One of the chief reasons for my insistence that Prime Minister Stephen Harper is an incompetent asshole — as opposed to just a run-of-the-mill, garden-variety asshole — is that his entire time in power has been one instance after another of saying one thing and doing another. A more savvy politician would be prepared for [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Here’s the latest blast from Spanking the Donkey author Matt Taibbi, one of a handful of journalists still deserving of the title — and currently my hero.
While America obsessed about Brittany’s shaved head, Bush offered a budget that offers $32.7 billion in tax cuts to the Wal-Mart family alone, while cutting $28 billion from Medicaid.
“Now, [...]
Not sure I fully understand the mechanism, but here’s a nifty Digg-like site that lets the community track Canadian political news — and lets people vote on the level of political spin associated with it.
CHECK IT
Read the rest of this entry »Sad news.
Molly Ivins, the liberal newspaper columnist who delighted in skewering politicians and interpreting, and mocking, her Texas culture, died yesterday in Austin. She was 62.
Ms. Ivins waged a public battle against breast cancer after her diagnosis in 1999. Betsy Moon, her personal assistant, confirmed her death last night. Ms. Ivins died at her home [...]
The quote of the day comes from Torontoist, which is getting stronger every day.
Stephen Harper sends John Baird to Paris while his attempt to make the Tories look like environmental leaders crumbles. Meanwhile, the Fraser Institute and Cato institute - both predominantly run by and consisting of conservative economists - boldly contradicts the scientific community’s [...]
American Republicans would have us believe that if only life today were more like what we used to see on wholesome 50’s television programs, the world would be a better place. I don’t recall seeing any 50’s television shows in which pastors bought crystal meth from male hookers, or congressmen solicited male pages for sex. [...]
Read the rest of this entry »I’ve been reading Spanking the Donkey, Matt Tabbi’s account of his time covering the Democratic primaries in 2003-2004. Despite being slightly out of date now, it’s bloody brilliant. Hunter S. Thompson lives.
The emotional climax of the book involves Tabbi, an accredited journalist, wearing a gorilla suit on acid at a Kerry rally. But he [...]
