Ashifa Kassam reports in The Guardian that Sarah Palin is being considered for the post of American Ambassador to Canada. Presumably, her main qualification for the job is that, from Alaska, she can see Canada. Be that as it may, rumours of her appointment have sparked typically acerbic Canadian criticism:
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Montreal Simon: Kellie Leitch and the Redneck From Wasilla
If you see Kellie Leitch galloping past you screaming hysterically, don't panic.She's not warning us about an American invasion, or warning us that Kevin O'Leary has left his home in Boston and coming after the job she craves so badly. It's just her way of telling us how incredibly happy
Continue readingAlberta Politics: Why Canadians are lucky Rona Ambrose was hanging around the Caribbean with a billionaire
PHOTOS: The scene abroad N. Murray Edwards’ yacht imagined. Actual Canadian bitumen billionaires and their onboard guests may not appear exactly as illustrated. Below: The real N. Murray Edwards, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau aboard a helicopter, although not the Aga Khan’s, Opposition Leader Rona Ambrose in a yacht harbor, and
Continue readingmark a rayner: Crazy like a fox
Reagan did a lot of this during the Reykjavík Summit with Gorbachev, but it was part of his strategy. He was TRYING to make Gorby and the Russians think he was a maniac. Hell, maybe he would launch the nukes — he was that crazy. Though this did …
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Donald Trump and the Republican Civil War
I've finally decided that I'm going to have to settle back comfortably in my hammock, take a deep breath, remind myself it's almost summer, and start enjoying the Donald Trump Show.Like I would enjoy a Broadway musical.Or go as crazy as th…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Taking On Sarah Palin’s Idiocy
I would say Jimmy Kimmel does a pretty good job:“I have a theory,” Kimmel said. “I think maybe Sarah Palin wants global warming. It’s cold in Alaska. It would be welcome up there. But, the idea that she knows more than 97 percent of scientists …
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Only Way To Treat Sarah Palin
…is with the ridicule she and her word salad constructions so richly deserves:Sarah Palin isn’t one of those people who needs help making a fool of herself. It seems as though every time she opens her mouth something incredibly stupid comes out.Whe…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Tag Team Politics
“An absolute ass(et)” is how Donald Trump supporter Jeffrey Lord describes Sarah Palin contribution to Trump’s campaign. Not everyone agrees:Recommend this Post
Continue readingMontreal Simon: Sarah Palin and the Con Redneck Road to Ruin
I haven't written a post about Sarah Palin, the redneck from Wasilla, for about eight years. Back when the one they called The Barracuda was running for Vice President of the United States.Back in the days when people were taking her candidacy ser…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: She’s Back
And it sounds like Stephen Colbert has missed her. I haven’t.Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Send In The Clowns
No! Wait! Cancel that order!Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: John Cleese On Sarah Palin
As Cleese says in this 2008 interview, Michael Palin is no longer the funniest Palin. And about Fox News, which currently employs the post-political Palin, Cleese has this to say. It is probably the best analysis I’ve heard of the rampant stupidity that seems to infest the United States (sorry
Continue readingPushed to the Left and Loving It: More Government Propaganda While Canada Once Again Stands Alone
A very strange Oped piece appeared in the Globe and Mail on the weekend, written by none other than Stephen Harper. It was a follow up to a government announcement that we would be giving the Ukrainian military another 220 million dollars, on top of the 300 million already provided,
Continue readingOPSEU Diablogue: Martin scores big on frustration of Canadians waiting to see our health system defended in the U.S.
It must have truly hurt The National Post to admit that Canadian doctor Danielle Martin “held her own” before a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing earlier this month on comparative health systems. Albeit the NP’s Tristan Hopper did say she did … Continue reading →
Continue readingLeft Over: Oh, RoFo, Oh Harpo…….(with apologies to John Lennon)
New Rob Ford video leaves council members frustrated, stunned Toronto mayor should step down for the good of the city, Coun. Michael Thompson says CBC News Posted: Jan 22, 2014 9:28 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 22, 2014 5:33 PM ET Personally? LMAO, sorry, but this latest RoFo Rant knocked Harpster off
Continue readingLeDaro: CPAC: GOP in Distress
Sarah Palin’s CPAC Speech. Some audience members were very unhappy.
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Is It Just Me?
When the photos began coming in of Sarah Palin’s appearance at this year’s CPAC conference, something seemed amiss. Sure five years have passed since Palin was the heartthrob of angry old white dudes backing John McCain’s bid for the presidency. We’ve all gotten a little older and worse for wear
Continue readingThe Disaffected Lib: Ya Think?
Dick “go fuck yourself” Cheney says John McCain’s decision in the 2008 campaign to pick Sarah Palin was his vice-presidential running mate was “a mistake.” “I like Governor Palin. I’ve met her. I know her. She – attractive candidate,” Cheney told ABC’s Jonathan Karl. “But based on her background, she’d
Continue readingAlberta Diary: Yes Minister MacKay! Perfesser Dave explains the French role in the War of 1812
One of our heroic French allies, armed with a bassoon, holds off a Russian soldier near Niagara on the Lake some time during the War of 1812 with the Russians and the Taliban. Below: Perfesser Dave; Defence Minister and amateur historian Peter MacKay. Was he overtired? Elmer MacKay, at right,
Continue readingLeDaro: U.S. Healthcare Legislation
Fuxs News’ take on the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on Healthcare. Repugs are apparently very upset by the decision. Repugs spin machine is going hard at it. Sarah Palin gives her gyrations. “Obama lies, freedom dies” Sarah Palin. Watch the latest video at <a href=”http://video.foxnews.com”>video.foxnews.com</a>
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