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Wednesday, November 29, 2000

On Monday Canadians managed to avoid: 1) the return of the death penalty; 2) an American-style gun-addled society; 3) civil war with native peoples; 4) making abortion illegal; 5) the utter and complete destruction of the healthcare system; 5) the end of practically all government programs which don't involve armies or police; 6) a theocratic government where all decisions are made in the name of a strict evangelical protestant interpretation of the Bible; 7) the funding by the government of any and all religion-based schools, and the consequent starvation of the public school system; 8) a completely unjust tax system (not that the current one is so great); and 9) rule by an unholy combination of religious nuts and big corporations, with absolutely no say from any other voices. Whatever you may think of the arrogant, lying Liberals, Monday still wasn't a bad days work.
One of the most wonderful things about the recent Canadian election is that Conrad Black won't get his title anytime soon. Of course most Canadians already have a title for him.

Sunday, November 26, 2000

The whole problem in the Middle East, which seems very complicated, will come down to whether Israel would prefer settlements in Palestinian lands or peace.
Canadian voters on Monday are in the interesting position, if they vote for the wrong people, of going to bed in Toronto and waking up in Tehran.

Friday, November 24, 2000

Two mobs, each trying to subvert justice - one failed and one succeeded.
This may be the fifth coup d'etat to take place in the United States in the past forty years. Up to now there has been: 1) the Kennedy assassination; 2) Watergate; 3) the October Surprise; and 4) the shooting of Reagan (which was effectively an assassination). It is now as likely as not that a change in government in the United States of America will be by extra-democratic means.

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Thursday, November 16, 2000

Should the police be allowed to give evidence in a lawsuit involving a doughnut shop, given the known predilection of policemen for doughnuts and the consequent likelihood of doughnut corruption?
Clinton is concerned about his "legacy", given the blue dress and all. He was hoping he'd be known for peace in the Middle East, but that doesn't seem to be working out. He will, however, be fondly remembered for many years to come for his openness in releasing government secrets, and will be even better thought of if he releases more, particularly if Bush becomes president and covers up the sins of his father. Clinton could also help his place in history if he gave executive clemency to Leonard Peltier. Both releasing secrets and granting clemency will make some people angry, but History will smile.
Seasons have rights too.

Wednesday, November 15, 2000

Do Canadians have any right to feel intellectually superior to Americans if a fellow who has a chance to be the next Prime Minister is a creationist? I feel like I'm in Kansas. Dinosaurs do indeed walk with men.
The main reason that Bush has been able to insist that it is up to Gore to concede is the fact that the networks mistakenly declared Bush the winner. Now it turns out that the decision to do so was made by Bush's first cousin. Fox, who hired the cousin, admits to knowing who he was, and now claims to be concerned about their credibility as he may have improperly divulged confidential information to the Bush camp during the course of election night. Bush could quite easily become President based entirely on the fact he had a relative in the right place at the right time! Fox cannot be given any credibility on any matter after this.

Sunday, November 12, 2000

He may get away with it anyway, but if his lollygagging costs him the election, Bush will have a lot of explaining to do to the people who gave him hundreds of millions of dollars to win.

Saturday, November 11, 2000


Friday, November 10, 2000

Another outstanding article by Chomsky on Israel and the Palestinians.

Wednesday, November 08, 2000

I've been following the Bush-Gore Florida result through the morning on the Miami Herald site. I noticed Bush up by 40,000 votes, then 25,000, then 10,000, then 4,000. Now he's up by 600. Did the networks, perhaps in response to their earlier Florida mistake, jump the gun?
Now that the executive and the legislature (with the judiciary soon to come) are firmly in the paws of the military-industrial complex, what will the United States look like in four years? It looks like open season on all those who aren't blessed by God to be very, very rich.
How would you feel if you lost to a stiff? Does voting for one feel like voting for 'none of the above'?

Monday, November 06, 2000

This is an excellent article about the almost bizarre way the American press treats Israel and the Palestinians.

Sunday, November 05, 2000

This is the first set of violent Israeli outrages against the Palestinians that has been covered by the internet. It is now much easier to read people like Chomsky or Fisk, and get away from the amazingly one-sided coverage of the Middle East by the mainstream American press. Will access to the truth make any difference at all?

Saturday, November 04, 2000

A striking fact about the Nader campaign is that the United States is the only non-dictatorship in the world without some plausible left-wing party. The Democratic Party has always passed for this left-wing party. Now that the Democratic party has moved firmly to the right, there is absolutely no progressive party influence on U. S. politics, except for Nader. What would be downright weird in any other country is just considered normal politics in the United States. Why is this?

Friday, November 03, 2000

Am I being way too cynical to think that [vast amounts of money raised by U. S. Presidential candidates] + [increased need for candidates to advertise if the race is too close to call] = [built in reason for the large media corporations to commission polls and manipulate the news to make it seem that the candidates are running neck and neck]? Isn't there a conflict of interest if the news reporters can make more money on advertising if the race is close? Should they be allowed to charge for political advertising if they can manipulate the need for it?

Monday, October 30, 2000

Reagan-Bush is much less likely to be taken by

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Sunday, October 01, 2000

How does Sharon live with himself?
And now this.

Saturday, September 30, 2000

Bravo to the Danes for telling their own government and the Euro-crats where they can stick the Euro.

Thursday, September 28, 2000

Reason before passion. Just watch me. The state has no place in the bedrooms of the nation. Fuddle duddle. The just society. The Charter of Rights and Freedoms. A walk in the snow. R. I. P.

Wednesday, September 27, 2000

Watch the Olympics? I don't think so. I'll start watching when two conditions are met. First, the meat-puppets who compete should never receive the awards. The awards should go to the team of pharmacologists and doctors who prepared (i. e., drugged) the 'athletes' to win. Second, the International Criminal Organization (isn't that what IOC stands for?) has to be completely remodelled. Here are two possible changes: first, all IOC members have to have actually competed in an Olympic Games; and, secondly, no IOC member can have been associated with a government run by Franco.

We could all effect big changes if we did one thing. Boycott all the corporations that sponsor the Olympics. It is ultimately money from these corporations that funds the corruption.