http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/ Purple thoughts on random topics. Politics, Current affairs, Design, Lifestyle, Architecture, Transportation, This n That Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:03:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/#comment-50 :Ben Metcalfe Blog » Blog Archive » A sad day to be Canadian… Fri, 13 Oct 2006 14:58:47 +0000 http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/#comment-50 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Actually from my research, it appears that this cull is conducted for the right reasons. I think the bigger problem is the tendency of many people (especially “celebs”) to not independently research and verify facts surrounding an issue before forming & acting on their opinions, thus the abundance of what I call cause- or crusade-wankers. After seeing some of the debate between the Mccartneys & Danny Williams (Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador province, where the seal hunt is) on the Larry King show, reading that show transcript online for what I missed, and looking up the issue elsewhere, I found the facts quite different from popular opinion. [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Actually from my research, it appears that this cull is conducted for the right reasons. I think the bigger problem is the tendency of many people (especially “celebs”) to not independently research and verify facts surrounding an issue before forming & acting on their opinions, thus the abundance of what I call cause- or crusade-wankers. After seeing some of the debate between the Mccartneys & Danny Williams (Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador province, where the seal hunt is) on the Larry King show, reading that show transcript online for what I missed, and looking up the issue elsewhere, I found the facts quite different from popular opinion. [...]

]]> http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/#comment-40 Metroblogging Toronto: Boycott Red Lobster? Sun, 13 Aug 2006 09:39:57 +0000 http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/#comment-40 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Yes, those seals are super cute, but what I call "cause-wankers" like the McCartneys are quite misinformed as to the actual facts regarding the seal hunt and like many celebrities, they never put their money where their mouth is. Posted by: Geekette at March 18, 2006 09:57 PM [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Yes, those seals are super cute, but what I call “cause-wankers” like the McCartneys are quite misinformed as to the actual facts regarding the seal hunt and like many celebrities, they never put their money where their mouth is. Posted by: Geekette at March 18, 2006 09:57 PM [...]

]]> http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/#comment-8 NursePam Fri, 17 Mar 2006 03:32:58 +0000 http://akuse.com/Blog/mccartney-seals/#comment-8 ROFLM(sorry)AO! You make me wanna run right out and free the working stiffs of the world. Interesting stuff. ROFLM(sorry)AO! You make me wanna run right out and free the working stiffs of the world. Interesting stuff.

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