Sun News TV - Yes, You Didn't See It! - Constable Styles Funeral Outrage -

All that is solid melts into air, all that is holy is profaned, and man is at last compelled to face with sober senses, his real conditions of life, and his relations with his kind. 
Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto, Section 1, paragraph 18, lines 12-14

The Oracle of Ottawa had hoped to cover many varied and interesting subjects in this humble blog. But just as soon as I think I can forget about Sun News TV finally, they shock with an even greater travesty then the one that preceded it! Today at 2:57 p.m. another new low was hit.

Canadian Police Memorial

 Today was the funeral of Constable Garrett Styles. It was carried on all three Canadian News Networks. Two of these networks did it with the greatest respect. One of these networks did not. There are certain times and occasions in Canada and especially in Ontario when the "bottom line" goes out the window. Premier Dalton McGuinty made time to address the assembled mourners. The under funded "state broadcaster" CBC, and CTV News Net run the whole length of the funeral without commercial interruption. Sun News TV did not. At 2:57p.m. as the casket of the slain officer was being carried down the steps, Sun News TV decided that the running of a two minute Doctor Ho commercial was more important... A quick check between channels indicated the integrity of the other two national news carriers, who stayed with the event coverage.

It's no picnic out there...

 At three p.m. sharp it was the standard entrance of the celebrated on air personality Krista Erickson   replete in her customary skank party dress, complete with her usual "shits and giggles" demeanor. The only thing that this viewer thought was missing was the street light...A quick check to the other two national carriers indicated that they stayed with the funeral, missing their top of hour advertising points, which this viewer was very impressed by. I just couldn't believe what I saw.

This was the exact two minute commercial run by Sun News TV at 2:57p.m. (E.S.T) as the casket of Constable Garrett Styles was being carried past his Honour Guard. I have no doubt that the "Thin Blue Line" have their own ways of dealing with this incredible diss'.