Strauss-Kahn arrested
When I heard the news late Saturday night after work that IMF chief Dominique Strauss Kahn had been arrested for an alleged sexual assault in NYC just as his flight…
May 2011
CNN’s Don Lemon comes out
"It’s about the worst thing you can be in black culture. You’re taught you have to be a man; you have to be masculine. In the black community they think…
All The Nights In All The Seasons Don’t Mean A Hill Of Beans…
.....Compared To This.Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova "Drive All Night" from Patrick Glennon on Vimeo.I know the romance is done. As will all the world, soon. But the music....Jayzus..
Standing up to Enbridge in an Undemocratic Canada
Last article I spoke of civil disobedience, a legitimate tool of dissent in a democracy when a government makes political decisions without public consultation and to the exclusion of all…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-16 01:29:00
CANADIAN POLITICS:SOME LATE LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS ON THE RECENT CANADIAN ELECTION:It's been decades since I voted in any governmental elections (the associations that I belong to don't count). Still, like…
Calling all lawyers: Help our Liberal Caucus understand Section 10(2)(e)
Our MPs and Senators in our Caucus will meet to decide which candidate to elect as the Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. Unfortunately, the Board of Directors…
Week in Review
I've been outside the country for the past week (prepare the attack ads). While they say a week is a long time in politics, it doesn't look like I missed…
Nadia Plesner win: EU court rules against Louis Vuitton
In a win for art, an EU court has ruled in favor of Nadia Plesner in the case brought against her by Louis Vuitton for including a look-a-alike Audra style…
Get back on the horse
It's stupid for Liberals to talk about delaying a leadership vote. The party is acting like a bunch of drama queens -- as though the recent election defeat was such…
Facebook: ‘planking’ pics drawing big audience
A new internet craze called "planking" involves lying in a horizontal posture in, on or across various objects in some situation guaranteed to attract attention. Being able to simulate rigor…
The corporate media’s class-based agenda
I thought about a stronger title for this post, but that might have required a nasty loaded word like, oh ... "bias." Anyhow, this isn't intended to be a factual…
The ongoing evil of asbestos exports
The ongoing fight to get this country to ban the export of the world’s deadliest industrial material has finally reached the Comedy Network and Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show. The…
We NEED Clarity
Two good reads today, relating to this looming "extraordinary convention" question, which is clear as MUD to be honest. I won't get into the details, Peter and Jeff do the…
Molly’sBlog 2011-05-15 16:38:00
LOCAL EVENTS WINNIPEG:'THE LISTENER' BOOK LAUNCH:Coming up soon here in Winnipeg: the book launch of the graphic novel 'The Listener' about the political propaganda surrounding the rise of teh Nazis…
Western media coverage of the recent border protests around Israel
Consider this Globe and Mail story detailing the protests met with deadly force that have occurred on the Israeli border in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon. It does an acceptable job…
Ok, so what are we voting for exactly?
Liberal Party of Canada members received an e-mail from the national executive yesterday about the leadership timing/constitutional amendment drama that has absorbed the party and the membership since the election.…
The BC Liberal’s New Fixer….
ChangeAllTheChannelsSoLucky!VilleNever mind the content consultant and his many, many hats.Because all they need now is.....Moldova!.
Killing me softly with his (referee) report
Dear Colleague, given that every other day we seem to be telling each other appalling stories of disgraceful article refereeing to which we are subjected, I think we should all…
Tim Hudak vs. jobs for Ontario families
Hudak has declared war green energy jobs for Ontario families, but Ontario is fighting back: http://www.windsorstar.com/opinion/blogs/Green+energy+threat+makes+region/4783142/story.html " has declared war on this region with the insane ...
Neil Draws More Bad Comics
These are all very delightful. I guess this is why I keep my Tag Surfer. Every once in a while something this charming and wonderful shows up. Neil Draws More…