Things are good. The boy is back (and apologized). Talked to someone, was good. Painting again. New songs. Business is rockin’. And the new book is flying out of me – almost 4,000 words in a week. Cheers, W
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Warren Kinsella: John Tory: shameless hypocrite, in his own words
John Tory’s Toronto mayoralty campaign set a deadline for themselves. They had to be in second place by the time July 1 rolled around. They aren’t. Olivia Chow, my candidate, remains well ahead in the top spot. Rob Ford – back from rehab, slimmer, contrite and still clearly enjoying support
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Two questions about last night’s by-elections
Question one: watching last night’s results, did Stephen Harper think once or twice about resigning, and finally going to make some real money somewhere? Probably. Question two: if he goes, what are the implications for Justin Trudeau and Tom Mulcair? That last one has me somewhere between “it doesn’t matter
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: Rob Ford, the destroyer
If you’re interested in politics, two things probably caught your attention yesterday. (1) Important by-elections took place – two in Alberta, and two in Ontario. (2) Rob Ford got out of rehab. This column is being written in advance, but we’ll hazard a guess that the second political happening –
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: On Joe Cressy, party politics and me
Ordinary people usually say that the candidate or the leader matters more than the party. Young people, in particular say that: they dislike political parties, and partisanship is one of the main reasons they cite for not voting or getting involved. Partisan political people, on the other hand, always put
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Rob Ford is back, like a stain in the carpet that you can’t scrub out
So I figured it’s time to reprise a video that kind of says it all about his “record” – which John Tory and Karen Stintz supported every step of the way, by the by.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Eat your heart out, Kirbie
.@LisaKirbie is super jealous because @LauraJaneGrace just responded to my query about Against Me’s start time. Heh.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Kathleen Wynne plays it smart in Toronto mayor’s race; Tory, Ford & Stintz have a bad day
Right here. Take that, John Tory, Rob Ford and Karen Stintz. Doesn’t exactly suggest that the newly-elected-to-a-healthy-majority-Premier thinks you are going to win, does it? No, it doesn’t.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Globe and Mail announces Comical Ali as new editor-in-chief
There’s no other way to explain their reliance on “internal” polling by John Tory, about John Tory. Nate Silver in the New York Times on such “polls,” here. Background on the sterling company in question here and here and here and here and here and, of course, here. Way to
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: BREAKING: SFH abandons punk rock, embraces Eurotrash dance club genre
Shocking as it may be, Canada’s best-loved geriatric punks have abandoned punk rock. As you will see in the video below, SFH has decided to become modern, and the resulting tune – ‘Eighties Dance Song’ – will be the biggest hit of the year. What is Davey singing? I don’t
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: You don’t really see letters that change perceptions, anymore
Thus one does. Wow.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: In Tuesday’s Sun: at least one guy knew he was “just visiting”
What I want to know is this: when he told Harvard University that he was indeed returning to a full-time teaching position in Boston – when he signed on the dotted line, and finally confirmed that he was indeed “just visiting” – could Michael Ignatieff hear a cock crow, somewhere,
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Ontario is a province divided
Amazing, when you see it like this. And depressing. Reminds me of the federal divide in 1980-1984 period. Learn About Tableau
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Akin and Kirbie talk about Chow ads on Ford, Tory
Says Akin: “The bit that really had me, the killer [line] there was: ‘See John Tory flip-flop!’ It is kind of funny.” Says Kinsella: “My gal is as smart as much as she’s a knockout. Makes other federal/provincial Grit talking heads look like they’re standing still. But I’m biased.”
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Mr. David Bowie, rock star, makes Ottawa Citizen, newspaper, eat shit sandwich
Wow.
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: #TOPOLI: what they’re saying about the T.O. mayoralty race
National Post: “Polls aside – who believes polls any more? – the general impression is that Olivia Chow started as the favourite with about a third of the vote, and is still there. By taking time of for rehab, Ford opened the way for fellow conservative John Tory, but the
Continue readingWarren Kinsella: Warren is a “faggot”
From regular reader SJ: “Reading your column this morning brought back a memory I didn’t even know I had. The first time I ever met you was at some smokey, loud party of Carleton students. There was a loud argument in the kitchen which, of course, included you. Not being
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