We are mute with shame here in Canada. Shame for our Professional Media. Even our beloved CBC doesn’t have the decency to cover the new American Revolution. You were there for Egypt, you covered the hell out of Libya, sickeningly slick graphics and foreboding intro music and all. But when our biggest trading . . . → Read More: Canada’s Shame
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The Vancouver Club, Dick Cheney and pedophilia: a tale of perversion, politics and privilege
UPDATE: Anthony J. Hall, from the Comments at Let Freedom Rain:
I attempt to put the whole Vancouver Club/Jack Cram/pedophilia/BC Indian title scandal in broader context in chapter 8 of my new book, Earth into Property: Colonization, Decolonization and Capitalism McGill-Queen’s University Press).
Where is the investigation into the police treatment meted out . . . → Read More: The Vancouver Club, Dick Cheney and pedophilia: a tale of perversion, politics and privilege
Continue readingOccupy Wall Street going mainstream?
Occupy Wall Street protests have garnered very little media attention, especially the television kind. Yes, there’s been the usual ’dirty fucking hippies’ smirking from the New York Times and the like, but nothing substantial. Most Americans, except those who work or live near Wall Street, have taken little notice. That’s about to change.
The New York . . . → Read More: Occupy Wall Street going mainstream?
Continue readingCompassionate conservatism XXIV: Ron Paul demonstrates his compassionate side
It always strikes me as odd when non-right wingers embrace Ron Paul, treating him like some kind of old man puppy dog. While his stand on overseas wars and drugs are enlightened, his other views are somewhat less than enlightened – let’s just say, downright medieval. You know, in a ‘let em . . . → Read More: Compassionate conservatism XXIV: Ron Paul demonstrates his compassionate side
Continue readingGOP debate: the ugly face of conservatism. Also, never fly on 9/11 if your skin is brown.
The horror continues. Here are two items that bring the American psyche post-9/11 into instant, ugly focus.
At the GOP debate tonight, the crowd loudly cheered a suggestion that society should let an uninsured man die. Alan Grayson: “It’s sadism”.
GOP debate crowd cheers letting uninsured die
The crowd also responded heartily to accusations that Ben Bernanke . . . → Read More: GOP debate: the ugly face of conservatism. Also, never fly on 9/11 if your skin is brown.
Continue readingThe irony of greed: The end game for Neoliberalism?
The global economy is in the toilet and the Boomers’ representatives are chanting: “flush, flush, flush.” Me? I am eating cigarettes and wine while admiring the remarkable consistency in the myopia of all of it. In the name of fisca…
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Why isn’t Wall St. in jail? And come to think of it, why isn’t Obama?
I don’t usually repost other people’s writings, but this article is too hard-hitting and important to pass up. If we want to understand better what is wrong with the economy and politics, this sheds more than a little light, and confirms th…
Continue readingThis Should Be the GOP’s New AD
Truly. Applicable for both the Tea-baggers and non-tea-baggers alike.
Enjoy, boys ‘n’ girls!
Happy Thursday!
Continue readingTrashy's World: Matt Damon for the U.S. Prez?
WTF? Why not? Some Americans think that this might be a way to go… Mr. Damon has not expressed a desire to run for office, but he has become known for his political activism. During the 2008 presidential campaign, he endorsed Barack Obama and called Sarah Palin’s story “a bad Disney movie.” Recently, the actor […]
Continue readingIs the Newsweek cover photo (and story title) of Michele Bachmann sexist?
That’s the charge being laid by conservative bloggers and NOW about this week’s cover photo of Michele Bachmann, which depicts her as she so often appears with wide eyes. I obviously don’t think so, having blogged about it here and at Let Freedom Rain. It’s an actual photo – not . . . → Read More: Is the Newsweek cover photo (and story title) of Michele Bachmann sexist?
Continue readingMichele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann makes cover of Newsweek. Wingnuts not pleased.
Have to admit this week’s cover of Newsweek featuring a crazed-looking Michele Bachmann is not exactly flattering. But it is an accurate portrait. The cover features Bachmann looking like, well, Bachmann. And it goes along nicely with the accompanying story title: “The Queen of Rage”.
But ever so sensitive rightbloggers – such . . . → Read More: Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann makes cover of Newsweek. Wingnuts not pleased.
Continue readingWI tea party CHEERS being blamed for causing S&P downgrade
It takes a special person to be proud of being the brunt of the blame from S&P downgrade, but the members of the Wisconsin tea party are such special people. During a TP event in Fond du Lac, about 200 baggers cheered proudly when it was announced they were being blamed for the downgrade.
SHEA . . . → Read More: WI tea party CHEERS being blamed for causing S&P downgrade
Continue readingThe Circus of Greed: the Political Economy of Ratings Agencies
Would be hard not know that the S&P downgraded the US today. What is less well known is why it is further evidence of the circus of greed that is the American financial and political system. First, read this post … Continue reading →
Continue readingS&P on downgrade: “…the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act.”
Just in case you didn’t get that the first time around. This is a point the Democrats (and progressive media/bloggers need to hammer) for the next few weeks. But they won’t. The right is massed with talking points blaming the left for the defeat. But the text of the S&P downgrade doesn’t specifically call out the Democratic . . . → Read More: S&P on downgrade: “…the majority of Republicans in Congress continue to resist any measure that would raise revenues, a position we believe Congress reinforced by passing the act.”
Continue readingMore Onion than the Onion. Fox News reports on black hip hop birthday for Obama.
It’s been amusing, if not a little sad, to see the right wing trying to outdo each other criticizing Obama for having a birthday party. They’re all pissed but none more so than Fox News. There were African American people at the party! And no jobs were created. Can you hear the dog whistle? Be . . . → Read More: More Onion than the Onion. Fox News reports on black hip hop birthday for Obama.
Continue readingThe Right Wing Commentariat is getting Desperate
JuysTerence Corcoran Just go read Terence Corcoran’s latest in the National Post. Never mind that the world was plunged into economic crisis by unregulated financial institutions; and near fully captured regulators never mind that by most accou…
Continue readingThe food insecure amongst us
Every year the UN-OCHA (Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) says that 3-4 million (always different) subsistence farmers and pastoralists in a variety of different regions in Ethiopia are food insecure, and thus in need of food aid (ou…
Continue readingSchmuckraker Breitbart caught doctoring video AGAIN?
Legendary media charlatan Andrew Breitbart does it again. One of his blogs put up an edited version of a video seemingly showing MSNBC talking head Norah O’Donnell saying, “…you gave them everything they wanted and we got nothing” in a question to the WH’s press secretary. Makes it sound like O’Donnell is using . . . → Read More: Schmuckraker Breitbart caught doctoring video AGAIN?
Continue readingTrashy's World: The so-called “bipartisan” agreement in the U.S…
… is only putting off the inevitable unless something more substantive can be done to alleviate the unfathomable levels of American debt. Americans are going to have to pay now – because the price to pay later will bring their proud nation to its knees. Usually, The Onion is a work of satire. Usually. But […]
Continue readingScott's DiaTribes: Happy Civic Holiday… and why Obama did the deal he did.
To all of you in Canada who get this first Monday off, whether it’s called Civic Holiday or whatever, all the best to you. As for politics on this day, attention has turned to our US neighbour’s attempts to get their debt ceiling agreement in place before they default tomorrow. A tentative deal has been reached, which still has to be voted on and passed, but many progressives and liberals – both in the US and here in Canada – are dismayed at the Democrats and President Obama’s unwillingness to force the Republicans to compromise more in the agreement. They view it as a sellout of Democratic and progressive/liberal […]
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