Showing posts with label National Post. Show all posts
Showing posts with label National Post. Show all posts
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Sunday, January 08, 2012
Kick Ass World Leaders A Thing Of The Past...
Vindication for the Iron Lady
Conrad Black Jan 7, 2012 – 7:05 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 6, 2012 1:46 PM ET
Though it is probably happening too late to be overly gratifying to her, events are piling on to vindicate Margaret Thatcher completely in her reservations about British integration in Europe. Her response to the proposal to reduce Britain to a local government in a federal Europe was, memorably: “No, no, no, and never.” And her reward for her refusal to get on board what was then the thundering bandwagon of Eurofederalism, was to be sent packing by her own ungrateful party, though she was the only British political leader who had won three consecutive, full-term election majorities since before the First Reform Act expanded the electorate in 1832.
She was immensely popular with millions of Britons as a patriotic and courageous leader who took Britain off financial life support, saved it from strangulation by over-mighty, almost anarchistic unions, built a prosperous, home-owning democracy, threw the Argentinians out of the little corner of the British Empire they had wrongfully seized (the Falkland Islands), and played a starring role in winning the Cold War. Read More »
Conrad Black Jan 7, 2012 – 7:05 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 6, 2012 1:46 PM ET
Though it is probably happening too late to be overly gratifying to her, events are piling on to vindicate Margaret Thatcher completely in her reservations about British integration in Europe. Her response to the proposal to reduce Britain to a local government in a federal Europe was, memorably: “No, no, no, and never.” And her reward for her refusal to get on board what was then the thundering bandwagon of Eurofederalism, was to be sent packing by her own ungrateful party, though she was the only British political leader who had won three consecutive, full-term election majorities since before the First Reform Act expanded the electorate in 1832.
She was immensely popular with millions of Britons as a patriotic and courageous leader who took Britain off financial life support, saved it from strangulation by over-mighty, almost anarchistic unions, built a prosperous, home-owning democracy, threw the Argentinians out of the little corner of the British Empire they had wrongfully seized (the Falkland Islands), and played a starring role in winning the Cold War. Read More »
History Repeating Itself...
...with countries who visited Munich in the 30s now visiting Cairo and you have to wonder whether the result will be the same..
The Muslim Brotherhood’s big moment
Robert Fulford Jan 7, 2012 – 7:23 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 6, 2012 1:50 PM ET
This is an exciting time for the editors in Cairo who run Ikhwan, the official website of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood has suddenly become popular, and there’s never a lack of news to report.
China’s ambassador to Egypt dropped in the other day for an informal talk with Mohamed Morsi, head of the Brotherhood’s political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party. Last week, it was the Russian ambassador who came to chat with Morsi — about democratic values, according to the report on Ikhwan.
Diplomats from Nigeria, Cuba, Spain and elsewhere are anxious to connect with the Brotherhood. They realize that it’s now part of Egypt’s political future, perhaps even the most important part. Read More »
Predictions: Middle East, 2012: You read it here first
The Muslim Brotherhood’s big moment
Robert Fulford Jan 7, 2012 – 7:23 AM ET Last Updated: Jan 6, 2012 1:50 PM ET
This is an exciting time for the editors in Cairo who run Ikhwan, the official website of the Muslim Brotherhood. The Brotherhood has suddenly become popular, and there’s never a lack of news to report.
China’s ambassador to Egypt dropped in the other day for an informal talk with Mohamed Morsi, head of the Brotherhood’s political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party. Last week, it was the Russian ambassador who came to chat with Morsi — about democratic values, according to the report on Ikhwan.
Diplomats from Nigeria, Cuba, Spain and elsewhere are anxious to connect with the Brotherhood. They realize that it’s now part of Egypt’s political future, perhaps even the most important part. Read More »
Predictions: Middle East, 2012: You read it here first
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
Screw Them...At Least Until I Become One Of Them
Mark Blinch/ReutersTwo CEOs of Canada's top media companies discuss their purchase of Canada's most valuable sports franchises. How much do you think they make, compared to the players they now employ?
Income inequality” seems to be the first buzzword of the new year. According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, the 100 highest paid CEO’s of publicly-traded Canadian companies averaged $8.3-million a year, which is interesting, but hardly headline worthy.
But, that doesn’t stop people from having fun with the numbers. Toss that $8.3-million salary into a calculator and voila: “189 times higher than the $44,366″ earned by the average Canadian in 2010.
Hold on a minute. We’re talking about 100 individuals who run arguably the largest corporations in the land. Are they truly a useful barometer of salary fairness? Read More »
But, that doesn’t stop people from having fun with the numbers. Toss that $8.3-million salary into a calculator and voila: “189 times higher than the $44,366″ earned by the average Canadian in 2010.
Hold on a minute. We’re talking about 100 individuals who run arguably the largest corporations in the land. Are they truly a useful barometer of salary fairness? Read More »
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
Volunteers Helping The Victims In Caledonia...
...are more likely to be arrested than praised or thanked!
Volunteer group flying to Attawapiskat with relief supplies
The bad logic behind light sentence in Caledonia
Christie Blatchford: When a young native man, Richard Smoke, was sentenced to less than two years for a near-fatal beating, it had the flavour of the person who kills his parents then seeks the mercy of the court as an orphan
National Post editorial board: More injustice from Caledonia
Native attacker given reduced sentence for ‘vicious’ Caledonia assault
Volunteer group flying to Attawapiskat with relief supplies
The bad logic behind light sentence in Caledonia
Christie Blatchford: When a young native man, Richard Smoke, was sentenced to less than two years for a near-fatal beating, it had the flavour of the person who kills his parents then seeks the mercy of the court as an orphan
National Post editorial board: More injustice from Caledonia
Native attacker given reduced sentence for ‘vicious’ Caledonia assault
Saturday, August 27, 2011
CancerAids! Bringing Brevity To The Spoken/Oral Word...
Christie Blatchford: Testing the limits of civil discourse
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“Ahhhh,” my friend Mary said cheerily early one morning this week around the kitchen table where a bunch of us have coffee before our run, “CancerAids.”
I’d been telling the group about the deluge of ghastly email I’ve been receiving about a recent column, and was in mid-description of same when Mary interrupted.
“CancerAids?” the rest of us chorused. Read More »
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“Ahhhh,” my friend Mary said cheerily early one morning this week around the kitchen table where a bunch of us have coffee before our run, “CancerAids.”
I’d been telling the group about the deluge of ghastly email I’ve been receiving about a recent column, and was in mid-description of same when Mary interrupted.
“CancerAids?” the rest of us chorused. Read More »
Monday, August 23, 2010
Paul Russell: ‘Bleeding heart liberal’ sets off a firestorm, as does mosque proposal
August 22, 2010 – 9:00 am
Terry Harris / Chicago Tribune / MCT
One reader thinks other Post letter writers should return to their pumpkin patches,
Ron Brown started off by declaring that he’s “tired of right-wing ranters attracted to the Letters page.” After defending the long-form census, our current immigration system and the gun registry, he suggested that “redneck yahoos” who oppose these programs should “go back to your pumpkin patches and shoot something, preferably each other.” Read More
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- I lean to the right but I still have a heart and if I have a mission it is to respond to attacks on people not available to protect themselves and to point out the hypocrisy of the left at every opportunity.MY MAJOR GOAL IS HIGHLIGHT THE HYPOCRISY AND STUPIDITY OF THE LEFTISTS ON TORONTO CITY COUNCIL. Last word: In the final analysis this blog is a relief valve for my rants/raves.