A Very Conservative Christmas Message
Couldn’t resist this one. Thanks to Mark-Leiren-Young. Recommend this Post
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More on Harper’s Hypocrisy
In yesterday’s post, I railed against the hypocrisy of the Harperites in their efforts to convince us to boycott Chiquita banana over their refusal to use our dirty tarsands oil…
Will Your Next Banana Be Chiquita?
Mine will be, given that the Harper government, aided by by one of its fronts, ethicaloil.org, has issued a fatwa against the company for its resolve not to use tarsands…
Chris Hedges on Christopher Hitchens
I was getting a little tired of reading what an all-round great guy and giant intellect Christopher Hitchens was, so I found this radio interview with Chris Hedges on the…
At Least They Don’t Discriminate According to Gender
For those who might have been concerned that the animus, hatred and paranoia of the Harper government is directed almost exclusively at men, The Star’s Tim Harper sets the record…
Merry Christmas, Diane Finley
Actually, the title of this post was just to get your attention. I would indeed be an unfeeling man were I to wish the minister of Human Resources and Skills…
Rick Salutin on Democracy
We live in time when the Harper government seems to be doing everything in its power to persuade Canadians that democracy is meaningless and that we, the citizens, have no…
Another Installment of, How Stupid Can They Get?
From the morally and cognitively impaired Florida Family Association comes the following news, news that consumers may wish to bear in mind at this most holy time of the year.…
My Letter to David Caton and His Florida Family Association
I just tried to send the following letter to the Florida Family Association’s David Caton. After hitting the submit button, the message was that my message could not be sent,…
More on American Doofuses
Last night, in high dudgeon, I wrote a somewhat intemperately-worded piece on American ‘intelligence,’ (prompted by Lowe’s dropping its sponsorship of a TLC show, All American Muslim, due to pressure…
How Stupid are Our Neigbours to the South?
While that question may seem redundant, I offer for your consideration more proof of how benighted our American ‘cousins’ (in the same sense that homo sapiens and neanderthals were cousins)…
Another Message From The Ministry of Truth
To all Canadian Consumers: Season’s Greetings. All is still well. Shop until you drop. We repeat, Season’s Greetings. All is still well. Shop until you drop. Your dollars help to…
There’s No Business Like Snow Business
When I was young, there used to be a polite term for B.S. We called it a snow job, and that seems as apt a description as any of the…
U.S. Steel Loses Its Appeal, So Harper Government Capitulates
Those who think that unfettered capitalism is the greatest gift to humanity imaginable will rejoice in the news that even though American steel giant U.S. Steel lost its appeal against…
Doug Ford Rarely Disappoints
The Star’s Christopher Hume has an amusing column on the other (better?) half of that dynamic duo known as the Mayors of Toronto. For those who enjoy their political theatre…
The Star and Its Readers
If the Harper government keeps an ‘enemies list‘, which, quite frankly, I have little doubt that it does, given its infernal embrace of ‘values’ that are repellent to Canadians who…
The Soul of the Nation
Last April, as part of a larger post, I write the following about the pernicious effects of bad political leadership: If we consider, for example, the widespread cynicism and disengagement…
Will I Be Deemed High Risk for Terror, Crime or Immigration Fraud ?
I have a confession to make. Since January of 2010, my wife and I have visited Cuba four times. So what, one might ask? Cuba has always been a popular…
Rick Salutin Skewers the Mythology of the NDP and CBC’s Leftishness
My favorite columnist, Rick Salutin, has a brief video on The Star website in which he asserts that the NDP and the CBC are no more leftist than Rex Murphy,…