“May 4, 1982: HMS Sheffield was destroyed by Argentina…killing 20 British sailors and becoming the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk since World War II. The vessel caught fire after being hit by an Exocet missile during the Falklands War, leaving dozens of on board with horrific burns and others suffering smoke inhalation…Luckily, the rocket didn’t explode – otherwise the death toll would have been higher. But it did directly penetrate the control room – causing twenty men to die instantly – and set the ship ablaze…Yet amid the misery, there were also tales that cheered the nation. While waiting to be rescued, Sub Lieutenant Carrington-Wood led the crew in singing Always Look on the Bright Side of Life from Monty Python’s Life of Brian movie.”
Pretty tough to look on the bright side of life these days. You have to look at the many blessings you and your family have.
Ukraine suffers a catastrophic defeat.
“The scale of the devastation suffered by Ukrainian forces in southeastern Ukraine over the last week has to be seen to be believed. It amounts to a catastrophic defeat and will long be remembered by embittered Ukrainians as among the darkest days of their history.” http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/sep/05/ukraine-catastrophic-defeat/
Who are the Leafs?
Gotta love those global warmists, they’re now telling us we’ll have more polar vortexes because the earth is warming.
It’s no surprise the CBC and the rest of the Media Party will be bringing out as many old PC’s/Red Tories to help in their mission to get rid of Harper. If they keep pounding away and ignoring the stuff that matters to people outside of Atlantic Canada where they love the dole,refuse fracking to get them jobs and off equalization, the economy, employment and our safety and security should lead most thinking Canadians to the Harper Conservatives and allow them to steamroll over the lot of them. If this doesn’t happen we all become equalized, the Liberals and NDP want to dummy down the Oil Sands and are against the pipeline.
Are we really that stupid?
It’s no surprise the CBC and the rest of the Media Party will be bringing out as many old PC’s/Red Tories to help in their mission to get rid of Harper. If they keep pounding away and ignoring the stuff that matters to people outside of Atlantic Canada where they love the dole,refuse fracking to get them jobs and off equalization, the economy, employment and our safety and security should lead most thinking Canadians to the Harper Conservatives and allow them to steamroll over the lot of them. If this doesn’t happen we all become equalized, the Liberals and NDP want to dummy down the Oil Sands and are against the pipeline.
Are we really that stupid?
Captcha playing….double or nothing posts?
AGW Kills.
RIP AGW.
…-
“Hot, hot heat has passed
Montreal Gazette”
…-
“Pittsburgh Tribune editorial calls the IPCC ‘climate-clucking Chicken Littles’”
“Slowly, sanity is returning as witnessed by this pragmatic editorial on Sept 2nd:
The world’s loudest climate-clucking Chicken Littles foresee grain harvests diminishing, Greenland’s ice sheet melting, sea levels rising and extreme weather increasing. And there’s less time than ever to head off disaster by submitting to IPCC orthodoxy.
But even the loudest clucking can’t drown out contrary facts. U.S. temperatures haven’t risen in a decade. Global temperatures have been flat for 17 years. Prior warming was within natural variability. The IPCC’s main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, isn’t a pollutant. And humanity’s climate impact is negligible, so top-down “solutions” are pointless and economically harmful, as shown by Australia repealing its carbon tax in favor of voluntary clean-energy incentives.” http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/09/05/pittburgh-tribune-editorial-calls-the-ipcc-climate-clucking-chicken-littles/
Did you know it’s impossible to identify a body in Saskatchewan? The DNA is all the same and there’s no dental records.
Crawl back under your bridge, Allan, like a good little troll.
Brian Muldoon’s Sour Grapes Page.
Sour Grapes will ferment to Bitterness for Red Tory-liberal Muldoon, eh?
“Then, within a stretch of nine days in November, Harper will overtake Conservative/Unionist Sir Robert Borden, and Conservative Brian Mulroney to stand sixth.”
…-
“Stephen Harper’s longevity as prime minister approaches legendary status”
“On the cusp of becoming Canada’s sixth longest serving PM, Harper continues to defy the odds” http://www.canada.com/news/Stephen+Harper+longevity+prime+minister+approaches+legendary+status/10177800/story.html
Good article on ISIS and Ukraine by Andrew Coyne: http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/09/05/andrew-coyne-we-should-be-under-no-illusions-action-on-ukraine-and-isis-requires-long-term-comittment/
Good quote that says it well: `We have done all we could, in short, to avoid war, in the Middle East and eastern Europe. And war has come. We retreated from war, and war followed us. And so we are beginning to shed our illusions. There are some threats, we are learning again, that cannot be placated. They must either be deterred or destroyed. That will take money and time and lives, and there is no use pretending otherwise.`
And in the how ironic category: `The very distinction between military power, the traditional preserve of nation-states, and the asymmetric power of terrorist groups has eroded. In ISIS, we see a terrorist group with many of the attributes of a state, including the ability to conduct sustained, open-field military operations. And in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we see a state adopting many of the tactics of asymmetric warfare, using stealth, lies and proxies to achieve its ends in place of overwhelming force.`
The media and every Quebec politician reinforces the myth that Quebec never signed the constitution. At the time there were I believe 75 Liberal M.P.’s from Quebec represented in Parliament. What were they, chopped liver?
Michele Obama strikes again!
Is nothing sacred? Forest Service says drop chocolate, add fruit to your s’mores
By Todd StarnesPublished September 06, 2014FoxNews
One of the great moments in history came when an unsuspecting camper sandwiched a marshmallow and a piece of chocolate between two graham crackers — creating an American masterpiece — the s’more.
But now the Obama administration is attempting to modify the third sacrament in camping’s holy trinity.
The U.S. Forest Service wants Americans to make healthier S’mores by replacing the chocolate with fruit, according to a blog post meant to commemorate National Roasted Marshmallow Day (apparently there is such a thing, it was observed on August 30 this year).
Apparently the government seems to think we sit around campfires fretting about caloric intake.
“There are some innovative ways to roast the little white treats that can help cut down on the amount of sugar intake by the kids, thus making bedtime a little more doable,” the USFS wrote last week in a blog titled, “How Does Your Marshmallow Roast?”
“Think fruit,” they said. The Forest Service suggested either banana chunks or grilled pineapple — as if a piece of fruit is a suitable replacement for milk chocolate.
“You will still get a tasty treat but by substituting with fruit, it is healthier – as long as you watch the amount of marshmallows used,” the USFS wrote. “If you want to cut down even more on calories, try using slices of angel food cake instead of graham crackers.”
Angel food cake? It’s culinary heresy, I tell you.
The Forest Service is breaking a cardinal rule.
You don’t tinker with the Big Mac’s special sauce (even though we all know it’s Thousand Island salad dressing). You don’t add a twelfth herb to the Colonel’s secret recipe. And you certainly do not take the chocolate out of a s’more.
The Forest Service also recommended we use something called “marshmallow creme” — so that we can “regulate” our portions. Apparently the government seems to think we sit around campfires fretting about caloric intake.
“You’re still having campfire fun, but the focus is on a healthier evening snack,” the Forest Service wrote.
The blog posting offered up all sorts of government-mandated directions on everything from fire pit preparation to the proper length of your roasting stick.
“Use a roasting stick of at least 30 inches in length,” the Forest Service said. You’ve been warned, America. So don’t be surprised if a park ranger shows up at your camp site with a measuring stick.
Those mandates were just too much for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The California Republican fired off a memo to lawmakers that was obtained by the Washington Post.
“This perfectly captures what is wrong with our government. Hard-earned tax dollars supporting bureaucrats who can’t pass up an opportunity to tell us how to live our lives,” McCarthy wrote.
“For the things that government is supposed to do – like confront terrorist groups – we don’t have a strategy, but for things Americans are supposed to be able to do for themselves – like figuring out the best ingredients for s’mores – government bureaucrats have that figured out.”
Relax, Ed. It’s all in fun over the game today. ‘Tobans just happen to cheer for the wrong team, that’s all.
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/mulcair-to-unveil-key-ndp-platform-planks-one-year-ahead-of-election–274257671.html?cx_navSource=d-tiles-3
“Mulcair noted that the NDP has already laid down some planks: rolling back the retirement age to 65 from 67; launching a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women within 100 days of taking office; using any budget surpluses to reverse the Harper government’s plan to slow the rate of increases in federal health care transfers, which could amount to $36 billion less for provincial coffers over the next 10 years.”
What a grade A goofball
There is no “retirement” age in Canada, only the age where old age security kicks in. Most seniors I know retire before that happens. You can also throttle CPP if you want. If OAS kicking in at 67 vs 65 prevents you from retiring, you’re cutting it too close to begin with. Most countries have moved to this
“slow the rate of increases” implies that the increases were agreed to before hand. The increases are 6% per year until 2017 and nominal inflation after that. Any reasonable person doesn’t have an issue with that. Any reasonable person knows you cannot have transfer payments increase 6% every year indefinitely. As a matter of fact, the Feds should get out of health care funding to begin with, since it is not their jurisdiction.
or a Leafs fan
Ezra at his very best!
http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/video/featured/prime-time/867432237001/nova-scotia-closed-for-business/3769819430001
He rocked big time tonight!
“May 4, 1982: HMS Sheffield was destroyed by Argentina…killing 20 British sailors and becoming the first Royal Navy ship to be sunk since World War II. The vessel caught fire after being hit by an Exocet missile during the Falklands War, leaving dozens of on board with horrific burns and others suffering smoke inhalation…Luckily, the rocket didn’t explode – otherwise the death toll would have been higher. But it did directly penetrate the control room – causing twenty men to die instantly – and set the ship ablaze…Yet amid the misery, there were also tales that cheered the nation. While waiting to be rescued, Sub Lieutenant Carrington-Wood led the crew in singing Always Look on the Bright Side of Life from Monty Python’s Life of Brian movie.”
Mulroney is now in bed with the CBC and the left. Go figure??
I had four comments deleted on this story, all of my comments revolved around Mulroney criticizing PM Harper. The CBC must have me on a black list.
Like hello Brian, who screwed the Conservative party up to begin with??
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/brian-mulroney-says-supreme-court-criticism-sends-wrong-signal-1.2756734
An interesting look at former Soviet Mongolia in a changing world of free market globalization.
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/101east/2014/09/out-steppe-201491151115262994.html
Home Depot Rolls out the carpet for Sharia Law
Read more at http://joeforamerica.com/2014/05/home-depot-rolls-carpet-sharia-law/
Pretty tough to look on the bright side of life these days. You have to look at the many blessings you and your family have.
Ukraine suffers a catastrophic defeat.
“The scale of the devastation suffered by Ukrainian forces in southeastern Ukraine over the last week has to be seen to be believed. It amounts to a catastrophic defeat and will long be remembered by embittered Ukrainians as among the darkest days of their history.”
http://www.nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2014/sep/05/ukraine-catastrophic-defeat/
Who are the Leafs?
Gotta love those global warmists, they’re now telling us we’ll have more polar vortexes because the earth is warming.
It’s no surprise the CBC and the rest of the Media Party will be bringing out as many old PC’s/Red Tories to help in their mission to get rid of Harper. If they keep pounding away and ignoring the stuff that matters to people outside of Atlantic Canada where they love the dole,refuse fracking to get them jobs and off equalization, the economy, employment and our safety and security should lead most thinking Canadians to the Harper Conservatives and allow them to steamroll over the lot of them. If this doesn’t happen we all become equalized, the Liberals and NDP want to dummy down the Oil Sands and are against the pipeline.
Are we really that stupid?
It’s no surprise the CBC and the rest of the Media Party will be bringing out as many old PC’s/Red Tories to help in their mission to get rid of Harper. If they keep pounding away and ignoring the stuff that matters to people outside of Atlantic Canada where they love the dole,refuse fracking to get them jobs and off equalization, the economy, employment and our safety and security should lead most thinking Canadians to the Harper Conservatives and allow them to steamroll over the lot of them. If this doesn’t happen we all become equalized, the Liberals and NDP want to dummy down the Oil Sands and are against the pipeline.
Are we really that stupid?
Captcha playing….double or nothing posts?
AGW Kills.
RIP AGW.
…-
“Hot, hot heat has passed
Montreal Gazette”
…-
“Pittsburgh Tribune editorial calls the IPCC ‘climate-clucking Chicken Littles’”
“Slowly, sanity is returning as witnessed by this pragmatic editorial on Sept 2nd:
The world’s loudest climate-clucking Chicken Littles foresee grain harvests diminishing, Greenland’s ice sheet melting, sea levels rising and extreme weather increasing. And there’s less time than ever to head off disaster by submitting to IPCC orthodoxy.
But even the loudest clucking can’t drown out contrary facts. U.S. temperatures haven’t risen in a decade. Global temperatures have been flat for 17 years. Prior warming was within natural variability. The IPCC’s main greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, isn’t a pollutant. And humanity’s climate impact is negligible, so top-down “solutions” are pointless and economically harmful, as shown by Australia repealing its carbon tax in favor of voluntary clean-energy incentives.”
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2014/09/05/pittburgh-tribune-editorial-calls-the-ipcc-climate-clucking-chicken-littles/
And let’s not forget Mr Mambo (aka John Candy):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv7v4MJcD74
The next mayor of Winnipeg?
http://blogs.canoe.ca/raisinghell/politics/video-wasylycia-leis-every-voter-should-watch-this/
Did you know it’s impossible to identify a body in Saskatchewan? The DNA is all the same and there’s no dental records.
Crawl back under your bridge, Allan, like a good little troll.
Brian Muldoon’s Sour Grapes Page.
Sour Grapes will ferment to Bitterness for Red Tory-liberal Muldoon, eh?
“Then, within a stretch of nine days in November, Harper will overtake Conservative/Unionist Sir Robert Borden, and Conservative Brian Mulroney to stand sixth.”
…-
“Stephen Harper’s longevity as prime minister approaches legendary status”
“On the cusp of becoming Canada’s sixth longest serving PM, Harper continues to defy the odds”
http://www.canada.com/news/Stephen+Harper+longevity+prime+minister+approaches+legendary+status/10177800/story.html
Sir John A. MacDonald’s Clan Donald:
Scotland the Brave*.
…-
“Couillard reiterates wish for Quebec to sign Constitution at event with Harper”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/couillard-reiterates-wish-for-quebec-to-sign-constitution-at-event-with-harper/article20382356/
Scotland the Brave*:
http://tinyurl.com/qhtnkwn
Nine year old boy is bored–so he steals a city bus!
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/boy-9-steals-saskatoon-city-bus-hits-2-parked-vehicles-1.2757998
Good article on ISIS and Ukraine by Andrew Coyne:
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2014/09/05/andrew-coyne-we-should-be-under-no-illusions-action-on-ukraine-and-isis-requires-long-term-comittment/
Good quote that says it well: `We have done all we could, in short, to avoid war, in the Middle East and eastern Europe. And war has come. We retreated from war, and war followed us. And so we are beginning to shed our illusions. There are some threats, we are learning again, that cannot be placated. They must either be deterred or destroyed. That will take money and time and lives, and there is no use pretending otherwise.`
And in the how ironic category: `The very distinction between military power, the traditional preserve of nation-states, and the asymmetric power of terrorist groups has eroded. In ISIS, we see a terrorist group with many of the attributes of a state, including the ability to conduct sustained, open-field military operations. And in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, we see a state adopting many of the tactics of asymmetric warfare, using stealth, lies and proxies to achieve its ends in place of overwhelming force.`
The media and every Quebec politician reinforces the myth that Quebec never signed the constitution. At the time there were I believe 75 Liberal M.P.’s from Quebec represented in Parliament. What were they, chopped liver?
Michele Obama strikes again!
Is nothing sacred? Forest Service says drop chocolate, add fruit to your s’mores
By Todd StarnesPublished September 06, 2014FoxNews
One of the great moments in history came when an unsuspecting camper sandwiched a marshmallow and a piece of chocolate between two graham crackers — creating an American masterpiece — the s’more.
But now the Obama administration is attempting to modify the third sacrament in camping’s holy trinity.
The U.S. Forest Service wants Americans to make healthier S’mores by replacing the chocolate with fruit, according to a blog post meant to commemorate National Roasted Marshmallow Day (apparently there is such a thing, it was observed on August 30 this year).
Apparently the government seems to think we sit around campfires fretting about caloric intake.
“There are some innovative ways to roast the little white treats that can help cut down on the amount of sugar intake by the kids, thus making bedtime a little more doable,” the USFS wrote last week in a blog titled, “How Does Your Marshmallow Roast?”
“Think fruit,” they said. The Forest Service suggested either banana chunks or grilled pineapple — as if a piece of fruit is a suitable replacement for milk chocolate.
“You will still get a tasty treat but by substituting with fruit, it is healthier – as long as you watch the amount of marshmallows used,” the USFS wrote. “If you want to cut down even more on calories, try using slices of angel food cake instead of graham crackers.”
Angel food cake? It’s culinary heresy, I tell you.
The Forest Service is breaking a cardinal rule.
You don’t tinker with the Big Mac’s special sauce (even though we all know it’s Thousand Island salad dressing). You don’t add a twelfth herb to the Colonel’s secret recipe. And you certainly do not take the chocolate out of a s’more.
The Forest Service also recommended we use something called “marshmallow creme” — so that we can “regulate” our portions. Apparently the government seems to think we sit around campfires fretting about caloric intake.
“You’re still having campfire fun, but the focus is on a healthier evening snack,” the Forest Service wrote.
The blog posting offered up all sorts of government-mandated directions on everything from fire pit preparation to the proper length of your roasting stick.
“Use a roasting stick of at least 30 inches in length,” the Forest Service said. You’ve been warned, America. So don’t be surprised if a park ranger shows up at your camp site with a measuring stick.
Those mandates were just too much for House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. The California Republican fired off a memo to lawmakers that was obtained by the Washington Post.
“This perfectly captures what is wrong with our government. Hard-earned tax dollars supporting bureaucrats who can’t pass up an opportunity to tell us how to live our lives,” McCarthy wrote.
“For the things that government is supposed to do – like confront terrorist groups – we don’t have a strategy, but for things Americans are supposed to be able to do for themselves – like figuring out the best ingredients for s’mores – government bureaucrats have that figured out.”
Relax, Ed. It’s all in fun over the game today. ‘Tobans just happen to cheer for the wrong team, that’s all.
Reading this book should not be an eye opener to those who frequent this blog, but it provides some interesting quotes, figures and facts.
https://archive.org/details/RedTerrorInRussia1918-1923
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/canada/mulcair-to-unveil-key-ndp-platform-planks-one-year-ahead-of-election–274257671.html?cx_navSource=d-tiles-3
“Mulcair noted that the NDP has already laid down some planks: rolling back the retirement age to 65 from 67; launching a public inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women within 100 days of taking office; using any budget surpluses to reverse the Harper government’s plan to slow the rate of increases in federal health care transfers, which could amount to $36 billion less for provincial coffers over the next 10 years.”
What a grade A goofball
There is no “retirement” age in Canada, only the age where old age security kicks in. Most seniors I know retire before that happens. You can also throttle CPP if you want. If OAS kicking in at 67 vs 65 prevents you from retiring, you’re cutting it too close to begin with. Most countries have moved to this
“slow the rate of increases” implies that the increases were agreed to before hand. The increases are 6% per year until 2017 and nominal inflation after that. Any reasonable person doesn’t have an issue with that. Any reasonable person knows you cannot have transfer payments increase 6% every year indefinitely. As a matter of fact, the Feds should get out of health care funding to begin with, since it is not their jurisdiction.