Evan Sayet, arguably most famous for this video, has a new piece out entitled Why the Left Hates Sarah Palin.
Incidentally, the feelings of many on the Left towards Palin is clearly not just mere dislike but absolutely is hatred. If she were African American, what would be a good term to describe those with such feelings?
Update #1: An interesting take on the recent outburst of hatred towards Palin comes from Dana Loesch, a radio talkshow host out of St. Louis, whose show is also simulcast in Indianapolis.
Update #2: Here’s the full clip of Sarah Palin talking with Sean Hannity last night. h/t ‘G’
Pity Those “Poor” Public Sector Employees
The poor darlings of San Francisco’s Municipal Transportation Agency may soon lose their free parking privileges. Oh, the horror!
On the bright side, the monthly income of psychologists in the city is sure to skyrocket when these same employees seek counseling for this atrocity! P.S. Undoubtedly, such services are almost certainly paid for by taxpayer dollars. đ
Volt Vs Colt
In its obsessive desire to promote the virtues of electric cars, the BBC proudly showed us last week how its reporter Brian Milligan was able to drive an electric Mini from London to Edinburgh in a mere four days â with nine stops of up to 10 hours to recharge the batteries (with electricity from fossil fuels).
What the BBC omitted to tell us was that in the 1830s, a stagecoach was able to make the same journey in half the time…
Speaking of 10 hour recharges, have you ever had to wait in line at the pumps? Yup. Me too.
h/t Robert B.
Last Gasp of Affirmative Action?
Talk with any Leftist who actually understands his own belief system <insert your own joke here> and you’ll soon find out that a key value on the Left is “Equality”. But dig a little deeper and you’ll learn that they’re not referring to Equality of Opportunity but rather Equality of End Results.
Meritocracy is an anathema to Leftists. They absolutely abhor the idea that the smartest, strongest, or hardest working person should prevail. This is why, for example, that in a pure union shop everyone of a given “class” gets paid the same. Sure, there are different classifications of employees but one’s ability to move up through that structure is solely based on time worked and “official” educational certification. This gives the illusion that pay is based on experience & competency but does not allow for the possibility of better/smarter/faster work affecting pay.
Affirmative Action first came into being in the United States in 1965. Here in Canada it’s called Employment Equity. The impetus for this idea was a good one: end discrimination and provide equal opportunity for everyone. But as is almost always the case with Stage One Thinking of the Left, it was soon realized that Affirmative Action was penalizing some individuals while artificially promoting others. The hilarious TV show, Modern Family, recently illustrated how absolutely absurd this has become.
A new article by Eileen Toplansky explains that Affirmative Action may soon be on its way into the dustbin of history. Long overdue in my humble opinion!
Behold, The Peace of Islam
Y2Kyoto: High And Dry
Based on the most current data it appears that 2010 is going to show the largest drop in global sea level ever recorded in the modern era. Since many followers of global warming believe that the rate of sea level rise is increasing, a significant drop in the global sea level highlights serious flaws in the IPCC projections. The oceans are truly the best indicator of climate. The oceans drive the worldâs weather patterns. A drop in the ocean levels in a year that is being cited as proof that the global warming has arrived shows that there is still much to learned. If the ocean levels dropped in 2010, then there is something very wrong with the IPCC projections.
I’m sure they’ll find a way to correct that.
O, Sweet Saint Of San Andreas
Don Cherry vs. The Pinkos
A newly formed Vancouver-based group is challenging Don Cherry to a debate on Coach’s Corner to offset criticism that the fiery commentator is using Hockey Night in Canada to promote militarism and the war in Afghanistan.
Apparently it’s an outrage to have even one conservative on the CBC speaking unopposed – mostly about hockey – for five minutes a week.
Hockey Fans for Peace plans to rally outside the HNIC broadcast of Saturday night’s Vancouver Canucks game against the Detroit Red Wings at Rogers Arena in Vancouver to make the point that hockey fans have the democratic right to speak out against the war in Afghanistan.
Spokesman Kimball Cariou said Wednesday the group is calling on the CBC “to either stop the promotion of militarism during hockey broadcasts, or else to allow one of its members to debate Cherry during an upcoming Coach’s Corner.”
Cariou was the Communist Party of Canada candidate for Vancouver Kingsway in the 2006 federal election.
Reader Tips
Edward Aczel is an office worker and part-time comedian who performs his comedy incorrectly. He reads from hand-held notes, doesn’t even vaguely attempt to amp up the crowd, draws elaborate and awkward attention to his inability to connect with the audience, and….uses charts. It’s quite funny. Here’s Edward Aczel in performance at the Edinburgh Festival.
The comments are open for your Reader Tips.
New Conservative Party Ads
The Conservatives launched a new series of ads today.
What say you? Do you think they’re effective?
Update: SDA’s crack research staff (aka our fantastic commenters) have pointed out that Jane Taber isn’t very pleased with the “sinister” ads such as this one.
If Ms. Taber would like to see truly sinister, perhaps this will help her refresh her memory. Here’s how SDA readers reacted to it 4 years ago.
The Worm
Now is the Time at SDA When We Juxtapose
Shining a Magnifying Glass onto the Lunacy of Politics in BC
Nov 29, 2010: Hopes & Dreams: I Am NDP video
49 days later . . .
Jan 17, 2011: Reality Bites: Discussion on CKNW (begins at 6:00 but listen to Norman Spector’s thoughts starting at 8:00)
“. . . I think what’s going on is that the NDP are afraid of the kooks that’ll join the race. I mean, there are a lot of kooks on the Left and, you know, we see it on the Internet everyday, we see it on the comment boards, and we’ve seen it in a microcosm in the Cannabis candidate. So I think they’re trying their best to ensure that these kinds of people don’t get into the race. But the downside is that there are all kinds of people on the Left who are potential recruits, and will be available to vote Green because they’ve been shut out of the system. They’ll want to vote anti-system. There’s a huge anti-system vote in this province and the NDP are not mobilizing those people.”
Take a Hall Full of Narcissists
… add Ricky Gervais … what could possibly go wrong?
The 68th annual Golden Globes veered into Cluedo territory last night as the event’s host went missing for nearly an hour. Ricky Gervais’s absence from the stage, following an opening monologue that drew more gasps than laughs, led excited observers to speculate that the British comic may have been collared backstage and fired ⌠or worse.
Update:
When someone comes along and throws a spanner through that fantasy, like a Tunisian rioter breaking the windows in a dictatorâs villa, there was bound to be trepidation.
HarperHitler
A beaver gallops off into terminal paranoia, if not more:
Why don’t we just sew a swastika onto the flag now?
My comment (the first):
…
“Harper is proceeding on an incremental program of power and control which is little different than what happened in Germany in the 1930s…
…German voters consistently denied Hitler a democratic majority. While leading a minority government he grabbed power in places which the average German thought inconsequential. They allowed him to nibble away at the prerogatives of the head of state until the head of state was folded into the same office as the head of government.
Think Harper isn’t attempting the same thing? The evidence says otherwise.”
Holy Godwin, Batboy! Just don’t get all shirty when your toxic discourse gets the blame after some prominent Conservative is assassinated (regardless of realities).
Who’s toxic now?
John Robson of the Ottawa Citizen (a true conservative, that rare breed in Canadian journalism) answers the question…
The Consequences of Biased Reporting on “Global Warming”
h/t ‘bluenose’
Update: As per a h/t from ‘Oz’, the video above encompasses clips from the much longer Global Warming Swindle. It should be mandatory viewing for all high school students, especially those going into journalism!
Half a Decade of Harper
The Iceman has an interesting roundup of commentary on Stephen Harper’s tenure as PM. Well worth a read. Here’s a snippet:
“… it is remarkable how effective Stephen Harper has been at his job. One thing you don’t see the Liberals playing these days is the “hidden agenda” card. He has been our Prime Minister for 5 years and guided us through an incredible economic recovery. The hidden agenda message just don’t bite anymore.”
Chiconomy
Bubble bubble toil and trouble:
The manager, who wanted to remain anonymous, said: âThe Chinese delegation has said all week that there will be double-digit growth for years to come and the Brits have lapped it up. But the data doesnât add up. We think weâve experienced credit bubbles over the past few years, but China is the biggest. And yet the global economy is looking to China as not just a crutch but a springboard out of the recession. Itâs crazy.â
I Can See Sambo From My House
That was good enough for the Sydney Morning Herald, which ran the Sambo lie on its front page under the headline: âPalin packs racist punch.â At the time, Palin had been the Republican vice-presidential nominee and therefore a world figure for just 12 days.
Reader Tips
In tonight’s vintage amusement from 1964, French pop star Sheila sings and whistles her way through through a lighter-than-air earworm called Le Sifflet des Copains.
You are invited, as always, to provide your Reader Tips in the comments.
Will There Be a Canadian Federal Election in 2011?
This video, shot 4 days ago, makes me wonder.
Do you think there will be one? If so, what’s your prediction about when it will occur and what issues do you think the Liberals will try to make the election about?
How will Michael Ignatieff answer this question, if asked: “If the Conservatives win the most seats but are unable to form a majority government, will you negotiate with the other parties to take control via a Coalition?”
Open Question: At 0:46 into the video, just after Ignatieff mentioned John Baird’s name, a man’s voice can distinctly be heard saying something. What words do you hear? (h/t Simon)