Monthly Archives: September 2011
Till Madness Do Us Part
The other day on his “700 Hundred Club” program, Pat Robertson made a most astounding pronouncement in response to a man asking what advice he should give to a “friend” who began seeing another woman after his wife started suffering … Continue reading
Rick Perry’s Guiding Light
Texas Governor and current frontrunner in the race to potentially be the next Republican president talks candidly about the pivotal role of supernatural events in his life… Good grief. Hasn’t the world had enough of American presidents that take direction … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Atheism, Religion, Republican Party
Negative Ad Time
Manitoba is one of the five provinces having elections this fall, so along with many other folks across the country, we here in “The Keystone Province” (yes, that’s actually its official nickname – bet you didn’t know that!), are being … Continue reading
Filed under 2011 Manitoba Election
Libertarian Hypocrisy
In the Republican “Tea Party Debate” earlier this week, when Ron Paul was asked whether or not a healthy, uninsured 30-year-old man should be left to die if an unexpected tragedy put him into a coma, he unsurprisingly replied that … Continue reading
Filed under Libertarianism
Paul Martin on the Economy
Some sober reflections on the present state of the global economy by the former Prime Minister. Not a lot of insight beyond the obvious, but Martin does provide some sound advice regarding the current sovereign debt crisis in Europe (that … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
Tea Party Republican Debate
Hey, there’s another thrilling GOP “debate” taking place tonight in Tampa, Florida. This one is billed as the “Tea Party Republican Debate”… whatever that means. Presumably, the candidates will have to out-crazy one another. You know, more than usual. Update: … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Republican Party
9/11 Memorial Plaza
A detailed architectural look at the “heart” of the Ground Zero redevelopment project in lower Manhattan. Seems altogether excessive when compared to past memorials of various sorts to the dead, but perhaps that’s not altogether surprising if one considers it … Continue reading
Filed under Architecture
China’s (Vacant) City of the Future
Launched several years ago as a massive public works project near Ordos, a wealthy coal-mining town in Inner Mongolia, today, China’s “City of the Future” remains mostly empty despite being originally designed to house, support and entertain a population the … Continue reading
Filed under China
Don’t Look “Suspicious” While Shopping!
PBS Newshour looks at the post 9/11 counter-terrorism efforts of businesses like Mall of America that are now constantly on the look out for “suspicious persons”… Pretty scary thought that while innocently shopping, you could be buttonholed by a bunch … Continue reading
Filed under War on Terra
Teapartyzombiesmustdie.com
Sick, of course… but also funny as hell. I’m sure a “liberalzombiesmustdie” version would be just as amusing; most certainly to those who despise liberals. Also not hard to imagine the stereotypes and cast of undead characters that would be … Continue reading
Filed under Humour
