4277…RobocallScandal: Need A Catchy Name
Not Robocallgate. C’mon kiddies, help me out here. WFDS
February 2012
No, No, These Are Primaries, Not Primates
I just can’t understand why Republican presidential candidates don’t get evolution. After all, they’ve mastered the ability to reverse it.
Inside the wire
Canadian media outlets began reporting yesterday afternoon that Canada had followed the example set by other NATO allies in Kabul. Canadian officials in Afghanistan have been ordered to stay out…
James Inhofe Takes the Climate Conspiracy Theory to New Heights—While His Home State Reels from Record Heat
hoaxbook.jpg James Inhofe, Republican Senator from Oklahoma, has a new book out. It is entitled The Greatest Hoax: How the Global Warming Conspiracy Threatens Your Future. I have not read…
John Ibbitson’s Faith In Stephen Harper
While acknowledging the seriousness of the voter suppression crimes being uncovered, The Globe’s John Ibbitson writes the following: … we can be reasonably certain that Mr. Harper, who is Leader…
Why I think Mr. Kinsella is Wrong. . . . (and So is Vic Toews). .
In his blog today Warren Kinsella has been bemoaning the revelations concerning the private life of Vic Toews. He tells us that what separates other parties (his beloved Liberals in…
In the ancient days
The Internet didn’t help this pact much either Alltop thinks it can catch light too.
The Dead Wolves of Athabasca
The next victims of Steve Harper’s bitumen fetish are to be thousands of grey or timber wolves. Harper passed a death sentence on them, slaughtering one species supposedly to take…
Conservative Peter Mckay Says Robo Calls Were Isolated – Call Centre Workers In Thunder Bay Come Forward With Evidence That Calls Were Wide Spread!
-Conservative scripts misdirected voters in 2011 election say call centre staff –Deputy Conservative Leader, Peter McKay caught trying to minimize illegal Robo call scandal
Thank The Spaghetti Monster For…
. …Leap Year. Which means I’ll be away for a few days because of a massive March 1st deadline coming down. For updates on the Robo/Real Call Subversion I suggest:…
Robocall scam provided employment…in Canada!!!
Canadians upset over the RoboCall scandal need to look at this another way. With our sputtering economy and record high levels of debt, a strategy like this provides jobs. Sure,…
The Awe Of Oscar
Nothing seems more of a waste of time and money than the Oscars. Last night for over three hours millions of people, statistics of which show 7-9% of them unemployed…
Greek Lessons
It is a truism to say that democracy began with the Greeks – less so to say that it originated in popular rebellion against debt and debt-bondage. Yet, with the…
And the Winner Is…
Me! Because I got to watch the Oscars last night with the 2 most amazing kids in the universe. H stayed up for the first half. (And had trouble getting…
140 Law – Legal Headlines for Monday, February 27, 2012
Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Monday, February 27th, 2012: Real estate lawyer close to mortgage fraud, Law Society of Upper Canada says Ontario…
No Need To Investigate?
Peter MacKay argues that there is no need for further investigation of the Robocall affair. These were isolated incidents, he says. And, anyway, “It’s certainly not something our party condones,…
The Conservative Party of Canada – A Study in Contradictions
I can’t help but notice that Conservatives have been all over the board with their policies and positions arguing on one side of an issue in one circumstance and the…
Monday Morning Links
Assorted content to start your week. – In the surest sign yet that the Robocon scandal involved a calculated decision by political operatives rather than having anything to do with…
Is That Pungent Odor Coming From A Smoking Gun?
If the Canadian media and the Oppositions parties do their jobs, perhaps we’ll soon have an answer. The following is reported in today’s Star: Callers on behalf of the federal…