Pastor David Berzins Is A Disappointed Man
It seems that one of Berzins’ fellow pastors does not hold with putting LGBT people to death, a fate another right-wing crazed evangelical named Steve Anderson enthusiastically advocates. The pastor…
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And Speaking Of Fanatics
While right-wing religious zealots like Pat Robertson and Gordon Klingenschmitt are the two crazed evangelicals I most frequently highlight in my blog, we would all be very naive to believe…
Why Do I Mock Pat Robertson And His Kindred Brethren?
This is why. I have to say, I’ve never seen the old fella go on such a protracted tear before: Recommend this Post
Thought Of The Day
H/t Boycott The Harper Conservatives Recommend this Post
The Vindication Of Thomas Mulcair
Some will remember the abuse heaped upon NDP leader Thomas Mulcair back in 2012 when he said that Canada was suffering from the same Dutch disease that afflicted the Netherlands…
Truer Words…..
Can’t disagree with this: H/t The Knowledge Movement Recommend this Post
Attention, Young People: Here Is Why You Should Vote
This brief but powerful video should be viewed by all those who are politically disengaged, especially our young citizens: H/t OperationMaple Recommend this Post
Oil Spills And The Harper Brand
Time for a brief follow-up to Elizabeth May’s fine dissection of how Harper environmental cuts contributed to the slow response to Vancouver’s English Bay oil spill. In today’s Star, Tim…
Got An Oil Spill? Call This 1-800 Quebec Number
Every time I hear Elizabeth May speak, my respect for her deepens. Watch as she explains how the response time to Wednesday’s oil spill in English Bay was hampered by…
Stephen Harper Is A Real Man
At least someone from this Hour Has 22 Minutes thinks so: Hope Dear Leader appreciates having such unbridled adoration. Recommend this Post
Amanda Lang Interviews Ed Broadbent
If you have as low an opinion of the CBC’s disgraced chief business correspondent, Amanda Lang, as I do, watch the following video. I think you will find that, with…
And Speaking Of Harper’s Former Friends and Appointees….
Another one sends his greetings from jail in Panama. The disgraced Arthur Porter, the Harper-appointed former Chair of the Security Intelligence Review Committee of Canada and alleged fraudster, has a…
Tells You All You Need To Know, Doesn’t It
It is a mental picture I hope all Canadians carry to the polls this October: “To Duff, a great journalist and a great senator, thanks for being one of my…
Just A Reminder Of Some Upcoming Events
And who says there’s nothing to look forward to? Recommend this Post
Is A Carbon Tax More Effective Than Cap And Trade?
Truthfully, I don’t know the answer to that question, although some might say that any action is better than none on the climate-change file. In any event, a Star reader…
How Do You Define A Threat?
It’s all a matter of perspective, I guess: Recommend this Post
The Great Thing About the Extreme Right Wing
… is that their egregious stupidity is self-evident: Recommend this Post
What A Cynic Might Say
A cynic might say that Joe Oliver’s thinly-concealed plan to double the contribution limits of the Tax-Free Savings Account to $11,000, despite the fact that it will benefit only the…
The Next System Project: A Practical Example
Yesterday’s post revolved around The Next System Project, an initiative committed to exploring replacements for the traditional institutions that are failing our world so badly. One major focus of the…