From the “Are we in hell yet?” files, Robert “Errand Boy” Fife tweets –
Brian Mulroney called Liberals to say Sun Media will apologize tomorrow for offensive rant by Ezra Levant.
If it’s true, it’s a huge mistake.
Canada European Trade Agreement
Via NewsWatchCanada the technical summary of the final negotiations.
Looks like a good deal for all parties.
The who?
Yep, al-Qaeda is on the run, alright, running through O’s mind.
There is a reason that no one had heard of such a group until a nanosecond ago, when the “Khorosan Group” suddenly went from anonymity to the “imminent threat” that became the rationale for an emergency air war there was supposedly no time to ask Congress to authorize.
You haven’t heard of the Khorosan Group because there isn’t one. It is a name the administration came up with, calculating that Khorosan — the -Iranian-Afghan border region — had sufficient connection to jihadist lore that no one would call the president on it.
Dig in for a long war
Michael J. Totten – I say “almost” because air strikes by the US-led coalition are putting a crimp in their plans, but IS rules a huge area straddling two large countries and somebody will need to go in there, clear ground, and hold it if anything substantial is going to change.
Slow News Day’s Not-Quite News
Gerard Depardieu admits to drinking 14 bottles of wine a day.
“Previously Depardieu made headlines after he was banned from an Air France flight for urinating in the aisle..”
Reader Tips
In tonight’s entertainment en route to the Tips we listen to vocalist Bobby McFerrin’s solo performance of Blackbird.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
Fumbling in the near-darkness
At this point a slight left turn of the dimmer switch would finish him off:
An adamant Charlie Rose, on Thursday night, was astounded that there could be any opposition to the fight against climate change as he blurted: “Where is the resistance?! What stands in the way of something that clearly threatens the planet?”
Umm, science? Doing a bit of your own research?
Half-decaf half-soy hazelnut latte in the pike position
From Scott Locklin’s “Never Trust Anyone Who Hasn’t Been Punched in the Face“:
Every great civilization reaches a point of prosperity where it is possible to live your entire life as a pacifist without any serious consequences. Many civilizations have come to the state of devolution represented by modern Berkeley folkways, from wife-swapping to vegetarianism. These ideas don’t come from a hardscrabble existence in contact with nature’s elemental forces; they are the inevitable consequence of being an effete urban twit removed from meaningful contact with reality.
Related: Bret Easton Ellis’ Generation Wuss.
Third Rails
Apropos of nothing in particular….
The ABC can afford to cut its budget by as much as $200m and still maintain a quality service, according to the communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull.
The Australian Broadcast Company has a budget of around a Billion.
Antivirus
What Heather doesn’t get is that Ezra Levant became because of the need of a cure for her ilk.
Or maybe she does understand, and despises it.
That’ll back up the airports.
Some flights in and out of O’Hare and Midway airports resumed operations “at a reduced rate” late Friday morning, but only a small fraction of the airports’ normal flight load.
H/t: rd
Sharia, Sheffield
Peppa Pig,
Snort,
Peppa Pig,
Snort,
Snort.
QOTW
Dear Justin: If you ever become PM, Vladimir Putin is going to be a lot tougher to deal with than Ezra Levant. Just so you know.
I’m not sure about that. Has anyone ever tried the pouting technique on Vlad?
Reader Tips
J. Frank Wilson & The Cavaliers’ only hit is simple in writing and execution, but it’s catchy and memorable: From 1964, here’s the car-radio hors d’oeuvre Last Kiss.
The comments are open, as always, for your Reader Tips.
I can see her uvula from my house
DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, speaking to a women’s group in Wisconsin on September 3rd:
“Scott Walker has given women the back of his hand,” Wasserman Schultz told the audience while wagging her finger. “I know that is stark. I know that is direct. But that is reality.”
She added –
“What Republican Tea Party extremists like Scott Walker are doing, is they are grabbing us by the hair, and pulling us back.”
And now…
Football in Saskatchewan
If you’re a football fan in Saskatchewan, game day is awesome. You have not one, but two, radio stations providing multiple hours of pre and post game shows.
So, at about 3 or so…..bye, cause this, um, “horrible human being” is going to be cheering on the Green and White to try and kick some Eskie butt.
There may be beer involved.
@tammyrobert wins twitter.
Game shirt? On. #Riders #CFL pic.twitter.com/0wcV9g3ciM
— Tammy Robert (@tammyrobert) September 26, 2014
Guns, not hashtags.
Well, done, Nigeria.
“Since the name Shekau has become a brand name for the terrorists leader, the Nigerian military remains resolute to serve justice to anyone who assumes that designation or title as well as all terrorists that seek to violate the freedom and territory of Nigeria.”
Refillables overtake cigalikes
Via Wacked Out Canada, we learn that big tobacco is losing it’s share of the electronic nicotine delivery market.
Every time I post one of these types of posts, there are questions. In an attempt to kick the ball up-field, I’ll just redirect you to Phil Busardo’s TasteYourJuice.com site. It is a gold mine of information. Phil is also a prolific You Tuber. If you want to switch your nicotine delivery, you can do a lot worse than starting at his site and watching a few hours (days?) worth of reviews, tutorials and commentary.
BAMM!
Emeril Lagasse talks about what gov’t regulation does to entrapaneurs.
“The one thing that I can say is that I’m pretty connected to America — because I’m a good listener, and I think that’s what makes a great restaurateur, is that you’re a good listener,” he said. “I don’t have the solution. If I did, I could run for president. But I don’t have the solution. All I can tell you is that the balance of the economic cycle is out of whack.”
Developing the middle class
Long time commentator, ET, used to wax eloquently on the necessity of developing the middle class as a solution to problems within the Islamic sphere. I tended to agree with her premises.
It would seem there is another prominent Conservative who used a different soap-box to espouse similar ideals.