Monthly Archives: July 2008
“War on Terror” a Failure
And other things we knew — four years ago! Being thoroughly vindicated by history is probably small consolation for Sen. John Kerry, but perhaps he can take some degree of solace from the release earlier this week of a new … Continue reading
Filed under War on Terra
Border Security v. “Sensitivity Training”
The Toronto Star reports this morning that the government is putting up to 500 customs officials at Pearson International Airport through “sensitivity training” so that they can “more appropriately deal with Arab and Muslim passengers.” Normally, this kind of story … Continue reading
Filed under Federal Politics, Political Correctness
When “Liberal” Scribes Attack
In case you missed the latest bogus narrative being peddled by the pathologically dysfunctional, so-called “liberal” press corps (you know, the folks who are allegedly “in the tank” for Obama), Jonathan Weisman and Dana Milbank, two pseudo-journalists each writing similarly … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 US Election, Media Bias
The Ugly Face of “Conservatism”
To employ a hackneyed rhetorical device frequently utilized by our friends on the Right, I can’t for the life of me seem to recall a deranged shooter murdering people owing to a deep-seated hatred of “conservatives and straights” — can … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging Tories, Wingnuts
Gloria Kovach Isn’t a “Trained Seal”
She’s a sock-puppet. Sheesh! Don’t recklessly besmirch the good name of seals with your “disgusting mudslinging” you horrid meanie, Steve. In future, when striving for a comical effect, might I suggest placing a picture of Ms. Kovach in front of … Continue reading
Filed under Idiot Bloggers, Wingnuts
The Story of One
Here’s another excellent documentary from Terry Jones; this time recounting the history of the world’s oldest and simplest number. It’s interesting to note that it took almost half a millennium for Indian numbers (commonly but mistakenly called “Arabic”) to finally … Continue reading
Gone Fishin’
Time to catch some rays and work on my backlog of books. Back next week sometime.
Filed under Blogging
In Other News…
Although clearly not as important as the riveting tale of a teenager who felt “used” by the Liberal Party, yesterday’s news concerning the Tories ad scheme in Quebec being described as “illegal” is something that should make people sit up … Continue reading
Filed under Conservative Party of Canada
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
It must be a painfully slow news day in Canada when a letter to the editor from a disgruntled “youth” in the Stratford Beacon Herald makes it to the top of the roster on the National Newswatch aggregator. How it’s … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Party of Canada, Media Bias
It Pays to be a Hateful Racist
That would seem to be the take-away lesson from the purportedly successful fundraising efforts of Kathy Shaidle aka Five Feet of Fecal Matter™ — a website that astonishingly, now even features a monthly payment plan. Evidently, there are “thousands of … Continue reading
Filed under Wingnuts
