are a stark reminder of the systemic racism that plagues our society. These are not just passing remarks.  They were and still are hurtful, but they also perpetuate harmful stereotypes and misconceptions about First Nations now that this is once again being brought to light because of this appointment.The AMC filed formal complaints against Adler’s vulgar and racist commentary in the past, and it is obvious that Canada and the Prime Minister have turned a blind eye to these offensive views when making this appointment to the Senate. The AMC is asking both the Governor General of Canada and the Prime Minister to reconsider and recall this appointment as they view it as a step backward in the ongoing efforts towards reconciliation and the recognition of First Nations rights in Canada.Grand Chief Cathy Merrick expressed the collective outrage felt by many: “The appointment of Charles Adler to the Senate is a grave insult to all First Nations in Manitoba and across Canada.  Senators are supposed to be accomplished Canadians from various professional backgrounds. They introduce bills, propose new laws, suggest amendments to legislation passed by the House of Commons, review public policy and debate issues.  His racist comments do not indicate a modicum of respect, equality, and justice that are supposed to guide our society. How can any First Nation feel that his reviews of legislation impacting reserves, treaties, and inherent rights would be even remotely favourable to the original peoples of these lands? Did Canada not learn from the situation surrounding former Senator Lynn Beyak?”The AMC calls on the Governor General and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reconsider this appointment and to prioritize individuals who truly represent the values of inclusion, respect, and reconciliation. We also urge the public to stand with us in condemning this appointment and to hold our leaders accountable for the decisions they make in shaping our country’s future.The AMC will continue to advocate for the rights and dignity of First Nations Peoples and will not remain silent in the face of such blatant racism and disrespect.[color=var(--tw-prose-bold)]For more information, please contact:[/color]Communications Team
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs
Email:  media@manitobachiefs.com 

Last edited by zed (August 19, 2024 11:30 pm)

Apparently, he's suddenly become "unavailable" for interviews with media, including former co-worker Alex Pierson at AM640, who tried to get him to come on her show on Tuesday. He was also supposed to be on Jim Richards' show in the 5-6 PM hour the day before. But they said on air they 'weren't able to get in touch with him.'

If anyone should know how bad this looks, it has to be a guy who did this for a living for decades and would almost certainly have excoriated anyone who did what he's doing right now. 

I saw an interview with him where he said he took the appointment because he's 70 years old and he can only be a senator until he's 75.  So apparently taking the appointment to the body he calls a sewer isn't so bad when you can take the money and perks for only five years... and he can obviously stand the stink for that short space of time.
Disgusting.


 

As I asked on this very board, several years ago, would Faux News hosts change their tune if they moved to a different network?

In other words, are they simply spewing the owner's party line, or do they believe all that crap?

Likewise Adler, when he had a show. Was he mouthing what the bosses wanted to hear, or what he truly believed?

What changed?

He got passed over for the anchor position at the CBS Evening News

To be fair though, while there isn't much of a line at Fox between "news" and "opinion", Roberts has never been an "opinion" host.