If you're in Toronto right now, it's time to stop what you're doing and get to Dundas Square to support Canadian troops. The rally's scheduled to begin at noon, and the bigger the crowd, the bigger the cheer they'll hear in Kandahar.
Afghanistan is a long way away. But at Yonge-Dundas Square today at noon, a lot of people will let our troops know that we care.And they will hear us.
AM 640 and CFRB 1010 radio stations will both carry the program live to our troops in the field.
That's right Toronto, thanks to modern technology, our support will be dropped right into the war zone. Our message will be taken directly to our soldiers in the field. We will talk directly to them.
Pitter patter, let's get at 'er.
Update: I've put up a couple of photos over at The Torch.
Hot Damn, I never thought I'd say this, but I wish I lived in Toronto!
OMIGOSH, the town crier of Toronto finished his remarks with "God Bless Canada"...!
I'm totally stunned!
Toronto is looking a lot better in my books right about now...there is hope!
Am enjoying tuning in to the red rally in T.O. from out here in B.C.
"God Bless Canada"?
This is dreadful. Surely he could have added "Allah Akbar" to celebrate our Canadian diversity in the spirit of the multiculturalism which we all celebrate .......... whether we like it or not. Thank you PET.
God Bless Canada and God bless our troops!!
hillier *finally* clues in to the realities of war in a country that has been occupied numerous times in the last 2 centuries. its going to be tough slogging. whew. how long did it take for that realization to set in?
the trick is, dont fall for all that george dubya style flag waving and 'christian' ethics stuff and then proceed to bomb the hell out of residential areas regardless on the presence of taliban/ alqaeda/name yer poison.
optics are never good when the message is: kid, I got some good news and some bad news. the good news is yer free of the dictator saddam. the bad news is yer dead.
so, is all this reason to cut and run as ronnie reagan did in lebanon? as jack laetril espouses?
NOOOOOO!!!!!!!
it is *not* a mistake for OUR troops to be in afghanistan at this time, regardless of the events leading up to it.
it is a monumental folly to fall for the american propaganda and get sucked into the iraq situation right next door, as tempting and compelling that may be.
*we dont have the resources for that* expanding onto 2 fronts will drain resources from afghanistan and invite still greater increase in insurgent activity.
so, dear cdn mil and political bosses, stay the #$#@^ OUT of iraq. leave dubya to stew in his own juices.
"Hillier admits victory in Afghanistan is elusive
Updated Fri. Sep. 29 2006 10:46 AM ET
CTV.ca News Staff
Canada's top soldier kicked off a visit to Afghanistan today by describing success in that country as a "long, slow process" due to shifting Taliban tactics.
General Rick Hillier said reconstruction efforts have been frustrating and the Taliban resistance has gained strength, but he emphasized that Canadian soldiers are learning from every encounter with the enemy."
The MSM spun 30,000 down as low as 2,000 people at the Rally on Parliament Hill, Ottawa.
MSM stinks. ...-
Lowell Green And I
- The Red Friday Video
And The Idea To Sell Prints Of The Parliament Hill Photo
The one benefit I have when I work from home is the luxury of recording my calls to Lowell Green whom I respect to no end for his service to our community.
Today, after hearing how Le Droit Newspaper in Montreal was reporting only 2000 people on parliament hill and the CBC and CRV reporting that there was only 3000, I called Lowell to
a) tell him that the number was far greater. (He confirmed that the official count was close to 30,000)
b) tell him about the hundreds who had viewed my video already over the internet
and ... more
Videos here:
http://www.officiallyscrewed.com/blog/
Anti americanism is for losers!
...as fate will have it, the Liberals will take oodles of pictures and use them in upcoming elections as a sign of their support or a protest march against Harper.
Wouldn't put it past them...remember those air craft carrier ads?
Never fails to amaze me that no matter what the thread some schmuck will go off on a anti-Bush rant. I guess myopic vision is common in asshats.
Anyhow, way to go TO in supporting the troops!
wearing Red in Texas,
Texas Canuck
Remember folks! Don't feed the schmuck troll.
Good to see that people still care about the success of the troops. I would join the crowd, if I would be in Toronto.
Thank you for sharing this story with me !
Never thought the day would come that I would be proud of Toronto.
schmuck, thanks for illuminating us. Where would us poor wretches be without your bad spelling and punctuation.
enough
We've lost another one. All the more reason to go to the ralley.
Wearing red in Alberta. Notice two females on cbc this a.m. wearing red, Colleen and Miss Chaung, Harper has a red tie on, Prentise has red in his tie. It is 11.15 a.m. here and as yet, no coverage of the rally on cbc. Maybe the time difference. Is taliban jack or any of his supporters there, or any lib voters. Time for TO to kick the habit of voting liberal.
11:00 a.m. Sask. Time... CTV, CBC, ... no news of Rally.
11:00 a.m. Sask. Time ... CTV,CBC, ... news of killed soldier top story.
I was at Dundas Square for the rally.
The place was full. Media trucks were parked on the northern edge – I saw Global, CTV, CFRB, and AM 640 (Home of the Leafs!). Two choppers hovered up above. A plane that likely sees normal duty for weather reports flew a tight ring above the square; on one pass the pilot came within feet of one of the choppers. There was a military vehicle on Yonge with a banner to be signed and shipped to the troops.
A lot of the crowd consisted of seniors and veterans, but overall there were people of all types and ages, including some youngsters propped up on their dads’ shoulders.
Most people wore red. One guy in the crowd sported a red hockey helmet. Another, self-billed as Mr Canada, wore a jacket made out of a modified maple leaf flag, white pants with a red stripe down the side, and a maple leaf bandana. A veteran near me wore a Dam Busters jacket. There was even a nun in habit (and Reeboks!).
Flags and signs were handed out as you entered the square, but many people brought their own. A bunch of people were wearing “We Support Our Troops” t-shirts.
Joe Warmington of The Toronto Sun led the festivities. The sound system was woefully insufficient for the task at hand; there were many instances where it was difficult to hear what was being said. There were a number of musical acts who worked the words “terrorism,” “Saddam,” and “Taliban” into their lyrics.
A number of politicians were in attendance. I can’t remember them all, but MP David Caplan was there, McGuinty of course was not. We were told that Toronto Mayor David Miller was busy with a conflicting event at City Hall, but his challenger in the upcoming mayoral election, Jane Pitfield, was and received a hearty ovation when her name was announced.
A father of one of our soldiers made a speech and got the loudest applause while I was there. Some soldiers in uniform milled about through the crowd and stopped for a chat occasionally.
The one thing that bothered me is that every now and then one of the speakers would say something along the lines of “we’re not here to debate the appropriateness of the mission, we’re here to support the troops.” If you’re supporting the troops, then the mission is appropriate and there’s no need to mention those who disagree, nor is there a need to legitimatize or recognize their position.
I've been watching the TV for coverage for a little over an hour and there is no news on either CTV Newsnet or CBC Newsworld on the Toronto Rally. The ticker tape at the bottom of the screen isn't even reporting anything on either channel. I did see them give some coverage to a Hamas rally though. Unbelievable!!! I'm watching CBC Newsworld now and flipping over to CTV to see if I can find anything. Oops, I just flipped it over to Sesame Street by mistake....I think I'll keep it here.
Good video by an enlightened lefty,
“No Excuses For Terror,"
http://backspin.typepad.com/backspin/2006/09/no_excuses_for_.html
Never fails to amaze me that no matter what the thread some schmuck will go off on a pro-Bush rant.
bushisms part III:
"we have a firm comitment to nato. we are part of nato. we have a firm commitment to europe. we are part of europe"
"it isnt pollution thats harming the environment, its the impurities in our air and water that are doing it"
"the holocaust was an obscene period in our nations history. I mean in this century's history. but we all lived in this century. I didnt live in this century"
"I believe we are on an irreversable trend toward more feedom and democracy but that could change"
"we're going to have the best educated american people in the world"
and this is the dude the right wingers all stand 'behind'.
maybe sose they dont get hit with the flak correctly aimed in that direction.
has dubya any time, about anything, in his entire political career, ever admitted making a mistake?????
Are people wearing red in the stores, offices, and other work places in TO. How about in starbucks or tims. Uniform colors don't count. Casual Fridays caught on, lets hope, WEAR RED ON FRIDAY, catches on across Canada. Let the msm know you object to their failure to cover this rally, and distort numbers attending.
Just read there are supposed to be 1M unexploded cluster bombs in Lebonon. Who counted them. Imagine the damage done if they had exploded.
Isreal will work to improve the success rate of these bombs, and next time they will work. Yes, there will be a next time because the hezzies will think they have got the UN on their side, and force Isreal to retreat or quit again. Wont happen, they will finish lebonan off.
Yes, he did. But not to schmucks, maybe that's why you failed to notice.
Just to add to Mississauga Matt’s thorough report...
Mayor Miller eventually showed up, in fact he actually butted in line to sign the book going to our troops. He did apologize to those of us in line and he handled it nicely – why are most utopians “nice”.
Gordie Lightfoot made a speech that nobody could hear, too bad , he seemed passionate about it.
I thought the crowd was a bit light. I think they should have held it amongst the towers at King and Bay where whole cities by the 10’s of thousands work and that would have attracted a bigger crowd as they surface like gofers at lunch. It is a bit of a hike from King up to Dundas and most people in Toronto aren’t working for the government …. Oh never mind.
I’m glad I went and everyone involved in this short notice event deserves our appreciation for at least doing something for our troops and their families.
emil; bang on some only hear what they want.
Thanks C-Junk for all your links especially the live one to the rally. I missed most, but just heard Joe Warmington talking to the Motts.
It's actually quite enlightening to hear the prespective from the hosts and callers to the station... 'nuff said.
Hope these rallies spread cross country.
I was at the rally as well. A lot of red, and a very mixed crowd, with almost all ages represented.
Miller finally came - and was booed, in comparison to the cheers and clapping for Jane Pitfield.
The construction crew building a highrise next to the square (which is an incredibly ugly square by the way - just an open slab) put up a Canadian flag across their beams, and slung a red jacket on the floor above.
Yes, it was a 'rough, homegrown' presentation, but a very important act. Very important. Why?
First, it's about time that Canadians started to identify themselves with their country, and not within the isolation of a multicultural group. Canadians are deeply brainwashed against patriotism, against cohesiveness; they feel that any mention of Being Canadian is almost a colonial act, drowning out the 'rights' of all the multicultural groups.
So, this Support Our Troops is a very important step for Canadians, to move out of that dreadful Morass of Multiculturalism.
We are still ' not there'; we are still Afraid to Be Canadian. So, we cheer Being Canadian in Afghanistan, but still don't cheer Being Canadian in Canada. But, it's an important step to Reclaim Being Canadian from multiculturalism.
I'm an atheist, but I was very pleased to hear the various words of God Bless Canada, and the requests to pray for the soldiers. Why? Because, although I define a higher organizational process as Universal Mind, I still acknowledge such a higher process, and I think that the 'hubris' of those individuals who constantly talk about My Rights ought to be silenced.
I agree that this talk about 'we're supporting our troops; this is not a talk about the mission' is an act of timidity. But, remember, Canadians are very timid about taking a stand on anything. We pride ourselves on having no opinion about anything, making no decisions about anything, accepting all sides of an argument as equally valid. We call that 'nuanced'. I call it stupid and cowardly. But we've been brainwashed into this behaviour.
But..I think we are moving out of the Farmyard and taking back control of our minds from the Pigs in the Meeting Room.
I fully support Bush and the war in Iraq, which is doing the same thing as in Afghanistan - freeing a people whose country has been taken over by fascist dictatorships. So, we are working with the US - and with the UK, the Australians, Japanese, Germans, Poles and a lot of others, in fighting this war against Islamic fascism. We are coming to realize this - by slipping in the side door, so to speak. But, we are realizing it and slowly moving back into the world.
I hope there will be more rallies like this, and more rallies that slowly but surely, instill in Canadians a rejection of the isolate ghettoism of Hotel Canada's Multiculturalism and promote a Solidarity for Being Canadian.
And I applaud Stephen Harper for being the one to start us back on this road.
Was Jack Bin Latrine there?
"t. schmuck esq.", you are quite aptly named. Let me do some math for you:
US troops in Iraq, 150,000.
US casualties in Iraq, just over 3,000.
Division gives us 1 in 50 dead.
Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan, 2,500.
Canadian casualties in Afghanistan, 37.
Division gives us 1 in 67 dead.
In other words, Afghanistan aint much quieter than Iraq, buds. The only reason there's a difference in the body count at all is because Iraq is the main focus - it's the main focus for the Yanks which means it automatically becomes the main focus for the terrorist groups as well. If the US had stayed out of Iraq, you'd see a similar body count in Afghanistan because all the fighters and money that are today being shoved into Iraq to fight the US would instead have been sent to Afghanistan. Be happy that the American effort in Iraq is making things a tiny bit easier for our boys in Afghanistan.
And, while we're at it, look at the figures for 2006 only:
US in Iraq, 558 dead, meaning about 1 out of 260.
Canada in Afghanistan, 29 dead, meaning 1 out of 86.
Like I said, Afghanistan aint much quieter than Iraq, buds....
Alex: The Canadian,British, US, and Dutch are the main forces taking down the Taliban in the Southern provinces... that's where most fatalities occured. These forces combined won where the Soviets failed time and time again. Canadian and UK troops are doing the slogging on the ground in "offensive" actions. Frankly, cosidering the geography of the Panjwaii, it is amazing we suffered so few casualties... we just cracked the toughest nut in all of Afghanistan.
Expect casualties rates to go down if Canadians discontinue offensive actions... if we continue to do as the UK and Americans are doing by attacking the Taliban strongholds, we will continue to take higher rates casualties than in Iraq.
The rates of injuring are completely disingenuous unless one provides context... which includes the facts on the ground at the time and what activities Canucks are engaged in. Further, one must consider where Canucks are serving... we have volunteered for the toughest gig in Afghanistan at this time; so the risk to our folks is much higher than say, the Germans. And, our boys have more than proved themselves up to the task.
On other things: CTV and CBC... 1:10 sask time... still no news on the Rally... news of Canadian death still at top of headlines.
Just so everyone knows:
"Afstan: NATO ISAF taking over in east in October"
toyoufromfailinghands.blogspot.com/
Excerpts (from press reports):
'NATO agreed yesterday to take command of peacekeeping across all of insurgency-hit Afghanistan next month after the United States pledged to transfer an extra 12,000 troops to its force.
...It would still leave about 10,000 American troops, including Special Operations units, under exclusive American control...
Pentagon officials said the transfer of troops currently in Afghanistan's eastern region would entail the biggest deployment of U.S. troops under foreign command since World War II...
Asked whether the American soldiers might be used to buttress the alliance’s efforts in the south, where British, Canadian and Dutch forces have faced tough fighting while inflicting heavy casualties on Taliban fighters recently, a NATO spokesman, James Appathurai, said he knew of no limits imposed by Washington on where they could go.
But American officials said it was unlikely that American units would be shifted in large numbers to the south because they were needed on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, where attacks have also intensified...
Mr. Rumsfeld said that, in addition to supplying more forces and equipment, NATO governments were under pressure to lift so-called national caveats that restrict how and where their forces could be employed in Afghanistan. The biggest hurdle, officials said, are countries [e.g. Germany, Italy, France, Spain - MC] that bar their troops from being moved to the south, where the toughest fighting has been occurring. It is “difficult for the commander when he is not able to move forces around,” Mr. Rumsfeld said, adding that the caveats in the aggregate created a “situation that is not acceptable.”..'
So there are around 22,000 US forces in Afstan, still more than the some 20,000 from the rest of NATO and other countries.
Mark
Ottawa
to see why the war our troops are fighting in is a continuum spread over a millenium, check out michelle malkin's site today...powerful history lesson...let's make sure it does not repeat itself..on the iraq/afghani equation..let's not forget half those canadian deaths were accidents or friendly fire...we(exchange duty with brit's)) had more casualties on one NATO excercise in 1982....just keeping things in perspective....GO ARMY
One other thing on casualty rates:
Military operations and personnel commitments are like a bell, with the very tip being the folks actually out and doing the fighting. This means that in many ways the stats quoted recently are wrong headed, because the logistics train in Afghanistan is much smaller than the one committed to Iraq. If you commit 10,000 troops, the logistics personnel to support that are nowhere near the percentage of total committed to a deployment of 60,000 or 100,000.
What this means is that for every one soldier outside the wire in Iraq, there will be many more committed to logistics than in Afghanistan as a percentage of the total. This number will also change dramatically if the support bases include air force and naval personnel… in Iraq, where actual air force bases and huge naval commitments are made, the numbers of people involved, who face no danger, is many times greater than in Afghanistan. Essentially, the stats are crap.
It'd also be interesting if the stats on Afghanistan included the carrier task force supporting the mission, as it's not actually in country, and the thousands serving in Southern former USSR in a support capacity.
well said debris...once again the msm and moonbats are manipulating numbers to suit their own agenda...at the expense of scaring the families of service members who are overseas...talibanjack and company supports the troops...i think not
Debris Trail: And I wonder if these French contributions are (or were) counted:
www.ambafrance-us.org/atoz/defense.asp
"...Mirage 200D strike aircraft, and Mirage F1CR reconnaissance and bomber aircraft, are presently based in Tajikistan until autumn 2006, in order to support both the NATO Troops, who are gradually expanding the area of operations into southern Afghanistan, as well as US-led coalition forces, including French special forces, who have been hunting the Taliban and Al Qaida remnants since 2001.
Indian Ocean: CVN Charles de Gaulle carrier battle group had been again deployed in international waters off Pakistan, throughout the month of May 2006, in support of ISAF and OEF in neighboring Afghanistan. Referred to as Task Force 473, it includes six ships, including one British frigate, 24 Rafales, Super Etendards and Hawkeye aircraft, and some 3,000 Navy personnel."
Mark
Ottawa
CTV Newsnet has been giving Red Friday T.O. rally good coverage, subbed "Vibrant Show of Support"--Joe Warmington of Toronto Sun, main inspirer of rally, being interviewed right now.
Mark
Ottawa
The lefties love to whine on about casualties as being their motivating force for cut & run. If they were truly motivated by lives lost like they say they are, then they should be apoplectic with rage at the deaths and injuries that happen on our roads and highways.
37 soldiers killed in action in five years . . 37 dead is slow weekend for deaths on Canadian roads. Thousands die every year and hundreds of thousands are injured.
Not a peep out of the screeming moonbatties.
The Americans have suffered 3000 combat deaths in four years in Iraq . . but 6000 die annually on the roads of California alone.
The moonbat brigades bleating about loss of life is as disingenuous as their claims that Cuba is a democracy or socialism is a better economic system.
Taliban Jack Lollipop hits really hard falling off his high moral horse. If he hands on his head he may get some common sense knocked through his very thick skull.
And note this:
server09.densan.ca/archivenews/060929/wf/060929aw.htm
"Forty per cent more Winnipeggers are applying to the military this year, thanks to increased promotion and Canada's high-profile combat in Afghanistan, says a top recruiting officer in Winnipeg...
Cadick said media coverage of the war in Afghanistan has also boosted numbers [bet that rots the socks of some paladins of the press]. "It's patriotism, wanting to do something for the country," he said..."
Mark
Ottawa
Be nice if we could continue the 'Red Rally' across the provinces going to Winnipeg next week?
Were there any burquas or turbans in the crowd, of any color.
back when it started some peace nicks were holding a big candlelight thing in parking lot accross from our store a group of us held a SUPPORT OUR TROOPS demonstartion i wore a bird mask being at least a EAGLE they soon quit
"The lefties love to whine on about casualties as being their motivating force for cut & run. If they were truly motivated by lives lost like they say they are, then they should be apoplectic with rage at the deaths and injuries that happen on our roads and highways.
37 soldiers killed in action in five years . . 37 dead is slow weekend for deaths on Canadian roads. Thousands die every year and hundreds of thousands are injured.
Not a peep out of the screeming moonbatties.
The Americans have suffered 3000 combat deaths in four years in Iraq . . but 6000 die annually on the roads of California alone.
The moonbat brigades bleating about loss of life is as disingenuous as their claims that Cuba is a democracy or socialism is a better economic system.
Taliban Jack Lollipop hits really hard falling off his high moral horse. If he hands on his head he may get some common sense knocked through his very thick skull."
Posted by: Fred at September 29, 2006
Thick skulls indeed, and Fred has one of the most solid around, a remarkable thing really, given that it's full of sawdust.
It's true that 37 Canadian combat deaths are dwarfed by the 2,900 deaths that the Canada Safety Council reports occured on this nation's highways in 2002. (Source: http://www.safety-council.org/info/traffic/RSV2010.html). Does this mean that Fred the armchair tough guy figures that the casualties in Afganistan aren't high enough? Is he going back to that old nostrum about "blooding the troops" to get their nerve up?
His statements about traffic fatalities in California are inaccurate. The California Highway Patrol states that in 2004, there were 4,100 highway traffic fatalities in the state.
(Source: http://www.chp.ca.gov/switrs/index.html#section1).
Taliban Jack Lollipop? Moonbat brigades? Oh, ... and screeming moonbatties? Fred, you need to get out of the armchair and away from the computer screen more often. And stop thinking that the National Post is a newspaper. It's a propaganda organ.
Prove you're a hero, Budd. Move to Jane/Finch.
"Prove you're a hero, Budd. Move to Jane/Finch."
I lived there for 26 odd years.
I am not a hero!
Are you batty enough to compare it with Afghanistan?
At 5.11 p.m. the cbc showed about a 5/10 second clip of the rally, then cut to a clip of the Ottawa rally. They did say most wore red and there were speakers. Will wait to see if Peter has more at 7.00p.m.
Are there any ralleys planned in London, Ontario?
Budd, what have you done to support the troops? What have you done to support self-governance and human rights in Afghanistan? Even ideologically, spiritually, or politically, what have you done?
If the left were really standing on issues of principle, they would mourn the victims of Islamist violence against innocent mothers and children at marketplace, at school, or on a train around the world. But, those lives are not worth their time and consideration. It's is a racist philosophy.
Thank God there are men better than Budd and myself who are willing to lay their lives on the line to protect innocent civilians from evil predators. God bless the brave Canadian soldiers who are fighting and dying to for the human rights of 25 million other HUMAN BEINGS.
The Left does not maintain a humanitarian position, nor do they value the power of freedom. 25,000,000 people living in a fragile, fledgling, free democracy is the only number anyone should find overwhelming. Among them, little girls realizing their fair right to education, women given their fair right to work and vote, and men given a democratic voice in their government for the first time ever.
I truly do not understand the "principles" that people like Budd operate under. I can only assume he would prefer that 25 million people be left to rot and die in a totalitarian society, not free to think what they think, feel what they feel, or say what they know without being shot dead in public on a soccer field, beheaded, or stoned to death. The left does not hold a principled or humanitarian human rights-based position.
As a former leftist, a freedom lover, a liberal, and a real humanitarian, I now find the leftist "policies" to be disgusting, disgraceful, and inhumane. They would have us all in chains.
sooooo mr alex, it appears you agree with me then that canada has to stay the f away from iraq for the time being in order to keep those casualty ratios lower than the americans.
the folly of opening 2 fronts:
read yer 20th century history, the chapter on nazi germany attacks soviet russia.....
we certainly dont have the resources we should to be in afghanistan, courtesy a string of namby pamby liberal administrations, again, we'se best steer clear of iraq for the time being and not get sucked in by the george dubya flag wavers.
Didn't see any burkas, but a woman with a hijab had some young children, probably grandchildren, pose with a soldier dressed in camouflage. I have a picture at my web site. That was definitely cool.
bushisms part IV:
(of particular interest to emil):
"we're all capable of mistakes, but I do not care to enlighten you on the mistakes we may or may not have made"
"it's time for the human race to enter the solar system"
I want to thank my friend bill frist .... he married a texas girl, karyn is with us. a west texas girl just like me"
"we've had a great weekend here in the land of the enchanted"
"I was a prisoner too but for bad reasons"
"I'm the master of low expectations"
well, should I go on or does any of your right wingers still not realize what sort of confused mind is his? how can someone so inept at constructing and articulating his thoughts become the leader of the most powerful nation in all civilization, unless there are serious behind-the-scene things happening?
the man is a danger to the safety of the world. its a bloody good thing we arent in the midst of the friggin cold war or mr 'war president' would succeed in blowing it all to radioactive bits.
and another thing, if I ever found myself holding the trigger of a high velocity rifle with dubya in the sights I would XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX without hesitation and with an utterly clear conscience in order to save countless other lives. simple mathematics. and you can take that to any fbi or cia or homeland security web site or any other such location. the man promotes and defends torture and the calculation on armed forces deaths in iraq vs highway deaths cleverly misses the point of comparing *how many* people bush put in harms way for the sake of big oil vs numbers of those on the highways *using* the oil.
"Budd, what have you done to support the troops?"
Simple. I pay taxes.
Budd Cam[bell asked: "Taliban Jack Lollipop? Moonbat brigades? Oh, ... and screeming moonbatties?"
Here they are; the moonbats; in Toronto. Sleepless in Toronto.
Taliban Jack Layton is Emcee... all night Emcee.
Free pizza and lollipops. ...-
Dusk to dawn celebration of the arts
CTV.ca - 12 hours ago
Art lovers in Toronto will stay up all night for a city-wide event to celebrate contemporary art. Nuit Blanche begins at sunset Saturday and will continue to sunrise on Sunday, with a sleepless night of exhibitions, performances and installations.
Gordie Lightfoot made a speech that nobody could hear, too bad , he seemed passionate about it.
I was standing next to Lightfoot for part of it - I can tell you that his speech was completely unplanned. He showed up alone, and was spotted and asked to go up. As was Errol Cushley father of Pte. William Cushley, one of the last speakers.
Pictures and story here:
http://hespeler.blogspot.com/