It was a real dog’s breakfast at this one, where everything from polls to strategic voting discussed frankly by 3 political experts from Regina. Actually it wasn’t a complete mess, it was a well organized event, but the dog’s breakfast thing will make sense if you watch it all. Farney
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In This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 40: Relax, people, it’s almost over.
It’s finally almost over … the longest, ugliest election campaign in recent Canadian history. In the dying days of the campaign, a couple of distractions tripped up the frontrunners. Put these under the category of With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? First, Justin Trudeau was bushwacked by his campaign
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stuff Happens, week 40: Relax, people, it’s almost over.
It’s finally almost over … the longest, ugliest election campaign in recent Canadian history. In the dying days of the campaign, a couple of distractions tripped up the frontrunners. Put these under the category of With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies? First, Justin Trudeau was bushwacked by his campaign
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: A call to the drowning
I would love to celebrate the beauty of jazz, of blues, of classical music, and of this world, and life, and I do; but I must also relate to the suffering of this world, and attend to it, or I would feel myself to be heartless, and it would be
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Editorial endorsements: Beyond worthless? But still frightening?
Expect a shower of endorsements for Stephen Harper to come from Canada’s media conglomerates over the next few days, pretending they are capable of being objective when their paycheques come from a certain incumbent party. Consider it their final ‘jump the shark’ moment’.
Continue readingLeft Over: No Seniors Need Apply……
WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Senior struggles to find affordable housing in Vancouver It’s a story too common among seniors, says executive director of the Seniors Services Society By The Early Edition, CBC News Posted: Oct 15, 2015 2:48 PM PT Last Updated: Oct 16, 2015 6:49 AM PT I could see this
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WHAT’S YOUR STORY? Senior struggles to find affordable housing in Vancouver It’s a story too common among seniors, says executive director of the Seniors Services Society By The Early Edition, CBC News Posted: Oct 15, 2015 2:48 PM PT Last Updated: Oct 16, 2015 6:49 AM PT I could see this
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Why The Entire Management Team of the CBC Should Be Fired
A brief review of why the management of the CBC should be fired.
Continue readingExcited Delirium: BREAKING: Wizard of Oz Discovers Most Canadians Not Idiots, Dumps Harper
The mainstream media seems to have missed a critical failure in Stephen Harper’s campaign: Lynton Crosby – the much-touted ‘Wizard (or Lizard) of Oz’ – has heaved Steve. So, even high paid political matchmakers are heaving Steve because his campaign is quickly turning into a giant Megantic-like trainwreck. Phew. Too
Continue readingExcited Delirium: If I Paid You $5 To Look The Other Way While I Kicked The Life Out Of Canada …
The Stephen Harper supporters continue to disgust me … Those of you with blue signs on your lawn: please reconsider. Do YOU feel this way about the world? If you’re given $5 to look the other way while Stephen Harper and his goons kick the crap out of Canada, you’re
Continue readingExcited Delirium: A New Book About Stephen Harper’s ‘Kind of People’
Rob Ford has long been identified by Stephen Harper as someone who’s loyal to the Conservatives and who Stephen Harper and his goons stand by, regardless of the issues they’ve created for themselves in the past. Now, Mark Towhey has released a book ‘Uncontrollable’ about his life with ex-Toronto mayor
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stephen Harper must go: a plea
Last week, I was talking to a young guy at work who was pondering who to vote for in this election. He doesn’t want to vote (he “doesn’t have the time”), but his mother told him he must. Knowing my antipathy towards Stephen Harper, he asked: “Things are pretty good,
Continue readingIn This Corner: Stephen Harper must go: a plea
Last week, I was talking to a young guy at work who was pondering who to vote for in this election. He doesn’t want to vote (he “doesn’t have the time”), but his mother told him he must. Knowing my antipathy towards Stephen Harper, he asked: “Things are pretty good,
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Oh Liberals, Why Did You Do Something So Stupid?
News of Dan Grenier’s efforts reek of amateur politics rather than conspiracy. Here are my thoughts on why.
Continue readingLeft Over: Shove that Poll Where the Sun Don’t Shine…
Having watched the polls ruin the voter turnout in BC during our last provincial election, seeing that few progressives bothered to vote at all, since the polls were showing a vast majority for the NDP..I am no fan of the damn things… They have been wrong many times, but, right
Continue readingLeft Over: Shove that Poll Where the Sun Don’t Shine…
Having watched the polls ruin the voter turnout in BC during our last provincial election, seeing that few progressives bothered to vote at all, since the polls were showing a vast majority for the NDP..I am no fan of the damn things… They have been wrong many times, but, right
Continue readingSaskboy's Abandoned Stuff: Yes Men and SHD release film about Conservative Problems
Comedy Team To Release 1 hour film about Conservatives, Surveillance and Climate change From Executive Producers The Yes Men and Mark Achbar (The Corporation, Manufacturing Consent) The political comedy pranksters at SHD.ca are releasing a one hour film on YouTube, October 14th, 2015. The film focuses on the expansion of
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: CNN lies, distorts, while its own polls tell the truth: Bernie won the debate
CNN’s own polls show Bernie Sanders won the Democratic presidential debate last night, Tuesday, October 13, 2015, hands down. When CNN polled, and asked “Who won the debate?” 83% of people said Bernie Sanders. 83%. Yet, CNN headlines are splashing the big, bold message, Hillary wins debate by landslide. Can
Continue readingExcited Delirium: Want to Defeat Harper, Not Sure How to Vote?
I had an interesting discussion this weekend with someone close and we agreed to disagree on strategic voting. She wanted to vote for something. I admire this attitude, but I feel it’s critically important in THIS election to vote against something. Well, someone: Stephen Harper before he destroys Canada more
Continue readingWritings of J. Todd Ring: Holidays and holy days – and the dross and drivel which confuses and clouds over them
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter…Yom Kippur, Hunakkah, Passover… Ramadan: these symbolic expressions of union, communion, gratitude, faith and love – what do they matter? Except that they do. As a naturally reclusive and largely solitary being, I often avoid such communal social gatherings, even though I honour and respect them, and value
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