“What? You talkin’ to me? You callin’ me a ‘fat fuck’? I’m Rob Fucking Ford, bitches!”The more this story grows, the more it sheds true light on Toronto’s abusive, porcine mayor. For all the typical Ford blowhardship and cowardice, Rob Ford is ju…
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Art Threat: Put the Pocahontas back in the closet – Ethnic Halloween costumes challenged by Ohio student group
Racist Halloween costumes aren’t all the rage this year, thankfully.
Continue readingRob Ford: Help! Call 911! Marg Delahunty is after my body!
Marg to cop, "Where's a man when you need him?" Cop, "Obviously not here, m'am".
Too fucking hilarious. No wonder Conservatives are so afraid of the CBC. Marg Delahunty’s on the prowl. (Video here.)
“There was a lady dressed up and she was screaming my name: ‘We got you Rob Ford, we got you,’” . . . → Read More: Rob Ford: Help! Call 911! Marg Delahunty is after my body!
Continue readingOn July 1, Conservatives booted CBC 75th anniversary tribute for a couple of Britwits
"Oh say dear Kate, you may want to have that growth on your head checked out."
Ah Conservatives, so in love with our country. Not! Preferring to honour war and celebrate a couple of brainless twits from some other country, rather than honour Canada’s national news and entertainment network with 75 years . . . → Read More: On July 1, Conservatives booted CBC 75th anniversary tribute for a couple of Britwits
Continue readingOn July 1, Conservatives booted CBC 75th anniversary tribute for a couple of Britwits
“Oh say dear Kate, you may want to have that growth on your head checked out.”Ah Conservatives, so in love with our country. Not! Preferring to honour war and celebrate a couple of brainless twits from some other country, rather than honour Canada’s na…
Continue readingRob Ford: Help! Call 911! Marg Delahunty is after my body!
Marg to cop, “Where’s a man when you need him?” Cop, “Obviously not here, m’am”.Too fucking hilarious. No wonder Conservatives are so afraid of the CBC. Marg Delahunty’s on the prowl.”There was a lady dressed up and she was screaming my name: ‘We got y…
Continue readingpolitics on CAPS LOCK: CHECK IT OUT TRUCKS TURNS OVER IN ROUNDABOUT NO SURPRISE
EVER NOTICE THAT THE ONLY NEWS YOU EVER SEE ABOUT ROUNDABOUTS INVOVE ACCIDENTS CHECK IT OUT: Overturned truck snarls traffic in Charlottetown YEAH NO KIDDING THE GUARDIAN DELIVERS. THE CBC STORY WAS VERY SPARSE IT WAS ALMOST LIKE AN HAIKU. I INCLUDE A LINK ONLY SO YOU CAN BE AS
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: What’s Up With CBC And Quebecor?
A few days after Quebecor’s legal threat against it, all links to CBC’s “Get The Facts” page, where they previously discussed the Quebec media company’s penchant for sucking up government funds, among other topics… time out. Try ’em y…
Continue readingQuebecor Paranoia Grows-Demands CBC-Rado Canada To Remove Certain Offending Portions From Web Site
Not long ago, Jymn covered the CBC, coming armed with certain facts about Quebecor. A few things Quebecor won’t tell us. Let’s refresh our memories, here.
Quebecor has received more than half a billion dollars in direct and indirect subsidies and benefits from Canadian taxpayers over the past three years, yet it is not . . . → Read More: Quebecor Paranoia Grows-Demands CBC-Rado Canada To Remove Certain Offending Portions From Web Site
Continue readingPoor Pierre Karl Peladeau. Playing the victim again. Paranoid, too.
Most likely spurred by the facts presented by the CBC about Quebecor’s welfare habit, the media chain’s chief came out firing today against the ‘state broadcaster’. Problem is, Peladeau came off wimpy and whiny, somehow befitting a news chain known for its self victimization and pouting. Not only that, there was a whiff of paranoia . . . → Read More: Poor Pierre Karl Peladeau. Playing the victim again. Paranoid, too.
Continue readingTrashy's World: SunNews DOES receive public funding…
… so Levant and the rest of those pseudo-journos should shut their hypocritical traps about the CBC. Nice to see the MotherCorp fight back. Get The Facts October 19, 2011 What Quebecor won’t tell you about its attacks on the public broadcaster For more than three years, Quebecor has been using its newspapers, and more […]
Continue readingPoor Pierre Karl Peladeau. Playing the victim again. Paranoid, too.
Most likely spurred by the facts presented by the CBC about Quebecor’s welfare habit, the media chain’s chief came out firing today against the ‘state broadcaster’. Problem is, silver spoon Peladeau came off wimpy and whiny, somehow befitting a news ch…
Continue readingWise Law Blog: This Week at the Ontario Court of Appeal: 11-10-14
Each Week, Wise Law Blog reviews recent decisions from the Ontario Court of Appeal.
Ireland v. Ireland
This case
involved a mother’s resistance to the enforcement of a foreign custody order.
The Superior Court of Fulton Country in the State of Georg…
Accidental Deliberations: Fighting back
It’s probably been nothing more than a matter of time before a few more of the institutions in crosshairs of the Cons and their allies started fighting back rather than hoping to lay low for four years. And the CBC’s brilliant takedown of Quebecor – ju…
Continue readingGood to see CBC fighting back against Quebecor’s petty attacks
You want to piss off a Conservative, come armed with facts (emphasis mine).
What Quebecor won’t tell you about its attacks on the public broadcaster
For more than three years, Quebecor has been using its newspapers, and more recently, its SunNews Network TV license to pursue a campaign against CBC/Radio-Canada. But there are some . . . → Read More: Good to see CBC fighting back against Quebecor’s petty attacks
Continue readingGood to see CBC fighting back against Quebecor’s petty attacks
You want to piss off a Conservative, come armed with facts (emphasis mine).What Quebecor won’t tell you about its attacks on the public broadcaster For more than three years, Quebecor has been using its newspapers, and more recently, its Su…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Kevin O’Leary v. Chris Hedges
This is from last week, but I just ran across it tonight. Both O’Leary and Hedges play to type… with quite spectacular results. O’Leary’s shtick as a flippant, amoral greedhead plays well on Dragons’ Den but falls utterly flat in … Continue reading →
Liberal media? Check out this favourability chart of 2012 presidential contenders.
Next time someone complains about ‘liberal media’, point them to this chart:Only the inexorable Newt Gingrich fares barely less well than Barack Obama. Then consider this, Canadian news coverage is far more right wing friendly than the US. Sobering tho…
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Greens Launch Healthcare Platform Planks
A portion of the Green Party of Saskatchewan’s healthcare proposals are available on CBC.
Continue readingGerald Caplan: welcome to Fox TV Canada
Sometimes the Globe manages to print some good stuff. Such is the case with Gerald Caplan and his darkly humorous column today on the Conservatives’ drive to own not just a portion of the media but all of it.Public money, after all, brings all the…
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