EvenABlindTweetFindsAnAlbatross-ShapedAcornInTheGrassSometimesVilleSo.It would appear that the object of the BC Liberal Party’s recent smear campaign is rising faster Ed Asner’s helium balloon-assisted animatronic abode from the House of PIXAR.At least…
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Hajj being live-streamed on YouTube
YouTube is providing a live-stream of the annual hajj pilgrimage to Mecca. That’s pretty cool. Regardless of your faith (or lack thereof) it is awe inspiring to watch the ocean of humanity.”Millions of people from around the world will be able to exper…
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: Saganash Clarifies Position On Sherbrooke Declaration
I’m not sure if this actually clarifies matters, but here it is:On Friday, [New Democrat leadership candidate Romeo Saganash] issued a statement saying when he made his comments about the Sherbrooke Declaration, he was talking about the issue of secession generally and how it is regarded in international law."We should not blur the distinction between international law and politics," said
Continue readingPaper Dynamite Online: Paper Dynamite Online 2011-11-04 17:50:00
I’m not sure if this actually clarifies matters, but here it is:On Friday, [New Democrat leadership candidate Romeo Saganash] issued a statement saying when he made his comments about the Sherbrooke Declaration, he was talking about the issue of secession generally and how it is regarded in international law."We should not blur the distinction between international law and politics," said
Continue readingEnvironmental Law Alert Blog: The legal arguments in favour of a cosmetic pesticide ban
Monday, November 7, 2011
Today (November 7th) I’m appearing before the BC Legislature’s Special Committee on Cosmetic Pesticides to argue in fav…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Brotherly Love
Speaking to a friendly audience at a Washington area rally organized by the Koch Brothers funded astroturf political organization “Americans for Prosperity,” Herman Cain gets his shuck n’ jive on to proudly declare he’s the billionaire oil magnates “brother from … Continue reading →
Zorg Report: Can America Compete?
Can America Compete? The obvious answer is no, but let’s go into slightly greater detail. First of all, let’s look at what America produces today that other people around the world want to buy. Video games. Uuuuuuuuuhhhhhh? Tom Cruise. Fill in the ______________ star. Let’s look at some of the
Continue readingZorg Report: Can America Compete?
Can America Compete? The obvious answer is no, but let’s go into slightly greater detail. First of all, let’s look at what America produces today that other people around the world want to buy. Video games. Uuuuuuuuuhhhhhh? Tom Cruise. Fill in the ______________ star. Let’s look at some of the
Continue readingDemocratic Progress: "Conservatives" and Immigration
Call me old fashioned, but when five months after winning office you impose a two-year moratorium on family reunification, I call that:A) Lying. Although unlike with their intentions to negotiate health accords one a bilateral, instead of country-wide …
Continue readingImpolitical: Shortsighted
This may come back to bite: “Harper says no Canadian money for European bailout.” Pay some now or will we be paying much more later? We’ll see. Great photo accompanying that story too. That look on Obama’s face as he interacts with Harper is priceless.
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Endorsement of Hon. Judy A. Sgro. MP
As a Member of Parliament for over 10 years I know just how critical it is for the Liberal Party to have a strong and competent executive board. This is especially so in this time of rebuilding. I have known James for many years and have seen him as Pa…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Elizabeth Warren v. Heckler
An angry man confronts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren at the outset of a local volunteer meeting in Brockton, Mass. “You’re a socialist whore!” the unemployed Fox News viewer shouted, adding for good measure that her “boss” (presumably President Obama) was … Continue reading →
wmtc: monday in toronto: "my own government labeled me a terrorist and attempted to murder me"
My own government labeled me a terrorist and attempted to murder me. My story is strongly relevant for activists today in this climate of an unending ‘war on terror.’S. Brian Willson, Vietnam War veteran and peace activistS. Brian Willson, a Vietnam Wa…
Continue readingHalf an Hour: The Metasociety
Responding to An Open Letter to #OccupyWallStreet When the OWS people say ‘we’ they do not mean it in the sense of ‘we who are camped out’ but rather ‘we’ as in ‘we who are not among the financial elite’. When they say ‘we are the 99 percen…
Continue readingDrones on Trial…Democracy Now…
38 Protesters Face Charges for Disrupting Syracuse Base Used in Overseas AttacksThe Wall Street Journal is reporting the CIA has made a series of secret concessions in its drone campaign after military and diplomatic officials complained large strike…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog: Herman Cain at AFP: ‘I am the Koch Brothers’ Brother From Another Mother’
Wow. The GOP's Koch-Cain problem elevates to new heights today. At the Koch-funded Americans For Prosperity event today, Republican presidential contender Herman Cain told it like it is. “I am the Koch brothers’ brother from anothe…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: So they arrested the reporter, not the bankers
Truthdig, November 3, 2011:
“Goldman Sachs, which received more subsidies and bailout-related funds than any other investment bank because the Federal Reserve permitted it to become a bank holding company under its “emergency situation,” has use…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Parliament In Review: October 20, 2011
The main topic of debate on Thursday, October 20 was the Canadian Wheat Board – with extensive discussion in Parliament of both the Cons’ steps to shut down debate, and the substance of what should happen with the Wheat Board.The Big IssueThe passage o…
Continue readingTerahertz: #ndpldr Peggy Nash in Vancouver
In my whirlwind tour last night, I first saw Paul Dewar before racing downtown to catch Peggy Nash’s meet and greet at the Railway Club. While Dewar’s event was held in a large condo meeting room, a slightly larger crowd packed into the small backroom of the Railway Club (where Skeptics in the Pub downtown […]
Continue readingTerahertz: #ndpldr Paul Dewar in Vancouver
I should note first that Nathan Cullen, a BC MP and NDP leadership candidate will be meeting tonight at 5pm at The Greedy Pig on Cordova St. I’m still trying to decide if I’ll go or if I need a break from running between events. I have said a few words before about Cullen’s proposals. […]
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