2012
Compilation of ConMem.ca Politics Past
I logged a timeline of public news information about the deeds and direction of those leading our Canadian federal government from 16 October 2008 through 2012. That log was on…
SHOCKING: Republican Voter Suppression Efforts Suppress Democratic Votes
The NY Times: Several recent polls and studies suggest that long waiting times in some places depressed turnout in 2012 and that lines were longest in cities, where Democrats outnumber…
Wynne-ing Like It’s 2006…And Losing Like It’s 2008
Today Ontario Liberals chose their next leader, but if 2006 is any indication, they might have just chosen their next loser. Similarities between Kathleen Wynne’s recent victory in the Ontario…
The Most Read Politics, Re-Spun Posts of 2012, Engage!
Welcome to the most-read posts of 2012! As we move into a fresh, optimistic 2013, let’s look back at what made a difference last year! Thanks for reading over 950k…
2012: The ‘Ooops’ moment
My favourite: Poor Rick Perry as his ‘Oops’ended his candidacy.
12 Words I (Re)Discovered in 2012
Defenestrate: To eject or throw (someone or something) from a window. Kludge: an improvised device, usually crudely constructed. Typically used to test the validity of a principle before doing a…
Worst Staged Political Photo-Op of 2012: Jason Kenney
Reaffirming Jason Kenney is an egomaniac To describe this story as simply a staged photo-op would be a great disservice to the grandiose dick waving contest that Minister of Immigration…
So… the World hasn’t ended
I was watching a documentary on CBC, I couldn’t finish it. It was too nonsensical. The documentary was on the supposed end of the world predicted for 2012. About people…
Shift Happens
* It’s solstice 2012, and we are on the verge of a paradigm shift. Here’s some inspiration for the journey, from SustainableMan.org: *
The Mayans, the ecological crisis and the end of the world: a little sanity please
It seems like a lot of people are going to extremes with regards to the Mayan predictions – and I mean the skeptics as well as the fanatics. Some are…
2012 Was/Is Arguably the Best Year Yet
If the world refuses to listen to the Mayan doomsayers on December 21 then 2012 many go down as the best year in humanity’s history (hopefully 2013 will be better).…
My nightmare scenario for tomorrow morning…
(4) Trashy, Ottawa, Ontario
Why Your Vote Means Something
If your vote is meaningless because it’s only one out of 140 million cast, what does that say about you, the importance of your one life on a planet with…
Art in the age of political absurdity
“The strength of our American-ness lies in our ability to question, to look frankly at the nation’s past and present, and to ask if we are living up to our…