“I guess I don’t understand the point of an off-the-record meeting with a politician, but I’m sure it’s covered in advanced J-school.”
The Nature Of Things
Came to a @DavidSuzuki press conference. When he saw me coming, he jumped in his car, and was driven away! #brave #accountable #cdnpoli
— Ezra Levant (@ezralevant) October 9, 2013
Film at Sun News tomorrow at 5pm Eastern.
The American Media: Complicit Misdirection or Pure Ignorance?
In recent days I’ve engaged in numerous conversations with assorted people in Vancouver about the so-called “shutdown” of the U.S. government. In almost every single case, these people had no idea that the “big fight” was mostly about the U.S. government increasing the debt limit to borrow even more money. The people I was talking to seemed completely mystified when I explained this. Giving them the benefit of the doubt that they’re of above average intelligence, a natural question to ask is why do they not know this simple fact?
There’s only logical answer: The sources by which they’re getting their information are not telling them. Given that in many cases, their TVs were tuned to CNN or CBS or NBC or ABC, one has to wonder why these news organizations are not clearly spelling out the opposing views on the subject?
The Ottawa Sun’s Anthony Furey recently published two related columns on the subject. They’re both worth a careful read and this conversation between Furey and Charles Adler is well worth a listen.
A Billion here, A Billion there
Pretty soon you’re talking about real money.
Ontario’s Liberal government will spend a billion dollars to cancel two gas-fired power plants, a sum that puts the scandal among the costliest in the province’s history and threatens to damage the party months before an expected election.
Home Run For Republicans – MSM Hangs Itself
“I’m tempted to call it a clown show but that would be insulting to clowns”
Unbelievable: Obama gets no questions at presser on disastrous ObamaCare rollout or holding Senior Citizens at Gunpoint in National Parks
It ran for one hour and six minutes, with 12 different reporters being called on — although, notably, not Ed Henry of Fox News — and between them they couldn’t muster one question about the catastrophe that is Healthcare.gov or the spectacle of National Park Rangers locking senior-citizen tourists out of war memorials and/or inside their hotels.”
Update: Republican Congressman Duffy so skillfully stretched News Anchor Andrea Mitchell’s neck she was rendered speechless. (Last couple of minutes are the best)
Reader Tips
As we’re coming up on Thanksgiving this weekend, I think this video is apropos.
Now he’s against it.
“I don’t like it, I think it’s awful,” said Mayor Naheed Nenshi. “I understand it’s a work of engineering to balance it on it’s edge, [but] I think it’s terrible.”
Canadian Graffiti
I took a photo of amazing Canadian graffiti yesterday.
The Death Spiral Begins
“As a retired computer systems manager, I am always fascinated by large, complex software systems that fail — such as the Federal ObamaCare “insurance exchange” currently being rolled out at HealthCare.gov.
This software monstrosity is now in its second week, and most people trying to use it still can’t get into the system”
OH NO, HERE WE GO AGAIN
Ouch! Politicians and groups like organized labour are arguing their unrealistic position of nearly doubling Canadian Pension Plan contributions. Michael Campbell reveals the numbers on what an individual, especially the Self-Employed could do better on their own.
Allies are Allies.
The right signals from the West. Well done, President Obama.
The ChiComs are not our friends.
Cause you know
Gears, cables and such. So difficult to engineer.
Unlike nuclear weapons or medium-range missiles, North Korea doesn’t have the technology to make its own ski lifts.
Alea iacta est
Vietnam vets have reportedly, crossed the Rubicon.
They…broke the 10 p.m. curfew time.
Soldiers.
In the streets.
In America.
National Mall to be open for what?
Due to the government shutdown, the National Park portion of Washington, DC is closed, yet miraculously, it will be open for this group
Reader Tips
How to play Risk. An excellent game, well worth learning. That is if you aren’t spending your late teens/twenties in the Choom Gang.
Just a little ‘F’ and just a little ‘U’.
Which turned into 562 words of indictment against the Toronto Media Party.
Tabatha forgot the first rule of picking fights with columnists.
The Children are our Future
And that’s why the landmines surround the garden.
Nova Scotia election
If it’s politics, it’s on Sun.
Tuesday night: @SunNewsNetwork has live, wire-to-wire, coast-to-coast coverage of the NS general election Pre-game at 6 AT/5 ET. #NSVOTES
— David Akin (@davidakin) October 7, 2013
Well, that makes two parties.
“Liberal Democrats do not fully trust Obama”.
It’s smart for the Democrats and Obama to abdicate to Reid. He’s far less popular than Obama, and that way the tarnish will hit Congress rather than the Presidency….
Which, of course, is BS, but there you go.
Via, @DRUDGE_REPORT
Related: Ace expounds with similar thoughts.
Further Related: Umm, maybe we shouldn’t use “Obamacare” so much.
Thank you, Malaysia
NUSA DUA, Indonesia – Prime Minister Stephen Harper arrived in Bali for an Asia-Pacific leaders’ summit Sunday bearing what could be called a $36-billion vote of confidence from Malaysia’s state-owned oil and gas company.
Update, link fixed….