The Weather Network's judgement

Am I the only one who objects to the politicization of the Weather Network? Their jumping into bed with the celebrity climate change "expert" David Suzuki is offensive to me. The strange combination of adolescent 'fawning' over the profane prophet of pollution as well as the saturation of their airwaves (okay, I know they're cable-only - and more on that momentarily) by him combines fawning with filler.

But now something equally serious has reared its head: online I have notice three "blind" ads for Scientology. Is this appropriate or responsible? Would the CBC, CTV, Global, Rogers, Shaw or any other broadcaster sell advertising space on their website to such a group, let alone "blind" advertising/recruitment spots? I don't think so.

So when the Weather Network began their pleas on television this week that their viewers should launch a defence of the network against cable companies deleting it or at least changing TWN's status from 'free' (automatically included in the basic cable packages du jour) to in some cases a specialized 'pay' package only, their request fell on deaf ears in my case.

First throwing their lot in with the controversial, authoritarian, hypocritical and frequently insufferable Suzuki and now selling advertising space to Scientology (and 'blind' ads at that), well, that's just
about enough thank you.

I will not be making any intercessions on their behalf with the CRTC or the cable companies, those two giant mis-steps have alienated me.

It's not as if no one would step in to take their place or you couldn't look online, check another so-called 'regular' broadcaster for their forecast(s). And you'd probably never see any Scientology recruiting - or Suzuki recruiting for that matter.

Yes Canadians need something like TWN. And they will get it. Preferably without the politics or the sneaky ads about "psychiatry killing people." Shades of Tom Cruise's outburst. Celebrity big mouths don't thrill me, whether it's as global warming "experts" or as spokespeople/front men for...let's say "other controversial groups."

Enough already.