43 Replies to “Reader Tips”

  1. Could have posted this under Kate’s “I amuse myself.”
    http://deadline.com/2016/11/shocked-by-trump-new-york-times-finds-time-for-soul-searching-1201852490/
    It’s been a moment for soul-searching, and to some extent repentance, at the New York Times. In much-discussed remarks to his own media columnist James Rutenberg, executive editor Dean Baquet offered a mea culpa for having missed the Donald Trump surprise, though he spoke less for the paper than for journalists in general. “We’ve got to do a much better job of being on the road, out in the country, talking to different kinds of people than we talk to — especially if you happen to be a New York-based news organization — and remind ourselves that New York is not the real world,” Baquet said.
    Have a great week everyone.
    CAS

  3. Professor calls for intellectual votes to be worth more than the votes of low information rubes!
    http://nationalinterest.org/feature/against-democracy-17605
    This is an excellent idea! Why should farmers, plumbers, carpenters, electricians and other hillbillies votes be the same as professors like myself?!
    Our votes should count for more! And journalism professors votes should count for even MORE than the votes of hicks! They are the smartest people in the faculty lounge!

  4. FRIEDMAN: Will you have a reset with Russia?
    TRUMP: I wouldn’t use that term after what happened, you know, previously. I think — I would love to be able to get along with Russia and I think they’d like to be able to get along with us. It’s in our mutual interest. And I don’t go in with any preconceived notion, but I will tell you, I would say — when they used to say, during the campaign, Donald Trump loves Putin, Putin loves Donald Trump, I said, huh, wouldn’t it be nice, I’d say this in front of thousands of people, wouldn’t it be nice to actually report what they said, wouldn’t it be nice if we actually got along with Russia, wouldn’t it be nice if we went after ISIS together, which is, by the way, aside from being dangerous, it’s very expensive, and ISIS shouldn’t have been even allowed to form, and the people will stand up and give me a massive hand. You know they thought it was bad that I was getting along with Putin or that I believe strongly if we can get along with Russia that’s a positive thing. It is a great thing that we can get along with not only Russia but that we get along with other countries.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/23/us/politics/trump-new-york-times-interview-transcript.html

  5. The CBC is in repair mode after their poster child Trudeau praised Castro at La Francophonie summit in Madagascar. At a press conference, one journalist from Ottawa Life magazine asked Trudeau, ”Was Castro a dictator.” Truth is that wasn’t the issue.
    The issue was and still is that Trudeau spoke in favor of a dictator with one of the worst human rights records on the planet.
    http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-castro-dictator-1.3869851
    And please Mr. Trudeau, spare us the BS. Because Fidel Castro kisssed you on the cheek does not exonerate him of his crimes.

  6. Meanwhile back at the hacienda, there is an interesting article over at Blazing Cat Fur. I’d put in the link but you should look for it yourselves.

  9. I cannot understand who in his/her right mind voted for this unqualified snowflake who never really had to work a day in his life and who -if named Smith or Tremblay – would never be our PM.
    Never mind the Castro gaffe who revealed to the world how disconnected from reality who our very own small potato is but…
    Justin’s just not ready.
    Kevin O’Leary me be right: Justin may not finish his mandate?
    The old adage: “Never ask a boy to do a man’s job”.

  10. And…. North Korea orders a 3 Day National Mourning following the death of Castro, ” a close friend and faithful ally” against the USA.
    Justin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  12. The real reason behind Jill Stein’s push for an electoral recount:
    http://downtrend.com/71superb/the-real-reason-behind-jill-steins-recount-effort-is-to-discredit-trumps-presidency
    So, if HRC can’t be in the White House, Trump doesn’t deserve to be there, either. In other words, the Democrats (i. e., liberals, leftists, communists) are the–ahem–“natural governing party”.
    Now where have we heard that sort of thing before, eh?

  15. PET Cemetery Report.
    “Donald Trump, in contrast, made a full-throated condemnation: “Fidel Castro’s legacy is one of firing squads,…”
    …-
    “Fidel Castro: Justin Trudeau ridiculed over praise of ‘remarkable leader'” (grauniad)
    “Trudeau’s turn from cool to laughing stock
    Terry Glavin on how Justin Trudeau’s lament for the dictator Fidel Castro confirmed every lampoon of the prime minister’s foreign-policy vacuity” (Macleans)
    …-
    “Fidel Castro’s dark legacy: abuses, draconian rule and ‘ruthless suppression’
    Castro hounded critics, scorned elections and ran a police state – facts which impressive statistics about literacy and life expectancy cannot erase”
    “Obama offered a cautious, lawyerly response to Castro’s passing, avoiding criticism or praise. Donald Trump, in contrast, made a full-throated condemnation: “Fidel Castro’s legacy is one of firing squads, theft, unimaginable suffering, poverty and the denial of fundamental human rights.””
    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/nov/27/fidel-castro-dictator-legacy-abuses

  17. AGW RIP.
    “The data clearly shows El Nino for what it was – a short-term weather event,’ he said.”
    …-
    “Steepest drop in global temperature on record”
    “Stunning new data indicates El Nino drove record highs in global temperatures suggesting rise may not be down to man-made emissions
    Global average temperatures over land have plummeted by more than 1C
    Comes amid mounting evidence run of record temperatures about to end
    The fall, revealed by Nasa satellites, has been caused by the end of El Nino”
    https://wattsupwiththat.com/2016/11/28/steepest-drop-in-global-temperature-on-record/

  18. Ohio university students who were herded outside after a fire alarm attacked by a lone attacker with a vehicle and a machete….. unknown what his reason is at this point….

  20. AGW Kills.
    “The deaths are the first fatalities of the 2016-17 season in the European Alps.*”
    …-
    “Why is a leading Alpine ski resort building an indoor slope?” (Telegraph)
    …-
    “*British man one of two killed after snow touring group triggers massive avalanche in Tyrol, Austria”
    “The victims, a 40-year-old Briton and 22-year-old Dutchman, were part of a 10-person snow touring group in Tyrol in western Austria.
    Police believe the group, the youngest member of whom was just 16-years-old, triggered the massive avalanche while making its way up the mountain.
    The avalanche stretched for 1000 metres with a width of up to 800 metres. Poor mobile connection meant the rescue operation was hampered.”
    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/11/28/british-man-one-two-killed-avalanche-hits-snow-touring-group/

  21. Why would he think anyone want’s to view him during the Gray Cup? Would Harper do something like that? Boy Justin has a big ego. He is truly vacuous and out of touch. He most certainly is not serious leader. I am increasingly embarrassed by what our PM represents.

  23. I have recently read Brian Lilly’s expose on the abuses at the CBC. Anyone who expresses an opinion on this issue should be aware of how truly corrupt and self-serving the CBC is. CBC supporters tend to be traditional radio listeners. Most have not looked at the value for money and dollars being spent on this manipulative and dishonest state broadcaster. I am pleased that Kelly Leitch has precipitated a discussion on the issue, but too many people are simply ignorant about what a poor investment the CBC now is. CBC is long past its best before date.

  24. The Anglosphere’s win-win-win-win.
    …-
    “Trump hails Castro’s death” (AFP)
    “OECD predicts huge growth for US economy under Trump” (Time)
    “Trudeau Won’t Attend Fidel Castro’s Funeral: PMO” (huffpo)
    …-
    “The Oil War Is Over And America Has Won”
    “Two years ago, Saudi Arabia and the other OPEC nations declared an oil war with America.
    On November 30h OPEC will meet to admit they have lost that conflict.”
    “On Thanksgiving Day 2014, Saudi Arabia and OPEC declared war on the American oil fracking industry.
    I watched as on that Thanksgiving Day, the price of crude oil dropped by almost five dollars a barrel. Later that weekend the Saudi oil ministry told us that they had declared war on American oil companies. They wanted to drive these upstarts in the Dakota’s and in other parts of the country out of business.
    I first wrote about this attack the following week, long before anyone else was writing about this new war.”
    http://dailycaller.com/2016/11/28/the-oil-war-is-over-and-america-has-won/

  25. Will Neil Young write a song about today?
    Jihad soldiers and ISIS coming,
    We’re finally on our own.
    This fall I hear the calling,
    Nine wounded in Ohio

  27. “Professor calls for intellectual votes to be worth more than the votes of low information rubes!” PPat
    Just count the number of 1st generation Americans in the Media & Politics in America….They claim to represent what America wants……NOOOOOOOOOOOOO (Rubio,Cruz, even Bernie)
    Better Idea.. Only let Americans who had/have American Grandparents VOTE……The Silent Majority are invested in America

  29. AGW RIP.
    …-
    “Arctic sea ice shrinks to second lowest level ever” (cnn)
    …-
    “There Has Been No Significant Net Change In Arctic Sea Ice Extent In The Last 80+ Years”
    “Last week, Edinburgh and Day (2016) used historical monitoring records to conclude that “the [Antarctic sea ice] levels in the early 1900s were in fact similar to today“. Apparently this was a surprising finding for those who assume anthropogenic greenhouse gases largely determine net changes in polar sea ice.
    Perhaps it may also be surprising for those who only focus on the 1979-to-present satellite era to learn that Arctic sea ice has also remained essentially unchanged since the 1930s and 1940s too, and is overall still quite high relative to recent centennial- and millennial-scale historical periods. Even for the last few decades, the trends are not unusual.”
    http://notrickszone.com/#sthash.xX2gRcgs.dpbs

  35. So … where did Obama’s $1.8 TRILLION infrastructure spending actually go ? I can’t find a single repaired road or bridge … and the taxpayers have to cough-up even MORE ?
    http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/11/28/why-trump-should-spend-other-peoples-money
    Speaking of WHERE DID MY GAS TAXES GO ?
    http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/California-must-get-serious-on-road-repairs-10634158.php
    When government spends infrastructure dollars … they go to WASTE. Why would anybody PAY $ 6.00 to take a 2 mile ride to the nearest BART station ? Where they will pay another minimum $ 8.00 FARE to get home to suburbia
    http://www.eastbaytimes.com/2016/11/27/barts-oakland-airport-connector-losing-money-uber-lyft-to-blame/
    The FREE marketplace (Uber/lyft)already solved the problem. Door to door service for the same cost. And 3x faster.

  39. PET Cemetery Report.
    Say goodnight, Justine.
    …-
    “Justin’s sunny days are over”
    “Meanwhile, Stephen Harper, the guy Justin beat, our polarizing former PM, strolled into an Ottawa Redblacks victory party and was cheered and patted on the back. And he’s from Calgary, home of the rival Stampeders, for crying out loud. Could this be the start of another comeback?”
    http://www.torontosun.com/2016/11/28/justins-sunny-days-are-over

  40. Canada’s answer to Arnold Rimmer finally hit the big time. His statement in which he praised his father is one of the items on tonight’s edition of John Batchelor’s show.

  41. He has already put his foot in it. It would be extremely embarrassing for him to now attend the funeral. He is so naive. That should have been obvious from the start, but too many people turned a blind eye. (Remember his early line about getting to the “root cause” of terrorism.) He is really incredibly simple minded. How long will it take Libs to notice? I think world leaders recognized a strong mind in Harper. I think with Justin they are politely tolerant. I was recently out of the country and saw an Asian broadcast of attendees at APEC. Justin looked like a lost waif.

  42. Read No Highway by Neville Shute. He proposed such a multi voting scheme over 50 years ago. I’m pretty cerain it was No Highway.

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