The Logic Of The Leftwing...

The pioneers of a warless world are the young men and women who refuse military service.
Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein and the Atomic BombAlbert Einstein's role in the creation of the atomic bomb and his views on the a-bombing of Japan. 

www.doug-long.com/einstein.htm

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support bill c-440!

I am pretty sure this group would be the first ones on the bulwarks to repel enemy attackers...let's give them credit they did volunteer to join the military and did sign an oath of allegience to their country.

Union Greed...

The CAW wants your money

Surprised ?

Union selfishness and new Air Force aircraft

With a jab at Prof. Byers of the NDP.

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Giving Equal Time To Gaza Residents...

Egyptian Journalist Describes 'Absolute Prosperity' in Gaza

by Maayana Miskin

With Hamas telling tales of deprivation and suffering in Gaza, Egyptian journalist Ashraf Abu al-Houl has added his report to others who were surprised to discover a “prosperous” Gaza in which prices are low and luxury businesses are booming. Al-Houl's story of his trip to Gaza and his realization that “in actual terms, Gaza is not under siege” was written up in the Egyptian daily Al-Ahram and translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).

"A sense of absolute prosperity prevails, as manifested by the grand resorts along and near Gaza's coast. Further, the site of the merchandise and luxuries filling the Gaza shops amazed me,” he reported.
Concerned that his initial impression of prosperity may have been misleading, “I toured the new resorts, most of which are quite grand, as well as the commercial markets, to verify my hypothesis. The resorts and markets have come to symbolize prosperity, and to prove that the siege is formal or political, not economic,” Al-Houl said.
Gaza's markets are filled with a “plethora of goods,” he wrote. Prices on many items, particularly food, are much lower than they are in Egypt, he said. With goods entering Gaza from both smuggling tunnels to Egypt and humanitarian aid shipments coming in via Israeli crossings, “supply is much greater than demand,” he stated.
The evident prosperity is not enjoyed by all, or even most, of Gaza's residents, according to Al-Houl. The problem is the vast differences in the distribution of wealth. The luxury resorts and wide range of consumer goods are enjoyed by “only a few groups,” he said, primarily those who own smuggling tunnels to Egypt and those who work for international organizations such as the United Nations' UNRWA and who do not include or aid the rest of the population.
Most of the new resorts “are owned by members, or associates, of Hamas,” he reported. “In addition, the Hamas municipalities charge high fees, in Gaza terms, for the use of public beaches,” he added.
Al-Houl quoted political activist Mustafa Ibrahim as saying that while Gaza's rich invest in the leisure industry, 80% of residents rely on UNRWA, and unemployment is approximately 45%. “This creates a distorted picture,” Ibrahim explained.
(IsraelNationalNews.com)

Ultimate Recycling Effort...

...cleaning out the garbage?

Snivelman Cruising Eglinton Avenue And Iggy On Queen Sytreet...

Iggy gets jiggy on Queen St.

Federal Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff staged a conga line with several local MPs and a Caribana calypso queen and danced several feet onto his tour bus Thursday afternoon in front of the landmark CTV building at Queen and John Sts.

 

and we have the Caribana Parade coming up on Saturday. Toronto at it's finest.

Update On American Idosl...

• Kara DioGuardi -- Out at 'American Idol'
  Sources connected with the "American Idol" negotiations tell TMZ Kara DioGuardi has judged her last contestant on "American Idol" -- because she's been fired.

• J.Lo close to deal to become a judge on 'American Idol': source
  Ellen DeGeneres is dancing off “American Idol”after one season and Jennifer Lopez is poised to step in. Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV’s hit singing contest as a judge

The View”: Obama Appearance‎

Joy Behar Receives Kneepads Via Rush Delivery for Obama Interview, Quickly Wears Them Out

July 29, 2010 01:49 PM by Doug Powers

43 Comments | 5 Trackbacks

 

His Numbers Are Down So...

...it is natural That Barack would try to shore up his promises and votes with blacks.

Obama puts race card face up on the table

US President Barack Obama speaks on education reform at the National Urban League 100th Anniversary Convention at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, July 29, 2010. AFP PHOTO / Saul LOEB (Photo credit should read SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)(Photo Credit should Read /AFP/Getty Images) SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTYIMAGES

Drawing on personal experience, U.S. President underscores how much race and education are inseparable

See also:

• Ousted USDA employee Sherrod plans to sue blogger
• The View from the top: Obama tries to woo back women voters
• White House apologizes to ousted worker

From The Wastelands Of The Right...

Today’s letters: Kay wrong on Jews, Britain now owns the Arctic and Dalton has got to go

Matt Gurney  July 29, 2010 – 12:49 pm

 

Every day, readers flood our letters to the editor inbox with their thoughts and reaction to items in the news, leading to many interesting insights — and often arguments — between correspondents. Here are some of the recent letters received by the National Post.

Every room but

Re: Numbers Are In: Tories Out of Touch, John Ivison, July 28, and Close The Bedroom Door For Privacy, Scott Stinson, July 27.
Trudeau said the state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation. Under years of Liberal governments, the state grew to occupy every room but the bedroom. Read More »

 

Posted in: Full Comment, Letters  Tags: Islam, drunk driving, Ontario government, McGuinty, Robert Semrau, long-form census, Ontario politics, Judaism, Haredim, Koran, Anglican Church, Arctic Sovereignty

Chris Selly Sends A Message To Youth...

...get off your ass and go out and vote!

Full Comment Podcast: More restrictions on young drivers

Chris Selley  July 29, 2010 – 1:38 pm

 

July 28, 2010 — National Post editorial board members Matt Gurney and Marni Soupcoff join host Chris Selley to discuss Ontario’s new blood-alcohol limit for young drivers — and on the lighter side, Preston Manning’s novel idea for a “Confederation Theme Park” in Ottawa.

 

Posted in: Canada, Full Comment, Social Issues  Tags: Chris Selley, podcast, Matt Gurney, Marni Soupcoff, drunk driving, Dalton McGuinty, Preston Manning, Ottawa

Protests Aren't About Civil Liberties BUT...

...rather about exploitation of cheap labor!

Arizona immigration ruling is all about ugly politics

Mario Tama/Getty Images

Immigration supporters march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City. The demonstrators called for a full repeal of Arizona's controversial immigration law following a court ruling placing much of the law on hold. 

Araminta Wordsworth  July 29, 2010 – 2:19 pm

 

Full Comment’s Araminta Wordsworth brings you a daily round-up of quality punditry from across the globe. Barack Obama is deporting more illegal immigrants than his predecessor George W. Bush — the number is expected to reach 400,000 this year.

You’d never know this from critics who paint him as being soft on this hot-button issue. But about 60% of Americans agree, according to recent polls, especially in Arizona. Lawmakers there crafted a draconian bill that would require foreigners to show ID if stopped by police.
In the absence of action from Washington it’s small wonder border states are trying to stem the tide. One in three of the 6.6 million people in Arizona is foreign-born and about 460,000 are illegal immigrants, mostly Mexican. Read More »

Posted in: Full Comment, Social Issues, U.S. Politics  Tags: Barack Obama, Araminta Wordsworth, Arizona, U.S. immigration policy

Democracy Obama style...

Memo outlines backdoor 'amnesty' plan

Immigration staffers cite tools available without reform

Associated Press PROTEST PARADE: Immigrant rights advocates march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York to demand full repeal of Arizona's new illegals law. The Obama administration is considering a backdoor approach to stop many deportations.

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

8:39 p.m., Thursday, July 29, 2010

With Congress gridlocked on an immigration bill, the Obama administration is considering using a back door to stop deporting many illegal immigrants - what a draft government memo said could be "a non-legislative version of amnesty."
The memo, addressed to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Alejandro Mayorkas and written by four agency staffers, lists tools it says the administration has to "reduce the threat of removal" for many illegal immigrants who have run afoul of immigration authorities.
"In the absence of comprehensive immigration reform, USCIS can extend benefits and/or protections to many individuals and groups by issuing new guidance and regulations, exercising discretion with regard to parole-in-place, deferred action and the issuance of Notices to Appear," the staffers wrote in the memo, which was obtained by Sen. Charles E. Grassley, Iowa Republican.
The memo suggests that in-depth discussions have occurred on how to keep many illegal immigrants in the country, which would be at least a temporary alternative to the proposals Democrats in Congress have made to legalize illegal immigrants.
Chris Bentley, a USCIS spokesman, said drafting the memo doesn't mean the agency has embraced the policy and "nobody should mistake deliberation and exchange of ideas for final decisions."
"As a matter of good government, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will discuss just about every issue that comes within the purview of the immigration system," he said in an e-mail statement. "We continue to maintain that comprehensive bipartisan legislation, coupled with smart, effective enforcement, is the only solution to our nation's immigration challenges."
He said the Homeland Security Department "will not grant deferred action or humanitarian parole to the nation's entire illegal immigrant population."
The memo does talk about targeting specific groups of illegal immigrants.
Mr. Grassley said it confirms his fears that the administration is trying an end-run around Congress.
"This memo gives credence to our concerns that the administration will go to great lengths to circumvent Congress and unilaterally execute a backdoor amnesty plan," Mr. Grassley said.

Story Continues →

© Copyright 2010 The Washington Times 

And Survival Puts Them In A Higher Tax Bracket...

  Goar: New pool of cheap labour — seniors

By Carol Goar

Fri Jul 30 2010

 

Canada basks in its reputation as the nation that lifted seniors out of poverty. But increasing numbers need McJobs to survive.

And Who Has Been In Charge For The Last Decade..

...The Star's golden haired boy McGuinty. Aren't they also Miller's Patron?

Why you pay so much for hydro

The Ontario economy prospered in the past in part due to low electricity costs but taxes and other charges have largely destroyed that advantage.

Rene Johnston/Toronto Star

 

By Andy Frame

Fri Jul 30 2010

 

Taxes, new charges and profit-taking have added millions of dollars to Ontarians’ electricity bills in the past decade.

Depressing To Be Sure But...

...what is the solution?  Many will say increase fiscal aid but this is a cop out.

DiManno: The cruel life of 'child witches' in Africa

Fri Jul 30 2010

Children as young young as 4 and 5 are condemned as wiches and tossed onto the scrapheap of street life to fend for themselves, chased by predators.

Where so many children die bearing children

Bombs that kill kids

Thu Jul 29 2010

Cluster bombs have maimed and killed their way from Afghanistan to Zambia, leaving a trail of civilian casualties in their wake. The most vulnerable are children, who have little chance against showers of deadly shrapnel that slice through limbs

 

 

by Rosie DiManno

Ford Doesn't Want To Piss Off Potential Tory Supporters...

...he just might drive those supporters to Rossi. He has been labeled a clown by many in the opposition camps but this doesn't give him comedian status.

Ford Targets Tory in Campaign Video

Thu, 2010-07-29 16:00.

Katie Franzios

First George Smitherman's camp brought out a chicken to target Rob Ford. Now, Rob Ford is featuring John Tory in an online campaign video even though he's not even in the mayor's race.

It features a cartoon locomotive speeding down the tracks with the word "gravy train" printed on it. Inside, mayoral candidates Rocco Rossi, George Smitherman and Joe Pantalone, as well as Mayor David Miller and outgoing councillor Kyle Rae. Outside, John Tory - dressed as Robin of Batman fame - is trying to slow it down, when out of the blue,  superman-like Rob Ford stops the train to save the day.
Ford's campaign says Tory is "fair game" until he puts any political rumours to rest and they're just trying to "cover all of their bases."

The video was originally posted at Ford's Website: www.respectfortaxpayers.com

Mayoral Race

Stretch run

By Enzo Di Matteo

So much for a summer swoon. Fewer than 100 days till election day – 88, actually – and the race for mayor is only getting hotter. There’s still time for a few surprises before this baby’s over. Finish line in sight, we suss out the big five.

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Where Have People Been For The Lat Seven Years?

Is Dalton McGuinty Telling The Truth?

Thu, 2010-07-29 15:45.

Ryan Bird

Two weeks after the OPP raided the offices of three provincial ministries, Ontario's opposition leader is slamming the Premier for not releasing more details about the ongoing investigation into ``irregular transactions'', even going as far as to suggest that Dalton McGuinty is lying about how much he knows.

"Dalton McGuinty claims he has told us all that he knows. Quite frankly, we don't believe him," Conservative leader Tim Hudak told reporters on Thursday.

Hudak says the Premier has a responsibility to answer basic questions about the investigation. He says in the vacuum of any information, a new rumour fill the void every day.

The Premier, who insists that when he receives reliable details about what's happening, he'll make them public, suggests he's only been informed about what ministries are involved.

The three ministries at the centre of the investigation are Development and Trade, Transportation, and Consumer and Social Services.

Will Wikileak Be Publishing These Documents?

Rangel A Model For Many Politicians Around The World...

A Contribution From The Bloc...

Hole-y Crap

 

Banterist: Rule One: Exhaust all other possibilities. If you are truly in need and condemned to use the squat toilet, comfort yourself with the knowledge that you are several thousand miles from friends and family. No one has to know. Brian Sack explores the exotic romance of overseas sanitary rituals. Numerous charming examples follow in the comments.
 

The Blog Quebecois

Lighter Side Of The News...

Justin Bieber flees on Segway scooter

Michael Jackson estate facing love child claims from Diana Ross's niece


Lindsay Lohan requests ice cream in jail as other prisoners complain about favouritism

Telus says Shaw deliberately blocks customers from switching cable tv services
Putting customers on hold for an hour tends to drive them away. As does dragging out a simple request for more than two weeks. Or calling back three times to confirm the answer to a simple “yes or no”question.

One On The Plus Side For Rossi...

Rossi vows to privatize garbage collection if mayor

Labour strife awaits any mayor that changes contract language, says CUPE Local 416 vice-president Jul 28, 2010

The Ultimate Excercice In Pimping???

Konrad Yakabuski

The View from the top: Obama tries to woo back women voters

...does he at least play a musical instrument? 

How Are You Doing? How About Those Blue Jays? What Do You Think About Jack Layton?

...and a few other questions of this type, posed by immigration officials, would evaluate a person's English language skills. And this whole debacle makes me ask are "refugee" claimants asked for this type of proof before they are released to enter the country, while their claim is investigated, and they are given housing, welfare, etc.

English profs not amused by Canada’s immigration pop quiz

GM Abandons Windsor BUT...

FP’s Peter Foster: The Voltswagen — The people’s car the people pay for

Peter Foster  July 28, 2010 – 8:01 pm

 

Like the Apollo program, the Volt is massively expensive, and pointless

Ontario taxpayers should be grateful that the Chevy Volt is not due to appear in the province until next year. Put together a $10,000-per-car provincial subsidy with ultra high-cost solar electricity foisted on the public via feed-in tariffs and you have a level of economic insanity it would be hard to match. Indeed, perhaps the Volt should be renamed “The McGuinty” for the Canadian market. It would take the pressure off the memory of poor Edsel Ford, who gave his name to a tail-finned lemon.
GM announced this week that the Volt, as expected, would cost US$41,000, more than a loaded Cadillac. It will still lose money. GM’s marketing chief, Joel Ewanick, when revealing the price, said the Volt was “starting the world on a different path.” Would that be The Road to Serfdom? But let’s not go over the top. The Volt will collapse under the weight of its own pointless non-viability. GM’s future lies with new conventional fuel-powered models such as the Buick Regal, which by all accounts is a terrific car. The Volt is pure politics.
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If I Was John Tory My Message To Toontonians Would Be...

 

U

 Strobel's Top 10 why Tory should run

By MIKE STROBEL, Toronto Sun

You let the leftists below Bloor Street run the city and continually send incompetent dinosaurs  from the suburbs to Toronto Silly Hall year after year and let's not forget the city unions and their jobs for life mandate. Why should Tory waste his time? I pray Rob is right...

Five reasons why Tory won’t run: Granatstein

By ROB GRANATSTEIN, Toronto Sun

Johnny come lately? Nah, Johnny won’t come at all.
  
Tasha Kheiriddin: John Tory rides again?

Tasha Kheiriddin  July 28, 2010 – 11:00 am

 

File Photo

Caught between a rock and a Ford place?

Like thousands of other channel-surfers in the GTA last Tuesday night, I had the misfortune to stumble onto the most recent Toronto Mayoral Canadidates’ debate on CP24.  The spectacle drew me in like a low-budget reality show: I knew I should move on, but the sheer awfulness kept me riveted.  Would a contestant cry? Throw a tantrum? Throw a chair? Read More »

Marcus Gee

John Tory could enter Toronto’s mayoral race late – and win

Volumes Lost In The Transfer...

At What Age Will They Start Voting...

...and in the meantime they might want to start opening closet doors and educating McGoonty liberals who voted for him twice.

Wonder Women Going To Soak Up Some Rays...

...and I am glad she is include her Shar Pai!

Time for a breather

I'm taking my kids for some much-needed time away.  A couple of days at the cottage for some water skiing, swimming and not much else sounds like bliss right about now.  I'll be back in time for next weekend's pinup.  Until then, surf the Justice League or take in some sun yourself!

Wonder Woman on July 27, 2010

Michelle Malkin

Hide-and-seek hypocrites on the Hill

By Michelle Malkin  •  July 28, 2010 02:37 AM

Always look under the Astroturf mat.
Hide-and-seek hypocrites on the Hill
by Michelle Malkin

Open-borders/SEIU caravan to Arizona: You read it here first

July 28, 2010 12:13 AM by Michelle Malkin
18 Comments | 1 Trackback

Giving Equal Time To Foreign Bloggers

Middle East

OMG: The buffoon makes sense!
Blogger: Things must be pretty bad when a buffoon like Moktada Al Sadr makes sense. —Iraq Pundit

Who I Haven't Heard From...

... are the elected officials for the borough and their stance on giving or denying the necessary building permits, etc. and while we are it while Levant has every right to pontificate on the matter but he needs to put things in perspective. Who are the WE...has he taken out US Citizen and moved to New York?

 

Should we build a mega-mosque at Ground Zero?

Here's my latest Sun column. I'd love your comments. Monument to jihad I’ve got this great idea: Let’s open a shooting range next to the L’Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal. What, too soon after the Montreal Massacre? Well how about a museum, overlooking Pearl Harbor, dedicated to the military accomplishments of Japanese Emperor Hirohito? Too tasteless? OK. How about a 13-story, $...

Ezra Levant |

Us Seniors Want Our Entitlements...

Barney Frank makes a scene over $1 senior discount on ferry...
Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank caused a scene when he demanded a $1 senior discount on his ferry fare to Fire Island's popular gay haunt, The Pines, last Friday. Frank was turned down by ticket clerks at the dock in Sayville because he didn't have the required Suffolk County Senior Citizens ID. A witness reports, "Frank made such a drama over the senior rate that I contemplated offering him the dollar to cool down the situation." Frank made news last year when he was spotted looking uncomfortable around a bevy of topless, well-built men at the Pines Annual Ascension Beach Party. Frank's spokesperson confirmed to Page Six that his partner, James Ready, asked the ticket office for a regular ticket for himself and a senior ticket for Frank, "but was turned down because Frank didn't have a resident ID."

Getty Images

Barney Frank

Barack Going Green...

'OBAMA VOLT' COSTS $41,000; GOV'T MOTORS BATTERY-CAR HIGH TICKET!

...in a Cap And Trade deal will this offset the emissions from Presidential limousine, multitude of Secret Service SUVs, putting two helicopters into the air when Barack is being transported, Air Force One, etc. and this happens not only when he is going to meet with a world leader to discuss the safety of the free world but also when he is appearing on the View.

Dealing With World Problems At A Coffee Klatsch...

Why, O, why: Obama takes a seat on 'view' couch

...possibly the View will have the other two guys on the show so that the public get a balanced view:

Right To Privacy critical...

...but it seems only when it is your privacy. Would more not be accomplished if Wikileaks had taken the time to sort through the documents and presented verification? Outlets like Wikileaks do provide an outlet for those who want to expose "wrong doing" but won't do it if they put themselves in "jeopardy" so it would seem that the onus to verify the facts rests with Wikileaks.

Mosharraf Zaidi: Pakistan presents a villain-of-convenience for America’s war

National Post  July 27, 2010 – 1:06 pm

 

MAURICIO LIMA/AFP/Getty Images

An Afghan detainee sits at the entrance of a bunker while under guard by US Marine.

Let’s establish the facts about the WikiLeaks expose of 75,000 U.S. military documents detailing Obama’s war in Afghanistan.
First, the total number of documents released is 75,000. Another roughly 15,000 have been held back by the WikiLeaks people “as part of a harm minimisation process demanded” by the sources that provided these files in the first place. This means that there may be really damaging and shocking stories embedded in the remaining documents, because thus far, the documents contain nothing more than what we already know. Read More »

Christie Blatchford

Canadian media at fault for rush to believe friendly-fire report

 Margaret Wente

When nothing is secret any more

In the old days, it wasn’t easy to be a whistle-blower. Now anyone can transmit confidential documents electronically and WikiLeaks will publish them on the Internet Jul 27, 2010

We needed WikiLeaks Globe: The leak of tens of thousands of Afghanistan war-related documents tells us more than the sum total of many official communiqués about the war. On balance, more disclosure is a good thing, but the leaking of raw military..
MORE...

 

Sadly Every Groups Has It's Radicals...

Barbara Kay: The fanatics inside Judaism

Barbara Kay  July 27, 2010 – 6:34 pm

 

“Strange times to be a Jew.” That’s the master theme, voiced early and demonstrated often, in a haunting 2007 novel about Jewish messianism, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union.
Michael Chabon’s darkly brilliant achievement in alternate history sprang to mind last week, when news broke that if Israel’s extreme right wing ultra-Orthodox — the Haredim, who control the Chief Rabbinate — have their way, who is or isn’t a Jew will be far more narrowly circumscribed than ever before in Israel’s history.
The Knesset has approved a draft bill that would permit the Haredim to dictate the criteria for legal Jewish status. They would then hold the power to exclude thousands of Jewish converts, even many converted by orthodox rabbis, from eligibility for Israeli citizenship under the “law of return” accorded all Jews as an inherent right. Read More »

Posted in: Full Comment, Social Issues, World Politics  Tags: Israel, Judaism, Messianic Jews, Third Temple, Haredim, Orthodox Jews

Twits Tweeting Are Tomorrows Leaders...

Can we be digital Canadians?

Patrick Corrigan illustration July 28, 2010

Patrick Corrigan/Toronto Star

 

By David Crane

Wed Jul 28 2010

 

The rise of digital media poses a threat to a distinct Canadian identity.

Sadly There Are Still A Lot Of Closet McGoontyites...

...and his new cap and trade con job isn't going to make that many friends and looking at the initiative in the USA it is obvious someone like Al Gore, possibly David Suski, will make mega bucks.

The Messiah Of Cap And Trade... 

Al Gore grilled by Portland cops in sex assault case

Smith's Comment Exemplifies Toronto Silly Hall And It's Current Denizens

...comic relef follows but let's deal with:

Former student football player says Rob Ford never hit him

Smart car parked in dumb spot

By DON PEAT, Toronto Sun

Last Updated: July 27, 2010 8:00pm

This photo was snapped on Harbord St. by a volunteer working for mayoral candidate George Smitherman. (SMITHERMAN CAMPAIGN TEAM) 

Say it ain’t so Deputy Mayor Joe!
Mayoralty candidate Joe Pantalone’s Smart car was parked in a dumb spot — on top of a bike lane — over the weekend.
An eagle-eyed volunteer for Pantalone’s rival, George Smitherman, saw the car on Harbord St. and snapped the photo with their iPhone.
The Sun requested a copy of the photo from the Smitherman campaign Tuesday in order to ask Pantalone’s camp about what was going on.
Pantalone’s spokesman Mike Smith told the Sun the incident proves the Smitherman campaign “has nothing better to do than take surreptitious photos of peoples’ parking habits.”
“I don’t know what kind of campaign they are running over there,” said Smith, who added it was a “Mickey Mouse” issue.
Smith said the car was pulled over for “13 seconds” to pick up Pantalone from a nearby building.
The parking job seems to fly in the face of Pantalone’s own campaign values.
Bike lanes are listed on his campaign website as one of “Joe’s values.”
“As part of a Complete Streets plan — already proven effective in cities across the U.S. — dedicated bike lanes improve the city’s air quality, do more to ensure the safety of cyclists, and encourage commuters to get out of cars and onto bikes,” says his website. “I support the dedicated bike lane pilot because I believe experimentation can lead to innovative solutions to nagging city problems.”

...another example...

Mayoral hopefuls hang signs

By DON PEAT, TORONTO SUN

Last Updated: July 27, 2010 6:59pm

Mayoral candidates are stepping up for the next phase of the marathon battle for the top job at City Hall.
Candidates were permitted — as of Tuesday — to hang signs outside their campaign offices for the first time since registration opened in January for the Oct. 25 municipal election.
Mayoral candidate Rocco Rossi’s campaign workers didn’t waste any time announcing they were hanging signs outside their campaign headquarters on Avenue Rd., near Dupont St.
But the event did take some time.
Although the media was invited to show up at 11 a.m., an actual Rossi campaign sign didn’t go up until 11:30 a.m.
Rossi spokesman Patricia Best said signs matter for her candidate because — unlike others — he hasn’t been in politics for 10 years to 30 years and has to work harder to get his name out.
It wasn’t important to everyone.
A man making a delivery nearby didn’t waste any time expressing his displeasure at the candidate as he walked by the handful of media.

He shouted that Rossi was the “idiot of the year” and, on his way back to an unmarked van, he even told a joke.

“You know what Rocco’s nickname is? Miller-light,” he guffawed.

A quick thinking campaign worker shot back.

“No, that’s Pantalone,” the worker said.

Starting Sept. 30, campaign election signs can go up across the city.

Just A Normal Day For Iggy...

A Women Scorned...

Voters Have Short Memories...

...and those running for election this fall will take the hit

Playing With A 53 Card Deck...

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

An overused tactic?

I would like to think the comment below was correct but I do think that it is only partly so. The accusation still has some power to embarrass less cynical people

"It has come to the point where the term ‘racist’ has become so completely overused that it is losing its impact. There was a time when a person so accused would take great offense and spend much time demonstrating a lack of racist tendencies.

The typical response now is to sigh and accuse the other person of making the accusation due to having run out of actual arguments. The reason it was overused is because the person making the accusation typically did resort to it due to having run out of actual arguments.

Now an outside observer, hearing a progressive refer to someone else as a racist, hears ‘he’s saying that guy isn’t a progressive.’”

Source

Posted by jonjayray

Let's Hold A Tag Day For The Obamas...

The Obamas Prove They Aren’t Far Removed From What Most Americans are Going Through

July 26, 2010 03:07 PM by Doug Powers
110 Comments | 4 Trackbacks

I Always Give Bureaucrats Credit For Their Helping Toronto's Downworld Spiral...

 'Most of the time, we in the media focus on the activities of politicians and pay little or no attention the bureaucrats'

Exactly as I keep saying. But I don't write for the Toronto Star (anymore.)
And because ordinary people instinctively understand that bureaucrats are the truly powerful ones, and politicians are just expensive, ugly and mostly unentertaining window dressing, consumption of the offerings of The Rest of the Media(tm) continues to decline.

# Kathy Shaidle

Equality For Indians Would Mean Taking Away Their Special Status...

Jeffrey Simpson

Battling aboriginal tradition

The split’s between the ideology about self-government and the facts on the ground – ‘people are running away’ 6:05 PM EDT 0

Let's Give Our "Enemies" Interveenor Status...

Intervention

There Is A Part Of Eglinton West Could Be Designated Murder's Row...

Big dreams for ‘Little Ethiopia’ dashed

Business Improvement Association says multicultural Danforth-Greenwood area too varied for one group to have special designation Jul 26, 2010 

Things That Piss U Off...

Today’s letters: Government discrimination, Jonas gets it right on census and Iran’s true enemy

Matt Gurney  July 26, 2010 – 7:30 am

 

Every day, readers flood our letters to the editor inbox with their thoughts and reaction to items in the news, leading to many interesting insights — and often arguments — between correspondents. Here are some of the recent letters received by the National Post.

 

Mandatory bilingualism also unfair

Re: Put An End To Affirmative Action, editorial, July 24.
I agree whole heartedly with your view that the government should put an end to the discriminatory hiring policies under the iniquitous but Orwellian named Employment Equity Act, favouring designated groups rather than individual merit for employment in government service.
I would add that the government should also do away with the bilingualism requirements in many civil service positions that favour Quebecers over English speaking Canadians.
Jiti Khanna, Vancouver.

Michael Ignatieff’s position on race-based affirmative action programs calls into question his ability to lead this country. Ignatieff is quoted as saying in a Canadian Press article that “We believe each Canadian has the right to participate in the public service”, yet he supports affirmative action programs that explicitly deny some Canadians the right to apply for some public service jobs. If Ignatieff believes that all Canadians should be treated equally, why isn’t he embracing the non-discriminatory approach that the government is proposing? Read More »