“It is hard to remember another time when politics in Ontario were this childish. Mr. McGuinty, the mayors and their media cheerleaders are effectively staging a collective temper tantrum until they get a bigger allowance. Mr. Harper isn’t asking them to “drop dead.” He’s asking them to grow up.”
They say that if you hang “The Last Supper” upside down, it spells out the words “Piss Christ”.
CRASH’D: Michael Moore’s Sicko
Students for Hillary!
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The founder of The Weather Channel doesn’t mince words.
Age of consent mandatory. Celibacy vow at the discretion of the Archdiocese.
Why the Violence is Down in Iraq (Interviews with Senior Military Officials) at theLong War Journal.
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Your tips thread for today.
I just learned this morning that Van der Galien Gazette endorsed SDA in the Weblog Awards – consider returning the favour in the Best European category. There are still a few hours left to vote, afaik.
If you were unwittingly exposed to the wretched excuse of a “report” on it by the wretched excuse of a “reporter”, CBC’s Neil MacDonald a couple of nights ago – here’s the text of the speech by France’s President Sarkozy Before Congress.
My apologies to those of you who experienced problems with the way SDA was loading this morning. I played with the template, and it affected some browsers. Drop a line in the comments if you’re still having problems.

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A blogging resource for those who follow American politics – the Conservative Grapevine aggregator.
Fire And Ice – 100 years of climate alarmism.
“As Pakistan’s tightening dictatorship draws global opprobrium, a curious double standard is emerging in Venezuela as democracy gasps its last and celebrities continue to file in. Where’s the decency?“

Climate Audit is putting up a great fight in the 2007 Weblog Awards for Best Science Blog. Let’s spread the word and help push this Canadian blog over the top. And don’t forget to vote SDA in Best Canadian – for the greater good!

John Hawkins interviews Ann Coulter.
“This is exactly what the US did during the Clinton years, when Yasser Arafat visited the White House 11 times, and met with President Clinton 24 times. Not only did this “consistent involvement” at the highest level not produce any progress, it raised the expectations of Palestinians to an absurd level, leaving them more intransigent and belligerent than they were at the outset.”
Not Waiting For The Asteroid – the NYT cdaily circulation falls 4.51%. Sunday is worse.
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David Harsyanyi’s “Nanny State”.
The oilsands – everything old is new again.
A hero in Castro’s gulag – “Instead of joining the president amid the pomp and finery of the White House, Dr. Oscar Elias Biscet will spend the day locked in a fetid cell in the Combinado del Este prison in Havana, where he is serving a 25-year prison sentence for speaking out against Fidel Castro’s dictatorship.”
That “stumbling” US economy – If things are so bad, why are they so good?
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“Do you REALLY want me to start investigating former Prime Ministers? You guys might want to stop and think twice about that one…”
Richard Warman’s own private slot machine. (Really – where is W-Five when you really need them?)
The miss the step where you dress up like a fireman. (But useful, nonetheless….)
Did Yamamoto really deserve what he got? Yes – and so did HIroshima. Next question?
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A Toronto Star editorial that confuses Halloween for April Fools. A “must be read to be believed” piece.
Things are not going well in Pakistan.
More illegal Sask government advertising. I’m shocked, shocked, I tell you.
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My day is occupied with getting a dog to Brazil safely, so until I’m finished with that task, your reader tips will have to do.

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The New Global Warming: Mother Nature carries a can of gasoline.
A public deceived. A Liberal MP resigns.
Garth Turner – the gift that keeps on giving.
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Sunday tips thread.

Tips thread. I’ve a few other projects to work on this weekend, so blogging will be light.
Alan Johnston,…

…the BBC’s Gaza correspondent who was held hostage for nearly four months by Islamic terrorists before being freed in July, is probably the first kidnap victim to develop Stockholm syndrome before being abducted.

An assassination attempt in Denmark you didn’t hear about.
Need a war crime story? Call Dahr Jamail.
California – it’s a quagmire.
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Friday thread.

“Crusader bias” at Al Jazeera.
“A spectre is haunting the net but, outside of techie circles, nobody seems to be talking about it. “ The Storm worm.
Understanding the Santa Ana winds – “Another popular misconception that the winds are hot owing to their desert origin. Actually, the Santa Anas develop when the desert is cold, and are thus most common during the cool season stretching from October through March.”
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Cheap shot CTV.
Let’s see:

…”won’t somebody think of the children?” — but that’s always canceled out by the fight against imaginary “racism”, especially if it involves a “persecuted” identity group that wants us all dead… so… carry the one…

Michael Yon and “Resistance is Futile”
“Individualism” – bad for co-operation.
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Open thread for tips.

I’ll be back to normal posting activity later today – in the meanwhile, use this thread for your tips.

Your weekend reader tips thread.
My best laid plans to do some blogging here from the motel have met with a laptop that is now barely functional. I guess I should ‘t complain. I don’t know when it was built (It’s a Toshiba Libretto 70CT mini with keys the size of aspirin tablets), but it runs Win95.. very, very slowly.
But I did get to Mt. Rushmore today. Holy cow – has that place ever changed since I ws there as a kid. .

It looks like you’re in good hands, though. I’ll be back sometime Monday.