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Don Cherry says he won't cross the CBC picket line to report to duty as Hockey Night in Canada's designated screamer if the lockout continues.

And according to William Houston it is because:

a) His late father, a union man, would be upset with him.
b) His partner Ron McLean, who he describes as a sort of a left-wing commie, would give him grief.
c) His blue collar image would take a hit.

And all three are backed up by direct quotes Houston attributes to Cherry, who also goes on to trash the Canadian Media Guild.

In other words, this is a man who has made a career by cultivating the image of the straight shooter who is readily admitting that he does not have the courage of his convictions.

In our books we call that gutless.

And if Cherry could only untwist his own pretzel logic, he himself might call that being a Chicken of a certain Scandinavian persuasion.

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