Daily Archives: December 9, 2008
The Day in 100 Bleepin’ Seconds
The attorney for Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich said the governor will be vindicated and he has no plans to resign. “He didn’t do anything wrong,” attorney Sheldon Sorosky told reporters after Blagojevich was arraigned. Un-bleepin’-believable. Meanwhile, from the angry far … Continue reading
Filed under Democrats
Unmanned Spokesdrone Gives Presser
The Pentagon’s new spokesdrone is designed to field questions deemed too dangerous for a human press secretary, whose career could be irreparably damaged by answering them. Maybe we should just start calling Kory Teneycke a “mobile press engagement unit” or … Continue reading
Filed under Humour
For Militant Liberal
And others who may be feeling a little down today… The song “Mad World” by Tears for Fears set to an extract from the excellent 1982 film Koyaanisqatsi. Apparently, in the Hopi language, the word Koyaanisqatsi means “crazy life, life … Continue reading
Filed under Arcana
Rae Bows Out
As predicted… with Bob’s graceful exit, the leadership race is over. CTV’s Ottawa Bureau Chief Robert Fife confirmed Tuesday that Rae will not challenge frontrunner Michael Ignatieff — virtually ensuring that Ignatieff will become Liberal leader. “I put my support … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Leadership Race
Alex Jones: Clueless About Canada
If you didn’t know already that Alex Jones is a hopeless crackpot who doesn’t have the slightest clue what he’s talking about when spinning his delusional conspiracy theories, this hilarious bit of punditry from his radio show about our constitutional … Continue reading
The Liberals’ “Middle Option”
Bob Rae makes the case yesterday for opening up the leadership process and consulting with the membership as a whole. But it’s not to be. As reported in today’s Globe & Mail, the LPC’s national executive has chosen “a middle … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Leadership Race
