Tom Says: “A little of this, a little of that…”
First of all, my congratulations go to CTV.ca for what appears to be the best April Fools prank played on Canadians this year in the media.
I’ll bet when the story hit their web site this morning, the Toronto media went crazy.
The story was that Ken Dryden, a former President with the Toronto Maple Leafs, who left the team some years ago to join the Liberal party of Canada, was quitting politics to re-join the Leafs as their new General Manager.
Just think about it for a minute, why would anybody with even a moderate amount of intelligence quit a team in such bad shape as the Liberals to join a team in even worse shape like the Toronto Maple Leafs?
About the only thing you can say about the Leafs as opposed to the Liberals is when the chips are down, at least they show up.
I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall in news rooms like the ones at Rogers Sportsnet, TSN or The Score when the screaming started. Such questions as, “How come we got scooped on that one?” Or, “Where are our Hockey Insiders?” and the ever likely, “How did a news room beat a sports desk?”
I’ll bet guys like Bill Watters, Bob McKenzie and others were furious until they came to their senses, remembering that the story broke on the morning of April Fools Day.
Another quick item, a number of emails looking for the name and contact info for Dr. Anthony Martin, who was a guest on our show last Thursday have come to my inbox. For those looking for more info on where to pick Dr. Martin’s book — “Medical Crisis — Secrets Your Doctor Won’t Share With You,” here’s where you need to go to find out more…
Dr. Anthony Martin
www.drmartin.ca
1-866-660-6607
And finally, can somebody in Ottawa please explain to me that if a member of the Canadian Armed Forces regular and a member of the Armed Forces reserve are seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan why does the regular soldier get more compensation for the loss of an arm or a leg than would the reservist?
It just doesn’t make any sense to me!
I’m Tom Young.