Clench your brittle fists, enlarge your already bulbous nose with more overproof rum, and stagger incoherently towards your perceived enemies onshore as you listen to The Clancy Brothers's rousing performance of the 19th century short-drag sea shanty Haul Away Joe.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Posted by EBD at March 6, 2012 12:01 AMMan sues local cinema because its snack bar prices are too high:
The suit accused AMC theaters of violating the Michigan Consumer Protection Act by charging grossly excessive prices for snacks. The suit seeks refunds for customers who were overcharged, a civil penalty against the theater chain and any other relief Judge Kathleen Macdonald might grant...
On one occasion the poor fellow paid nearly three times what he paid for the same items at a nearby restaurant!
Posted by: EBD at March 5, 2012 10:10 PM
This from Bluegrass pundit in previous post.
Remember we were told by Lamestream Media that Occupy was a grassroots movement?
Direct connections to Obama:
http://www.bluegrasspundit.com/2012/03/obamas-seiu-buddies-team-up-with-occupy.html
"The Opel Ampera, which sells in the United States as the Chevrolet Volt, has been named European Car of the Year by automotive journalists from 23 countries."
Posted by: EBD at March 5, 2012 10:46 PMIn her paper "Interest & Ontology, A Reponse to The Church, Women Bishops and Provision", feminist academic Dr. Susannah Cornwall argues that Jesus may have been a hermaphrodite:
"It is not possible to assert with any degree of certainty that Jesus was male as we now define maleness…"Posted by: EBD at March 5, 2012 10:50 PM
EBD, that "Opel Ampera" article reminds me of the boring Art films that come out once in a while and get rave reviews by critics but has everyone else snoozing.
If the Volt/Ampera truly were a marvel then it would sell like hotcakes!
Posted by: Robert W. (Vancouver) at March 5, 2012 10:57 PMwell..that explains why 'bama is so adamant about not taking Iran's nuclear weapons program offline...it's too late...now imagine that they already have a few scattered around the US and see why they're so busy trying to head Israel off...
Report: Iran Held Nuclear Test In North Korea…
from: http://weaselzippers.us/
Germany’s Die Welt newspaper reported Sunday that Iran held at least one nuclear weapons test in North Korea in 2010.
The paper’s report is based on “Western intelligence agencies sources,” and says that the test, in fact, refutes US intelligence assessments suggesting there is no “hard evidence” that Iran is building nuclear weapons.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has recently declared that its nuclear negotiations with Iran have failed.
The statement followed Tehran’s decision the bar IAEA inspectors from what is believed to be key military sites in the Islamic Republic.
Iran vehemently claims that its nuclear program is meant to serve civil, peaceful purposes only.
The Die Welt noted that evidence of the 2010 nuclear tests in North Korea was published in early February in Nature Magazine.
According to the report, Swedish nuclear physicist Lars-Erik de Geer analyzed data “showing the presence of radioisotopes that betrayed a uranium bomb explosion.”
Posted by: Bemused at March 5, 2012 10:58 PMGreat letter from Eric Raymond to Chris Dodd regarding SOPA/PIPA/ACTA bills at this link:
http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=4155&cpage=1#comment-374263
The Canadian government is currently attempting to create a Canadian version of the DMCA in this country and this is an action which needs to be fought vigorously.
Posted by: Loki at March 6, 2012 12:02 AMMost brilliant orator since Demosthenes says "uh" 96 times in under 5 minutes. (Sadly the video is not there for me, but others may have more luck.)
http://weaselzippers.us/2012/03/05/video-gifted-orator-barack-obama-says-a-staggering-96-uhhs-in-less-than-5-minutes/
Posted by: Black Mamba at March 6, 2012 12:02 AMJust the facts, ma'am, just the facts. Any facts, ma'am?!?
Posted by: Robert W. (Vancouver) at March 6, 2012 12:08 AMBlack Mamba, the silver-tongued devil begins a surprising number of his sentences with "Yo," too.
Posted by: chutzpahticular at March 6, 2012 12:15 AM
Re: Haul Away Joe. Not my favorite song, but then, I'm from the dry prairie.
A CBC.Ca headline tonite reads: "Liberals will release election phone records"
Big deal! Constituency office phone records are not connected to any outside source of communications that could send out mulitiple pre-recorded messages to programed phone lists.
Would allowing anyone to see my home phone records show what I'm doing on my phone or my computer at work?? I don't think so. Nice try though!
I think the opposition parties sent the calls out with specific intentions of defaming the Conservative Party of Canada!
Posted by: Plainzdrifter at March 6, 2012 12:49 AM"EBD, that "Opel Ampera" article reminds me of the boring Art films that come out once in a while and get rave reviews by critics but has everyone else snoozing."
Kinda like that b&w slient movie that just won all the oscars. Unfortunatly nobody went to see it.It was such a good movie I can't even remmeber the name. And no, I didn't see it.
Hands up if you got 16 Robo-calls a day at election time and just hung up before they got into the robo message?
Posted by: HCW at March 6, 2012 1:51 AMA GREAT letter.
Posted by: Loki at March 6, 2012 12:02 AM
Barry tells us why he can murder U.S. citizens with impunity:
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/03/holder-targeted-killing/#more-74588
So where is the outrage from the MSM?
Posted by: T.C. at March 6, 2012 2:09 AMWe the People page on the Whitehouse.gov site:
https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petitions/%21/petition/resign/SvJr4Q9h?utm_source=wh.gov&utm_medium=shorturl&utm_campaign=shorturl
Posted by: Susan at March 6, 2012 7:24 AMNeo-AGW Progress Report.
H/T Mao Stlong, Liberal leader Rae's uncle Mo, c/o Red China.
"Cruel: With the help of expert trackers from local Inuit communities, hunters stalk their prey and dispatch the iconic animals with bullets from a high-powered rifle"
"Trophies: The owner of the American company said 'Each hunter is allowed to kill one male only. We then turn them into rugs'"
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"Rich Chinese thrill seekers paying £50,000 for ‘trip of a lifetime…’ to kill endangered polar bears"
"China’s thrill-seeking nouveau riche are being offered a £50,000 trip of a lifetime – hunting down endangered polar bears, the Daily Mail can reveal.
The expensive price tag for the 10-day expedition across the polar ice pack in Canada includes the services of a taxidermist, who at the end of the hunt turns the trophy specimens into prized rugs for the “rookie” hunters’ living rooms.
'The polar bear is the most extreme of natural enemies in North America,' declares the Beijing-based I Love Hunting Club in its brochure."
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2110722/Rich-Chinese-thrill-seekers-paying-50-000-trip-lifetime--kill-endangered-polar-bears.html
Posted by: maz2 at March 6, 2012 7:32 AMMaz, my hometown, North Bay is home to the largest (2nd?) fur trading event in the world. Last year (Feb) they sold 60 polar bear hides caught by natives around James Bay. There were a great many bears that far south... globull warming? Haha!! The hides were sold at auction going to Russian, Chinese and Greek buyers. A new record for a single hide was set at $11,000 CDN. This is all perfectly legal.
Personally I'd much rather a $75,000 return than $10,000 any day! Think paying solar mark-ups for a rug!
Posted by: Red Jeff at March 6, 2012 8:13 AMI know you guys will have fun with this one... It's like a highlight reel for HRC fans.
http://www.ottawacitizen.com/life/Edinburgh+family+launches+human+rights+complaint+over+parking+space/6254749/story.html
Posted by: lgarvin at March 6, 2012 8:18 AMlgarvin - I was just going to post that link.
Nice waste of tax dollars.
Shut down the HRCs immediately!
Posted by: anne (not from Cornwall) at March 6, 2012 8:29 AMmaz2...left a comment with the lefties at the Daily Rag.Doubt it will be published.Sad,reading the comments,to see just how gullible and non-thinking most people of the world are/have become.As I stated,very sad to have to refer to it as Britain,as it is no longer great.From the empire on which the sun never sets,to the empire upon which it no longer rises,due to stupidity,socialism and general ennui. I sometimes think the muslims will even be dissappointed with the result they are getting,and that's saying a lot!
Posted by: Justthinkin at March 6, 2012 9:01 AMThe East is Red.
Red with human blood spilled by the communist Red Chinese leaders.
"The latest deaths were all lay people and not, as is often the case, Buddhist monks or former clergy."
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"Third Tibetan self-immolates in three days in China"
"Dorjee, 18, died after he set himself ablaze in Aba county in Sichuan province in protest at China's policy on Tibet"
"A protester holds a placard next to a Free Tibet candlelit display showing the pictures of Tibetans who died of self immolation"
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/06/tibetan-self-immolation-china
EBD 10:50 pm About the fem scholar who posits that Jesus might have been a hermaphrodite. "It is not possible to assert with any degree of certainty that Jesus was male as we now define maleness…"
Kind of glad Kris Kristofferson didn't know this before he composed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofzCZiQ9vjA
"hermaphrodite" might have been harder to fit in the lyrics than "Capricorn".
Posted by: rita at March 6, 2012 10:42 AMThis is a serious violations of Canadians rights - blatant search and seizure without a warrant.
Police State tactics, and people wonder why there is so much protest against the use of smart meters for water, power, and gas. Unbelievable.
Man's home 'invaded' by government search of fish tanks:
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/mans-home-invaded-government-search-fish-tanks-092801612.html
Posted by: Lucky Lori at March 6, 2012 10:47 AMAs much as I hate the BC Liberals they have just pulled off a wicked coup. The BC Teachers Federation was tricked into striking by the introduction of a legislated contract with some pretty severe penalties for striking. The teachers voted to strike and all of a sudden the legislation has been delayed. Now they just have to wait until the public begs them to legislate these turds back to the classroom. Well played.
Posted by: james at March 6, 2012 10:49 AMDeneen Borelli has a new book out, "Blacklash"
"This country is at a crossroads. We can either reverse direction or nosedive into a cycle of dependency that is turning America into a welfare nation—a “government plantation” where the underclass are doomed to 21st-century servitude. Now, Deneen Borelli, one of the most visible and outspoken black conservatives in the country, is fighting back—taking action, not just talking—and speaking up for those who can’t or are too afraid to do so. "
http://books.simonandschuster.com/Blacklash/Deneen-Borelli/9781451642865
Posted by: Soccermom at March 6, 2012 11:21 AMJames, re the teachers' strike. Drove past a few schools yesterday, nobody seems to be beeping their horns in support of the teachers as they drive through the school zone. They cannot claim that it's "for the children" when they are asking for 15% increase IN PAY over three years....it's pi**ing people off.
On the bright side, I'm glad yesterday morning the weather was ABSOLUTELY ATROCIOUS. Made me smile as I drove past them with my thumb down. Today, it's chilly with snow. Nicely done, weather.
Posted by: Soccermom at March 6, 2012 11:25 AMI should add re the teachers that the BCGEU and CUPE are all walking out today for the big rally at the leg. Suckas.
Posted by: james at March 6, 2012 11:54 AMRecall the recent headline from MSM:
“Hacker group Anonymous threatens Vic Toews”
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Today’s Fox headline:
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Recall the recent headline from MSM:
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Today’s Fox headline:
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Of Frauds/Fraudsters: Mao Stlong's Scheme? Ponzi or pyramid?
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"Are you a victim of the Earl Jones Ponzi scheme? Share your story with reporter Tim Kiladze."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/rbc-settles-class-action-suit-with-victims-of-fraudster-earl-jones/article2359998/
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"Turn down the bling dial, Chinese officials warned"
"... a system in which politics and business are inextricably linked and many of China’s political leaders are also the country’s wealthiest men and women.
You need only to look at who’s driving on the streets to see the evidence. In The Globe and Mail’s Driver Zhao index, the Audi A6 is the preferred car for Chinese officials, frequently seen weaving around the bicycles and Chinese-brand sedans that make up the fleet of the masses. Audi sold more than 313,000 cars here last year, surpassing its home market of Germany."
"There have been plenty of luxury cars on display in the capital this week, as delegates have come in from out of town to sit in political meetings by day and dine and shop by evening."
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-news/global-exchange/globe-correspondents/turn-down-the-bling-dial-chinese-officials-warned/article2360086/
Posted by: maz2 at March 6, 2012 1:56 PMComment at NP: Turns out Sandra Fluke is quite the hypocrite and is a fan on Twitter of Ed Schulz from MSNBC, the man who referred to Laura Ingraham as a "right-wing sl*t".
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/03/06/heres-hoping-limbaughs-bully-pulpit-finally-got-a-lot-less-bullying/#comment-457905624
Posted by: Mark at March 6, 2012 3:12 PM“PayPal Canada says it is co-operating with Elections Canada ‘robocall’ probe”
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/paypal-canada-says-it-is-co-operating-with-elections-canada-robocall-probe-141617803.html
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Go here for PayPal:
https://leadnow.netdonor.net/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1694&ea.campaign.id=12874
‘Nother PayPal hint?
From Our CBC.
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“Elections Canada launches online complaint form”
“The agency is also asking organizations that have set up their own complaint-gathering sites to instead direct voters to the Elections Canada website.”
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2012/03/06/pol-robocalls-chief-electoral-officer-powers.html?cmp=rss
‘Nother PayPal hint?
From Our CBC.
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“Elections Canada launches online complaint form”
“The agency is also asking organizations that have set up their own complaint-gathering sites to instead direct voters to the Elections Canada website.”
urlm.in/llqu
Food stamps and lottery winners.
“I feel that it’s okay because I mean, I have no income and I have bills to pay,” she said. “I have two houses.”
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=38904#comment-3466285
Posted by: wallyj at March 6, 2012 5:02 PMWhy hasn't the MSM challenged Fluke on her testimony.
http://directorblue.blogspot.com/2012/03/all-you-need-to-know-about-sandra-fluke.html
Posted by: dwo at March 6, 2012 5:16 PM
Pat Martin has just declared on 'PnP' that there is no connection between Leadnow and the NDP party. He says that Ian Capstick has very little connection to the party and worked for Sheila Copps.
Leadnow organized the Vancouver protest that featured Libby Davies. I'm not positive,but I do think Libby may still be connected to the NDP. Go Pat Go.
I don't have a link yet,it just happened a few minutes ago. If Mr. Capstick is on the program today,that should be interesting. I do hope he cries.
Posted by: wallyj at March 6, 2012 5:39 PMThere was a little segment on Krista Erickson's show on Sun News this afternoon and Krista was talking to Sun reporter Eric Duhaime from Montreal and Eric said there is an American outfit behind the website that is collecting names of people that say they were affected by the robocalls. It appears that George Soros' people have done more than just trying to influence civic elections and the Gateway pipline hearings.
Sorry no link, as I have not been able to find the video on Sun yet. Maybe someone a little more savvy can find it.
Posted by: Ken (Kulak) at March 6, 2012 6:26 PMWallyj and Ken... is this the link? http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/search/Krista%20Erickson/foreign-funded-furor/1492392708001
Posted by: Red Jeff at March 6, 2012 7:19 PMIt may be Ken's.They are both related though. Thanks.
I've got the link here that shows Pat Martin lying through his teeth as he wheels Ian(Timmy)under the bus. The fun starts at the 4 minute mark.
http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/Politics/Power_&_Politics/1305400780/ID=2206781169
Red Jeff, thank you. That is the video.
Posted by: Ken (Kulak) at March 6, 2012 8:18 PM