Larry Zolf is a Moron
Do you know where you can go to get the worse pieces of political analysis ever written?
CBC.ca
And more often than not, they're authored by some guy named Larry Zolf who is portrayed as a "Canadian political expert".
How misleading. So, so, so misleading.
The columnists from Canada's national newspapers (or rather Canada's largest circulation newspapers) are usually quite good, even when they lean liberal in their outlook (John Ibbitson, Jeffrey Simpson, Chantal Hebert, John Travers, etc.)
Ibbitson, Simpson, Hebert and Travers generally know their stuff. They're quite often wrong in their views in my opinion, but they appear to be intelligent, reasonable and even insightful. They offer food for thought for smart readers who already possess an understanding of Canada's political scene.
Zolf does none of that. Half of his 'insights' are based on false assumptions or false knowledge. He often appears to be ignorant and uninformed. And even when he isn't showcasing his lack of knowledge, he engages in speculation and predictions that almost always turn out to be wrong (like when he predicted that a Liberal majority was the probable result of this past election.)
In his most recent column he says at one point:
Harper has the media on his side, apart from Barbara Yaffe.
The ignorance is astounding. It's almost funny.
He mentions at the beginning of his article how Barbara Yaffe criticized the Fortier and Emerson appointments and then later he implies that Yaffe was the only one to criticize the Harper government for behaving as they did. Is this guy serious? Or is he just hopelessly stupid? Dozens of columns and editorials denounced Harper's actions, not just Yaffe. And while the media hasn't been that anti-Harper recently, they're hardly failing to criticize Harper's decisions regarding cabinet.
And even more shockingly, I read Yaffe's columns every now and then, and she's actually fairly sympathetic to the Tories! She's usually fairly pro-Tory in her analysis, so why would Zolf make that comment? Doesn't he even bother to do the most basic research before he makes such sweeping and uninformed remarks? Why does the CBC have this guy on their payroll?
The insights that this guy provides might make the most uninformed people think, and it might enforce untrue stereotypes in the minds of people who are just getting to have an understanding of the Canadian political system. Besides that, he does nothing. And even with what he does do, it's a disservice to anyone who might read him.
CBC.ca
And more often than not, they're authored by some guy named Larry Zolf who is portrayed as a "Canadian political expert".
How misleading. So, so, so misleading.
The columnists from Canada's national newspapers (or rather Canada's largest circulation newspapers) are usually quite good, even when they lean liberal in their outlook (John Ibbitson, Jeffrey Simpson, Chantal Hebert, John Travers, etc.)
Ibbitson, Simpson, Hebert and Travers generally know their stuff. They're quite often wrong in their views in my opinion, but they appear to be intelligent, reasonable and even insightful. They offer food for thought for smart readers who already possess an understanding of Canada's political scene.
Zolf does none of that. Half of his 'insights' are based on false assumptions or false knowledge. He often appears to be ignorant and uninformed. And even when he isn't showcasing his lack of knowledge, he engages in speculation and predictions that almost always turn out to be wrong (like when he predicted that a Liberal majority was the probable result of this past election.)
In his most recent column he says at one point:
Harper has the media on his side, apart from Barbara Yaffe.
The ignorance is astounding. It's almost funny.
He mentions at the beginning of his article how Barbara Yaffe criticized the Fortier and Emerson appointments and then later he implies that Yaffe was the only one to criticize the Harper government for behaving as they did. Is this guy serious? Or is he just hopelessly stupid? Dozens of columns and editorials denounced Harper's actions, not just Yaffe. And while the media hasn't been that anti-Harper recently, they're hardly failing to criticize Harper's decisions regarding cabinet.
And even more shockingly, I read Yaffe's columns every now and then, and she's actually fairly sympathetic to the Tories! She's usually fairly pro-Tory in her analysis, so why would Zolf make that comment? Doesn't he even bother to do the most basic research before he makes such sweeping and uninformed remarks? Why does the CBC have this guy on their payroll?
The insights that this guy provides might make the most uninformed people think, and it might enforce untrue stereotypes in the minds of people who are just getting to have an understanding of the Canadian political system. Besides that, he does nothing. And even with what he does do, it's a disservice to anyone who might read him.
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10:15 PM
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