Reader Tips
Tonight, singing evangelist Edward W. Clayborn advises that Your Enemy Cannot Harm You, But Watch Your Close Friend.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
RIP
Insert Coin for Dancing Monkey
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It’s fundraising week over at my place. If anyone here would like to help out, you’re more than welcome to.
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The Convenient Memory Lapses of a Liberal
Though Charles Adler left his radio gig in Winnipeg to move to Vancouver, he has a new show on satellite radio, from which a podcast is published as well. In the most recent episode he interviews Warren & Lisa Kinsella. Much of the talk was about the Canadian Senate. Mrs. Kinsella has a “unique” perspective starting around 19:00 into the podcast:
“Because Stephen Harper first, of course, stacked the Senate. So we have an imbalance in the Senate. We have Conservatives dominating it.”
Her comment necessitated a quick check of Senate appointments:
Stephen Harper: 59 Tories
Jean Chretien: 72 Liberals + 3 Independents
It’s most interesting that such a prominent Liberal made such a comment, considering that her husband was one of Chretien’s BFF’s during his tenure as PM. Conveniently short memories.
Operation Empty Chair
“If you like your boots-free Syria, you can keep your boots-free Syria.”
Featured Comment
Reader Adrian, via email;
I know Mark Steyn has been variously covered about the same thing, Douglas Murray in another piece from Gatestone, pointing out much some of the same.
And it is just the same few brave souls, how it has changed, in our short lives, going from the noble tent dweller, via some obscure threat that must surely be a laugh at about Salmon Rushdie, to death on the streets of Europe. It is now the most pervasive part of everyone on the planets life. From Cassius Clay and Cat Stevens to world domination in a generation, and by domination isn’t that where we now are, it shapes every aspect of life, from freedom of speech and segregated bathing to sharia compliant laws,never mind as a child the spectacle of meeting an Indian or African, is there a street in any town in the world today without a muslim. There are conversely now huge swathes of the earth where there is but one ideology, the exponential curve on this must near equate to the fall of any previous civilisation.
More Pavilions At Folkfest
Tar and feathers, people. You remember how to do that? German Village of 102 Braces for 750 Asylum Seekers
Oh, Shiny Pony!
Politicizing the blood supply:
The ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood is set to be lifted if one of the promises by the incoming Liberal Party of Canada majority federal government comes to fruition.
“The current situation discriminates automatically against men who have sex with men,” said Dr. Hedy Fry, Liberal MP for Vancouver Centre.
[…] “There could definitely be queer blood drives,” said Rose.
What could go wrong?
h/t andycanuck
The Killing Wage
Seattle Voted to Hike the Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour. Here’s What Happened to Seattle’s Job Market.
Pleasing Your Enemies Does Not Turn Them Into Friends
Reader Tips
Tonight, Oklahoman John Moreland sings Hang Me in the Tulsa County Stars at Austin’s South By Southwest festival.
The comments are open for your tips.
Grand Slam
Honey, I Finished The Internet
FIRST DEMOCRATIC DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS: 2015 — A Bad Lip Reading (h/t EBD)
Bill’s Wife
Bomb Bomb Bomb
Bombardier…
Via email; You need to update your story again. Quebec is no longer asking the new Liberal govt for a $350M loan. They’re asking Ottawa to match their $1.3B ($1B US) equity investment.
From the comments;
Does that mean that Shell can get $1 billion so it doesn’t cancel that heavy oil project in Alberta?
JV Team
The Russians and Egyptians claim otherwise. Who to believe? ISIS claims responsibility for Russian jet crash
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
According to the New York Times (NYT) a week ago, a major new study found that lower doses of antipsychotics are better for the treatment of schizophrenia…
Oops.
(h/t Sean)
Blog Notes
I injured my eye a couple of days ago, and screen work is just a little bit painful. Accordingly, I’m going to try to rest it as best I can this weekend, so blogging may be slow.
(Happy Halloween!)
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
Metrolinx has packed up its 31-metre-tall wind turbine at the Lisgar GO Station after it produced 91 per cent less electricity than projected.
The provincial transportation agency has officially dumped a pilot project aimed at creating renewable energy using a $620,000 wind turbine. Unveiled in 2009, the turbine was slated to produce enough energy to power 80 per cent of the Lisgar GO station’s electricity per year – 98,550 kilowatt hours (kWh). It fell far short of its targets, producing less than ten per cent of that.
But fear not, gentle taxpayers!
Despite the setback, Aikins said Metrolinx has been firm on its commitment to an energy management program, installing solar panels on new buildings…
h/t Jim


