Monthly Archives: October 2011
Kevin O’Leary v. Chris Hedges
This is from last week, but I just ran across it tonight. Both O’Leary and Hedges play to type… with quite spectacular results. O’Leary’s shtick as a flippant, amoral greedhead plays well on Dragons’ Den but falls utterly flat in … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
Can OWS Get Traction in Canada?
Tony Keller, executive fellow at the Mowat Centre at the University of Toronto (amongst other things), advances the sensible Canadian reaction to the OWS movement, arguing that many of the reforms protesters in the United States are calling for have … Continue reading
Filed under Canadian Politics, Economy
Occupy Winnipeg
So, hundreds of people (estimates vary wildly depending on the source) hit the streets of Winnipeg on Saturday to protest against corporate greed and a disparate range of issues including social justice, the environment, government accountability and even the dismantling … Continue reading
Filed under Economy
Jeffress on Real Time
Dr. Robert Jeffress, current head of the Southern Baptist Convention, in a surprisingly delightful feature interview on this week’s edition of Real Time With Bill Maher discussing some of his controversial comments about Mormonism and other issues… p.s. You can … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Humour, Religion
OWS & The Tea Party
Some very sensible observations about similarities and difference between the Occupy Wall Street and Tea Party movements from Karl Denninger, who helped form FedUpUSA (a precursor of the Tea Party) in the wake of the March 2008 Federal Reserve bail … Continue reading
Filed under Populism
999 = 666?
Like a stopped clock, it turns out that Michele Bachmann may well have been correct when she awkwardly quipped in the most recent Republican debate that “the devil is in the details” regarding Herman Cain’s ludicrous “9-9-9” plan for overhauling … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Taxation
The “Magic Underpants” Factor
As a non-believer, I have to admit that it’s absolutely hilarious to watch the various candidates for Republican nomination frantically dancing around the comments made by Southern Baptist Convention Leader Dr. Robert Jeffress last week at the so-called Values Voters … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Religion, Republican Party
Occupy Bay Street?
The launch of Canada’s “revolution” against the “1 percent” is planned for October 15th. Unfortunately, they can’t even seem to get the URL of the website correct… So, not off to a terribly auspicious start on the organizational front. Unless … Continue reading
Filed under Populism
Michele Bachmann: Bad Lip-reading
The crazy-eyed congresswoman from Minnesota tries to stay focused while outlining her campaign “strategy”… If you haven’t seen it already, be sure to check out the Rick “save a pretzel for the gas jets” Perry one at the end. Hilarious. … Continue reading
Filed under 2012 U.S. Election, Humour
