Danielle Smith comes out swinging. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith (Photo: Alberta Newsroom/Flickr). Justin Trudeau’s Liberals do the rope-a-dope. Remember, though, in addition to being prime minister, Mr. Trudeau is an actual boxer, and the son of a judoka to boot. So he understands the rope-a-dope strategy, about which there is
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The Canadian Progressive: Muhammad Ali rewrote the rule book for athletes as celebrities and activists
The late Muhammad Ali “was much bigger than boxing. He came, from the late 1960s onwards, to symbolise resistance to racism, militarism and inequality.”
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Montreal Simon: Muhammad Ali and the Brutal Sport of Boxing
He was a giant, an unforgettable character on the stage of life.And he deserves all the tributes that are pouring in from all over the world.But while many call Muhammad Ali "The Greatest" for the kind of boxer he was.I choose to admire him …
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Agnes MacPummel made her living as a hired mourner, but her métier was punching the unsuspecting bereaved in the face, just as the casket was lowered in the ground. Alltop once punched itself in the face. Photo via Buzzfeed. Originally … Continue reading →
Continue readingCalgaryLiberal.com: Politics Isn’t Complicated: It’s Not Chess, It’s Cooking
People over-complicate things. And politics is one of those things. It isn’t complicated. It’s about the sum of personal relationships between many people guided by leadership, churned by passion, and basted by endurance. It’s the furthest thing from chess. It’s more like cooking. Or, at least, good cooking. You have
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Ol’ JB Screeches Out Another Song: "On the Ropes Again"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the young Trudeau feller surprised me last night when he whupped the trash-talkin’ senator’s sorryass. I had a video sing-song all done up fer when Justin got his ass handed to him but danged if i didn’t hafta toss that one in the dumper an’
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Ol’ JB Screeches Out Another Song: "On the Ropes Again"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the young Trudeau feller surprised me last night when he whupped the trash-talkin’ senator’s sorryass. I had a video sing-song all done up fer when Justin got his ass handed to him but danged if i didn’t hafta toss that …
Continue readingJimBobby Sez: Ol’ JB Screeches Out Another Song: "On the Ropes Again"
Whooee! Well, friends an’ foes, the young Trudeau feller surprised me last night when he whupped the trash-talkin’ senator’s sorryass. I had a video sing-song all done up fer when Justin got his ass handed to him but danged if i didn’t hafta toss that one in the dumper an’
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