I have never read a column by Mr. Doyle before this one because I am not that into TV. I owe a stetson tip to Mr. Sinister for pointing it out.The column works as a metaphor for all of the unsubtle changes Mr. Angry is bringing about to Canada. The d…
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If Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: Where there is smoke, there is fire
The stench of a scandal hangs around a political party for a long time. It takes years to cleanse the stain. Now before all the Conservatives get excited and think I have suffered a brain injury and am, therefore, switching sides I should point out t…
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: Has the PMO released the Flying Monkeys?
First it was Harper friendly MacLean’s with the Quebec = corrupt messaging. Simple sound bite regardless of the facts.Today, the Bad Cop of the PMO Pravdas has this headline: “Is Quebec the most DEFENSIVE Province in Canada? (Notice the bright red Al…
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: How is the CBC Radio 1 program "Day Six" like the Campus Conservatives?
O.K. It may seem like a tough one. Let me give you some clues. First to Calgarygrit for context regarding the CampusCons. To quote commenter drewski:If I learned on thing as a kid, the really cool kids don’t say they’re cool, everyone knows it. So …
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: Silly me. I thought she was talking about Harper’s cabinet
The 10 things Susan Delacourt feels we can do without.
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: Tolkien wasn’t so bad after all
It was with some trepidation that I clicked on the link in this tweet by Antonia Z. There are so many things coming out about people that I was worried about finding out some unsavoury things about the author of the books I loved so much as a teenager…
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: Isn’t reflexively attacking critics a display of lacking confidence
Kady O’ Malley has an interesting series of tweets regarding just what can form the justification of a non-confidence motion. It centres on an interesting question. “Could the LGR vote be framed as a confidence measure?”
Continue readingIf Necessary Blogging But Not Necessarily Blogging: Remember this weekend next time you hear "Left wing" main stream media
Notwithstanding a very public abasement on Friday Ezra Levant has if anything been more visible in the mainstream media. Yesterday he was polluting CBC Radio 1. Today an interview on the CTV and another column in the Sun.*This schmuck was just expose…
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