straight goods, advertising and propaganda
In case you missed it last week, my post on advertising and propaganda is running on Straight Goods. If you haven't seen it, I hope you'll give it a read.…
September 2011
back to school
My classes resume today, my third year of four, fifth term of eight. I've been dreading this for weeks, but for the past few days, the dread has been overwhelming.…
Say Anything
Let's keep it real, politicians are forever exaggerating, downplaying, even misrepresenting on occasion, all in the name of projecting a subjective truth that speaks to self interest. This reality partially…
What We Can Accomplish When We Work Together
While the gospel of the right-wing extols selfish individualism in which we worry only about our own well-being, this video of a dramatic rescue by a group of ordinary citizens…
Over 20,000 pages of Roman Catholic sexual abuse evidence delivered to ICC
Several boxes containing over 20,000 pages of evidence were delivered to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Tuesday in The Hague in a move to begin an investigation of Pope Benedict…
Technological singularity support
I’m torn on this idea. On one hand, I’d be really happy for my Dad to still be around for the singularity. On the other hand, I’m not happy about…
Toronto isn’t liking Hudak right now either
Another credible pollster – Forum Research – decided to take a poll specifically in Toronto, where conservative mayor Rob Ford and federal Conservatives had major breakthroughs of seats for varying…
Not all NDP candidates got the message
Yesterday, I posted this about Andrea Horwath ordering her candidates to stop “trading on” Jack Layton’s name. And to stop trying to “benefit from his legacy.” So I was very…
Torys Tank In T.O.
...in this new Forumn Poll.I'll be away from the computer until this evening, so this may be it for the day. Meanwhile, team Hudak, straight from telling the good folks…
Canada Mulls Ending Gay Blood Ban
Hot on the heels of the United Kingdom, which ended their gay blood donor ban in favour of a one year deferral last week, Canadian Blood Services is now mulling…
Good to the last vote #nlpoli #cdnpoli
Two fish plant operators in the province want to see if they can make a few bucks making something to eat out of sea cucumbers. For those who may not…
Famous last words before a leadership
The NDP are in Quebec City for their pre-session caucus retreat, and with a leadership now gearing up, they’re all swearing up and down that they’ll be civil to one…
Quebec, and "how to" do simple projections.
Teddy here. A look at recent Quebec polls gave me an idea. The current polls looked good to me to do a simple projection.Projections, the way I do them (and…
Who gave pollster Environics that Tory Party membership list, why, and with whose permission?
Your private information: Guarded by dedicated professionals with state-of-the-art equipment. Alberta political information security watchdogs may not be exactly as illustrated. Below: Gary Mar.On the face of it, yesterday morning’s…
Former Haiti’s Pres. Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Speak Next Month About Education-But No Confirmed Date
byWadnerPierre.JPG By Wadner Pierre Haiti's first-twice democratically elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be speaking about Education next month according to former Sen. Dr. Louis Ger...
Former Haiti’s Pres. Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Speak Next Month About Education-But No Confirmed Date
byWadnerPierre.JPG By Wadner Pierre Haiti’s first-twice democratically elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be speaking about Education next month according to former Sen. Dr. Louis Gerald Gilles. The Senator told Associated…
Former Haiti’s Pres. Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Speak Next Month About Education-But No Confirmed Date
byWadnerPierre.JPG By Wadner Pierre Haiti's first-twice democratically elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be speaking about Education next month according to former Sen. Dr. Louis Ger...
Former Haiti’s Pres. Jean-Bertrand Aristide to Speak Next Month About Education-But No Confirmed Date
byWadnerPierre.JPG By Wadner Pierre Haiti’s first-twice democratically elected President, Jean-Bertrand Aristide will be speaking about Education next month according to former Sen. Dr. Louis Gerald Gilles. The Senator told Associated…
Explodable Quotable
Yay! Here’s a Tuesday Night game for you: What rabidteabag-festoonedfoaming-the-mouthwingnutcalled Social Security a “Ponzi Scheme” whose days are numbered? “First, I think Freeman is over-optimistic when he asserts that there…