34 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  2. An interesting video found here at Theo Spark’s place.
    Especially interesting given Obama’s floundering this week. And I have no idea who produced it.
    (Note: the first 1:17 is silent for some reason, but there is sound for the rest of the time, so don’t crank up the speakers too high.)

  3. Who says prostitution is illegal? A form of it is actually mandated by the courts:
    “Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger has been ordered to pay $25,000 a month in interim spousal support to his former common-law partner….The couple, who were never married and had no children, called it splits in August 2009…” (emph. mine)
    They’d been boyfriend/girlfriend for about six years.
    “(B.C. Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Anne MacKenzie) said she didn’t find Goriuk’s budget of $25,000 (per month) to be unreasonable…”
    The meter was running the whole time:
    “(Goriuk) said her budget was $25,000 a month but asked for about $95,000 a month based on spousal support advisory guidelines…She claims her budget now includes $5,100 a month for pet care…”
    Yes, a man has been ordered to pay large sums of money to his ex-girlfriend in perpetuity because she is….his ex-girlfriend.
    Guh.

  4. Yo EBD, I wrote a post that got caught in the filter… don’t know why.
    And I’d be that broad’s pet for $5100 a month.

  5. Throughly enjoyed the music selection. Wonderful singer – just let the must flow through her and didn’t force it. Thanks!

  6. Max, your missing comment doesn’t appear in either the junk file or the unpublished list. Could you try it again?

  7. Just tried, same thing again – post held for approval by the blog owner. A shame really, it’s not often I get the chance to weave nazis and bestiality into one post.

  8. EBD, thanks for tonight’s music selection. It is soothing and much better for the stomach.
    I also thought your first post of “The difference between a soldier of Palestine and a soldier of Israel at a glance” is bang on.

  11. “But for 2012, what the New Hampshire tea party should be looking for in a candidate is a man — or woman — like “Silent Cal.”
    Coolidge rolled back taxes, cut federal spending and retired much of the federal government’s debt. He clung to a limited view of the Constitution’s powers and held the liberty of the people to be the guiding star of his presidency.”
    …-
    “Stephen Harper successfully quarterbacks the status quo”
    “Medical students are instructed in the principle that they should first “do no harm” – that if a physician may not always be able to do good, at a minimum they should avoid making things worse.
    I’ve been thinking about how voter values have evolved to enable a small-c conservative political movement to become the default choice for an increasing number of voters.”
    “When mainstream voters felt Stephen Harper might be a highly activist prime minister, upsetting apple carts with a reformist conservative zeal, they balked. The more he has become seen as someone who feels government should limit its role, avoid big promises and big disappointments, the less resistance he meets.”
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/second-reading/bruce-anderson/stephen-harper-successfully-quarterbacks-the-status-quo/article2031280/
    …-
    “The tea party’s ideal candidate”
    “The tea party’s ideal presidential candidate would most likely be someone who combines the right political principles of limited government with a self-effacing approach to the wielding of power — and an aversion to the trappings of the office. A tall order in our day of 24-hour media coverage and political celebrity, when some potential presidential contenders appear on their own reality shows.
    But only such a candidate might have a chance to resist the seductions of power endemic in the modern presidency, which allows occupants to issue executive orders affecting millions and to start wars singlehandedly.
    The tea party movement clearly wants a candidate like President Calvin Coolidge.
    “Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration,” Coolidge noted, “has been minding my own business.” Our 30th president thus summed up his view of the passive role the federal government should play in the life of the nation.”
    http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0511/55295.html

  12. Our Enemy, The State.
    …-
    “Ontario government to axe jobs”
    “The Dalton McGuinty government is set to eliminate hundreds of Ontario public sector positions over the summer.
    While it intends to use measures such as attrition, a government source said some people will find themselves out of work.
    The first notices are starting to trickle out and the pink slips will continue until the fall, the source said.
    Those facing job losses are members of the Ontario Public Service (OPS) — people directly employed by the provincial government.”
    http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Politics/2011/05/22/18180091.html
    …-
    “Spain’s socialists routed in elections”
    “The opposition People’s party hopes to turn local and regional poll momentum into a victory at a national level”
    http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/23/spains-socialists-routed-in-elections

  13. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC)’s response to Obama’s most recent speech on Israeli-Palestinian situation:
    AIPAC appreciates President Obama’s speech today at our annual policy conference in which he reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Israel relationship and the shared values that define both nations. In particular, we appreciate his statement that the U.S. does not expect Israel to withdraw to the boundaries that existed between Israel and Jordan in 1967 before the Six Day War. We also commend President Obama for his explicit condemnation of Hamas as a terrorist organization and his recognition that Israel cannot be expected negotiate with a group that denies its fundamental right to exist. We also welcome the president’s reaffirmation of his longstanding commitment to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.
    Ron Radish comments:
    What AIPAC has done, of course, is accentuate the positive and ignore the negative, that which the President chose not to address. It is a statement meant to pressure him to live up to what he seemed to say he now believed.
    So the question is, as I conclude, whether or not the president means it, whether or not he will backpedal in the other direction, and whether he will seek to mend matters with Prime Minister Netanyahu, rather than push him in directions Israel does not want to go. We now have evidence that in a few short days, the pressure moved the president away from the contentious trap he set before meeting PM Netanyahu. Will he now change again facing pressure from the “realists,” the anti-Israel left wing, and the Arab nations — including those of the Arab Spring that are turning out to be vigorous enemies of Israel? Time, as usual, will tell.
    http://pajamasmedia.com/ronradosh/2011/05/22/president-obamas-speech-to-aipac-an-assessment/

  16. The New NDP Constituency: Far more francophone, far less multicultural
    http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/the-new-ndp-constituency-far-more-francophone-far-less-multicultural/article2029409/
    The “far less multicultural” should be pointed out to Mr. Layton when he starts bashing the CPC caucus, which is now, by far, the most multicultural party in government.
    (Everyone else must be sleeping … or working in their gardens! My hanging plants are watered and growing; that’s the extent of my gardening today!!!)
    HAPPY VICTORIA DAY, SDA!

  17. Ash predictions.
    Range: “not expected to cause” to “dense ash cloud”.
    …-
    “Different ash
    BBC News – ‎48 minutes ago‎
    The eruption of the Grimsvotn volcano in Iceland is huge, but it is not expected to cause the kind of disruption we saw last year when Eyjafjallajokull blew its top.
    UK predictes dense ash cloud by Tuesday morning The Associated Press”

  19. When I lived in Victoria, BC for 4 years there was an actual Victoria Day parade. There’s nothing occurring here in Vancouver, as far as I know. I’m curious, are there any special events on this day in other parts of Canada?

  21. O’paddy O’s O’footprint.
    Our O’mole says, Black and Tans are on AshAlert.
    …-
    “Obama in Ireland
    Toronto Star”
    “The Met Office is predicting a plume of ash will cover the Irish Republic, Northern Ireland,”.
    ABC Online.

  23. pinghead at 4:10:
    Sponsorship theft,Entitlements at canada post, shawinegate via BDC, the billiondollar boondogle, cancelled helicopter penalties at $500 million(costing soldiers lives), I could go on….
    Prime Minister has a LONG LONG way to go, to measure up to THAT record.
    Leftards with shitty short memories. Take your time with that , um, renewal.

  24. This just in.
    St. Patrick banishes O’ashes.
    …-
    “Volcanic ash forces Obama to leave Ireland early”
    “DUBLIN — US President Barack Obama will leave Ireland for Britain on Monday night, a day ahead of schedule, because of fears over volcanic ash spewing from an Icelandic volcano, a White House official said.
    “Due to a recent change in the trajectory in the plume of volcanic ash, Air Force One will depart Ireland for London tonight. The schedule for tomorrow will proceed as planned,” the official said.
    The ash cloud from the Grimsvoetn volcano was already causing “minor delays” to some flights in Britain, authorities said Monday.
    Earlier, the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre (VAAC) in London said there was a risk some ash cloud may reach parts of northern Europe in the next 24 hours.”
    http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jPbNyLeZ-e67rcSpx3VStyCT0TwQ?docId=CNG.36c2dcf234e176f3c31820e1683429df.2d1

  25. Update: The Cancer Industry.
    The War ‘agin It has ended with victtry.
    …-
    “The End of Cancer. DCA makes its world debut.
    Arbitrage Magazine”
    (googlenews)

  26. I think sda’s readers would like this from TownHall .com
    Dear President Obama:
    I am writing today with a somewhat unusual request. Actually, it is a series of requests. First and foremost, I will be asking that you return America to its August 20th, 1959 borders so that Hawaii is no longer a state and you are no longer a citizen. …I am also asking that you sell the State of Washington to the Canadians.
    etc. http://bit.ly/kZPrhA

  27. Why Catholic Schools Matter
    They’re still the best hope for poor, inner-city kids.
    Audacity and Hope at Harlem’s St. Aloysius
    http://www.city-journal.org/2011/21_2_catholic-schools.html
    I listened to the conversation [at the staff meeting at St. Aloysius] with amazement and thought about how unlikely this would have been in any public school. The constitutional prohibitions against religion-based activities in tax-supported institutions wouldn’t be the only obstacle; another would be the entirely self-imposed taboo against encouraging such virtues and practices as sexual restraint, hard work, and charity. At St. Aloysius, I heard ordinary elementary school educators get to the heart of what it means to be fully educated, as well as how their school might be able to mold young people into responsible citizens of a diverse democracy.

  30. Socialism’s Death Struggle.
    Socialism eats its own; see the Death Struggle of the Left: search Herr Adolf National Socialism, Tovarisch Koba Stalin communist, and Duce fascist.
    Socialism and Islam are cannibals.
    …-
    “Greece May Sell Hellenic Telecom Stake by June to Help Pay Nation’s Debt
    Bloomberg”
    “Spain and Italy Turn Against Greece Over Reform Efforts
    New York Times”

  31. Journalism, Climate Science and Religion – Apocalyptic Doom and (profitable) Redemption:
    A fiery environmental apocalypse
    In a co-authored 2004 study, Weaver and his colleagues show that the area consumed by forest fires in Canada has grown over the past four decades, just as summer temperatures have warmed. They argue that human-produced greenhouse gas emissions have had a “detectable influence” on the increasing swaths of forest areas ravaged by fire.
    I wonder how much of that “detectable influence” is due to A)aggressive fire prevention that allowed lots of flammable material to pile up leading to unhealthy forest and devastating wildfires B) the change in provincial government policy to let northern fires burn and start controlled burns in other areas. Perhaps they should apply for a new million dollar *study* to look into it.
    three major Christian denominations spoke about the need for their faith communities to take climate change seriously…all spoke of the need for Christian voices to acknowledge, rather than attack, climate science and respond faithfully and practically to its myriad challenges.To that end, the event also featured the launch of the Anglican Foundation’s “Faith & Protecting the Environment Fund,”
    Selling indulgences, what a novel idea.
    http://www.thestar.com/opinion/editorialopinion/article/995041–a-fiery-environmental-apocalypse#article
    I detect an emerging pattern between the increasing frequency to link all natural catastrophes with human-engendered climate change that is directly proportional to the financial self-interest of governments, business, researchers and religious organizations.

  32. Great point about the change in forest fire policy LC Bennet.

  33. Thanks, LC Bennett.
    From the Star article: “Under the banner, ‘Environment and Climate in Peril: How People of Faith Will Care and Advocate for Creation,’ Rev. Dr. Herb Gale, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, The Most Rev. Colin [pronounced “colon”, I kid you not] Johnson, Anglican Archbishop of Toronto, and United Church Moderator Mardi Tindal all spoke of the need for Christian voices to acknowledge, rather than attack, climate science and respond faithfully and practically to its myriad challenges.”
    Mardi’s apparently really proud of herself that she drives a Smart Car (recent National Post article). Her kids are grown up and I’ll bet she and her husband either have another vehicle or live near to public transit. ’Proud of herself for driving a certain, not cheap car that altogether suits her downsized lifestyle? Grow up and give it up, Mardi.

  34. Well, this is an embarrassment for Canada, and very sad.This story made the Drudge headlines. An alternative school teacher at a junior high school in Toronto, that is heavy on the social justice courses, has just had her third child and is keeping the gender of the child a secret. She is raising the child genderless. The comments are interesting.
    From what I have noticed, it appears JoliePitt are doing the something similar with one of their twins.
    http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/babiespregnancy/babies/article/995112–parents-keep-child-s-gender-secret

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