CNN on Occupy Wall Street: “Bang on the bongos, smoke weed!”
If there any doubts that CNN turned a far right with the hiring of far right blogger Erick Erickson and Breitbart flunky Dana Loesch with no progressive counterpart, take a…
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CNN on Occupy Wall Street: "Bang on the bongos, smoke weed!"
If there any doubts that CNN turned a far right with the hiring of far right blogger Erick Erickson and Breitbart flunky Dana Loesch with no progressive counterpart, take a…
Marc Emery petition reaches Obama
Watching the PBS three-part series Prohibition, I'm reminded of the fate of the Prince of Pot, Marc Emery. You know Emery's story. He was convicted in the States of selling…
The odds against the Canucks making it to the Stanley Cup finals
First of all, there are the facts:Of the 10 teams that played for a Stanley Cup from 2006 through 2010, only two had a better regular season the following year…
Capitalism’s nosedive. What happened to invention and innovation in the last half of the 20th century?
I’ve asked this question before, many times in fact in the last few decades. What happened to invention and innovation in the last half the last century? Think about the…
Capitalism’s nosedive. What happened to invention and innovation in the last half of the 20th century?
I've asked this question before, many times in fact in the last few decades. What happened to invention and innovation in the last half the last century? Think about the…
Pillow Talk: Frank De Vol’s masterpiece?
"Like a pot-bellied stove ... on a frosty morning."I grew up with this movie on TV. It wasn't until recently that I found out much of my enjoyment of this…
In defense of Hank Williams Jr.
He looked like he was drunk, high and stoned out of his mind. Just like dear old dad. But dad had talent. Dad had heart. Dad was a man. Jr.…
Where’s the outrage from country music stations over Hank Williams Jr. calling Obama ‘Hitler’?
Remember the Dixie Chicks when they compared Bush to Hitler? There was an ugly kickback, with country music stations banning the band's music, accompanied by death threats and despicable editorials…
National Newswatch favourite Daily Mail gets Amanda Knox verdict wrong. Makes up quotes.
The state of modern British journalism.Later in the story, quotes are attributed. You can't make this up, folks. Wait, of course you can!
Why we hate journalists. Howard Kurtz: sloppy journalist or right-wing stooge?
Kurtz helping new CNN pundit cover up pundit's white supremacist, violent, racist past I'm pretty confident he's both. By attributing a quote to Nancy Pelosi she never uttered, Kurtz is…
The Occupy Wall Street interview Fox News doesn’t want you to see
Greta Van Susteren, that lovely beacon of 'fair' and 'balanced', has joined her fellow talking heads at the network in cherry picking and editing videos of the protesters on Wall…
Conservative Communism.
Funny how Harper wants to destroy capitalist, hard-working pot growers while courting commies in China. You remember China don't you, the Conservatives' former "Red Menace"?Canada and China are currently negotiating…
TransCanada bedfellows with the US State Department
Wonder things don't change as much as you'd hoped? Disappointed in Obama and in Canada's disassociated opposition? It all really comes down to simple things. Money. Messaging. Discipline. The other…
Insightful article on Stephen Harper’s economic suicide watch
One of the better articles of Stephen Harper's disastrous 'economic stewardship' from an economic website.Even in a world full of “posers”, Canada’s Prime Minister Stephen Harper is in a league…
Arrested Development back on TV and the big screen?
Finally! Great news for Arrested Development fans.Hurwitz said the new TV series could perhaps be broadcast in late 2012, while adding that "this isn't my decision". Bateman later tweeted that…
Another step down the Conservative evolutionary scale. Sun runs homophobic McVety ad. Bonus Shaidle charm offensive.
Conservatives have a very well defined hierarchy of idiocy. The National Post is about midway down the pack, excelling at Disingenuous, Lacks Moral Clarity and Will Do Anything to Further…
Environment Canada scientist instructed not to talk about huge new hole in Arctic ozone layer
Reassuring to know that just as Peter Kent decides to cut back on the ozone monitoring network in the Arctic, this happens. Too bad Canadians are not being permitted to…
Bloomberg blockbuster on Koch bros.: Got richer off Iran sales. And more!
Longish but must read article on the Koch brother' questionable ethics. Here's just the introductory paragraphs:In May 2008, a unit of Koch Industries Inc., one of the world’s largest privately…