When Being In Third Place…
Is nothing less than another opportunity to find out what you’re made of. Rock on kids!
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How To Terrify A Conservative
Some of my family from out West are visiting so I thought I’d take them on a tour of our neighbourhood. Walking along we passed the constituency office for my…
Taxes For Hitler
A little gem from the past when taxation was patriotic.
Bionic Liberal NewSpeak Dictionary: Oil Sands
Oil Sands. Noun. Politically untouchable entity formerly known as the Tar Sands. A money belching poison pit of environmental destruction. Anyone who dares to speak honestly about the Oil Sands…
People Love Parties, Hate Governments
My grandfather used to say that politicians were all fine and good until they got elected but once they got into power they immediately turned into bums. The people seem…
Modernize The Message: Creativity Is King
This is a great example of messaging differently.
Team Bertschi’s YouTube Channel Is Live
I didn’t know I had the mute button on when I first played this ad and without sound I thought it was a decent example of “Show, Don’t Tell” messaging.…
#Bertschi4Canada
I got a new follower on my Twitter account today. Team Bertschi is a “Grassroots Exploratory Committee” presumably drumming up support for a David Bertschi Liberal Leadership campaign. Bertschi’s name…
Stop, Hey, What’s That Sound, Everybody Look What’s Goin’ Down.
Last night CBC was interviewing a 69 year old woman in Montreal who had joined the students protesting the Quebec tuition hikes. She said she had protested the Vietnam war…
A Little Tough Love For Liberals From Mike Crawley
Let’s see if anyone is listening…
So Who Wants Another BIG MONEY Debt-Ridden Leadership Campaign?
I’ve been on an austerity program nearly my whole life. It’s called being broke. Being broke can make you resourceful and clever and sometimes it can even help you win.…
This Is What Liberal Renewal Looks Like
While others only talk about it, the PHP Liberal association is on the move, working on Liberal Renewal from the grassroots up. From their website: The Parkdale-High Park Federal Liberal…
Petri Dish Politics
Project Red Dot interviews Gerard Kennedy on voter apathy.
Navigating the Stormy Seas of Political Cynicism and Liberal Despair
Perseverance is a trick of the mind. It’s intangible. It’s your best tool for survival but you can’t hold it in your hands. For me, perseverance is conjured from equals…
Just Another Ordinary Liberal in the Trenches
Twitter is an interesting place to observe the partisans of various parties verbally sparring with each other. You can also see partisans from the same party going at each other…
Don’t Kid Yourselves, They’ll Never Let It Go
We didn’t make the greatest music videos in Canada in the 1980s but we did one great thing that remains just as remarkable today as it was then. In 1988,…
Stephen Harper’s Day Off
If only we could make it permanent…
Why Harper’s Banana-Republicans Hate The Internet
It’s the one form of public communication they haven’t figured out how to control yet. Twitter in particular puts a bug up the collective butts of the Harper Gang because…