Some rousing rhetoric at the DNC tonight: Lily Leaadbetter, Governor something-or-other, Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Rodham Clinton...

...but what's with the dyed blonde hair? It's everywhere.

I wonder if they're having more fun?

Ziggy Elman. Sweet. Thanks for this.

I'm glad you liked it, Exetaz. Elman's work with Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey (who was scheduled to be tonight's selection until I found Bublitschki earlier this evening) was certainly, I think, interesting, and I also like his work with Mickey Katz (who was scheduled to be tomorrow night's show, but I've since found something even better; oy, I can hardly wait).

Over at my second favourite site,Dust My Broom,Darcey has put up a youtube video of 9/11 grand poobah ,Alex Jones,attacking Michelle Malkin,my 2nd favourite woman blogger,at the DNC.It shows the far-left for what they really are,ass vs.class.

Thanks Vitruvius. Very nice.

wallyj, the anger shown towards hotair's Michelle Malkin is very telling. The liberal facists, the fanatical ones, are in a panic.

Sites such as hotair and drudge have blown the media's cover. Yes, both - cover and coverage or lack of it, depending on the journalists' agenda.

Vitruvius; Sorry my comments offended you regarding your previous Late Nite Radio selection. It was not my intent to offend but simply to challenge you to new heights. Again; my apology.

Well, I was probably a bit over the top on that Gunney99, sorry about that. I just wasn't in the mood for more incessant blog-o-negativity at that point. However, your recommendations are always welcome, as are those of others, and you will note that you did get the hat-tip for this year's Dominion Day show. Anyway, enough with the past, tomorrow's show (I'm so excited about it), with more rhythm and more melody as you requested yesterday, is dedicated to you, Gunney99.

LPGA TO REQUIRE ALL PLAYERS TO SPEAK ENGLISH

But the LPGA thinks differently. It will require golfers to speak English starting in 2009, with players who have been members for two years facing suspension if they can't pass an oral evaluation of English skills.

http://tsn.ca/golf/story/?id=247623&lid=sublink010&lpos=headlines_main

I hope they get sued six ways. No men's organization would even think of pulling a stunt like this. They're blaming the lack of popularity of their decades old sport on a handful of fairly successful Koreans, which is childish, and that is a charitable interpretation of their motives. There is much evidence that women, despite their proclivity to vote for liberal parties, are more racist than men and this is just more proof of that.

Compare to mixed martial arts: the two best MMA fighters in the world (Fedor, Anderson) don't speak English, and it is the fastest growing sport in the world, due in no small part to the *lack* of political correctness associated with it.

"'Sharia' Law Firm Secretaries Unmasked as Porn Actresses

THE HAGUE, 27/08/08 - Faizel Ali Enait refuses to shake hands with women and prefers them to wear burqas. But on the website of his law firm, two hard-core porn actresses posed as its secretaries.

Faizel Ali Enait claims to be a lawyer. He works for Jairam Advocaten, a law firm for Muslims in the Netherlands. Ali Enait lost a court case last week against Rotterdam municipality, which he accused of discrimination.

The municipality rejected the Muslim for a job as client manager at the Social Services department because he refused to shake hands with women. The judges ruled that Rotterdam had the right to do so.

Ali Enait, who regularly appears on talk shows, also wants women to wear burqas. But on the home page of Jairam Advocaten, two porn stars posed as its secretaries. Although wearing clothes, they were identified by news website Geenstijl.nl as well-known 'adult entertainment' models Anetta Keys and Rahilla.

Based on cache data, Geenstijl.nl established that the pictures had already been on the website since 2005. They therefore seem to have been deliberately picked by the 'sharia lawyers'.

Jairam Advocaten removed the porn actresses' portraits from its website yesterday, replacing them with a picture of what appears to be its office. This time Geenstijl.nl discovered that the picture chosen was a prestigious office building in Rotterdam. In reality, Jairam Advocaten is located in a shabby building in Amsterdam."
http://www.nisnews.nl/public/270808_2.htm

1,100 join class action lawsuit over listeria outbreak

...."I'm not just very confident. I'm all but positive that we will obtain appropriate compensation for people," Merchant said...

...Merchant's firm has a track record with large class action lawsuits. The firm made an estimated $40 million by representing about 10,000 former students of aboriginal residential schools in a class action lawsuit worth billions of dollars....

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/08/26/bc-listeria-class-action-lawsuit.html

Socialism, aka communism:
The Rap In the Night Group.

"Mr. Valladares told his visitors that he didn't want that sign on his desk. "Five or six days later, in the wee hours of the morning, they came to my house. My mother's room was closest to the front door so she heard the knock and got up to see who was there. When she opened the door, the men pushed her out of the way and rushed into the house. I awoke with a machine gun against my temple."
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Twenty-Two Years in Castro's Gulag

In late December 1959, nearly a year after Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista had been run out the country by a movement that had a goal of restoring the 1940 Cuban constitution, Fidel Castro was tightening his grip.

At the time, Armando Valladares was a 22-year-old government bureaucrat at the Post Office Savings Bank. One day a group from the Communist Party showed up in his office and put a sign on his desk that read "If Fidel is a communist, put me on the list. He's got the right idea.""
http://tinyurl.com/6jat59 (wsj)

"that one might expect,".
Choice words which undercut/belie the socialists/enviros' Pyramid Scheme, including Kyoto.
The individual knows more about his own well-being than the State. The State is our Enemy.
Richer is better. Down with the socialist's hoax of Equality.
Richer = more choices = self interest = Adam Smith = Capitalism.
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"Intensity Of Human Environmental Impact May Lessen As Incomes Rise, Analysis Suggests

The richer you are, the more of the world’s resources you can afford to consume. But in many parts of the world, rising incomes are not having the proportionate effect on energy consumption, croplands and deforestation that one might expect, a new 25-year study shows.

By examining a variety of government and industry data spanning 1980 to 2006, Rockefeller University’s Jesse Ausubel and his colleagues say that dematerialization — the declining consumption of energy and goods in comparison to a country’s gross domestic product — is actually driving a trend toward rising environmental quality. The results are published this week in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080825110122.htm

Tony Merchant's launching a listeria class action suit is as predictable as a vulture diving in on the latest roadkill.

The Lib.'Ego' claims this election is all about HIM! Read the Garthicle's latest post...it's a laugh a minute!

[Red Terror]Leon Trotsky commented, "You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you. (upenn)
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"On Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada would review all aspects of its relations with Russia."
http://preview.tinyurl.com/5pq7tz
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"In Brussels Russian envoy to NATO Dmitry Rogozin compared the position to the eve of World War One, saying a new freeze in relations was inevitable.

'The current atmosphere reminds me of the situation in Europe in 1914 ... when, because of one terrorist, leading world powers clashed,' he said.

'I hope Mikheil Saakashvili will not go down in history as a new Gavrilo Princip,' he added, referring to the man who in August 1914 killed Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand, triggering the First World War."

"Russia: We are not afraid of a new Cold War"
ttp://preview.tinyurl.com/5dkj8d

some of todays polls

Sun Winnipeg poll today
If an election were held today, would you vote Conservative?
yes 62%
no 38%

Total Votes for this Question: 618

CTV Poll Result
Who do you think wants a fall election more?
Conservatives 8151 votes (75 %)
Liberals 2752 votes (25 %)

Total Votes: 10903

thestar.com Poll
Which party leader do you think would make the best prime minister?

Stéphane Dion 375 34%
Stephen Harper 497 45%
Jack Layton 218 20%

Susan Bonner (cbc) interviews Bob Rae/P.Van Loan today from Denver.Softball q&a for Bobbie,he speaks of 'strong leadership' in the Lib.party...I think the altitude gettin' to ya Bob!
For PVL,Bonner brings up 'Naftagate'..PVL says it hasn't been an issue in Denver period! Bonner disappointed..especially when PVL says he has 'images in his head of Stephane Dion hiding under his bed afraid of the phone will ring'
Strange indeed that the Eggleton Aide-gate (now charged with rape) a 'non-issue'..no coverage that I could see either on ctv/cbc this am.Wonder where the cbc cameras were when his home was 'raided'

(Via CSP) Zeyno Baran, A Bear Energy Market

Along with a rapid military victory in Georgia, Vladimir Putin succeeded with another weapon in Russia's effort to divide and conquer Europe: energy.

Despite claims of unity on the crisis in the Caucasus, energy is a clear dividing line on the Continent. Countries that have long-term gas partnerships with Russia -- primarily the West Europeans -- chose the "both sides are to blame" approach to the war in Georgia. Countries that are more eager to diversify their sources of energy supply away from Russia -- most of the East and Central Europeans -- evinced the necessary moral clarity about Moscow's preplanned invasion...

Worth reading despite the erroneous assertion that Georgia attacked first:

Olga Oliker, RAND Corporation, Kosovo and South Ossetia More Different Than Similar

The Russian government has long highlighted the similarities between Kosovo and South Ossetia. When Kosovo declared independence six months ago, then-Russian President Vladimir Putin argued that this would embolden South Ossetia, as well as other separatist regions around the world.

More recently, parallels have been drawn between Russia's military actions in Georgia this month and NATO's bombing campaign of 1998-99 in Serbia.

The two situations, however, while similar on some points, are fundamentally different where it matters: in their implications for the future of international relations...

Ctv was so wrapped up last nite on hillary's say nothing speech & in being critical of the PM on the specualation of an election call that they did not show At All the PM's major Northern Annoucement, I guess this is not a Priority news item. Allthough they did have oliver on in the afternoon applauding this move & critical of Martin for not doing this.

Jennifer Rubin, What Is It About?

This is what comes from having a campaign built on cotton-candy phrases and a candidate with no substance. When the magic is gone and people realize it’s all an act, there isn’t anything to fall back on–not a ten point program, a biography of stunning accomplishment, or even a warm personality. When a campaign isn’t creating its own positive narrative and extolling the wonders of its own candidate’s achievements, it is easy for a competent opposition to begin to fill in the blanks. The opponents of an empty campaign can then capture the dead space which a grounded message and a compelling résumé usually occupy.

And that is why the Democratic Convention isn’t yet about anything–because the candidate isn’t...

How much finer is the mind that is so sensitive to the lack of care for the wonderfully diverse and oh so humane Taliban?

Lyse Doucet of the BBC knows.

(Via SWJ) Paul Smyth, RUSI, The Taliban ‘Advance’: No Time To Wobble

The UN-mandated, NATO-led international intervention in Afghanistan will stand or fall depending on what happens at the strategic level. Battles are fought in the tactical arena, wars in the strategic. Pundit commentary, media reporting and political observations routinely lose sight of, or choose to ignore, that axiom. Patently, the cumulative effect of numerous tactical defeats in a theatre of operations can dictate that a strategic decision is taken in a capital to surrender or sue for peace, and no actual war has been won without a tactical victory. But it is the very existence of a strategic context to tactical events that provides the essential resilience and capacity to absorb tactical reversals and to eradicate unnecessary ‘knee-jerk’ reactions to such events...

Re: Bob Rae and the Liberals keep talking about their "strong team" blah blah blah.

Think about it - almost the entire front bench are ROOKIES!!! Ignatief is even a rookie at being a Canadian. Marth Hall Findley - never ever held an elected position in her life. Ditto Ken Dryden. These are the "stars" Dion brags about. Oh, and of course, The Garth.

And then there is Mr. Ego - Bob Rae - if he was not connected at the hip and the wallet with PowerCorp, his brother John Rae of PowerCorp and his Uncle Maurice Strong, best friend of the Communist Chinese what chance would he have ever had to be elected to anything?

Have you noticed that Rae is a blowhard who uses weasle words anbd blatant untruths without even blinking.

Every time I see him interviewed I feel like I need a shower. But, of course, the Canadian media who interview him are all in the pocket of the same power brokers who salivate at the perks the big money backroomers dangle and they want those nice expense accounts and big Liberal parties on the taxpayer dime back so the journalists can be feted and fawned over just like in the good old Liberal days with a nice little appointment to the senate or as ambassador somewhere nice as a big thankyou for keeping the wool over our eyes.

My morning rant. Seeing Bob Rae does this to me. Now for the shower.

The Taliban in action

Two videos made by the Taliban in Pakistan's tribal areas between August 2007 and early 2008. The first video ("Recruiting" [divided into 3 parts]) is a recruitment/propaganda effort with English subtitles. The second ("Battlefield" [split into 4 tranches]) shows battle scenes, including Pakistani troops laying down their arms.

Related article:

Syed Saleem Shahzad, Setback for Pakistan's terror drive

Video footage made by the Taliban and seen by Asia Times... shows military operations from August 2007 to early 2008 in the tribal areas. There is detailed footage of how easily the Pakistani armed forces laid down their arms. After surrender, once their commanders had been removed, they mingled with the militants.

This happens because most of the men deployed in the tribal areas are ethnically Pashtuns and unwilling to fight against local Pashtun tribals. The Punjabis, the majority population of the country and also in the armed forces, cannot perform in the tribal areas as they neither understand the language nor the area...

Mao Stlong say, mockely and lidicure goodygoody yingyang fol Chinee Led Communists.

Not goodygoody yingyang fol SDA, smugly say Mao Stlong.
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"Chinese media mocks London 2012 Olympic handover performance

London's display at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics has been ridiculed in China, with the media mocking mayor Boris Johnson and deriding the British for laughing "about their own stupidity"."

"However, the strongest adverse reaction was on the internet where Mr Johnson was singled out for attack.

One blogger wrote: "At such a formal occasion, he should have buttoned his jacket. If you dress informally or not properly, it can be seen as disrespect to the host.

"When he was stepping to the stage and down, he put his hand in the pocket of his jacket. This shows he was extremely casual, he did not seem to take this occasion seriously.

"After he took over the Olympic flag, he simply passed it to the Chinese standard-bearer. He was the only person who took the flag with one hand. This is very disrespectful to the Olympic flag.""
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6yhsag

Poll that can go horribly wrong
thestar.com
Question:
Who do you think would be the best PM
Stephane Dion
Stephan Harper
What's his face, the NDP guy with the 'stache.

Vote early and often

Can't believe they left Lizzie May out of the poll...

Most Sung-About Body Parts

Ten Myths in America

"2) Women Earn Less than Men in America.......If women truly did earn 20% less for doing exactly the same job as a man, any non-sexist CEO could thrash his competition by hiring only women, thus saving 20% on employee salaries relative to his competitors. "

"6) Leftists are 'Liberal' and 'Progressive'........In the modern era, the Left can best be described as a vehicle through which people can fancy themselves as intelligent without having to put in the effort previously required to become intelligent, simply by believing a set of agreed-upon dogma. "

Following own latest tip:

Leftist mind-set is all about ego

I only wonder only what comes first: being a looser or attaching value to self-importance? From personal observation of financial transactions I would say the latter, however in terms of polisticsw may be the other way around.

laughfest continues at Ctv.ca

"GG's China trip cancelled, fueling vote speculation"

First view Dion with his rebuttal to the PM & answers reporters Questions
Then scroll down & read the comment's Some are completely off the wall.
One comment is "GG ask the Liberal's & NDP to form a Coalition & Govern"

God Save Us if that Ever Happens

Star poll:

Who do you think would be the best PM?

Stephane Dion: 32%

Stephen Harper 44%

Jack Layton 23%

What happened to the other 1%? 'Voting for Lizzie May?

Link for poll at Toronto Star:

http://www.thestar.com/

Scroll down. It's on the left.

MSM/Citizen does not use/mention "Liberal" in its headline.

Rewrite Headline:
>>>>> TO Liberal Senator Eggleton's "right-hand man" charged with sex assault.

MSM/Citizen Headline:

>>>>> "Senator's aide charged with sex assault"
http://tinyurl.com/6j7g4q

The only use/mention of "Liberal" in the article is:

"Shortly after the detectives left, Liberal leader Stéphane Dion's press secretary, Mike Gendron, showed up in a cab. Mr. Gendron, who said he was a close friend of Mr. Meinzer, only learned of the allegations from the Citizen after arriving at the house."

""He is Eggleton's right-hand man," Gerry Meinzer said,"

CROP poll in Quebec.
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# jwl Says:
August 27th, 2008 at 10:03 am

No way does the Liberal ‘government’ bring down the Conservatives. CROP poll released this morning reveals, in Quebec, the Tories at 31%, BQ 30%, Libs 20% and NDP 14%. I think the poll explains why Deceppe and Dion are doing everything they can to avoid an election this fall. Liberal support has gone down from last election, which was their worst showing in Quebec since the 1800’s."
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At Jack's Newswatch:

"Climbing Out Of The Dark | The Liberal Government Will Bring Down…

Yes, you read it correctly, the Liberal government will…. brought to you by CTV and Craig Oliver. The Liberals are still living in Liberal lala land. They truly believe that the Conservatives only won because of Adscam. They seriously think that most Canadians are socialists. They remind me of those elites that ignore the common poor in Canada to sell coal to China.

CTV and Craig Oliver are all over the Conservatives for calling Dion’s bluff/s. Bad Conservatives, good Liberals. Watch this little gem, it gives us a good idea of how the media operates, and how biased they really are."
http://jacksnewswatch.com/2008/08/27/daily-blogger-wednesday-august-27th-2008/

They seriously think that most Canadians are socialists. Posted by: maz2 at August 27, 2008 1:13 PM

And sadly, they are pretty much right about that.

Look here at SDA, and note how many people called for price controls on energy, among other left-wing ideals among 'right-wingers'.

Or the lack of criticism of Harper for calling an election a year early. Most people are moral relativists, able to fit facts into their worldview, despite the fit.

Canadians

Thaddeus McCotter and John J. Tkacik, The China Delusion

By every objective standard, China’s freedoms of expression, press, assembly, religion, labor organization, were greater in April 1989 and have declined precipitously since. This is confirmed by the U.S. Department of State’s annual reports on human rights practices -- in no year since 1989 has the State Department noted any improvement in China’s human rights, and in several years it has documented serious declines. The few current liberalizations that Chinese enjoy -- new job mobility, burgeoning cultural expression, relaxed residence permits -- would have taken root without the catalyst of the April/May 1989 burst of freedom...

Niall Ferguson, The End of 'Chimerica'

The delicate balance of power between China and American is unstable and the geopolitical consequences will affect us all

Grim Headlines ...

Where a print media dinosaur tries to deal with cognitive dissonance while being questioned by an MSM of the broadcast type.
Video is linked to at the linked post....

With all due respect Maz .... it isn't "us" that needs this pointed out.

And those that do need to be educated are probably not reading this blog much.

However, it is a fine and typical example of our MSM at work.

Breaking

New Orleans considers Gustav evacuation

http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN2746162920080827?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews&rpc=22&sp=true

And the left continues its attack on the free speech/press... can you imagine if this happened at the Republican convention.... oh the outcry....

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Conventions/story?id=5668622&page=1

"JOAN BRYDEN
The Canadian Press
August 27, 2008 at 3:47 PM EDT

OTTAWA — Conventional wisdom suggests Stephen Harper must be mad"
http://preview.tinyurl.com/6s96ef (via g-m)

More "mad" from MSM-Bryden's madman.
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Commenter "Mandosa" said:

Hurry liberals! Spin this somehow to make Harper look like a madman wanting international confrontation."
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"Harper tightens grip on Canadian Arctic

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it clear Wednesday he considers the Arctic to be Canadian territory -- and he has no plans to loosen his grip on the disputed North.

During a tour of the region, Harper announced plans to further extend Canadian jurisdiction in the Arctic."
http://tinyurl.com/6b9aaw (ctv)

Further to maz2's posting above:

http://preview.tinyurl.com/6s96ef (via g-m)

Headline reads: Harper aims to crush Liberals

"Tom Flanagan, a political scientist at the University of Calgary, believes Mr. Harper would be satisfied to return with a strengthened minority — a result that would throw the Liberals into chaos, thereby advancing the prime minister's long-term strategy of destroying Canada's so-called natural governing party.

“'I don't think Harper has to be thinking about a majority at all,' Mr. Flanagan said in an interview.

“'Strategically, this is sort of a prolonged war of attrition.'”

I like Mr. Harper's thinking.

batb, I also see the elegance in dividing the left, demonstrating that the right is not so scary, while at the same time governing effectively, and all from a minority position. This requires a long-range view by the PM and therefore a motivation that is not driven by "self" - a concept totally foreign to modern liberals, or should I say Liberals.