Monthly Archives: April 2009
“Selling to the Greater Fool”
What a wonderful euphemism. Economist Dr. Michael Hudson provides a grim assessment of the Obama administration’s plan to purchase toxic assets. By the way, the Wall Street Journal has reported that according to an analysis of Treasury Department data, the … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
Gordon Campbell: Sudden Hockey Fan!
Hey, he’s not just pretending to be Bob the Builder, he’s also a diehard member of the Canuck Nation. Groan me a river. I’m not quite sure why it’s felt necessary to constantly provide us with the Premier’s reactions to … Continue reading
Filed under B.C. Government
False Creek Follies
Was it really necessary to make NDP candidate Ray Lam’s private Facebook pictures public in order to discredit him? Well maybe. While the photo is relatively inoffensive, it is kind of creepy. I mean, what sort of person posts this … Continue reading
Filed under B.C. Government
Tax Day Tea Parties
Via C-SPAN, various “teabaggers” — presented mostly without comment. There are plenty of things that one could cherry-pick from this video to mock or ridicule, but it is revealing of the wide range of grievances — some quite legitimate, others… … Continue reading
Filed under US Politics
A Fractured Fairy Tale
I can’t vouch the veracity of the all the quotes cited in this video, but not only is it exceptionally well produced, it’s very cute and razor sharp at the same time. And, a tip of the hat goes to … Continue reading
Filed under STEPHEN HARPER Govrnment of Canada
Dealing With Cow Farts
House Minority leader John Boehner (which, by the way, isn’t to be pronounced “boner”) makes a complete jackass of himself ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos while attempting to answer a question about what alternative the Republican Party would propose … Continue reading
Filed under Climate Change, Economy, Republican Party
J.G. Ballard 1930-2009
Sad to hear that Ballard passed away yesterday at the age of 78 after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Here he is from a BBC film that aired in 1991 documenting his first return trip to Shanghai since leaving … Continue reading
Filed under Art
Dooche-tastic!
Note: For reasons unknown, the video has been “removed by the user” since this was posted. You know, some days you’ve just got to be amazed at the galling douchebaggery of Conservatives. Witness this latest attack video from ToryBoy1 (not … Continue reading
