Sunday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for a sunny Sunday. – Paul Wells offers some theories as to why the Cons haven’t yet launched attack ads against Thomas Mulcair. But I’d think the more…
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Quoted on affairs Liberal
Postmedia’s Lee Berthiaume filed the obligatory Justin Trudeau and the Liberal leadership story yesterday, and I’m quoted. First, in defence of charisma: “Charisma can be seen as superficial, but it…
Liberal Red And NDP Orange
The Liberal Party of Canada is often criticized for being stagnant, for not changing, but one just has to look at its logo, its branding, and more specifically, its colour…
Aggressive misinformation from millionaires – Koch brothers-funded institute takes down offensive billboards
The Heartland Institute, that whacky rightwing think tank in the US that has corporations abandoning it faster than you can say Titanic, has added another bonehead move to its long…
Alzheimer’s Is Not Funny — Or Is It?
Via Osocio, a teenage sociopath scams his Alzheimer’s-afflicted grandmother — and manages to raise the age-old question: are some conditions simply not funny? Admittedly, a small giggle from me. But…
do not buy a cuisinart electric percolator. i will not make that mistake again.
I am fuming. Friggin’ fuming. Remember my coffee maker, the Cuisinart electric percolator? I was impressed that Cuisinart, a division of Conair, honoured their three-year warranty. Short version: the replacement…
First impressions and lasting involvement
Others have already commented on the NDP’s first set of ads with Thomas Mulcair as party leader. But I’ll take a few minutes to highlight both the job the ads…
“Obamaville” Examined
Wow. I’d heard about this attack ad put together by the Santorum campaign and finally saw it last night on Hardball. Chris Matthews and his fellow chuckleheads all seemed to…
On early definition
It’s entirely predictable that far too many in the media are starting their coverage of Thomas Mulcair’s election as NDP leader with the Cons’ instant spin – in some cases…
For the Seriously Lazy
I’m not just talking about people who like to sleep in, or lounge in their La-Z-Boy®, or let the dog out of their truck half a mile from home so…
The path ahead
To start off, I’ll heartily congratulate Thomas Mulcair on his strong victory in the NDP’s leadership campaign. But it’s well worth working on what comes next from day one of…
Wednesday Morning Links
Miscellaneous material for your mid-week reading. – Dan Gardner writes about the Cons’ backup plan of answering their own wrongdoing with criticism of anybody who dares to investigate it –…
Rae ad a well-aimed Conservative grenade into the Liberal tent
Proving that you don’t need to ignore or even bend electionlaw to execute a savvy political strategy and tie your opponents in knots, theattack ad launched Sunday night by the…
Feelings of Confusion and Disorientation
A unique ad campaign in Israeli movie theatres drew attention to Alzheimer’s Awareness Week. Watching people freak out — over nothing, really — is pretty funny too. Filed under: Shock…
Your Man Reminder
Anti-pink ribbon breast cancer awareness from Rethink Breast Cancer. The charity bills itself as the “first-ever, Canadian breast cancer charity to bring bold, relevant awareness to the under-40 crowd; foster…
Latest Ron Paul Attack Ad
Here’s the latest negative attack ad from the Ron Paul campaign slagging Rick Santorum for not being a “fiscal conservative”… (Seems to have been done by the same agency that…
How to Make a Myocardial Infarction Funny
A very droll short video featuring Elizabeth Banks having a heart attack. Part of the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women campaign. Not too edgy, but undoubtedly some will…
Halftime in America
It seems Wingnuttia is in a furious tizzy over Chrysler’s Super Bowl ad: Former Bush “brain” Karl Rove, now a Fox “News” contributor resembling a large ham with glasses, paragon…
The Ground War for Control of Public Space
My partner stumbled on the quote below attributed to Banksy (wikipedia), the English street artist who many consider to be one of the great a modern day satirists. It’s an…