Monthly Archives: December 2010
Fox Business Hearts Canada
Robert Sinche, RPS Global head of FX Strategy, on why Canada is able to cut corporate taxes for the fourth year straight… Watching this brief report gives you a pretty clear idea of how unbelievably simplistic business news coverage is … Continue reading
Pat Robertson: Pot Patriot?
Not that I care much for the whole “Pinheads/Patriots” dichotomy Bill O’Reilly employs on his nightly entertainment program, but it is kind of interesting that 67% of the show’s viewers thought that Pat Robertson was a “Patriot” for stating that … Continue reading
Filed under War on Drugs, Wingnuts
No Labels
I’m not quite sure what to make of this new “grassroots” political movement taking shape south of the border, but as a something of moderate centrist by nature, did find a certain amount of affinity with its non-partisan objectives. What … Continue reading
Filed under Political Ideology, Wingnuts
Lowered Expectations
As noted the other day on the blog of Joseph Uranowski (aka “The Equivocator”), a couple of contenders for leadership of the so-called “Liberal” Party of British Columbia seem to think it would be a swell idea to lower the … Continue reading
Filed under Populism, Provincial Politics-BC
Priorities
If a casual aside by Nicholas Kristoff in his New York Times column today is to be believed, the U.S. military now has more people in its marching bands than the State Department has in its foreign service. Granted, the … Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Economy, US Foreign Policy
United We Fall?
A film by Bryan Law and Dan Dicks United We Fall is a documentary about the North American Union that is being developed right now between Canada, the United States, and Mexico. For years this topic has been debated in … Continue reading
Filed under Conspiracy Theories
Favourite Political Speech… Ever
I was so happy that the folks at Countdown decided to include this stellar bit of “performance art” in their grab bag of year-end favourite moments earlier this week. Even after countless viewings, the ferociously impassioned (albeit wildly unhinged) oratory … Continue reading
Filed under Humour, Lunatics, Republican Party
A Christmas Message
Bill Maher delivers a seasonable homily pointing out what is indisputably the “true religion” of America: Greed. Notwithstanding the above, best wishes to everyone for a very Merry Christmas.
Filed under Atheism
Manitoba Avenue
So here’s a screengrab from the local CBC newscast of the house next door to mine catching fire the other night… Continue reading
Filed under Personal Crap
