The National Post ATTACKS Jack Layton For the Second Time In The 36 Hours Since He Died !
The National Post is scum. For the second time in the day and a half since the death of Jack Layton, they are on the attack. Progressive Blogger, Jymn at…
August 2011
Now Toronto answers Christie Blatchford
In a wonderfully-written, humorous piece, Now Toronto eviscerates hate merchant Christie Blatchford. Nice someone in the ranks of Canadian journalism is taking a stand for her opportunism over Layton's demise,…
Neocon John Podhoretz calls Max Blumenthal co*ksucker and Jew hater
I tell you, the right has gone completely mental. Breivik and the British riots have freed them from any sense of decency. From Blatchford to Coren to Podhoretz, it's all…
Blatchford accomplishes the impossible
She's found a way to make @SueAnnLevy look classy.(Honorable mention to David Naylor. Well done, all.)
Obama too busy biking to stop earthquake. Right outraged.
Conservatives across the country react with outrage that Obama did nothing to stop the Virginia earthquake. Drudge blames the earthquake on Obama golfing while the Gateway Pundit blames bicycling. Exact…
Christie – blah blah blah – Blatchford
I read Chrisie Blatchford's reprehensible column yesterday on Jack Layton, and since the comment boards are ablaze with outrage over her remarks, allow me to briefly add my own thoughts…
3988…Downfall
Moomar style. It ain't looking good for the Colonel. No matter what his peeps say, when they are in your house, literally, it is not good. WFDS
Is There a Student Debt Bubble?
A recent article in The Atlantic looks at student debt in the United States and suggests there may be a student debt bubble. Written by the authors of the recent…
40th Anniversary of the Lewis Powell Memo Launching Corporate Propaganda Infrastructure
Lewis Powell.jpg Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Lewis Powell Memo, a document that set the stage for the creation of the echo chamber that protects corporate interests ahead…
The state is not interested in her guilt or innocence as much as they are dismantling anti-poverty groups such as SOS…
Accused G20 "Maiden of Mayhem" wins bail challenge. by Kelly Pflug Back Support Committee On Tuesday August 9th 2011 in provincial court in Toronto, a judge agreed to a bail…
They Didn’t Call Him the Happy Warrior for Nothing…
He was the greatest leader I have ever known. His words will inspire us forever, and lead us to victory one day. And of course now he's a legend.But one…
Throat-Punch Thursday (on Tuesday): Kids on Leashes
Last week, I decided to jump on the series bandwagon and write something series-like. So far, I’ve written one. A personal best. I called it Throat-Punch Thursday, so naturally, I’m…
22 Minutes Remembers Jack Layton
A look back at some of Jack’s appearances on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Watching that prompted me to go digging through the RMR archives…
Hating the rich because they’re rich, an immature perspective and a dangerous approach to justice
I remember asking one of my co-workers back in 2009 the question: If you were ever a part of a jury in two trials against men that have committed the…
Tuesday Afternoon Links
This and that for your Tuesday reading. - Geoffrey Stevens notes that much of the Cons' justification for utterly senseless choices is to point to an imaginary majority: We don’t…
The SOS Coalition welcomes the Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has joined the Stop Online Spying Coalition. The CFS unites the collective interests of Canadian college and university students, and represents them before the…
The SOS Coalition welcomes the Canadian Federation of Students
The Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) has joined the Stop Online Spying Coalition. The CFS unites the collective interests of Canadian college and university students, and represents them before the…
Jonathan Kay defends Christie Blatchford’s indefensible column on Jack Layton
Yesterday, Christie Blatchford wrote a column for the National Post full of back handed compliments to Jack Layton on the day his death. Between the lines, however, lay a great…
3987…Canada Wins Silver In China
If it was hockey it would be front page news but since it is hoop it were buried deep in the recesses of the sport pages. Nonetheless Canada, led by…
Photo of earthquake damage near Toronto
Ok, it's an old joke but still amusing ...