A recent Ipsos Reid study found 47% of all tweets about the province’s four political parties are from the same 100 accounts.
Told you so.
The Question On Every Leftist Lip
Why would the Boston Marathon bomber choose the day of the Boston Marathon to bomb the Boston Marathon?
A former Obama spokesman and a congressman have suggested that Tax Day may have been a motive behind the Boston Marathon bombings.
Or maybe … “April”.
Two can play this game: Boston Marathon bombs similar to Bill Ayers’ Weather Underground nail bomb
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
“But for most, it was the best job they could find.“
The Tolerant Left
Salon: “Let’s Hope The Boston Marathon Bomber Is A White American”…
Reader Tips
In tonight’s entertainment en route to the Tips we do some sightseeing while Moving Through St. Petersburg.
h/t
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A Short History of Backfiring Reporters
Here’s Canwest News Service in early 2007, 20 months before the Stephane Dion-led Liberals lost 18 seats and the federal election:
“Negative Tory ads could backfire, say experts.”
Here’s The Canadian Press on March 2nd, 2009, before the Conservatives’ attack ads against Michael Ignatieff were released:
“Any attempt by the Tories to smear rookie Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff would backfire with recession-ravaged Canadians, Liberals say.”
Canadian Press headline in May, 2009, after the ads were released and two years before the Ignatieff-led Liberals were decimated in the federal election:
“Tory attack ads find audience, but could backfire: poll.”
The Star, June 1, 2009:
“Tory attack ads backfiring…”
Now, the Justin Trudeau era. An editorial in today’s Star —
“Conservative attacks on Justin Trudeau backfire on Harper”.
A CTV report published today, with the byline “CTVNews.ca Staff”, begins —
“Attack ads released hours after Justin Trudeau was named leader of the Liberal party, framing the 41-year-old as being “way over his head,” may backfire on the governing Conservatives, says one public relations expert.”
Ah yes, the experts. In yesterday’s Globe and Mail, in report headlined “Negative ad strategy holds risks for Conservatives, experts say”, Gloria Galloway writes:
“Can the ads backfire, and under what circumstances? All three experts said yes…“
Not their fault
Self-aiming, self-firing guns shoved into the hands of innocent thugs:
“Don’t condemn the gangbangers, they’ve got guns that are trafficked.” – Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas)
Reader Tips
What happens when you remove auto-tune, reverb, and all other studio gimmickry from this modern-day bunco that some call music? Well, let’s just say the results aren’t pretty: here, for example, are the legendary Beach Boys as they actually sounded.
Absolutely shocking.
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The Gilded Tit
Alberta’s opposition Wildrose Party released documents today showing that Michele Lahey, the former executive vice-president and chief operating officer for the former Capital Health Authority, was reimbursed by Alberta taxpayers for a $6,230 bill from the Mayo Clinic.
Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk, who appeared personally bereft of even the first whit of any factual information about the case, opined “It is very possible this individual went to this clinic for a meeting and actually was at a seminar for two or three days.”
Possible, yes, but not very possible:
The Wildrose said it appears the trip was personal because there’s no mention in the documents of a work-related conference. Lahey also did not claim any airfare.
Guess we’ll have to turn to AHS for answers:
AHS spokesman Kerry Williamson said the department won’t be investigating…”Alberta Health Services isn’t going to speculate or comment on the past.”
Why would they?
Spending by health bureaucrats has been under the microscope since last year, when it was revealed that former AHS financial officer Allaudin Merali charged taxpayers almost $370,000 for lavish restaurant meals, repairs to his Mercedes Benz, and a butler.
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Fans
… it’s estimated that Cape Wind power — at 18.7 cents per kilowatt-hour, rising 3.5 percent annually — will cost about $2 billion more than conventional power under the National Grid contract.
So, about average.
It’s Probably Nothing
Venezuela Election
Trouble without;
This is the single worst thing that could’ve happened: CNE has announced Maduro won the election by 7.51 million votes to 7.27 million for Capriles, but the opposition may well be sitting on clear evidence that this is not true. What comes next is a deep governability crisis.
Trouble within;
Maduro’s speech tonight was innocuous. He talked as if he had scored a huge win, instead justifying that a one vote win would have been enough.
But it isn’t and it wasn’t, for the simple fact that Chavismo’s party PSUV is divided, even more so now, as those that aspired to succeed Chávez likely think that Maduro was not the rightful successor to Hugo Chávez. And most of them think they are.
h/t marc in calgary, jwkozak91
Great Moments In Socialism
Run out of other people’s money? Not a problem;
Taxes on property or other assets would mark a significant change in Europe’s approach to funding bail-outs for eurozone members. Until now, the cost of rescue packages for countries like Ireland, Greece and Portugal has fallen largely on people who invest money in either those countries’ bonds or – in the case of Cyprus – bank accounts.
Oh, Frack!
After examining hundreds of thousands of gas extraction operations, the scientists found only three instances where resulting shocks could be detected by residents above ground.
In contrast, they found other man-made activities, such as mining and waste-disposal, are much more likely to trigger noticeable seismic activity.
Lead researcher Professor Richard Davies from Durham University’s Energy Institute, said the risk of fracking resulting in seismic activity that could be felt on the surface is ‘not significant’.
‘In almost all cases, the seismic events caused by hydraulic fracturing have been undetectable other than by geoscientists. It is also low compared to other man-made triggers,’ he said.
‘By comparison, most fracking-related events release a negligible amount of energy roughly equivalent to or even less than someone jumping off a ladder onto the floor.’
h/t EBD
It’s Probably Nothing
…now I’m staring at the March employment report in dazed bewilderment, because this is a truly BAD report. As you work through it the badness just keeps growing.
The best of it is in the Establishment report, but at 88K nonfarm jobs that isn’t much of a best. And then I look at the details, and I become uneasy. Wholesale trade and retail trade both racked up significant negatives. Transportation and warehousing is negative. Temporary help services are a big plus, which at least keeps one from drinking bleach.
What’s The Opposite of Diversity?
In what B’nai Brith called a “precedent setting move,” the University of Manitoba Students Union voted Thursday to strip the group Students Against Israeli Apartheid (SAIA) of official club status.
The motion bars SAIA from receiving student union funding or using activity space in student-union controlled buildings.
[…]
The two-page resolution justified the delisting of SAIA under the terms of the Manitoba Human Rights Code, claiming that the group was guilty of “discrimination” and “harassment.”
The document also claimed that certain student union members “being Zionists, experience fear for their safety during ‘Israeli Apartheid Week.'”
h/t Kevin B
Your Moral And Intellectual Superiors
During Obama’s two terms, the Espionage Act has been used to prosecute more alleged leakers than all former presidential offices combined.
Goodale said journalists don’t seem to consider this much of a problem. “They don’t believe it,” he told CJR. “I actually have talked to two investigative reporters who are household names, and I said, ‘Do you realize what’s happening to you if this goes forward?’ And I talk, I get no response, and the subject shifts to other parts of the book.
h/t Bob
Let Me Fix That Headline For You
Let’s Erect A Plaque At 787 Dundas St W To Remember Jack Layton
Margaret: Death Of A Revolutionary
Durkin’s film not only offers a useful history lesson, it’s also a nimble shredding of quite a few leftist myths. Its highlights include contributions from Madsen Pirie, who really ought to be on TV more often, and some comically disingenuous squirming by Mary Warnock and Neil Kinnock. During the Kinnock interviews, pay close attention to Durkin’s right eyebrow. A lot can be said with an eyebrow.
Watch it here. Update and an apology – the video seems to be unavailable in Canada. I’ll replace the link if I find another source.