Monthly Archives: March 2011
Harper ≠ Canada
Another kick at the unprecedented re-branding effort by The Harper Government®, this time from Rick Mercer… One might have thought that given the negative reaction to this attempted politicization of the Government of Canada, the Conservatives might have backed down. … Continue reading
Filed under HARPER Government of Canada, Humour, Stephen Harper
President Trump?
Could “The Donald” really be much worse than any of the other second-rate hacks, religious kooks, and corporate lackeys that may be running for the Republican nomination? Hey, the guy even comes with his very own White House in Palm … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Republican Party
Gaia’s Wrath?
Insane rodeo clown Glenn Beck on the disaster in Japan: “I’ll tell you this. Whether you call it Gaia or whether you call it Jesus, there’s a message being sent. And that message is: ‘Hey, you know that stuff we’re … Continue reading
Filed under Religion
Torch of Ignorance
Over the weekend, Tea-Party darling, “constitutional scholar” and potential Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann once again demonstrated her staggering ignorance of American history – in this case, memorable facts well known even to elementary school students in other countries! On … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Republican Party, Wingnuts
Daze of Infamy
Ordinary Americans respond to the tragic events in Japan last week via Facebook… An assortment of nasty comments extracted from Pharyngula as read by Geffel, a crusty ex-pat Brit (now an American citizen) living in San Francisco. It never occurred … Continue reading
Filed under Social Media, Wingnuts
End of Day
What… no more “Sorrowgrams”? How disappointing. If Harper is on the verge of finally achieving a majority government (should an election be called), isn’t it a bit perplexing that two of his most capable ministers would be calling it quits … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Canadian Election, HARPER Government of Canada
“Superbad” Harper
An amusing parody of a recent Conservative advertisement fawning over the Dear Leader. Yeah, it’s immature, but then most political ads are puerile nonsense in any case, so why not?
Filed under HARPER Government of Canada, Humour, Stephen Harper
Knowledge
In part six of How Television Ruined Your Life, how its notion of informative programming has devolved over the years; from leisurely tours of venerable intellectual concepts guided by boffins like Sir Kenneth Clark and Dr. Jacob Bronowski, to a … Continue reading
Enema Man
I’m sure by now everyone has seen (clips at least) of former Wyoming senator Alan Simpson’s recent appearance on Fox News where he decried kids today for “walking on their pants with the cap on backwards listening to the enema … Continue reading
Filed under Sociology
