Stephen Harper: “The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control.”
Expect this 2001 refrain to be repeated in short order if the Robo-call scandal has legs. “The jackasses at Elections Canada are out of control.” In 2001, Stephen Harper was…
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Using FB and Twitter…
…seems to be becoming popular as direct lines to an omnipotent, omnipresent being. And I’m getting quite bored with it all. Specifically, I’ve had quite enough of Facebook updates, Twitter…
RoboCon and the Big Pile of Dead Stupidity
RoboCon, RoboGate and/or RoboCalls,… Listening to the various CPC RoboPosters this whole RoboScandal is some massive diabolical Liberal/Dipper/Anarchist/OccupyWallStr. Drum Circle conspiracy to make Harper and the CPC look bad. So…
Conservative Nik Nanos: All that commotion over Robo-calls? Blame it on Harper haters.
The Conservatives’ favourite pollster Nik Nanos is a little miffed at the 64% who didn’t vote for Harper. This majority has come out en masse in social media to protest…
Robocon Update: How The CPoC Stiffed Sona
It was already common knowledge that the notion of Mike Sona’s involvement in the Robocon affair was pushed by Conservative Party sources. This bit from Glen McGregor and Stephen Maher’s…
Yahoo rumoured to be preparing Olympic rights bid by Chris Powell
If successful, Yahoo could possibly broadcast the Games online, partner with a streaming video service such as Netflix, or license TV stations to broadcast the Games.
The plausible deniability angle
That is what John Ivison is tackling in his latest column where he opines that the Conservatives’ voter identification database system, CIMS, is a key to unravelling the robocall scandal.…
Dog vs. Cat
One of my colleagues sent this around yesterday. I’ve watched it about five times since. I laughed so hard the fifth time I almost wet my pants, so I better…
Shmuley Boteach Carves B’nai Brith Canada A New One
You know I’ve seen the original clip (below). Michael Coren says the Jews control Hollywood and use it as a platform to trash Christians. Then he walks it back and…
New Energy? Same Old Stuff #nlpoli
After more than a year in office and the better part of six months after the last election, the Dunderdale Tories delivered their second throne speech opening a new session…
Checking the spending records
Today in Robocon – because it’s still rolling along – we learn that the Conservatives may not have complied with Elections Canada’s directives that lists of Election Day polls be…
Feeding time ending
Alex Tsakumis has the slow cooker warmed. The hogs might soon be shredded pork. Pigs at the trough will start to squeal. Don’t miss the story of how British Columbia’s…
RoboCon: Journalism Failure at the Globe
Read this article by Ibbitson, who tries to make the case that the Conservative’s latest defender has a good point. Go to the Globe. Now read my article about catching…
How the GOP should criticize Obama on Iran
Leaders of Brazil, Turkey & Iran As the Republicans continue to escalate their misguided criticism of Obama and his handling of the issue of a nuclear Iran, they desperately need…
How The World Is Supposed To Work
OurFriendForever BCMaryVille Norm Farrell captured an important tribute to BC Mary today: Today in British Columbia’s Legislative Assembly, Leonard Krog, Opposition Critic For The Attorney General, said this: “I rise…
Travel and karate: the perfect ways to put Alberta politics in perspective
Karate: You need to learn it from someone who knows how … Sensei Kiyohide Shinjo instructs a young student in his Okinawa dojo. And you start by learning how to…
NDP vs The RoboCall Scandal
The corporate mainstream media has been doing a pretty lousy job of giving fair coverage to the official opposition party, the NDP. Someone who didn’t know better might think the…
RoboCon: National Post Catches Up to Saskboy RE: CIMS
Five days later. It’s good that the professional journalists have got around to asking the question I did days ago: Why doesn’t Elections Canada just check the Conservative’s voter information…
Rae on robocalls, the budget
From Monday’s scrum…on wanting to make amendments to the Elections Act to require greater accountability, the need to retain documentation such as scripts, etc., in light of the ongoing scandal.…