Saturday, April 14, 2007

Nowhere to Run, Kevin


O.K. Now I've read Kevin Potvin's original editorial about 9/11. And you can read it too.


Sometimes people go out of their way to be fresh, original, daring. Remember Don Imus?


Potvin's newspaper, "The Republic," is a valuable addition to the local scene. It truly is different. And with the "convergence" of print, broadcast and cyberspace under the (mis)management of one or two families or corporations, we urgently need other voices. Including Potvin's.


But the now famous editorial in which Potvin rejoiced at the sight of the twin towers collapsing in on themselves is unforgettably awful. Cheering on Osama and declaring the 9/11 insanity an attack on "corporatism and militarism," is so dead wrong that one wonders how Mr. Potvin can recover.


Certainly, if I were the leader of a national political party, I would not have Potvin run for election on my banner. Let's hope Elizabeth May, Green Party leader, is a clear thinker.

3 comments:

Walter Schultz said...

Potvin views America, capitalism and globalization as the real evils in the world today. His views and his joy in the destruction of the twin towers, which included the death of 3,000 people, is repulsive.

We do not need the evil of hatred in Canadian Politics! No matter what political party a person hides behind.

Elizabeth May and the Greens are a relatively new party, with out much of an organization.

Having someone like Mr. Potvin, with his extremist views running for them, should be a wake up call, for the Greens. They need to more closely vet who they do have running for them.

Robert W. said...

David,

I just heard on the 8:30am Sunday news that Potvin was dumped by Elizabeth May. You're on the leading edge of the news curve once again!

Robert

David Berner said...

Repulsive is exact.

Eliabeth May is now showing some common sense.