I'm trying to think of any other place besides a university where Allan Gregg could have delivered this clearly leftist diatribe and got away with it. Good grief, really???
You want to talk about "Orwellian"?
1984 Orwellian is when a government forces its citizens to cede obviously private information about themselves, of no consequence to anyone else but themselves, under the thr
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Sort of Political | more | posted April 16th
As reported by Mail Online, the British MET, based on data from East Anglia's Climate Change Center, global temperatures have not changed one iota in 16 years.
Global warming stopped 16 years ago, reveals Met Office report quietly released... and here is the chart to prove it
The figures reveal that from the beginning of 1997 until
August 2012 there was no discernible rise in aggregate
Sort of Political | more | posted October 14th
So I'll be canceling Global TV and their politically correct Liberal Lefty ass-licking broadcasts from darkening my TV screen any time soon.
Same as I did with the CBC.
It's not like I don't have about 100 other choices, eh?
End of story!
Sort of Political | more | posted October 5th
Best line of the night...
"...is this program worth borrowing money from China to pay for?"
Having paid hardly any attention to the American election, I had the distinct impression, via the MSM, that Romney was pretty much a doofus.
He was good, in fact, damn good!
Sort of Political | more | posted October 3rd
And does she ever nail it!
From my WordWeb dictionary...
bigot: a prejudiced person who is intolerant of any opinions differing from his own
Yeah...well, I'd say that pretty much sums up the usual leftist suspects, whose frothing and spitting rage over the last 24 hours has been endured by the sane, rational and reasonable people that make up the other 98% of society.
Why does anyone
Sort of Political | more | posted September 28th
He's taking hits even from eastern Canada over his latest vomited up garbage.
"OTTAWA -- NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair is getting some political blowback for comparing Alberta's oilsands to the Sydney tar ponds - the toxic waste site left behind by coke ovens at Cape Breton steel plants.
Mulcair uses the tar ponds as an example of what he predicts will happen if governments ignore h
Sort of Political | more | posted September 21st
Who loves ya, Ezra!
Sort of Political | more | posted September 19th
He begins his latest article in the National Post with...
A reader recently complained in the Manchester Evening News that in filling out his tax form, and responding to the question: “Do you have any dependents?,” he was informed that this reply was judged unacceptable: “Yes: 2.1 million illegal immigrants, 1.1 million crackheads, 4.4 million unemployable scroungers, 900,000 criminal
Sort of Political | more | posted September 15th
As Lilley says, clearly "the adult in the room".
Sort of Political | more | posted September 13th
I can't walk past a book about the Avro Arrow without buying the damn thing. What a terrible shame, we blew it, best aircraft in the world, yada yada yada. Pretty much rips my patriotic Canadian heart to pieces every time I think about it.
Then I saw this story today, "Feds reject bid to revive Arrow"...????????????????????????
Really???
Now, Major-General Lewis MacKenzie is a
Sort of Political | more | posted September 9th
Too funny!
Ontario...
The Premier McGuinty is jogging with his dog along a nature trail. A coyote jumps out and attacks the Premier's dog, then bites the Premier.
The Premier starts to retaliate, but reflects upon the movie "Bambi" and realizes he should stop because the coyote is only doing what is natural.
He calls animal control. Animal Control captures the coyote and bil
Sort of Political | more | posted September 5th
Sort of Political | more | posted August 30th
WOW!!!
Assuming Part 2 will be along shortly...
Sort of Political | more | posted August 29th
She surprised me, was not expecting such a powerful speech. Even a tad hint of Sarah Palin delivery happening there. I think she scored big time tonight.
Then Chris Christie drove it home. If Romney is not the next president, this guy will be in 2016! Awesome!
He said something that struck me, to paraphrase: "We need a president who is not worried about being, but is all about doing!&qu
Sort of Political | more | posted August 28th
I'm tempted to merely dedicate my blog to covering Ezra's takes on the raving lunacy going on this country. Nobody cuts through the crap to tell it like it is as does he!
Sort of Political | more | posted August 23rd
Which is about how long it took before my gag reflexes kicked in and I had to bail for the sake holding down dinner.
In ten minutes I learned that a) everything that's wrong in Quebec is PM Harper's fault, and b) the main reason not to have a referendum on separation is because polling says nobody wants one.
*long pause*
Ah, screw it! Just cut to the bottom line, which is...
Talk about
Sort of Political | more | posted August 20th
And man, does he ever nail the truth of the biggest roadblock to solving the plight of First Nations!
WOW!!!
Sort of Political | more | posted August 17th
France's wealthy getting ready to pull the plug. Can't say that I blame them. I certainly would! And long before it got this ridiculous!
"PARIS — The call to Vincent Grandil’s Paris law firm began like many others that have rolled in recently. On the line was the well-paid chief executive of one of France’s most profitable companies, and he was feeling nervous.
President
Sort of Political | more | posted August 8th
From Gary Lamphier, Edmonton Journal...
"Life is full of risks. Most people accept that as a given.
Some 2,000 Canadians die in motor vehicle accidents each year. Another 11,000 suffer serious injuries.
Yet no one is demanding a ban on cars — not even MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving).
Running a 21st century industrial economy also carries risks — including environmental
Sort of Political | more | posted August 5th
Frankly, I'm starting to wonder if this guy's losing it.
What a load of absolute trash!
Sort of Political | more | posted July 31st
Heh!!!
Sort of Political | more | posted July 28th
When I come across utter garbage like this.
Good Gawd!
Sort of Political | more | posted July 27th
Not much I could add to these two columns by Andrew Coyne and Kelly McParland.
Except to say this...
How some of these clowns provincial premiers manage to take themselves seriously, and do it with straight faces, is beyond me.
Sort of Political | more | posted July 27th
Remember when we use to elect forward thinking visionaries/leaders for premiers...
Just sayin'...
Sort of Political | more | posted July 26th
"Apparently I'm supposed to be more concerned by what Mitt Romney does with his moneythan by what Obama does with mine."
No idea who said that, but it's definitely a beaut!
Sort of Political | more | posted July 25th
Great article!!!
"With President Barack Obama claiming the government builds success, not individuals, Mitt Romney should look north to a story Obama would rather Americans didn’t notice. Canada is outperforming the U.S. on every economic front and they’re doing it with policies Republicans say they’d like to implement."
Now...
If only Canadians would listen.
Sort of Political | more | posted July 24th
Matt Gurney sets 'em straight..."In follow up to Matt Gurney’s article, we wanted to provide you with the following information:Upon further reflection, and discussion with the Games Organizing Committee, the City of Toronto regrets the decision that was communicated to the Canadian Shooting Sports Association and supports the participation of all athlete ambassadors in the on stage welcom
Sort of Political | more | posted July 23rd
This kind of garbage makes my blood boil!!! Sure, let's lump honest sport shooters together with gang bangers and thugs, and punish everyone accordingly.
"CANADIAN SHOOTING SPORTS ASSOCIATION
MEDIA RELEASE - July 23, 2012
Youth sport shooters stripped of Ontario Summer Games honours
Authorities “handed down” orders citing recent gang-related shootings
(TORONTO – July 22,
Sort of Political | more | posted July 23rd
Check out this article by Matt Ridley: Gas Against Wind
This guy should be at the top of the "must read" list for every Conservative on both sides of the border!
Just sayin'...
Sort of Political | more | posted July 19th
Matt Gurney on Ontario's call for a ban on handguns.
Somehow criminals, whom almost to a man have never been ones to obey gun registration laws, will have a change of heart and obey laws banning them outright. You know, people who don't give a rat's ass about the law, which is kinda how criminals end up being...ummm...criminals.
Nevertheless, banning stuff is how the Liberal Left like to
Sort of Political | more | posted July 19th
At this conference of the Arms Trade Treaty, were the Liberals or...God help us all...NDP in charge?
Canada's opening statement...
"While acting on the need to hinder the irresponsible trade in conventional arms and their diversion to illicit end users or end uses, it is also important that the ATT recognize the legitimacy of the legal and responsible international trade in conventiona
Sort of Political | more | posted July 8th
Good freakin' luck with this one!!!
Sort of Political | more | posted July 8th
So far Germany has dumped over $100 billion euros into subsidizing solar power.
"The only thing that's missing at the moment is sunshine. For weeks now, the 1.1 million solar power systems in Germany have generated almost no electricity. The days are short, the weather is bad and the sky is overcast.
As is so often the case in winter, all solar panels more or less stopped generatin
Sort of Political | more | posted June 24th
Not principles. Not common sense. Not leadership. Not accountability. Not prudence. And least of all, any semblance of responsibility.
Good Gawd, what a load of unmitigated crap!!!
He whines that the federal government has refused to dump billions into an IMF slush fund meant to bail out governments across Europe who find themselves on the verge of financial and economic collapse, due alm
Sort of Political | more | posted June 13th
One thing to be said about the guy is that he's not at all shy about revealing just how socialist he really is.
First he let everyone know, in no uncertain terms, that he's got his eye on pillaging western Canada's wealth. Is there any doubt that his cure for "Dutch disease" will be some combination of a carbon tax and cap-n-trade, leveled squarely on the back of the west's energy
Sort of Political | more | posted June 9th
Now and again someone gets it right.
Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin got it right. And the people, clearly fed up, had his back! Most notably...
"But the real threat behind all this was that the new law ended automatic government collection of union dues. That was the unexpressed and politically inexpressible issue. Without the thumb of the state tilting the scale by coerced colle
Sort of Political | more | posted June 8th
Is it just me, or is anyone else noticing that just about the entire f***ing planet clearly is turning into one big loony tune from hell??? I'm starting to consider the plausibility of explanations such as, maybe we're being bombarded by Idiotization Rays from some pesky alien invasion force lurking behind one of Saturn's moons. Or perhaps those Mayans were really on to something after all, '
Sort of Political | more | posted May 28th
So, you're a student rioting protesting in Quebec's streets, and you think you're involved in some noble cause, eh?
Right.
Well, let's cut through all the pretense and bullshit, and get down to the bare realities of what's really going on here and now.
The first law of the universe is duality, or polarity. For every force, there is an opposite. For every action, a reaction. Cause and
Sort of Political | more | posted May 20th
A green energy supplier in Windsor closes up shop after the subsidy tap got turned off...
"Siliken is not the only green energy facility to close in Windsor this year.
In March, wind turbine manufacturer WindTronics closed up shop after two years in operation.
The company’s president said the provincial feed in tariff (FIT) program was not working for him, so he moved the business
Sort of Political | more | posted May 12th, 2012
I read this, and I'm thinking, "Pal, for a provincial premier that has barely more than a tenth of the population of Calgary to worry about, you got a pretty big mouth!" Harper is to blame for the economy? Yeah, he's doing such a lousy job that the economy only added about 140,000 jobs in the last two months. That would about equal, you know, the population of your whole damn province
Sort of Political | more | posted May 12th, 2012