In the recent Saskatchewan provincial election, the NDP took a thrashing. From the Huffington Post:The Saskatchewan NDP suffered one of the most crushing blows in the party’s history Monday night. The once dominant party was reduced from 20 to ni…
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Pushed to the Left and Loving It: Rick Perry Steals Stockwell Day’s "Flat Tax" idea, who Stole it From the CTF, Who Stole it From ….
In 2006, Time magazine raised the alarm over Stephen Harper’s control of the media, which included his unprecedented secrecy of what goes on in cabinet meetings.However, if you want some idea of what they might sound like, watch the Republican debates …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: It’s Not About Occupying Wall Street But How Best to "Occupy" Ourselves
In the 1960s, college and university campuses, known for their apathy, began to erupt into political activism. Rosa Parks, the black woman who refused to move to the back of the bus, inspired many to stand up, or perhaps more appropriately, “sit-in”, f…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Harper Stacks Judiciary For American Conservative Movement
Brian Abrams is a former Conservative candidate for Kingston and the Islands. He had a pretty good showing in 2008, but lost to incumbent Peter Milliken. After his defeat, the Conservatives launched an all out attack on this riding. T…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Grassroots at the Real Grassroots. What a Novel Idea
The Occupation of Wall Street protests are growing, and appear to have staying power. Without the corporate funding of the Tea Party, they started with just a small group and an idea.Taxpayers were forced to bail out Wall Street, and yet Wall Street no…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The CBC on the Chopping Block is No Surprise to Anyone
I came across this image for the CBC. I think it was for an event that was sold out. However, as soon as I saw it, I thought how appropriate.There is a bit of angst over the future of the CBC, with poor Stephen Harper losing sleep over…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: First We Take New Jersey … Then On-tar-i-o! Tim Hudak’s New Theme Song?
Martin Regg Cohn had an excellent column in the Star on Monday: Hudak’s taking Ontarians for a ride.In it he questions the logistics of the Ontario Conservative’s Changebook Platform. I perused that and it reminded me of another questionable platform…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Canadian Manifesto: 3. Religion Goes Corporate
Rick Warren is considered to be one of the most important Evangelical leaders in the United States. He turned the small Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California, with a congregation of barely 200, into one of the largest mega churches in the countr…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: How Canadians Forced the Republicans to Miss the Bus
The Neocons South of the border, are in a flap … again.Not satisfied with bringing their country to the brink of collapse with their silly posturing over raising the debt ceiling, they are now attacking Obama for riding in a bus.Maybe it’s just that …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: When in Doubt, Blame the Poor
British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has responded to the rioting in London over his budget, by blaming parents and kids who live in social housing. He promises to evict, and allow landlords to evict these “criminals” to teach them a lesson.Across th…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: A Neocon Barbeque Cooks up a Plate of Ignorance
If you are wondering what Stevie is up to this summer, besides bombing for oil, wonder no more. He’s cooking up neocon burgers, hold the lettuce, with his buddy Rob Ford.I hope their insurance covers having both those men at the same event. Talk about …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: REAL Women, Promise Keepers and the Promotion of Violence
I Burned my Bra For This? REAL Women of Canada and the Men Behind ThemIt is a massive masculine shadow, in a hall or crowded room, lifting something indistinct up into the resonating night.ROBERT BLY, “FIFTY MALES SITTING TOGETHER”Robert Bly is an Amer…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Debt Ceiling Crisis? Obama Should Just do What Reagan and Bush Did
Ronald Reagan incurred more debt than all previous presidents combined, and was forced to raise the debt ceiling 17 times. No trumpets blared.George H.W. Bush, inherited this massive debt and was forced to raise the debt ceiling 7 times. No beating of …
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Mea Culpa: Thank You Reader for the Correction
On March 12, 2000; Pope John Paul II called for A Day of Pardon:Let us forgive and ask forgiveness! While we praise God who, in his merciful love, has produced in the Church a wonderful harvest of holiness, missionary zeal, total dedication to Christ a…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: What Sun Media Doesn’t Want You to Know About Anders Behring Breivik
When Ann Coulter came to Canada to speak, and fabricate a threat to free speech, her visit was sponsored by two right-wing organizations: The Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute and the International Free Press.Clare Booth Luce is a conservative women’s…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: From Archie Bunker to Don Cherry: Why Words Matter
One of my favourite episodes of All in the Family was the one where Archie Bunker is singled out by a group of “concerned Americans” and asked to join their club. At his first meeting he has a rude awakening, when they all put on white sheets.For sever…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Gary Bauer’s Focus is the Harper Government’s Vision
I Burned my Bra For This? REAL Women of Canada and the Men Behind ThemAnother soldier in the war against American women, who helped to the launch a similar war against Canadian women, is Gary Bauer. Bauer was with the Moral Majority/Religious Right pol…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: So You Want to Return to the 1950s? OK. I’m Game.
In reading books and essays written by, and not just about, the neoconservatives, I’ve found many common elements, from the philosophers they quote to the people they hate.One common desire most share, is to return to the 1950s, when women knew their p…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: Harper’s Assault on Libya NOT Sanctioned by UN
I wondered why Harper took the extension of the so-called “mission” in Libya to Parliament. He didn’t have to. As prime minister he alone can decide whether or not to go to war.One of the arguments was that it was sanctioned by the UN. However, what go…
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: The Neoconservative Passion for Alexis de Tocqueville
A CULTURE OF DEFIANCE: History of the Reform-Conservative Party of Canada Neoconservative doctrine was written by academics and based on the writings of scholars, from Plato to Aristotle, Locke to Rousseau, and everything in between. But one of the sch…
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