by matttbastard (Photo: Jimbo Wales, flickr) Aw, poopsie: After protesters at the University of Ottawa prevented Ann Coulter from giving a speech on Tuesday night, the American conservative writer said it proved the point she came to make – free … Continue reading →
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bastard.logic: Red Meat Straight Outta Ann Coulter’s Rider
by matttbastard No, just…no: Even before she opened her mouth for the first of three speeches this week on Canadian soil, American right-wing antagonist Ann Coulter had already scored a victory of sorts. Coulter, who spoke to an audience of … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Unintended Consequences, Redux
by matttbastard (Photo: Paul Keller, Flickr) Jane Mayer on the sudden prominence of ex-W speechwriter (and current Hiatt-approved pro-torture propagandist*) Marc Thiessen and why those who don’t pop wood for enhanced interrogation [sic] should be wary: The publication of “Courting Disaster” suggests that Obama’s avowed … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: I’m a goddamn princess with my high heels on.
by matttbastard Phone Joan = matttbastard’s new musical crush object. Think PJ Harvey squatting in Christania with Josh Homme, a small library of Victorian ghost stories and a milk crate of Blue Cheer vinyl. Or, in lieu of thinking, just rock the fuck out (with … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
by matttbastard Salon knows the score – no Hollywood wingnut roundup is complete without giving mad props to alpha-wingnut Victoria Jackson: Again – no Hollywood wingnut roundup is complete without giving mad props to alpha-wingnut Victoria ”There’s A Communist Living in the White … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: I don’t give a toss about Tiger Woods, but this is kinda sorta WIN
by matttbastard Alt-pr0n mogul Joanna Angel wins @ Twitter today: thank god i work in an industry where i do not have to make embarrassing apologies and quit my job for being a slut. Oh, snap! Recommend this post at Progressive … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Bye Bayh, Mon Cowboy
by matttbastard Every Republican’s favourite soon-to-be retired moderate [sic] DINO gunslinger Evan Bayh refuses to quietly ride off into the sunset: “There’s just too much brain-dead partisanship, tactical maneuvering for short-term political advantage rather than focusing on the greater good, … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Obligatory ‘John Mayer is a Dick’ Post
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Stay classy, you racist, sexist douche piñata.
Photo: Jared Polin
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bastard.logic: Irony is Dead, Redux
by matttbastard Education reformers were out in full force at this past Sunday’s Perry-Palin rally in Texas (I truly heart Moran Country). (Also, TEH NUGE!!!1one Ain’t no party like a Tea Party partaaaay.) h/t Adam Serwer Photo: Bryan Fotographer, Houston Press Recommend this … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Choosy Moms Choose Teleprompter
by matttbastard Much like wealth redistribution, she was for it before she was against it. (Read Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘Palinland’, and then try your goddamndest to not give Palin’s latest scorchingly stupid [yet unfortunately all-too-effective] PR offensive any more … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Prorogation, Disengagement and Cutting the Democratic Deficit in Canada
by matttbastard With thousands of Canadians reportedly hitting the streets this past weekend to express their disapproval of Stephen Harper’s latest arrogant bird-flip to Parliamentary democracy, it seems apparrent that our political elites are out of touch with the people … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: “Roger Ailes as Howard Hughes”?
by matttbastard Let’s hope the ugly SOB still clips his toenails. Seriously — producing daily crypto-fascistic dispatches carefully crafted to rile up the rubes while scoring mega ad rev? Understandable. Poor hygeine? Absolutely unforgivable. h/t Krugman (who, speaking of unforgivable … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Slacktastic Placeholder Post
by matttbastard Busy busy busy lately, kids (and by ‘busy busy busy’ I mean ‘lazy lazy lazy’, as my always-obsessive Twitter output will attest — 140 characters is a lot less daunting than 140 words, sadly). But we can’t enter … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Why Does Rep. Pete Hoekstra Hate America?
by matttbastard Shorter Pete Hoekstra: “It’s totally Obama’s fault that unsuccessful terror attack was indeed unsuccessful”: Shame, that. Maybe one day Hoekstra’s vibrant wet dream of death and destruction will actually come true. And then Darth Cheney (who already co-owns a successful terror … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: Canadian Libel Reform, Meet Economic Reality
by matttbastard So, you think that recent SCOC ruling will help fight the chilling effects of Canada’s draconian libel laws? Think again, says Ryerson journ prof Jeffrey Dvorkin: While editors are hailing the ruling as a breakthrough for more aggressive … Continue reading →
bastard.logic: War is Over (OK, Not *Over*, But…)
by matttbastard Was going to pick up on what BooMan, Jed Lewison & Jeff Fecke had to say re: Jane Hamsher’s unholy alliance with Grover fucking Norquist and the more-progressive-than-thou campaign to unseat that notorious corporate shill, Bernie Sanders (and … Continue reading →
womanatmile0.wordpress.com: BC Swelters, Sea Levels Rise: Do-Nothing Conservatives Save Money on Icebreakers
Well it’s hot in BC…dam hot. According to CBC, we are setting record breaking temperatures all over the place. Seven all-time temperature highs were set
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