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COMMENT OF THE DAY: I guess that’s why they call him O-Bomb-a… (And by they, I mean idiots.)

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From: http://bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2013/04/many_injured_as_two_huge_blasts_rock_boston_marathon_finish_line

Tragic news out of Boston, where an Iraqi-style bombing at the Boston Marathon has left several injured and unconfirmed dead.  The terrorists even seem to have taken down the Boston  Herald’s website, as their service is unavailable as I type this.  That being said, it only took a couple minutes for commenters to start blaming the President of the United States for the cowardly attack.  Because this never would have happened if Mitt Romney was in charge, right? *snicker*

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And here I thought Massachusetts was a Democratic state…

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COMMENT OF THE DAY: Time to put the muzzle back on Rob Anders!

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From: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/why-does-tory-mp-rob-anders-keep-falling-asleep-on-the-job/article2356427/

When Rob Anders was caught on tape snoozing in the House of Commons a couple months back, it was mildly humourous for most people, while current and former residents of Northwest Calgary could only roll their eyes once again at the uselessness of their long-standing MP.  Keep in mind that the last time Rob Anders made headlines, he was calling Nelson Mandela a dirty commie—and that was over 10 years ago.

Unfortunately, he was caught napping again during a presentation about supporting homeless veterans on Tuesday—and this time, he’s speaking out about it in the Globe and Mail:

“It’s a smear job,” Mr. Anders said, categorically denying that he fell asleep during the presentation. “I had a car accident and I’m still facing the repercussions of that.” (WTF!?  You mean, you’re still in a coma?)

Instead of explaining his behaviour, Mr. Anders accused the veterans advocates of being “in the pocket” of NDP MP Peter Stoffer.

“They praised Vladimir Putin, at one point, for the way he deals with veterans, and then he just went on and on praising Peter Stoffer,” Mr. Anders said. “[Mr. Lowther] is the same guy who tried to crash one of the Prime Minister’s rallies and is on NDP press releases.”

As it turns out, Jim Lowther, president of Veterans Emergency Transition Services, did two tours of duty in Bosnia and one in Afghanistan, and strongly objects to being called an NDP hack.  David MacLeod, the group’s director of policy and communications, who made the presentation on Tuesday, is an ex-intelligence officer who worked on the NORAD closure and a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Party who voted for Peter MacKay.  Rob Anders, once again, is out to lunch, and should really learn to keep his mouth shut, instead of his eyes.

 

Oddly enough, I have long speculated something along these lines with friends and relatives—without getting into explicit details about farm animals, mind you.  When most of the Calgarian Conservative caucus has held a cabinet post at one point or another, and he’s been a loud-mouthed, pea-brained, hyper-partisan backbencher for 15 freakin’ years, it really makes you wonder what dirt Anders does have on his Conservative colleagues.

Perhaps Newt could turn to Lemmy for his new campaign theme?

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Yesterday, the news broke that Survivor, the 80′s pop band that gives thanks to Sly Stallone before each meal and who tried to sue CBS 10 years ago for naming a reality show after them, is now suing ultra-conservative candidate Newt Gingrich, for using their greatest hits single “Eye of the Tiger” as his campaign theme.  Apparently it’s not about politics, though.  It’s about money copyright.  Yeah, I hear ya.

That said, if the man from Fannie Mae is looking for a snappy tune that hasn’t already been used by Stephen Harper, he could certainly do worse than to look to British heavy metal legends Motorhead.  While the band’s 1980 hit “Ace of Spades” gets the most airplay, I think the second song from said album, “Love Me Like a Reptile,” would be much better suited to he of the reptilian moniker.  Surely a playa like Newt, who’s had three wives (though not all at the same time–his religion doesn’t allow it) could appreciate lascivious lyrics like: “I got no choice, I’m gonna twist your tail/Love Me Like A Reptile, I’m gonna sink my fangs in you” and “You know I’ve got my eyes on you/You’re petrified, gonna stick like glue”…

Furthermore, Motorhead are currently crisscrossing the nation on Gigantour.  Well actually, they’re in Canada right now, but they’ll be back on the good ol’ side of the border from Feb 9-14 and the 21st to March 2nd.  Perhaps Gingrich could get Lemmy and co to make an appearance?  I know I’d vote for that!

NEWT/LEMMY 2012!

UPDATE 2/1: Apparently Mitt Romney is also having his issues with musical endorsements.  The Toronto Star reports that His Mittness blasted out K’naan’s ‘Waivin’ Flag” upon winning the Florida primary, to which the Toronto rapper tweeted “Yo @mittromney I am K’naan Warsame and I do not endorse this message.”

Also, if you scroll down a couple times, you’ll see Lemmy’s scowling face on the right-hand side (under What’s Hot) of the article linked above.  Coincidence?  I think not…

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Good to know that all us important bloggers are safe on the East Coast!

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From: http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/01/23/iran-renews-strait-of-hormuz-shutdown-threats-after-eu-joins-u-s-in-banning-oil-imports/

The latest round of Iranian oil sanctions, and the regime’s reaction to them, has afforded us this lesson in nuclear warfare, courtesy of an esteemed commentor on the National Post:

 

Boy, I am sure glad to know that all us important bloggers are safe and sound out here on the East Coast!  Mind you, it looks like the West doesn’t hafta worry too much about that lousy firecracker either, eh?  (I’m not even gonna touch that first paragraph…)

COMMENT OF THE DAY: McGuinty’s collaborating with dictators–and Disney characters!? Oh my…

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From: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/mcguinty-vows-to-protect-health-care-education-amid-deep-cuts/article2292698/?utm_medium=Feeds%3A%20RSS%2FAtom&utm_source=Home&utm_content=2292698

Well, it seems that a report commissioned by the government of Ontario has revealed that the province will require severe cutbacks in order to reach its not-so-ambitious target of eliminating the deficit by 2018.  Of course, Dalton McGuinty was quick to point out that these cuts will be nothing like the ones initiated by Mike Harris in the 90’s.  Being the revered, honest man that he is, Dalton’s declaration was met with praise and adulation from the peanut gallery…

…or not.

 

Hmm, I wonder which other Toronto paper he might be referring to—one that compares the US President to a doe-eyed Disney character, while calling him a dictator at the same time!?  What are the chances that this commentor will be taking a road trip down to the States in order to vote for Santorum?

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Racists for Rob Ford!?

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From: http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1108648–911-calls-to-ford-s-home-a-sensitive-issue?bn=1

Well, it seems that just one day after I named him my Man of the Year, the Toronto (Red) Star goes and takes another shot at the mayor of this city, Rob Fucking Ford, by breaking the news that his mother-in-law called the cops on Christmas “to report that the mayor had been drinking and was taking his children to Florida against the wishes of his wife, Renata.”  Something tells me that the Star won’t start receiving any mayoral press releases till after the next municipal election…

Of course, most of the commentors on this piece spoke out either against the mayor or in defense of the paper, although a few Ford supporters chimed in, like this guy:

I hafta say, I was confused by his “lily white” comment.  No shit that most Torontonians aren’t white–this is the most ethnically diverse city in the known universe!  Unless this is some old-timey expression that I’ve never heard before.  So I decided to google it, which led to some shocking results…

Mind you, the first result was for a flower shop in Kitchener, but the second led me to this Wikipedia entry for something called the Lily-White Movement.  Here are a coupla choice excepts, for those who can’t be arsed to click the link:

“The term Lily-White Movement is generally attributed to Texas Republican leader Norris Wright Cuney who used the term in an 1888 Republican convention to describe efforts by white conservatives to oust blacks from positions of Texas party leadership and incite riots to divide the party.”

“This movement is largely credited with driving blacks out of the Republican party during the early 20th century, setting the stage for their eventual support of the Democrats.”

Oh boy.  So what you’re saying is that most of us aren’t turn-of-the-century racists–and as a result, we have no idea what’s going on?  Erm, okay.  I guess if 1967 was the summer of love, ’65 musta been the summer of racial bigotry.  Now, excuse me while I go read the Sun’s coverage for a laugh.  Wait, I don’t actually see anything about this in their Toronto & GTA section.  No wonder there’s these whackjobs sullying up The Star!

COMMENTS OF THE DAY: Goodbye, gun registry!

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From: http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111025/gun-registry-bill-government-conservatives-ottawa-111025/20111025/?hub=OttawaHome

Today, the Conservative government made the long-awaited announcement that it will finally be scrapping the long-gun registry—and there ain’t a dadgum thing y’all lefty fascists can do about it!  On the event of such a momentous occasion, I could not limit myself to just one distinguished comment, so here are a handful of my favourites from the 160+ responses (and counting!) on CTV.

Here, spencer advances a popular argument that criminals don’t register their guns, then uses Libya as an example where not having a gun registry was a good thing.  Which is to say that if most people who don’t abide by our laws don’t register their guns, people opposed to the government in an African dictatorship would be lining up to sign up theirs.  Right.  Of course, he’s also ignoring the fact that most of the Libyan rebels’ arms were supplied by NATO…  Were they even registered in their countries of origin?

 

A. Rock, I think you’re oversimplifying things, buddy.  Sure, the registry was a reaction to l’École Polytechnique, but I think it was meant to protect more than just female engineering students. Any relation to J-Rock, BTW?

 

Well, I guess we all know which breakfast cereal Dean eats.  Hint: it’s not the Breakfast of Champions…

 

GHW, are you sure your initials aren’t really GWB?  This guy believes that gun ownership is a human right, and that the Fascists were left-wing.  Don’t you try to fool him twice—he don’t get fooled again!

 

Here, PJR puts things in perspective by reminding us that the Conservatives have seen their share of boondoggles, too.  Well played, sir.

 

And finally, looks like Dubya’s back with a sobering reminder that listening to Barry Manilow will kill you.  Thanks for the heads-up!

UPDATE 4:26 PM: The CBC has put together a story compiling 10 public opinions on the gun registry, both pro and Con.  Clearly, they’ve saved the best for last:

“This is a great first step and a cause for celebration among all responsible firearms owners. We have spent long hours on Parliament Hill and endured several false starts with Private Member’s Bills that didn’t succeed in the previous minority government. When this majority government stands to reject the registry, every Canadian should rejoice in the new-found fairness and freedom for sports shooters, hunters and trappers.” — Tony Bernardo, Canadian Shooting Sports Association

I know that I’m going to invite every sports shooter, hunter and trapper I know for a celebration at my place.  By the way buddy, is that a fake name, or did you just happen to be named after two characters from West Side Story?

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Those evil, communist, human-rights defenders are at it again!

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From: http://edmonton.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111012/scc-sask-human-rights-code-challenge-bill-whatcott-111012/20111012/?hub=EdmontonHome

The Supreme Court of Canada is in session today to hear the case of Bill Whatcott, a Saskatchewan whackjob who put flyers in Saskatoon and Regina mailboxes referring to homosexuals as “sodomites” and child abusers, among other endearing terms.  This is considered to be a landmark case that could redefine the country’s laws and determine how far freedom of expression will go to protect hate speech in Canada.

That said, some fellow whackos think our Human Rights courts discriminate unfairly against white Christians, or, in this guy’s case, deserve mention alongside Soviet tribunals:

 

When was the last time a Human Rights Tribunal ordered someone to be put to death, again?  Silly CTV commentors and their views on capital punishment! (See yesterday’s comment for more…)

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Way to rain on a dead guy’s parade!

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From: http://ottawa.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20111003/nobel-prize-medicine-beutler-hoffmann-steinman-110903/20111003/?hub=OttawaHome

Today, it was announced that Canadian scientist Ralph Steinman is one of three recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine.  A few hours later, it was announced that Dr. Steinman died last Friday.  The Nobel Foundation, which doesn’t usually give out posthumous awards, has decided to make an exception in this case, as they were not aware of Steinman’s death at the time the recipients were announced.

Naturally, a CTV news article on this turn of events seems like just the place for a right-wing rant on privileged student protestors, don’t you think?

 

I think I know which university this commenter went to, BTW.  The School of Hard Knocks!

COMMENT OF THE DAY: Looks like “Jack” isn’t a fan of the new prostitution legislation, either…

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From http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/31/man-facing-deportation-charged-with-pimping

The Toronto Sun comments section is an endless source of amusement for me.  It’s been said that Sun readers have a Grade 4 education, on average, and it’s often displayed in the comments they leave.  If the O’Reilly Factor was a call-in show, it would surely resemble the Sun’s comment board.  And they’re hardly ever moderated, either!  If only Sun TV was this entertaining—mind you, this kind of politically incorrect drivel would never make it past the CRTC, would it?

UPDATE 4:30 pm: It seems the Sun’s silliness isn’t limited to its readership, either.  Check out the lead on this story about the Ontario Liberals:

“TORONTO – It’s the question on everyone’s lips:

Where is Moammar Gadhafi and does he have Dalton McGuinty’s election platform with him?”

Oh snap!  Tell me you did not just go there, Jonathan Jenkins and Antonella Artuso!