There will be plenty of analysis in the coming weeks about the results of the United States Presidential election focusing on how Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton. As many people around the world will have done today, I have spent many distracted hours… Continue Reading →
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Politics and its Discontents: This Woman Absolutely Disgusts Me
Read this story to see one of the reasons. Recommend this Post
Continue readingLeDaro: Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency
U.S. has faced two major disasters in last 16 years. The first one was 9/11 and now the second one is 11/9.
Continue readingLeDaro: Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency
U.S. has faced two major disasters in last 16 years. The first one was 9/11 and now the second one is 11/9.
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Burning questions
How does a new U.S. president focusing on actual protectionism (not “trade barriers” in the form of the incidental effects of governance in the public interest) affect the viability of Brad Wall’s GTH and bypass projects which depend on perpetually expanding trade? And are we stuck with the multi-billion-dollar costs
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Michal Rozworski writes that the Trudeau Libs’ economic model has come into view, and that we should be fighting back against what it means for the public: I’ve long argued that the Liberals are at the leading edge of rebuilding a centrist, neoliberal consensus for
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Day Fascism Finally Arrived in America
Well I have to admit that I never thought Americans would be so crazy to vote to bring down their own country.Or that so many were so dumb to believe any of Donald Trump's promises… But I guess they were, and now they've got what they wanted.Read more »
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The U.S. Election: Between the Light and the Darkness
As I wrote in my last post, the Day of Judgement has finally arrived. The day when our neighbours decide what kind of country they want to live in. The United States of America, or Trumpland. And we must worry whether the flickering light of Hillary Clinton will prevail over
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Death of the Republican Party
The day has finally arrived. The nightmarish U.S. election campaign is finally over. Americans are voting at last.While we wait to see whether the day will bring joy or an even worse nightmare. One that could kill us all.I'll have some final thoughts about that in my next post.But right now
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Wildrose whip condemns racist imagery after the fact? That dog won’t hunt! Jason Nixon should have walked away
PHOTOS: A shot from the Twittersphere of Saturday’s anti-carbon-tax protest in Red Deer (grabbed from @IamBunbury). Below: A close-up from the photo of a person who appears to be Jason Nixon speaking to one of the protesters, and a photo of Mr. Nixon from a Wildrose event in 2015. Below
Continue readingdaveberta.ca – Alberta Politics: Watch the US Presidential Election results on the big screen at the Garneau Theatre
Still deciding where to watch the results of the United States Presidential election roll in tomorrow night? If you are in Edmonton, come over the the Garneau Theatre and watch the future of democracy unfold on a the big screen!… Continue Reading →
Continue readingLeDaro: U.S. Presidential elections
This one really sums it all up beautifully…
Continue readingLeDaro: U.S. Presidential elections
This one really sums it all up beautifully…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: James Comey and the E-Mail Scandal That Never Was
Until the U.S. election FBI director James Comey had a fairly decent reputation, as a Republican who claimed he had no time for partisan politics.But then in July when he cleared Hillary Clinton of criminal charges in her e-mail investigation, he chastised her publicly for being "reckless" when he should
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Jason Kenney Takes a Page from the Donald Trump Playbook
Last night the Progressive Conservatives kicked off their leadership race in earnest. As expected Jason Kenney urged party members to “unite Alberta” (ie destroy the PCs by merging them with the rebranded Wildrose party) while the other five candidates reassured attendees that the PC party could rise from the ashes.
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Zombie Apocalypse
I spent most of yesterday trying to ignore the U.S. election for a day, by staying off the internet, reducing my exposure to CNN to three minutes at the most etc etc.So I might have a fighting chance of making it to next Tuesday, without going crazy.But sadly it just didn't
Continue readingAlberta Politics: The game’s afoot: Jason Kenney buses unfamiliar faces in camo caps to Tory youth meeting at Red Deer PC convention
PHOTOS: Candidates for the Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership in Red Deer, from left to right, Stephen Khan, Jason Kenney, Byron Nelson, Richard Starke, Sandra Jansen and Donna Kennedy-Glans (photo by Dana Popadynetz, used with permission). Below: Stephen Harper, as seen at the PC policy convention in Red Deer, and one
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Demonic Song of the Religious Right
Despite Donald Trump's abominable record of spiritual and fleshy corruption, the religious right in the U.S. still worships at his feet.And are willing to forgive him his trespasses, in return for his promise to appoint God's chosen people to the Supreme Court.So they can punish women for having an abortion, and launch an
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Hillary Clinton, James Comey and the FBI Coup D’Etat
If Hillary Clinton loses the election to Donald Trump, it will be largely due to the FBI director James Comey's decision to inform Congress that another batch of Clinton's e-mails had been found in the laptop of the sexting pervert Anthony Wiener.Even though Comey had no idea what was in
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Existential Threat of the Monster Donald Trump
As you know ever since Donald Trump announced that he was running for president, I have portrayed him as a monster.And tried to make fun of his absurd delusion that he is fit to be the president of any country, let alone the United States.But with just four days to go
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