aT DOESN’T take much to be a villain these days. All you “need to do is to oppose madness; hand out a few punches to rosewater liberals and the Loony Left; clout a few upstart pansies; raise your hand in favor of freedom of speech; and aver that wonien are different from men. All that and more is especially true where the media are concern- ed. For if there is one thing a large proportion of the media tribe can- not stand, it is a non-conformist. That was why the late Judge Les Bewley and the Evening Wimp parted company, and why today H.L. Mencken wouldn’t even make it as a copy boy. All that being said, I was a bit The story is hilarious. Nothing could in the days when only Samizdat dared challenge the Official Truth?*’ The story is hilarious. Nothing could fit more neatly into my theories about today’s media than that a bunch of idiots pretending to be reporters should call for the execution of a kind, harmless and ever lovin’ soul like Yours Truly. Aziz Khaki and his multicult- fit more neatly into my theories about today’s media than that a bunch of idiots pretending to be reporters should call for the execution of a kind, harmless and ever lovin’ soul like Yours Truly.” surprised to read that a petition had been circulated in the Wimp’s newsroom demanding my removal from the North Shore News. In case that confuses you, or you think I am making this up, let me quote from Trevor Lautens’s column of May 20: ‘‘In January the Southam company, owners of this paper, bought 49 per cent of the suburban North Shore News. If you don’t know that Doug Col- lins writes a News column for which the term controversial is in- adequate, you are new to these parts or possibly dead, “Soon afterward a petition was circulated in the Sun’s newsroom and sent to the Southam head of- fice, calling for Collins's removal. «Journalists deraanding the silencing of a journalis(? What is this, the Soviet establishment press style democracy I can understand. He knows no better. (You may recall that Khaki and his state- subsidized Committee for Racial Justice tried to organize an adver- tisers’ boycott of the News — pending the wretch Doug’s early forced exit.) One can also understand the heavy-breathing parsons, left-wing women’s groups, socialists, and other regular attenders in the cen- sorship stakes. But it is a bit much when the press wants the press muzzled. The explanation must be that the nincompcops, weasels and dunces in question have all had the misfortune to attend journalism schools or universities. Mind you, | keep kicking myself for being surprised. 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Why bother to hear the accused when you know he’s guilty? That was how the thinking went. You would have thought those guys were all paddling for positions on Joe Clark's payroll. At the same gabfest, the Ernst Zundel case was on the agenda. But not because his freedom of speech was being denied. Oh dear no! What they were worried about was why he got so much publicity. So when his second tris! was vir- tually blacked out as a result of Jewish pressure, not a single edito- ria) writer or columnist in the country had a word to say about it. Except me, that is. For my pains, a Jewish pro- fessor tried to take me before the Press Council. It would be nice to know more about this most recent petition. Like how many signed it and whether it was written in passable English. It should be exhibited in the Vancouver Museum. 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