37 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  1. No tips, just an amusing quote seen recently:
    There’s nothing that can’t be blamed on GW; whether it be George W., Global Warming, or God’s Will.

  3. “There ain’t a thing that’s wrong with anyone here
    that can’t be cured by putting him near
    a girlish, womanly, female, feminine
    dame.”
    Ah, those were the days.
    Maybe that’s what was wrong with the interview Michael Coren did with Stephan Dion.
    Poor old Stephan. Just no fire in the belly and completely incomprehensible. When he’s siding with the Librano$ he makes no sense and when he’s agreeing with the Conservatives–which is next to never–he makes no sense. ‘Nice shirt and jacket, though.
    And then there’s Michael Coren. I’m trying to figure out whether his seeming inability to point out the obvious to Mr. Dion on a number of occasions was due to politeness (Mr. Dion IS the Leader of the Opposition to Her Majesty’s government) or whether he was allowing Mr. Dion enough rope to hang himself.
    Whatever it was, he was wearing a nice shirt and a nice jacket–but just not together.

  4. Ah yes, BATB, as I wrote here at Small Dead Animals on November 10, 2007 on 12:34 AM:
    Mark Twain said, “What would men be without women? Scarce, sir, mighty scarce”. The subsetism that we humans seem so quick to succumb to is one of our most danming indictments. Seriously, if you haven’t already, check out this video of James Brown and Pavarotti singing It’s a Man’s World.
    If you listen carefully, you will note that it is a celebration of the normative relationships between the genders, not a denial of any individual’s particular merit. The executive summary is: males make things for females and children because males are lost without females and children.
    Why do you think we invented electricity, and plastic?

  6. Obama on China’s infastructure:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-IvjXnkHwA
    I remember Danny Kaye’s character in “The Inspector General” saying something like “if you hold your hand over your mouth so, you cannot put your foot in it.” Good advice for most politicians, but especially for Obama. If he would just shut up for a while, the election would in the bag.

  7. the interview Michael Coren did with Stephan Dion
    Perhaps the questions asked/topics were agreed-upon beforehand. At least Coren didn’t beat him up verbally, thus making conservatives look like bullies.
    “Ooooh, look everyone! I’m trying to save the planet and lower taxes and be a nice guy, but this knuckle-dragging right-winger makes fun of me and is mean-spirited! Help, help, I’m being repressed!”

  9. Damn! That James Brown can sing.
    Thanks, Vitruvius. I feel like I’ve got my own, personal juke box here…
    Whoever made up that “executive summary” (you, Vit?) is no slouch: “…males make things for females and children because males are lost without females and children.”
    Actually, males AND females are lost without children. When you grow up you have kids, whether you’re a man or a woman.
    I guess my feeling is that the sign of a society perpetually stuck in adolescence is one where men and women past a certain age just party, or go to the gym, or drink beer, or dress sexy and look in the mirror–or the nearest window, or race cars, with no thought to extending their love, talents, largesse to making a family.
    Men and women fully complement one another as fathers and mothers. Whoa! Radical thought!
    But, it would have been normative 60 years ago. ‘Not a bad scenario. ‘Not a bad scenario at all.

  11. Vitruvius: “Why do you think we invented electricity, and plastic?”
    I thought it was because we needed them to invent the remote control.

  12. My executive summary is almost a quote from the lyrics, BATB, I’m not that good. Here’s the funny thing: I don’t like children, I didn’t even why I was a child. Perhaps, in a sense, I was born an old man, though the little boy in me never goes away either (in other words, I would agree with your just party conjecture, yet I would not agree with a hypothetical never party conjecture, not that you said that).
    And that’s maybe the best thing about life: it’s so brilliantly, delightfully complicated. What, boredom already, you would prefer? But seriously, obviously, well brought up children are the key to the future of our species. Thus it is that ye though I am not closely attached to the vector, I fully support its veracity. I want my own seat on the train; I don’t want to derail the train.
    Meanwhile, my formal background is electricity, and my current software is used in plants that make plastic, so I should probably get back to work; for the children.
    (PS to Ural: You can make a .45 caliber remote control without electricity or plastic.)

  14. And remember when Colonel Sherman Tecumseh Potter shot his jeep?
    That was brilliant remote control. And simple too. One setting: Off.
    Alas, too many people don’t turn things off any more, now-a-days they complain to some bureausclerotic trough-feeders that they may be held in contempt. Well of course they’re held in contempt, they’re complaining to a bunch of bureaucratic trough-feeders. What, for that they expect respect, already? Get real. Go to the gym and work on your dermis. Sissies.

  17. “Taliban Jack”:
    Search Results 1 – 10 of about 10,500.
    “Taliban Alexandre”.
    Search results?
    …-
    “Leave Afghanistan now, Alexandre Trudeau says
    ‘We have no reason to tell them how to live'”
    (NNW)

  18. “Billions of dollars fail to fix medical imaging deficiency
    Private clinics move in as staffing shortages plague public system” (Citizen)
    http://tinyurl.com/5vwdef
    …-
    “Private care gains support: new CMA boss”
    “Robert Ouellet believes his election as president of the Canadian Medical Association signals growing support among Canadian physicians for private health care within a largely public system.
    In an interview yesterday, Dr. Ouellet said it was not a coincidence that his appointment to a year-long position as the chief of the 60,000-member lobby group follows that of Dr. Brian Day, an outspoken proponent of private health care.
    “It is not a coincidence because the members of the CMA, they knew who Dr. Day was. There was someone on the floor that challenged Dr. Day and Dr. Day won. They knew what was the thinking of Dr. Day and it’s the same thing with me,” Dr. Ouellet said.”
    http://tinyurl.com/5fxz62 (NP)

  19. re the Dion/Coren interview,it was interesting to hear Dion refer to “God” a few times..and for Coren to confront him.Coren asked Dion directly if ‘because it was a faith-based channel’ he mentioned God.Liberal trolling for votes in a very blatant manner?? Will the rabid anti-God Libs make an issue of this,or will they ignore it,and continue to slam PMSH for being too pro-faith?

  20. Saw the Coren Show too. Loved when Dion used the term “Israelians.”
    It comes at the 47 minute mark. The show is repeated at 12PM EDT on CTS. So 12:47PM EDT…. Check it out.

  21. watch the Dion/Coren interview closely,and you will see Dion SPIT across the table,when he got a bit riled up over the Chretien/China/PMSH questions!I caught the Israelians comment as well..a WTF moment for sure.
    take a read of the Dion and Iggy on the Ferry column from McLeans(link at Bourque)..it really sounds like Dion starting to crumble.

  23. Has anyone else noticed how dark Obama is on some tv appearances, compared to how light he looked during the primaries. Today on cnn he looked very dark, but a longshot of him showed him very light.
    Some photos of him in the past have been darkened and I have to wonder, with his slip in the polls are the media starting to pick up on his color.
    I found it very weird.

  24. Sammy: “it really sounds like Dion [is] starting to crumble.”
    ‘More like Dion is starting to go into full-blown meltdown!
    I loved the two references to God and Dion’s admission, when asked point-blank by Coren whether he mentioned God because he knew Christians tend to watch the Michael Coren Show, that, yes, that’s why he referred to God.
    This was the only point in the interview–well, ever, actually–that I felt some compassion for Steffi. He looked more lost than usual and admitted that “if” God existed (or words to that effect) God was hopeful and Steffi likes to move forward in hope. (I’m paraphrasing…)
    Vitruvius, I hear you. Not everyone, obviously, is called to either marry or have children, but you heard me too, in the point I was making about perpetual adolescence and one of the signs being refusing to grow up, refusing to even think of marrying, settling down, having children, and contributing to the propogation of the species.
    There ain’t no train to sit on if there’s no one to pay for it, make it, maintain it, drive it. We need kids now that the grown ups are getting old! And liking kids doesn’t have a whole lot to do with it! You may dislike generic kids–I often have–but when you have your own, you can’t help but love them: flesh of your flesh, bone of your bone. Nelly and Emile were on board.
    And, BTW, I’ve never been aware that having kids stops moms and dads from partying–at least, I don’t know any moms and dads that DON’T party. The next morning, they just have to get up earlier than the no-kids party goers. 😉

  25. Att: Jocks and jockesses. Do not ever “spark” an “artsies”.
    …-
    “Most within the arts community have softened their tone in recent days when expressing their disappointment about the cuts. Katherine Carleton, executive director of Orchestras Canada, stressed that though the community’s confidence in government support has been eroded, it is important not to spark a “jocks versus artsies” squabble.”
    “Ottawa to shift arts funds to Olympic programs”
    http://tinyurl.com/666uq4 (g-m)

  26. Just what we need, another opinion from a Trudeau spawn Alexandre, aka Sacha. It makes a page four headline in the National Post today, “Trudeau’s son slams “Foolish’ Afghan Mission”. He says “Canadians will leave nothing behind except the blood we’ve lost there”. He himself won’t go there, too dangerous. Not to worry, the soldiers will fight on and keep him safe from the spread of terrorism.
    He was speaking from Beijing where he’s been filing cultural reports on China as part of CBC’s Olympic broadcast team. Who better than a 34 year old Trudeau spawn to get hired by our own CBC. There can’t possibly be anyone MORE qualified for such a gig for the CBC,or, someone with more time to spare now could there?

  29. Follow the links. It’s a fun game.
    …-
    “Guelph Mercury “Jumped the Shark” yesterday
    The Mercury certainly jumped the shark yesterday with their publication of the KLR VU poll. The front page banner and story left out a few details.
    Fortunately CanWest National reporter David Akin (a Guelph native) has done the research that should have been completed in the first place. The methodology used in this poll is certainly unorthodox and not generally accepted.
    The KLR VU poll in Guelph: Dirty tricks or business development?
    A poll came out yesterday purporting to show the voting intentions of people in Guelph, Ont., a medium-sized city where a by-election is underway.
    The pollster said that, based on his survey, it appeared that the incumbent Liberals held a commanding lead. Liberal Brenda Chamberlain retired in the spring and now, Frank Valeriote wants to take her place. With the vote set for Sept. 8, this poll would suggest he has nothing to worry about.
    The poll also showed that the Green Party is doing surprisingly well and is in third place in the riding, just ahead of the NDP. (The Greens, you won’t be surprised to learn, are thrilled.) The Conservatives, who are running city councillor Gloria Kovach, are a distant second, the poll says.
    So if you’re a Liberal here, what’s not to like, right?
    Apparently plenty.
    See the complete post at David Akin’s Blog
    The Mercury was in such a hurry to print the poll that they failed to do even the most basic research. A simple Google search should have at least set off a few warning bells.
    After being contacted by former Green Party Leader Jim Harris, the Mercury changed their online headline and posted some further clarification on the Guelph Votes blog. After Akin’s thorough fisking, the Mercury should be not only backtracking they should be doing the 100M dash backwards.”
    http://bluezoneguelph.blogspot.com/2008/08/guelph-mercury-jumped-shark-yesterday.html

  30. Let’s also note Dion has pulled out the last refuge of a desperate Liberal, ABORTION. It’s nothing more than an attempt to deflect from his Green Shaft snafu which is doomed to fail.
    Anyone watching him spitting out his garble on the Michael Coren show last night could spot a loser. Coren got all one could expect from him in his hour long interview. It was enough.

  32. There is a legend — very influential historically — that Tsar Peter the Great (died 1725) left a political testament commanding that Russia never relinquish any territory it conquers. I wonder if Putin believes the story. He certainly agrees with the policy.
    (Via CSP) Ralph Peters, The End of the Fairy Tale
    A specter is haunting Europe-the specter of Putinism. Confronted by a masterful Russian leader without living peer in brilliance or ruthlessness, the continent sorely lacks leadership and a sense of common purpose. In their muddled reactions to the Kremlin’s invasion of Georgia, European states revealed a gap in perceptions that threatens to deepen: Those who suffered under the Soviet yoke sense the return of an existential threat, while those who thrived under the Pax Americana are merely annoyed at being disturbed. As Russian troops and their mercenary auxiliaries savaged a free, democratic country yearning Westward, the world got another lesson in how ineffectual Europe is in a crisis without American leadership…

  33. Robert Haddick, Doomed to Repeat It?
    To understand the rise of China, study the Kaiser.
    China’s emergence over the past three decades as a global power has an eerie resemblance to the arrival of another global power a century ago. In the mid-1860s, the German nation was scattered among many small and weak states. Unification under Otto von Bismarck led to the growth of the German colossus; in a few decades, Germany became the greatest economic and military power in Europe. Needless to say, Europe failed to adjust to Germany’s rise. The result was World War I. Before World War I, Europe’s great powers clashed over the allegiance of small neighboring states, engaged in a naval arms race, and squabbled over access to overseas raw materials. As a consequence of China’s growth, we are witnessing modern versions of these same conflicts. The question for today’s statesmen is whether they will do a better job adjusting to China’s rise…

  34. Peggy Noonan, They’re Paying Attention Now
    Why is it a real race now, with John McCain rising in the polls and Barack Obama falling? There are many answers, but here I think is an essential one: The American people have begun paying attention…

  35. I missed the Coren interview with Dion. Does anyone know if a transcript is available, though it would likely be painful to see or read.
    Perhaps, those who saw the program could provide more details than discussed above.

  36. Shamrock, you didn’t miss much, aside from a bit of garble with spittle flying now and then. He’s going to lead us all to prosperity the Green way, he’ll taketh and giveth back, how, who the hell knows? He sure doesn’t. Child poverty is another old favorite as well, all Lefty social engineering crap.
    He’s both arrogant and shows no respect for the law by continuing to use the copyrighted name “Green Shift. That, in spite of a law suit.
    It’s obvious he knows it’s not selling, he’s now switched to the last refuge of a desperate Liberal, Abortion. Remember Paul Martin? Didn’t he drag that one out at some point? Assholes.

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