It is clear that the travails of prison life–the shitty food, the difficulty of taking a shower without getting gang-raped, the need to trade your Order Of Canada for some “leave me alone time”, and an impromptu marriage to the convict with the most cigarettes–have all conspired to make Conrad
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CuriosityCat: Conrad Black, Stephen Harper & Jean Chretien: A Study in Contrasts
Which Prime Minister do you think more closely reflected mainstream Canadians’ views of Conrad Black, the Lord who was not allowed by Prime Minister Cameron to sit as a Tory in the House of Lords after his conviction? Black not wanted as Tory in UK Jean Chretien, who had a
Continue readingLeDaro: Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, and Racism
Watch this video and decide for yourself. Kenny also accused Mr. Freeman of being a cop-killer and a former member of the Black Panther movement, both accusations are untrue. The cop-killing accusation was made in the House of Commons thus he may have immunity there and cannot be sued. However,
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Today’s anniversary of a year of Tory rule in Ottawa: it just doesn’t get any better than this!
Contemplating the thought of three more years of Stephen Harper. Below: Mr. Harper himself. Tory times, as the old saying goes, are terrible times. So it should surprise no one that as we mark the first anniversary of Stephen Harper’s majority victory today, the country is increasingly polarized, students are
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: About Conrad Black’s return: surely Canadians deserve honest answers
Lord Black gesticulates at Communications Energy and Paperworkers Local 115A President Andy Marshall in 1999. Below: Omar Khadr, Jason Kenney, George Galloway, Farouk Adatia. Let’s mark this international day of the worker by having a grown-up discussion about the readmission to Canada of Conrad Black, the former Canadian citizen and
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: Be thankful for our Canadian Charter of Rights, 30 years old today, and remember who hates it
April 17, 1982: The Queen signs the Constitution as Pierre Elliott Trudeau, then Canada’s prime minister, looks on, apparently bemused. Below: The Charter; a sterner Mr. Trudeau. CALGARY Today is the 30th anniversary of our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. On April 17, 1982, Queen Elizabeth signed our new
Continue readingRebekah Brooks busted again. When are they coming for the Murdochs?
The Murdoch scandal keeps growing and evolving into an epic HBO movie. So far, the people at the very, very top – James and Rupert Murdoch to be exact – have remained relatively unscathed. That’s to be expected. This dynamic duo is too smart and too rich to be caught.
Continue readingAnyone else gobsmacked by Postmedia attention to Robogate?
I’ve been a taken a little by surprise at the attention paid by Postmedia to the Robo-call scandal. While the Globe & Mail and Sun Media rest on the sidelines, choosing to bolster Conservative claims of innocence and misdirection, and CBC continues its lame tact of false equivalence, the National
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Pierre Trudeau Might Indeed Have Been a "Run-O-The-Mill" Social Democrat, Mr Black…
…but at least he managed to keep his ass outta jail. That is all.
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: The last insignificant link between the Calgary Herald and downtown Calgary will fall soon … but so what?
Brian Brennan, at left, accepting a piece of paper from a copy boy. Your blogger remembers that haircut, and thinks he had one a lot like it himself. As for the copy boy? That’s Roman Cooney, now VP of Communications for Alberta Health Services. Below: Brennan today. It seems that
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: If we’d heeded Tom Kent in 1981, our democracy would be healthier today
Tom Kent, chair of the Royal Commission on Newspapers, 1981. (Canadian Press photo). Below: The cover of the 1981 Royal Commission report; Edmonton-St. Albert MP Brent Rathgeber. Today we mark the passage of Tom Kent, the man who got it right about the state of Canada’s news media and was
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Herman Cain: Now he’s a Singer !!!
Holy pepperoni. I see Herman Cain, the former CEO of Godfather Pizza, is having a really bad week in his campaign for the White House.First he got a ringing endorsement from Conrad Black. All the way from the Big House.As I suggested last week he…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Conrad Black Endorses Herman Cain
Good Lordy of the Hot Crossed Buns. I see Conrad Black has gone looking for Ronald Reagan.And found the Lord of Godfather Pizza Herman Cain.Herman Cain is a self-made African-American, well-educated, keyed to opportunity and not victimhood, a succ…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Criminal Injustice
Conrad Black speaking earlier this month to Allan Gregg, just days before the putative Lord of Crossharbour headed back to a Florida prison to serve the remainder of his sentence for mail fraud and obstruction of justice. In the interview, … Continue reading →
Hey GG, please strip Conrad Black of his Order of Canada
The bastard turned his back on Canada, relinquishing being a Canadian to become a Prickish Lord. He gave up his soul for a trinket. Screw him.Mr. Black, who was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1990, was convicted in the United States of frau…
Continue readingConrad Black: guilty as hell – of being a pig, a prig and a sleazy fraud.
The Daily Mail, another one of those disreputable papers from the UK, has a rather strange profile of the National Post (so appropriately yellow in its colour design) founder. Strange, because it is so revealing not just of Mr. Black but of its oh so British author, who can’t decide if she is a gossip . . . → Read More: Conrad Black: guilty as hell – of being a pig, a prig and a sleazy fraud.
Continue readingDavid Climenhaga's Alberta Diary: There’s no danger of Murdoch style press scandals in Canada! Really! Got that? Now go back to sleep
Gotcha! Britain’s Private Eye magazine satirizes the Murdoch Fambly Saga across the Pond. Nothing like the Eye in Canada, more’s the pity! (Where is Michael Bate now that we need him?) Below: Rupert Murdoch, in happier times; Kory Teneycke, late of…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Thought On A Hot Evening
Confined as I have been to the house today and tonight thanks to the heat and humidity, I thought I would make a brief posting. I’ve been writing recently about the importance of critical thinking skills. Following is a link to a National Post piece …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Right-Wing Media Moguls and the Buying of Politicians
In the unfolding scandal of Rupert Murdoch and his media empire, aside from phone hacking and the buying off of cops, there is another question emerging.How did these media moguls gain so much political power?The BBC asks: Who is more powerful – Murdoc…
Continue readingWhen A King of Porn Slams Rupert Murdoch…
This is amusing. I already thought it was kind of rip roaringly hilarious when a crook like ol’ Connie Blah blah Black slammed Rupert Murdoch. However, when Larry Flynt of Hustler Magazine and other sleaze, the king of scuzz, hisself, slams ol’ Rupert for his sleazy and unethical behavior and that of his . . . → Read More: When A King of Porn Slams Rupert Murdoch…
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