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No Automotive Theme Week would be complete without Hot Rod Lincoln by Commander Cody. (Some fun vintage stuff in the video.)
Thread open. Try to stay off the guardrails.
Red Rose Country
If true, this is a ‘little’ incendiary. Leftist ‘democracy’ in action. Calling Andrew Coyne.
The NDP pre-prepared a “ruling” for the “neutral” speaker to read in their favour, then accidentally gave it to @RicMcIver instead. #ableg
— Peter McCaffrey (@peteremcc) April 19, 2016
Just before Ric was thrown out of the Alberta Legislature:
Vid: MLA Ric McIver furious after the speaker apparently ruled on his point of order before debate #ableg pic.twitter.com/0qIaSVJv19
— Max Maudie (@maxmaudie) April 19, 2016
Get off my lawn.
With a Liberal government, some things never change.
Like busting in on provincial jurisdiction every time one of their bleeding hearts wants.
The federal government is signalling that when it finally unveils changes to parental leave rules, there will be provisions dedicated exclusively to new fathers.
Muhammed ♥ Muhammed Forever
Are We Still A Member Of This Thing?
What caused Haiti’s cholera epidemic? The CDC museum knows but won’t say.
Bill’s Wife
.#Sanders supporters throw dollar bills at #Hillary Clinton on way to big money #hollywood fundraiser. Story at 11pm pic.twitter.com/VvsFSyrB5g
— Leanne Suter (@abc7leanne) April 17, 2016
They’ll need bigger bills if they expect her to stop.
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A Canadian classic by Trooper – Boys In The Bright White Sports Car.
Tips thread open.
Those Moderate NATO Members
Turkish President Erdogan Seizes Six Christian Churches, Making Them State Property
The “W” Word
White People Time: Grades, Showing Up On Time Are A Form Of White Supremacy
(h/t Colonialista)
Always Level Down, And As Far Down As Possible
Blake Neff on destroying children’s futures in the name of “social justice”:
While the traits listed [being rigorous and punctual, speaking grammatical English] may simply be regarded as positive traits for success in the modern world, Dr Heather Hackman described them as traits chosen and emphasised to favour whites to the detriment of non-white groups, who are forced to assimilate ‘white’ traits such as good discipline and goal orientation or else be left behind. Hackman’s solution, then, is to train teachers to move away from all these aspects of ‘white privilege’ in education. She routinely touted the benefits of collective assessments (measuring student learning at the class level instead of determining whether each student knows the material), as well as eliminating all school grades entirely.
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Gino Vanelli’s Black Cars. They look better in the shade, apparently.
Your tips thread is open.
Honey, I Finished The Internet
The Only Known Recording Of Hitler’s Normal Speaking Voice
Leaving Wage
“The exodus has begun,” said Sung Won Sohn, an economist at Cal State Channel Islands and a former director at Forever 21. “The garment industry is gradually shrinking and that trend will likely continue.”
Soft on crime judges…
The MSM reports that this is a blow to the Harper tough on crime agenda, as if it were not about policy, about judges or really mild sentences but an ongoing battle between them and the hated Conservatives. Meanwhile as I point out at The Rebel…
We aren’t talking about people caught possessing small amounts of drugs, we are talking about people caught and convicted of repeat drug trafficking, of being a pusher, of feeding addicts and hooking your kids.
But in a 6-3 decision the unelected judges on the nation’s highest court ruled that the mandatory minimum was too much, that it was contrary to the constitution because it was a “cruel and unusual punishment.”
Oh, Shiny Prime Minister!
This is some truly fine reporting, North Korean-style. https://t.co/T7vTR0p3BQ
— Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) April 16, 2016
(Ah, here’s what I was looking for.)
So, to summarize, the PM went to a place and learned about a thing. During the speech that followed, he excitedly suggested he wanted to talk about the thing he just learned. A reporter was disinterested in playing along, and tried to ask a more relevant question, but Trudeau ignored him and launched into what was clearly a pre-prepared treatise on the thing.
Great Moments In Socialism
I doubt our stats are any better;
ANU researcher Ben Phillips estimated that only 43 per cent of the [Australian] adult population excluding public sector workers were net taxpayers last year, bringing the actual total voter-dependency ratio to well over 50 per cent.
Public sector workers don’t “pay taxes”. They just give some of them back.
Sunni Ways, My Friends!
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It’s The Cars – Drive. Sorry for the slow day, I was up to my elbows in automotive paint. Tips thread open.
Appropriate This!
h/t Rolf