Winnipeg Sun Redeems Itself

We talked back in April about their crackpot editor, John Gleeson, and two crazy columns he did on the 9-11 conspiracy theories. Today Sun columnist Stephen Ripley takes a good poke at Barrie Zwicker and a panel presentation:

But the charges levelled at the media by Zwicker and his fellow panelists deserve closer attention. Despite the applause they received from the audience -- roughly 90% of whom indicated they believe the U.S. government was involved in 9/11 -- they failed to make their case. Heck, they barely even tried.

Exhibit A in Zwicker's attack was Rosie O'Donnell, who recently left ABC's The View after bickering about the war in Iraq with a co-host. The two had previously tangled when O'Donnell brought up the "controlled demolition" theory about the World Trade Center.

This was the only example Zwicker could cite of a member of the media who lost their job after speaking out on the "truth" of 9/11. He listed several journalists who were fired after criticizing Bush and his wars, but none of them had said a word about 9/11.

Actually, I believe that Gleeson has left the Winnipeg Sun, although it is an open question as to whether he was let go for budgetary reasons or because of his 9-11 tinfoil hattery.

Winnipeg Looks Like a Hotbed of Deniers

The host of this morning program in Winnipeg, Jon Ljungberg should be ashamed of himself for promoting this quackery. Dr Joe Hawkins makes some fun points, like comparing the 9-11 "Truth" Movement to a fire hydrant. I guess that makes the debunkers dogs? He also claims that three buildings came down on 9-11; I guess he never heard of the Marriot Hotel, or St. Nick's cathedral?

(fixed spelling of Winnipeg)