On revocability
Dr. Dawg has a post worth reading on the Cons' purification strategy. But let's take a closer look at part of that plan which I've only dealt with in snark…
to anyone trying to use the massacre in norway as a justification for abolishing gun control
Regarding the horrific massacre in Norway, some people are apparently making statements like this: "If that had happened in Texas, the shooter would have lasted 30 seconds before dozens of…
Could the Left be right?
Well, duh. ...
Triple Putz-Lutz
At the Mahablog, commenter gulag describes how right-wingers are greeting the news that the Norway terror attacker was right-wing extremist:They perform what I call “A Triple Putz-Lutz.”This maneuver is not…
The great Conservative purification ritual
The Harper government is out to purify the country—to make it, at least figuratively, immaculate (without stain), or as the cynical might put it, whiter than white. How else can…
Nobody does terrorism quit like an Arab/Muslim
At least according to Macleans contributor Colby Cosh … Breivik employed the Palestinian logic, hitherto almost unknown amongst Western-style spree killers (though implemented at Columbine), of the delayed second attack…
Political Rights
My condolences to the families of the 92 people killed in the Norway attacks. It is a horrible thing to kill children and terrible to kill fellow human beings in…
Coren Seems To Think We, Progressives, Are ‘Sewers’ And Please Let’s Not Forget The Victims of The Senseless Tragedy in Norway and May They Never Lose Their Resolve
Jymn published the vile and despicable blogging of Michael ‘cue-ball’ head Coren, earlier today; that miserable blog where he seems to imply that those Norwegian victims seemed to deserve what…
Anders Behring Breivik: a Norwegian Timothy McVeigh? UPDATED: "some kind of Oklahoma City-type" device used in explosions
Michelle Malkin, Pam Geller et al. have been screaming "Jihad" all day over the bombings in Norway.Oops.A right wing nationalist with an animus towards Muslims? And a Christian conservative? Oh…
Exxon and Koch Pay ALEC for Access to State Legislators
Screen shot 2011-07-23 at 7.28.33 PM.png Corporations are circumventing lobby laws by purchasing direct access to the nation’s lawmakers, according to a recent Bloomberg investigative repor...
alberta candidate nomination updates – july 2011 (part 2).
Here are some updates to the list of nominated and declared candidates wanting to stand for their parties in the next provincial election. Calgary-North West: Russell Hillier is seeking the…
The Mystery of Michael Coren
I too am puzzled by Michael Coren's latest blog post on the shootings in Norway. He doesn't quite say that those kids on that island deserved what they got for…
Flattened?
Kandahar brass confident insurgents have been 'flattened' The commander of Canada's last combat mission in Kandahar arrived home Friday, confident that his soldiers had "flattened" insurgents and put the troubled…
Anders Behring Breivik’s connection with the English Defence League
Breivik bragged that he 'recommended certain strategies' to the EDL."I have on some occasions had discussions with SIOE and EDL and recommended them to use certain strategies," he wrote two…
Conservatism: not a politics…
…but a diagnosis. Good Catholic Michael Coren shows his compassionate side. ...
I have seen the future of Canada’s working class
It is Vancouver's East Hastings street.I left Salmon Arm, over a month ago, and arrived here, in rags and tatters.How can I describe Skid Row? Take an average man, get…
More Right Wing Empathy
Via Warren Kinsella, Michael Coren says, well, I will just quote him verbatim: Tragic irony. The teenagers at the socialist youth camp on the Norwegian island who were victims of…
Amy Winehouse: 14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011
A wild talent. All temperament, ache and need. Every note was like a bit of her life ebbing away. She was 27....
Justice Julius Isaac Obituary
Chief Justice leaves a legacy of giving and nurturing Deaths - The Globe and Mail http://bit.ly/qBfwdm Jul 22, 2011 – Working through school as a miner and railway porter, he…
So when will they put the logos on the Legislative Assembly?
You know how big name musical acts often have specific corporations sponsoring their tours? Welcome to politics in the 21st century. Twenty-six organizations invested between $5,000 and $50,000 to sponsor…