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March 5, 2007

Can we call him an anti-Semite now?

Robert "F*** the Jews" McClelland is in deep dippity doo doo today, with Cherniak leading the charge.

Sadly, the creeping anti-semitism in the Left is nothing new, as we conservatives have been pointing out for years now. Maybe this incident will inspire some introspection.

Here's what really interests me (and maybe no one else):

Why do we have these political blogrolls anyway? Let's be honest: they are mostly a circle jerk slice of code we use to game our rankings on Truth Laid Bear. If they "need" to exist, they certainly shouldn't display official party logos if they (the blogrolls) are "unofficial" to begin with.

You can't blame an ordinary, non-political-junkie browser from assuming that these blogrolls are wholly owned subsidiaries of their respective parties. Why not reduce the chance of confusion by stripping out logos and/or calling these sites the Blogging Conservatives or Socialists? Just askin'. Do whatever the hell you want with your stuff, dudes.

I'm also troubled slightly by Jason Cherniak's rather "keener boy" remark that:

I cannot believe that the members of the party of Stephen Lewis could be even remotely comfortable with Mr. McClelland acting as an unofficial spokesperson for them.

Why would any organization have the time or inclination to police its "unofficial" spokesmen? I know Cherniak is Mr. Party Politics and is probably all into rules and regulations and party discipline and stuff, but really. I'm troubled by his implication that some Central Authority should be monitoring bloggers who call themselves liberals, conservatives or socialists just because a brat like McClelland (or me) may drive off the reservation and crash into a ditch.

Scold "official" spokesmen all you want. But if you catch an "unofficial" blogger in your nets, toss us back.

I realize many of you are angling for "official" party jobs through your blogs. (I can tell by how boring your posts are...) Not me. I smell a campaign brewing to "clean up" the political blogosphere to make it safe for all you careerist, no-talent party hacks. And I don't like it.

Posted by KShaidle at March 5, 2007 6:01 PM
Comments

I don't think any of the lists do have official logos. If a person clicks "about us" on the Liblogs page, it is clear about the lack of official connection.

As for my line, it is meant to tug at the heart strings. My goal in all of this was to discredit McClelland, who is full of hate. If that required me to call for action by a political party against one of its more public supporters, then so be it.

Posted by: Jason Cherniak at March 5, 2007 6:31 PM

I think the only appropriate response is, who is Robert McClelland? Don't read his blog, and I don't suppose I will start now. It sounds like a train wreck.

Posted by: Kevin at March 5, 2007 6:38 PM

Mmmm, I love the smell of a party purge in the morning... Smells like... Stalinism...

Tugging at the heart strings. Ah yes, appealling to "feelings"-- a liberal specialty.

McClelland is a known goof who've we've all ridiculed for years. "Calling for action, etc" is shooting a flea with a bazooka.

I hope to God that when I was twenty seven years old, and had taken it upon my itty bitty self to issue a "call to action, etc" (complete with "so be it") some kindly fellow would have had the decency to land a well deserved smack upon my jumped up head.

Lighten up, son. You'll live longer.

Posted by: kathy Shaidle at March 5, 2007 6:42 PM

Sorry, but there are some media types who take McClelland seriously. I decided to highlight his most blatant indiscretion to force them to reevaluate their position.

McClelland's brand of hatred is viral - I just did my best to give the blossphere a shot.

Posted by: Jason Cherniak at March 5, 2007 6:47 PM

maybe a direct rebuke from Taliban Jack would be in order.

Posted by: cal2 at March 5, 2007 6:52 PM

Wow. This might be the first time I've stood solidly behind Cherniak on any issue. Good on you, Jason.

Posted by: Eugene at March 5, 2007 7:10 PM

after Jason nukes Bad Boy Bob, he can investigate what parts/organizations/members of his own party were passing out the anti-semitic crap at the LPC - the documents about Bob Rae's wife etc.

Progressive Dippers or wanne-be progressive Liberals . . . just hate packaged up with a "Social Justice" umbrella to stay dry under.

Posted by: Fred at March 5, 2007 7:12 PM

Bwahaha! Robert's having quite a time eh? Even the other trolls who haunt The Blahg are telling him off. This is some of the best theater of the absurd EVER! Makes me proud to be banned there all over again.

But I must disagree with Mr.Cherniak. There's no reason to kick McClelland off the Blogging Dippers, he perfectly represents their vacuous philosophy. He's just dumb enough to throw caution to the winds and say what he really thinks, unlike the rest of them who chose to speak in code.

Keep going, Robert!!! Tell us what you really think, you addled socialist you!

Posted by: The Phantom at March 5, 2007 7:13 PM

Well, I just wandered over to McClelland's stupid blahg, he's leading with this disclaimer:

'I am not a member of the NDP nor do I speak for them.
My one and only contact with an NDP MP throughout my entire life–all 42 years of it–was when I emailed some information on an issue to NDP MP Pat Martin and he or one of his staff replied only to say thank you.
I am not the head Dipper or ringleader nor do I speak for the other members of the Blogging Dippers as some sleazy political opportunists and lazy journalists seem to think. I am merely the administrator of the website and a member of this loose association that has no official ties to the NDP.
Jack Layton and the NDP have even less influence over me and the Blogging Dippers website than you imbecilic Libfloggers do.
Once again just to make it clear to all the Libfloggers out there who are creating an alternate universe: there is no connection between me and the NDP nor are there any connections between the Blogging Dippers website and the NDP.'

Then I scrolled down to a March 3 McClelland post expressing his concern about:

'...a list of active members of the Blogging Dippers who are also members of another partisan political blogroll.
1337haxor–BD, GB
42 Year Old Loser or am I–BD, GB
Audacious Ontology–BD, LB
Blevkog–BD, LB
Buckdog–BD, GB
Murky View–BD, GB
Off The Grid–BD, GB
Pleasure Pure Madmen Know–BD, LB
Politics’n'Poetry–BD, GB
Random Noise–BD, LB, GB
RJL Politics–BD, BT
The Conscious Earth–BD, LB, GB
Watersana–BD, GB
While The Earth Burns–BD, LB, GB
Here are a few questions for debate. Do I continue to allow this or should these members have to make a choice?'

Note how he is pondering whether to 'allow this' or whether or not he should purge the politically impure from the 'Blogging Dippers'.

Posted by: anon at March 5, 2007 7:21 PM

Fred,

You know I have been wondering the same thing. Where is that oh so public condemnation for those who went after Bob Rae for the crime of .....drum roll....being married to a jew....I have heard squat from the usual suspects (jason may have condemned) but Warren K seems to have been rather silent...publically at least, I am sure he said more privately.

I would feel better about all of this if there was some consistency....would there have been the same public condemantion if R. Troglodyte Mclelland was on Liblogs (sounds too much like lip locks)

Anyway. McLelland is a major knob and apparently has major issues. I somehow doubt there will be much done to him. And what media take him seriously...I hardly call Antonia Zerbisias major media....bird cage liner is more appropriate

Posted by: Stephen at March 5, 2007 7:26 PM

what parts/organizations/members of his own party were passing out the anti-semitic crap at the LPC - the documents about Bob Rae's wife etc.


On this issue you are right Jason , you need an answer to the above question as well .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 5, 2007 7:32 PM

Can we call him an anti-Semite now?

Well if two minor incidents make me an anti-semite then when are you going to admit your daily hatemongering makes you a racist?

Posted by: Robert McClelland at March 5, 2007 7:33 PM

Well Robert, you must admit it is interesting that you banned me but allow the illustrious Arthur Dicko to vent freely.

Posted by: The Phantom at March 5, 2007 7:36 PM

McClelland isnt he the spokes person for the NDP?

Posted by: FREE at March 5, 2007 7:38 PM

Well if two minor incidents make me an anti-semite then when are you going to admit your daily hatemongering makes you a racist?

That is hardly a dodge to call someone a racist while ignoring your own present issue. You are the LAST person that should be hurling racist accusations at anyone.

McClelland, one cannot be "minorly" pregnant; either you are or you aren't. When it comes to anti-semitism, there are no "minor incidents". You are either a bigot or not; no middle ground, especially since it has happened twice with you already.

And now you won't even apologize, even in the face of people who would, amazingly, still give you the benifit of the doubt despite everythinhg you've said. McClelland, you are a vile piece of garbage. I'm glad you were finally exposed for what you are.

Good riddance.

Posted by: Lycan Stark at March 5, 2007 7:50 PM

.... and when are you going to stop beating your wife ?.....

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 5, 2007 7:59 PM

Sorry, I guess I'm too fast, post is already deleted.

Posted by: multirec at March 5, 2007 7:59 PM

Cool the language and name calling or the comments will be pulled ...

Posted by: Paul at March 5, 2007 7:59 PM

multirec: I'll delete yours too ... but don't take offense because I know you meant no harm.

Posted by: Paul at March 5, 2007 8:02 PM

And my last did ?

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 5, 2007 8:03 PM

shlemazl says it started here:

Saturday, March 03, 2007
Difference Between Lefties and Nazis

Robert McClelland said..

Now this is desperation at its finest. Two out of context post titles (one being a discussion on anti-semitism and the other making fun of the right whingers' war on Christmas), a quote from a commenter who was clearly just twisting your nipples and another comment from Art (who is daft when it comes to Jewish conspiracy theories but whose opinions aren't endorsed by anyone else on the blog, including the two bloggers).

Frankly its stuff like this that gives Jews a bad name. You should be ashamed of yourself, Smeagol. ...-

http://shlemazl.blogspot.com/index.html

Posted by: maz2 at March 5, 2007 8:04 PM

It's OK Phantom, he kicked me off too. For calling him an anti-semite no less. As Jack Nicholson said "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!". You can't see me Robby, but I'm sticking my tongue out and laughing my ass off.

Posted by: Boomer at March 5, 2007 8:05 PM

Cost of a barrel of oil: $62.00
Watching McClelland boiled in it: Priceless

Posted by: blazingcatfur at March 5, 2007 8:06 PM

Paul ,
Simple , change the f-bomb to piss -off . That comment was valid .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 5, 2007 8:09 PM

Very valid ... but I've got to draw a line. You'll think I'm a dweeb likely ... but oh well.

Posted by: Paul at March 5, 2007 8:13 PM

Thank you, Paul. For commenters who are otherwise confused by these matters, may I refer you to the text just under the "Post a comment" line below:

Profanity is discouraged. Take your extended debates and/or flamewars to private email. Thankyou.

Posted by: Vitruvius at March 5, 2007 8:18 PM

Way to go Boomer.

I'm actually the second person ever to be kicked off the Blahg, a badge of honor if ever there was one. After slagging him for months, the comment that finally got him was when I suggested that maybe the Liberal Party wasn't the best one to trust with our money, what with them being almost bankrupt and all.

Man, he went bonkers with that one. Hee hee! ~:D

Meanwhile, the idiots are eating their own over there and McClelland thinks this will give him press coverage and increased site traffic. BWAHAHAHA!!!!

Posted by: The Phantom at March 5, 2007 8:18 PM

Lycan Stark said - "When it comes to anti-semitism, there are no "minor incidents". You are either a bigot or not; no middle ground..."

In which case, everyone is a bigot.

There is one good thing that derives from McClelland's post and the associated comments: it identifies people...both those who hold such views and those valiant defenders of free speach that insist anti-semitism is an exception.

A pox on both your houses. As to the former, they are addlepated inadequates, while the latter are self-righteous control freaks that cannot even define anti-semitism.

If people want to speak foolishness, I much prefer to let them. I then know whom to ridicule and avoid.

Posted by: Tenebris at March 5, 2007 8:22 PM

I love how the BT's never seem to have these sorts of problems with their members...

Posted by: Griff at March 5, 2007 8:25 PM

While I'm at it...

Lycan Stark also said - "McClelland, you are a vile piece of garbage."

In Someone's eyes, we all are.

My definition of anti-anti-semitism: the sound and fury associated with the strident claim that we love all Jews in order to hide the fact that we hate One.

Posted by: Tenebris at March 5, 2007 8:31 PM

Hey, 'clell: You once wrote that an incident where a brick was thrown through the window of a gathering place for Jewish students and the words "Fuck the Jews" spray-painted on the walls was NOT evidence of anti-semitism.

O-tay. So...what was it evidence of? Restless leg syndrome? An itchy rash? Impatience?

It's gotta be evidence of something. Would you mind putting a word to it? In the interest of clearing your good name?

Posted by: EBD at March 5, 2007 8:46 PM

Pardon the chemist in me, EBD, but I think that there is at least a degree to which it is the case that mere linguistics are too heavily put upon by the burden of your request for a "word" to clear up the legacy under discussion here. It seems to me that something more along the lines of an "out, out, damn spot"-remover might be more appropriate. Perhaps, say, sodium persulfate.

Posted by: Vitruvius at March 5, 2007 9:26 PM

McClelland, One of Hitler's 21st century brown shirts. A true member of the NDP/NsDaP.

Posted by: Western Canadian at March 5, 2007 9:34 PM

...Very valid ... but I've got to draw a line. You'll think I'm a dweeb likely ... but oh well....paul

Well if two minor incidents make me an anti-semite then when are you going to admit your daily hatemongering makes you a racist?...rc.

Paul ,
I've cooled off a bit , and will respond to both .
The former .... no .

The latter ... we're typing not talking , if you want to pass this off as a slip of the tongue #$@!@@##$ - OFF !!!!!

Posted by: Bill D.Cat at March 5, 2007 9:42 PM

Wow. Five exclamation marks. I am impressed.

Posted by: Vitruvius at March 5, 2007 9:50 PM

Well I learned a new word tonight, thanks Vitruvius.

addlepated: stupid and confused; used especially of persons; "blathering like the addlepated nincompoop that you are"; "a confused puddingheaded, muddleheaded fellow"- Isaac Sterne
addlebrained, muddleheaded, puddingheaded, pottyc
confused - mentally confused; unable to think with clarity or act intelligently; "the flood of questions left her bewildered and confused"

In the three years or so that I've read anything by r.mc, the above description fits very well.

Another observation, the left will delete your comment if it's in opposition of theirs almost immediately, and often a ban is inclusive. Open and opposing point of views are NOT allowed. Many don't even have comments.

The sites on the right on the other hand tend to encourage civility before taking such heavy handed but necessary action. After a couple of years, I don't even bother with the left's blogs anymore. Perhaps that's why all the activity is on the right in blogs, besides not being addlebrained in the first place.

Posted by: ldd at March 5, 2007 9:51 PM

Notice I kept the language clean tho .

Posted by: Bill D. Cat at March 5, 2007 9:51 PM

I agree with the "no such thing as a little bit pregnant" line. I'd never say anything anti-semitic because I don't think that way.
That said, it is disgusting that hacks like Kinsella make hay on this. Here's a guy who's rightly been called, by Norman Spector, a disgrace to Canadian politics and journalism, who has written a book advocating gutfighter politics and attack ads, and who fronts a "punk" band named "Shit From Hell" getting the opportunity to tee off on someone on his Nixonian enemies list.

Posted by: Mark Bourrie at March 5, 2007 10:02 PM

Dion issued a statement condemning the attack on Arlene Perle Rae and said that the perpetrators do not belong in the Liberal Party. I'm not sure what else there is to do as a blogger.

Posted by: Jason Cherniak at March 5, 2007 10:04 PM

For the record, Idd, "addlepated" was written by Tenebris, not me. 'Tis a lovely word, though, right up there with omphaloskepsis, antejentacular, and nudiustertian, which together mean gazing at one's navel before breakfast the day before yesterday, sort of like this discussion.

Posted by: Vitruvius at March 5, 2007 10:09 PM

Jason,

You are correct I remember you posted it and commented on it. Kind of the minimum you could do.

This stuff is pretty vile....you did the right thing by RM. I just think that incident got swept under the rug pretty quickly...being a Liberal it is your house to keep clean. I hope you are a vigilant about it as others.

The silence from some colleagues of yours was and is disturbing.

But this isnt about them, it is about the troubling and continuing sentiments that seem to exist on the left of the Canadian political spectrum. It all seemed to start when Israel started electing non socialist governments.

Posted by: Stephen at March 5, 2007 10:14 PM

"As for my line, it is meant to tug at the heart strings."

I think you tugged at my gag reflex. :-)

Posted by: Sean at March 5, 2007 10:17 PM

Bill D: I'm not so sure that you kept the language clean. The one @, I think it's the second one, looks suspicious ... but the ## was definitely fine. I'd have added one or two ~ ~ or even a ^^^. But, you gotta watch those @.

Seriously though: What has always amazed me, as some have pointed out above, is that some (not all) of the lefty sites tolerate incredible bigotry and potty-mouth; but if you offer a logical concrete argument too often ... you'll get banned. You may get away with it for a while ... but don't push your luck ... AXE.

I was amazed to find out that Robbie is 42 years old. I had him pegged as an early twenties post-university commie trying to get a job to match his "peace studies" degree. He's got that youthful anarchist infantile thing going. I'm having a hard time getting my head around the fact that he's 42. There are a lot of lefty 40 something bloggers whom I never ... I mean never, see eye to eye with; but they all have that something about them that forces one to offer begrudging respect.

Robbie ... 42 .... my paradigm has been shattered.

Posted by: Paul at March 5, 2007 10:19 PM

funny I got the feelin he was in his late 60's doing the cranky old man thing....apologies in advance to any over 60's on this board :=?

Posted by: Stephen at March 5, 2007 10:28 PM

"F##k the Jews"

"When next they come for the Jews I doubt I’ll even be able to muster up a “what a shame”

Mmmm. Nice sentiments, those.

McClelland must have an awful time at his yearly physical; the nurse tries for a blood sample & collects a vial of pus

Posted by: disgusted at March 5, 2007 10:30 PM

Paul:

Turning 42 tomorrow. I agree. It must be arrested development.

Posted by: Fergy at March 5, 2007 10:31 PM

ah jeez. I see a barroom brawl brewing.

take it out in the parking lot people !! that way there's more room for the spectators !!! LOL !!!

Posted by: robertbollocks at March 5, 2007 10:38 PM

*
mcclelland is a boring, one-note ... head...
who apparently doesn't have the good sense
god gave a donkey.

he sets his own house on fire, that's not on cherniak.

*

Posted by: neo at March 5, 2007 10:40 PM

While perfectly happy to watch Rob twist in agony in the hell of his own making, I'd remind the rest of you that in the words of the good lord himself "judge not lest ye be judged".

Something like that anyway... I'm not terribly religious.

We all have prejudice.

Although I have to admit, Rob, your hell is pretty fricken funny.

Posted by: Joe Calgary at March 5, 2007 11:07 PM

This must have given him more traffic than ever. Bet he's loving it.

Posted by: randall g at March 5, 2007 11:17 PM

Hey, Smeagol the Jew? That's a new one for me. Do you think I should add this lovely nick-name that Robert gave me to my profile?

Posted by: shlemazl at March 5, 2007 11:19 PM


Vitruvius of your 10:09 post, Duly noted, I stand corrected, and my thanks goes to Tenebris.

LOL on the omphaloskepsis! Wonder if there's a correlation between this affliction and the current must have navel pericings.


Posted by: ldd at March 5, 2007 11:33 PM

"actions speak louder than words"

well, sometimes the actions ARE the words.

about 10 or 12 years ago when we were still in burbankburlington, I had the inspiration to buy an ad in the local rag expressing an apology to any and all Jews for any remarks I may have said that could be viewed and anti-Jewish or anti-semite.

it took 3 trips to the paper's head office on fairview street. the last time, I insisted on speaking to the general manager to find out what the impediment was and lacking a sensible answer he relented and took the ad.

I wish I had kept a copy.

I promised never to speak in derogatory terms about Jews or Israel and so far have kept the promise.

I still think when the shyt hits the fan and armageddon rolls out, Germany will have pause and send its army to defend Israel as atonement and be gratefully welcomed by the Israeli leaders and people. its a nice sentiment anyway.

spoken like a real label snaggin' leftard 'moonbat' eh?

Posted by: robertbollocks at March 5, 2007 11:46 PM

Why did you need to publicly announce this robertbollocks?

I don't understand, really. Why?
To take an ad out in the paper?
Was this a change for you?


Posted by: ldd at March 5, 2007 11:54 PM

robertbollocks - good questions posed by Idd.

Why DID you take out an ad? Seems a bit extreme, but I dunno what you may or may not have said to any Jewish folks in the area.

Was there any response to the ad...? How did that turn out?

BTW, I think you can be critical of Israel and not be anti-semitic.

As for your thoughts on Germany rushing to Israel's defense if the Big One hits the fan... yeah, nice sentiment. Hope you're not holding your breath waiting on that one, however.

mhb23re
[at gmail d0t calm]

Posted by: mhb at March 6, 2007 12:28 AM

methinks it can all be explained away as a mere typo.

not blogrolls; blogTrolls.....

LOL !!!

regarding the ad; very few things are done for just one reason, despite oftentimes the emphasis on just one reason. this is especially true in politics and all its offspring.

some of the reasons for the ad was basically to challenge myself to start with a clean slate.

also I was taking my poli sci stuff @ McM at the time and saw some of the rough handling the jewish undergrads were getting in the 'history of the ME' course.

and I was curious to see if there was any reaction; there wasnt and (like I said, rarely is there just one reason) I was interested to see if anyone followed suit, no one did.

what else. oh ya, it was around the time I first heard about 'fatwa' and the jewish equivalent the term, (which escapes me).

and also it was around the time I was pretty much fed up with the despicable way tiny Israel was being treated on the world stage. the mexican vote to censure Israel in the UN and the huge publicity to encourage jewish-american tourists to stay away from that part of central america in droves was fresh in my mind.

fuk I hate a bully.

Ive had a few one way correspondences with the Israeli consulate in T.O. over the years since then, encouraging and supporting them. Ive got the fax # here somewhere.

spoken like a true leftard moonbat eh?

Posted by: robertbollocks at March 6, 2007 12:44 AM

"Profanity is discouraged"

I use this loophole.

'discouraged' does not = 'not permitted' ......

Posted by: robertbollocks at March 6, 2007 12:49 AM

Thank you for answering robertbollocks, as you may have noticed I'm somewhat new around here. I'm grateful you replied and shared this.
Shows a deeper level and consideration of others to me.

I recall when I learned about the Holocaust as a student in high school, literally in shock for quite a while, I read even more than the assigned reading, during the following summer.

It is interesting and a little sad that you didn't get a response.

And I gather the "spoken like a true leftard moonbat eh?" is in reference to previous discussions.
It's a tough ride on these political boards, as sometimes the reducing everything to 'left' and 'right' constantly can be limiting for discussions, just as I'm sure most people are not all one way or the other.
( with exceptions of course, can't forget robbie-boy )

Again thanks for your reply, and see you around.

Posted by: ldd at March 6, 2007 1:36 AM

Cherniak looks a bit like somebody that could become a rapist or pervert if you ask me.

Posted by: Real Conservative at March 6, 2007 1:38 AM

Having a long history with McClelland I still cannot decide if he is simply, sadly, crazy with recurring bouts of hyper acute BDS punctuated with short spells of quasi respectable leftism or if he is a full on hater whose current remarks reveal just a little more than he would have preferred to.

However, the delightful spectacle of wannabe Liberal apparatchik Cherniak in a cage fight with McClelland warms my heart.

And, en passant, I note that apparatchik Cherniak lauds Dion's condemnation of the whisper campaign without mentioning who was doing the whispering. Which might be termed the soft racism of electoral expectations.

Posted by: Jay Currie at March 6, 2007 4:19 AM

A campaign to clean up the blogosphere for no-talent party hacks? Sorry Kathy, I can't see that happening. Not to put too fine a point on it, but what would be the motivation?

Say, on an unrelated topic, anyone want to place a bet on how many days it will be before a Warren Kinsella column using McClelland's latest face-chewing episode to argue for more control of the blogosphere appears in the National Post?

I'll say...two. The unfettered-ness of the blogosphere -- it's parochial fact-checking "truthiness" and it's lack of "dignitude" -- has played a huge part in the Liberals' downfall. And don't be fooled by.....actually, scrap that, no one's fooled -- despite his large wardrobe of slip-on political costumes, each with its own cooing tone, there's no doubt that the fighting Irishman is the Liberal stalwart nonpareil.

He previously brushed up against the topic of regulation in a newpaper column which was in tone a formally exasperated call for common grace. If he wishes to dig for that most utile point again -- using different words, of course -- he couldn't reach much deeper into the blogo-barrel than our cousin-in-the-wool-cap Robert McClelland.

By publishing a brand-new column on the sort of issues that inevitably flower up around people like 'Clell, WK could push with his typing fingers for the Liberals' last hope -- a return to Lib-tribe control of various media -- while simultaneously demonstrating that, despite the ethno-politics at the last Liberal convention, where Bob Rae was assailed, vote wise, for his, I don't know, Jew-ey contaminations -- the Liberals are the Good Canadian party they claimed, with great effectiveness, before the claim reached a critical momentum of public ridiculousness.

If anyone can bridge the gap, it's Kinsella. The sheer distance between his occasionally maudlin calls for sensitivity on matters usually racial and his bracing, red-faced, no limit-deployment of insults and bullying and threats of lawsuits whenever he gets his Irish up makes him one of the truly audacious Canadians extant. God knows we don't have a lot of real Canadian characters these days.

Some might call such flexibility "hypocrisy", but it's actually range. In a single week on his website he can go from evincing the sincere, self-aware sanctimony of a choirboy who's selling candles on the side to unleashing against a woman who dared cross him the sort of vicious insults that would earn him a fist in the mouth in the widest imaginable range of economic milieus and ethnic and party affiliations.

Most people stick to one position, which is actually kind of boring. What makes WK so interesting, and such a compelling and popular and widely read figure is that every time he "loses it" he follows up by doing up his top button and explaining to those coming down the hall that a great affront to common grace has just left the room, and that he'll lead the search party in the most highly commendable fashion.

He is one of the select few who come close to fully utilizing the wide range of communications made possible by blogging. His only limitations -- his writing ability, his lack of negative capability, his incorrect assumption that he is opaque, and his temper -- are his strengths, because the results for his readers are -- in effect if not in intent -- honesty and entertainment.

IMHO, when a world-class bullshitter's honesty can override his bullshit without rendering his bullshit voiceless, it's always entertaining. And it's clearly very, very hard to do.

I want to something perfectly clear, for legal reasons: when I suggest that WK's most entertaining, widest-ranging expressions would not be possible were it not for the physical distance, and especially the lack of editorial restraint that the blogosphere provides, I am basing this entirely on my own assumption that he wouldn't use either his national newspaper column or his radio appearances to call a woman an "unsightly gnome" or a "dwarf".

So, two days? Four? Next week?

Posted by: EBD at March 6, 2007 5:39 AM

But minion, they are, and the UN says so:

http://www.miftah.org/Doc/Reports/Englishcomplete2003.pdf

Look up the word "retarded" in the dictionary.

You forgot "violent". "Violent retards."

And in fairness to Kinsella, I _am_ only 4'11".

Posted by: kathy Shaidle at March 6, 2007 6:49 AM

I delisted myself from the blogging tories years ago because we do not see eye to eye on may policies and also I do not want a political partisan label placed on what I say or think.

Posted by: WL Mackenzie Redux at March 6, 2007 9:20 AM

As for the anti-semite cat calls...I can't say what McClellan feels but I have to go on what he says...and he appears to subscribe to the genetic old soviet theory of the Zionist bankers conspiracy...this is generic in all dogmatic socialists...first they dispise any church or religious belief which detracts total control of the people by the utopian state, but the double whammy of Jews with money has been a crypto-commie boogy man since Stalin was a cowboy.

Guess Bob's Freudian slip came out at a bad time.

It also displays why I feel"myblahg" has little intellectual value to offer the blogospere...but keep ranting Rob, we need your vulgar, foamy-mouthed leftist dogmatism to make GW Bush seem like a moderate ;-)

Posted by: WL Mackenzie Redux at March 6, 2007 9:31 AM

It does not matter what political strip you wear. This is an issue of hatred that needed to be dealt with and I congratulate Jason for bringing this to light and exposing McClellan for the vile hate filled person he really is.

Good on ya Jason.

Now get back to defending Dion and his crew so we can get on bashing your opinions.......GRIN!

Posted by: odie441 at March 6, 2007 10:11 AM

Unless you can provide physical evidence that one Canadian jew was physically damaged by McClellan's idiotic spew, it reamains just so much vulgar stupidity.

I think hate laws are the most consitutionally dangerous thing we have ever had to cope with as a free society....these will convict on hear say and with no damage done other than hurt tender feelings.

Leave me out of these ethnic witch hunts...even if they do chew up a vulgar crypto-commie

If any Jew is paranoid enough to think he can be damaged by McClellan's idiotic spew, maybe it's a shrink he needs, not a Lawyer.

Posted by: WL Mackenzie Redux at March 6, 2007 11:22 AM

I think hate laws are the most consitutionally dangerous thing we have ever had to cope with as a free society....and having cjunk moderate this website is doing the same thing to Kate.

Lets shut up people who dont say what paul wants them to say...or at least say it the way that makes him feel all warm and snuggly inside.

Posted by: FREE at March 6, 2007 12:18 PM

Lighten up people, all that is happening here is the NDP does not want their name associated with a bigot. Nobody can or is trying to shut him up on his own blog.

FREE, this blog is private property and Kate is under no obligation to give you a place to rant and rave about faggots all the time.

Posted by: randall g at March 6, 2007 12:29 PM

Free: This is not my blog, but I've been given the responsibility, with others, of maintaining it while Kate is gone. So here's how I work.

I will operate on a standard that may be more restrictive than when Kate is here, but I believe in taking better care of someone else's home than my own. I feel responsible, and in that, I will deal accordingly. Several people have expressed gratitude that some of the posts were deleted, so not everyone feels as you do.

When Kate is back ... feel free to test out her tolerance level.

Posted by: Paul at March 6, 2007 1:38 PM

I have to agree with Wyl on hate laws. They are an incredibly dangerous tool in the wrong hands.

If Robbie was fomenting murder or active acts which would endanger, either materialy or physically any community, then there are laws to deal with that. You don't need hate laws.

Posted by: Paul at March 6, 2007 1:47 PM

Liberals have their own issues on anti-semitism. Ask Bob Raes wife.

Posted by: Tjeerd at March 6, 2007 2:04 PM

(psssst, Idd: sometimes I log on with the verbal jousting just for the entertainment value)

fast rewind to 2004, we're wrapping up a construction project, and the site foreman asks me bluntly 'jeezuz f'en kerist bollocks, what makes you so mouthy ????' (this after months and months and umpteen dozen quips, wisecracks, jokes and stinging observations of events and actions on that job and in the larger sphere)

comes the reply with the appropriate pregnant pause and facial expression:

- uhhhhh.... practice ?????????

- aaaaggghhh !!!! see what I mean !!!! cries the exaspirated site mgr. LOL !!!

my boss would not sack me because I do very very good work and actually show up when I say. thus I was protected from the demands by the site mgr on the grounds that I was perfectly willing to drag him ( the site mgr) into court for wrongful dismissal and told him so.

Posted by: robertbollocks at March 6, 2007 2:42 PM

I can't believe that all of this space has been wasted on Rob M! Could we find something important to debate?????? Kate likes it when we ignore the trolls.......

Posted by: MaryM at March 6, 2007 2:46 PM

*
As I sit here thunderstruck, watching
the Liberal Attorney-General channeling
Charlton Heston, I start to recognise
the sickly sweet smell permeating the
air all around me.

It smells like... surrender.

*

Posted by: neo at March 6, 2007 3:00 PM

Obviously you did not read the UN report at the link did you minion... You do know what a minion is don't you;

min·ion (mĭn'yən)
n.
An obsequious follower or dependent; a sycophant.
A subordinate official, especially a servile one.

This is not to be confused with a "minyan" - a group of 10 or more males aged 13 or older, required to conduct Jewish public worship.

I would have to assume from your rapid spew technique that you are a Liebeal or Dipper minion or sycophant. Read the UN report then comment, by the way, it was written by Arabs, for Arabs and funded by Arabs - and it was still pretty harsh, go figure.

Posted by: commsguy at March 6, 2007 4:34 PM

"There's no reason to kick McClelland off the Blogging Dippers, he perfectly represents their vacuous philosophy. He's just dumb enough to throw caution to the winds and say what he really thinks, unlike the rest of them who chose to speak in code. Keep going, Robert!!! Tell us what you really think, you addled socialist you!"

Couldn't agree more.

Conservatives should want honest leftists like that, to illustrate the failed ideology of Liberalism. I personally find the rabid anti-semitism at the blog to be much less pervasive and offensive than the rabid pro-communism there...

Posted by: Knight of Good Mr. Iron Man at March 6, 2007 7:51 PM

LOl ok RB, I'll remember that.
Carry on, looking forward to the humor.

AND just to set the record straight, again.
My apologies to The Phantom and all.
RE: On who first used 'addled' to describe 'cull's brain or his whathaveyou, by The Phantom, at March 5, 2007 7:13 pm.

(ahem, now that's the end of this 'little' story. (i hope!) )

Posted by: ldd at March 6, 2007 8:51 PM

I'd say his RM person has some mental health issues, based on a very superficial viewing a few months ago.

Not to mention a tenuous grasp on realilty...

Posted by: Caveat at March 7, 2007 8:42 AM

As a Jew, there is only one thing I need to say to Mr. McClelland:

I own you. I am the media, and I own you.

If he wants to be an anti-semite, then the entire Jewish community can see to it that he gets rejected in regards to anything and everything Jewish.

Which means he'll have to stop playing on the internet, as it was invented by a Jew.

Posted by: Sakaki O. at March 9, 2007 3:14 AM
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