The following video is dated: it was done when Georgie was still running the show in the U.S. It was submitted to Youtube before the last federal election to warn us of what would surely have been had Stevie won a majority then. I had an amusing time reading the Toronto Star article about how Ol' Stevie's  Harpercons' feigned shock over his revelation that he prefers to watch American news over Canadian news. Why so shocked, boys??As soon as I first read the story, this video was the first thing that came to mind. I thought I would post it to my page.Of course, much has changed since …
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Ok, bear with me here, I'm a new blogger as you all know. I'm sure most of you reading here must have heard of Kathy Shaidle at Five Feet of Fury.  Well, I just caught something completely and utterly preposterous at her page earlier today. So many posts in one day! Wow! Well, I guess she doesn't have a job and given her postings so obviously have none or very little thought to them, it wouldn't take much to zip through them. Since there is no hyper links for each of her postings: the title is: Canada now ranked less free than former fascist, Soviet nationsYEP, in the world according …
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There are indeed too many coincidences in the events of Canadian politics as of late.Checque-gate has created quite the scandal and that doesn't seem to lower the Harpercon numbers. Funny, how neo-cons in Canada still love to go after the Liberals for their past transgressions. They write checques signed by Harpercon MPs for con ridings as if they were Santa Claus, bankrolled by every Canadian tax-payer. Pale from A Creative Revolution wrote a great piece on the subject. Below is what a Harpercon checque would look like designed by Pale of ACR. I must say, I got quite a chuckle from …
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I am speaking mainly of L. Ian MacDonald's opinion piece in National Post and Chantal Hebert's piece in the Toronto Star, regarding one Quebec riding up for grabs down river: Montmagny-L'Islet-Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup. In both of those pieces and in others, I'm sure, they presume the new 'star' candidate, Bernard Genereux will have support of Premier Jean Charest in the upcoming by-election. It is said that he has close ties to Charest's Liberals. I think they're assuming too quickly that Charest will back Genereux.As someone who has spent time in that part of Quebec, the folks of …
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I've gotta stop reading SUZY ALLCAPSLOCK's blogs. I know, I really should. Call it morbid curiosity, I guess. Here is her convaluded entry from this morning if anyone is as morbidly curious as I am.Basically, she is, of course on the Sawah bandwagon saying the U.S. shouldn't reform health care. She says that leaving it to the free market would be patient centred. She says: "Instead of working contrary to the free market, let’s embrace the free market." Embracing it? More like allowing it to run the country. She opens by giving offering a minor reason for the Global recession. That was how …
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It's been a few days since I posted anything here. I wish I could say I was doing something constructive, but, I'd be lying. In all honesty, I've been spending too much time on Twitter as of late. It's morbid curiosity; I often wonder if these twits realize how idiotic they sound.I've also been having issues with blogger lately. I decided to give my page a make-over, because I really didn't like the other template. After I changed it, it wouldn't let me post anything new.First, here's a goody from Crooks and LiarsThe GOP, hell, Neo-Cons in general don't seem to be very happy people do …
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(Sigh!) If only that were true!Picture Courtesy of internetweekly.org …
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Again, the left-winged fringe group gets the shaft in the U.S.  According to the criteria for many American Health insurance corporations, certain pregnancies, C-sections and being a victim of domestic violence can refuse are grounds for refusal.Procedures such as mammograms, pap-smears, and pre-natal care are not even covered under most insurance policies. Yet, women pay 48% more for their preniums than men in the same age bracket; same circumstance, same insurance carrier. Imagine that, women pay more for less service.The U.S. prides themselves on being a nation that believes in family …
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Well, it seems that Stevie and Iggy are listening to their advisors and image consultants by actually letting loose and getting more contact with the Canadian voters. Granted, their actions as of late are nothing more than photo-ops to make them seem more human.Stevie lip synchs and plays a mechanical piano and jams with Yo Yo Ma and spent Sunday, the day before Thanksgiving playing cribbage with residents of a seniors' home in his riding of Calgary (where else would he be? Quebec??). Hell, Thanksgiving even made ol' Stevie say something charitable: "He suggested volunteering to serve …
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An opinion piece in The Montreal Gazette last week written by Paul Moist, the President of the CUPE is reminding us that one thing we can be proud of as Canadians are  things like Universal Health care,  public education and many other social programs. I agree with him on one thing, now is not the time cut services. Not while in the middle of a recession. Some may argue we are in recovery others say we aren't; depending who you talk to and what you read. Folks are still losing their jobs; with that comes the increased need for public services and social programs.Yet, the Quebec …
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We've heard every ridiculous reason from the notable right-wing fringe as to why they're against Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Everything ranging from 'He isn't George W. Bush' to 'He hasn't done anything' to yes, even the only reason Obama got it was so Europe can re-colonize America: They need America for European Socialism to work. That, by far, is still my all time favourite. We heard from King Rush & Prince Glenn, The Tea-baggers & every other Neo-Con. It was only a matter of time before the Pro-lifers would chime in to complete the wingnut hit-parade.Well, who better …
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Top eight Neo-con Attacks on Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize, from Huffington PostAgree or disagree with the decision to award Pres. Obama with the Nobel Peace Prize,  these notable Neo-cons will always find ways of making bigger asses of themselves. Some you've heard.8. That famous Rush Limbaugh line about the Taliban: "Something has happened here that we all agree with the Taliban and Iran about and that is he doesn't deserve the award.- Oh Rush, who's the traitor now?  I'd be happy to send you to Iran...by row-boat!7. Now for some convaluded logic and wishful …
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Levi Johnston BluesPianist Ben Folds and author Nick Hornby collaborated to write lyrics while speculating Levi Johnston's reaction when he first found out he knocked up Bristol Palin. Huffington Post published the lyrics. Go to their site to actually hear the tune.Lyrics:Woke up this morning, what do I see?Three thousand cameras, pointing at me,Dude says, You Levi?, I'm like, Yes, that's me sir,Well, you've knocked up the VP nominee's daughterSo I tell him, No, you got it wrong, mister,Already with a girl, and her name's BristolThey all laugh and say, where you been, sonny?Your …
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As I'm sure most of you, one of the vows future priests and nuns take is that of living in poverty; a humble life. To be fair, most priests live modestly in Church Presbyteries or perhaps in a house or apartment on church land.The Catholic clergy are forever trying to persuade us to give to charity or to volunteer; to help those less fortunate than ourselves.This week-end's sermon at my parish was reminding us "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."  from the Gospel according to Matthew. The priest …
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Looks like October 15 will be a busy day for wingnuts all over. Will President Obama need to hide out or flee the country?Before I get to the scary silent video I just came across at Crooks and Liars, let's start with this whackjob of a blogger who calls herself Voting Female. According to this blithering idiot, Judge Joel Schneider of the U.S. district of  New Jersey has given Obama has until October 15 to produce documents proving he is indeed an American citizen. She has a mountain of links pertaining to this subject; of course all neo-con blogs and news media sites. I thought I would …
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Can Christianity be rescued from Christians is what Frank Schaeffer, the author of Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back & the upcoming book: Patience With God: Faith For People Who Don't Like Religion (Or Atheism) & writer for Huffington Post said on the Rachel Maddow show awhile back. A sub-culture he called the Far Right Evangelical Christians. More like a cult.Schaeffer says we have to move past them & leave them alone on their proverbial hill top; that one …
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I don't know why we leave the radio on in the kitchen. I truly don't. Perhaps it's to discourage potential mice from hybernating there. Yah, that must be it!Perhaps President Obama isn't the first choice for many to win the Nobel Peace Prize. However, I can understand the rationale behind it. Eight years of Georgie brought darkness & a sense of helplessness to the U.S. Wars that aren't winnable with much blood shed & financial cost at the expense of his own citizens' welfare, favours for his buddies from Goldmann Sachs & rest of Wall Street & of course, his oily buddies.Perhaps …
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"Sometimes I console myself with an idea", a quote from Elaine Stritch's character in the movie, Autumn in New York. Between reading the latest Harpercon numbers & folks just not listening...I felt too discouraged to write this evening. So, I consoled myself with an idea for some more Harper cartoons. Here's what happens when power will get to Stevie's head: How would Stevie look after a majority??Any Questions?? …
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No not talking about the Federal disfunctional family.Talking about Montreal's upcoming municipal election. Yeah, I know, BORING! You would be right for the most part. I, like so many others, aren't really paying as much  attention as with the Feds. There are not even that many billboards up. Some door to door campaigning; but not much fanfare.You know all the typical campaign promises politicians recite to their consituents; lower taxes, better services, yata yata yata.Well, something in that rhythim just broke. Mayor Gerald Tremblay, the incumbent  announced that he was going to …
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A poison pill indeed & this time, all will swallow it. According to the latest Ekos poll, the Harpercons are well within grasp of a majority.  I know, I know, Canadians don't want an election....supposedly. If one were to read the comment boards of this article, it would seem that most are cheering for the oncoming Stevie majority. Don't be fooled, they want an election yesterday. Stevie knows it.So, what's next? A poison pill of course. Another confidance motion that all the opposition parties are sure to not vote on.What would it be? Well, one thing I can think of is not only …
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Why is this a suprise? I knew it: I would hazzard a guess that even most journalists knew it. Now the CBC has just come out with a story that Peter MacKay, the federal defense minister, saying that we will stay in Afghanistan past 2011; but not in a combat role. He also says that we're going to stay to help with 'reconstruction' (nice to clean up after a party ain't it?) &  train the Afghan Security forces. Weren't those the same forces who abused young children?. Yikes! Yah! Right! If you believe that it would not be a combat role, I have some swamp land in Florida to sell …
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He really is! That's right! I am talking about Ryan Doyle. I swear Rush Limbaugh must be his hero. His show is, unfortunately, is simulcast with CJAD here in Montreal. Ok, why should I be this shocked? After all, a large group of these Astral Radio hosts are right-winged, but I would like to believe that the right-leaning hosts here in Montreal would at least have the decency to not praise things like privatized health care & Dead Peasant Insurance or condemn a factory sit-in of hard working citizens laid off without even their pay checque. Apparently, like most of these American shock …
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Yes, I just broke one of my rules & took the bus Downtown to pay full price for a movie in the theatre instead of waiting for it come out on DVD; movie theatres are not good for migraine sufferers such as myself, but I couldn't wait to see it. I'm glad I did.Michael Moore never fails to inform & entertain. His latest effort, Capitalism, A Love Story is no exeption. Once again, he shows he is not afraid to confront the establishment. In this case, the U.S. banking industry, Wall Street & of course, Congress. Informative with his usual peppering of snark.  However, I found this …
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Canadian Cynic & Montreal Simon blogged about this. I had to check this out for myself. I actually decided to even post the video for all, in case no one believed it.That's right! Ol' Stevie is cranking out a Beatles' Classic with Yo Yo Ma at the National Arts Centre Gala in Ottawa last night. Actually, he was lip-syncing a la Milli Vanilli. In fact, I wonder if he was really playing the piano? I think, however, I caught some scratchiness in the background vocal: perhaps ol' Stevie did have his fibre & let loose??I wonder if Yo Yo Ma will allow ol' Stevie to accompany them on stage …
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Brain Drain Fun Update: Remember leftake.com's contest for snarky book titles for Sawah's new Book?? Bill Maher comes up with a few in the video below. Some doozies too, from Crooks & Liars. …
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Saturday Night Brain Drain Fun #5Dating ConservativelyWell, I thought I would add a Canadian feature this week before heading to, once again, American Right Wing: a group no one can seem to get enough of.Conservative Dating Service-CHarmony, because being a Neo-con in Canada or in the U.S. must be lonely sometimes: Here's a spoof of an ad which was posted to so many blogs this week, with good reason. However, we must remember that most good humour is derived from truth. I really do wonder if this is how 'wholesome' conservatives mate:Now onto the Americans:"Sarah Palin? She's A Dope! Write A …
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Let's revisit a question I asked in Canadian Political Parties-One Unhappy Disfunctional Family shall we?"Harpercons are poised to  gain a majority government if an election were held today. What's funnier is I'm not really sure why. Is it because Canadians are really becoming more Libertarian; more attracted to the GOP way of life? Or is it because the Liberals are soooo disfunctional with an unsuitable leader?  Or perhaps whiny Canadian voters are just soooo tired of going to the polls that they would jump in with both feet first & vote Harpercons in because they have …
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'Bye Bye Bernie!' is what Mayor Tremblay should be saying to this capatialist, racist, misogynistic buffoon. However, he is not telling him that of course. Exactly as I pointed out in Wrong Formula Montreal..., it would only be a matter of time before Ol' Bernie would threaten to pull the Grand Prix out of Montreal yet again. This time, it's because the negotiations aren't going fast enough it would seem. Bernie would have our Government officials & Normand Legault sign away the keys to the city & sometimes I wonder if that is exactly what Tremblay would be willing to …
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A fellow blogger found this typealyzer test which determines personality type according to your blog site.I'm apparently the mechanic! I thought that was pretty funny given I have never been mechanically inclined, but that's not what the result meant:ISTP - The MechanicsThe independent and problem-solving type. They are especially attuned to the demands of the moment and are highly skilled at seeing and fixing what needs to be fixed. They generally prefer to think things out for themselves and often avoid inter-personal conflicts.The Mechanics enjoy working together with other independent and …
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I first read about this earlier in Dawg's Blawg & couldn't believe what I was reading. I mean, I always knew the U.S. was becoming more & more of a dangerous place to be, thanks to wingnuts toting guns & chanting the sanctities of the free market, private for profit health care only, stamp out socialism, etc. etc. Hell, Rush Limbaugh even started hinting that the U.S. should go back to racial segregation.I remembered after President Obama was elected, Facebook page statuses would read like "Yes, he can!" "Bye Bye, George W Bush!" I remembered hearing on the radio someone …
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So Sawah Pawin is coming out with a book. WOW!! She'd been working on it since resigning as Governor. Must be a very short book indeed, I mean, where did she find the time to learn to write so quickly? Well, folks, if you see any words written in capital letters, don't ask; probably typed out by none other than SUZY ALLCAPSLOCK, herself.I usually don't do Brain Drain Fun during the week, but what the hell, it's my Birthday & when you're a cranky tired old gen-exer, Birthdays don't tend to be fun anymore & it doesn't really take much to entertain myself. So here is a Brain Drain Fun …
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Sometimes I really do think we're becoming more & more Americanized. These days, Canadian Politics can only be described in one phrase: A Big Unhappy Disfunctional Family.Harpercons are poised to  gain a majority government if an election were held today. What's funnier is I'm not really sure why. Is it because Canadians are really becoming more Libertarian; more attracted to the GOP way of life? Or is it because the Liberals are soooo disfunctional with an unsuitable leader?  Or perhaps whiny Canadian voters are just soooo tired of going to the polls that they would jump in with …
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Political Gaffes From Moderate Union : nice to have the political version of America's Bloopers & practical jokes.BirthermercialYes, you got it hear: courtesy of Talking Points Memo. With all it's sleaziness, minus the DDS Esquire Zsa Zsa Gabor look alike. For 30$ U.S., you too can have a Birther Bumper Sticker!! Gotta love Right-Wing America; Wow!Also worth mentioning again: if ever you're bored silly, you can create your very own Kenyan Birth Certificate hereBirthermercial below:  .The Twit-Laureate of Twitter--Glenn BeckAnyone know that Glenn Beck was a poet?? No really! …
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Well, she's baaack!! That's right America's Right Winged Darling was being interviewed on Faux news. Inspite of the fact no one says she would have died & that Doctors who have been interviewed said that no one dies of the is condition; she still maintains that would not have survived had she waited in Canada.What's worse (not that I'm surprised) is how biased Faux News (took the nick name from A Creative Revolution) is. They also had T.R. Reid, the author of  The Healing of America-The Search for Better, Cheaper & Fairer Health Care & he must be wondering why they even had …
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I always knew Pro-lifers were not only ignorant & certifiable & yes, violent to the point of being dangerous. But, to have such contempt for children too??I read JJ's posting this evening on Unrepentant Old Hippie blog & clicked the link & came across Big Blue Wave's Blog. I'm only providing the link solely because some may not believe the quote on her posting I came across below.I left a very angry comment to her posting, but since she uses the option to approve, oops! I mean censor her comments, more than likely it will never be posted, so I am posting my comment to my …
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While President Obama spoke of uniting the world & calling for change &  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad & Muammar el-Qaddafi were being adversarial at the UN meeting today: I have just one question:Later, He was found! …
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Oh Kirk! KIRK! Whatever happened to that underachieving, girl chasing teen  who would get into trouble with his dim-witted friends we all used to laugh at on Growing Pains? You were alot more interesting back then & yes, certainly far more intelligent. What happened? Well, after a few box-office flops, he has left his mediocre acting career in favour of advocating for the Far-Right Evangelical Christians. YEESH!  According to Huffington Post this morning, he came up with a wonderful terrible idea of how to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the publication The Origin of …
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Another thing wrong with capitalism is the rise of white collar crimes such as Ponzi schemes, Fraud & theft & the apparent lack of regulation into financial companies & those who work as Financial consults & investment brokers & other similar types of employment. One thing the U.S. does better than here is serve justice where it comes to White Collar Crime. Bernie Madoff, a notable Ponzi schemer,  was sentenced to 150 years. Another example, according to Colin Perkel of the Canadian Press, Conrad Black, convicted in 2007 of  obstruction of justice & three …
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Now For Some Sunday Brain Drain FunWell, I was going to start a series stemming from last Saturday night's blog & call it Saturday night Brain Drain Fun, but due to other obligations, I had to put it off to today & make an exception & call today's second week, "Sunday Brain Drain Fun". Where I would collect some really silly quotes, videos & pictures & accompany it with some commentary.Speaking of which, the American Right wing movement seems to be the gift that keeps on giving to progressive bloggers. So today's posting will continue with the American Right.Remember the …
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Stories like this are what gives me hope some days that the idiocy of the American Right Wing are coming to an end. Hopefully, the Birther movement will finally die the death it deserves. For those who don't know, Orly Taitz, a California lawyer, Real-estate agent & dentist (hey, one stop shopping!) is touted the Queen of the Birther movement, bringing frivolous law suits into court, challenging, as she likes to call him, Barack "Hussein" Obama's eligibility for the presidency & forging Kenyan Birth certificates along the way. What is surprising is some of these judges were actually …
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