If it moos, tax it.
If this doesn’t result in a ruling against the CBC by their Ombudsman, then his position is the sham it appears to be.
It’s amazing how often the punditry still mentions American journalism’s crazy old aunt in the attic approvingly. (Of course, they still publish Gwynn Dyer and Robert Fisk, too!)
Who killed Fidel?
From July 8;
… a compilation of selected [Arab] reactions of more than a dozen (out of hundreds) people to one of the hot topics of these days which is the kidnapping of Israeli tank-gunner Gilad Shalit and the Israeli military operation in Gaza strip in the attempt to free him.
At Iraq The Model. Not quite what one might predict.
Add yours in the comments.
‘If it moos–‘ more proof that the socialists just don’t get it. I take it this means that the government will now go into the slaughterhouse business? What don’t they understand about free enterprise and having the economic climate to suport it? Just what the farmers need–another tax to bring them to their knees. Will the government then go into cattle raising because there are not enough farmers? Alice in Wonderland revisited?
Tax Cow: Once Mcguinty gets ahold of that wing ding idea of Doers he will most likely take it a step further..
Tax every chicken, goose, sheep, horse, cat, dog, kittens, chicks, calfs, folds, pups & even the fish in the pond out back!!!!
Do you think that they have finaly run out of lame tax ways to screw the farmer.
What was written in that thread stands as one example of the change in the Iraqi way of thinking since the day we got rid of the dictator and shows that logic and facts are gaining more ground at the expense of emotions and conspiracy theories.
Blockbuster post.
There’s a post out there by Michael Yon that describes why he’s more optimistic for prospects in Iraq than in Afghanistan, for precisely those reasons.
Manitoba Cattle Enhancement Council, is that for bulls that have a lack of self-confidence and self-esteem issues? This tax is coming to you from the same people who think that taxing business on the number of employees (payroll tax) will encourage business investment in the province. Way to go Gary.
The Right Honourable Jean Chretien and the Right Honourable Paul Martin, Jr., have been declared The Untouchables by the Supremes. The Librano, er Liberals, appointed 6 of seven Supremes; or was it 7-0?
There is hope in some circles that Chuck Guite will be declared not guilty on appeal; after all, Chuck is an exemplary citizen.
Long live Corruption, Inc. …-
OTTAWA (CP) – The Supreme Court of Canada has tightened the legal definition of breach of trust, making it potentially harder to obtain criminal convictions against politicians or public servants charged with corrupt conduct.
In a 7-0 ruling, the court overturned a previous guilty verdict against Denis Boulanger, the police chief of Varennes, Que…
cnews
Mr. Mole has a-not-so-subliminal message up.
Guess who is ready-to-get-to-work?
Guess who is the favourite/front-runner?
Guess who is leader-of-the-pack?
How can you tell?
Lib race: We are not raceists.
http://liberal.ca/default_e.aspx
Students at the Ontario College of Art and Design are lobbying the school to allow them the choice of receiving “baccalaureate” degrees rather than “bachelors” degrees — because “bachelor” is clearly symbolic of paternalism.
I really wish my generation had been forced to take Latin. Then people would know that the root word is the same.
(No link or anything; just wanted to share.)
Most Positive News for Sports Fishing I’ve Ever Heard !
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20060712.AFNFISH12/TPStory/National
“Let me be clear — in the coming months, we will strike a judicial inquiry into the collapse of the Fraser River salmon fishery and oppose racially divided fisheries programs,” Mr. Harper’s letter states.
End state sponsored racial extra special rights.
One law for all.
France, soccer and Fidel!!
Hilarious!,… I hate socialism, soccer and France so the ending of the world cup, was one for the ages.
Just a Xmas message for Dalton McGuinty, Lib Premier Ontario Reserve.
She’s an angel. Merry Xmas, Dalton. …-
“(There’s) a person suspended from the top and chained to it and she’s holding a banner that says, Save Grassy Narrows Boreal Forest.”
canoe news
Paul Workman Joins CTV News
(and disappears from the CBC website)
http://www.broadcastermagazine.com/article.asp?id=58150&issue=07132006&ref=rss
Who’s next to exit the CBC?
‘Anyone SEEN or HEARD FROM Duh-lton McGuilty lately?
Aren’t provincial premiers supposed to be leaders, not recluses?
Shouldn’t they be showing up to explain to the electorate some of the more important developments in the province, like what’s going on in Caledonia, for instance…?
mo’money and mo’ lawyers.
Fontaine made the $2-billion lump-sum settlement a centrepiece of his campaign. He rode that triumph to a decisive victory Wednesday, winning another three-year term. But Fontaine was mum when repeatedly asked through his staff to talk about Kathleen Mahoney, a University of Calgary human rights lawyer, AFN negotiator and adviser.
Fontaine and Mahoney have been a couple, sharing homes and vacations, for much of the last decade. Their personal connection isn’t much of a secret in native and legal circles, but is less widely known outside them
The posts on Iraq The Model which are supportive of Israel are unbelievable- so much so I can only hope they are truly real and not fabricated.
These posts -from people obviously influenced by the horror of terror regardless of the alleged validity of its practitioners- stand as a testament to the folly of killing innocent people to support a cause- in this case an evil one.
These posters are reacting exactly as one would expect intelligent people to react to the campaign of al Qaeda to defeat the democratic ideal in Iraq by killing thousands of innocents. These posters are indeed infinitely bright than your average NYT writer or reader (or liberal of any nationality).
Couple’s wedding clashes with Muslim fun day
Via Neale News and The Telegraph.
A couple’s plans for a £5,000 wedding at Alton Towers were thrown into confusion yesterday after it emerged that the theme park had double booked them with a fun day for 20,000 Muslims.
Amanda Morris, 30, and her fiance, Scott Lee, 31, have been told that if they go ahead with the ceremony they will not be allowed to go on celebratory rides together.
Furthermore, Miss Morris and her female guests will have to cover up to be in line with guests of Islamic Leisure wearing hijabs.
…
Believing that they and their own guests had the complex almost to themselves, Islamic Leisure drew up a list of requirements.
These included the provision of prayer areas and bans on music, alcohol and gambling. In the Muslim tradition, women would also need to cover their bodies, as well as going on rides separately to their menfolk.
Sure sounds like a Fun Day to me. How come I never get invited to these things?
MichaelTotten.com is a great read because while information is golden… it can fun too.
Ledeen is good too…
This is the end of a real insight piece by a well versed Michael Ledeen. It helps to have this in your back pocket.
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDE4MDA3NDUyYjA0ZGY1MzQ4NjM5NjM1MWY4NDVkZGM=
As do millions of Syrians and Iranians. And you know what? Millions of Arabs all over the Middle East do too. Give them a chance to fight for their freedom, as we did with the Georgians. The longer we dither, the more likely it becomes that we will sadly and unnecessarily find ourselves in a military confrontation of some sort, with all the terrible consequences that entails.
Faster, please. Your options are narrowing. You cannot escape the mullahs. You must either defeat them or submit to their terrible vision. There is no other way.
— Michael Ledeen, an NRO contributing editor, is most recently the author of The War Against the Terror Masters. He is resident scholar in the Freedom Chair at the American Enterprise Institute.
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Soldiers in our city… Edmonton July 2o. CapitalEx Parade (formerly Klondike Days). They are honoring our troops and will have a huge showing from CFB Edmonton.
Holiday in Edmonton anyone? Here’s an opportunity to organize some public support. If you can’t go maybe ask someone to go for you.
If you have kids and want to visit mid-way, all day passes avail. at IGA, Sobeys until day before. $35 (?)
CBC Radio One 8:30 am Friday July 14th/06 on **The Current**
Who Killed the Electric Car ?– Film Director
No gas, no oil, no tune-ups, no problems. It’s the story of the EV-1, General Motor’s ill-fated electric car.The EV-1 cruised the California roads in 1990, when 800 of the cars were leased to customers eager to drive a zero-emission automobile.
But despite rave reviews from the few who drove it, GM shut down the production line in 2003 and recalled every single one of them. Most of the fleet was shredded, crushing consumers’ hopes that the electric car was here to stay.
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You could only lease the car, never buy it.. Every last car was re-claimed by GM.. Drivers loved it, yet GM claimed only 800 were in use and demand was too low to warrant production. I think they saw it would eclipse all other auto products and snuffed it out before it could be discovered by the public
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One of its fans was filmmaker Chris Paine, who was once a proud driver of an EV-1. And now, the story of why General Motors decided to short-circuit the production of the electric car is what powers his documentary, appropriately titled, Who Killed the Electric Car? We reached Chris Paine by telephone in Los Angeles, California.
GM Response
While there may be plenty of blame to go around in Chris Paine’s documentary, in the end, it was General Motors’s decision to discontinue production of the EV-1 electric car.
To find out why, we contacted Dave Barthmuss. He’s the manager for public policy, environment and energy for General Motors North America, and he was also in California.
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2006/200607/20060714.html
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Cut’n Run Bob; Slash and Burn Bob; Clear Cut Bob; Pine Beetle Bob; Barking Bob Moonbat.
Help Bob: Buy a membership: Now on sale; cheep.
Sponge Bob speaks:
Rae urges election over softwood
OTTAWA (CP) – Liberal leadership candidate Bob Rae is urging the party’s MPs to vote against the softwood lumber deal, even if it means toppling the minority Conservative government and plunging into an election before the Grits have chosen a new chief. via cnews
Fact: Tommy Douglas… Not Dead Enough. …-
The Persistence of Rumors (Castro still dead?)
Babalublog ^ | July 14, 2004 | Val Prieto
The persistence of rumors. We’re going on day four of the latest fidel castro is dead rumors. Here are a couple more uncorroborated reports and speculations: – Hugo Chavez supposedly took an “urgent flight” to Cuba yesterday afternoon along with other high ranking Cuban officials. Details or news accounts of same unavailable. – Granma once again published articles profiling Raul Castro, heir apparent to the dictator throne. – WHPC reports that there is much action in Cuba at the moment, with reports from Granma stating that workers are “waging a fierce battle” in attempts to have construction and other related…
free republic
AdScam Chretien/Martin are planning a reception at Mama Teresa’s Ristorante, Ottawa, for Coffin.
Chuck Guite will roast/toast the Librano$.
Gagliano will hand out favour$. …-
MONTREAL — Former adman Paul Coffin, who was a key player in the sponsorship scandal, has been freed from prison.
A Quebec news report reported yesterday that the 63-year-old adman was released last Monday after serving one-sixth of his 18-month sentence imposed by the Quebec Court of Appeal.
voy forums
Hi, Paul. It’s me.
Belinda, Paul.
Belinda Stronach, Paul.
Yes, Dad is fine.
No, his name is not Peter.
… Paul? Are ya still there? Paul….
Stronach wants caucus to elect cabinet ministers
Globe & Mail – July 14, 2006
Federal Liberals should tear a page from the Northwest Territories book of consensus government and give backbench MPs the right to vote for their own cabinet, MP Belinda Stronach says.
She makes the recommendations in a wide-ranging paper that also calls on the party to drop membership fees to $1 per individual,…
Harper’s a hit in London
Toronto Star – 4 hours ago
LONDON—Stephen Harper got a vote of confidence from Margaret Thatcher, exchanged global strategies with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and chatted with the Queen during his first visit to London as Prime Minister. … via google news
Att: SSMartin/Brison/Graham/Fry, et al.
Get out of the way; allow the citizens to decide the definition of marriage.
Define your own status. You cannot rewrite language to suit your agendas.
Down with SSM. …-
Another Marriage Victory: Appeals Court Upholds Nebraska Marriage Amendment
Liberty Counsel e-mail update | 7/14/06
Lincoln, NE – A federal appeals court has reversed a ruling that stuck down Nebraska’s same-sex marriage ban. U.S. District Judge Joseph Bataillon ruled last year that the measure was too broad and deprived homosexuals of participation in the political process. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals today reversed that ruling. Nebraska voters approved the amendment by 70% in 2000. The Court said the amendment “and other laws limiting the state-recognized institution of marriage to heterosexual couples are rationally related to legitimate state interests and therefore do not violate the Constitution of the United States.” Liberty Counsel filed a brief in the case, arguing in favor of the amendment.
At the time of its passage, the Nebraska marriage amendment was the broadest in the country. The amendment not only states that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, but it also prohibits same-sex marriage arrangements under another name. It thus prohibits same-sex civil unions and domestic partnerships. Same-sex marriage advocates targeted Nebraska in hopes of striking down the state marriage amendment under the U.S. Constitution.
Today’s defeat is a major blow to the same-sex marriage movement because if the broadest kind of amendment is upheld, as it was today, then the more narrow amendments can also be upheld.
In yet another victory for marriage, yesterday a judge in Connecticut denied the request of eight same-sex couples to marry. That state already allows civil unions for same-sex couples. The couples plan to appeal, saying they are not satisfied with civil unions.
Also today, rejecting a challenge by the ACLU, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that voters in November will be allowed to consider a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1665797/posts
Maz2, I guess it would be stooping to their level to daydream that Ontario*s Mr. Sponge Bob could have a Bobbitt misadventure.
All 7 facets of Bob outlined above do seem to fit. TG