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Good evening, welcome to the Wednesday edition of SDA Late Nite Radio. Tonight, for your musical enjoyment, we present a stirring song about courage, duty and love in the face of grave danger. Here then, without further ado, Liam Clancy performs the inspirational and heart-stirring Home From the Sea. Courtesy hankies available at the ticket counter.
Your Reader Tips are, as always, welcome in the comments.

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  2. Over at Five Feet of Fury,a fine example of free speech,brought to you by Obama’s Ministry of Truth—-http://techpresident.com/blog-entry/opengovt-initiative-brainstorm-site-asks-help-voting-down-counterproductive-crowd —.

  3. That is an inspirational song!! Thanks Vitruvius, whoever you are! Are you Kate’s lover?

  4. Sigh; Jack: tonight’s show is by DJ EBD. Do try to
    pay attention, won’t you? I mean, no one’s mad at you
    for not doing so, but for you own enjoyment, eh what?

  5. That’s sick Jack Frosst, don’t be so peurile! Kate’s got far more class than that. Sorry Vitruvius.

  6. To Induce Vomiting – read
    [ Less than 24-hours after GM filed for Chapter 11 in the United States and picked up a $10.5-billion bailout from governments in Canada, one of GM’s partners in Europe — Frank Stronach, Chairman of Magna — could be seen standing on Parliament Hill in Ottawa angling for government subsidies to build a new auto assembly plant in Canada.]
    [..]
    [ One mystery is why Mr. Stronach needs government help to assemble cars, since presumably his non-union, non-legacy-cost operation would be competitive right from the start. Unless, as one suspects, Mr. Stronach feels that he will need subsidies to overcome the fact that GM and its unions have installed onerous conditions on Opel that prevent Magna-Opel from exporting union-free cars from Canada to the United States.]
    [..]
    [ If that’s the case, Canadians might well wonder what they are getting for their $10.5-billion. Not much, it turns out. The bulk of the money — about $8-billion — is not going into rebuilding the industry. Instead, it is going right out the door to cover the famous legacy pension plans of the auto workers.]
    [..]
    [ At Air Canada, another CAW ward, the government will be hard-pressed to avoid funding the airline’s pension plan. And why would the government not also move to cover Nortel’s pension liability? ] Terance Corcoran
    baarrrrrrf
    http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fpcomment/archive/2009/06/03/terence-corcoran-still-the-same-old-auto-game.aspx

  7. Exactly, Larry: Lover? I don’t even know ‘er!
    On the other hand: I got the gig, now with EBD.
    The proof of the pudding is in its eating, old chap.

  8. The conservatives lost their mind.
    The bill is introduced in the parliament that will impose mandatory jail terms for drug violations.
    First North America fluorides their water supply.
    Next it turns deaf ear to food industry using MSG in all kinds of food. The two are major factors in elevating all kinds of pains. Essentially, North America lives on painkillers, marijuana being the strongest.
    The government has to either ban fluoridation and MSG or leave marijuana users alone. This is entrapment, this is outrage.
    I never smoked in my life – neither dope nor tobacco, but I know people who can’t walk w/o smoking a joint in the morning. Their arthritis is nothing but a product of ingesting MSG laced food and fluoride poisoned water.
    This new act is disgusting.

  9. If the conservatives think I will ever hammer anything into the ground for them, they are sadly mistaken. Not even a toothpick. F4ck them!

  10. Just another thought: what an easy way to send someone to jail – just toss a bag of dope into their pocket and voila. If this passes, Canadian can kiss their civil rights goodbye. Welcome to USSR.

  12. A story about the heat wave in BC just aired on CTV National News. Of course, they blamed it on “global warming”.

  15. 20 years ago tomorrow (June 4) thousands of brave kids were murdered by their own government. Their crime was their desire for freedom.
    The image of a lone man standing in front of a line of tanks cannot be wiped from the world’s memory, no matter how hard the Chinese government continues to scrub.
    I can’t imagine what that anonymous man was feeling at that moment. He probably died that day, but his image and his bravery will be remembered long after most of us are gone.

  16. Interesting to see, Bernie — thanks for the link — but the Young Cons just ain’t gonna get the young rap fans to go conservative. It’s a style-impedance mismatch, like watching your grandma do the electric boogaloo at your convocation, or like Lawrence Welk performing for the Black Panthers — it wouldn’t work on the assembled audience, and it would leave the old ladies from North Dakota disappointed.
    Here’s hoping that a conservative direct-action group will kidnap the Young Cons and hold them in some all-inclusive resort in the Maldives for a couple of years.
    I give them an “A” for effort, though.

  17. gwgm,I heard that on the radio this morning and thought about how our youth behave today in the era of total tolerance of all,evil and good,oppression and freedom.Would one stand and fall for others? I doubt it.

  19. Thought provoking article in case anyone is following the Tiller abortionist murder incident: http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2009/jun/09060301.html
    What is particularly noteworthy to me is the extent to which the issue is not given balanced treatment by the media. Of course I knew that, but did not fully appreciate the degree to which this is happening.

  20. MORE CBC HYPOCRISY:
    Has anyone seen the latest headline in the Ottawa Citizen! The CBC are refusing to publish Conservative attack ads. This is coming from a network that bashed the Conservatives at every opportunity, ran a $60,000,000 deficit last year, and got over 1.5 billion of our tax money!
    There is a solution: If all the Conservative supporters in Canada were to run a consorted effort where WE boycott corporations and organizations who advertise on the CBC, how long would the ban last??
    And by the way folks. This is the network that airs Canadian made movies (Kissed-1996) about a mortician (Molly Parker) who is obssesed with having sex with her “late” customers. I believe they call the fetish “necrophilia.”
    And they won’t publish Conservative attack ads.
    (Audience laughs loudly.)
    The end.

  21. Obama got some nice gold bling from the Saudi king. I wonder if he got an iPod in return?

  22. Link, Jack. Link, please.
    Here it is:
    http://www.ottawacitizen.com/News/refuses+Tories+anti+Ignatieff/1659991/story.html
    I just watched Susan Bonner — who shouldn’t be on air, IMO, not at conservative taxpayers’ expense — literally sneering her way through another one of her “aren’t the Conservatives detestable” stories. So to hear that the CBC won’t broadcast the Conservatives’ ads because the ads violate “the network’s long-standing ban on political advertising” is more than a bit ripe; the *CBC* is a 24/7, coast-to-coast political advertisement for the Liberals.
    Fortunately the ads have been airing during some great niche broadcasts, like “I Am Alan Partridge” on BBC Canada. Maybe that would be a better strategy anyway, to fan them out widely on smaller stations.

  23. George Will has an excellent column over at real clear politics outlining the bursting of the green bubble. I hope and think he is right.

  25. He treaded lightly on one issue that President George W. Bush had made a centerpiece of his second term — the spread of democracy.
    Obama said he has a commitment to governments “that reflect the will of the people.” And yet, he said, “No system of government can or should be imposed upon one nation by any other.”
    next stop , north korea

  26. I spoke last night to a lively, intelligent young person of my acquaintance who was one of the event organizers of the Bush-Clinton talk last week at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
    Not knowing anything about my politics, she gingerly offered that she had been amazed at George W. Bush’s sense of humour. She said, “He was really funny!”
    ‘Made my day!

  27. batb,
    he’s not an obstacle to political power, so the politics of personal destruction from the left is abated.
    Reagan, when in power, was despised by the left and routinely ridiculed by the broader media. Two decades later he’s now considered one of the greatest modern day presidents.

  31. Mikey weighs in on Lisa Raitt’s blunder with a very well-thought out response,”I don’t like people blaming 26-year-olds,” Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said.
    Wow, he is deep.Will this become Liberal policy? I can hardly wait until my magic number comes up. Imagine the fun, a year when you are exempt from responsibility,and you aren’t wearing diapers.

  32. The Iggy quote above is here–http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/645348–

  33. After Presidents Dumbass’s latest speech smart retailers in the US should be stocking up on prayer mats and Hijabs.

  34. MSG is not a natural product. Congratulations on not having arthritis, cal2 – not everyone has it. “I don’t have it so no one should” mentality just can’t help it?

  36. cal “I read it in Wikipedia” 2: I edited the wiki page you liked to by adding missing references to research indicating link between MSG and obesity. You are welcome to educate yourself before passing judgement.
    Let’s see how long the edits last before they are sanitized by the food industry bots.

  38. I read Obama’s speech – I know he didn’t write it but that’s not the point. My comments are:
    1) I think it was a very good speech IF it is one of a Set of at least three. This speech was obviously geared to the youth of the Muslim countries and that’s an excellent focus. The next should be directed to administration, and the third back to the youth. Remember that Obama can only make this speech because Bush stood up and said that we won’t accept terrorism. And remember, the root cause of Islamic fascism is the undemocratic tribal political structure of these Islamic countries.
    2) Now, notice that Obama compares America and Islam. But America is a political state and Islam is a religion! This comparison acknowledges that Islam is really a political-economic-societal structure confined from progress, as a religion.
    3)Notice in his ‘warming up the youth crowd’ he is ignoring that past violent history of Islam; he only speaks of Western colonialism. OK – when you are trying to get the youth to move into progress, you don’t need to instill guilt for the past.
    4)Notice that he totally ignores the Saudi Arabian promotion of Wahabbist extremism over the globe. He’s talking to the youth who aren’t involved in this – and his next speech must address this.
    5)He encourages the youth to change by suggesting that they CAN participate constructively in the global modern world, by stating that America and Islam share common principles of justice (no, they don’t); of progress (Islam rejects progress), of tolerance (Islam rejects infidels). He’s talking to the youth and telling them that they CAN behave in a modern manner. That includes his statement, heh, that Islam has demonstrated religious tolerance and racial equality.
    6)He refers to Muslim winners of Nobel prizes; but those two or three did it only by moving to the US to study and work. However, he has to encourage the youth.
    7) He declares that there are 7 million Muslims in America. Statistics range from 1.5 to 3 to 6 million. Oh well.
    8) Again, he says nothing about the SA promotion of extremism, about the mosques in the West that preach violence. He’s talking to the youth who are violent because the Islamic govts are tribal and prevent them from participation in the economy and govt.
    9)Then, he moves on to Israel and Palestine. As some may know, I maintain that this situation has nothing to do with Islamic fascism which emerged long before the existence of Israel, but it’s used as a convenient spark for it – when the Islamic Rulers (not the people) are uninterested in a democratic Palestinian state.
    However, his comparison of the Palestinian situation (and as most know, I support their wish for a state and reject Israel’s settlement of the West Bank)..to black enslavement in the USA and apartheid is quite open. I happen to think he’s right but that’s another issue. However, what this does as a tactic to deal with the Islamic youth is what is important.
    It removes this situation from its usefulness to the tribal rulers of the Islamic states as a diversion for their youth to rail against. The youth will focus on their ability in their country to live in the modern world; and these tribal rulers are trying to prevent empowering the common people.
    10)Then, his list of points. Against nuclear bomb proliferation but OK with nuclear energy (as an offside, then why isn’t he promoting its use in the US?)..and specific points made about the inevitability of democracy and just voting wasn’t a valid definition of democracy- you need to give power to the people, the requirement for religious freedom, women’s rights, economic development and education.
    He then focuses on assisting these countries develop education, new technology, etc – and specifically says that ‘the oil economy’ won’t last and therefore, economic changes, along with political changes, are necessary.
    It was, I felt, a good First Speech..in a set of speeches..geared to the youth of the area. A youth who are brainwashed, poorly educated and feeling left out of the world. He has to grab their attention, make them feel good about themselves as Muslim, and encourage them to participate constructively in the world.
    The other issues, such as the deliberate expansion of extremist Islam by Saudi Arabia, the agenda of extremist Islam in Muslim countries to take over by militant force and install repressive Islamic ideology, the tribal dictatorship system…that’s for the next speech.

  39. Aaron, you have not provided any evidence of a causal relationship between your “evil additives” and the diseases that you attribute to the consumption of said “evil additives”. You are sounding a bit like Al Gore and company.

  41. ural, cal2 and Joe: I have no hard feelings about your comments, actually I just pity you. Before MSG and fluoride crippled me, I was exhibiting exactly same mentality: everyone talking about those things was a kook.
    I did not provide evidence. I do not provide evidence. I do not have to provide evidence. I just know what cripples me and what to avoid to stay healthy. You are masters of your own lifes, do your own homework and come to your own conclusions. Even a boy can bring a horse to a stream, but even 100 men can’t make a horse drink. If you don’t want to hear about MSG, no amount of evidence will ever convince you.

  42. “just watched Susan Bonner — who shouldn’t be on air, IMO, not at conservative taxpayers’ expense — literally sneering her way through another one of her “aren’t the Conservatives detestable” stories. So to hear that the CBC won’t broadcast the Conservatives’ ads because the ads violate “the network’s long-standing ban on political advertising” is more than a bit ripe; the *CBC* is a 24/7, coast-to-coast political advertisement for the Liberals.”
    In the same vein, CBS (Yes the American TV network Conglomerate) corporate office has sent memos to all of it’s 1000 offices dealing with the Billboard signs business (CBS owns over 500,000 signs in the US and Canada) to refuse any requests from World Net Daily to post their ongoing “Where’s The Birth Certificate?” campaign. Corporate CBS refuses to provide any explanation to many of their puzzled retailers who are complaining business is already very slow as it is with thousands of billboards already unused.
    In the same topic, just last week, the White House started an “Open Government Dialogue” website which invites US citizens to post any topic they feel needs addressing. This past week was to be for choosing the most popular topics and then carry on getting in to more detail and presumebly for actual WH spokepersons to start providing official responses/answers. The site was literally flooded with demands for Obama to release his LFBC and other papers. These threads started being deleted before midnight yesterday which was the deadline.
    You can follow up and access the WH website by googling World Net Daily and follow the links within the stories.
    I would provide links but it seems everytime I do on this particular topic, it seems to be intercepted and not posted(?).
    If the Obama Birth Certificate/Eligibility for POTUS controversy is such as “cringingly right wing extremist looney conspiracy” not worth the time of day by any serious source including this blog site, I will happily stop humiliating myself IF SOMEONE CAN COME OUT AND GIVE ME ONE SOLID FACTUAL COUNTER ARGUMENT AGAINST IT WITH CREDIBLE LINK.
    I will gladly shut up and more so be relieved that the current US Prez is not an usurper.
    BTW, I will not accept that the US Constitution about having to be a Natural Born Citizen to be POTUS is old and needs updating thus it’s not that big a deal if Obama “slipped” through. A rule is a rule is a rule.

  43. Comparing me to Al Gore, who buit an extortion pyramide scheme to defraud the world of billions of dollars, to me, is quite rich. I am simply informing you about the health risks, leaving the rest to you – don’t want to hear me, don’t read.
    Let me ask you: when was the last time you took a painkiller? How many tablets of aspirin a year you are taking? I do not have painkillers in my household – never need them anymore. Now think of the profits to the farmaceutical industry generated by MSG and fluoride combined.

  44. Kate, file this under ‘just makes the shit up’ presidency:
    know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America’s story. The first nation to recognize my country was Morocco. In signing the Treaty of Tripoli in 1796, our second President John Adams wrote: “The United States has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Muslims.
    -Obama

  45. Aaron wrote.
    “Just another thought: what an easy way to send someone to jail – just toss a bag of dope into their pocket and voila. If this passes, Canadian can kiss their civil rights goodbye. Welcome to USSR.”
    Looks like you did not read the bill before you commented. The bill affects drug traffickers not drug possession.
    http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Mandatory+drug+sentencing+horizon/1659771/story.html
    It is funny you support illegal drugs, but are against MSG and fluoride. I would say that illegal drugs have caused thousands times if not millions more suffering and pain to their users, families, and victims, then what you attribute to MSG and fluoride.

  47. Alan, can you substantiate your claims with stats? According to my stats the legal drugs: nicotine, caffeine and alcohol have caused and are still causing million times more pain and suffering.
    You are comparing apples and oranges and twisting my words. I do not ‘support’ illegal drugs, I object to them being illegal. A subtle difference, isn’t it?
    You obviously knew nothing about MSG and fluoride before this morning.
    Why don’t you state your opinion on the matter by the way?
    And yes, I did read the bill. And after reading it I have grave concerns. All bills are advertized as targeting criminals when they go to hearing, but then they suddently target duck hunters and such. You seem to have short memory. That is not surprising and is consistent with your ignorance on the su

  48. marc in calgary – yes, Obama’s setting up America and Islam for comparison was quite interesting. Since the first is a political nation run by rule of law and the latter is a religion run by unchangeable dogma, that’s an invalid comparison UNLESS you are actually delcaring that Islam is a political system run as a religion to prevent it from the rule of a legislated law.
    Now, I’m opposed to Obama as a leader. I consider him a pathological narcissist whose only focus is on controlling other people. I consider him also a tool of a backroom hardcore socialist cabal who are essentially attempting to deconstruct the basic infrastructure of America – and Obama is part of this agenda.
    However, with regard to the role of the ME in the world and its relation to America, I think this was a good first – but only if it’s a first – speech to that area.
    From what I read, I concluded that it was an attempt to actually create a gap, a wedge, between the ME tribal dictator leaders, and the massive youth population of the area – who are marginalized by this tribalism from any effective participation in their nation and also, in the global economy.
    He was speaking to and only to the youth, and the ME has a disproportionate ratio of under 30s, many who are illiterate, who are uneducated, and most are thoroughly brainwashed. The elite tribal rulers use fundamentalist religion to restrain them from wanting more participation in their political and economic system. And, have also used Israel-Palestine as a diversion to refocus anger from the internal repressions..to the outside world.
    I suspect that the ME rulers will not like this speech; I also suspect that they will not come out too violently against it, because they must realize that it was directed to their youth. So, I’m unsure how the leaders will react.
    However, Obama has to follow up with more speeches. To the administration, rejecting Wahhabism and the Saudi Arabian funding of extremist mosques all over the world..and, encouraging them to move into the modern world economy. Oil can’t last; they have to educate their people and enable them to live in a modern world. That means, the end of tribal leadership and the movement to democracy. Not easy.
    And, he has to keep his focus on the youth, for they are the ones who are restless and want to be able to ‘do something’ in the world.
    But, Obama ought to, here in America, acknowledge that this approach, never mind this speech, would have been utterly impossible if Bush hadn’t cleared the way, both by rejecting terrorism and by rejecting dictatorship in Iraq..and setting up a democratic system in a previous tribal dictatorship. Obama ought to have the grace, the courage, the honesty, to do this. But a narcissist won’t do that!

  50. Quote of the Day
    “I encourage all people on the Environmental Left, who protest endlessly, to get a half-life!” — Dennis Miller

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