In tonight’s Tippity amusement Leonhard Paul and his fellow members of Mnozil Brass take the concept of ensemble playing to new heights with their live instrumental performance of Paul Anka’s Lonely Boy. Who says “Austrian comedy” is an oxymoron?
h/t Dave S.
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Obama & Rae: The Kings of Debt
All North Americans should watch this discussion between Brian Lilley and John Robson.
Twit Alert – Part 2
Shot at Darryl Hannah’s DC Kumbaya Moonbat-fest:
Note: If you can’t see the video, click here.
Tommy Douglas: Not Dead Enough
Have your insulin at the ready…
I have to think that intimation of death expressed itself, not only in the courage and dignity with which he went about his own business, but in his considerate treatment of others, even his adversaries. How could it not? Much of the preposterousness of politics stems from the participants’ lunatic enlargement of the stakes, the “this is war” mentality with which they justify to themselves each appalling act. How childish these games must seem, when you are fighting for your life.
Indeed, it must.
It’s hypocrites like Jack Layton who are collectively responsible for elevating Canada’s “universal” health care system into an obscene sacred cow that inflicts delayed treatment and premature death on faceless, nameless, uncelebrated Canadians each and every year.
And may he and his pal Tommy rot in hell for it.
Persichilli, or, who needs les Québécois?
Paul Wells of Maclean’s unearths some clear thinking from Stephen Harper’s former associate, Tom Flanagan:
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…his big post-election analysis for the June Policy Options magazine (.pdf) is all about what we might now call the Persichilli phenomenon:…
The Conservatives would still have a majority in 2011 even if they had won no seats at all in Quebec
…francophone nationalists always present a problem, even when they can be brought to offer support to the Conservatives. They tend to have an instrumental orientation toward the federal government, seeing it primarily as a source of benefits for Quebec. This raises resistance among other Conservatives, who fear they will have to pay for these benefits to Quebec. …
In practice, French support in Quebec for the Conservatives was always fragile. Think how easily the issue of ‘culture cuts’ dislodged Conservative supporters in Quebec in 2008, even after the Conservatives had built a beachhead into the province in 2006. By comparison, the support of ethnic voters in Toronto and other metropolitan areas seems more likely to be stable, precisely because the Conservatives have attracted those ethnic voters who were already most like themselves in terms of demographics and politics.”..
The Sound Of Settled Science
You mean that big, glowing ball in the sky can actually affect the climate?
Last week, 63 scientists from CERN, the unimpeachable European Organization for Nuclear Research, published a paper in the journal Nature that would seem to prove that the sun, and not humans, is the main “driver” of climate on Earth.
I know, I know. The very notion is just so bizarre, it’s hard to wrap one’s mind around it.
No Can Do
Is There Nothing That Obama Can’t Do?
It was the first time since World War II that the economy had a net zero jobs created for a month.
More…
“One more strike and you’re out.”
Ontario union offers cash prizes for slogans in support of striking workers.*
h/t Dan
Dennis Prager Explains The Thinking of the Left
Dennis Prager is one of my favourite talk show hosts. Here’s an example why:
“Truth is not a left-wing value. Feeling good is.”
Incidentally, if you’re interested to catch his show, you can listen to it here at 12pm ET (9am PT), Monday – Friday.
The Beauty Of Publicly Funded Art?
You never run out of other people’s money. (h/t James)
Y2Kyoto: I’ll Miss The Polar Ice Caps
Twit Alert
A short list of questions for Darryl Hannah:
- How did you get from your home in California to Washington? (note: citing carbon credits is an absolutely invalid answer)
- Though your home runs on solar power, have you yet donated 99% of your wealth to less wealthy individuals who can’t afford to similarly customize their homes?
- How does the bio-diesel you use for your car get transported to you?
- How do you sleep at night knowing that bio-diesel fuel pollutes Mother Gaia?
- How do the products you buy get transported to the stores you shop in?
- What sources of power do the servers use that host your weekly podcast?
- How do you get to the movies you work on?
- Have you yet refused to accept one cent from movies you’re in that play in theatres powered by anything other than solar or wind?
- What motivates you to destroy the livelihoods of Canadians, almost all of whom make a lot less money than you?
- Is your disgusting hypocrisy innate or a learned behaviour?
Those Moderate Muslims!
Featuring a special guest appearance by Karin Brothers of the United Church of Canada.
Via
Lloyd Robertson Retires
A musical tribute.
Let’s Install A Plaque At 787 Dundas St W To Remember Jack Layton
“All right thinking Canadians should be ready to help the NDP in their search for that special someone… “ It’s the least we can do.
Elections Liberal
“Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer has to go.”
We Don’t Need No Stinking Giant Mirrors
Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose!
August 15th, 2011 – Discover Sustainable Business Practices and Tour Solyndra!
August 31, 2011 – Solyndra, a major manufacturer of solar technology in Fremont, has shut its doors, according to employees at the campus.
Related: “Is it possible that the Obama administration can’t even do crony capitalism right?”
It’s Probably Nothing
Q: How do you say ‘Our word, our bond’ in Chinese?
A: You don’t.
In The Mail
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Anything Goes, by Theodore Dalrymple. Plus, this bonus interview with the author. (h/t Walter) |
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