{"id":586,"date":"2008-08-20T09:39:05","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T09:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/34.95.25.178\/maggie\/2008\/08\/20\/not_buying_it\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T09:39:05","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T09:39:05","slug":"not_buying_it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.golding.ca\/maggie\/2008\/08\/20\/not_buying_it\/","title":{"rendered":"Not buying it"},"content":{"rendered":"

So I’ve been tuning in the Olympics every once in a while, in the midst of our basement project, just to see how we Canadians are faring (better this week). Since the Atlanta games, I have a real aversion to American coverage – for all I know, it’s significantly better than then, but I’m not taking any chances. So I’m watching CBC’s coverage, and I have some questions.
\n1. How come Ron McLean is tolerable as a foil to Don Cherry but gratingly irksome as an Olympic anchor? Or is it just me?
\n2. Who was the machiavellian genius who decided to air half the events on bold<\/a><\/strong>, the new CBC digital channel?
\n3. What the heck is the point of that Bombardier ad<\/a> in which various people in various languages sing ‘O Canada’?
\n4. What the heck is with the “er” in all the Bell ads<\/a>?
\n5. Is it just me, or does the Air Canada “what the games mean to me<\/a>” ad campaign drive everyone else nuts, too? They should at least air a response ad in which pilots discuss what they do have in common with the athletes: they both have to get good height, go the distance, and stick the landing.
\n6. Does the fact that 2\/3 of these questions involve ads reflect the fact that there is way too much time devoted to advertising in the CBC coverage? And that most of that time is devoted to the same five or six ads?
\nAny insight is appreciated!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

So I’ve been tuning in the Olympics every once in a while, in the midst of our basement project, just to see how we Canadians are faring (better this week). Since the Atlanta games, I have a real aversion to American coverage – for all I know, it’s significantly better than then, but I’m not … <\/p>\n

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