…just doesn’t get it. When you are elected to public office – especially the Mayor of a major city – your civic responsibilities as Mayor usually take priority over your own personal priorities. The glamour of the gridiron trumped the lure of the arts for the mayor. Press secretary Adrienne Batra confirmed Thursday afternoon that […]
Continue readingMorton's Musings: Melissa Lewis acquitted of murder charges in stabbing death of boyfriend
This is not as surprising as some suggest. The deceased was not the most sympathetic character and that often plays a role in jury verdicts. To be very clear, I do not think the character of a victim of crime should be relevant to whether the accused…
Continue readingLa fin du monde, October 21. Non! Quelle surprise. Le big FAIL.
Harold Camping instructs his followers to keep quiet following his folly over the phony rapture. He’s already fucked up twice before. The first time was 1994. When will fools who follow religious nuts ever learn?In the meantime, I’ll sit back and …
Continue readingThe Happy Wanderer: 9-9-9 plan means MORE TAXES!
A new study shows what the 9-9-9 plan actually does. This study shows who will benefit and who will not benefit in this tax plan. Under the current policy there is no sales tax. Under this plan there will be a 9% G.S.T , but s…
Continue readingAnti-Racist Canada: The ARC Collective: Beattie Troubles and Where Have the Boneheads Gone?
Hey, remember John Beattie? Of course you do if you're a reader of this blog or if you are at all interested in the history of the Canadian racist movement.It appears that someone has made a complaint against Mr. Beattie and he's a little conce…
Continue readingNorthern Insights / Perceptivity: Taxpayers enable home movies on the big screen
Drifting across Movie Channel tonight, I noticed “Grown Up Movie Star” a 2009 title offering this one sentence lure:
“A 13-year-old gives in to sexual temptation after her mother abandons the family.”
I don’t know about you, but the descriptor gave …
The Sir Robert Bond Papers: Traffic with leadership and vision #nlpoli
When is “nutbar” an unacceptable term? Who leaked the amalgamation report? The NDP Rise The Dysfunctional Dunderdale Administration Nutbar Factor 6 PPM: The Polls in the 2011 Election Follow the money: political fin…
Continue readingImpolitical: Harper government lets the ozone scientist speak
“Scientist surfaces to praise ozone monitoring amidst federal review.” But he doesn’t speak without buddies on hand! This is a truly memorable picture painted in this report: A senior Environment Canada scientist whose job may be eliminated through bud…
Continue readingPortrait of the wrong queen
Remember that whole issue about ensuring
that the Queen’s portrait is hung in our embassies? It seems like that may have
been touched off when John Baird was offended that an old picture of him was
hanging in our embassy in Mexico. Ri…
Harper Valley: The Mohawk Manifesto
MNN_188_Mohawk_Manifesto_sep_9_05 The legal framework that proves by Rule of Law that First Nations are indeed sovereign. This is because Canada is in fraud and treason unto itself as it has never obeyed Queen Anne’s Royal Order which says all indigenous peoples must be dealt with on a nation to nation
Continue readingSupport the CBC. Tell Them Not To Give in to Quebecor
The Globe and Mail reported today that Quebecor is demanding an apology and retraction from CBC for the fact check they issues last week, which I am happy to provide you here. I urge all supporters of the CBC to use the contact page to issue your suppo…
Continue readingThe Ryan Painter Show Podcast Episode 5
The new episode of The Ryan Painter Show Podcast is up: Occupy Canada and Legislative Advice from Texas. Feel free to leave questions, comments or calls to action. Thanks for listening. Ryan Painter Filed under: Progressives
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Flippity flop flip… has Alison Redford’s government ‘jumped the shark’ already?
Alberta Premier Alison Redford, immediately after ‘jumping the shark.’ Alberta politicians may not appear exactly as illustrated. Whaaaaaaaaat?! Below: The quotable LBJ.Is this the worst start ever, or what?Barely sworn in as Progressive Conservati…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Paxo & Moore on OCW
Jeremy Paxman talks to Michael Moore on BBC’s Newsnight program yesterday about the embryonic nature of OCW movement and whether a new form of capitalism may possibly arise from it… It seems like an incredible stretch to imagine that anything … Continue reading →
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Demonizing OCW Effort Gets Derailed
Fox News butt plug Eric Bolling inveighs against OCW for being crazy, anti-American Communists and/or anti-Semitic Nazis – take your pick. With his baseless introductory slander out of the way, Bolling then goes on to trot out a certifiable canard … Continue reading →
Continue readingCanadian Political Viewpoints: Scott Muses: Choose Your Saskatchewan
I’m still digesting the NDP platform release, as well as the announcements and headlines that have been made over the past week…I’m also dealing with one hell of a cold that is getting worse by the day and robbing me of a lot of free time and earmark…
Continue readingThe Game is Rigged
No, not that game. I mean an actual Game, in this case, CNBC’s trading contest, “Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge”. The Challenge has run up against some challenges, and trading has been suspended for a week following the discovery of a technical glitch that some wily contestants were exploiting to their benefit. Surprise surprise: someone’s cheating. […]
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Musical interlude
Lange vs Gareth Emery – Another You Another Me
Continue readingBene Diction Blogs On: Bloggers: “Phew!”
By Rick Hiebert. All rights Reserved. Used by Permission. A Supreme Court of Canada decision earlier this week will have an interesting impact on blogging, and on the Internet in genera Wayne Crookes, a former Green Party campaign manager, had … Continue reading →
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