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After reading Dr. Dawg’s post, dripping with sarcasm,  a  take on the mentality of many Canadians regarding those four men arrested on terrorism charges earlier last week which included a Canadian Idol Reject and McGill University Med School Grad, Khurram Sher.  A very accurate take as Dr Dawg usually has with these things. DeBeauxOs drives it home in about ten words or less in Dawg’s comments section (sorry, I can’t link the Echo comment box for some reason, but you can find it at his post):

Trial by media.

The way things are going, Harper’s New™© Government can abolish the court system and send alleged criminals directly to their mega-jails.

Well, yes, that is more than likely exactly where Stevie Spiteful and Super Toews are headed. Trial by media; more to the point, trial by NattyPO,  Kory Klan, and other Harpercon friendly outfits.   Guilty until proven innocent is the mantra of the day being taught, particularly regarding non-whites, specifically, Muslims and accusations of terrorism and related charges.

And a devoted student following this order of the day is none other than Blogging SupposiTory, Ottawa’s Bimbo & Military trophy wife, Rightchik, Tammeee, the Tammy-Faye Baker look-a-like herself!  Yes, I caught her little open letter to none other than the Canadian Council of Immams.  Here goes. I will inserting my own quips in brackets in regular typeface, italics are her words ):

Gentlemen – it is time for you to speak out and condemn armed jihad (Translation, ex-communicate them and lock them in a dungeon if they don’t comply with this). Condemn all jihad that would use violence, deceit and threats to any and every non Muslim (I guess she means it’s ok if they use violence, threats and deceit on other fellow Muslims, though). Tell your congregations that the only way to convert someone is through dialogue (Really? Conversion? To what? Christianity?). Any other method is unacceptable. And if someone does not convert then it is the will of God (so you’re admitting that a die-hard jihadist who refuses to listen to reason from his Immam or community is in God’s hands?).

Preach a message of acceptance (They are! It’s you & your ilk that don’t accept them, or any other non-white for that matter!) . Every Christian, Jew, Buddhist, Pagan, Hindu, Atheist. Agnostic and everyone else should be loved and embraced as a neighbour, friend and brother (Really? Then practice what you preach, little girl. It seems to me you only love and embrace the God of Prada or Nine West or Gucci and faces that come from jars).

Issue a press release not only condemning the men who have been recently arrested – condemn their motivations and actions. Speak loudly and clearly as you denounce all violent jihad. (Ok, here is a classic example of what DeBeauxOs was talking about when she commented over at Dawg’s: trial by media; or in this case, trial by middle-aged barbie doll. Barbie ain’t alone, sadly. Classic example when shallow right wingnut  Barbie Dolls who have no life outside of being a military trophy wife are let loose with a keyboard. Dawg has links here and here of other wingnuts with their accusations and how they think these defendants as well as any other future off-white defendants should be handled.)

I’m going to let you in on a little secret – we’re not as stupid or gullible as you might think. (Really? Oh, this would take a novel, so I’ll just move right along here; remember, she thinks she’s no one unless she’s in 5 inch heels and 5 inches thick of make-up ) In spite of what our music, movies, politicians, liberal media (what Liberal media?) or guilt ridden lefties (guilt ridden? I’m a lefty, I can assure you, I ain’t guilt ridden! Why on earth for? I haven’t done anything to these folks or anyone else for that matter. I’m not the one preaching bigotry and injustice. Embarrassed would be a more accurate description of my feelings today)  would lead you to believe, most Canadians are very, very different (many, anyway, and not in a good way).

We’re tolerant, we’re patient and we will give anyone a chance (Really? News to me). You’re getting yours right now. But we’re not ones to be pushed around. Look at our history (Well, Tammee got one thing right; we did push Native people off their land, stripped them of their livelihood, forced them to assimilate,  kidnapped their children and hid them in Gawd awful residential schools under unspeakable conditions and forced them to convert to Christianity).

Do the right thing. Show us that you are truly Canadian (yes, do show Tammee and her friends and tough military hubby what a great ‘Canadian’ you are;  publicly humiliate and ex-communicate any member of your congregation even so much as having the same last name as someone on a terror watch list).

What I was trying to point out in the little excercise above was Tammee’s own hypocrisy and that of many who share her views, like those of the Blogging SupposiTories and other Harpercon cheerleaders.

Dr. Dawg did a fine job proving  DeBeauxOs correct  in his follow-up post, Oil on Troubled Flames, citing many of the right wingnut bloggers with links to prove this. This is troubling for Canadian society; a supposed democracy to say the least. Where would it end? Who or which group would be the next targetted? By the looks of things, it could well be the new Tamil refugees if they’re ever released from detention and allowed to stay.  Thanks to the Harpercon propoganda machine, bigotry is on the rise and now, since these kind of cases are being splashed in the media with all the  yellow journalim characteristics we’d find in some tabloid like the National Enquirer, more and more; each new case being reported with increasing degrees of sensationalism and innuendo without even hinting what evidence police or the prosecutors may have or may not have.

Those of us who dare to  vocally express our beliefs in “innocent until proven guilty” or allowing all criminal defendants, yes, including those accused of terrorism,  to a have a fair trial are given the label from these wingnuts, as bleeding hearts who would practically welcome Charles Manson in our homes.   No, gotta fill Uncle Steve’s mega prisons and how dare we speak against the great man. How dare we point out logic? In a Harpercon Utopia, I guess Defense attorneys, crown prosecutors and Judges would all end up on the unemployment line.

Over at wingnut, Jay Currie’s place of white worship,  he accuses Dr Dawg of being in denial. No, Jay, it’s just that these four suspects don’t really fit the terrorist criteria.  All four seem to be well adjusted, educated,  productive young men, who seem to enjoy life in Canada. It seems unfathomable that they would be sucked into even contemplate ruining  their lives; the lives of their families; everything they have for the sake of a terror group who doesn’t give a damn about them.   Haven’t we heard in the past that generally, the profile of  Jihadists are generally uneducated, disenfranchised youth who feel they haven’t much else to look forward to in life?

I’m not saying those four suspects are not guilty, nor am I saying they’re guilty.  We haven’t seen or heard all the evidence; the real evidence; not the vaccuum the right slanted media and the Blogging SupposiTories are only too happy to fill with their innuendo. Nor is it for me, or anyone else for that matter,  to judge.  That is up to a judge and jury of the defendants’ peers (if they can find an impartial one that is).  If they’re guilty, then let the judge assign the appropriate sentence. If they’re not guilty, then set them free and let them get on with their lives in peace, just like any other defendant in any other criminal case, be they white, off white, or yellow with purple polka dots.    I’m sure that statement to the wingnut element would  brand me as a Taliban sympathizer no doubt. Fine, so be it. They’re going to think what they like anyway, it’s what gives wingnuts  like Rightchik Tammeee  a reason to get up in the morning; far be it for me to begrudge them of that. There, some more of my lefty charity.

Another thing, I’m no legal expert, nor am I going to even attempt to pretend to be one, so, if there are any lawyers or even law students knowledgeable on the subject, please feel free to answer my following question in my comments section.  The defense attorneys for the accused must realize that their clients can’t get a fair trial with half truths and yellow journalism trying them before the court of public opinion, not to mention potentially poisoning a potential jury pool for the eventual trials; why haven’t they demanded a publication ban? Can they? Or has legislation changed on that too at the demand of  Kory and his Klan of Fox North?

Ah, poor Kathy. It must be hard being married to Blazin’ cat fur; Mr Shaidle. It must also be hard to be so unemployable and have to beg folks to buy books the 1$ bin at Walmart can’t even flog off.

She now wants to host a game show. Actually, it’s more like a cross between a game show and so-called reality TV. Kinda like a cross between American Idol and Canada’s Worst Handiman or something along those lines. No, it has nothing to do with talent or knowledge of Trivia.

I’ll just let Kathy explain it herself, in her own words:

People would nominate that neighbor or co-worker they hate, and they’d come on the show (because few people can resist going on TV even for the worst reason) and besides a driving test, they’d get ranked on:

• lingering, unpleasant cooking aromas and loud screeching “music”
• disgusting cultural habits like spitting (and worse) on the sidewalk
• refusal to speak English (even when they know how)
• refusing to line up for stuff and resistance to other quaint Canadian customs, like decent customer service and not marrying your cousin
• overwhelming attachment to the “old country”
• overall belligerence and troublemaking

The nation votes a la American Idol and the loser gets stuck in a dinghy and pushed out to sea.

What does the winner get?  Do they win dinner at Toronto’s finest restaurant as well as being trapped inside the CN Tower’s elevator with Mr. & Mrs. Shaidle? Nah, some booby prize.   Or does the winner get to push Kathy & hubby in that dinghy toward the winner’s home country? Or do they simply push them off the dinghy when they see the sharks?  Nah, don’t wanna frighten the sharks.

Blogging SupposiTory BC Blue is citing fellow wingnut from, you guessed it, Kory Klan, Brian Lilley, claiming that Tamil refugees all go back to Sri-Lanka on vacation.  I had a troll once who seriously believed that Sri Lanka was now a vacation destination, as well as another at some other progressive blog awhile back. I’m hearing it more and more these days. Sri Lanka is now a hot vacation destination. Okay, conbots, I will say this again; please, call your travel agents and book your next sun vacations there at our earliest possible convenience, please?  In fact, turn it into a whirlwind cruise.  Take an old rickety freighter. Don’t forget to pack the dixie cups now, you may need ‘em!  If you must take a plane and do it the easy way, ok.  Hurry now.  Don’t forget to write…

Seriously though, is this rabid racism in Canada a new thing, or has it always been around, but dormant until a like minded King like Stevie spiteful and his white evangelical flunkies came into the fold and stirred up those sentiments?  I mean, why not?  One thing Stevie spiteful is notorious for is bringing out the worst character traits in Canadians. Whatever the case, it is sure becoming frightening. They don’t like being compared to the Klu Klux Klan; they have made their feelings clear to me when I do that, but when I read things like “Torpedo” as an answer to the question what to do with the two more Tamil ships predicted to arrive  on Canadian shores or, worse yet,  a newspaper (if we can call it that: Kory Klan after all) editorial advocates the “lock and load approach”; perhaps the Klu Klux Klan is an inappropriate name for them. Statements like the above make the KKK look like Romper Room in comparison. (H/T Dr Dawg)

Last Friday, Kelly McParland’s column, arguing that Canadians were not necessarily racist per se,but…

It’s just possible that, as Canadians become increasingly familiar with how easy it is to take advantage of the country’s good intentions…

“They’re jumping the queue!”  seems to be a common refrain, as many attempt to continue justifying their racism under the cloak of injustice or shrieking that our refugee system is broken. Andrew Coyne  points out that there is no queue for refugee claimants.

Of the 40,000-odd refugee claims Canada receives every year, about a quarter are made from Canada (as opposed to being made at embassies or refugee camps overseas). You show up with a valid claim, you’re in: doesn’t matter how many people arrive ahead of or behind you. The Prime Minister complains that the Tamils did not go through “normal channels,” but in fact it’s a completely normal channel: the only difference is they arrived by boat, rather than by plane.

Well, so much for that excuse. Coyne’s article is well worth the read.

While McParland’s article may make some sense on the surface, given the obvious ignorance of many.  I would beg to differ.  Many Canadians just don’t like anyone who ain’t white.  It is obvious more and more each day.  I put to you, my readers, a hypothetical situation below. While unlikely, the following example I bring up wouldn’t be all that far fetched.

What if a boat load of Irish refugees dawned our shores?  Would Super Mustache Toews, himself board the ship?  Would the tea-bagger element all whine and go on about Ireland being a tourist destination? (which, by the way, still is) Would the obvious escapees from the institute for the criminally insane be advocating “torpedoing”  or “locking and loading” or some other equally or of greater insidious, gory attack of the ship(s)? I’m not so sure.

The reason I bring up the Irish as an example is that they’re predominantly white, Christian and speak  English; traits many of today’s conservative Canadians value more than anything else these days. While they don’t come from a country that is mired in violence (at least, not now; wasn’t always the case), they are suffering chronic economic problems with no end in sight.  Unemployment is on the increase, as is poverty. No one seems to be optimistic that the situation in Ireland will improve anytime soon. Many are abandoning their homes and cars and leaving their homeland for other parts of the world in search of work. Many move to Britain. Others migrating to Australia and New Zealand due to generous work visa programs.  But there are quite a few who are migrating to Canada and numbers are growing slowly.  Yet, they seem to fly under the radar. The corporate media isn’t making any kind of splash about their arrival. No one is complaining about them “taking our jobs” as they do when non-whites arrive.  They’re of course, arriving at airports and not by boats. But what if one day the situation in Ireland spiralled so quickly out of control that they left their shores for here by the boat load  like they did over 150 years ago?  I ask again, would they be  better received today? My guess is many would be more ok with them than with any non-white migrant either arriving by boat, airplane or  parachute.  It would certainly be an interesting test.

Another thing I don’t get: many of these  rabid racist Canadians are immigrants themselves or at least, are descendants of immigrants (most cases anyway); including (I would venture to guess) the blogger of BC Blue; did they forget where they came from, as John Moore suggested? They may try to pull the old, “but my family…it was different…they went through proper channels”…you get the idea…yech! Some of it may be true. Many would be amazed to find out that their ancestors may well have arrived the same way those Tamils did. One would think they would be able to empathize as many of the ethnic groups they came from weren’t so well received by their communities when they first arrived neither; be they white, Olive-toned,  black, or even yellow with polka-dots.

Mr. McParland, I do agree with the title of your  column though: Polls Show That Canadians Are Nasty, Anti-Immigrant SOBs Shitheads (hey! Mr McParland may have to watch his language over at the NattyPo, but over here at Sister Sage’s Musings, I certainly don’t (neither do any contributors here, for that mater); profanity is encouraged here).

So, conbots, on the horn with your travel agents yet, booking that dream sun vacation in Sri Lanka?

Dear, dear, sweet Susie ALLCAPS! Long time, no see or hear! Perhaps because you’ve become just too boring for me. You’ve ceased to be entertaining. I believed it was because some health care professional took pity on ya and finally found the right psychotropic cocktail for you.   But, now, it looks like you’re off your meds again.

Yes, now Suzie’s pissed as fuck and she ain’t takin’ it anymore! No sirreee, Bob!  In addition to being an incurable fetus fetishist (we must remember, in the wonderful world according to Susie, there is no such thing as rape; everybody has fun when having  sex and we must also remember, that in her feverish brainstorming,  that it is better for children to suffer than for a woman to have an abortion), she is also extremely homophobic. Well, Ottawa is about to celebrate their LBGTA pride on August 29 and people at St. Joseph’s Parish in Ottawa are supporting the Capital Pride march on August 29. Here’s the info in case anyone in the Ottawa area wishes to march with them.

The Gay Catholics, Christians and Allies at the University of Ottawa is looking for supporters willing to march with the club in the Capital Pride this year (August 29). The club: i) builds an inclusive community, ii) spreads the message: God’s love is in all people regardless of their sexual orientation, iii) wants gay persons to be welcomed by the official Christian churches.

Please join us at the Pride and help make this message heard: all people (gay and straight) have the same gift of love to share! E-mail: clgbt@uottawa.ca

Suzie has decided to play Catholic gay police (what else could I call it?) and decided to rat them all out to the archbishop and is encouraging others to do the same.   She really must have too much time on her hands. I mean, isn’t it sufficient to simply stay away from the parade when it is being held? Apparently not. well, Suzie. Just what do you think that will accomplish? The Capital Pride parade will still go on with or without your input.  It will still go on with or without Archbishop Prendergast’s approval.  What will his excellency do to those Catholic gays? Ex-communicate them? Really rich from a group that covers up for priests who commit pedophilia, to which (according to your previous blog posts) you support?

deBeauxOs also informs us that dear sweet Suzie has been naughty as of late. Suzie, you been stalking the good Father Raymond Gravel? Does Suzie harbor unrequited feelings of lust for the good padre?  Seriously, though, I had the pleasure of meeting him some years ago. His openness and compassion were the only reasons I stayed with the church as long as I had until your master, Pope Ratzy and the Ayatollah Ouellet started turning the church into a more fascist regime. Thanks to your master, a good man was removed from Quebec politics as well.

Suzie, I know I should feel sorry for you. But you’re just so damned malvolent, that I can’t bring myself to do it. You are a terrible example of how Christianity should be, you freakish fetus fetishist homophobe psycho.  Your latest crusades of stalking the good Fr Gravel and ratting this Catholic Gay organization are certainly evidence of that.  Suzie, do all of mankind a favor and get back on your meds! Just because your life sucks doesn’t mean you have to inflict it on others. In this instance, misery doesn’t have to love company.  Just stay away from the parade if you don’t like it.  Another question you should answer, if gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals and transgendered persons are such deviants, how come God made them that way? (I’m assuming Suzie is creationist, naturally).

Balbulican takes Suzie’s advice and writes a thoughtful letter to Archbishop Prendergast.  Here it is! Scroll down,  I can’t seem to link to a particular comment with the Echo application.

Your Excellency:

Yours truly,

I would write to the archbishop, myself, but I’m too pissed right now and I think every other word would be of profanity. I haven’t stopped cursing since the Vatican hit an all time low by making  the ordination of women priests as grave a sin as pedophilia.  But,  I encourage others to follow Balbulican’s lead if they so desire.

Ah yes, if anyone thought Suzie was nutty before, check out the make over she gave her twitter page. Her profile pic is of, of course, a photoshopped fetus. Sick! Sick! Sick!

As for Fr Gravel, I hope he sticks around for a long time. One thing the church needs are more outspoken priests (and nuns for that matter) like him.

Oh yes, ol’ Stock Day has not only hit the height of stupidity, one really has to start being concerned about his mental health; I mean, really concerned. What he just came up with is just so disturbing.   His latest rationale for not wanting to maintain the mandatory long census form?

If you are among the groups of people who are demanding this free info I have a question for you based on past ‘quizzes’. Do you think it is right that you can threaten your neighbour with jail time if she doesn’t tell you if she has mental issues or not? Or who does what chores in the house?

Or whether she is a Jew or not? Don’t you find that one even a little bit chilling?

Not nearly as chilling as Stock’s stupidity.

Not nearly as chilling as Stock’s bigotry and shame (including of his own family, it would appear).

And how do you think my grandkids feel (their grandparents are Asian) when you tell them in the long form that it’s not good enough for them to just say they’re ‘Canadian’?

Perhaps Stock is the one giving his grandkids the stigma of having Asian grandparents. I wonder how he treats his grandkids? After all, isn’t he the one promoting white Christian supremacy?

Stock, you don’t hide your mental health issues all that well. All sane Canadians have been painfully aware of  your need for Haldol and other psychotropic drugs.  Those idiotic statements just prove it’s high time to get your meds adjusted; perhaps some commitment; voluntary or involuntary.

Yes! It is moments like these that restore my faith, albeit temporarily in American society.  It seems that PayPal has cut off Pamela Geller’s Atlas Shrugs! They don’t even want any traces of their logo on her site, even. Read ‘em and weep, boys n girls!

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Oops! Her method of gouging money from unsuspecting readers is also preventing her from funding yet another law suit.  She’s being sued again. I’m sure that must be a usual happening in her little world though.

Get this! She is claiming that her brand of bigotry is actually news/fact.

She is finding other ways of gouging her readers, but still…a large company like PayPal has the guts to discourage hate speech and to no longer be a part of it. They put principle over the almighty buck!

And no, Pammy! You can still spread your lies, you just can’t expect PayPal or anyone else who disagrees with your brand of wingnuttery to willingly do business with you.

Go figure! Craig Smith has figured things out yet again. I think he found another Muslim Commie boogie man under his bed this morning. Of course, we’re still waiting for Craig to explain how an overpriced photo op is being blamed on Muslims.  Yes, Muslims decided to somehow hijack billions of dollars from Steve to hold a hootenany soon.

More than that, he is displaying that Mark Steyn paranoia of  no more Western society (meaning the decline of the WASPy population).

The fact that 95% of Muslims are good people does not excuse Islam for its despicable end game. Time is running out for western society. It only took one Hitler. Is it worth the risk?

I daresay Craig has just illustrated an example in Marci McDonald’s new book, The Armageddon Factor.  Ezzy, I’m afraid you just lost this battle to slam and discredit Marci McDonald’s new book with the help of one of your blogging tory minions, Craig here.

So Craig what do you wish to to do with the 95% of Muslims who are good? Do what Ann Coulter suggests and convert them to Christianity? Or should we just, ya know, lock them in internment camps only to eventually kill them off too?

Well, we’re already at risk for something far more evil. We have a GW Bush crossed with a General Augusto Pinochet  wannabe dangerously close to his majority. Not good enough for ya?

There will be WASPS out protesting too…but that’s neither here nor there.

Back to billion dollar hootenany; with the the technology of tele-conferencing and such, nobody should have to leave home for such serious talks; that much cheaper…protester and terrorist proof.

Again, I just don’t get it!

Don’t think it can’t happen. Anything can happen if we let it, including an Idi Amin or a General Pinochet  governing. Yes, this is one of those posts many progressive bloggers won’t like me for. Nonetheless, I am playing the Devil’s Advocate in this posting.   I wouldn’t call it complete surrender to the Harpercons, but I would say maintaining the status quo for right now is the lesser of all the evils. I am referring to posts written today by Skippy Stalin and Dr. Dawg, displaying disappointment and dread over the possibility (and a very strong one at that) of Iggy compromising with Steve and allowing the documents to remain secret or anything like that.

Yes, we heard Jack Layton telling Craig Oliver squarely that he and the NDP would be ready to go into election mode, but he and Duceppe really have nothing to gain or lose at this point. They will never ever govern. The Liberals on the other hand, is quite another can of worms altogether.  Yes, Iggy should have more balls, but the treatment of Afghan detainees and secret documents about this are the last issue the Liberals should campaign with. They would lose big time. They could try to make it about democracy and the rule of law, but the fact is most Canadians don’t understand  those things, to them, it would be just another one of those pesky “nuances” intellectuals use to confuse everybody else.  That folks, is a prime example of Steve’s expertise in wedge politics and it works so well when all he needs is one party to keep him afloat and it really doesn’t matter which one on which issue, now does it?

Unfortunately, since 9/11, many average Canadians have lost that compassion we were once known for.   Never mind polls or articles from that Harpercon friendly media; all one has to do is talk to their family members, friends, aquaintances, co-workers, hell, even your local shop keeper; to really know what average Canadians think. And the ones I have spoken to are Anglophone former and current Liberal voters as a rule. In fact, I think the French separatists who have been dubbed as racist by the  ROC  are more tolerant of their Muslim neighbours. I would encourage my readers to do the same. One thing I’ve learned, never assume anything about these people you thought you knew.  The fact that we have lost our once famous Canadian compassion is just  a drop in the bucket.

What you will surely find, as I have found, that most Canadians not only don’t understand how parliament works and who’s role is what or the rule of law. Nor do they even seek to educate themselves on it. Believe me, I have tried explaining to many people, they still either don’t get it or don’t want to get it. So for Iggy, who is already considered to be the intellectual snob as opposed to the dictator who hangs out at Timmy’s, making this election campaign be about democracy or parliamentary supremacy simply won’t work for that reason. Also, as it would be more than likely Steve who would trigger an election over this, Steve will make it about ‘Taliban thugs who throw acid on girls’ faces, stone women if they’re seen talking to a man who is not family or go offer space to Al Qaeda training for terrorist acts, have no credibility, nor do average Canadians care about what happens to them. In fact, the reactions for the most part, I’ve observed is anything from who cares? to Blatchford’s schtick of ‘you can’t have a proper war without anyone getting hurt’ to the flat out bigots who say on their podcasts for all to hear that ‘torturing brown people is fun’. Many have even gone in so far as to state that the Taliban are terrorist thugs, and therefore, they are not afforded protections under the Geneva Conventions. Well, that remains to be seen.

Steve will also make it about supporting the troops. There is some dispute over whether or not troops can or cannot refuse orders if they know what they’re being ordered to do is illegal. Yes, there is Nuremburg over 60 years ago. However,  if a soldier is refusing these orders, wouldn’t it be likely that life could be miserable for them ? Their punishment from their peers. It’s all in survival.  But that’s neither here nor there.  While most Canadians these days on the right, center and the left definitely want Canada to pull out in 2011 and not stay another day and they know this is not winnable,  they also won’t hear of anybody speaking ill of the troops.

For better or worse, over the years, Canadians have always worshipped the Canadian military. To them, they are heroes who risk their lives everyday. Everybody needs a hero. If we condemn the troops for war crimes, whether or not many will believe evidence against them or not, they lose their heroes. In  human nature, it can be argued that anyone who takes  heroes away from anyone,  in any shape or form,  will be the ones paying for that act. No question, Steve will use that and hammer it home in an election campaign. Unfortunately, since Nuremburg, if a government is found guilty in breaching international laws, there is no way to do that without blaming and prosecuting the soldiers themselves.

Plus, there is the economy, which is gaining in strength. That is thanks to Paul Martin. In spite of the U.S. pressuring him to deregulate the Canadian financial industry as they did their own, Martin held firm. He may have been a Mr Dithers, trying to please everybody, but he held firm on maintaining regulation. If Steve would have had a majority back then,  we would be in the same miserable shape the U.S. find themselves in. But no, Steve is only good at blaming the Liberals for anything bad happening under his watch, but never for anything good. In fact, Steve will campaign on how he (probably wouldn’t even give credit to team Flaherty) and he alone, saved the economy; that he is an economic genious. Again, that is kool-aid many Canadians will be too eager to swallow.

Plus, good ol’ ADSCAM, that big ol’ Liberal crime spree that seems to never go away. Even though, most involved have been fired, imprisoned, dead and/or moved to parts unknown. It has been solved.  But, nevertheless, pundits are hellbent on  reviving it.  Steve will use it against them to show how ‘corrupt’ and sneaky the Liberals are. Why not? ADSCAM brought Steve into office, it could well save him again.

Also, having most of the MSM outlets in lockstep with Steve these days is invaluable to him and any election campaign.

Probably many of you are thinking if what I am saying is true, why does Steve go to such lengths to hide these documents? Good question, especially in light of the fact General Natynczyk doesn’t seem particularly disturbed about it. I thought at first (with hope) that Canadians really did care about how we treated the detainees; that if Harper is so afraid of these documents going out to the media, then he must be afraid of tanking in an election. Then, he seems to be particularly afraid of releasing the documents to Gilles Duceppe. That I find puzzling. Yes, torture would turn off much of the Francophone separatist base…here in Montreal. But rural Quebec, where half of Quebecers live are indeed bigoted. They see any middle-eastern as a terrorist thug and do have that vigilante mentality or at best, indifference toward them. If  Brother Steve took the time to study the folks of rural Quebec, they would know this. Hell, I think Mad Max is spending too much time in Alberta to pay attention to his Quebec constituants, or he would have told Master Steve that they wouldn’t care.

No, I would suspect Steve is more afraid of this going to international media rather than local media, after all, most of the media is in lockstep with him,these days.  (Assuming we’re guilty of war crimes; and with Steve’s propensity and fanaticism for secrecy over these documents, I’m going to assume that we are). He must be paying close attention to the British torturegate playing out in the Human Rights courts these days, given their timeline of events is so remarkably similar to that of Canada’s.  The British media outlets are certainly covering Britain’s case and they do make references of  the accusations against Canada.

Nor is Steve really supporting the troops, since Natynczyk has no problem showing the documents,  that reasoning has lost validity. I think he may well fear potential arrests and/or court marshalls will bring accused soldiers to  making plea bargains or backroom deals, perhaps (Assuming they’re guilty, naturally)? It’s all about survival, after all.

No, this will unfold sooner or later.  Someone will ‘goof ‘ and let something damning slip to the international community; a group that actually cares about enforcing the Geneva Conventions.  Let them be the big bad villains to take away the heroes of many Canadians.  If Iggy takes that upon himself, there would be hell to pay.

Harper and Iggy may be neck and neck in the polls, although, Steve is somewhat higher by a few points, anyway. We all know how Steve’s numbers can jump to majority territory almost overnight. We have seen it following Iggy dropping the gauntlet last September and we saw it again recently, following the gold medal win in men’s olympic hockey. I suspect that an election call on this issue would and could give Steve that majority based on those reasons mentioned above.

This brings me to my original question, is Iggy falling on his face in an election really worth a Harpercon majority? And with today’s situation and post-Milliken ruling, that is the only question we should be asking ourselves.  If it is worth a Harpercon majority to you, do be careful what you wish for. If we end up with a Harpercon totalitarian regime, we will more than likely be stuck with him either until he dies or decides he’s tired of being king. Remember that slogan, “de l’action, Pas d’election”.

Also, remember, Iggy doesn’t seem to make many moves without Peter Donolo’s say-so first. If Iggy decides to compromise with Brother Steve, probably because Donolo knows the sad reality.

Another sad reality? A Liberal-NDP-Bloc coalition is now out of the question. Steve has already taken care of that with his wedgie games.

The Liberals have started coming up with good ideas and have started heading left. They should continue on this path. Although, realistically, as the best he will get is a minority and probably a weaker one than Steve’s, he probably won’t be able to implement many of them, depending on who the NDP aligns themselves with, and they have, in the past, shown to align themselves more or less as often with the Harpercons as with the Liberals.  However, still, Canadians want to hear these ideas.

Will there ever be an ideal circumstance for Iggy to go to election? Sadly, more than likely, no, there won’t. As the monstrous ‘liberal shill’ pollster once pointed out: Iggy will never get any better. But, this is the worst issue to go to an election over. That is why it is in his best interests to negotiate with Steve.

I’m no fan of the Liberals, especially these days. But,  much like Gilles Duceppe, the Liberals are my enemy’s enemy. They’re all we have at the moment. Yes, we need a new leader. But that would mean a Harpercon win at an election. By then, it won’t matter, the Harpercons would have caused too much damage to the point of no return.

I found the video below over at CC HQ.  I guess he must be just as disillusioned these days as I am, as he says that trying to educate many Canadians (he uses wankers, but I believe it’s more than just wankers) on how our government and parliament work is like teaching sheep to surf.

DeBeauxOs of Dammit Janet asked where the Fetus Fetishists were in the plight of a refugee from Guinea who is Diabetic with a high risk pregnancy. A valid question indeed that points out to their hypocrisy.

Long story short, Camara married a Canadian citizen, and in spite of the marriage having been obviously consommated,  immigration officials held fast that the marriage was a sham,  perhaps because he went out west in an attempt to look for work while she stayed in Montreal.  Just an observation here,  this is not the first time one spouse in any couple leaves town alone to either look for work or to actually work and then come home to visit his/her family. Why on Gawd’s green earth would these immigration officials think this is foreign?  Ah! Because, she’s black and our immigration officials work for a  government proven to be racist time and again. If she were white and came from any given (almost, anyway) European nation, the pregnancy more than likely would have been enough to prove the marriage was indeed real.

Today, we learn that Sayon Camara, the refugee in question, got a reprieve. She will be able to stay until the baby is born, at least. Good news for her and her baby.

I was going to answer DeBeauxOs question with something like they only care about white babies born to Judaio-Christian families. However, after looking at today’s comment board under the story at the CBC,  all that hatred and paranoia. One comment stuck out for me  by a CarloswhatdoUC and allow him to answer her question:

We are losing our great country to the socialists. How about a publicly funded abortion and then deport her. That could be done in just a couple of days.

Well, well, how about that? All of a sudden, it is ok for an abortion rather than allow a black baby to be born. Perhaps they’re only ga ga giddy over lilly white babies being born. Wait! NO! They don’t even want government funded abortions in any maternal aid initiative.

That same commenter of course, had to bring that good ol’ American paranoia that has spread here; that ee ol’  ficticious  evul soshalism is to blame.

Also, love how if they’re brown or black, they’re automatically classified as welfare leeches. The poor husband left his home town to find work, but he is still considered a leech.  Alberta, no less; check this out: if he does get lucky enough to find a job there (or almost anywhere else for that matter) unemployed white Canadians will blame him; a fellow Canadian citizen, for taking his job. However, I digress.

Hard to believe that Canada is becoming more and more the nation where thugs like Marc Lemire become national heroes. That is, hard to believe until we read commenters like Carlos and all those who cheer with their ‘thumbs up’ moral support.  It’s frightening that to these people, they would rather see visible minorities drop dead than actually having them as potential neighbours.

If  Statistics Canada projections are correct and  there will be a significant increase in ‘visible’ minorities as well as  whites being the minority in major urban centers in the next few decades, the paranoia won’t be pretty to watch.

Also gotta love how nowadays, diabetes is no longer a disease, but a poor lifestyle choice.  I guess what’s next is blaming parents for having kids with Cystic Fibrosis due to their bad recessive genes.

As for evul soshalism. Here’s something to think about.  Countries like Norway and Sweden consistently outrank us when it comes to standard of living according to UN rankings. Another thing to think about; why is Stats Can projecting this large increase of ‘visible minorities’ in the next few decades?  That usually means that lilly white Europeans must be happy with their socialist conditions as they don’t seem to immigrate here or to the U.S. as much. Interesting how these things turn out, eh?

I had never caught this blog before.  Wow!  Yes, Craig Smith and Stephen Taylor must be oh so proud of certain flock of their’s about now.  After reading their post today, as well as commenter, Durward, the first thing that came to mind is that they could probably teach the likes of KKKate of SDA and Girl on the Wrong Sullivan.

Forget Muslims, they hate blacks,  and well, just about anyone who ain’t white. I would in so far as to say that like many who reenact the Civil War in the American south, I bet Dalwhinnie and commenter Durward believe slavery should make a come back.

Well, Dalwhinnie, since I know my comments will more than likely be deleted, here they are again: if  anybody  sees the white hooded monsters trolling your neighbourhoods, burning crosses in front yards, you will have to wonder if Dalwhinnie and Durward are under those hoods. Pretty frickin’ scary!

Yes, Quite educational indeed.

Since they’ve come out and pretty much said stuff, sure to incite violence; one has to wonder how many others in Stephen Taylor Tory Day care think the way the folks at Barrel Strength do. Craig Smith, does today’s entry over at Barrel Strength meet your stringent high standards for Blogging Tories?

I do not see any political leadership, or serious political movements, anywhere in the West, daring to take on the assumptions that are driving us over a cliff, namely:

1. The equality of all cultures

2. the equality of all races (in terms of intelligence and achievement)

nor do I see any challenge being mounted to

3. The apparent desire to diminish, demean and or replace the white race with something else wherever it is currently dominant, if that is the appropriate word, or hanging on, if you prefer

or defence of

4.The superiority of of our constitutional order.

Do you?

Yes, “leadership” would entail the return of  legalized slavery, wouldn’t it??

In fact, perhaps someone should go to their houses and take a look and see if there non-white people in their homes, odds are that they are probably trapped in endentured servitude and must be investigated.

My only consolation to extremely bigotted thugs like Dalwhinnie and Durward is that in 2030, statitistics have shown that whites will be of a minority in Toronto. I would guess everywhere else too.

Have a nice day!

Ta! Ta!

Oops! I think I just may have given them a compliment.

Sidenote:  I wonder if Barrel Strength’s views extend to Blogging Tory Bretheren Maria S Nunes and Dr Roy?? I wonder if they know how the folks over at Barrel Strength view them? Or, do Maria and  Roy think that they’re really inferior to their white heroes??