One of my oldest and best friends, Rockin' Al, to me on the phone tonight: "People still say to me: 'You know Warren Kinsella?' And I say, yes, Warren Kinsella taught me how to spit, how to swear, and how to spend money." #Pride — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 25,
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Warren Kinsella: #TBT: ten years ago! Tommy Stinson! The Mats! Me!
…it was ten years ago tonight, Facebook tells me. That is me, beside the Replacements’ (and Guns and Roses’) Tommy Stinson. THE Tommy Stinson. He came with his girlfriend to an SFH gig at the Bovine Sex Club on Queen West, and he decided he would start selling our merch
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Coronavirus and Canada: nothing to see here, move along
China has 35 million people quarantined while Canada’s Minister of Health says that the #coronarovirus is not a risk to Canadians. Who should be believed? #cdnpoli https://t.co/XDN60qfxlv via @NYTimes — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 24, 2020
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Hole-y: CNN is now covering the stupid doughnut thing
And I’m amazed CNN spelled “doughnut” correctly. Usually they spell it like these guys do. PS: this proves that (a) we’re lucky that this counts as a scandal, when you consider what is going on right now in the U.S. Senate and (b) the world is crazy. Washington (CNN) — A photo
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Barton out at National, Hanomansing continues to be underused
Sounds like the CBC. NOTE FROM ROB RUSSO Hello all, We are delighted to announce that a formidable editorial weapon is being added to CBC’s political reporting arsenal: Rosemary Barton moves into a new multiplatform role as the Ottawa Bureau’s chief political correspondent, the first female journalist in this role
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Of doughnuts and beards and the like
The Conservative Party – back when it knew how to win, and when it was preoccupied with winning more than whining – was pretty good at symbols. Symbol-wise, ten years ago, the Conservatives’ communications strategy always came back a single theme: that Michael Ignatieff out-of-touch and from Mars – while
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Charest: no thanks
He would’ve been a great leader for them. But the Tories never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. Jean Charest will not seek leadership of federal Conservative party. Former Progressive Conservative leader and ex-Quebec premier tells Radio-Canada he has decided against running. Previous story: https://t.co/ZFBBZU7HVU — CBC News Alerts
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: I still adore Hillary Clinton
…and remain proud I worked for her in three different states. And I’d do it again. And I don’t give a shit who disapproves. This amazing interview reminds me why. Snippets below. In the doc, you’re brutally honest on Sanders: “He was in Congress for years. He had one senator
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Newspaper endorsements don’t matter
But this does. This is worth way more than some dumb @nytimes editorial board endorsement. Way. #uspolitics #Democrat https://t.co/JxDpQBjYLP — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) January 21, 2020
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: My friend Mike
Someone asked me if I was okay. I said yes. Why, I asked? They said Mike Sloan was gone. Now I’m not okay anymore. I was with him just a few days ago at his apartment in London. I brought him a bottle of Veuve Cliquot and we laughed and
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: SFH Kinda Suck
…but we got together to play yesterday anyway. Gig coming up end of February. Stay tuned.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Sad but better
Was talking to @charlesadler about @JustinTrudeau on Friday. Said I’ve been struck by how ineffably sad, how changed, he now seems to be. And – ironically, and whatever is the cause – that it has matured Trudeau, somehow. Anyone else have the same impression? #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/fu0qu6SxDt — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren)
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: I Could Be Happy
Catchier than a drawer full of fish hooks. Good advice, too. Advice taken.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: #TBT, late: Bishop Carroll High School student council exec, c. 1978
Can you spot the irritating punk-politico?
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: The strangers came today
My God, what a genius he was. Miss him.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Peter MacKay: he’s in
Does this mean Jean Charest is in or out? Does this mean Team Mulroney is going elsewhere? Does this mean Stephen Harper will not support anyone in the race, because none of them are him? Who knows. But he’s in, he says. Here’s a quickie take on MacKay, pro and
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