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Tancred · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:56 am Post subject: Dave on CBC

Hi,

I didn't see this posted, although to be fair, I barely even checked.

I don't have a link but on CBC this morning our own Dave Sperling was interviewed to give his opinion on....well, I'm sure you can guess.

Anyway, I thought Dave handled the questions well, although the idiot they had on before him was demonizing ESL teachers like a hopped up Inquisition judge.

Anyway, you might see the interview here, but I'm on dial-up right now so I can't search for it. www.cbc.ca

T.

mithridates · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: Re: Dave on CBC

Tancred · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 8:19 am Post subject:

I'd check the link but we'd probably discover life on Titan before my dial-up would download the video.

Although even if it isn't the one, I have to say that I generally find anything having to do with Giant Hog Barns immeasurably interesting.

BTW, the program is literally called CBC News: Sunday, and the two hosts, whose names I don't recall, are actually VERY good interviewers and I could tell that they weren't buying in to the lynch-mob mentality proffered by the previous guest. I wish I could post the link for you, because it was fun to watch Dave go to bat for the ESL community.

T.

Tancred · Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 12:38 pm Post subject:

For what it's worth, here's the link...I don't know if there's a video link to it but it is on tonight I believe if any of you actually get access to the CBC.

http://www.cbc.ca/sunday/2007/10/102107_7.html

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

spliff · Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand

Where'd they get that male interviewer from? He asked "who get's left holding the bottle".... Shocked

Bibbitybop · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Location: Seoul

I thought Dave would be a better public speaker, but I guess I'd be nervous on national tv, too.

He should've mentioned the OUTRAGE we feel and the fact that one poster (Kermo) was partially responsible for IDing Christopher Neil.

I wish the program would look at some statistics instead of using scaretactics. ESL teachers are no more likely to abuse kids than parents, police, other teachers, plumbers, etc.

And I wish they would've talked about the fact that police checks won't help catch pedophiles as they often don't have criminal records.

Stupid, typical mass media programming.

htrain · Joined: 24 May 2007

I don't know why but that Sperling family hog story made me raugh out roud.

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