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I thought reporters belonged to a union, not a cabal
Thursday, March 30, 2006 at 07:43 AM

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A cabal?

A cabal is a number of persons united in some close design, usually to promote their private views and interests in a church, state, or other community by intrigue. Cabals are secret organizations composed of a few designing persons. Its usage carries strong connotations of shadowy corners and insidious influence.

One famous such group was P2, or Propaganda Due (Italian: Propaganda Two). It has been alleged that P2 was involved in the murder of Aldo Moro, the Italian Prime Minister, in 1978.

A new cabal dedicated to the selection of Canadian prime ministers has been identified. Though the group has no formal name, they pose as reporters, and I have dubbed them the Zolfians!

Harper’s treatment of the media is that of an ingrate. The media made Harper. The media also first made Trudeau and Mulroney. Later, the media made both Trudeau and Mulroney and their parties suffer at the polls.

A similar fate awaits Harper if he doesn’t change his basic suspicion and hatred of reporters and news commentators.

Strangely for a cabal, this group of power brokers has been revealed not by the painstaking process of analyzing subtle clues hidden in historical documents and such, but rather by a widely published commentary by their leader, CBC journalist and commentator Larry Zolf.

I suppose shadowy intrigue isn't what it used to be. I mean, the whole point of being the power behind the throne is that no one sees you pulling the strings.

Unless, of course, there is another group behind the Zolfians, and the Zolfians are just dupes who don't even realize that they don't have the real power to choose a prime minister.

Could it be the voters of Canada?

Scary.

[Hat tip to small dead animals]

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