When the riots broke out in England, I thought it would only be a matter of time before they spread to Glasgow. Because that city has a lot of poverty and inequality, and some of the toughest street gangs in the world.Gangs that regularly charge at eac…
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Montreal Simon: Britain: When the Old Eat the Young
It has been a horrifying spectacle, watching the pinky faced David Cameron morph from a socially liberal Con into a red faced authoritarian.Nearly 2,800 people have been arrested so far. In London alone, about 1,000 people have been…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Freddie Mercury and the Youngest Fan
I see that Freddie Mercury and Queen are to be honoured this year’s BMI awards.Almost twenty years after Freddie’s death.And I can only wonder why it took so long.Was it inertia, was it ignorance, or was it bigotry?Not that it really matters. Twen…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Harper Cons and the Long Way Down
When I think of how the little Con gnome Jimbo Flaherty is bringing the economy down to his level. But doesn’t want us to worry.Even though once again he didn’t see it coming, and he doesn’t know what he’s doing. When I think about how the&nb…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Royal Blunder
OMG. How pathetic. More evidence that Stephen Harper wants to drag this country back to its colonialist past.Look, if our ridiculous would be dictator wants to put on a pith helmet and pretend he’s Lord Stephen of Alberta and Etobicoke, that’…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Case of Tony Clement and the Muskoka Millions
Golly Sherlock. I see the strange case of Tony Clement and the Muskoka Millions has taken another sensational and porky turn.Inspector Angus may finally have solved the baffling mystery of how Tony-o, Boss Harper’s favourite hitman, mana…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Another Big Win for the Matriarchy
As you may know, I believe that our hairy ancestors made a catastrophic mistake by letting themselves be seduced by the aggressive, violent, male supremacist chimpanzees.And dating them for soooooooo long.It could be the oldest, not to mentio…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Big Steve Wants Your Computer
It’s bad enough living in Stephen Harper’s Canada. The darkness. The insanity. The double think. Those cold dead eyes that seem to follow you around. Jason Kenney. The horror. The horror.But trust me eh? If Big Steve Brother …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Rick Perry and the United States of Jebeesus
Glory Hallybubbah !!! The Lord has spoken. Just as I prophesied the other day, he has directed his cowboy servant Rick Perry to become God’s President. And kick the heathen negro out of the White House.And all Canadians need to know about him…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The British Riots and the Broken Society
First came the feral phase. The young are animals.They are essentially wild beasts. I use that phrase advisedly, because it seems appropriate to young people bereft of the discipline that might make them employable; of the conscience that distinguishes…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Summer and the Bug’s Life
(click pic to enlarge) It’s still warm and sunny during the day, but in the evening down by the lake, when you’re wearing just a t-shirt, the coolness in the air tells you it will soon be over. The leaves of the island’s trees are turnin…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Introducing the Con Klown Hypocrisy Award
Oh dear. What a dilemma eh? I just created my very own Con Klown Hypocrisy Award. But now I can’t seem to decide who is this week’s winner. So please help me out .Here are the candidates in no particular order:(1) PHILLIP HINCKLE, the 64…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Porky Media and the Separatist Scare
I don’t know who writes the editorials at the Globe. But I suspect they vibrate sympathetically to the squeals of their porky corporate masters. Because this is absolute hogwash.Mr. Lebel, who joined the Bloc in 1993, dropped his Bloc membership 1…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: David Cameron’s Horrible Hoodie Moment
Oh no. Poor David Cameron. First he had to cut short his vacation at a luxury villa in Tuscany. Then when he thought he could make people forget the News of the World/Con hacking scandal, by calling the poor kids yobs “sick”.And posing as a c…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Great Burro Tour
Ca…ca…ca…caramba. I see Presidente Crapper has arrived in Colombia. On what the Globe and Con is calling his “victory lap.”But I prefer to call his Great Burro Tour.Critics of free trade with Colombia who talk about human rights are rea…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Stephen Harper’s Toilet Bowl Diplomacy
It was never going to be a meeting of the minds eh? A former Marxist guerrilla who hates torture, and a right-wing extremist who covers up torture. And can’t feel the pain of others.But this is ridiculous.What the article claims is that …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: It’s Time to Thank the Teabaggers
Because, ignorance, bigotry, and batshit craziness should not go unrecognized…Now the only question is when will the decent people of America take to the streets and deliver us from those maniacs…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The London Riots: When Anger Burns
You may have noticed that London is burning. The flames of anger are spreading .The violence, which began in Tottenham, north London, on Saturday spread south and east to Brixton, Streatham, Walthamstow, Edmonton, Enfield, Oxford Circus and Isling…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Preparing for the Greatest Recession
It was another hot and humid day in Hogtown. But that didn’t stop me from running down to the golden towers of Bay Street. I wanted to see if the brokers and other stock stuffers were jumping out of the windows after another bad day…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: All You Need to Know About the Economic Crisis
As the casinos meltdown, and the bankers run around like firefighters in tuxedos, and I’m forced to contemplate the possibility that the future of the global economy depends on whether the Europeans buy Berlusconi bonds.Which isn’t too r…
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