Friday, March 23, 2018

best of 2018: USA forbidden words

The Trump admin's 7 deadly sins banned words at the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) are:
vulnerable
diversity
entitlement
transgender
fetus
evidence-based
science-based

HONOURABLE MENTION: A Republican dead pimp is elected in Nevada! Roger Stone called Dennis Hof the Trump of Pahrump. Trump's grandfather made a family nest egg peddling booze, food and women in Bennett BC. Very inspirational!

Dennis Hof in 2013

In other news, a Snopes report on the dentist (that shot Cecil a rare black-maned lion in 2015) and  Trump's newly-formed wildlife conservation council. In 2017, Cecil's son Xanda also was killed by a trophy hunter in Zimbabwe.

Thursday, March 22, 2018

best of 2017 - Bonus!

Saskatchewan MP Gerry Ritz resigned in 2017. A highlight was his tweet about polls. He served Battlefords—Lloydminster from 1997 as Reform, then Alliance and CPC post-merger (2004) member.


Fascinating! The world tilts every 40-50 years and polls freeze.

In other science news, Stephen Hawking passed (1942-2018). His ashes will be interred in Westminster Abbey near Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin.

Friday, March 9, 2018

Unicorns in London

After the DC trip, former Rebel Media corporate director and Conservative Party campaign manager, Hamish Marshall, is guiding his new little unicorn to London, England on a trade mission. Marshall's wife used to be Rob Anders' roommate (comments).

Who else has gone to London? Just Murray Edwards in 2016. In addition to business interests in NHL's Calgary Flames, local resorts, being WestJet's 4th largest shareholder, yachting vacations with Rona Ambrose, Imperial Metals (Mt Polley BC disaster), Magellan Aerospace Corp., Canadian Natural Resources, director of Ensign Energy Services during stock option backdating suit in 2004 ($4M settlement), ... wait, where was I? ... 

Oh right, Rob Anders.


Oklahoma City 1994: Republican Jim Inhofe campaign. At a news conference in Oklahoma City, McCurdy called a worker who wore a Pinocchio nose at a debate Wednesday "a paid political thug" who had broken campaign laws. He said the Inhofe campaign was resorting to Watergate-style dirty tricks. 

Oct 2017: Rumour was that Rob Anders wore a tuxedo to the UCP leadership victory party. Former snack pack members include Ezra Levant and Jason Kenney.

Friday, March 2, 2018

White History Month

PREVIOUSLY, I thought July should be White History Month in Canada. After some consideration I'm leaning toward December. Its appellation: Settler Month, Colonist Month, British Month (Dec 11 is the Anniversary of the Statute of Westminster), Pepe Month, Scots Month, Ubermensch Month, White Nationalist Month, White Supremist Month, EU White Nationalist Month, Kill a Socialist Month, Jesus Month, White Jesus Month, not-Arab Month, Crusades Month, Gentile Month, Not-Black History Month, Neo-Nazi Month, Pioneer Month, White South Africa Month, White Identity Month, Not-Muslim Month, Ethnic Nationalist Month.

These are just some ideas. The drawback for Jesus Month in December is that Orthodox celebrations are in January. Maybe Jerusalem could have 2 months instead.

In any case, these are the availabilities:

JAN
FEB Black History Month
MAR
APR
MAY Asian Heritage Month
JUN National Aboriginal History Month
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC

Update: Nick Kouvalis

A conservative political strategist and a Hamilton activist have each been fined $50 for trespassing at a Burlington Kelseys after an incident in September. (cbc.ca) To Coulton Boushie and friends, joy rides aren't equal. Warren Kinsella will defend you.

Monday, January 15, 2018

daffodil lament

RIP Dolores O'Riordan. 💔 It's the same old theme since 1916. Electric Blue Eyes. Domine, Domine, Deus. Domine, Adiuva Me. Domine, Domine, Deus. The Rebels. Just 46.


Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We? 1993
No Need to Argue 1994
To the Faithful Departed 1996
Bury the Hatchet 1999
Wake Up and Smell the Coffee 2001

[Are You Listening? 2007 - solo]
[No Baggage 2009 - solo]
Roses 2012
Something Else 2017

Go your own way, Europe2 (from Fleetwood Mac, Rumours 1977)

What a bad run. Off the top of my head
Whitney
Leonard Cohen
David Bowie
Tom Petty
Lemmy, Motörhead
Chris Cornell, Soundgarden
Prince
Chester Bennington, Linkin Park
Gordon Downie, The Tragically Hip
Walter Becker, Steely Dan
Eddie Clarke, Motörhead
Lou Reed
Dolores O'Riordan, The Cranberries
and
Alan Rickman
Mel Hurtig