4272…Bullying Is Out Of Control
Not the actual bullying; all the whining about it. I know I sound insensitive but instead of having endless town meetings like the one CTVOttawa hosted Thursday night kids would…
February 2012
Yas A., Kagan Goh and Carmen Aguirre: Monday at 6pm on COOP Radio
Monday night at 6pm on The Rational on COOP Radio , 102.7fm in/around Vancouver: Yas A with another instalment on Italian political song writers. Alnoor Gova interviews Kagan Goh and…
Never forget what a person says to you when they are angry
-Henry Ward Beecher
Tories inch away from Bill C-30 as poll shows backlash in heartland
http://bit.ly/yVBQJt "Angus Reid found that while Bill C-30 isn't exactly beloved anywhere in our fair dominion, the three regions that are most opposed to Bill C-30′s passage are Alberta (66%…
Interesting…
Given the media feeding frenzy that is the robocall scandal, it is interesting to note the almost complete lack of Conbot commenters in the comment sections of the stories. This…
Crazy Stupid Politics
Bill Maher’s first live stand-up special that was netcast via Yahoo! the other day… Not sure how long it will survive on YouTube, but if you missed the netcast, enjoy…
Man arrested & strip-searched after daughter draws picture of daddy watering plants, teacher suspects grow-op
Okay, that didn’t really happen and was in fact pulled right out of my arse. But it’s only a matter of time: A Kitchener father is upset that police arrested…
Gonzo Week Cont’d…Don’t Know Much About Objectivity
LifeIsNotAFloridaSunshineBooHooTrain NationalAfairsSuiteVille Look. It was good, hard-nosed investigative digging by Stephen Maher and Glen McGregor that brought the full extent and systematic nature of the Robo/Real Call story out into…
Vote suppression effort too big to be a single rogue operative
All campaigns have the campaign worker who goes too far. Liberal, Conservative, NDP, Bloc or Green — it happens. It's regrettable but someone always misses to forest for the trees…
Which Liberal Candidate Will be the First to File?
Section 524 of the Canada Elections Act: 524. (1) Any elector who was eligible to vote in an electoral district, and any candidate in an electoral district, may, by application…
If thinking that knowing things is good makes me a snob, then fine, I’m a snob
Evan McMorris-Santoro clearly has a strong stomach and the ability to keep a straight face no matter what. Watch as he wades through the river of willful ignorance that is…
4271…Herb Gray Honoured By Carleton University
Carleton.ca reports that the Rt. Hon. Herb Gray, the longest continuously-serving Member of Parliament in Canadian history, was honoured by Dr. President Roseann O’Reilly Runte for his service as the…
Shaggy baggy cat
Just a heads up. Yes there is a new tag there; 100 cats. Probably shouldn’t talk about projects, but I am drawing 100 cat drawings and want to gather them…
While Stephen Taylor feigns outrage over Roboscam, his Blogging Tories crew is in full-on denial mode
Leftist Jab has a great post on the reaction from the Blogging Tories to the voter suppression accusations. Go read their comments. Most of the greats are there, including Crux…
Heartland Funding Disinformation Echo Chamber
echochamber123.jpg The Heartland Institute has been using its corporate funding to create an echo chamber of experts-for-hire, subsidiary think tanks and websites which all work together to rebroadcast information in…
Deepthroat says: Find “The Voices” to find the brains behind the robocalls
The fan is spinning, covered in proverbial excrement, and Tories of all ranks are running for the hills, professing ignorance of blatant attempts to deprive Canadians of their right to…
Headline of the day: "Poll: Santorum comes from behind in Alabama three-way"
Courtesy of the blog, Second Front. I’m pretty sure that headline is indeed accidental. While Weld for Birmingham’s headlines can be imaginative, they are not usually not this satirical or…
Rally to support teachers for a fair deal
On Thursday, Education Minister George Abbott indicated his intention to introduce a “package” of bills next week. It seems that legislating an end to bargaining is only one objective. The…
Ron Paul: “Fake” Libertarian?
When asked at the end of this week’s GOP debate to describe themselves in a single word, Ron Paul chose “consistent” as being the most appropriate moniker. But here Lawrence…
The Spirit of the People is not Dead in Toronto
For someone who believes in the potential power of the people, this small demonstration against Rob Ford’s brutish abuse of power is heartening. Recommend this Post