Monthly Archives: April 2009

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Good old Shep Smith — the best thing on Fox News. Credit where credit is due.

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Personal Outsourcing

A new Department of Labor report finds personal outsourcing is revolutionizing how Americans don’t do their own work. Just a personal note here to let you know that posting will be light and sporadic over the next few weeks as … Continue reading

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Calling the Manatee’s Bluff

Prodded by Charles Grodin, the other day Sean Hannity flippantly agreed to subject himself to waterboarding to benefit a charity for the families of U.S. soldiers. Last night, Keith Olbermann called his bluff and announced that he’s willing to pay … Continue reading

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Mrs. Bachmann for 5 Minutes…

“We would do well to humble ourselves before Almighty God!” Amazing what goes on in the U.S. Congress some days… Good grief, what a nutjob. In fact, Obama’s staff didn’t request that Georgetown “cover up an image of Christ on … Continue reading

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Who is Scott Hennig?

Probably not the next John Galt… After being bombarded with a welter of videos from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation today, I got a little curious about Scott Hennig — the youngish fellow with the trendy glasses appearing in many of … Continue reading

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Provincial Branding

Is there anything the Canadian Taxpayers Federation quite possibly WON’T find to complain about? In recent videos (as in just today!), the CTF has bitched about: the Alberta budget deficits (several times); possible ticketing of people speeding through red lights … Continue reading

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Memories of Canada

Marc Maron reflects on his recent trip to Winnipeg.

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Marriage Myths Busted

D’oh! Some more kooky myths bite the dust… It’s heartening to hear people of faith speaking out against the bigotry that discriminates against legal equality for those with different sexual orientation.

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Revenge of the Ever-Pesky Facts

Uh oh! Bad news for the Bloggin’ Tories’ favourite crime-watcher and intrepid reporter issuing frantic dispatches from the frontlines of the “war zone in Southern Ontario”… New statistics suggest serious criminal offences were on the decline well before the federal … Continue reading

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GM: Anti-American?

It used to be that, as former GM President Charles Wilson famously said, “What’s good for General Motors is good for the country,” but now… well, maybe not so much.

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