The Return Of….
. ….Coolin’ Up The Old Guy (v.XXIX) My oldest kid was out late last night. No music-making this time though. Instead, she went to a student rally with both her…
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The Stay-Puft Marshmallow Anti-Canadian Activities Committee
TheSenatorFromLowerCharlatanHasTheFloor PuffmasterFlashingVille HUACeeeeeee! I, for one, am sure glad that has been cleared up…. **** What the heckfire am I talking about this time? Well…. It would appear that Mr.…
At Least Now We Know How Much It Costs…
Didn’tThesePeopleBlowTheirWad Shillin’ForTheHSTVille ….To Get The Lotuslandian ProMedia’s Attention …(Phil) Hochstein said his (Contruction Company Lobby) group didn’t consult with the Liberals on the ad, and he defends the allegation that…
Botcha!?
AllOurBillionsThatFit BundleThis!Ville Bob Mackin reckons the Campbell/Clark Government just may have pulled another billion dollar fast-one for a friendly: Did the British Columbia government botch another billion-dollar deal? Some of…
But…Can She See Mumbai From Her House?
MsChristyYouMakeGoodSnooki SoundBiteORamaLlamaDingDongVille Imagine hearing the following shouted, word-by-word, in talk jockette-shrieker mode: “Now!….We!!….Have a chance!!!…To build!!!!…..INDIA!!!!” Christy Clark, speaking to 3rdPlace CKNW About Her Plans To Open 3 Trade Offices…
One More Real Reason Why I, For One, Am Glad Gregor Won…
SomeThingsActuallyDoReallyMatter MunicipalGovernanceVille It’s the Affordable Housing Task Force, and FABula has the first report card on their goings on: …At top of mind is the 1989 decision by then-mayor Gordon…
The Unmasking Of Pierre Poutine…
What’sTheFrequencyKenneth JustGuelph?Ville …A Real Breakthrough, Or The Next Limited Hangout? A woman who identified herself on the phone as Michael Sona’s mother implied that she thinks it just might be…
My Friend Mary.
BC’sVeryBest CitizenJournalistVille I first first noticed this lady who called herself ‘BC Mary’ on the comment threads at ‘The Tyee’. For all kinds of reasons. And not just because we…
A Special Sunday Night Lullaby
AllTheLovelyThatFits MusicalityVille This showed up in my mailbox the other day. Thirty-eight thousand gold stars. At the very, very least. .
Requiem For The Vancouver Playhouse
NobodyKnows LikeUncleDaveKnowsVille It seems to me that David Berner has both the up-close-and-personal view as well as the big picture view just about right when he talks about the demise…
Today’s Election Fraud Protests….Complete List of Times and Places
. Here’s the full list, just because it’s kinda/sorta hard to find all in one place: What: National Day of Action Against Election FraudWhen: Sunday, March 11th, 2012Where: Pre-planned rallies…
"Where Did This Come From?"
AllTheRabbleRousingThatFits WithSeanGoneVille I don’t like to whack Mr. Holman’s rabble-rousers. Because they often have lots of interesting stuff to say. Stuff that I don’t know. Which is pretty darn rare…
The Maher-Manning Misunderstanding
. ShindigForDemocracy RockTheCasbahVille And yes, the original ‘Pogue Mahone’ post from Mr. Maher has now been disappeared. Thus…. We regret any and all previous suggest-o-grams that may have been interpreted…
SpiderBruce….SpiderBruce…Does Whatever A Springsteen Does
ThroughTheRain TheSnowTheWindTheRainVille From his show Friday night at the Apollo Theatre…. …Mr. Springsteen, who is 62, sang the lead parts of those (soul) songs while wading into the audience, climbing…
Saturday Night’s Alright For (Uke) Cover Fighting!
There’sNoUkeLike CoverUkeVille First, The Original…Because…Well….You know… And now the Uke Cover…Phonetically…. **** And, as a special bonus, an Uke original, just, well, because Mr. Manning himself brought up the issue…
Won’t You Listen To What The Man(ning) Said (Part Trois)
ThisIsWhat(A)Democracy(Centre) LooksLikeVille Our third installment of ‘What Preston Said’ about voter suppression during yesterday’s media blizzard of all things ‘Centre For Building Democracy’ that served as the prelude for today’s…
I Wonder If These Folks Have Received Any Lawyer Letters Lately?
AllTheInvestigationsThatFit Self-CorrectingTeleMarketerVille A Conservative-linked phone campaign to voters in Liberal MP Irwin Cotler’s Montreal riding has prompted the industry association for market research firms to move ahead with a complaint…
Won’t You Listen To What The Man(ning) Said (Part Deux)
ThisIsWhat(A)Democracy(Centre) LooksLikeVille Mr. Preston Manning, speaking about Robocalls and more at the retreat of the ‘Democracy’ centre that bears his name yesterday: …“If you try to link these things to…
What Mr. Fryer Was NOT Forced To Do.
ThisIsWhatADemocracyCentre LooksLikeVille First, what Mr. Fryer, the public administrator guy from UVIC, did do… He apologized and made it clear that his statements were not meant to suggest that two…
Oh Won’t You Listen To What The Man(ning) Said.
ThisIsWhatDemocracy LooksLike(?)Ville …“I’ve spent my life trying to get people to participate more in the political system and trying to vote more,” he (Preston Manning) told reporters on the sidelines…