KCCCC Day 35: 19,000 followers!
Take that, Messrs. Harper, Mulcair and Trudeau! I’m in your rear view mirror, now!
Warren
Two weeks ago, right about now
I was getting married to my best friend in Kennebunkport. Two weeks later, I’m out on a canoe in Northern Ontario somewhere, with Son 3. As Son 3 said: “Dad,…
KCCCC Day 34: when a newspaper gets a big story wrong in a big way, what should it do?
Look, I’m up at the cabin with Son 3. It’s a long weekend. It’s amazing here. I’m making him a big bacon and egg and toast breakfast and then we…
KCCCC Day 33: can a refugee crisis change the course of an election campaign?
First things first. Lots of commentary this morning on the issue of refugees and immigrants, for very good reasons. Lots of the commentary seems to be steeped in emotion, however,…
Should that NDP MP resign?
If this is true – if, contrary to what he claimed to the media, no application at all was made on the family of that boy – he should resign.…
And the psycho tweet of the day award goes to…
No surprise, either. This one has been a few fries short of a Happy Meal for a long time. Alternative version: “I will show my outrage about the plight of…
KCCCC Day 32: the power of images
Words are about information. Pictures are about emotion. Emotion equals power. Print folks – the ones who pour their souls into writing newspapers and magazines, the ones who craft profound…
KCCCC Day 31: it’s the economy, duh
It’s the economy, stupid, per Carville. And the economy looks not so good, this morning. See assorted pundits here and here and here and here. Worrying news stories here and…
The Hot Nasties! The Secret of Immortality!
The one Maine Sessions Hot Nasties video that wasn’t posted – the song that Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham wants played at his funeral. As no less than Damian has noted,…
KCCCC Day 30: when the water dries up, all the animals start looking at each other funny
It’s September. It’s day 30 (by my count, anyway). And that means all of the parties are going to get really edgy, starting today. As the departed Rod Love once…
In which I have a journalist’s reaction to #elxn42
Sorry, but all the chirpy, sunny facile partisan tweet horseshit made me throw up, a bit. But I'm okay now. #elxn42 #cdnpoli — Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) August 31, 2015
Last, lost Beatles track
This is kind of cool, if true. A Lennon demo track from 1978 that McCartney had hoped to turn into a Beatles track in 1995. Haunting, to say the least.
KCCCC Day 29: last day of August, but where’s the winning narrative?
It’s the last day of August…and survey says the electorate don’t really want anyone to be government. Check out that Abacus slide – all three parties are within three points…
KCCCC Day 28: back in Canuckistan
Took 12 straight hours but I made it home with Sons 1, 2 and 3 last night. Drove through four states and two countries, made three pee stops, was greeted…
KCCCC Day 27: open thread
Deficits, Paul Martin, a sudden surplus, Duffy, polls and pols: it’s open thread time. I’m driving for ten hours today. And my focus will therefore be on getting Sons 1,…
KCCCC Day 26: Snake eyes?
Justin Trudeau has rolled the dice, big time. He says, if elected, he will run big budgetary deficits – $10 billion a year for three years. Why did he do…
KCCCC Day 25: don’t believe the hype
As PE say, don’t believe the hype. In this case, that ridiculous Forum poll, which the Star has published and which you can find here. Repeat after me: IT’S FORUM.…
Long (but interesting) National Observer piece on Trudeau, with one “wow”
Two things about Charles Mandel’s story, before I head off to the beach. One, I was delighted to read the insights of one Lisa Kinsella, formerly Kirbie, in Charles’ tale:…
KCCCC day 24: the strategists strategize
A nice young fellow from iPolitics got in touch with me this week. Some of my friends in other parties, too: Robin Sears, Will Stewart and Tim Powers. We were…