Newsweek, the failed uber-leftie magazine that sold for just $1.00 a few years ago, has hit a new low with its latest edition:

Remember the Left’s recent assertions that civility is paramount? Andrew Sullivan clearly missed that memo. 🙁

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It would be a most interesting psychology study to interview those watching this video who nod in agreement.

Nazanin Afshin-Jam is a pretty amazing woman. Watch her here, as she’s not afraid to speak out against real human rights violations:

You can see their wedding photo here.
Paul Russell has a humorous take on the wedding.
Her father rocks too!

An online clearinghouse of the worst antipathy towards our Prime Minister can be found here. This is the echo-chamber where hate-drenched Lefties conglomerate and belch out their venom.
Turning Lemons into Lemon-aid: Might be a great place for a psychologist to recruit patients!

If you have a moment, could you please select the best answer to this question:

Pharmacists who work in hospitals in British Columbia will be receiving upwards of a 14% wage cut. Undoubtedly they will be decrying the end of humanity over the next few months but one wonders why they should be immune from the same realities faced by all private sector employees?

Froma Harrop wears two hats: She’s the head of the Civility Project and she’s a political columnist. While wearing the second hat last summer, she wrote this:

Make no mistake: The tea party Republicans have engaged in economic terrorism against the United States — threatening to blow up the economy if they don’t get what they want. And like the al-Qaida bombers, what they want is delusional: the dream of restoring some fantasy caliphate in which no one pays taxes, while the country is magically protected from foreign attack and the elderly get government-paid hip replacements.

Yesterday, the Daily Show’s John Oliver tried to help her see the light (link for our American friends). No luck. Absolutely no luck. Ms. Harrop claims she was in on the joke. Many think she was not.

James Delingpole loves Canada! The comments from his readers are more of a mixed bag.

Ain’t Piers Morgan such a cordial and brilliant host?!
Dennis Miller shares his thoughts.

“The Negro is indolent and lazy, and spends his money on frivolities, whereas the European is forward-looking, organized and intelligent.” – Che Guevara

h/t Iowahawk.

One wonders how often the phrase – “Do as I say, not as I do” – is used in her household?

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Update: Idiocy redux   h/t bluetech

Saint-Maurice-Champlain MP Lise St-Denis, seeing no future for the federal NDP party, has joined Bob Rae’s caucus. Readers of the Red Star think it’s the end of the world! However, anecdotal evidence suggests that most Canadians are having this reaction.

In the political home of the Left’s Messiah a new law has been enacted that “requires those who buy industrial drain cleaners and other caustic substances to provide photo identification and sign a log”.
Interesting to see that the same people who support this law are absolutely against ID being shown by potential voters.

Inspired by the recent video referenced by ‘Robert S’, I did some research to see what other interesting Prager videos are online. Here’s a trio of them which will serve as examples of the kind of nonsensical arguments you’ll hear made in 2012 by Democrat Cult Members aka Obamabots:
On the environment
On racism
On terror apologists
Finally, for those who have never seen it, here’s the most inspiring Dennis Prager video of all:

BWAAHAAAA!

The Green Party of BC will not be running candidates in the by-elections to be called in 2012. Because this decision seems to be of interest to some in the media, I thought an explanation might be in order.
There are all kinds of reasons we might not want to participate in by-elections. As a party that believes in evidence based decision-making, we now have data based on the four by-elections in which we have participated: the 2011 by-election in Vancouver Point Grey (3.42%); the 2008 by-elections in Vancouver Burrard (5.37%) and Vancouver Fairview (7.35%); and the 2004 by-election in Surrey Panorama (8.37%). With the exception of Surrey Panorama, the percentage of support for Green Party candidates in the by-elections is substantially lower than we receive in those same ridings in provincial elections. On evidence, therefore, that might be reason enough to take a pass on future by-elections unless there is compelling counter evidence that the outcome could be different.

h/t Paul

If you have a friend who repeatedly tells you how open-minded he is, does his rote repetition ever reach a point where you think he’s covering up for his lack of open-mindedness? If you have a friend who constantly hints at how generous he is, but yet never seems to pick up his fair share of a restaurant bill, never seems to donate to charity, and never seems available to help you out with large or small tasks, do you begin to think he’s full of it?
In this light, Mark Steyn eviscerates the WaPo’s Eugene Robinson, who has long claimed that his column is all about empathy. After his vicious attack against the Santorum family, and by extension all families who have lost a baby right before or after childbirth, it’s little wonder why Robinson feels the need to keep reminding everyone that he’s a Man of Empathy. Fact is, he’s not. Even worse, he’s indicative of the modern Leftist mindset, which feels there’s nothing wrong with saying the vilest of things, as long as they’re against your political enemies.
The comments on this video about the Santorums and their dead child are absolutely common amongst Leftists these days. Here’s just one example:

The Santorums ought to give the Palins some tips on proper abortion methods. You think that stem cell/afterbirth/fecal matter amalgam they called Trig is ever going to amount to ANYTHING? Hey, Sarah: If you’re reading this, you can borrow my Sam’s Club Card and stock up on coat hangars if you’d like….

Such filth is typical in hate-filled Leftist echo chambers. Don’t believe me? Here’s another example from a very mainstream blog/discussion site.
Read Steyn’s column. Read every word. And you’ll get a small glimpse into the battle that all centrists & conservatives are facing this decade. The Left absolutely wants to take over every aspect of our lives. They want to control how many children you have. They want to indoctrinate your children with Radical Leftist narratives from a young age. They want to ensure that most everyone belongs to a union. They want to control the maximum amount of money you can make. They want it all. And to accomplish this, they will do & say anything . . . without ever feeling the need to apologize. You can choose to avoid this fight. But they won’t.

A few days ago, a comment by ‘chip’ to this topic on SDA contained the following:

The state of public education in BC is very poor compared to what we have experienced in Asia. And now that UBC has initiated its new teacher training program that will bring the issues of social justice into math and science classes one can expect it will get a lot worse before it gets better.

One has to wonder if the “brain trust” behind the B.C. education system might soon be emulating this example set in Georgia:

Update: Courtesy of ‘rita’, here are some instruction manuals for “educators” who wish to breathe new life into the class warfare fires and amp up animosity & distrust between the races. Bravo, Leftie Social Engineers, you’re doing such “good” for society! 🙁

Now that Liberal/NDP/Green supporters are no longer occupied with fighting an election, here’s how some of them spend their time:

h/t Matt from Mississauga

Based on all the cases of Canadians being charged after protecting themselves, is it incorrect to assume that this young woman would have been charged north of the U.S. border?