Someone just forwarded this to me via Twitter. Alec Baldwin (@AlecBaldwin) ranting about the state of politics, or, more to the point, politicians in America.This isn’t exactly ground-breaking, inspiring stuff. It’s pretty trite and unoriginal.But, man…
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Slap Upside The Head: Gay Man’s Bank Card Cancelled Because Of His Voice
A gay man found that his bank card was cancelled last week for a very unusual reason: His voice has a higher than normal pitch. Jeffrey Hare phoned TD Bank to get some information about his bank account when the agent on the other end decided that he was an impostor. “This [agent] decided that […]
Continue readingTwenty six cents.
Remember a few months ago when, to great public fanfare, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador announced in its budget that it would be giving consumers a break on their energy bills, by (somehow) eliminating the province’s portion of the HST …
Continue readingArizona Free Enterprise Club’s Freedom Club PAC et al v. Bennett
The Arizona Citizens Clean Elections Act is pretty much dead. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that ensuring a competitive political system by subsidizing candidates is a violation of the First Amendment rights of those candidates who accept gobs of …
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: And Now, A Warning From Canada
So, I hear that New York State has finally legalized same-sex marriage. That’s fantastic news! Throughout the debate, however, many people were wondering aloud about the consequences—both direct and indirect—that should be expected. Some of the predictions are downright dire. I think I can chime in here. The first legal same-sex marriages in Canada happened […]
Continue readingThe Skwib: Tiny Pirate, Monkey of The Seven Seas
Tiny Pirate, Monkey of The Seven Seas, a photo by Ape Lad on Flickr.
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Public Schools Move Forward, Catholic Schools Move Back
The Burnaby School Board unanimously adopted its anti-homophobia policy last week, after months of debating and church-organized protests. A crowd of about 400 students and supporters cheered outside the Burnaby School Board offices when Kaitlin Burnett, a supporter of the policy, emerged to announce its passage. The new policy means that public schools in the […]
Continue readingHello? Hello?
I’m normally not one for telling tales out of school. But having sat it on a handful of meetings between Prime Ministers and Premiers, and having regularly set up phone calls for a Prime Minister with several of his provincial counterparts – sometime…
Continue readingAn Unsurprising Correlation
Check this out:Newfoundland & Labrador Premier Kathy Dunderdale, in a speech to the St. John’s Board of Trade, Febraury 23, 2011 (emphasis added):”Our province has never been in a stronger position.GDP growth for 2010 is estimated at 5.4 per cent, …
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: NDP Resolves To Revoke Ex-Gay Charitable Status
I’ve got some particularly cool news today! The federal New Democratic Party, Canada’s official opposition, unanimously adopted a resolution over the weekend to revoke the charitable status of unscientific “ex-gay” organisations, including Exodus Global Alliance. The resolution, which was presented and adopted the NDP’s 2011 policy convention in Vancouver, should be welcome news to anyone, but […]
Continue readingCape Breton North By-election
Looks like the Tories will hold onto Cecil Clarke’s old seat in Cape Breton North.Results, with 47 of 51 polls reporting:
Continue readingCape Breton North By-election
Live results will be posted here, after polls close at 7:00pm ADT.As an aside, it would be really cool if any one of the provincial electoral commissions made their live update tool a more share-able widget, or at very least gave it its own .url ahead …
Continue readingPrescient President
Ronald Reagan, nearly 30 years ago:”I recently learned something quite interesting about video games. Many young people have developed incredible hand, eye, and brain coordination in playing these games. The air force believes these kids will be our …
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We learned this weekend, through the NDP’s convention in Vancouver, and the Liberal Party’s extraordinary convention held online and over the telephone, that each of the parties will be taking two full years to make some key decisions.The Liberals have…
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: UN Finally Backs Human Rights For Gays
The United Nations, for the first time in history, endorsed the equal rights of GLBT people worldwide, condemning any country who discriminates or harms people for their sexual orientation. Well, it’s about time! The resolution passed only narrowly, with 23 votes in favour, 19 against, and 3 abstentions. Nonetheless, it’s solid evidence that the world is […]
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Hate Crime Reporting Improves
More and more hate crimes are being reported across the country, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In 2009, the number of hate crime reported in Canada went up by 42%, and police are optimistic. ”It’s not that the hate crimes are actually increasing,” explained Ken Smith from the Edmonton police department’s hate crimes unit. […]
Continue readingThe Skwib: Bob was never a joiner
Conemen I, a photo by laurence.winram on Flickr. He had to admit the outfit was pretty spectacular, and the fringe benefits of membership were pretty good too — not only would it forestall your evisceration via tongs and razor-fingers, but you also got to run the world. The Fraternity of the Cone had been in […]
Continue readingSlap Upside The Head: Tories Raise The Spectre Of A Same-Sex Marriage Ban
Well, that didn’t take very long, did it? Just weeks after Canada’s federal election, delegates at the Conservative Party Convention have raised a dead social issue over the weekend, discussing and voting on a resolution to ban same-sex marriage in Canada. While a same-sex marriage ban had already been official Conservative Party policy, delegates readily […]
Continue readingThe Skwib: If I ever record an album, this would be a great cover
FU, a photo by ::big daddy k:: on Flickr.
Genius photograph.
And not to worry, child services has already been alerted.
Slap Upside The Head: Gay Conservatives Promote Fabulous Blue Tent
Yesterday marked the start of the Canadian Conservative Party’s national convention. Canada’s only right-wing party has been celebrating their recent 39% majority government victory, so it promises to be a fun-filled weekend of military strategies, handshakes, brutalizing criminals, and tight public relations control. Enjoyment all ’round! I don’t particularly wish I could be there because […]
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