Many thanks to Mark Steyn;
Until midnight Eastern tonight, for every copy of America Alone sold at the Steyn store, we’ll give 50 per cent of the cover price – ie, our entire profit – to the legal defense funds for the five beleaguered bloggers fighting for free speech in Canada. That’s 50 per cent of the cover price of the paperback, hardback, audio book (in CD, tape or MP3 format) and our America Alone Anniversary Special. And we’ll also put 50 per cent of every other book, T-shirt, mug or anything else we sell today to the Freedom Five. Whatever you buy between now and midnight, half the cost of the item goes to the battle to restore freedom of speech to a land that sorely needs it. And don’t forget every book can be personally autographed to you or your loved one.
Click here for the order page and lots more!
The Shire News Network also has a podcast up of their interview with Kathy and me.
And remember – when the Communists show up to protest the Nazis, you’re supposed to pray for an asteroid, not pick a favourite!
Nuts! And I just ordered another copy of America Alone last week to replace my hardcover that’s disappeared somewhere. Oh well. I guess I could do with another two or three copies.
Man, Kate, the cash register is getting hot, eh? But do you really sincerely believe you and Kathy are fighting for free speech? I mean, is this what you think when you are thinking to yourself as your head hits the pillow, after you’ve said your prayers, sending out another petition for a Muslim free Canada?
Really? Free speech. I admit that you may suffer a titch of stress because big sister is breathing a little close to your neck, but you and Kathy damn well know you are not going to suffer horribly and you will gain another ten zillion gawkers to your blogs. In other words this whole deal has been great for business. I know I know Kate, you are just a simple country girl who paints hockey helmets, but THIS is your real business, your God directed business, eh?
So keep biting and have a great day!
What’s it like, Johnney? I mean, being you. When the only time someone pays you any attention at all is when you’re sitting on the roadside in a wrecked car?
I read that as “50 cents of the cover price”.
Coffee time.
Terrific news Kate – I mean – about johnnie’s wrecked car.
Well done.
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Hmmm, already own signed copies of Mark’s books…..
Well, I can always do with another coffee mug and t-shirt.
Unlike Gore who demands $125K to “spread the message” of something he says is dear to his heart, Steyn puts his money where his mouth is and stands behind those who would fight for the freedoms he himself defends. And you admire who, Johnny? Perhaps you should rethink your idols, or maybe just…start…thinking!
“Freedom of speech and freedom of action are meaningless without freedom to think. And there is no freedom of thought without doubt.”
Bergen Evans
Oh, and my order is placed! The first purchase has become dogeared from use and re-use so a signed copy would be great for the library. I recommend the anniversary collection, the T-shirt is a fashion statement sure to get the attention of all.
What the hell is wrong with Daly/Maudlin?
Can someone familiar with diagnosing behavioral or psychological problems comment?
Johnny hates intolerant people. What a hate spewing twit. I love the way his ilk marches out every prejudice and bigotry, while, of course, accusing others of exactly that. Nice hypocrite move Johhny car wreck.
Oh, and a question, Kate: if I send you a Steyn book, could you airbrush a design on it? Instead of signing it, you know.
Ouch…. nice burn, Kate, on that nose-picking, drug addicted, misogynist johny boy, he’s just a modest liberal who has a lot to be modest about.
a cut and paste from Johnnys website that pretty much says it all.
I send a thank you out to Warren Kinsella, who has given me another leg up with a kind recommendation. In the interests of honesty (breathtaking and otherwise…) I must put this on the record. I am, sorry to say, a failed Loyola boy. I went there for first year, but it was 1967 and I was majoring in hash smoking. Failed and had to repeat year one. Struggled through second year. Advanced my pharmacological studies to include LSD and had to leave Loyola. Never returned. Both my brothers graduated.
Maudlin:
1. Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly.
2. Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.
What I cannot understand is where are all the very well off conservatives with deep pockets? Here is a real gut issue and your arms have all of a sudden gotten very short. Conservative values do not seem to be worthwhile? To a couple of my friends that know who WC is, cough up you cheep bastards and quit whining about the world every time you have a couple of drinks. God knows you’ve pissed away tons of money on dumber things. Where are rest of you out there with the means to make a difference? You can make a difference, get off your Asses.
Nice comeback Kate. (nothing but net!)
Wow, you’re approaching ten million. Sounds like that might be Johnny’s personal Y2K that has his knickers in a twist. It must drive him nuts that a conservative (and a girl) is so successful.
What’s with his hockey helmet fetish though?
…forgot to add: Mark Steyn is one class act.
After reading Johnny’s post, I immediately went to the Steyn Store and purchased a book.
Keep it up Maudlin and you’ll become Kate’s main fundraiser.
Seems that Daly/Maudlin can only get traffic at his juvenile site by posting some
inane comment on Kate’s SDA.
I had a good long laugh when I checked it out myself. Once.
No reason to return. I’m not at all interested in reading the ramblings of unwashed
aging hippies with burned up neurons.
Mr. Maudlin, I believe the battle is over free speech. Including yours.
Are country people simple? Is hockey helmet not honest work? Is writing music nobody listens to more noble? Are you holier than everyone else?
Or, as I suspect, do you have self-esteem that is lower than a snake’s belly?
What bigotry! Simple country people feed you.
Somebody needs to run off and change their diaper – it’s just *that* kind of carwreck, meanwhile I’m buying the book. Thanks Kate for all the work you do, you’re my hero.
Someone once described the SDA site as a neighborhood pub with a cast of regulars, and Kate as the barkeep. I think Mr. Daly/Maudlin is an annoying pick-up artist who never leaves – even after “kingstonlad” the bouncer throws him out for the 100th time.
My order was #5794 so I hope that bodes well, cheers!~
I don’t hold anyone’s comments for approval. That’s a decision made by the spam filter. I try to check it a couple of times a day, but I can’t always guarantee it. Sorry!
I had never heard of the Shire Network News. I enjoyed the SNN’s style and humor so much that I had to listen to some of the other podcasts.
Ordered my ‘Viva Steyn’ t-shirt by phone…quick and easy.
Thanks Mark
RDNK
OK Kate, well I’ll look forward to seeing those comments later, but why, suddenly, is the spam filter taking an interest in me?
Keep up the good blogging!! I just ordered my book.
Canada needs people like you
Over the years, some of my commnets have been held for whatever reason. Sometimes they appear later, sometimes not. Seems to be random, a glitch, whatever. No big deal, goes with the territory, ect.
But what I DO know is; in the past, at other sites (G&M,CTV,ect) there IS a pattern. A comment that disagrees with the host’s take ? – wasting your time, probably won’t see the light of day.
Daly:
“OK Kate, well I’ll look forward to seeing those comments later, but why, suddenly, is the spam filter taking an interest in me?”
Everyone has to have someone who finds them interesting. Now, for the first time, you do too.
I’ll be buying some stuff from the Stein store tonight.
Daly, there are few rules here. 1) no profanity, 2) stay on topic 3) don’t insult your hostess.
The comments you submitted that were grabbed violated two of those, so they went the way of the rest of the junk.
STAY ON TOPIC !!
Hi ya’ll,
This issue is very important for us now and our future generations of Canadian citizens. A couple of weeks ago I personally donated $800 to the 4 parties involved in the recent action commenced by [our friend] Warman (with a little help from Special K). Today, I swung by and ordered 4 T’s for the family. Give what you can to help these individuals defend themselves and remember the “actionables” and “denormaliziation” that Binks and Ezra mention about frequently.
The HRC’s in this country have aptly demonstrated that they have no business with free speech issues in Canada. Even some of their decisions with employment practices are questionable. These so called “human rights” are nothing but an agenda – it has little to do with real “human issues” facing our nation today.
Hey Steyn. I ordered a couple of your books a couple of weeks ago too, America Alone, but I’ve been too damn “busy” reading all this “other stuff” on the blogsphere to open your book. Thanks alot Mark.
Good Luck to all…..
Gary K.
Kate,
When you, Ezra Levant, Mark Steyn, Kathy Shaidle, and others keep poking around and trying to mess with Richard Warman, Dean Steacy and Canadian Human Rights Commission you have absolutely no clue who you started war with.
Warman and Steacy after they successfully pulled their stunt against Jessica Beaumont in December of 2006 in front of CHRC have become instant experts in setting up undesirables for prosecution by Ontario judiciary.
All of you guys concentrate on how Warman and Steacy infiltrated Stormfront and used Nelly Hechme’s wireless network to post their hate messages under moniker of Jadewarr on Stormfront website.
http://www.freedomsite.org/legal/CHRC_criminal_complaint.html
Ezra keeps on gloating on his Blog how Steacy perjured himself in front of CHRC and keeps pontificating how corrupt CHRC proceedings are and calls for abolishing all Human Rights Commissions in Canada. Ezra claims that none of the nonsense that took place at CHRC hearings would have ever taken place in real Canadian Court.
http://ezralevant.com/
Truth to be told one just have to take a trip to Newmarket, Ontario Courthouse and take a look at Court File No. CV-07-00084005-00SR “Christopher C. Sorley vs. Michael Sipos”.
In that file one can find that as soon as hearing against Jessica Beaumont were over in Ottawa in December of 2006, Christopher Sorley family lawyer from Aurora and Justice Craig Perkins went to work to set up Mr. Michael Sipos and Canada Court Watch using template provided to them by Warman and/or Steacy.
Sorley goes to set up two email accounts; on January 16, 2007 c.sorley@yahoo.ca. and January 23, 2007chris.sorley@yahoo.ca. While setting up these accounts he provides some misleading information and later on he claims that these accounts were set up specifically to “set him up”. On January 23, 2007 Sorley sends an email to Justice Perkins informing him that two lawyers filed professional misconduct complaints against Nicole Tellier (lawyer in Sipos case that Justice Perkins used to break new legal grounds in family law).
http://www.canlii.org/en/on/onsc/doc/2007/2007canlii6240/2007canlii6240.html
Later in April 2, 2007, travels to Barrie Ontario cruising neighbourhood in vicinity of Michel Sipos residence looking for an unsecured wireless network. He finds such network and uses his chis.sorley and c.sorley Yahoo account to send emails to Justice Perkins containing information gathered from Canada Court Watch website regarding Justice Perkins ruling on Sipos case. Sorley repeats his visits to Barrie Ontario on April 9, 2007 and May 5, 2007 and uses wireless network belonging to Josephine Rushton to send more messages to Justice Perkins containing info harvested from Canada Court Watch website.
On June 5, 2007 Sorley gets first court order against Rogers Cable Communication seeking very specific information. He does not seek IP address that was used on January 16, 2007 and January 23, 2007 to set up accounts and send first email to Perkins. Sorley seeks only information that he could potentially use against Michael Sipos and that is identity of owner of wireless network that Sorley himself used on his travels to Barrie. That done Sorley sues Josephine Rushton and Michael Sipos using geographic proximity (neighbours thru backyards) to implicate Michael Sipos in an alleged crime against good name of a lawyer Christopher Sorley.
Anything goes in Newmarket Courthouse and since Sorley is suing for defamation for $50000.00 he can use streamlined process and skip motion for discovery and obtain judgement against Michael Sipos without Mr. Sipos being able to do anything about it.
Kate, since you and others are being sued by Warman for defamation you might be well advised to read up on that case s it give you a very good indication on wahat is in store for you.
Cheers,
Karol Karolak P. Eng.
I’d been meaning to purchase a copy of America Alone but for whatever reason never got around to it. Needless to say this got my credit card out and an order placed. What a terrific idea and great way to show support.
Ditto to VanIslander. I wanted a book anyway, just needed that bit of motivation. Mine is order number 5900. Unless this idiot backs off, or our ‘justice’ system comes to it’s senses and throws this thing out, sending warren the bill, I will be donating for legal costs.
Shirking away from his outrageous and blatant bigotry, with which he dissed both the less intellectually gifted, and rural folk at the same time, Mr. Maudlin attempts a diversion with a glancing accusation that our hostess is censoring him.
Your moral pulpit is made of vapor, Mr. Maudlin. However, you are not beyond redemption. Donate to the cause, or purchase from Steyn, and you are on your way. You will benefit by doing so. I am assuming, of course, that you are not too country simple to connect those dots.
Bob, your list makes me very happy that I’m not in the inner circle of the Clintons! Lots of guns shots, airplane crashes, makes one go hmmmmmm?????
Note to self: Don’t feed the trolls, grrrrrrr.
Who could have ever imagined any Canadian having to fight for one of our basic freedoms, Freedom of Speech, right here in Canada, in the 21st century?
Some Jackass makes a complaint to the Commie style HRC, gets heard free of charge and the person being hauled up pays for expensive legal service to defend him/herself. Something is radically wrong with this.
More concerning is our government allowing these jackboot styled commissions to exist in a free democracy.
Do we have to demonstrate across the land to put an end to them?
It certainly will help if we all donate to those hauled up on these UNBELIEVABLE tribunals instead of the politicos. They’ll soon take notice.
I also ordered a book, mostly to support free speech, but also to show the liberals that we can put our money where our mouths are and stand up for what we believe in instead of just talking incessantly about it.
BTW can anyone tell me how the HRC enforce their decisions on monetary fines etc.? and by who’s authority? What can they do if you just ignore their findings?
Thanks
Lickmuffin at 2:03 PM: Do you really not see the difference between a private individual deleting junk from a website and the state using its unlimited resources — including its ability to use violence against an individual — to control not just debate but thought itself?
John Daly at 2:06 PM: Lickmymuffin: no.
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There you have it folks: Trudeau’s thinking on why private property rights are not in the blessed Charter.
Oh the perfect irony of someone who has no problem with state run censorship boards listing “Catcher in the Rye” as a favourite book.
you rock lady; go for the throat
I wonder if Dickie W still thinks it was such a smart idea to try to scare the mama bear by poking her with a stick.
I’m guessing not. And I doubt he was aware of the massive bear army that was behind her watching with great interest, too.
Ah well, it’s too late now anyway, and there’s no mulligans in certain….fields of endeavour.
And no trees.
‘Progressives’ (and trolls) shrink from the light of reason so, in addition to SDA, I like to send the occasional ‘letter to editor’ – and highly recommend the practice to my fellow neanderthals.
Dear Editor;
Canada’s ‘progressive’ people appear to be able to hold completely contradictory intellectual positions without discomfort.
On the one hand, it’s our patriotic duty as Canadians to fund their art projects with no oversight or input into the products they make. Having strings attached would be ‘censorship’. Outrageous violence or pornography is okay until it becomes a criminal code offence. Otherwise we taxpayers, regardless of our own personal convictions, should just pony up and shut up.
Director/actress Sarah Polley tells us, “It’s the job of artists to provoke and to challenge. Part of the responsibility of being an artist is to create work that will inspire dialogue, suggest that people examine their long-held positions and, yes, occasionally offend in order to do so.”
On the other hand, non-elected but apparently all powerful bureaucrats tell us that the bounds of free speech prohibit us from “provoking” or “challenging” people into examining their “long-held positions”. This is very confusing. Is it that only we, who toil to provide HRC Commissars with a paycheque or who subsidize the dreams of Ms. Polley are subject to censure and conviction by the state? Are those living off the state somehow exempt from the standards by which we are judged?
It seems assumed that if one is either a conservative or Christian, that ‘intolerance’ is part of ones character and that others require protection from the seething, hateful and irrational views that we by our very nature, attempt to force upon others.
This is one taxpayer who is telling ‘Canadian artists’ to produce work that others value enough to pay for and telling HRC bureaucrats to get real jobs – like the rest of us. It’s time to rescind Sec. 13.
If people want to post on a private site then some should be charged so much a post and say what they like.Kate,insist on a VISA # and charge so much a word and leave it up to you what the charge shall be be.Not much for reasoned discourse,but lots for personal insults and foul language.Let maudlin and johnny try their insults in a bar some time,level personal insults,use foul language,and see what happens.Like a friend of mine said he got so that when he was asked to leave a bar,he got up and walked out,because he found that the NICE guys opened the door.If yours was my site,you would be gone.
Just paid for order 6016, and sent Mark a nice thank-you note for his generosity.
BTW, as an American and regular reader of smalldeadanimals and ezralevant, I’ve donated to both, and plan to continue doing so as budget allows. I personally see the Canadian approach to multi-culti-grievancism (is that a word?) as an example I hope the US doesn’t follow; defending those being assaulted by Warman and HRCs goes with it – even if it isn’t a tax deductible donation in the US.
Paypal is really easy to use, so I suggest supporters support!
I quote from above: “Director/actress Sarah Polley tells us, “It’s the job of artists to provoke and to challenge. Part of the responsibility of being an artist is to create work that will inspire dialogue, suggest that people examine their long-held positions and, yes, occasionally offend in order to do so.”
Actually, Ms Polley is quite wrong. It is not the job of artists to ‘provoke and challeng’, to dialogue, to critique, to examine. It is the right and duty and freedom of each and every one of us to carry out such actions. Each of us has the right and ability to Reason.
Ms Polley’s confinement of this ability/right to a specific group, artists, and her assumption that we peasants have no such ability/right, is discriminatory and elitist.
Furthermore, if her specific group, called ‘artists’, wish to express, explore a subject, then they can market that idea to someone, come up with the private money to fund it, and carry on that way. She has no right to expect that we peasants, aka, taxpayers, must pay for these artists to ‘explore, critique, dialogue’….with the assumption that we peasants lack that capacity.
If someone writes a book questioning, exploring assumptions – does the taxpayer have to fund him and provide him with a living? So- why should we fund these films? Let them get private funding.
Daly, if you do not cease cluttering up these threads with off topic crap, you’ll find yourself banned.