tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post8204260728535364365..comments2024-03-28T12:26:08.319-07:00Comments on websit: Bartels to Wing SangMichael Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501975929919211354noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-83671714240489833242012-11-18T23:59:51.463-08:002012-11-18T23:59:51.463-08:00People, an analogy is an analogy. It does not mean...People, an analogy is an analogy. It does not mean that the situations are the SAME, only that the same PRINCIPLE can be applied. Get a grip. And if you disapprove of gossip columns, then avert your eyes and pay no attention. <br /><br />One wonders, might Bartels have put herself on Rennie's turf in order to inflame the situation for some motive. The question does not excuse Rennie's/Fouks' alleged behaviour but could lead to an explanation for the same. After all, we are dealing with humans here, presumably.<br /><br />In any case, reports like the above, about the oligarchs who are running the show, provide quite useful insight, if only indirectly.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404583336314772419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-85848861620674894702012-10-23T15:18:01.900-07:002012-10-23T15:18:01.900-07:00I love it. I was enjoying the corruption scandal, ...I love it. I was enjoying the corruption scandal, few minor earthquakes and spate of Molotov cocktail blasts that have headlined the daily news here in Montreal. But Michael your story tops all those. Keep up the fine reporting and don't back down to those that think journalistic integrity means that a report should be bereft of the trace elements of story. Keep it juicy and fry it later!!! Dylan CAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09460049309758583318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-76239418554385525312012-10-12T21:45:39.119-07:002012-10-12T21:45:39.119-07:00If you have read my previous posts you will have n...If you have read my previous posts you will have noticed that I have applied my close reading of this city to Michael Audain as well. That you are so selective in your reading as to accuse me of having an "axe to grind against Rennie," and not Audain, tells me that you too are part of the problem. As for your "Congratulations," spare me the sarcasm.Michael Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501975929919211354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-7286481624451700532012-10-12T20:00:42.812-07:002012-10-12T20:00:42.812-07:00Michael, I don't know you at all, so as one hu...Michael, I don't know you at all, so as one human being to another, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and ASSUME you mean well. Your continued defense of the rape analogy is so heinous that it casts serious doubt on your judgement and ability to "report" on an event that you did not witness, describe private moments that you could not possibly know about and draw conclusions that can be in any way valid? Your entire post is so irresponsible.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726586524844892540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-20152231990591549562012-10-12T19:10:16.542-07:002012-10-12T19:10:16.542-07:00This is kind of like the telephone game we played ...This is kind of like the telephone game we played as kids, where the original story gets changed as it gets passed along. How do you know that your sources are actually telling the truth, and not embellishing to suit their purposes, since you weren't actually there? Presumably all the guests of this dinner were in support of Bartels, so it stands to reason that they would tell a story that would be pretty kind to her. It also seems, based on previous posts, you have some sort of axe to grind against Rennie - what heinous thing did he do to you to inspire such vitrol? Seems to me that everyone just needs to take a step back and remember we all love the same thing - art.<br /><br />I think Rennie and Bartels would both be appalled that you published this. I don't think you've served anyone by putting this up - you've become part of the problem, rather than the solution. Congratulations.Veniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635793713350594058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-73814295380945426872012-10-12T16:57:27.502-07:002012-10-12T16:57:27.502-07:00Bartels went to a dinner, first -- Bob Rennie'...Bartels went to a dinner, first -- Bob Rennie's, second. Rennie provided a dinner at his building as part of an auction donation. As far as I know, no conditions were placed on this dinner -- the winning bidder was free to invite whoever he or she chose. Bartels was not a "trespasser" that night but an invited guest.<br /><br />The assault Bartels endured at the hands and mouths of Fouks and/or Rennie -- from verbal abuse (the repeated use of a euphemism associated with the female anatomy, a four-letter word that begins with "c" and ends with "t") to a raised hand (the prodding finger of her approaching accuser) -- was far heavier than I conveyed in my post. Not rape, but the abuse of another human being.<br /><br />I chose the analogy because Vancouver streets remain unsafe for women, particularly those working the corners and alleys not far from Wing Sang; and because it is an analogy often raised in that area, especially in light of our municipal government's slow response to the plight of this city's missing women, some of whom were found dead at another killing field -- "Willie" Pickton's farm.Michael Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10501975929919211354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-83864151193661648312012-10-12T13:38:49.220-07:002012-10-12T13:38:49.220-07:00I agree with Unknown above. A better analogy migh...I agree with Unknown above. A better analogy might be if you discover a trespasser in your home and yell at him/her to leave. Anonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05932686821688471207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-24027361374753620522012-10-12T09:43:43.582-07:002012-10-12T09:43:43.582-07:00By the way, while I respect your right to have you...By the way, while I respect your right to have your own opinion, applying the rape analogy in this instance is horrifically offensive to women (including Bartels) and I strongly recommend you re-consider your choice of words.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726586524844892540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-73318352772047283472012-10-12T09:25:15.107-07:002012-10-12T09:25:15.107-07:00The incredible animosity between Bartels and Renni...The incredible animosity between Bartels and Rennie is a well known two-way street. So why would her board PRESSURE her so intensely to enter the 'home' of her enemy? The board pressure is either false or her board must hate her. Either way it sounds incredibly juvenile to have a dinner in his building, in his absence, with her included. If I were her, Rennie would have to beg me to cross his doorstep so I don't understand why she would ever step foot in his building. Is the VAG being run by a bunch of nitwits?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13726586524844892540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-285392503675262267.post-17431009505962230502012-10-12T07:59:29.576-07:002012-10-12T07:59:29.576-07:00Penelope's Suitors
"The citizens of Itha...Penelope's Suitors<br /><br />"The citizens of Ithaca have followed Odysseus on the road, planning to avenge the killing of the Suitors, their sons. Their leader points out that Odysseus has now caused the deaths of two generations of the men of Ithaca: his sailors, not one of whom survived; and the Suitors, whom he has now executed. The goddess Athena intervenes and persuades both sides to give up the vendetta, a deus ex machina. After this, Ithaca is at peace once more, concluding the Odyssey." (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odyssey)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15004345717562762686noreply@blogger.com