“According to Fraser, the Harper government expensed $9,460 for five “upscale haircuts” for the Prime Minister.” Wow. Update. For more on Harper’s haircut at the G20. Update 2. Oops. The sentinal dispatch is satire. As you were.
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Bouquets of Gray: Conservative candidate Marty Burke scrubs controversial views from website
Yesterday Scott Tribe blogged about the controversial opinions that Marty Burke, Conservative candidate in Guelph, has shared in various letters-to-the-editor in recent years, including: denouncing the war in Afghanistan “a near worthless operation” undertaken with the purpose of “saving face for a useless Liberal government” making thinly veiled racist criticisms
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Vote against spam and spammers!
Bloggers may or may not recognize the name Harry Tsai, the Conservative candidate in Scarborough-Agincourt. He seems to engage in a practice that bloggers universally despise — comment-spamming.So, for example, in a MoneySense article on increasing …
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: This day in history.
Frodo destroys the ring. March 25, 3019 (S.R. 1419)The Harper government falls. March 25, 2011.
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Saip trouble in Delta-Richmond East
Dale Saip, the Conservative candidate in Delta-Richmond East has some explaining to do!(ht: BCL)
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Apocalypse deferred (indefinitely)
In 2005, right-wing bloviator and professional Islamophobe Mark Steyn wrote an article for the Jewish World Review with the title (“U.S. can sit back and watch Europe implode”), which adumbrated the argument of his book, America Alone, that Europe was …
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Harper lowers expectations
In today’s speech celebrating his five years as Prime Minister, Stephen Harper is reported to have said: “We are in this minority government. We haven’t been able to pass what we want to pass. But that doesn’t mean we have forgotten … there wil…
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Santa exposé continued
Big City Liberal has uncovered some shocking details from Santa’s past. Now, at over at Bumblepigs there are pictures about what Santa is up to now, including stealing your beer:
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Pretty neat, eh?
An amazing visualization of the world’s economic progress over the last two centuries:
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: How many Canadians use American Health Care
Apparently not that many, according to the studies on Canadian use of American Health Care.
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Wind-power take-down
Over at The Disaffected Lib you can find a first rate take-down of wind-power opponents, including Progressive Blogger’s own Wind-Concern Ontario. The problem, as Disaffected points out, is the single-mindedness and ill-informedness of the opposition:…
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: How does that prorogation look now?
In light of the recent news that the enough NDP MPs will be voting against the Conservative attempt to end the gun registry, I wonder how Harper feels about his last prorogation. Instead of allowing the government to recalibrate and regroup, it seems …
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Another Apology for Richard Warman
Over at Free Dominion — which puts the ‘dumb’ back in Dominion — there’s another apology for Richard Warman. More to come in due course, I’d guess.h/t
Continue readingBouquets of Gray: Christian Groups: Biblical Armageddon Must Be Taught Alongside Global Warming
What next?Christian Groups: Biblical Armageddon Must Be Taught Alongside Global Warming
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