I’ve been increasingly hard on the Liberals since the first days post-Chretien. So much so, I’ve gravitated towards the NDP. A prime indicator for me of my feelings towards the parties has been that which distinguishes their attitudes towards the war on drugs, particularly in regards to victimless pot. For
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Interesting framing from Winnipeg Free Press: "Alberta Tories play race card"
I haven’t a dog in this fight except that it seems like a battle royale between two mangy mutts. Perhaps that is why I find this headline, “Alberta Tories play race card, call Wildrose party of old, white men in election”, and accompanying story so interesting. “Race card”? I guess
Continue readingMark Steyn whines about John Derbyshire fallout: why can’t I just call a coon a coon?
Ah, free speech. It’s hard out here for a modern conservative. Those darned liberals have taken away every speck of freedom and decency from right wingers. No longer can conservatives call black people, homos or wimmin names without being called out or, gulp, fired for it. Take winger and Breivik
Continue readingGeorge Zimmerman creates a web page
Here’s a screen grab of the page. The mind boggles. The photo features the defaced The Frank W. Hale Jr. Black Cultural Center at Ohio State University. If anyone had any doubts about Zimmerman being a racist, he just answered their question.
Continue reading"The end of my white guilt": Writer at Daily Caller tries to outdo John Derbyshire
John Derbyshire received a lot of press for writing a post so racist he was fired from the National Review by his not-quite-as-racist editors. Not to be outdone, some Tucker Carlson fanboy at the Daily Caller comes out of the racist closet with a post titled, “The end of my
Continue readingOf pissing contests and molehills
It’s discouraging reading the establishment progressive community’s dismissive and condescending response to Fern Hill. Right or wrong, Fern Hill deserves not to be talked down to. Despite support for Hill from the most articulate members of our community, from Dr. Dawg to the folks at the heavily-traffiked Galloping Beaver, lesser
Continue readingThe bravest sponsor to drop Rush Limbaugh of them all: Arby’s
Roast beef Derbyshire sandwich, please! When Arby’s announced on Twitter Wednesday it was no longer advertising on Limbaugh’s show, the wingnutosphere went nuts. Forget all those other sponsors who cancelled on Limbaugh; Arby’s is serious business. Arby’s is no mere product. To the right wing, it is the food of
Continue readingNational Review writer pens the most racist rant you’ll ever read from a ‘mainstream’ conservative
“Bwaa. I can’t say the N-word.” I had to read this Think Progress post twice. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Here is one John Derbyshire, a ‘respected’ conservative for the even more ‘respected’ National Review, writing these lessons for his children, 19 and 16, about black people: (10a) Avoid concentrations
Continue readingThe Straight pummels Globe & Mail and other ‘important newspapers’ for lack of F-35 coverage
Charlie Smith asks the “The $10-billion question: why isn’t the F-35 scandal on the front page of “important” newspapers?” Good question. Well, we know about the Globe & Mail. Loved Bush, adored the Iraq invasion and endorsed Harper. But the rest of the media? So where did the Globe and Mail
Continue readingJason Kenney, the Canadian Joseph McCarthy
Just ask Don Davies. To my eyes, Jason Kenney is more like a wicked hybrid of Sarah Palin, whose ‘pallin’ around with terrorists’ routine is the hallmark of vicious smearing, and McCarthy. Which makes him a monster.
Continue readingNDP debuts non-election ad
Hey Liberals, here’s how you do it. However, some Liberals are not too happy with the ad. Something about Mulcair not blinking.
Continue readingHarper selling out Canada to China
Reading BigCityLib this morning I see how the Calgary Herald deliberately lied about the phantom “Brazil interveners” in its editorial written on behalf of the Conservatives. Funny that because Canada is rapidly being sold out to foreign special interests by deep pocket puppet Stephen Harper. $5.5 billion of sell out from China.
Continue readingLiberal Justin Trudeau brings in biggest ratings ever for Conservative Sun News
But Fox News North is still Fox News North. No more Liberals and never a Dipper. Watch the ratings slip again back to next to nothing.
Continue readingBC NDP ahead of Libs and Cons by a whopping 20 percent popular support. Media: Look at those Conservatives rise!
The news, in terms of rest of Canada, is breathtaking. In a survey by Angus-Reid, BC’s NDP is not just far ahead of the Cons and Libs, but gaining with 43 percent popular support while the the other two parties are tied at 23 percent. The rising predominance should be
Continue readingDumb and Dumber 2 announced
Word is it will be a Canadian production. From Montreal Simon
Continue readingAnn Romney answering question about husband being "stiff": "“We better unzip him and let the real Mitt Romney out.”"
On the same day that Politico comes out with a story on how “Ann Romney is the Romney Democrats fear most”, this. Doesn’t sound like Mitt’s putting out these days. Must be the pressure of the campaign.
Continue readingWhy Trudeau’s smackdown of Brazeau is important
I admit to being skeptical of Justin Trudeau agreeing to fight a more experienced and better trained Conservative opponent at a Conservative gathering featured on a Conservative network. Not only did Trudeau appear to not have a chance, he was about to humiliate the Liberals and the progressive community on
Continue readingJimBobby celebrates Justin Trudeau’s underdog win with “On the Ropes Again”
Once again JimBobby comes up with a timely, toe-tapping ditty that will put a smile on your face.
Continue readingMr. Lahey, er John Dunsworth, running for mayor of Halifax
Too bad it’s April 1st. I’d vote for him. Asked in this exclusive interview what changes he would make first, John Dunsworth responded that he would make marijuana legal within city limits. When caught off guard on the sticky subject of chickens, he proved that he has political chops and had
Continue readingTrudeau TKO’s testosterone out of Sun News talking heads
OK. I didn’t see the fight. My cable co. doesn’t carry Sun News. But I watched the tweets. Won a Tweet TKO of my own over Monte Solberg. And marvelled at Justin Trudeau winning in enemy territory. From what I can gather the broadcast was 40% climate change denial, 40%
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