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Politics and its Discontents: The Simpsons Have His Number
Those whose memories extend beyond last night’s hockey scores may recall that in 2011, while he was a Toronto city councillor, Doug Ford proposed an ‘exciting’ vision for that city’s waterfront: a monorail, a megamall, and a giant Ferris wheel,: “What we’d like to do is have a monorail system
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Simpsons on Donald Trump’s 125 Days in Power
After nine days abroad in Europe and the Middle East Donald Trump is on his back to Washington and calling his trip a "home run."When in fact it was a total disaster, and Trump never looked so crazy and dangerous. President Trump failed to commit to remaining within the Paris climate
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Simpsons Skewer Trump’s First 100 Days
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Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Still Happens, week 45: President Homer Simpson
As always, The Simpsons predicted the future. In a season 9 episode called Trash of the Titans, Homer runs for sanitation commissioner against career civil servant Ray Patterson, voiced by Steve Martin. At one point, Homer gets into a shouting match with Patterson, and threatens to run for commissioner. “Wanna
Continue readingMontreal Simon: How to Escape Donald Trump’s Monstrous Horror Movie
Yes I know, I vowed to try to tune out the Donald Trump horror movie this weekend, to remind myself that the world isn't THAT crazy. But it isn't easy. Not with the deranged demagogue now running wild, and suggesting that Hillary Clinton was on drugs during the last debate. “We should take
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Horror of Donald Trump Through the Eyes of the Simpsons
Just over sixteen years ago in an episode called Bart to the Future, Lisa Simpson predicted the rise of Donald Trump.When as the newly inaugurated President of the United States she told her staff that Trump's presidency had bankrupted the country…
Continue readingMontreal Simon: The Con Klown Tour and the True Horror of Harperland
Oh no. Not more humiliation. Can you believe it? Stephen Harper's Great Escape Tour is on its way to Kuala Lumpur. And I'm still waiting to hear from the CTV reporter who dared asked Harper a question. And who is no doubt now travelling in the baggage compartment.But already I
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