Slush Breakers!

Well I know who coined that one, one CBC reporter named Terry Milewski, you can find it here: CTV Newsnet: Harper speaks from CFB Esquimalt 9:54

Funny, I had to really dig that link out of CTV, usually a story will stay on the site for at least two days, but this one disappeared overnight.

Overall, Fife said the plan is a step in the right direction, because any patrols will mean improved defence in the region.

"Right now we have no capability whatsoever to assert our sovereignty in the Arctic," he said.

"The coast guard is not able to go up into the areas where the new vessels will go, and we have long-range aircraft that rarely goes up to that part of the Arctic to do any surveillance."

Huebert echoed Fife's approval -- he said if Harper keeps his commitment, he'll be the first Canadian leader to address the pressing issue.

"The fact that we're actually getting to the stage where we might be spending money on defending the arctic is ... of a magnitude that I just simply haven't seen before," Huebert said.

"Traditionally, we've seen all Canadian parties saying yes, this is important -- until they're actually asked to put money forward ... the fact that Harper actually raised this as an election issue is probably the first time I heard (of it) since Diefenbaker."

I watched the announcement, and heard Milewski state: how do you justify the wide gap between what you promised and what you delivered, 2 Billion short and not the 3 ice breakers you promised, only slush breakers, why did you cop out? (delivered from memory, not a direct quote, but you can listen to the link I have provided.) His tone was very aggressive, positively dripping with sarcasm, total disrespect for the Prime Minister.

Then watching Global News, hours later, their reporter said some people were already calling the ships, slush breakers. Global made it seem that some expert had called them slush breakers, when in fact, it was CBC reporter Milewski. So, the media is creating the news, not reporting it!

It's very dangerous when reporters are quoting other reporters, and stating it as fact. What, are we living in China now, where all news is created, not reported? Shame on CTV, and shame on CBC and Global, report the news, don't try to make it.

Watch who uses this phrase, "slush breakers", it's an indication of their intelligence, sort of like monkeys throwing darts, they don't know why they are doing it, but heck, everyone else is, so follow the crowd.

Stop making the news, start reporting it instead, it would probably raise viewer ratings if it was ever to happen!