The CTV/TSN/Rogers coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Games was terrific. I believe they would have captured the Silver, if medals were given out for host media coverage. It was refreshing to see so many new faces of reporters and commentators, filled with energy  …   replacing the usual older, rarely excited CBC types that Canadians have come to expect [...] …
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Taking glurge to a whole new and disgusting level, the Baby on the Way Collection is a series of cards from your fetus. But these cards aren’t just for mom to be, oh no, you can also send Birthday cards from Fetus. Yes who doesn’t need to hear that Festus will be celebrating with them next year? Baby on the Way, when you’re daft enough to think a fetus sends mail. ©2010 Birth Pangs. All Rights Reserved.. Related posts Jesus speaks! (8) Yo, CBC! UPDATE (5) When hyperbole becomes hate. . . (1) What if? (0) Welcome to “Focus On The Fetus” World (0) …
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That is what many of us are asking ourselves as well as speculating about, among, of course, other things. Frank Graves of EKOS polls tells the Hill Times that the Liberals would be ‘crazy’ not to call an election now Grits’ best chance to ‘get rid of this guy. He’s very resilient, the economy is going to improve, Ignatieff is not going to get any better.’ If Mr Graves were in front of me, I would have just one question for him: if, as he says, Iggy isn’t going to get any better, why call an election now?  I had heard rumblings about Graves being a …
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This is how blogging tories disseminate the vital talking points. Take it away Hunter... …
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Today is my last day of business. Closing down. Economy is real bad if you aint know, especially for small business owners.First 26 to 28 months was making 4 to 5 K a month. Last 10 months barely 2000. So closing to regroup. Thanks for the love. Lil momma say she dont want us to go out of business. …
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THE NEW YORKER has a delightful piece by Andy Borowitz, "Not Your Father’s Taliban". It's a hoot.Isn’t it time you took another look at . . . the Taliban™?Not your father’s Taliban™. The New Taliban™. TalibanLite™.We know what you’re thinking: “The Taliban™? Aren’t they the dudes who blow up shit and cut off body parts?”LOL! You’re thinking of the Old Taliban™.How do we know what you’re thinking?Focus groups.You’re, like, “Focus groups? Since when do the Taliban™ do focus groups?”We’re, like, “Since Domino’s Pizza started doing them.”You told …
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Many of our "parliamentarians," provincial and federal, are contemptible for one or both of two reasons: they are profoundly ignorant and bigoted, or they are profoundly cynical. The statement following from the leader of the Opposition is a low point in the history of democracy in Canada. It is an insult to the Charter guarantee of freedom of conscience and a shocking display of patriarchal presumption from a man famous for his obsequious paeans to imperial power, "empire lite" and "torture lite." (A little sleep deprivation here and there -- usually accomplished by mini-crucifixions of …
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Over at Blogging Tory Alberta Ardvark's, right-wing attack poodle and intellectual cripple "maryT" writes something incredibly fucking stupid:... canwest poll says 4 out of 10 have lost support for the PM, at 38%, but that means 6 out of 10-62% still support the PM.Why isn't that the headline.Um ... what the hell? Jesus freakin' Christ, how stupid can one person be? The fact that 4 out of 10 people have lost support for Stephen the Large does not translate to 6 out of 10 people still supporting him. For fuck's sake, let's go to the actual news piece, shall we?Harper's personal numbers, …
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Frothing homophobic pastor* activist William Whatcott is feeling triumphant, and so are the Usual Suspects in the Speech Warrior™ neck of the woods. A Saskatchewan appeal court has ruled that a number of hateful pamphlets distributed by this former bisexual burglar turned Xian do not infringe the provisions of the Saskatchewan Human Rights Code. It overturned the findings of a Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal and those of a lower court.The latter, it appears, were foolish enough to imagine that infecting home mailboxes with invective against homosexuals might possibly "expose or tend to …
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Ah, the Special Ed kids will have their fun (all subsequent emphasis thigh-suckingly added):Jack Layton, 2 minutes for interference.Compare and contrast.While PM Harper was sitting in the stands beside Wayne Gretzky cheering on our men's hockey team during the gold medal game at the Olympics, Jack Layton was in Gretzky's Bar in Toronto waiting for the camera to go live so he could get his face on national television; and he was not going to let anyone get in his way as you can see from the following.And then there's reality:In a clip broadcast between periods Mr. Layton, who was joined by his …
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I am indeed disappointed. It is a dark day.   This gold medal win does nothing to help Canada, in fact, it’s made it worse.  It means that St-Stevie’s numbers could easily shoot back up to where they were before prorogation and then some. Many of the Romper Roomies are blogging that now, all of a sudden that Canada is the greatest country on earth. How would they have felt had the Americans won? They would more than likely go back to thinking Canada sucks; too “soshalist”. In fact, they would probably have blamed Canada’s “soshalism” or Jack Layton …
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Two days ago Jason Kenney's communications director Alykhan Velshi tweeted that Con MP Tim Uppal from the inquiry panel at the Canadian Parliamentary Coalition to Combat Antisemitism will be looking for unanimous all-party approval when he introduces a motion to condemn the use of the word 'apartheid' as applied to Israel in the House of Commons this week :"That this House considers itself to be a friend of the State of Israel; that this House is concerned about expressions of anti-Semitism under the guise of "Israeli Apartheid Week"; and that this House explicitly condemns any action in …
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Could I see that one with the prosthetic again?I dunno. That extra hand is a bit creepy. Maybe this is why we don't do fashion news here at The Beav... …
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Ich habe dieses Kleinod von extra3 vor kurzem wiederentdeckt. Viel Spaß mit der Soko Wand und Farbe in ihrem unermüdlichen Einsatz gegen linksradikale Provokationen ;) …
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Looks like the Construction Arm of CEP ( CMAW )is at the BC Labour Relations Board for hearing with the BC Regional Council of Carpenters. Are more members of the CEP's Construction Arm members are being lost? 01/Mar/2010 9:30Sky-Hi Scaffolding Ltd. -and- BCRCC (Applicant) -and- CMAW Hearing VC-MULLALY How many members does the Construction Arm of CEP have?Number of Members Easy To Figure Out for Construction Arm Of CEPI guess it really depends on where you read the numbers. …
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One of the myths pushed in the mainstream media is that thimerosal, the mercury preservative used in vaccines, has been removed from vaccines.  That position simply is not true.  The recent H1N1 panic showed that health authorities and pharmaceuticals still push vaccines containing thimerosal when it suits them.  The Ipswich Massachusetts Chronicle web site on  February 2, 2010 advertised immunization clinics for February 16 and 25, 2010 for thimerosal containing H1N1 shots: "Only the injectable (shot) form of the H1N1 influenza vaccine will be used. Participants should …
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Local union president commends Eurocan employeesPublished: February 24, 2010 6:00 AM Dear sir,It has come to the end of Eurocan Pulp and Paper Co. as we know it, and I want to commend all of our members for the way the membership conducted themselves through out these last few months, and especially working through the last days of closure.Many members have secured employment elsewhere and some have not, but both have acted in the most respectful way. I appreciate the difficulty, especially the members who were stopped from securing other employment.Be aware that you have huge support in the …
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Shorter, stupid Blogging Tories: "As sycophantic, brown-nosing, Harper-worshipping suckups who have absolutely no problem with Stephen's personal portrait gallery or his desperate need for attention and adoration, can you believe that gloryhound Jack Layton?" …
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With the resumption of Parliamentary hilarity just around the corner, let's predict how much of a total dick Stephen Harper will be. How arrogant will he be? How contemptuous? How hypocritical? Will he try to abolish public funding for political parties as he did in 2008, a move which backfired in a spectacular manner? Maybe he'll just bash out a worthless throne speech, give Michael Ignatieff the finger and prorogue Parliament again. Who the hell knows?Come on, let your imagination run wild -- nothing's too asinine or jaw-dropping to not imagine Stephen Harper actually trying it. The …
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Definitions of proper political-correctitude:She is not 'EASY' - She is'HORIZONTALLY ACCESSIBLE'She is not a 'DUMB BLONDE' - She is a'LIGHT-HAIRED DETOUR OFF THE INFORMATION SUPERHIGHWAY'She has not 'BEEN AROUND' - She is a'PREVIOUSLY-ENJOYED COMPANION'She is not a 'TWO-BIT HOOKER' - She is a'LOW COST SERVICE PROVIDER'He does not have a 'BEER GUT' - He has developed a'LIQUID GRAIN STORAGE FACILITY'He is not a 'BAD DANCER' - He is'OVERLY CAUCASIAN'He does not 'GET LOST ALL THE TIME' - He'INVESTIGATES ALTERNATIVE DESTINATIONS'He is not 'BALDING' - He is in'FOLLICLE REGRESSION'He does not act …
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Who’d have thought!  China had BILLIONS more to spend;  UNLIMITED resources; and  UNCHALLENGED control over all the planning, events and organization of their  Games … but in the end Beijing, in my view, ranks well BEHIND Vancouver in pulling off the Olympics!  Because Vancouver had the PEOPLE:  a free people who gathered by the hundreds of thousands to welcome the world proudly [...] …
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AMATEUR ASTRONOMY:ASTEROID DEFENSE:Some, who have not been fans of this blog for years, may find it strange that I would post what follows below. It is not strange in the world of Molly's Blog. I am an amateur astronomer, and I very much support the space programs of various countries. I watch the progression of the constellations and the planets across the skies, and I am thrilled to see them. What follows is one of the reasons. Whatever one's ideological beliefs they would indeed be destroyed by a planetary catastrophe. Such catastrophes have happened in the the past, and they will happen in …
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