I didn't think I would ever see the day that I could ever agree with Martin, but it seems with this article I do. This could be an outlier, but for now I will give Martin praise for a well written column.
OTTAWA -- To lift a quip from Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Arctic sovereignty policy and apply it to the American view of Alberta’s oil sands: use it or lose it.
The Chinese government pushed its shovel deep into Canada’s energy motherlode on Monday when it announced a $2-billion stake in a five-billion-barrel reserve of “dirty oil” that Americans increasingly find unworthy of fuelling their vehicles.
The 60% claim by PetroChina in two projects owned by Athabasca Oil Sands Corp., while small compared to the great gobs of capital pouring into oil sands expansion and extraction, are the global giant’s largest investment in Canadian energy yet.
And China usually buys into product it aims to consume.
Sources in Washington predict politicians there will not be pleased at having a massive supply of secure energy on their northern doorstep slipping under Chinese ownership.
Well, too bad.
Exactly, too bad. Why is Chinese ownership bad, but American ownership is okay? Why can American and Dutch companies buy up the oilsands and then decide the oil is too "dirty" for them, yet China's money is somehow "dirty" so they can't invest.
Alberta needs to sell it's oil and if the Obama administration thinks we "stink", then don't complain if we start selling our output to the highest buyer.
To the econuts, fight China on this one why don't you? Tell them how bad the "tarsands" are, and how they shouldn't invest in Canada's "dirty" oil. It's not like they can't get "blood" oil from other countries.
What will Quebec do now that Alberta is a have not province? If all provinces are have not, how can there be a transfer of tax dollars from one region to another? How can equalization work? Seeing how the Bloc are the federal choice in Quebec, maybe they should be made to be accountable for any equalization loses. Let the Bloc explain their policy on how Quebec can leave Canada and still survive. Let the Bloc finally start to pay the bills, instead of mouthing off about how good separation from Canada will be.
Do I want China investing in the oilsands, not really, but if the Americans won't, as they cry about how "dirty" that oil is, than okay, it won't bother me for long. Welcome China, I like your people a lot, just not your political (or lack thereof)system.
Now, didn't PM Harper warn the Americans of the consequences of opening up the free trade agreement? See what protectionism nets you Obamamations? Hey, and Saskatchewan has potash, and oil, this could get interesting.
What's been going on this week? Not much, but some people want to make much out of nothing.
Senate appointments: I say go for it PM Harper, the only ones moaning are the poor Liberals who see their power eroding. They are also so slimy that they complain about someone who has admitted they used to be illiterate. So much for the compassionate lefties.
Election? I already showed you how we only needed less than 7000 more votes to win a majority. Why would the Liberals even be thinking election? I can only think that they except to win with a coalition, but they will not tell voters that's what's going to happen. Take Edmonton Strathcona as an example, Liberals openly voted for the NDP to defeat Rahim Jaffer, can they do that in every riding and get away with it?
Iggy? He changes in a telephone booth and champions......??? Someone give me a hint of just what it is he champions, other than puffins who hide their own pooh.
Obama goes on vacation and his believers attack the CIA to take the pressure off Democrats over health care. That should further tick off Americans who want America to stay safe.
Global warming forgot Ontario this week and caused havoc last week, if you believe the reports. Personally, I just think it's weather, but being one of those "deniers" what do I know, the science is settled.
Clinton came to town and cost Canadians 3 million dollars, but because he is a lefty, our MSM was all over him like Monica and a cigar. Was Belinda there?
Alberta needs a new Premier and if the Conservatives don't understand that, they will lose votes to the Wildrose Alliance next election. Even my Liberal Mom in BC misses Ralph Klein, so do I. He might have been rough around the edges, but he got Alberta into good shape, which Fast Eddie has wiped out in two short years.
I recently talked to a young woman who had just been to Afghanistan to visit her grandmother. She was in Kabul, and was amazed at how much had changed in just a few years. She has hope that Afghanistan now has a chance, but she's worried that Canada and NATO might pull out before real peace in Afghanistan can be achieved.
The NATO troops are doing an excellent job. Unfortunately, some countries are not pulling their weight in Afghanistan. Our Canadian troops are doing an excellent job, and we need to acknowledge their sacrifices for Canada and the citizens of Afghanistan. Americans have also been fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Here is one very inspiring story:
To all our Canadian troops, all I can say is, thank you. We hear about the ones who die, but no one takes the time to talk to those who have been wounded. Those who have been injured in our fight against terrorists, need to be acknowledged, not shuffled into the back rooms. We do not see the harm that can happen to our troops, we are blind to the danger. We need to support all those who have served our country, not just those who have died, but those who have been wounded. They are the living truth of our fight against terrorists.
Okay, let's start off with one of the funniest classics ever, the dentist.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Did you know?
That the words race car spelled backward says race car.
That eat is the only word that if you take the 1st letter and move it to the last, it spells it's past tense ate.
And have you noticed that if you rearrange the letters in "illegal immigrants,” and add just a few more letters, it spells out: "Go home you free-loading, benefit grabbing, kid-producing, violent, non-English speaking assholes and take those hairy-faced, sandal wearing, bomb making, goat loving, smelly rag head bastards with you."
How weird is that? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Doctor's Visit. . .
When Barack Obama got out of the shower and was drying off he looked in The mirror and noticed he was white from the neck up to the top of his head.
In sheer panic and fearing he was turning white and might have to start Working for a living, he called his doctor and told him about his Problem. The doctor advised him to come to his office immediately.
After an examination, the doctor mixed a concoction of brown liquid Which he gave it to Obama and told him to drink all of it.
After drinking the concoction, Obama replied, 'That tasted like bull shit!'
The doctor replied, "It was! You were a quart low!!" ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From a new American friend.....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Don’t ignore this one, please read it
THIS COULD HAPPEN TO YOU...... IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOUR MOTHER YOUR SISTER OR YOUR DAUGHTER...
The strangest thing happened to me this weekend. I was sitting at a local outdoor cafe having lunch by myself and two men came and sat down at my table.... I gave them the death look, but they just casually stayed at my table and wouldn't leave me alone. I shined up my ring on my married finger, then placed my hand on the table and I hinted to them that I was married and that I was not interested in them.
Luckily for me they got the hint and left, but thankfully the whole thing was captured on the Cafe's camera. I'm sending you this picture as a warning... just in case they try and pick you up too..
Honestly, some men think they are God's gift to women. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Legal vs. Jose Illegal
You have 2 families... "Joe Legal" and "Jose Illegal". Both families have 2 parents, 2 children and live in California. "Joe Legal" works in construction, has a Social Security Number, and makes $25.00 per hour with payroll taxes deducted.
"Jose Illegal" also works in construction, has NO Social Security Number, and gets paid $15.00 cash "under the table". Joe Legal... $25.00 per hour x 40 hours = $1000.00 per week = $52,000 per year. Now take 30% away for state and federal tax. Joe Legal now has $31,231.00.
Jose Illegal... $15.00 per hour x 40 hours = $600.00 per week = $31,200.00 per year. Jose Illegal pays no taxes. Jose Illegal now has $31,200.00. Joe Legal pays for Medical and Dental Insurance with limited coverage ... $1000.00 per month = $12,000.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $19,231.00. Jose Illegal has full Medical and Dental coverage through the state and local clinics at a cost of $0.00 per year. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00. Joe Legal makes too much money to be eligible for Food Stamps or Welfare so Joe Legal pays for food... $1,000.00 per month = $12,000.00 per year. Joe Legal now has $7,231.00.
Jose Illegal has no documented income and is eligible for Food Stamps and Welfare. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00.
Joe Legal pays rent of $1,000.00 per month = $12,000.00 per year. Joe Legal is now in the hole -$4,769.00.
Jose Illegal receives a $500 per month Federal rent subsidy, which entirely pays his rent of $500.00 per month = $6,000.00 per year. Jose Illegal still has $31,200.00. Joe Legal now works overtime on Saturdays and gets a part time job after work to make ends meet.
Jose Illegal has nights and weekends off to enjoy with his family.
Joe Legal's and Jose Illegal's children both attend the same school.
Joe Legal pays for his children's lunches while Jose Illegal's children get free government sponsored lunches.
Joe Legal's children go home after school. Jose Illegal's children have an after school ESL program which, again, is provided free of charge.
Joe Legal and Jose Illegal both enjoy the same Police and Fire Services, but Joe Legal paid for them and Jose Illegal did not pay.
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By Nancy Pelosi ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For your mindless game of the week, try the color vision test, my last entry was wrong, and believe me you don't want to get one wrong. HA
We are going to have close to 30C this week, so I will be out in my garden watching my tomatoes ripen!
OMG...an illiterate coach as a senator. I always assumed a minimum of intellectual capacities was required to hold such a position. But then, look at who made the appointment...that explains everything. But I should be fair and give Harper credit for one thing: he's very creative when it comes to say and do stupid things. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- he picture says it all,, What's that Jacques ? Can't read? Just ask the Duffer or the Green girl, how to vote, were all going down the same hill anyway. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- with the 9 new cons at the trough harper is only 3 short of a majority in the upper house. when he gets four more he will dramatically change CANADA forever. Our hope is that we get a Lib. govt supported by the NDP. BUT then how does that govt pass any bills with a Con. marority in the senate ? Get rid of it and the sooner the better Harper has lots of right wing prov. govts [b.c., sask, PQ, NL, NB] to elect senators if he strong armed them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's so good to hear that the senate has another appointee who certainly belongs there....Jacques Demers....an illiterate turkey....My God.....Where do they come from? ....No wonder everyone thinks it's a room full of aging idiots. Abolish that useless dumb place....give the money to the homeless. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ken tallman wrote: Posted 2009/08/27 at 8:26 PM ET I would say that harper's senator choice(one at least) is horridly Ignorant. Demers has NO Qualifications to be in the Senate. If you think he does then you should appoint me because I, at least, can read and write. ------------------------------------ Rules Governing the Appointment of Senators Qualifications for Becoming a Senator Canada’s written Constitution provides several requirements for becoming a Senator. Appointees must be 30 years of age or older, a resident of the province (or territory) for which they are appointed, and a natural born or naturalized subject of the Queen. Reflecting the tradition that the Senate consists of members of the economic elite, Senators must also own property in the province they represent. This requirement has, however, become irrelevant, as the property requirement is set at $4,000, meaning that most persons today are eligible for appointment to the Senate.
tallman: Demers has NO Qualifications to be in the Senate.
Ken, I guess Mr Demers did read the qualifications to become a sentor. He passes all qualifications.
tallman: If you think he does then you should appoint me because I, at least, can READ and write.
It does seem that the READING part is a little lacking Ken, Maybe you can ask Mr. Demers for a little HELP.. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Senate appointments are mockery and exaltation of partisan politics. If you suck up to the PM, you become a senator. That is the only qualification required to collect a huge pay, a cushy life and grand retirement pension.
Even Jack Demers, an illeterate person, will now have to learn to read and write. Mr. Harper you have made a mockery of the Senate, as the farewell act, before you are tossed out in the next elections.. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jacques Demers? Is this the best person for the job the cons could come up with from Quebec?"I've worked so hard these last four years to improve my reading and writing. All of a sudden, they name me senator. It's just incredible," Demers, 65, said."... What a slap in the face,especially to those of us who learned how to read and write in elementary.(does that makes us more qualified for the job?) I'd say so. This Prime Minister is honestly the biggest hypocrite in Canadian political history. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I can't believe it....Demers a Senator....WOOW He bullshit everyone all his life hiding the fact that he could not read or write and that makes him the best candidate for a senator appointment. Like they say. Only in Canada. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As I see others giving the thumbs down to my earlier comment, I realize that at least those individuals can read.
Regardless of what we think about the current form of the Senate, do all you wonderfully liberated bloggers really want to be governed by people who can't read or write?
Political correctness has really gotten out of hand. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If ignorance is the key issue, there is a good chance Demers is better qualified to be prime minister then Harper. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- pb-blade wrote: Wow some of you are horridly ignorant. Criticizing Harper for appointing conservative leaning senators. Before you get off your high horses, don't forget that the senate was Liberal dominated and where many conservative bills went to die as such. ----
I would say that harper's senator choice(one at least) is horridly Ignorant. Demers has NO Qualifications to be in the Senate. If you think he does then you should appoint me because I, at least, can read and write. I have seen more of the world than a Hockey Rink and I didn't have to LIE through my entire life to hide something that could have been corrected long before Demers was an ADVANCED AGE. He took the EASY ROAD for as long as he could. It wasn't embarrassing enough to do anything about until he was faced with Life After Hockey. A life of Lies and deceit fits right in with haprer's requisites for Senator.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While Mr. Demers' issues with literacy may well be no fault of his own, it is scandalous that someone who has only been able to attempt rudimentary reading and (perhaps) writing would be named a Senator.
What the crap does Harper think he's doing? --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jacques Demers.... in the Senate?!? what a stroke of Harper style brilliance! Put an illiterate and out of work Hockey coach into the Senate. He is a Conservative Party supporter, and a willing puppet & pawn. That will piss off the Liberals. He is from hockey proud Quebec, and perhaps he will get a few extra votes. The red neck & stupid will think, gee, that Harper guy is pretty good! Someone like me in the Senate. More votes from his core supporters. The 'professor' types will be pissed off, and scream to get rid of the Senate as a result. If it helps to destroy the little bit of credibility that the Senate has left, perhaps it will be all that’s needed to kill it. That will perhaps allow someone like Harper to have no limits on the future political crap they can pull, and get away with. Poor Demers would be stunned enough to think its a genuine pat on the back rather than the subtle insult that it probably is. Its got Harper written all over it.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There you have it, those PROGRESSIVE Liberals, bashing a person who has had problems reading. You sick little people, you have no idea what compassion is all about. You accuse Conservatives of being cold hearted, yet you show us all how elitist you are.
Instead of championing Demers getting a senate appointment, you sick little lefties denigrate him.
What a wonderful thing that a person who struggled with reading has been appointed to our senate. Good for him and good for PM Harper!
Well, this is a clear picture of what happens to you when you smoke too much of the wacky stuff. This is a glimpse into the lefty world, and it's really too funny. They think they are talking intelligently about......well, nothing. The fawning over a radical reminds me of kindergarten when the most popular kid was the one who didn't pee his pants.
Oh, in case you are not sure that she is a radical idiot, let her show you, in her own words.
Typical leftist garbage, shout "racist" over everything you disagree with. We might as well laugh about them, because that's all the consideration they are worth.
There before you stands the typical feminist, airhead. You go girl! HA! Sad little dumb bunny.
So, the media are pulling for an election to raise revenues. Face it, the media has become boring, and during the weekends they are home swilling the wine while bloggers are still actively posting interesting articles you might never read in the Toronto Star. The media loves polls, that's why every media outlet has a daily poll, to test the mood of Canadians.
Some polls show the Liberals and Conservatives tied, others show one ahead of the other, though lately it's only the Conservatives who seem to be polling ahead. So, let's forget the polls and look back on the 2008 elections. The Conservatives needed 155 seats for a majority, they got 143. So they were short by 12 MP's. Let's put independent Andre in the Conservative win column, so they really only needed 11 MP's. Here is the shocker, when you look at the close races, they only needed under 7000 votes more. If 7000 more Conservatives would have voted we would have had a majority.
Vancouver South 22 Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca 68 Brampton West 231 Welland 300 Edmonton-Strathcona 463 Western Arctic 523 Vancouver Kingsway 745 Brampton-Springdale 773 Burnaby-Douglas 798 Sault Ste. Marie 1111 New Westminster-Coquitlam 1488
Add them up, you get 6522. Less than 7000 votes. The 11 ridings we needed were less than 7000 votes away. One thing that all Canadians should take note of, is that NONE of those close ridings were in the province of Quebec. Let me repeat that for all those lefties who think that Quebec actually plays a part in getting a majority, no close ridings were in Quebec. As a matter of fact, if you look at the Bloc votes, not even the Liberals riding as high as 30% in that province will convert those polls into actual gains in ridings. The media loves to slam Alberta for voting Conservative, but look at the Quebec numbers and they are just as bad, if not worse, but no one dares mention that little fact. Quebec is not needed anymore for a majority, because they vote for the Bloc, and cut down the votes for the traditional parties. The Bloc usually wins about 50 of the 75 seats in Quebec, which reduces the Bloc to a rump party like the NDP. They will never be in power, and so have no impact except that the Bloc MP's will get huge pensions from the Canada they want to separate from.
If Danny Williams hadn't gone on a rampage against the Conservatives, we might have had a majority. Now I love Newfoundlanders, but do you have to be such followers? Could you not vote Williams provincially and Conservatives federally? Speaking of the Atlantic provinces, what have the Liberals ever done for you? Seriously, tell me, post a comment telling me how you are better off because you vote Liberal. You had 13 years of Liberal rule, how did that work out for you? Did the cod suddenly reappear? Why is my PEI husband still here in Alberta earning his living? Will Atlantic Canada ever wake up and realize that the Liberals are users, and they have been using you for years. PEI has 140,000 people and they have 4 MP's, Alberta has over 3 million people and they only have 28 MP's, or 107,000 people per MP. How is that fair? According to those statistics PEI should only have ONE MP! They can prevent a Conservative majority because they get more MP's than they should.
I am tired of the east dictating who should be in power. Most Atlantic provinces along with Quebec do not have the population to support the power they have. Tiny PEI has 3 times the power over Alberta in our confederation then they should. WHY?
Funny I don't hear the judges talking about our Charter of Rights when it comes to some provinces having an unequal share of MP's for their population. I thought our system was based on representation by population. Silly me.
HOPE, B.C. -- B.C. police say they've identified the woman who helped reality TV actor Ryan Jenkins -- accused of killing his swimsuit model ex-wife -- check into and pay for the motel room where he was found dead Sunday.
Why does the press have to make a point of saying she was a "swimsuit model"? Think about what he did. He was so enraged that he beat and strangled Jasmine, his wife, until she was dead. This takes time, think about how long you can hold your breath. Did he look into her eyes as she was dying? He could have stopped at any point, but he didn't.
Now she lies at his feet dead. The person he loved just minutes ago, is dead. What does he do? Cuts off her fingers and yanks out her teeth. Imagine taking a knife and cutting off someones fingers, did he gag? Did he vomit? Next the teeth, it's not easy to remove teeth, it would have taken real determination. This is not a Halloween fake film. This is real. Jasmine was a real, live, breathing person, with feelings and hopes for her life just like you have.
Now, he has to get rid of the body, so he stuffs it in a suitcase and throws it into a dumpster. I wonder what he did with those fingers and teeth. She was so badly beaten that she had to be identified by her breast implants? Did anyone hear her screams?
Does anyone care anymore about the actual victims? Like these:
Those are only a few examples of the sickos that live within our society. Did anyone hear her screams? It seems not, we were too busy plugging our ears.
Really, the lefties are scared of Palin so they attack her and her family, even though she isn't a Governor anymore. I guess that's fair in politics to attack her, but they should leave the family out of it.
Now watch this and tell me why she is an eleven term Congresswoman and the Speaker of the House?
Is it just me, or is she just blank. As in nothing going on behind the eyes. Must be a California thing....
No wonder California is bankrupt and issuing IOU's!
This one, Barbara Boxer isn't far behind Pelosi....
Lefties, it's okay for them to protest (they love Acorn and unions),
but when ordinary Americans try it, they are unAmerican, Astroturfers and besides that, they are too well dressed to be real protesters. That is what the lefties do, they hire protesters, usually homeless people, so they expect the same slimy behaviour from their opponents. They can not understand that these are real Americans, who are concerned about their health care.
As a last resort, they swear and name call, like my little trolls. Dim bulbs.
I get tired of linking to an article from some lefty newspaper so that I can make a point and getting bombarded by lefty trolls. This is a personal blog, and my opinions are mine. You can agree or disagree with what I say, but because of bad behaviour the lefties now have no say. Recently I have had to go on full moderation because those lefty trolls just wanted to disrupt my blog, they had nothing useful to say, except HAHAHAHAHAHA.
I started this blog because I was so disgusted with the Liberals stealing our tax dollars. This is not a fabrication on my part, we all know they stole the money, put it into brown envelopes and gave it to Liberals in Quebec.
So, the lefties try very hard to disrupt our messages. If they dislike something, they will call you a racist. This happened just about daily on my blog, until I was forced to go to comment moderation. That was their goal, to shut me down, to stop my voice. It is not just me, it is every Conservative blogger who stands up for our principles that they hit. Reminds me of ACORN, and union thugs, and that is what they are, thugs.
If you dare disagree with a lefty, like the recent protests in the US about health care, you will be targeted. What is funny is that you can see the thugs in action.
The Obama administration was busy pushing the health care bill through until the first Democrats held town hall meetings, and they got blindsided by the outrage of honest Americans. What did they do? Called in ACORN and union thugs to control the message, but it was too late, people had already seen the anger of everyday Americans. Now, town halls are being controlled by the thugs, and Americans are watching. Funny how the tea parties were brushed off by Obama, supposedly he didn't even know they were happening. Tells you how out of step the ONE really is with the pulse of the nation, no wonder they got blindsided by the health care protests, they have no clue.
Let me get this straight. We're going to get a health care plan shoved down our throats that is written by a committee whose head says he doesn't understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn't read it but exempts themselves from it, signed by a president that also hasn't read it, with funding administered by a treasury chief who didn't pay his taxes, overseen by a surgeon general who is obese, and financed by a country that's nearly broke.
What could possibly go wrong?
Back at home, the media is all about the next election. We had one in 2004, 2006, 2008 and now they want one in 2009?? Must be because their ratings are so bad that they are hoping an election will give them a ratings boost. Unfortunately for them and Liberals, Canadians are tired of elections.
Iggy is with the puffins, hiding the Liberal droppings. Jacko is trying to rename his socialist party, without mentioning socialist. Lizzy is busy picking out another house in a new riding that she will LOVE, and it will feel like home to her (Where does she get all this money for new homes in new ridings?). Meanwhile, PM Harper is defending our Arctic, meeting with world leaders and getting us out of a recession.
It's a bird....no it's a bear! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A little girl asked her Mom, 'Mom, may I take the dog for a walk around the block?' Mom replies, 'No, because she is in heat.' 'What's that mean?' asked the child. 'Go ask your father. I think he's in the garage.' The little girl goes to the garage and says, 'Dad, may I take Belle for a walk around the block? I asked Mom, but she said the dog was in heat, and to come to you.' Dad said, 'Bring Belle over here.' He took a rag, soaked it with gasoline, and scrubbed the dog's backside with it to disguise the scent, and said 'OK, you can go now, but keep Belle on the leash and only go one time round the block..' The little girl left and returned a few minutes later with no dog on the leash. Surprised, Dad asked, 'Where's Belle?' ( YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS !!!!!!!!! ) The little girl said, 'She ran out of gas about halfway down the block, so another dog is pushing her home.' If you're not smiling check your pulse... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This I would never, ever do!
On the first day, she sadly packed her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases.
On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things.
On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining-room table, by candle-light; she put on some soft background music, and feasted on a pound of shrimp, a jar of caviar,and a bottle of spring-water.
When she'd finished, she went into each and every room and deposited a few half-eaten shrimps dipped in caviar into the hollow center of the curtain rods. She then cleaned up the kitchen and left.
On the fourth day, the husband came back with his new girlfriend, and at first all was bliss. Then, slowly, the house began to smell.
They tried everything; cleaning, mopping, and airing-out the place. Vents were checked for dead rodents, and carpets were steam cleaned.Air fresheners were hung everywhere. Exterminators were brought in to set off gas canisters, during which time the two had to move out for a few days, and in the end they even paid to replace the expensive wool carpeting. Nothing worked!
People stopped coming over to visit. Repairmen refused to work in the house.. The maid quit. Finally, they couldn't take the stench any longer, and decided they had to move, but a month later - even though they'd cut their price in half - they couldn't find a buyer for such a stinky house.
Word got out, and eventually even the local realtors refused to return their calls.
Finally, unable to wait any longer for a purchaser, they had to borrow a huge sum of money from the bank to purchase a new place.
Then the ex-wife called the man and asked how things were going. He told her the saga of the rotting house. She listened politely and said that she missed her old home terribly and would be willing to reduce her divorce settlement in exchange for having the house.
Knowing she could have no idea how bad the smell really was, he agreed on a price that was only 1/10 th of what the house had been worth .... but only if she would sign the papers that very day.
She agreed, and within two hours his lawyers delivered the completed paperwork.
A week later the man and his girlfriend stood smiling as they watched the moving company pack everything to take to their new home ......
..... and to spite the ex-wife, they even took the the curtain rods!
I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Camping tools:
And two tools:
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sex in the Shower.
In a recent survey carried out for a leading toiletries firm (Brut), people from Detroit and Chicago have proved to be the most likely to have had sex in the shower! In the survey, 86% of Detroit 's and Chicago 's inner city residents (almost all of whom are registered Democrats) said that they have enjoyed sex in the shower. The other 14% said they hadn't been to prison just yet. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The guys will like this, but what amazed me was the pure athletic ability of these women, in high heels no less!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A married couple went to the hospital to have their baby delivered. Upon their arrival, the doctor said that the hospital was testing an amazing new high-tech machine that would transfer a portion of the mother's labour pain to the baby's father, without the need for any physical connection. He asked if they were interested, Both said they were very much in favour of it.
The doctor set the pain transfer to 10 percent for starters, explaining that even 10 percent was probably more pain than the father had ever experienced before. But as the labour progressed, the husband felt fine and asked the doctor to go ahead and kick it up a notch. The doctor then adjusted the machine to 20 percent pain transfer.
The husband was still feeling fine. The doctor then checked the husband's blood pressure and was amazed at how well he was doing.
At this point they decided to try for 50 percent. The husband continued to feel quite well. Since the pain transfer was obviously helping the wife considerably, the husband encouraged the doctor to transfer ALL the pain to him. The wife delivered a healthy baby with virtually no pain, and the husband had experienced none She and her husband were ecstatic.
When they got home they found the postman dead on the porch. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wooden leg insurance
A man and his wife, moved back home to Missouri from Texas . The husband had a wooden leg, and to insure it back in Texas , it cost them $2000 per year!
When they arrived in Missouri , they went to an insurance agency to see how much it would cost to insure his wooden leg.
The agent looked it up on the computer and said: '$39.'
The husband was shocked and asked why it was so cheap here in Missouri to insure it because it cost him $2000 in Texas !
The insurance agent turned his computer screen to the couple and said, 'Well, here it is on the screen, it says: Any wooden structure, with a sprinkler system above it, is $39. You just have to know how to describe It!'
(Those “Show Me Missourians know how to git 'ER done", don't they?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This video has over 12 million views!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ATLANTA AIRPORT - You gotta love this one even if you've never lived in the South. Some of you will enjoy this more than others.. Southerners can be so polite!
Atlanta ATC: "Tower to Saudi Air 511 -- You are cleared to land eastbound on runway 9R
Saudi Air: "Thank you Atlanta ATC. Acknowledge cleared to land on infidel's runway 9R - Allah be Praised."
Atlanta ATC: "Tower to Iran Air 711 --You are cleared to land westbound on runway 9R."
Iran Air: "Thank you Atlanta ATC. We are cleared to land on infidel's runway 9R. - Allah is Great."
Pause...
Saudi Air: " ATLANTA ATC - ATLANTA ATC"
Atlanta ATC: "Go ahead Saudi Air 511."
Saudi Air: "YOU HAVE CLEARED BOTH OUR AIRCRAFTS FOR THE SAME RUNWAY GOING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS. WE ARE ON A COLLISION COURSE.. INSTRUCTIONS, PLEASE."
Atlanta ATC: "Well bless your hearts. And praise Jesus. Y'all be careful now and tell Allah "hey" for us -- " --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, the stupid addicting game of the week....this one is for golfers. It took me five times before I got the ball in the cup. Here is another one.... My married name generated 453 others, but my maiden name only generated one other person with the same name in all of America, now that's cool!
Have a great weekend! Leaves are starting to fall.
I'm sure some other blogging tory has already posted this video. So, if it's a repeat, it's one worth watching again. It totally backs up what Mark Steyn was referring to in "America Alone".
What amazes me is that this video was posted March 30, 2009 only 5 months ago, and it already has over 10 million hits. It is factual, and that makes it hard to dispute.
Is it scary? As a female and a Catholic, I think yes it is. You see, I can believe in what my Church preaches, but that gives my Church NO power over how I vote. My parents vote Liberal, and they are devout Catholics, they should be against the Liberals because of their support of abortion, but they aren't, and that's their right. The separation of Church and politics is a very good thing in our society.
When a demographic becomes too overwhelming, will it mean changes forced on the minority, like sharia law? Females should be very scared of that happening. Feminists, who trumpeted womens rights should be worried about our female Muslims who are suffering from discrimination and a lack of education. They are considered slaves by Islam, only good for breeding. Well we all know that feminists don't like breeders, so maybe that is why they do so little to defend Muslim women.
I'm starting to think that feminists will probably welcome burkas, actually....Lizzy May might use that to her advantage in the next election. HA! (Okay, cheap shot, but I couldn't resist!) Think about it, do you want to see feminists burning their bras and posing nude for global warming pictures or wearing a burka? Yikes!
Ever notice how the comments on CTV have a thumbs up/down feature? Ever notice how you can give more than one thumbs down or up to the same comment, multiple times? I tried it today, you just need to leave the site, and come back in like you are a new reader. They should really fix that little bug, it appears lefties have figured it out too, so it doesn't really give an honest picture, but who ever accused CTV of being honest in their reporting anyways.
Speaking of honest reporting, never accuse CTV of that little detail. Take a look at their reporting on PM Harper's trip to the north. Here is a screen shot of CTV's online addition.
Top stories today shows nothing about the PM's trip, how petty can CTV get and still expect people to watch them? Did they even cover this event? Yes. Rosemary Thompson reported for 1:52 minutes on the 18th and 2:29 on the 19th. Wow she sure deserves the money she earns with that solid reporting. Thank goodness she doesn't work for the 1 BILLION dollar subsidized CBC, because they are all over this story:
You see it don't you? That little article on the right side, three down? HA! CBC is bad, but CTV is worse. Watch this video, it's about Mr. and Ms. Smug. Watch how they roll their eyes and slam both our Prime Minister and our military. Mr. Smug is particularly offensive against our military.
It's funny, when you take the answers away and focus on the questioners you can see how biased they really are. CTV is worse than CBC and that says alot!!
What bothers me the most is not this biased reporting, but the fact that Canada is trying to defend it's borders and the media is on a hate Harper mission instead. They obviously do not care about Canada and how their lack of reporting on our military maneuvers in the arctic aid our claims of sovereignty. This is a prime opportunity to show the world that Canadians care about our arctic, but they are so liberal that they do not care that their lack of reporting hurts ALL of Canada. They obviously do not care about Canada, or they would not have been slamming our military as is clearly shown on the video. They are not reporting the news anymore, they are making it up. The female reporter was interviewing a male reporter from Canadian press, so we have reporters interviewing reporters. No bias there!
I have given up on CBC years ago, but I find CTV more offensive than CBC, and that is a very sad statement. So, it's thumbs down on CTV!!
Canadian security officials closely monitored last year's release of a Dutch film about Islam, fearing it could spark violent protests, documents released under the Access to Information Act show.
The National Post has obtained copies of seven intelligence reports, circulated by Ottawa last year, that warn of a possible backlash against the documentary Fitna and Danish cartoons of the Muslim prophet Muhammad.
Why no backlash? Could it be that radical Muslims in Canada hold no power? Could it be that moderate Muslims have finally started to quietly accept a new way of life here in Canada?
Canada did not experience the anti-cartoon violence that shook Europe and the Muslim world in 2006. Canadian newspapers did not reprint the Danish images at that time and protests in Halifax, Vancouver, Montreal and Toronto were peaceful.
Canadian newspapers did not reprint the Danish images? Hello, they didn't because they were yellow bellied, but one magazine, the Western Standard, did in fact publish the cartoons, and Ezra Levant spent years fighting the Alberta human rights commission because of one radical Muslim who's feelings were hurt.
Additional intelligence reports followed in May and June but no violence ever occurred. "Overall, the Canadian reaction to these publications has been limited," said a "Secret" report dated May 14.
Canadian Muslims "feel that although the cartoons and films like Fitna are undesirable and inappropriate, ongoing dialogue and peaceful demonstration is preferable to violent protest," it added.
Yesterday, the Dutch prosecution service said it would not lay charges against Mr. Wilders for republishing the cartoons on his website since the images were not offensive to Muslims and did not incite hatred.
Ongoing dialogue and peaceful demonstration is preferable to violent protest? Absolutely! I hope this common sense approach continues to create a positive dialogue within the Canadian Muslim community. The Muslims I know are gentle people.
That is a very true statement, one I agree with wholeheartedly. We need to ask how vigorous is Canada, Europe, or the US? I see two vigorous nations, the US and Australia. Australia for it's outright opposition to the green fanatics, and the US for it's lively debate on health care. Are we seeing any debate about health care or climate change in Canada? No, we are seeing lefty media telling us we should support both, without any facts to support their positions.
Who said that "all successful societies have a vigor"? Mark Steyn. If you have an hour to spare, listen to this.
Conversation with History!
I know it's from 2007, but it is still relevant.
It's time for Canada to show some vigor. We need to stop sleepwalking through life and get involved. Stop expecting the government to take your hand and guide you through life. Start using your brains and making your own way in life. Trust me, you will feel better about yourself and your life.
Start small. Plant a tomato plant. Harvest the rewards.
You know those homeless people and druggies? Give them a blue bag and get them cleaning our streets. Heartless? No, I bet they will feel useful for once.
When we were in Vancouver this summer, we went to the aquarium and then I told my boys how they would love to walk through Chinatown. I remembered it as a very dynamic, friendly and interesting place. Imagine our surprise when all we saw were druggies stumbling around at 11:00 in the morning. The place was a wasteland, all businesses were closed...permanently. We drove out of the area as fast as we could.
All successful societies have a vigor.....where has ours gone? Are we so happy being a little mini-European socialist society that we no longer care about our future? Talk to your grandparents, they knew what it meant to be pioneers, they knew what vigor was all about, it was about survival, and they made it, they survived.
What do immigrants expect now? What do they contribute to Canada? If they are the new pioneers, what are they building?
I know all the global warming nuts will not agree that this summer has been cooler than normal, but my plants tell me it has been. Cold weather is by far more harmful than warmer weather as far as crops are concerned.
While Canadians across much of the country have complained about a summer of weird weather, farmers say the rollercoaster ride of temperatures is wreaking havoc on their crops.
In the west, it's been a bad summer for B.C. forest fires, but the threat they pose to local wineries is just beginning.
.....In Alberta, meanwhile, the province has been suffering through its worst drought in 80 years. The drought has been so severe in some areas that cattle have nothing to eat.
Cattle farmer Seth Barnfield told CTV News that he's going to have to sell off his cows because the land simply can't sustain them any longer.
"We may have to do like a lot of people, and just sell them all out," he said. "That's the way you look at it. It's getting pretty tough."
In Manitoba and Ontario, soggy summer weather and cool temperatures have stunted some crops and resulted in a shortened growing season.
This is not something to just shrug off, this means fewer people will survive, because when crops fail, people suffer.
We are already feeling the end of summer. The leaves are starting to fall, and frost alerts are getting more common. Because we had such a late spring this year most crops are at least three weeks behind, and now the cooler weather is harming late crops like cucumbers. I have lots of blooms, but no cucumbers yet. My zucchini are starting to grow, then they stop, wrinkling up and dying on the vine. The cold evenings are stopping all growth.
My potatoes, carrots and beets are doing just great, but my tomatoes are smaller this year and are not even close to ripening. I know this is only one garden in Edmonton, but if you add up all the gardens/farms out there, it is worrying.
I do not believe that this years weather has anything to do with global warming/ climate change. As a matter of fact, global warming would have increased my crop, therefore feeding more people. If the oil sands are creating global warming, why isn't Alberta warmer? Why have we not had any smog alerts here in Edmonton?
The environmentalists are quick to blame the oil sands for polluting our planet, they are not so quick to tell us why China's coal industry is not polluting anything, even though you can see the pollution in the air. They want us to feel guilty because we have a much better living standard than those in third world countries, yet they fail to tell us that those third world countries are mostly controlled by dictators who repress their own people.
It's time to shake off the environmentalists, they whine and complain but do nothing. Does Suzuki have a garden? Does Lizzie May? Have they gone to Africa to dig a well? Do they do anything except protest? Seriously, what have they built? Do they have wind turbines running their power? HA!
I have finally gotten around to reading Ezra's book, "Shakedown". I'm only half way through it, but I expect to be done later tonight. It is an excellent read. I highly recommend it to all Canadians and all lovers of free speech!
Maybe because I am reading the book, some articles have caught my attention that normally might not have twigged with me.
Students, teachers and local pastors are protesting over a court case involving a northern Florida school principal and an athletic director who are facing criminal charges and up to six months in jail over their offer of a mealtime prayer.
.....An ACLU official said the school district has allowed "flagrant" violations of the First Amendment for years.
"The defendants all admitted wrongdoing," said Daniel Mach, director of litigation for its freedom of religion program. "For example, the Pace High School teachers handbook asks teachers to 'embrace every opportunity to inculcate, by precept and example, the practice of every Christian virtue.' "
Yikes, teachers are asked to practice Christian virtue and that's BAD? Well, obviously we can't have teachers telling their students that stealing is wrong, that murder is wrong, or that helping those less fortunate is good. I mean really, those Christian values are just so last year.
...Mr. Staver said the district also agreed to forbid senior class President Mary Allen from speaking at the school's May 30 graduation ceremony on the chance that the young woman, a known Christian, might say something religious.
"She was the first student body president in 33 years not allowed to speak," he said.
Here is where Ezra's fight with the HRC's comes to mind. The ALCU told the school that the class president couldn't speak because she is a known Christian and MIGHT say something religious. MIGHT????? Thought crime. Freedom of religion? Not so much. Disgusting. That is happening in the US, not Canada! No wonder the town halls are erupting. This profound change is going on because of lefty organizations like ACLU and Acorn, and lefty friendly media. I think change is happening, it's just not the change Obama anticipated.
Speaking of the HRC Lynch Mob....
Poor Jennifer had to make a taxpayer funded trip to Ireland to beg for lawyers to help her. She realizes that her credibility is nil, so she is asking lawyers, who have so much more credibility (HA) to take up the banner and fight for her organization, not the people who might be discriminated against.
Lynch told the gathering that opponents of rights bodies have successfully created a "chill" that makes it difficult for anyone to defend those bodies without also becoming a target.
Lynch, saying some criticisms have been "troubling" and "at times scary," also read out a graphic anonymous letter she received stating that she should be shot dead.
"I'm here to ask for your help," Lynch told CBA members, noting that academic experts, law school deans, and senior lawyers are among Canada's "most trusted sources of information" on public policy matters.
She urged them to write "letters to correct misinformation," encourage other experts to participate in the debate and promote public education of the role of rights commissions and tribunals in the justice system.
Lawyers are the "most trusted" sources of information?? What is she smoking? Lawyers are below politicians on the trust scale. If the attacks are so wrong, why didn't she ask the lawyers to sue all those people attacking the HRC's? What misinformation? The HRC's are so quick to convict innocent people, they should have no problem convicting those 2000 people they have on their "hit" list. If they are righteous fighters of human rights, why are they unable to defend what they do? Why have they not sued Ezra for all the misinformation in his book "Shakedown"?
Thought so, if there was one wrongly placed comma in Ezra's book, they would have been on it like flies on poop. What this affirms is that the Lynch's of the HRC's have overstepped their bounds and are now begging anyone, even lawyers, to help them get out of the mess they themselves created. Oh, how the crass little kingdom builders have fallen...and they can't get up!
I spent 6 hours today in the emergency department because my youngest son had broken his arm (skateboarding) and needed a cast. He's fine and loves his black cast (he thought about the bright pink one for about 2 seconds). I'm not too sure I'm in the mood for funnies right now, but here goes: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bacon Tree
Two Mexicans are stuck in the desert, wandering aimlessly and close to death. They are close to just lying down and waiting for the inevitable, when all of a sudden.......
'Hey Jose, do you smell what I smell. Ees bacon I is sure of eet.'
'Si, Luis eet smells like bacon to meee.'
So, with renewed strength, they struggle up the next sand dune, and there, in the distance, is a tree loaded with bacon.
There's raw bacon, dripping with moisture, there's fried bacon, back bacon, double smoked bacon... Every imaginable kind of cured pig meat.
'Jose, Jose, we is saved. 'Eees a bacon tree.'
'Luis, are you sure ees not a meerage? We ees in the Desert don't forget..'
'Jose when deed you ever hear of a meerage that smell like bacon.... Ees no meerage, ees a bacon tree'.
And with that... Luis Races towards the tree. He gets to within 5 metres, Jose following closely behind, when all of a sudden, a machine gun opens up,and Luis is cut down in his tracks. It is clear he is mortally wounded but, a true friend that he is, he manages to warn Jose with his dying breath.
'Jose... Go back man,you was right ees not a bacon tree.'
'Luis Luis mi amigo... What ees it?
'Jose... Ees not a bacon tree...
Ees
Ees
Eees a Ham Bush. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- A piano with balls!
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- What husbands think:
When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her. David Bissonette
I had some words with my wife, and she had some paragraphs with me. Sigmund Freud
'Some people ask the secret of our long marriage. We take time to go to a restaurant two times a week. A little candlelight, dinner, soft music and dancing. She goes Tuesdays, I go Fridays.' Anonymous
'I've had bad luck with both my wives. The first one left me, and the second one didn't.' James Holt McGavra
My wife and I were happy for twenty years Then we met. Henny Youngman
A man inserted an 'ad' in the classifieds: 'Wife wanted'. Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: 'You can have mine.' Anonymous
First Guy (proudly): 'My wife's an angel!' Second Guy: 'You're lucky, mine's still alive.' Anonymous ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder to my lefty readers.... THIS IS A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excellent Travel Tip
What to do in a flight when you have an annoying passenger sitting next to you ...
1. Remove your laptop from the briefcase; 2. Open the laptop slowly and carefully: 3. Turn it on, as well as the sound; 4. Make sure that the passenger next to you is looking; 5. Access the Internet; 6. Close your eyes for a few moments, open again and look up to heaven: 7. Take a deep breath and open the site: http://www.myit-media.de/the_end.html 8. Observe the facial expression of the passenger seating next to you.
Have a good trip. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- A guy orders a beer. The bartender fills the mug and slides it down the bar. It hits the blonde woman's boobs and splashes all over them. The bartender goes over, retrieves the mug and licks the beer off her boobs.
Each time the guy calls for another beer this happens. So after his third beer, he decides to help the bartender out. The next time the bartender hit her boobs, the man jumps up and starts to lick her breasts and she decks him!
He is laying on the floor moaning, 'Jeez lady... Why do you let the bartender do it?'
'Duh,' says the blonde, 'He has a licker license.' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is COURAGE?
What is the meaning of courage?
Is it to fight a bull in a bullfight?
Is it to drive a formula 1 car?
Is it to fly a fighter in combat?
Is it to practice free falling parachuting?
Is it bungee jumping, wild water rafting?
Is it to gamble your salary on a coin toss?
Is it to insult the doorman in a bar?
Is it to insult your boss?
Is it to go on a defective ferris wheel?
Bullshit…that is nothing…..
THIS is COURAGE!!!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Do you know what happened 159 years ago this fall... back in 1850?
California became a state. The people had no electricity. The state had no money. Almost everyone spoke Spanish. There were gunfights in the streets.
So basically nothing has changed. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cats can sleep anywhere:
Meet Lucky!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Choir makes RAIN:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Was it a kid or the mayor??? Of course my boys think this is hilarious, even the wounded one!
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- That's it... I need to sit back and read a good book for awhile. Oh, I just about forgot your time waster for this week. Batman!!!
America understands freedom. That is why they elected Reagan when the country needed a strong leader. Even though this was from the 1980's, it contains some very pertinent facts that relate to today.
From Reagan we move on (HA) to Sarah Palin. Lefties can dish her all they want, but she is going to be very important in the next presidential election.
Watch how many females support her. We always hear that females do not support Conservatives. America must be different from Canada. You go ladies! Okay, we know McCain and Palin lost the election. So, what did Americans get? They got change!
They got an empty suit who uses 11 year old girls to try and make it seem like he is the good guy and all those health care protesters are the bad guys.
That's just sad. Very, very sad. Exploiting an eleven year old girl is just wrong.
So, are the American people buying this deception? Considering that the only TV station that is semi-right leaning is FOX news, they should be struggling. Funny how they are surging instead!
Last Thursday was a huge victory for FOX News. "The Factor" at 8:00 p.m. beat CNN by 380 percent, MSNBC by 247 percent and Headline News by 299 percent. Total "Factor" audience for 8 and 11 was 5.4 million folks, more viewers than the "CBS Evening News" averaged last month.
Beck, Smith, Greta, and "The Factor" all won their time slots easily. In fact, last Thursday, those programs beat all four competitors combined.
Oops, guess somebody is wrong, and it's not Fox. Will the lefties understand what is happening soon enough or will all those people end up on the unemployment line?
I watched it, the opposition was trying to make it seem that the federal government has dropped the ball. To bad the only help the opposition parties got was from some balding guy from Brampton whining about not being respected in the morning.
David Butler-Jones, the country's chief public health officer, said it is difficult to say how the H1N1 flu will evolve in the coming months.
"Businesses need to be able to prepare for the pandemic in both the worst and best scenarios," Butler-Jones said at the same news conference in Ottawa.
Such planning can help businesses learn more about responding to crisis situations, even those that are not health-related, he said.
Later Wednesday, Aglukkaq will go before a House of Commons committee to face questions on the government's pandemic preparation measures. The meeting was called by opposition MPs who have criticized the government's handling of the pandemic so far.
The health committee will also hear from federal officials and medical experts.
Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, a member of the health committee, spoke to CTV News Channel prior to the news conference on Wednesday morning.
She said that opposition members want to ensure that Canada is prepared for whatever may happen in the fall.
"If it's milder than we expected, then we will have done our job," Bennett said.
The opposition is looking very very weak if this is the best that they can come up with....an emergency meeting on H1N1? Are they trying to scare voters? Couldn't be, they wouldn't be that slimy would they? It's not like they are trying to panic people about the issue...emergency meeting in the summer for no good reason? Nah, couldn't be the opposition trying to make this into a political issue. They wouldn't stoop so low would they?
It's not like they are trying to stampede the herd or anything. Right?
During the lazy summer days, maybe it is time for the Conservative party to get with the times. When you go to the site, the first thing you see is Iggy....yuck. Get him off the front page.
Next go to multimedia...nothing is there. We should be able to see PM Harper's last public appearance...it's not there. I understand that the Conservatives are now the government, but that should not stop the party from covering all the appearances of the Prime Minister.
How much would it cost for the Conservative party to have a person assigned to the PM to videotape all his appearances? I listened to his speech to the Jamaican parliament, it was a podcast, why not a video?
You all know that the media is not going to cover any appearances or interviews because our PM, might actually look good. There is absolutely no reason why the Conservative party can not tape their own video of all of our PM's appearances.
Today on the Panama free trade agreement, what did we get? A biased reporter from CTV with no coverage of what PM Harper actually said. Why would the media even send anyone to cover the PM if all we get is a 2 minute spiel from a reporter? How much did it cost the TV station? From the coverage, they could have stayed at home and given their biased position without having to travel.
I can put a video from question period onto Youtube in minutes. Why can't the Conservative party of Canada get a video up within a week of our Prime Minister speaking to Canadians? Why isn't his appearance during the meeting of the 3 Amigos on the Conservative site?
When I met him, he had a very nice photographer taking pictures, but noone was videotaping him, and that is just sad because he is a very nice guy.
The Conservative party is failing to get the message out. There should be hundreds of videos for us to watch, sadly I only found one.
The Conservative party is great at phoning us for donations. They are not so great at promoting our PM. Maybe Stephen Taylor can clue them in!
Okay, I have to admit that I love pork, especially the fat, nicely barbecued and blackened. Bacon bits on my caesar salad, Yumm! Fish is next on my list, especially lobster. I understand that animals must die for me to eat them, but hey, we are at the top of the food chain for a reason!
"Unhappy Meals" featuring a knife-wielding Ronald McDonald and bloody rubber chickens are upsetting parents who say the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are unfairly targeting their kids at McDonald's restaurants across the country.
PETA's "McCruelty Campaign" has ruffled the feathers of moms and dads in Albany who say they don't want their kids exposed to any throat-slitting chickens or pictures of slaughtered poultry.
"I don't want my son to be around something like this. This is not fair for a child," Stephaine Gipson told FOX23 News in Albany.
"I think it's unhappy that they target children," said parent Michelle Natale.
I have asked my boys if they realize that the meat they eat means that animals have to be killed, they are okay with it. They also enjoy eating the raspberries, nanking cherries, peas and strawberries in our yard. I killed our first zucchini tonight, and it was delicious. I swear I heard it cry when I cut it from the plant.
Animal lovers worldwide now have access to more than a decade’s worth of proof that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) kills thousands of defenseless pets at its Norfolk, Virginia headquarters. Since 1998, PETA has opted to “put down” 21,339 adoptable dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens instead of finding homes for them.
Stop giving them money. Just stop it! No money, no killing of dogs, cats, and rabbits! These people are killers, like the guy who wanted Knut the polar bear killed.
That's your PETA wackos, don't kill that cat unless it's PETA doing the killing. Disgusting sickos. Let them sleep with the seals, see how long that lasts!
We have all heard about the health protests, no matter how hard the MSM is trying to make it into a right wing protests, no one is buying it.
I remember in 2006 the Capital One ads about hands in our pockets, I think those ads were partly responsible for the Conservatives winning. Listen to this ghost....
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Heck that's mild considering what the lefties have done to Palin! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Top Ten Indicators That Your Employer Has Changed To Obama's Cheaper Health Care Plan:
(10) Your annual breast exam is done at Hooters.
(9) Directions to your doctor's office include "Take a left when you enter the trailer park."
(8) The tongue depressors taste faintly of Fudgesicles.
(7) The only proctologist in the plan is "Gus" from Roto-Rooter.
(6) The only item listed under Preventative Care Coverage is "an apple a day."
(5) Your primary care physician is wearing the pants you gave to Goodwill last month.
(4) "The patient is responsible for 200% of out-of-network charges," is not a typographical error.
(3) The only expense covered 100% is "embalming."
(2) Your Prozac comes in different colors with little M's on them.
(1) You ask for Viagra, and they give you a Popsicle stick and duct tape. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ And we thought our health care was bad!!
I remember graduating from high school and applying to the university of Alberta. I was one of very few from my graduating class to get accepted. Most girls were more interested in marrying a farmer and having kids. Funny how I look back now and realize that I was more suited to be a farmer than anything else. In my first year of university my English professor recommended me for honours English. I was flattered but could see no future in an English degree.
So, when I read about this poor university student who can't get a job, I had to shake my head. She EXPECTS to get a job because she graduated from university.
Andrea Hoang, fresh out of university, has no idea if she is ever going to find work. And considering the July employment data released Friday from Statistics Canada, she has good reason to worry.
"I don't think people care about young people. Young people are really undervalued," Ms. Hoang said.
...."What am I going to do tomorrow?" she said. The Ryerson journalism graduate completed a month-long internship at a major cable news channel, then went to Quebec to learn French. But she did not earn a cent from any of these stints.
Now back in Toronto, she's joined the growing army of unemployed or underemployed young Canadians. The effects may show up in more than the job numbers.
"I feel I've done enough unpaid work. I can't afford to intern anymore," she said. "A lot of people have a defeated attitude. It's hard when you're poor and bored -- you don't feel like a valuable member of society."
Poor and BORED?? She expected to be in demand because she is ...well she just is!
Ms. Hoang used to think getting a university degree should get someone a decent job, but does not feel that way anymore. She's thought about going back to school to ride out the recession, but is pessimistic about that as well.
"A lot of people are doing master's programs, teaching abroad, doing a fifth year. What about in two years, when all of those people come out? Won't I have to compete with all of those people too?" she said. "What if waiting around [for a recovery] doesn't help either?"
Now here is the true heart of the problem, she will have to compete with others. The poor thing has never had to compete before and has no idea how to do it now. Our sissy elementary teachers, don't want kids to feel inferior because they might compete and fail. Gone is track and field, that is harmful to those who compete and lose. Gone is football, soccer and baseball, those are all competitive sports, that can not be allowed, they harm a poor babies self image.
Give me a break! She took journalism, an artsy degree. Did she really think she was going to instantly get a job? Is her writing so inspiring she stands out in a crowd of thousands just like her? Obviously not. That is not my problem, nor yours. As for the $20,000 in debt? Maybe she should have worked over the summers, I did and left university with my degree, and no debt.
It is not being young that is the problem, it is taking a useless degree that is the problem. A person taking history has very few employment options. The universities will not tell you that, but if you are smart enough to go to university, you should be smart enough to figure that out.
I am educated therefore I deserve a job....hey, every company needs a journalist grad right? I see ads for journalists everyday. HA!
