From south of the border comes a cautionary tale—but not the one author “DuzT” is spinning. Yet, in my heart of hearts, I believe we’re reading a clever parody here. DuzT is heading home after work, but he needs to buy groceries. He sets the scene for what follows in
Continue readingLeDaro: Stephen Harper gone Robotic
You heard of robocalls. Now Harper is trying robotic technique for his speeches. In this speech he goes from normal, to slow, to fast and normal again. This is his way of showing advancement of technology.
Continue readingSpiderBruce….SpiderBruce…Does Whatever A Springsteen Does
ThroughTheRain TheSnowTheWindTheRainVille From his show Friday night at the Apollo Theatre…. …Mr. Springsteen, who is 62, sang the lead parts of those (soul) songs while wading into the audience, climbing up on a balcony and dancing on a lighting truss protruding from the mezzanine above the crowd. He climbed down
Continue readingDead Wild Roses: The DWR Sunday Disservice – Atheist Conversations
Why do atheists hate so much? Is it some sort of unnatural compulsion to blasphemy and make the religious feel uncomfortable? Well, not really. The message from this part of the atheist community is clear: believing in the supernatural is not rational and basing decisions that affect people and institutions
Continue readingFar and Wide: Robocall Impact
I find it a bit odd, the rush to verdict on the robocall affair, particularly when it’s clearly an evolving story, that is nowhere near crescendo. How anyone can make definitive conclusion on resonance escapes me, particularly seasoned observers like a Gerry Nichols for example. Much of the impetus for
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Latest On The F-35
While the militaristic Canadian Conservative regime, led by flyboy fan Steve and aggressively supported by his Defence Minister, the dishonourable member from Central Nova, continue to champion the acquisition of the F-35 as Canada’s next big toy, it is apparent to almost all who keep themselves informed that the plane
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: There Are None So Blind
The Manning Centre came to Ottawa this weekend to celebrate Conservatism Triumphant. And it demonstrated, yet again, the party’s fatal flaw — its garrison mentality. Richard Ciano, head of Campaign Research, told his audience that the barbarians were at the gate: Any deliberate attempt to frustrate a voter’s desire to
Continue readingwmtc: today in dundas square: rally for democracy!
If you’re in the GTA, here are the details. Rallies are being held across Canada. Check this Facebook page or do the Google to find an event near you. Demand a full public investigation. Demand a new election!
Continue readingDemocracy Under Fire: Electoral and Parliamentary Reform (part 3)
Electronic Voting Last week I touched upon the subject ofelectronic voting as a means to increase the number of citizens whowould participate in this important part of our democratic processand given that ElectionsCanada is ‘studying’ the possibilities will expandupon my thoughts on this. Given all the recent and ongoingallegations of
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: RoboCalls – Another robocall from Guelph Appears
** I wrote the first part of this blog post a couple days ago, and the story is very significantly updated, so I felt it should get the full attention of readers so they have better context for what the Prescott tweets from the other day probably meant. ** There
Continue reading350 or bust: Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
“We can sum it up in one sentence: Our technical civilization has just reached its greatest level of savagery. We will have to choose, in the more or less near future, between collective suicide and the intelligent use of our scientific conquests…….Before the terrifying prospects now available to humanity, we
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Fight Northern Gateway–Buy Cool T-shirt
Also a factor in the protest was the decline of oolichan in southern B.C. waters, said [First Nations artist] Roy Henry Vickers, and the general threat of oil. Vickers said the traditional oolichan fishery produced oolichan oil, which for First Nations was “the highest priced commodity in the northern part
Continue readingSaturday Night’s Alright For (Uke) Cover Fighting!
There’sNoUkeLike CoverUkeVille First, The Original…Because…Well….You know… And now the Uke Cover…Phonetically…. **** And, as a special bonus, an Uke original, just, well, because Mr. Manning himself brought up the issue of all that is bad (but not conservative in the least, no siree, ma’am) down South at the moment…. ____
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: “We are sowing into conquering Hollywood…”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission. Faytene Grasseschi continues to try to generate attention for The Cry Hollywood—the prayer event is only a few days off now, a big rally planned for March 15 in Los Angeles. You wouldn’t be faulted for thinking that this attempt to
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Liberals should use this method to select new leader in 2013
The NDP is experimenting with a novel election method to select their new leader. The Liberal Party of Canada should consider using the same method when we select our new leader in 2013, using one-time voting as well as multiple turns to vote. This is how the NDP system works:
Continue readingConvergence
A Creative Revolution produced this video, which shows the links between religious right wing elements in Canadian politics and those in the US. In view of recent revelations about the Conservative Party machinations during the 2012 federal elections – see Dr. Dawg’s dozen or more blog posts on electoral fraud
Continue readingThe World Famous Dan Shields: 4330…The Tories Keep Stepping In It
Boy oh boy oh boy oh boy. CBC News reports that the Vaughn executive of the Conservative Party, sanctimonious Julian Fantino’s riding, has a few hundred thousand extra shekels in a secret bank account. Robocall is the tip of the iceberg. WFDS
Continue readingThe US connection: Cons caught in yet more lies
For those worried about foreign influences on Canadian processes, here’s a must-read. From the US Front Porch through our Conservative Back Door. Get on over there, stiff drink in hand. [Antonia Zerbisias, via DAMMIT JANET!]
Continue readingcmkl: Mallory on the day she started liking hummous
I was stunned. The three of us had gone swimming at Carleton that afternoon. We were back. Mallory was tired and hungry. Dinner was on the way. I’d gotten out the requisite sliced raw vegetables while the pasta cooked and the sausage warmed.
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