Ah, fer the love of… Some days, I just wonder if I understand anything at all.
I know that I promised yesterday that I’d have some footage of PM Harper’s appearance in London last night. Things went south from the get-go. Cam battery was deader than Elvis so I had to resort to using my phone (lovely quality, that). Then, when I tried to upload the damned thing to YouTube, it croaked because the vid was too long.
Not to worry, though, I’m not done yet. I’ll try to post the raw files later today and see if that works. (I apologize ahead of time for the crappy quality but, like I said, it was done with a phone…)
11:00 – Turner Trounced
Dang. The problem with staging a stunt is, when you don’t let the crew in on the joke, you might just get caught…
And to think that some folks still have it in their heads that the PM made a mistake by losing that loose cannon… Go figure.
19:05 – Update: AITGWN has more. this poor bastard just keeps digging himself deeper and deeper…
12:20 – Okay, let’s try this
Alright, I got the files uploaded to the server so let’s see how this works. It’s in two parts and, due to a bunch of technical mumbo jumbo that I’m not going to get into right now, it might or might not play properly in your browser. Sorry about that.
If they won’t play in your browser, the direct links are here, for the first part and here, for the second part. They’re in the .3GP format, so you’ll need something like QuickTime to play them. Again, sorry for the quality but it’s what I had to work with… 🙁
12:30 – Update to this: Okay, that didn’t work worth crap. Trying to embed the vids here made a mess of things and slowed down the loading of this post to a crawl. Sorry folks, but it looks like the links are as good as it gets…
13:05 – They’re still out there
Lest we forget about the malevolent HRCs in our midst, the National Post has an article yesterday by Joseph Brean to remind us:
The foremost legal precedent for deciding these cases is the 1990 Supreme Court of Canada decision about the neo-Nazi activist John Ross Taylor, in which Section 13 was held to be a justifiable violation of the Charter right to free expression.
It defined hate messages as those expressing “unusually strong and deep-felt emotions of detestation, calumny and vilification.”
Simon Fothergill, a lawyer for the Attorney-General of Canada, said Mr. Lemire’s challenge of Section 13 is “relitigation” of settled law, and amounts to “harassment” of the government, which won the Taylor case by a 4-3 decision. A decade later, in 2001, it amended Section 13 to include the Internet.
[…]
Mr. Fothergill answered that if Section 13 puts a chill on public discourse, it is only to be around the fringes of hate speech, and that this is not “a terribly bad outcome.”
“A little bit of chilling … is tolerable,” he said.
“TOLERABLE?” Is this asshole utterly out of his God damned mind??? And why the hell haven’t we heard so much as a peep out of ANY party on this subject so far in the campaign? Too uncomfortable an an issue, perhaps? Tough shit, bud; you wanna be in charge, you have to have the balls to do what needs to be done! And God knows, these things need to be reeled in.
Nest time some vote-hunting blowhard (from whatever party) bangs on your door, be sure to find out where they stand on this issue, because it’s just going to get worse if we don’t tackle it NOW.
13:22 – Another update: How’s this for a coincidence? I just got me a call from Steven at the CPC’s fundraising dept. What are the odds?Once again, the Tories were hoping for a buck or two to help out with the campaign. He was a nice enough guy (not as knowledgeable as Fred was on the issue, but still nice) but I had to tell him the same thing I’ve told the last four people that called me: No action on HRCs, no money from me.
17:49 – Holy crap!
I agree with Warren Kinsella. 😯 No, really, I actually DO. Yes, you heard me right. And don’t look at me like that.
I don’t know how it happened, either, but there it is. And it’s not just on one thing, strangely enough; I agree with him on a whole bunch of stuff. Like:
Things are going badly for the Lieberal campaign
Free advice is worth what you pay for it
Warren is a has-been
I guess it just goes to show you, even a blind squirrel finds a nut some days.
18:10 – Practicing what he preaches
Say what you want about Steffy Dion, he sure does practice what he preaches. He’s always going on and on about how we should do this and that for the environment and, lo and behold, Steffy turns out to be one dead serious recycler. Trusty Tory has the goodies:
That’s right, folks, the old 1993 election campaign promise. This goes hand in hand with Dion’s continued election campaign against Brian Mulroney!
But, hang on a second. Didn’t Paul Martin promise this in the 2004 campaign? See for yourself.
Recycle, recycle, recycle! Because it’ll actually happen this time. They really, really mean it. Besides, it’s not as if the Green Shaftâ„¢ is earning them any love…
23:23 – Ker-SPLAT
Coincidence? Poetic justice? Prophecy? You tell me…
MONTREAL – Stephane Dion’s aging plane was forced to make an emergency landing on its way to London tonight in what Liberals hope doesn’t become a symbol of the party’s faltering campaign.
The leased 29-year-old Boeing 737 was en route to London from Sherbrooke, Que., when it made an unexpected stop shortly after 8 p.m. at Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport.
On the bright side, at least I don’t have to put up with that waffling weasel in London now. 😉
Where the hell is Fife talking about? Harbour Grace or Harare?? I know that a) I have a tendency to go off half-cocked sometimes and b) these are unproven allegations but let’s be serious here, folks; if these accusations have any merit to them, we have some serious problems with our democratic rights in Newfoundland! It’s one thing for a Premier of a province to bitch and moan about a Prime Minister and put his political capital into opposing the PM’s campaign, but this kind of bullshit is beyond the pale…
It seems that voters in Newfoundland are being intimidated and threatened with retaliation against their persons and businesses if they vote Conservative, donate to the Tories, or otherwise display any support for the CPC! NO, I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!!
From Hunter’s post:
High praise goes out to CTV’s Robert Fife for this report [for the record, I agree -D]. He listened to the people of Newfoundland, and understood the seriousness of what they were saying.
Joanne over at Blue Like You broke this story on blogs, and she has the links to the CTV site that will give you the full story. She has the video link to Jim Morgan backing up what Robert Fife said. It is worth the listen!
What I’m waiting for now, is to see what the MSM does with this story. Are they going to howl this from the rooftops, or are they going to show themselves as being the Lieberal lapdogs that they are so often accused of being, and sweep some more Leftist dirt under the rug?
I don’t know about you, but I’ll be watching for this.
PS- Dear Scumbags:
I understand that you’re awfully busy and otherwise occupied with trying to bugger about with the God-given right of Newfoundlanders to choose whoever they damned well please to represent them in our nation’s parliament but, if you could spare the time, could you please stop by and try to intimidate me?
Please? I’m feeling all left out and neglected here. Thank you for your consideration.
-Dennis
UPDATE
Looks like I’m behind the herd on this one, but I’m not going to complain. The more noise gets made, the better. Here’s what others have been saying:
“If You Run We’ll Ruin Your Father’s Businessâ€: Danny Williams – A Step To The Right “CTV Bob Fife is naming senior Conservative sources that are on the record saying that Danny Williams and his minions are launching an extensive campaign of fear and intimidation against anybody thinking about running for the Tories, or attending their rallies in Newfoundland.”
Tell Danny the Dictator what you really think of his ABC campaign – Right As Rain “Just before I head off to bed, I would like to encourage everyone to email Danny Williams to let him know in uncertain terms what you think of these allegations of bullying and intimidation.”
*Official* Danny Williams has been put on notice – The Hypocritical Oath “OPEN LETTER TO DANNY WILLIAMS: It is my belief that you and your government have not met the needs of Newfoundlanders in terms of developing new and sustainable industries to succeed the fisheries. Oil is not going to float your paper thin economy like that of Alberta; you simply do not possess the amount of reserves that they do. Invest in education and the development of your business community which, by the way, should consist of more than just three fish boat captains in St. John’s harbour and the local pub owner.”
Danny Mugabe Williams – SDA “Well, perhaps that’s unfair. We haven’t yet seen rampaging gangs of PC’ers raping and pillaging political opponents.”
All Hail Danny – Back Off Government! “Ok maybe he hasn’t reached Robert Mugage proportions – but with these news reports coming out of Newfoundland I would say the words “Friendly Dictator” definitely apply.”
Danny the Dictator? – Right As Rain “The allegations talked about by Bob Fife and Jim Morgan about Danny the Dictator’s actions in N.L should cause a great deal of concern amongst every party in this election.”
Ten and counting. It’s always nice to know that I’m not the only one who’s pissed.
Somewhere in Totonto a nine-month-old baby is dying.
Toronto Police are desperately searching for baby Heru Sut Tekh El and his 22-year-old mother. Erica Caines took her baby from the Hospital for Sick Children Wednesday after doctors admitted the severely malnourished tot. Mother and child haven’t been seen since.
“The baby requires urgent medical care, so we’re obviously worried,” said Toronto Police Const. Helen Dixon, of 52 Division’s family services unit. “Get your baby back to the hospital immediately.”
Caines had brought the baby to the Sick Kids’ emergency room around 2 p.m., police said. Once inside, hospital staff determined the little boy — who only weighs an alarming 11 pounds — was suffering from “severe malnutrition” and in need of immediate medical attention. But soon after the child was admitted, his mother took him and fled.
PUBLIC APPEAL
More than 24 hours later, police made the public appeal for the mother and her child, but still can’t find them.
Const. Tony Vella said officers believe the child’s safety is at risk without immediate medical attention and that the mother could be anywhere within the GTA. The mother has had no previous contact with police.
Caines is described as black, 5-foot-6, 99 pounds, with curly dark brown hair. The boy is about half the weight of a typical nine-month-old baby and only a few pounds heavier than an average newborn. The two may be travelling in a late 90s model, red, two-door, Acura, police said.
Dixon said officers have been checking a number of addresses on an “ongoing basis,” but the woman has not been located. Police said they had been in contact with the mother’s next-of-kin.
Catherine Snoddon, of the Toronto Children’s Aid Society, said they had no involvement with the mother before this incident.
“Professionals and the public will call us if they are concerned about the safety of the child and in this situation, certainly Sick Kids was,” Snoddon said. “Unfortunately, since then no one’s been able to see mom … hopefully someone will come forward.”
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Caines or her son is asked to contact 52 Division at 416-808-5200, the Toronto Children’s Aid Society at 416 924-4646 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 416-222-TIPS (8477).
The abduction is the third very public tragedy involving a child to rock the city this year.
In January, baby Angelica-Leslie was abandoned in a frigid North York mall stairwell. Last August, Katelynn Sampson was killed in a Parkdale apartment. The child’s legal guardian and that woman’s common-law husband were charged with murder.
[UPDATE]
The Toronto Sun has more info (what the hell is going on here??):
A young woman who fled a Toronto hospital with her severely malnourished baby has another young child police are worried about.
Investigators have been looking for Erica Caines, 22, and her 9-month-old son Heru Sut Tekh El since Caines left the Hospital for Sick Children against the wishes of medical staff Wednesday.
Aside from the sick tot, who weighed only 11 pounds. when admitted to hospital, Caines has another son who is about 2 or 3 years old and also unaccounted for, Toronto Police Det. Mike Leone said yesterday.
“The younger child is sort of the focus of the incident, but we’re obviously concerned about both kids,” Leone said.
ARGUED WITH STAFF
Caines admitted her son to Sick Kids’ around 2 p.m., but left with the child after a confrontation with staff.
“Medical staff basically tried to convince her that the baby should not leave and should remain in the hospital and receive treatment,” Leone said. “She obviously didn’t agree with them.”
Caines was with a friend, who hasn’t provided police with a lot of information, Leone said. It’s unknown if her other son was with them at the time.
Investigators have since received some help from Caines’ family, but continued to plead for Caines to come forward.
It’s unknown where she resides, as she only lives with her family “at times,” and it appears her and the father of her children aren’t together, Leone said.
FAMILY DIDN’T KNOW
Her family was apparently unaware of the baby’s ill health, as Caines “has not been on the greatest relations” with family members, so they haven’t spent much time with the baby, Leone said.
“The family is very concerned,” he said. “I can’t understand why she wouldn’t come in or take the baby back to the hospital. She’s got to come forward. If she doesn’t want to talk to police, she can call Toronto (Children’s Aid Society) or more importantly, just go to a hospital with the baby,” Leone said.
“Our main focus is just the well-being of this kid. Beyond that, obviously we’re going to find out to what extent this neglect went to and if there’s any criminal side to it, we’ll certainly investigate that.”
Tipsters should contact police at 416-808-5200, CAS at 416-924-4646 or Crime Stoppers at 416-222-8477, 222tips.com or by texting TOR to 274637.
Well, it’s been a full week now; only four more (and a little bit) to go now. I apologize in advance for the slim post that’s going to be going up today but friends are coming over for some barbeque today and let’s face it, that meat’s not going to burn itself. 😉
Coming up soon: look for some word from commentor Pyper (you remember her, right), now that she has gotten back to me again. I’ll be giving her contributor access later today and I think that a lot of folks are going to be interested in what she has to say, so stay tuned.
That being said, let’s see what we have today:
11:35 – Southern perspective
It seems that, despite having an election of their own to worry about, the Wall Street Journal has noticed that there’s something going on up here, too:
One candidate believes in low taxes, gun rights and a strong national defense. The other has a dog named Kyoto and promises to levy a new carbon tax on industry. Any guess who is favored to win the Canadian federal election set for October 14?
[…]
Mr. Harper calls Mr. Dion’s plan “the Green Shaft” and likens it to Pierre Trudeau’s 1980 “national energy policy” which, the Prime Minister said last week, “was designed to screw the West and really damage the energy sector.” Though he added that there is a difference: “This will actually screw everybody across the country.” The fellow can be blunt.
11:47 – Speaking of Yanks
And because I could use a good chuckle today (and bet you could, too), go check out this post over at the Great Pumpkin’s site. I just love Looney Tunes…
Good afternoon, madam. Allow me to introduce myself: my name is Wile E. Reporter, investigative correspondent for an international network news gathering organization. No doubt you may have seen my award-winning coverage, assuming your igloo is equipped with a satellite dish. No, I am not selling anything nor am I working my way through college, so let’s get down to cases. You are a Republican candidate, and I am going to eat you alive. Now don’t try to get away! I am more educated, more cunning, faster, and larger than you are… and I’m a genius. In fact, I have not one, but two diplomas from the Acme Correspondence School of Journalism. And you? Why, you could hardly pass the entrance examinations to kindergarten, let alone the vice presidency of a major western democracy. Rather than suffer the inevitable torture of the vetting I am about to give you, I think you will agree that it’s best for both of us that we save time and get this over with quickly. I will give you the customary two minutes to say your prayers, and take the “Eagleton option.”
*SLAM*
Sigh. Why do they always want to do it the hard way?
Yup, I needed that…
12:01 – Handcuffs redux
I’m still looking for more footage of this (if anybody has it, let me know). Who says the PM had his sense of humour surgically removed?
Okay, fine; so maybe there is another reason to turn to the Ceeb besides Hockey Night In Canada… 🙄 Maybe.
23:40 – Naughty, naughty
I’m not even going to begin to comment on the irony of this one…
OTTAWA — Canada’s electoral watchdog is investigating the legality of an online vote-swapping scheme. Marc Mayrand, the chief electoral officer, said yesterday that Elections Canada is looking into a Facebook group aimed at preventing Stephen Harper’s Conservatives from winning a majority on Oct. 14. The scheme may be nothing more than “organized strategic voting,” Mayrand said. But it may also fall afoul of the law, which prohibits people from selling their votes or accepting an incentive or material benefit for voting. “Right now, we have very little information,” Mayrand said. “We need to look at it more closely to see whether there are any potential offences.” On Wednesday, Mat Savelli of Hamilton created the “Anti-Harper Vote Swap Canada” group on Facebook.
Well, I gotta tell ya, after writing that last post, it sure feels good to clean off by rolling and wallowing around in some nice, filthy partisan politics.
Funny how contrasts can change a perspective, huh?
Day six of the silly season is upon us and, as you likely guessed, it just keeps goin’ and goin’ like some Satanic pink bunny on angel dust. Why can’t we just lock these threefour five clowns in a room with some baseball bats and have them settle it without bothering the rest of us?
Hey, at least my guy’d likely win. 😉
17:09 – Fifteen WHATS?
Okay, this has gotta be some sort of fluke or something. It has to be. Don’t get me wrong, I actually like optimism — not that I practice a lot of it, but I still like it. But this just seems too good to be true. If it had come any time other than the end of the Week Of The Gaffe Du Jour®, (the poll was taken from Monday to Thursday this week) I’d have been able to sit there and say, “hm… cool,” but not today.
Personally, I foresee another Tory minority, with the Tories and Dippers gaining some seats each and the Grits shriveling to little more than an urban, Toronto-Montreal-Vancouver rump.
BUT… if this poll is accurate, then something damned big is afoot in the ranks of Bob and Sally Canuck out there:
OTTAWA — Stephen Harper may be closing in on his coveted majority despite being plagued by a series of miscues and bad news during the first week of the federal election campaign.
A new poll suggests the Conservatives have opened up a commanding 15-point lead over the Liberals, with 41 per cent of respondents supporting the governing party.
Typically, 40 per cent is sufficient to win a majority of seats in the House of Commons.
According to The Canadian Press-Harris Decima survey, the Liberals stood at 26 per cent, the NDP at 14 per cent, the Greens at nine and the Bloc Quebecois at eight.
The poll suggests the Tories have gained ground among key voter groups that have eluded them in the past, and in every region of the country. They took a seven-point lead in Ontario, a 10-point lead in urban centres and a 13-point-lead among women.
I’m not gonna hold my breath just yet, though.
18:21 – Oops
After acting like complete and utter hypocritical assholes — and getting lambasted up and down both the left and right sides of the blogosphere — the Boogers have decided that it’s time to backpedal, cut and run, whatever the hell you want to call it. I’ve gotta give Elly May and Co. credit for doing one thing that is almost impossible to do: that is to unite damned near everyone in the country, regardless of politics, on the same side of an issue. Too bad for the Boogers, it was against them.
The website for TVO’s The Agenda, which has been following the fracas, has the mea culpa from Green attack dog John Bennett:
Dear Mr. Buckdog,
I apologize for my hasty email yesterday. My actions came out of a concern to ensure that internet content is an honest and real representation of facts and I look forward to future positive dialogue with you and other bloggers.
In the TVO clip, Elizabeth May clearly says “they” think Canadians are stupid, referring to the opinions of some politicians. She then turns to the questioner and agrees with HIS assessment that a carbon tax is essential. No spin can change that.
I have included a video clip and quote from Elizabeth May that indicate her clear respect for the intelligence of Canadians.
“It needs to be explained, but I think Canadians are smart enough to understand the idea that we need to ensure that we reduce our use of fossil fuels, that the climate crisis is upon us, and this is not the only thing we need to do, but it is the foundation for a successful climate policy,” Elizabeth May said. CTV’s Question Period on Sunday, May 25, 2008.
Sincerely,
John Bennett
Nothing more embarrassing than when totalitarian-minded buggers get caught acting totalitarian, eh?
19:35 – Whoah, Nelly!
Gawd damn. Yeah, it’s juvenile and yeah, it’s silly and yeah, it’s a whole bunch of other stuff… but I still gotta see how this ends up looking on THH22M…
HALIFAX — The Harper campaign got a dose of comic relief today, when a well-dressed woman claiming to represent “single female voters” caused a stir at the morning news conference.
Catching the PM in mid-sentence at the serious event, the woman — later revealed to be Geri Hall from CBC satire show This Hour Has 22 Minutes — stood up, apologized for the interruption, then continued to shout as she was hauled away in cuffs by the RCMP security detail.
“Girls love a guy with a sense of humour. We can have a lot of fun!” she hollered. “I love you Stephen Harper. I want to love you!”
The PM was blindsided by the visit, but later met with Hall to make amends for the take-down.
A Harper aide said with a wink the pair met at the PM’s hotel room — but confirmed Mrs. Harper was present.
The PM’s opening line?
“So, you like handcuffs?”
I don’t know about you, but there’s a couple o’ looks on a couple o’ faces that I just gotta see… 😆
As if we somehow needed more proof (no, we don’t) that our laughably so-called “justice system” in this country has gone completely and utterly off the rails, a woman in Guelph, Ontario has gotten of light, thanks to Justice Cas Herold, with the cold-blooded murder of not one, but two children. Not just kids, but babies! Both of them were under three months old! It’s days like this that I sometimes question my opposition to capital punishment.
Both of the victims were her own children.
Some of you without strong stomachs of anger management issues might not want to read much further, just so you know. Pieces of walking garbage like this so-called woman could gag a maggot:
GUELPH–A Guelph woman who admitted killing her two sons was acquitted of two counts of murder yesterday, prompting an angry outburst from one victim’s father and tears of relief from the other.
“You’re a f—ing murderer,” the woman’s former partner yelled at her before storming from the courtroom at Guelph’s Superior Court. “No matter what, you’re a f—ing murderer.”
The man, followed from the courtroom by his mother and grandmother, could then be heard screaming and banging in the corridor.
Yeah, he’s pissed, and who the hell can blame him? The bitch murdered his son!
Let’s take a look at the facts of this case, shall we? For once, they really are quite simple and straightforward…
In Kitchener in 1998, she smothered her 7-week old son.
Just 4 years later, in 2002, she killed her 9-week-old son in Guelph.
She admitted to killing her children.
She also admitted to thinking about killing her other two surviving kids. 😯
There you have it. She’s 27 years old, has murdered exactly half of all the children she’s ever given birth to, and is thinking about finishing the job on the others (a boy and a girl).
Maximum sentence: seven years. Toss in statutory release and the lovely 2-for-1 pizza justice that scumbags get for pre-trial custody, and she’ll likely be out by next summer. Oh, did I mention the best part? You aren’t allowed to know who she is.
That’s because, while she was 21 when she killed her second victim, she was only 17 the first time she killed a baby (and got caught), so she gets to hide behind the anonymity that the lovely little YCJA provides for all murdering little bitches/bastards under the age of 18. Nice friggin’ job, Chretien & Co., the gift that just keeps on giving.
Ah, fer the love of… Some days, I just wonder if I understand anything at all.[…]
17:49 – Holy crap!
What the hell is THIS??? (Huge hat tip to Hunter over at 
Dear Scumbags:
And because I could use a good chuckle today (and bet you could, too), go 
As if we somehow needed more proof (no, we don’t) that our laughably so-called “justice system” in this country has gone completely and utterly off the rails, a woman in Guelph, Ontario has gotten of light, thanks to Justice Cas Herold, with the cold-blooded murder of not one, but two children. Not just kids, but babies! Both of them were under three months old! It’s days like this that I sometimes question my opposition to capital punishment.
