Occupy Links
Some random links about Occupy Regina and OWS in general: November 17 is going to be a big day in the Occupy Wall Street movement. The stock exchange may never…
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Frank’s Tribute to Andy Rooney
In the latest edition of Frankly Speaking, Frank pays homage to his friend and mentor, the late great Andy Rooney in his own complainerous style.
Quebec and Israel’s changing political narrative
When there is a single issue which dominates the politics of a jurisdiction for decades, it is often the case that progress on other issues is inhibited by the myopic…
You Can’t Evict An Idea
(Written Nov. 14 or earlier, I thought it was posted, but it was not.) Saskatoon and Regina’s respective City Halls are both going to try to proceed with illegal evictions…
Occupy Regina Fined
- Hat with 99% Occupier signatures. The protesters of Occupy Regina were fined, one being arrested for not having ID on him while the City’s bylaw officer Flaman and Regina…
We Are The Many
Occupy yourself with this powerful video by Makana, a popular Hawaiian recording artist. At the APEC summit in Hawaii this past weekend Makana made a bold and courageous statement. He…
GOP Foreign Policy Debate: Iran, Covert Ops, and Sanctions
While most of the CBS GOP Presidential Nomination debate on foreign policy in South Carolina was predictably following the standard script, there was one issue that somewhat surprised me. That…
Food Politics and American Elections
I find it fascinating how often American election campaigning features the cultural politics of food. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said in an interview with GQ out Monday that one…
Food Politics and American Elections
I find it fascinating how often American election campaigning features the cultural politics of food. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said in an interview with GQ out Monday that one…
Food Politics and American Elections
I find it fascinating how often American election campaigning features the cultural politics of food. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said in an interview with GQ out Monday that one…
Food Politics and American Elections
I find it fascinating how often American election campaigning features the cultural politics of food. Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said in an interview with GQ out Monday that one…
WTF?
Twelve degrees at 7 am in mid-November? A high of 15? The normal high for this time of the year is +4!!! Hey, I’ll take it, man! The longer the…
Capitalism has a lot of staying power
I was thinking about this as I went about my one per cent Sunday, putting up shelves in the laundry room, raking leaves, trimming back the grape vines and disposing…
Krellant Special Report on Occupy Toronto
In this episode of The Krellant Evenings News, Cat Reporter infiltrates the Occupy movement and learns of their secret plans to take over the world. Oh, and Frank has a…
Briefing note
Prepared for PM Harper and immediate staff attending APEC meeting in Hawaii Re: November 13 meeting with President Obama. 1. Drawing on experience gained at first bilateral, the PM is…
Occupy A Job
There is no shortage of angry people with no civics training, calling for Occupy Regina (Wall Street) protesters to “get a job”. As an Occupy Regina protester, I have a…
I Remember
Lest We Forget — it’s a phrase not well understood by many people any more. Not only does it sound old, but taken out of context it could mean anything.…
TVO’s The Agenda: Liberalism of Conviction and of Convenience – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
The 20th century began as the age of the dictator. It ended with liberalism having come of age as the ascendant political philosophy across the world. Yet liberal parties everywhere…
TVO’s The Agenda: Liberalism of Conviction and of Convenience – Akaash Maharaj Videocast
The 20th century began as the age of the dictator. It ended with liberalism having come of age as the ascendant political philosophy across the world. Yet liberal parties everywhere…
Remembrance Day: comparative poetry
The poppies, the poems. I've gotten yelled at before about this, and this topic very rapidly leads to a proof of Godwin's Law, but here goes anyway.