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  1. Adbusters magazine Canadian editions’s headline this month is “The Death of Canadian Journalism”, where it is proven that Canada has the highest media concentration in the world, from which I’d add we can deduce that we also have one of the least free presses in the world.
    Taking shots at the media is fun, but without an understanding of the root causes of our grotesque MSM it is not terribly productive.

  2. Enjoy the day off(?) Kate. Hope your furry friends make a good showing! Maybe some pics? (hint,hint)

  3. *
    President Mahmoud “Madman” Ahmadinejad climbs
    back on board the “Crazy Train.”

    “I draw up tables. For hours, I write out different hypotheses.
    I reject, I reason. I reason with planning and I make
    a conclusion. They cannot make problems for Iran.”

    *

  4. Alan that is quite the silly article. Let me see if I’ve got this straight, the Tories spend $7 of refreshments for a meeting, and that is, sigh, proof of their hidden agenda (who actually paid for the refreshments eh?).
    Quite unsurprising for two reasons. The article was written for Edmonton, that small small bastion of Liberals; second, a Liberal cannot fathom the notion of not harpooning taxpayers for their expenses, what with their culture of entitlement.
    Re: media bias. CTV did their interview with their media pundits, and I thought, here we go again. They started off with puffins, spending about 3-4 minutes on this nonsense. Then it was Harper giving “not-terrific” speeches.
    Then to my surprise, one of the journalists said this bit about Harper being control freak is what Liberals want people to think, not necessarily the truth. Then Dion was given a backhand swipe for not connecting with the voter over the summer like Harper did before.
    Overall, the Liberals were savaged by this group, with not a rightie among them. If this is what Dion is in store for in election campaign (a reasonable assumption) he should rethink his plan to challenge govt on Throne speech re: Rodriguez joke Kyoto bill and Afghanistan. McKay reiterated today Canada not planning to renew troops in Afghan past 09. (BTW,panel s**t on Dion over that one, saying he was playing pure politics and was a hypocrite to boot, given Liberals started the mission). And Kyoto – if they think voters outside of Toronto and Vancouver are going to swallow that tripe, they are in for a very rude awakening. Then again, does Dion really venture out of the cities anyway, so he would have no way of knowing voter senitment on this issue.
    Doesn’t matter, Liberals are either bluffing about election or are complete idiots if they think Dion will get them their power back.

  5. …long weekend? What’s that?
    Life of a self-employed, either every day is a long weekend or it doesn’t exist.
    Make hay while the sun shines.
    😉

  6. I see that Bob Rae has had his surgery, and I wish him a speedy recovery.
    I am wondering, though:
    Did he wait for months for his surgery like the average Canadian would have to? Did he use a public or private hospital? Does anyone know?

  7. Ha woodporter!
    Actually thought those were trained bears till it started doing the Kung Fu dance.
    Still cry watching it. Actually watched it again and laughed. The wife just shook her head.

  8. cold beer, a good steak and friends. they may fry in ca but we’ll be frying mushrooms here in ontarearrrrrrrrioo. a slip on the keys but who cares.

  9. “Harper gov criticized for low expenses.
    http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Canada/2007/09/03/4466554-sun.html
    Posted by: Alan at September 3, 2007 10:25 AM”
    From that article their is one very valid question.-
    “WHO’S BUYING?
    It may look like a case of Conservatives being better with taxpayers’ dollars, but Liberal strategist Susan Smith wonders who’s buying the Conservatives lunch and dinner if they’re not claiming it themselves.”
    A very valid question indeed. Judging by the massive girth Harper has acquired it’s obvious somebody is picking up his tab. We may not be paying for his entertainment expenses directly through our tax dollars, but I’m sure through his business connections we will be paying for it in other ways.

  10. BBQ a steak or hambugers or hot dogs of a chicken and tell PETA,CSPI and PCRM to TAKE A HIKE

  11. Gleat Canadian Hoaxel’s Hoax is dead.
    Who is the Greatest Canadian Hoaxer? Trudeau? Tommy Douglas? Mao Stlong.
    Two egg loll fol the collect answel.
    …-
    The Year the Global Warming Hoax Died
    By Alan Caruba (09/02/07)
    When did the global warming hoax die? Historians are likely to pinpoint 2007. It will take another decade to insure it cannot be revived, but the avalanche of scientific studies and the cumulative impact of scientists who have publicly joined those who debunked the lies on which it has been based will be noted as the tipping point.
    It took some forty years to unmask the Piltdown Man hoax that began in 1912 alleging that the skull of an ancient ancestor of man had been found in England. Any number of British anthropologists unwittingly contributed to the hoax by confirming the authenticity of the skull until it was found that the jaw of an orangutan had been cunningly attached. The unmasking of “global warming” has taken less than half that time.
    The hoax has mainly been a creation of the United Nations Environmental Program and took off in earnest with the 1992 Earth Summit. It culminated in 1997 with the Kyoto Climate Control Protocol, …-
    http://americandaily.com/article/20138

  12. MSM/CP have gone over the edge with their mad HDS (Harper Derangement Syndrome).
    The say the usual — PM Harper has a secret agenda.
    But … if his agenda is secret, why/how does the MSM/CP know? Geiger counters? Fried puffin eggs?
    They also say PM Harper is literally spiriting radioactive materials out of the country. In his hidden pockets? In brown paper bags/envelopes? In his briefcase? His watch dial?
    The MSM/CP oughta inform the RCMP/CSIS/Customs/the IAEA. Craig Oliver/CTV/Giggles should know more.
    Which materials? Strontium 85? Polonium 210? Tritium? Uranium 234-235? Etc.
    The MSM/CP are mentally sick left-liberals. Sickos.
    …-
    Canada silent on nuclear energy partnership
    OTTAWA (CP) – When Prime Minister Stephen Harper departs for Australia on Tuesday for a summit of pan-Pacific leaders, he’ll be carrying with him a secret agenda that is quite literally radioactive.
    …-
    http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2007/08/29/4455965-cp.html

  13. Oh my God, Alby, what a scandal, Tories not spending taxpayers dollars:
    “It may look like a case of Conservatives being better with taxpayers’ dollars, but Liberal strategist Susan Smith wonders who’s buying the Conservatives lunch and dinner if they’re not claiming it themselves.”A very valid question indeed. Judging by the massive girth Harper has acquired it’s obvious somebody is picking up his tab.”
    Da proof is da proof right? Oh, here’s the smoking gun:
    “We may not be paying for his entertainment expenses directly through our tax dollars, but I’m sure through his business connections we will be paying for it in other ways.”
    More brilliant analysis from alby and the Libs. Since you’re sure about the “business connections” who are paying for Harper’s girth growth, now is the time to name names.
    Force an election immediately. Imagine, not gorging at the taxpayer trough, getting every piece of gum paid for by the great unwashed. To the Liberal mind this is imaginable, not submitting every receipt possible. We must bring the Liberals back immediately and end this prudent spending. NOW. IMMEDIATELY!!

  14. Hey Spurwing! How about racks of ribs with baked potatos smothered in bacon bits! Oh,and on a CHARCOAL barbeque to add to Glowball Warming.
    Fed my little avian friends while I was at it. Blue Jays, Cardinals and an assortment of Black-Capped Chickadees joined in the fun.
    No Muslims were injured in the making of this meal.

  15. Adbusters magazine Canadian editions’s headline this month is “The Death of Canadian Journalism”, where it is proven that Canada has the highest media concentration in the world, from which I’d add we can deduce that we also have one of the least free presses in the world. Taking shots at the media is fun, but without an understanding of the root causes of our grotesque MSM it is not terribly productive.
    Ah, the free market in action. And folks around here want to privatize the CBC too!

  16. With regard to the ‘secret nuclear agenda’, Newswatch’s Canada Press has already changed their title from ‘Secret’ to ‘contentious’ and now – ‘unclear’.
    Heh. As has been pointed out, if it’s ‘secret’, then how come the rabid gossip mongers, aka the MSM know about it?
    Now – contentious? Says who?
    And ‘unclear’? Says who?
    The CP – a rabid anti-Harper MSM source – is desperately trying to come up with vilifying behaviour on Harper’s part.
    The fact that he MUST – as an exporter of uranium, discuss these issues with other exporters and importers – seems to have escaped the CP and MSM.
    The fact that decision-making on these issues is not, cannot be and should not be- left up to the multitude – who may be expert in philosophy, biology, car mechanics and the best chef in the world – but are NOT experts in uranium technology – seems to have escaped the MSM. The MSM are demanding that the decision ought to be the prerogative of ‘the people’. Since when are expert decisions up to the non-experts? Since when is knowledge so denigrated in our country that we prefer our decisions to be made by pure speculation and mob appeal???
    albatros39- illogical and stupid opinions as usual. Because Harper has put on weight does NOT mean that we, the taxpayer, are funding that weight gain. Get a lifle, albatross. Better yet, take a first year course in logic and critical thinking.

  17. Susan Smith? Would that be the former CBC radio political “analyst” whose skills were so darn good – and unbiased, i’ll bet! – that she got a job with the liberal party?
    I’d privatize the CBC. Why should taxpayers subsidize the liberal backroom farm team?

  18. albatros
    Thats the problem with being a thief like the liberals, you think just because you and all your buddies are shady thief’s and liars, everyone else is just like you. The liberals would not recognize integrity if it smacked them in the face.

  19. Maz2 (2:28PM)
    Good link… damned right!
    P.S.
    Prediction, next federal election:
    Conservatives – 41%
    Liberals——- 27%
    N.D.P.——— 18%
    Bloc———– 11%
    Green———- 3%
    What the heck… just a hunch.

  20. Alan at September 3, 2007 5:36 PM
    “albatros
    Thats the problem with being a thief like the liberals…”
    It’s amazing how the right continues to condemn the Liberals for a one theft of money by a very few individuals. At the same time they choose to overlook the theft of a entire nation ripped out from under the feet it’s rightful owners by their own government to be given away to their masters to the south.

  21. “It’s amazing how the right continues to condemn the Liberals for a one theft of money by a very few individuals. At the same time they choose to overlook the theft of a entire nation ripped out from under the feet it’s rightful owners by their own government to be given away to their masters to the south.”
    Someone must’ve rung the bell in the moonbat cave.
    The Liberals stole the money. That’s a fact proven in court.
    The rest of your ‘post’, if it can be called that, is a moonbat conspiracy. Back to the cave.

  22. ah, heck, albatros – what do facts matter to you? Obviously, facts, to the albatross, are irrelevant.
    gee – to albatross, the theft of multimillions from the taxpayers – to use for funding Liberal politics in Quebec…pish and posh. Albatross considers that small potatoes – a once-only event. And something that happens only once, like 9/11 is, to albatross – peanuts and irrelevant. Remember, facts don’t matter to albatross.
    Oh – and the theft of even more millions from the taxpayer, via the Liberal strategy of appointing all their cronies to unelected patronage positions in the Senate, the judiciary, as deputy ministers, and etc etc…that’s theft too, albatross. But of course – to you – facts don’t matter.
    And the theft of more millions – in benefits and ‘meetings in the Caribbean’ and ‘meetings in high class restaurants’..and taking one’s chauffeur to Paris where one lives…That’s theft too albatross.
    And the theft of more millions, used to fling as bribes to ethnic and special interest groups. In return for their votes. Theft. Theft. Theft.
    Now – to fiction. Albatross informs us of ‘the theft of an entire nation ripped out of the feet [of/sic] it’s [sic=its] rightful owners by their own government to be given away to their masters to the south”.
    Oh – wow and may the saints and other angels preserve us from the storyteller who tripped over the barrel and fell in head first.
    Now, albatross – would you kindly explain how the ‘entire nation’ (presumably Canada?) has been ‘ripped out from under the feet (HOW? WHEN? WHERE?)…and how it’s been ‘given’ to ‘their masters to the south’ (presumably the USA).
    Please, albatross. Some facts rather than dregged and drugged fiction.
    Oh- did you know, albatross – that 85% of our exports go to only one country? The USA?
    Did you know that 90% of Canadians live about 190 km from the US border?
    Did you know that until Harper – we have off loaded our defense, our research and development, our economic entrepreneurship, our international obligations – entirely. I repeat entirely – onto the shoulders of the USA? Did you know that?
    Now – how about the facts. Or do you prefer yarns in the corner pub to facts?

  23. Alby is more illogical and ridiculous than usual. He must be settling into the reality that the corrupt Liberals with their inept leader are the walking dead of Canadian politics. Alby is reduced to anti-American dribble, which is par for the course at moonbatville.
    That’s where the Libs are right now, fighting it out with the other moonbat parties for the votes of the extreme fringe left. Maybe we can look forward to a moonbat coalition attempt after the next election, if Tories don’t get majority.
    I’ll be sure to remind the voters that Liberals represent tired Anti-Bush cliches, announcing plans to our enemies while calling our soldiers war criminals, and, of course, my special favourite. 50 cents a litre moonbat Kyoto taxes. What’s a moonbat to do?

  24. What better gift on Labor Day could the Conservatives get? Buzzy Hargrove endorses the Federal Liberals. Given that it was no help for Martin, who he was in love with, came close to kissing him he was so excited.
    If it does as much for Dion,turns out to be the kiss of death, we’re laughing.

  25. Sandy: Labour Day shows Canada’s changing economy
    […]
    “Even so, the economic engine in this country is clearly on the move — WEST — and unless the federal Liberals get back into power and bring in environmental policies that kill current growth in the energy sector, that move will likely continue.” …-
    http://jacksnewswatch.com/2007/09/03/sandy-labour-day-shows-canadas-changing-economy/#comments
    “In front the sun climbs slow, how slowly, But westward, look, the land is bright.””
    A.H. Clough

  26. Earl the Pearl:
    That plagiarism of Nobel laureate John Galsworth’s “Quality” isn’t even well done. A really shoddy piece of work. Who in hell is Paul Greenberg?

  27. According to Alby the Conservatives have done one hell of a lot of bad things, practically tore the place down in a matter of a year and a half.
    Wouldn’t occur to him the Chretien-Martin feud tore the guts out of the Librano Party and it hasn’t recovered.
    There’s little hope of rejuvenation any time soon with the Dion and his side kick Puffin Iggy.
    By the way Alby, Adscam was the biggy there were some others. Chretien was quite the slippery eel.
    Shawinigate comes to mind.

  28. speaking of ‘going green’, there is no way Im gonna buy one of those manual push mowers for MY backyard.
    I suffered my entire teen years shoving one of those things thru at times a very lush thick lawn. one of the things didnt even have a friggin proper HANDLE.
    so fire up the GAS mower and get ready to do some mulching. thats all Im going to concede to the ‘green lobby’.

  29. one of the crooked chretinites is leader of the lieberal party right now. timing is everything I think a new round of charges will come out soon.
    “Dat is not fair” -Borat Dion.
    ” I fix the grin ouse gizzes and make explosion in western piples heads an’ give dat money to k beq for hydro” -Borat Dion
    ” Western piples they need da bar lee mark iting bored and K beq they do not ” -Borat Dion.
    ” puffins they hide their poo, the liberal party it appoints it as leader” -Iggypoo.

  30. “Prediction, next federal election:
    Conservatives – 41%
    Liberals——- 27%
    N.D.P.——— 18%
    Bloc———– 11%
    Green———- 3%
    What the heck… just a hunch. ”
    An interesting prediction. Based on the Bloc figure being at 11%, this would require a significant vote increase in Ontario, particularly the GTA, something that is quite unlikely.
    For Harper to appeal to Ontario voters, he would have to move to the left on many issues that would cause a revolt in his western base, namely, the environment and health-care.
    The one issue where Harper could score points in urban areas, would be on crime. This is one area where the NDP, Liberals and Greens are all seen as weaker than the Tories. Although crime is actually lower in Toronto, than Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal and Vancouver, the fear of crime is very high (disproportionately high, I would say). If Harper can present himself as law-and-order candidate, without sounding overly authoritarian (think Mike Harris), then he will make significant inroads in the GTA.
    If not, I suspect another minority Conservative government. Worse yet, if Dion actually campaigns in an intelligent way, it could be a liberal minority, or majority. Remember, a few NDP voters shifting back to the Liberals, and Trudeaupia is back to it’s rightful owners.

  31. ET at September 3, 2007 6:35 PM
    “And the theft of more millions, used to fling as bribes to ethnic and special interest groups. In return for their votes. Theft. Theft. Theft.”
    Like the beer and popcorn bribe for votes? Theft theft theft.
    “Oh – and the theft of even more millions from the taxpayer, via the Liberal strategy of appointing all their cronies to unelected patronage positions in the Senate, the judiciary, as deputy ministers, and etc etc…that’s theft too, albatross. But of course – to you – facts don’t matter.”
    What you call unelected cronies, I call watchdogs keeping Harper in control. Never forget it was Harper who said Canadians shouldn’t be afraid to vote for him because the Liberal Senate and the courts would keep him in line. Of course he has done everything in his power, unsuccessfully to remove those watchdogs keeping him in line. I still don’t know how you think appointing senators according to the rules is theft.
    “Now, albatross – would you kindly explain how the ‘entire nation’ (presumably Canada?) has been ‘ripped out from under the feet (HOW? WHEN? WHERE?)…and how it’s been ‘given’ to ‘their masters to the south’ (presumably the USA).”
    Well it all started literally within hours of the con government taking power. The oldest Canadian company and national icon The Hudson’s Bay Company was allowed to be sold off without a single bat of a con eye. The Hudson’s Bay Company was more than just another company, it was a national icon and part of formation of this nation. This sale is poster child of Canadian company sell offs. Since then company after company has been allowed to change hands into foreign ownership but the cons still don’t bat an eye. The latest was the last Canadian steel maker STELCO and still Harper ignores it.
    We are leaving our own workers under the control of foreign companies and during the next recession they will be the ones to pay.
    It’s not only companies handed over it’s recourses a well. Oil, softwood lumber and next will be water. http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2006/09/07/646/
    Please, albatross. Some facts rather than dregged and drugged fiction.
    “Oh- did you know, albatross – that 85% of our exports go to only one country? The USA?”
    Why yes I did, and its time to find other markets. As you probably already know there are now 1000 GM workers laid off last week as the Oshawa truck plants shut down one shift. This is the negative side of trickle down economics because those 1000 jobs are about the result in many more as parts suppliers will also be forced to cut their work force. This layoff was a result of being too closely tied to the US as our primary trading partner. They made a mistake giving credit people credit that was too easy to get and our workers pay the price. It’s time to increase trade to Europe and Asia other than China. It’s time to investigate membership in the E.U., I’m sure Newfoundland’s new oil would be welcomed there for a good Euro.
    “Did you know that 90% of Canadians live about 190 km from the US border?”
    Well the southern part of Canada sure beats living in Tuktoyaktuk.
    “Did you know that until Harper – we have off loaded our defense, our research and development, our economic entrepreneurship, our international obligations – entirely. I repeat entirely – onto the shoulders of the USA? Did you know that?”
    Our defence? Our defence from what? Did you know that due to dwindling resources the biggest threat to Canadian sovereignty is the US? That the US has been the only nation to violate Canada sovereign waters in the Arctic? So if we were depending on them for our defence, they should be defending us from themselves.
    Did you know that since 9/11 there have been at least three occasion when Canadian military aircraft (two occasions with armed F-18 fighters) were flying over major US cities in defence of those cities at the request of the US government? Apparently the Iraq war left them a bit short on occasion of fighter aircraft. Did you know that the US has requested Canadian military help multiple times (Iraq 1&2, Balkens Afghanistan, Vietnam etc., yes Vietnam) yet Canada has never asked the US to support any Canadian overseas missions other than to rent us transport in order for us to help a third party nation? It seem it’s not Canada that need the help of the US in defence, it’s the US that needs Canada’s aid.

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