An F-35 Update From The Mound Of Sound
The Mound of Sound sent along this note, followed by his guest post on the F-35: I thought an update on the F-35 would be appropriate after reading Bill Sweetman’s…
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UPDATED: Gerald Caplan’s Lament
The NDP exists for a reason: to express certain principles and to represent certain voters. Today it is not easy to say what the Ontario party’s principles are or for…
The Harper Enemies List: A Prominent Member
Yesterday I wrote about a fund-raising plea that the Harper machine has sent out to its true believers with deep pockets; the missive stressed the need for big dollars to…
Prognosis: Grim
Kevin Farmer, the lead letter-writer in today’s Star, captures nicely, I think, the irrational nature of humanity that does not bode well for our collective future: Re: Antarctic melt greatest…
Is El Niño Set To Return?
Although he is taking a hiatus from his blog, The Mound of Sound is keeping very active in his research and studies. Those who read him regularly know of his…
A New Enemy Of The State
When it comes to the media, it is common knowledge that the right-wing sees the CBC as a repository of leftists bent on perverting all that is sacred in Harperland.…
Spoof, Or Not A Spoof?
Were it not for the telltale insignia on the bottom-right of the screen, it might be hard to tell. High School Student, Teacher Applying For Same Summer Waitressing Job Recommend…
Signs
While I have never been one to use the term fascist profligately, the creeping authoritarianism that has been the hallmark of the Harper regime gives pause for reconsideration. As the…
And Speaking Of Tale Tales
Here’s a whopper from one of young Tim’s chief disciples, Lisa MacLeod: Recommend this Post
Political Rhetoric Pierced
Hyperbole is, of course, a mainstay of political campaigns, as those vying for public office offer a blunt message to potential voters. Keep it simple and repetitive seems the overarching…
Reveling In Ignorance
It is perhaps the supreme irony of our age; for the first time in history we have access to a world of information and data literally at our fingertips; it…
The Common Sense Revolution Redux ( A.K.A. Tiny Tim Roars)
H/t Theo Moudakis If you have resided in Ontario for some years, and were of a certain age when Ontario’s Common Sense Revolution was conducted by Mike ‘The Knife’ Harris,…
Barely A Parody
If you have ever watched the Stephen Harper propaganda channel, you will have a hard time distinguishing it from the following parody: H/t Canadians Rallying To Unseat Stephen Harper Recommend…
In Harperland, The Worst ‘Crime’ Imaginable
… apparently is hanging the flag upside down.* Crypto fascists have always been thus. *Hanging the flag upside down is recognized as a symbol of distress. Recommend this Post
Connecting The Dots
H/t Ruth Blair Recommend this Post
Following Politics Too Closely Takes Its Toll
I imagine that many people who follow politics closely do so in the belief that it is one of the few arenas that offers the possibility of change on a…
Ronald McDonald’s Secret Agenda
As Johnny Carson used to say, “Folks, I merely report these things”. Recommend this Post
Love ‘Em, But Don’t Accept Their ‘Lifestyle’
Thus speaketh that irascible and crazy old televangelist, Pat Robertson. Pat Robertson: ‘Love’ your lesbian family member by refusing to accept her (via Raw Story ) On Thursday, televangelist Pat…
The Ontario NDP: The Party of No Damn Principles?
That is the conclusion Rick Salutin recently came to in a column entitled Andrea Horwath’s right-wing populism. Describing her as a right-wing populist, full out, Salutin explored the framework within…
Why I’m Glad I Wasn’t A Math Teacher
While those heard-headed pragmatists who rule the world today often disdain ‘soft’ subjects like English literature, sociology, and a host of other disciplines that require nuanced, as opposed to blunt…