Sep 28, 2005
How many more scandals will it take before Canadians wake up to the fact that we are being governed by the most corrupt and incompetent federal government this nation has ever seen? In an effort to get a handle on the boiling TPC scandal David Dingwall resigned as head of the Royal Canadian Mint.
Unless you’ve [...]
Sep 28, 2005
I realize that the topic of media bias has been talked about ad naseum but Cliff Kincaid of Accuracy In Media has another excellent post up about it.
For those who question the evidence of bias, it can be found in numerous studies. The national press bias was first documented in Leo Rosten’s 1937 study of [...]
Sep 28, 2005
A few posts ago I mentioned that I was just a wee bit apprehensive about the appointment of Michaelle Jean as Governor-General. (see GG Jean) I also said that I would give her the benefit of the doubt and let her show her stuff before rendering final judgment. Some people however have already drawn their [...]
Sep 28, 2005
Now that Blogger has vastly improved its native comment system I’ve been giving serious consideration to switching back to it from Haloscan. The reason the move to Haloscan was made in the first place a year ago was because Blogger’s default system at the time was pretty lousy. But that has since changed. About the [...]
Sep 28, 2005
The blogroll of the Blogging Tories continues to grow at an astounding rate. The last time I checked it was in excess of 150 member sites! Amazing! That’s a ton of great reading. I recall when I joined we had about 30 or so. Whether you’re looking for something in particular or just want to [...]
Sep 28, 2005
I get a fair amount of email here at RTO, everything from requests to publish articles to comments to questions to suggestions and yes, hate mail. I live for hate mail so keep on sending it. Anyway, a reader suggested I place a link to Prensa Escrita in the Media - International category. In case [...]
Sep 27, 2005
While pouring over the gazillion RSS feeds I subscribe to I came across a sad story. One of my favourite actors, Don Adams, has passed away at the age of 82. Most of you will recall him from his outstanding work on the superb sit-com Get Smart. For those of you too young to remember [...]
Sep 27, 2005
It’s official. We have a new Governor General. Her name is Michaelle Jean. Am I surprised a separatist sympathizer would be appointed to the post? Of course not. More Quebec ass kissing by Paul Martin that’s all. But I shouldn’t prejudge. Let her show her stuff, we’ll see. In the meantime I just can’t help [...]
Sep 27, 2005
The National Citizens Coalition has released a new campaign called Desperate Politicians, complete with a radio spot (quite funny) and an ad in the National Post. The campaign does a superb job of using satire to makes its point. For more info, including the chance to download the radio spot, check out the NCC’s website [...]
Sep 26, 2005
In a surprising development Ariel Sharon staved off an attempt by his opponents in the Likud, led by Binyamin Netanyahu, to force primary elections in November.
In a surprise move, Sharon took the election by 104 votes, with a majority of 1,433 to 1,329. As a result, the Likud primaries will not be held in 60 [...]