I’m still taking in the Tom Flanagan’s comments about assassinating Julian Assange. What amazed me about the comments was how casual and glib they were – as if another man’s sub-judicial, illegal killing was academic. The snicker chilled me.He apologi…
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Five of Five: The Future
Canada’s new Governor General David Johnston aims a C7 assault rifle at the perception that the Monarchy is archaic and ridiculous. For the next while it will be all about guns, soldiers, hockey and cheap donuts. I Miss the Haitian lady.Photo via Glob…
Continue readingFive of Five: Sunday Night Marxism
Given all I’ve been reading about wiki-leaks, I can’t help but thinking we would have been no worse off with Rufus T. Firefly as our leader. We’ve always been at war with Sylvania.That and the unbelievably quiet revelation that former Canadian Ambassa…
Continue readingFive of Five: Holy Biased Poll
I realize website polls are primarily for entertainment and shouldn’t be taken seriously, especially not on a hyper-conservative radio site.But this poll really stuck out as having a totally meaningless, poorly worded and biased set of choices.There is…
Continue readingFive of Five: ‘In Memoriam’ for murdered Mexican anti-mining activist refused by Calgary Herald
According to a press release from the Council of Canadians:An ‘In Memoriam’ classified ad to be run on November 27th on behalf of the family of murdered anti-mining activist Mariano Abarca Roblero has been called “unsuitable” by the Calgary Herald,…
Continue readingFive of Five: Calgary Herald Opposes Basic Democracy
To no one’s surprise the Calgary Herald wrote an op-ed wholly justifying the Senate’s vote down of Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act. It seems so twisted, to me I can only summarise it in point form:The bill would cause irreparable econ…
Continue readingFive of Five: When a Witch Weighs the Same as a Duck
Ed Stelmach’s communication style is oblique and opaque most of the time. Opaque in the sense of being impenetrable by light. Today he all but confirmed that Stephen Duckett would be relieved of his duties as the Alberta Health Services CEO. At leas…
Continue readingFive of Five: Link Byfield "Resigns"
Link Byfield resigned his position as one of Alberta’s senators-in-waiting today. I was hoping at his press conference he might have explained why his friend Senator Bert Brown participated in a shady vote down of a House of Commons Bill, passed by an…
Continue readingFive of Five: Sunday Night Cockburn
I’m loner with a loner’s point of view,I’ve always been a loner,Now I’m in love with you
Continue readingFive of Five: UN Endorses State Violence against Gays
The Social, Humanitarian Cultural Affairs Committee of the UN General Assembly has voted to remove reference to sexuality from a resolution which condemns the use of “extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions”.Shame on the United Nations. And sin…
Continue readingFive of Five: Shortest Post Ever
I don’t believe a single thing Stephen Harper says about Afghanistan.
Continue readingFive of Five: James Travers: Remembrance,Country
James Travers is such a great writer. Here he says exactly what needs to be said, at a politically incorrect time.There are many things my father and uncle wouldn’t recognize. They wouldn’t understand a country where patriotism is partisan, where…
Continue readingFive of Five: Queer Ugandans ask Parliament for refugee assistance (Canada)
Since when is it the role of a Member of Parliament to agree or disagree with someone’s lifestyle choice. Someone please shoot me, I can’t live in this country anymore.The Commons subcommittee on international human rights – part of the Standi…
Continue readingFive of Five: Canadian Veterans National Day of Protest – Calgary Alberta
(a lot of links below, hope they all work …)I attended the Canadian Veterans National Day of Protest this morning in Calgary. It was a good event on an unusually warm November day. I was disappointed that more Calgarians did not come out for this. Af…
Continue readingFive of Five: Health Care WAP Style.
Here’s a podcast of CBC Calgary’s noon hour show today, featuring Danielle Smith talking about the Alberta Health Care system. It starts at around 25:40. Her critiques of the existing system are mostly right on. Everyone knows that the Stelmach gover…
Continue readingFive of Five: Prentice Abandons Ship
What can you say about Jim Prentice? Widely regarded as a moderate conservative, well liked by fellow MP’s and a well respected Calgarian. But also, a man with no influence or future in Stephen Harper’s highly radicalized political movement.Two Prentic…
Continue readingFive of Five: Batman and the Birth of Venus
Isabel Samaras is my latest guilty pleasure artist. It hits my spot because I love both pop art and classical art. This Batman and Robin piece works in so many ways.And then there was this homage to Bouguereau and all those birth of Venus paintings, us…
Continue readingFive of Five: Billy Connolly for Alberta Premier
Welcome to the Committee to elect Billy Connolly as Alberta’s Next Premier (CEBCANP).This must be an old video, and where do you get one of those Beetlejuice suits.I think he would make a great Premier. How could we do worse than what we have now?
Continue readingFive of Five: God’s Word on the Election
Jim Blake is the Calgary based head of Concerned Christians Canada, an Evangelical pressure group with political ambitions. Jim is none too happy about the election of Naheed Nenshi as Calgary’s new mayor.He starts off by quoting the prophet Hosea:The…
Continue readingFive of Five: D-Bag of the Year Award
Link.Congratulations to Naheed Nenshi for winning the Mayor’s job in Calgary. Now we know obnoxious conservatives can be defeated in Calgary. Next task: Alberta PC’s.
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