Bond rater drops American credit rating
From the Globe, in a story that Standard and Poor’s had lowered the United States government’s rating from AAA to AA Plus: “The downgrade reflects our opinion that the fiscal…
"Progressive policies follow from progressive values. Get clear on your values and use the language of values. Drop the language of policy wonks"
George Lakoff in "Don't Think of an Elephant". A very helpful book about how language defines debate and ultimately decides who wins elections. Worth reading.
Friday night
This is a little on the cheesy side, but heck, am a sucker for progressive house with piano, major key, etc. So infectious! Have a good night.
S&P downgrades US credit for first time ever to AA+ from AAA
Reportedly, S&P cites GOP "intransigence on taxes", "the act contains no measures to raise taxes or otherwise enhance revenues" and "the prolonged controversy over raising the statutory debt ceiling". So…
Telus appoints former federal government minister Minsiter Stockwell Day to its board
Photo from Mr_Stein on Flickr It looks like Big Telecom is getting in close with the government. Today Telus has announced that former Conservative Public Safety Minister (also former Minister…
The 7 Stages of Dow
After nine ominous down days on the stock market, yesterday investors were treated to a 500-point fiscal bungy jump with a worn-out cord that took them on a wild ride…
Friday night
You go to Banglin' tell my boys You go to Banglin' tell my boys What times I'm havin' up in Illinois Illinois Blues was written by Skip James, who referred…
This ten year old vogue model seems like the horrific answer to that question posed by one of Dorothy Allison’s characters…
"What's a south carolina virgin? At's a ten-year-old can run fast."Constructed as a pedophile's dream "seductress", posed to titillate as tween sexual serf stand-in for coat hanger thin adult sexual…
Welcome to the official opposition…
...and all the anonymous news reports that come with it:NDP 'unease' surrounds Turmel's Bloc secrecyThere's a serious unease in the NDP over interim leader Nycole Turmel's memberships in two Quebec…
Friday Afternoon Links
Assorted content to end your week.- Gerald Caplan calls out the non-stop and substance-free gotcha politics facing the NDP since the public started recognizing that it had a legitimate chance…
Stop me before I invest again!
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"Playing ‘gotcha’ with the NDP" – by Gerry Caplin
"It never stops and never will. The moment the NDP seems even close to power, the knives come out.The election was May 2. The NDP's rise began barely two weeks…
The NDP Mole
A Liberal that's fled for greener pastures, maybe? Anyone know what Herle's up to these days?
U.N. Report On Niger Delta Calls For Billion Dollar Shell Oil Spill Clean-Up Fund
1235361139_7f26eef43c.jpg A new United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) report discussing the environmental destruction in the Ogoniland region of the Niger Delta wetlands calls out Shell...
Best newspaper movies of all time
A discussion around the copy desk today- what are the best newspaper/media movies?A short list in no particular order:1. All the President's Men. Woodstien and Bernward eat Nixon's lunch. A…
most important search string of the day ever
Search string of the day:doctors told me to get an abortion to save my life what should i doThis is what you should do: GET AN ABORTION.Your life is more…
Bring back the Duel…
Many people would agree that one’s right to freedom of expression also implies responsibility. That is one must also accept the fact that there are possible consequences ,e.g one’s words…
A conflict over ethical oil
By now anyone who follows energy, economics, or the environment has probably heard the term “ethical oil”. If you are not familiar with it; it was coined by Ezra Levant…
Reason #1 Why Free Membership Programs Suck
While boasting about gaining around 15,000 new unpaid members for their party, the Alberta Liberals meanwhile only settle with 3,500 paying members for the party, compared to about 25K for…