Thoughtful, inquisitive Paul… So, in case you haven’t already noticed, this space has been pretty quiet for the past month or, hmmm, maybe even longer. Over time, I have gone from posting a few times a day (like at the beginning), to once a day, to a few times a
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Paulitical Satire: Taking Action Against Sexual Assaults – Movie Monday
So, I live near Christie Pits Park in Toronto and have for many years. It’s one of these post-War neighbourhoods of modest sized homes, small one way streets, and a neat mix of older people, new families, and young hipsters. The neighbourhood is many things, but until recently it would
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Happy Thanksgiving! – Movie Monday
So, it’s Thanksgiving here in the True North strong and free, which means that it’s a good opportunity to reflect and give thanks for all the wonderful things we have in our lives. This week, our esteemed videographer William Matthews and I wanted to do something a little special. Thus,
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Tips for Barack Obama on How to NOT Suck in the Next Debate
Fight Night! (GIF from GifWich) So, ummmm, the Obama VS. Romney rumble in the mountains (it was in Colorado…get it?) was less a debate than it was two Economics professors arguing about which shade of grey was better. Oh, and one hate’s Big Bird…seriously. Clearly, Prof. Romney won the debate
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Justin Trudeau Excites People – And That’s a Good Thing!
So, I’ve been following the recent chatter about Justin Trudeau (or JT as some people have come to call him, both ironically and not) with interest and a bit of a laugh. I thought that my writing about this was done with my previous post on the topic. However, I’ve
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: The Truth About Disappointment – Movie Monday
So, the past couple of months there have been some high profile political loses, at all levels of government. Whether I agree with the loses, like in the case of last week’s vote about abortion, or no it occured to me that so much of politics and of life was
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: E – Voting – #FF – Guest Post
Online voting IS the future of voting! So, an old friend from my student advocacy days tracked me down last week to see if I would host a quick piece he put together looking at the importance of online voting. Given that this is a topic close to my heart,
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: What’s That? You Want to Argue About Abortion?
Even this baby is surprised by the actions of Rona Ambrose tonight! So, you’ve probably heard that there was a vote tonight (last night if you’re reading this Thursday morning) to strike a special committee that would look at the question of when a child actually becomes a human being.
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Harper’s Hypocrisy Knows no Bounds
So, there are moments when I look at what’s happening with the Conservative reign of undemocratic terror in Ottawa and feel like it must be some kind of joke, some kind of bad dream. I think about old time-y Steven Harper who was for more transparency of government, against too
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: So Much Amazing is Coming! – Movie Monday
So, just like our first Movie Monday six months ago, I think that this week I’ll just let the video do the talking for me. As always, our esteemed videographer William Matthews has created an awesome video for you. As a special side note, I want to acknowledge and thank Will
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: The Liberals Need a Leadership Race Worthy of the Third Party
Leadership races for this place, should be open and vociferous ! So, in 2003 I attended a very strange and interesting event held in the Minto building at Carleton University, where I was a student in Public Affairs. I remember earlier in the summer the leader of the NDP, Alexa McDonough,
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Cartwheels in The Legislature
Cartwheels at Parliament! So, I was walking by Queen’s Park the other day and saw something that immediately made me nostalgic: a bunch of kids teaching another kid how to do a cartwheel. No, I’m not talking about about Hudak trying to explain his loss in KW (too soon?), it
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Your iPhone is Making You an Idiot!
So, last week was iPhone launch week, and as per usual a newer, sexier device is now out there for everyone to drool over. Have you seen it…it’s pretty sexy. Despite the general horniness that people have for the newest piece of Apple tech, I don’t think we ever really stop
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Back to School Tips – Movie Monday
So, while all the little little kiddies went back to school last week, the bigger kiddies are heading back to classes today in most cases. Given that, I thought I would dispense some “I wish I knew then what I know now” typed advice for students going to University and
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Holiday Movie Monday
So, the last weekend of summer is upon us loyal readers! I hope that you are currently enjoying the last day of the last long weekend, of this wonderful summer that was. It’s not everyday the Movie Monday falls on a holiday, so I wanted to give you all a
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Built to NOT Last – Movie Monday
So, most of us have been there at some point, standing at an Ikea asking ourselves “do I need yet another Billy bookcase?” We know it will be of the lowest quality, and maybe even break during our home construction process. But it’s cheap…it will do the job…and we can
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: #FF Yourself!! A Follow Friday You’ll Thank Me For
Sometimes I worry that I am actually trapped in the Matrix… So, I was doing my normal dance around the internet, reading pieces of news from all corners. While I blog mostly politics, I like to stay up on the news of the day for lots of topics. I find
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: We Need Activist Government NOW More Than Ever!
So, the past couple of weeks have given us some stark and sometimes troubling reminders why we not only STILL need governments of all shapes and sizes, but also why we need governments that are truly interested in their citizens’ well beings when it comes to our economics and environment. Now,
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: They Added WHAT to the Dictionary!?
So, every year (sometimes twice a year) the powers that be at Miriam Webster and a smattering of other dictionaries go through a process of adding new words with formal definitions into the dictionary. While each time this happens I tend to just shake my head, this year was particularly
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