[Newsbot]

Title: RCMP restrain Chinese reporter after tussle at Harper event
Category: Political
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2013-08-23 15:04:34
Canadian

[Curtman]

$1:

"The Prime Minister's Office shouldn't deprive my right. It's not democratic," Li said later.

The prime minister's director of communications, Andrew MacDougall, responded to the incident on Twitter.

"Agree or disagree with how events are run, there was no excuse for the Chinese state reporter to get physical with our staff," he wrote. "We will be raising the matter with the [parliamentary] press gallery and Mr. Li should apologize immediately."

He's probably used to having an accountable government that takes questions from journalists.

[OnTheIce]

What is this guy, 10 years old? Yelling "unfair" and pushing a woman multiple times. Real professional.

[saturn_656]

The man works for the Chinese equivalent of PRAVDA.

What the hell does he know about democracy? SFA.

[Thanos]

Always cute to see someone with such a depraved hatred for the Prime Minister that he chooses to defend a reporter/agent of China's state-controlled media instead. All the pot being consumed must cause some weird brain chemistry reactions.

[ShepherdsDog]

$1:

He's probably used to having an accountable government that takes questions from journalists.

There's a two bowl comment.....

[Benn]

saturn_656 saturn_656:

The man works for the Chinese equivalent of PRAVDA.

What the hell does he know about democracy? SFA.

X 2

[Unsound]

Curtman Curtman:

$1:

"The Prime Minister's Office shouldn't deprive my right. It's not democratic," Li said later.

The prime minister's director of communications, Andrew MacDougall, responded to the incident on Twitter.

"Agree or disagree with how events are run, there was no excuse for the Chinese state reporter to get physical with our staff," he wrote. "We will be raising the matter with the [parliamentary] press gallery and Mr. Li should apologize immediately."

He's probably used to having an accountable government that takes questions from journalists.

He's just lucky he doesn't get shot after a quick show trial. Dictator Harper does stuff like that, right?

[Curtman]

Tough crowd today.

[Lemmy]

Okay, so now that Mr. Li's got everyone's attention, what's the question that was so Earth-shatteringly important that it just had to be put to the prime minister?

[Curtman]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Okay, so now that Mr. Li's got everyone's attention, what's the question that was so Earth-shatteringly important that it just had to be put to the prime minister?

The Article The Article:

In advance of Harper’s news conference at Raglan Mine, reporters were told they would get either four or five questions in English. On this trip, the fifth question has gone to a reporter from the local media. There were also one question reserved for French-language media

In the absence of a local reporter, reporters agreed the fifth question in English should go to Li. He wanted to ask about foreign investment in Canada's natural resources sector. But Lecce said in the absence of a local reporter there would be only four questions allocated, though he offered to see if a fifth would be allowed.

Among themselves, the travelling media agreed Li should have a chance to quiz the prime minister on a topic that mattered to his readers and would provide the rest of the reporters with potentially useful material.

“I wanted to clarify the federal government policy and the regulations toward foreign state-owned company investment,” Li said later.

[Lemmy]

So, in other words, he had no question but, rather, a statement he wanted to make.

[saturn_656]

Lemmy Lemmy:

So, in other words, he had no question but, rather, a statement he wanted to make.

Or a statement he was instructed to make by his superiors in the CCP. Would help explain why he became violent when they wouldn't give him a turn.

The politburo does not brook failure!

[PublicAnimalNo9]

Thanos Thanos:

Always cute to see someone with such a depraved hatred for the Prime Minister that he chooses to defend a reporter/agent of China's state-controlled media instead. All the pot being consumed must cause some weird brain chemistry reactions.

That was my first knee-jerk reaction but I then thought about it and I'm pretty sure Curt was laughing at the irony of Li's lament.

[Thanos]

I doubt it, dude. Curt once seriously compared Canadian police officers to the Gestapo so, on that type of nonsense alone, he's capable of all sorts of demented hyperbole.