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Jens 'n' Frens
Idle thoughts of a relatively libertarian Republican in Cambridge, MA, and whomever he invites. Mostly political.
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
-- Daniel Webster
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Sunday, March 14, 2004 :::
Colby Cosh is still running with his new "Bertuzzi" programming format. Some writer at the Globe and Mail has suggested that Canadian hockey sportscasting legend Don Cherry -- known in part for some contrarian viewpoints -- needs to be "balanced". Colby responds:It would be amusing indeed if the CBC were required to be "balanced" in this way. We could give equal time after the second period of every Hockey Night in Canada game to someone who doesn't like hockey and is prepared to wax eloquent on its shortcomings. Similarly, we could require that the time given to the Olympics be matched every two years by a long miniseries about the corruption of the IOC, the bizarre origins of the Games in a quasi-fascist health cult, and the illegal training regimens favoured by certain teams, including, at one time, Canadian sprinters. We could have a rule whereby, when CBC radio plays any piece of music whatsoever, someone be given equal time to explain why it stinks, and that when the CBC promotes Canadian artists, a corresponding airspace be turned over to their specific critics, or simply to someone who wants to complain about the general mediocrity of Canadian art. Every late-night CBC movie could be matched by a savage two-hour dissection of its flaws. I'd watch.
Later in the same entry, Colby writes:I wasn't going to respond to Jim Kelley's recent ESPN column, which claims that goonery in hockey is a consequence of the Canadian influence on it. One of my readers responded neatly with two words: "Warren Sapp". I didn't follow the link to Kelley's piece, but it seems a bit odd. Would you think that the biggest difference between American culture and Canadian culture is that Canadians are more aggressive?
Colby concludes by mentioning Wayne Gretzky and Boston Bruin legend Bobby Orr, which reminds me of an anecdote. Apparently, Gretzky was once asked what it was like to be the second greatest hockey player ever. He responded, "you must be from Boston." His assumption was right.
Oh -- speaking of hockey, BU's hockey team managed to upset BC in the first round of the Big East hockey tournament. This is the number eight seed over the number one seed -- BC was ranked number three in the country, while BU was 10-15-9. The two teams had played four previous games this year, with BC winning all four. If that's not enough, the win is magnified by the fact that this was a best of three series that BU won.
::: posted by Steven at 12:48 AM
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