PHOTOS: Cameras try to follow a nearly invisible Rachel Notley through the crowd at an Edmonton hotel on May 5, 2015, moments after she had been declared the winner of the Alberta election. No one could quite believe that the NDP had just won a majorit…
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Montreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Disgusting Con War on Women
I already knew Donald Trump was a RepubliCon clown, and that every inch of him was poisonous.I knew he hated Muslims and Mexicans, and anyone who dares stand up to that bully bigot.But it still stuns me to see how much he hates women. Read more »
Continue readingLeDaro: Clinton Zeroes In on Trump at Democratic Debate
Hillary Clinton is sharpening her GOP criticism, calling Donald Trump ISIS’s best recruiter, while Trump retorts by saying she ‘lies like crazy.I watched part of the debate. It had a lot better content and rational…
Continue readingLeDaro: Clinton Zeroes In on Trump at Democratic Debate
Hillary Clinton is sharpening her GOP criticism, calling Donald Trump ISIS’s best recruiter, while Trump retorts by saying she ‘lies like crazy.I watched part of the debate. It had a lot better content and rational compared to Republicans’s Debate..
Continue readingLeDaro: OBAMA AND THE GRUOP
Happy bunch.
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Lawyers, guns and money: Russia’s intervention in Syria offers a useful teaching moment for Canadians
PHOTOS: A Russian Su-34 bomber releases a bomb near the provisional ISIS capital of Raqqa in Syria. (Russian Ministry of Defence photo.) Below: Russian President Vladimir Putin, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Russia’s military intervention in the Syrian civil war has offered a unique teaching
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Harper, Trudeau Rebuked As Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Keystone XL Pipeline
Hillary Clinton’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline is bad news for U.S. Republicans, Alberta tar sands profiteers, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau. The post Harper, Trudeau Rebuked As Hillary Clinton Comes Out Against Keystone XL Pipeline appeared first on The Canadian Progressive.
Continue readingCuriosityCat: The crumbling e-mail defences of Hillary Clinton & of her presidential hopes
And with them goes the crumbling of her chances of being president. A slightly desperate section of the Democratic Party senses blood in the water from her self-inflicted wounds, and is searching for a new candidate. Even Joe Biden, two-time runner and tied closely to President Obama’s administration, is being
Continue readingCuriosityCat: Trump: Finally, someone gets it
Let loose the reptiles Here’s what I think is a really really good analysis of Trumpmania, from the August 22 New York Times: But the breadth of Mr. Trump’s coalitionis surprising at a time of religious, ideological and geographic divisions in the Republican Party. It suggests he has the potential
Continue readingCuriosityCat: USA 2016: My Dream Ticket – Biden for President, Warren for VP
My Dream Ticket And Biden undertakes to be a one-term president, stepping aside for Elizabeth Warren to run for president after that, with his blessing. Let’s hope that this was on top of the agenda at the secret meeting of the two: Vice President Biden huddled Saturday with Sen. Elizabeth
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Of Leaders and Eunuchs
One of these three has balls: Tommy Boy, Junior, or Hillary. And the winner is – Hillary! Even though her duel at the ballot box isn’t until November of next year, Democratic presidential frontrunner, Hillary Clinton, has wasted no time in serving notice that the fight against climate change will be
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: The Still Beating Heart of Progressivism
Not dead yet. The venerable Boston Globe has published an editorial urging a certain American to run for the presidency of the United States of America. The newspaper wants senator Elizabeth Warren to enter the race. …the Democratic Party finds itself with some serious divides that ought to be settled by
Continue readingPolitical Eh-conomy: Political Eh-conomy Radio: Doug Henwood on US economics and politics
https://politicalehconomy.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/podcast-141114-doug-henwood.mp3 This week, it’s my great pleasure to present a feature interview with Doug Henwood — economic analyst, author of books including Wall Street and host of the wonderful Behind the News radio show and podcast that inspired this show. Doug always introduces his show by saying his guests will be “taking a look at worlds of
Continue readingLeft Over: Should We Pillory Hillary?
Hillary Clinton must reject the stigma that abortion should be legal but ‘rare’ Agreeing with anti-choice activists on even that single word hurts women and the cause of reproductive rights Jessica Valenti theguardian.com, Wednesday 9 July 2014 Although this article is referring to our neighbors to the South and the
Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Breakfast with Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton was in Calgary last week to give the keynote address at a breakfast meeting of 2500 Calgarians who paid about $500 to hear her speak. Luckily my friend, the Zen Banker, invited me to attend as her guest. Hillary is like the Chloe Diamond—brilliant, mesmerizing, multifaceted and
Continue readingLeDaro: Hillary Clinton for President 2016 – Surprising Endorsement
Hillary Clinton gets a surprising endorsement from Barbara Bush the daughter of George W.Bush and granddaughter of Barbara Bush Sr. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy
Continue readingImpolitical: Missing Hillary already
A little too jokey for my taste. When Hillary met with these Conservatives, you always had a sense that she knew exactly where they were coming from and treated them accordingly. There seems to be a bit of a shift with the new guy. Come back…
Continue readingThe Canadian Progressive: Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s All-Male Security Detail: PHOTO
by Obert Madondo | The Canadian Progressive, Feb. 4, 2013: Legendary is Prime Minister Stephen Harper‘s contempt for women and the issues important to them. This photo of the prime minister and his security detail confirms the truth: Harper is still to wake up to the reality that women can be as lethal personal bodyguards as
Continue readingImpolitical: Hillary goes out with a bang
The last we will see of Hillary in a public office? It could be. This was classic Hillary here. No one – no one – is going to push her around. That girl should have won in 2008. Yeah, still have a little bit of that regret. Fave moments from
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