Book Review: Pulpit and Politics
Dennis Gruending is a former journalist and NDP MP who blogs about political and religious issues – which in theory should make for an ideal background for a book focusing…
2012
Media What do You have AGAINST Paul!
Is the media trying to elect Romney the nominee? Because it seems like the dirt on candidates only becomes an issue as soon as the candidate is doing good in…
A peek at Canada’s Conservative media monopoly
If you ever want a glimpse of just how far right 90 percent of our media has become, look no further than National Newswatch. It’s all encapsulated there. For example,…
Exclusive! Brian Lilley’s audition reel for Sun TV News.
X-posted at Let Freedom Rain
Scott Stinson lives in an alternate universe. Thinks "Stephen Harper said voters didn’t care about partisan tactics. He was right".
Stinson neglects to mention all those negative ads from the Cons broadcast for months personally attacking Michael Ignatieff, part of a message machine which almost single-handedly conned the Canadian public…
Why I Cannot Currently Support the B.C. Liberal Party
B.C. Premier Christy Clark alludes to the Northern Gateway pipeline: British Columbia’s coast does not just belong to British Columbia, it belongs to Alberta… Not that anyone out there cares…
The Sun shines again on anti-Muslim bigotry
Naheed Nenshi, the Muslim mayor of Calgary, was accused of “anti-Christian bigotry” yesterday by Sun columnist Ezra Levant. Calgary City Hall security and police had escorted a street preacher named…
New year with threat of arrest in USA
I started the new year in my pj’s locked out of the house at about 7:30 this morning. I would have just walked the mile to the coffee shop had…
Decluttering 365–Day 1
Actually I lie, I started a couple of days ago. And I can’t promise a post a day about decluttering. I can’t even promise to declutter every day because Web…
Proof That Iggy Deserved Better
The man chided as aloof, elitist, and “unCanadian” wrote a beautiful article that summed up what’s going on in our recession wrecked world, how inequality is continuing to spread even…
Michael Ignatieff Tribute
…is no longer a part of the Liberal Biennial Convention program. A fact that I will note without comment. h/t
Take Time To Renew Your Spirit
Happy 2012 Here’s hoping that the seeds of change will continue to grow in the hearts and minds of women and men everywhere on this great blue planet, as the…
It’s All About Contempt
When the Harper government was found in contempt of parliament, the prime minister defined the problem as a not having enough votes. It was, he said, “simply a case of…
Michael Ignatieff on the Politics of Fairness
Many of the worst excesses of the age of greed occurred in markets that were anything but free, anything but transparent. Government must be there to clean up markets riven…
Jymn’s half-assed Predictions for 2012
Occupy will stay underground and grow its infrastructure and goals. More and more organizations and individuals will pledge allegiance to the movement. The media will interpret this lack of visibility…
Brian Lilley: "Tough year for state broadcaster"
Brian Lilley reads prepared remarks from Conservative party while Krista Erickson ponders the good ol’ days Judging by Lilley’s employer’s ratings, I’d say his statement is more than a little…
Music for a Sunday: I will be with you again…
Back before the Berlin Wall fell, there used to be this really cool band from Ireland. Whatever happened to them?
Democracy Requires Dialog
So says my tag line forthis blog and it is my belief that such dialog is fundamental to notonly democracy and governance but for the good of society in general.…