Tag: Musings

From left: Davey Snot, Royal Niblet, Steve Deceive and Winkie Smith. Bjorn von Flapjack III? Who cares. We hate him, now.  I love Stevie’s Townshend-esque flourish. Classic.  Oh, and we made history! We broadcast our show live over Meerkat and Periscope, and got watched as far away as Australia. Cool. 

Spotted by the ever-vigilant Michael Slavitch.

In May 1939, the ocean liner St. Louis departed Hamburg with nearly 1,000 Jews onboard.  They were heading to Cuba, to escape Nazi persecution.  When they arrived in Havana, two weeks later, every Jew aboard was denied entry. The St. Louis’ captain tried again, in Florida.  There, too, the Jewish passengers were not

Quote:  Like a real dog whistle which produces sound at a high frequency that can be heard by canines but not by humans, dog-whistle politics refers to the use of code words that go unheard or unremarked by most people but which convey a particular — usually nasty, racially tinged

Quote:  Warren Kinsella, another Ottawa-based political strategist and former Special Assistant to Liberal Prime Minister Jean Chrétien agrees. “The NDP never wants the Green party there, the Liberals would prefer not to have the NDP there, the Tories would probably prefer to have nobody there. All of them have their

• Getting kicked in the face by a goat • Leaving a baby on a bus • Having to poop at your friend’s tiny studio apartment • Accidentally drooling while speaking to a Super Model • Being kidnapped by a drug cartel • Swallowing a pill sideways • Week-long Justin

It’s just one poll, election is far away, blah blah blah. But if those BC and PQ numbers are right, Harper doesn’t have far to go to secure another majority.  Wow.  

Our plan is to get Obama to read it on-air.

Ah, memories.

Quote: 31. – That this be the better observed at all times and by all Sisters in every place, we decree that all the Sisters shall so adjust their kerchiefs, that the forehead, both cheeks and the chin shall be for the greater part covered, so that their faces may be

Royal Niblet, currently in Miami, wanted this 1977 Hot Nasties tune to learn the guitar bits. Here it is.  The rest of you, carry on as you were. https://web.archive.org/web/20150312144837/http://warrenkinsella.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/21-Teenage-Lament.mp3

The full post: Possible lawbreaker. BR Ignatieff Veil Source: The Canadian Press Mar 27, 2010 3:13 MONTREAL – Michael Ignatieff is weighing in on the Muslim face-covering debate that’s raging in Quebec. The federal Liberal leader says he supports controversial legislation that would force veiled women in Quebec to uncover

The last elected Liberal leader, that is.  Quote: Personally, I have always been a Liberal who opposed the anti-niqab hysteria, as  here. I sure don’t recall many other Liberals saying the same thing, at the time. And I particularly don’t remember any member of caucus – say, the one from

We could be seeing the Heat beat the Raptors. We could be packing. We could be watching the last House of Cards thing. Instead, we’ll be at The Menzingers, because they are one of the greatest bands on Earth. Listen.

Dear #USpoli: Fact that 60-something has trouble with an email account isn't a scandal IT'S ENDEARING FOR THE LOVE OF GOD. Signed, Everyone — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 11, 2015

[Here. My Mom and her art group will be happy to see me in the Whig. I think.] SECURITY: Since fall 2014, when two Canadian Forces members were killed by jihadists, our politics have been dominated by a vigorous debate about terror – and Prime Minister Stephen Harper is winning

It’s better to be feared than loved, Niccolo Machiavelli once famously observed. You cannot be both. It’s unknown whether the Florentine philosopher’s maxim is playing on the minds of assorted political strategists, these days. But as they squint at the calendar, brooding on the weeks ahead, politicos should heed Machiavelli’s

Because it was. There is no comparison between 2015 and 1939. None. And Trudeau – and his speechwriter – should know that. 

I suspect my old friend Brad Lavigne is playing a bit of rope-a-dope in this fun Larry Martin column – after all, which strategist worth his/her salt actually announces their strategy in the morning paper, months before the election? – but it’s a compelling read. Will it work? Well, here’s

Likening opponent to an anti-Semite, attacking an opponent's kids, calling citizens "brown people." Quite the start to the week, #cdnpoli. — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) March 10, 2015 A refresher: John Williamson calling new Canadians “brown people.” Justin Trudeau accusing Stephen Harper of Nazi-era anti-Semitism. Someone on Twitter actually calling Lisa