Article
The latest leak in what has become a famously leaky budget process suggests the Conservative government plans to announce tax cuts for people with incomes under $80,000 a year.
"We've had a lot of information trickle out of the last couple of days," the CBC's Margo McDiarmid
Slander. They're not "leaking" , they're announcing. Leaking implies they're doing something sneaky and behind peoples backs. these guys are standing right out there and passing it out with no attempt to hide who's doing it.
Such moves could lead to a showdown with the opposition Liberals, whose leader, Michael Ignatieff, argues that broad-based, permanent cuts are a bad idea at this time.
"Some targeted tax measures to help the most vulnerable, I could support," Ignatieff told CBC News on Tuesday. "But if this then gives us a huge deficit problem which will take a decade to fix, that's not a good trade-off for Canadians, and they'll be concerned about it, as I am."
And the liberals shoot themselves in the foot. NO ! DON'T LOWER TAXES ! WE NEED TO GIVE IT TO OUR FRIENDS IN BIG BUSINESS !!! OR MAYBE JUST CAUSE IT TO GO MISSING LIKE PRIME MINISTER MARTIN DID TO 100 MILLION TAX PAYERS DOLLARS THAT ARE TO THIS DAY STILL MISSING !
This constant step on the little guy attitude of the liberals , no matter who is in power, is going to get them turfed from politics entirely. It ranks right up there with the USA's health care system. It's too expensive to treat you so you need to go over there in the corner out of our sight and just die and quit costing us money. This is the attitude of the liberals, and I think they need to stop it.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
The Congress of Dictators Acts
Israel prepares legal defense of soldiers
Background : The UN is an organization with one seat for every nation in the world. Since 80% of the nations in the world are dictators and ethnic cleansers , this makes them a congress of such. It's pretty routine for them to pass motions saying Israel should cease to exist and otherwise attempt to forward the cause of Islam conquering the world.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has demanded an independent investigation into Israeli military actions that damaged U.N. facilities in Gaza. Israel is alleged to have used white phosphorous shells which sparked a massive fire at the U.N. humanitarian compound.
Ban Ki-moon , citizen of South Korea , is really ticked that Israel actually defended itself from invaders trying to destroy it. He honestly believes they should sit back and do nothing while the Hamas throws rockets at them , he even plants his own offices right in the middle of the Gaza strip so Hamas can use them as cover, using Hamas's usual stunt of standing beside something important and shooting at the israeli's and inviting counter fire. He totally cooperates with this , Hamas is his friend !
But ... he is unusually quiet on the whole deal with North Korea threatening his native South Korea with nukes. No , he lifts not a finger in protest when it's *HIS* homeland that is being threatenned by nuclear terror. Something has to be done ! USA ! Get in there and bomb the heck out of those people I don't care how many casualties you inflict they're attacking my HOME !!!!
Cheif Dictator Ban Ki-moon , of the Congress of Dictators has spoken. Protect my home. Screw these other guys. Thats my final word on the subject.
So predictable.
Maybe we should let North Korea lob a few nukes at them after all, just so he'd get a better understanding of both sides of the situation.
Background : The UN is an organization with one seat for every nation in the world. Since 80% of the nations in the world are dictators and ethnic cleansers , this makes them a congress of such. It's pretty routine for them to pass motions saying Israel should cease to exist and otherwise attempt to forward the cause of Islam conquering the world.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has demanded an independent investigation into Israeli military actions that damaged U.N. facilities in Gaza. Israel is alleged to have used white phosphorous shells which sparked a massive fire at the U.N. humanitarian compound.
Ban Ki-moon , citizen of South Korea , is really ticked that Israel actually defended itself from invaders trying to destroy it. He honestly believes they should sit back and do nothing while the Hamas throws rockets at them , he even plants his own offices right in the middle of the Gaza strip so Hamas can use them as cover, using Hamas's usual stunt of standing beside something important and shooting at the israeli's and inviting counter fire. He totally cooperates with this , Hamas is his friend !
But ... he is unusually quiet on the whole deal with North Korea threatening his native South Korea with nukes. No , he lifts not a finger in protest when it's *HIS* homeland that is being threatenned by nuclear terror. Something has to be done ! USA ! Get in there and bomb the heck out of those people I don't care how many casualties you inflict they're attacking my HOME !!!!
Cheif Dictator Ban Ki-moon , of the Congress of Dictators has spoken. Protect my home. Screw these other guys. Thats my final word on the subject.
So predictable.
Maybe we should let North Korea lob a few nukes at them after all, just so he'd get a better understanding of both sides of the situation.
Hamas opens makeshift government offices
Article
Hamas's government in Gaza began its first week back in business Sunday, operating from makeshift offices because most administrative buildings were bombed, as the Palestinian militant group prepared for new talks with Egypt on consolidating the weeklong ceasefire with Israel.
So many decisions to make. Who to reward for letting us get their family killed as human hostages, who ran away so we got to chase them down and kill them ... so many details in being an oppressive dictatorial regime.
The group said it would be distributing $52 million US in aid to people affected by Israel's three-week offensive against Hamas, which devastated Gaza.
1.5 million people in Gaza . Thats Three dollars and change per person. Ok , now we know the value of human life to the Hamas. Unless they complain it's too little, in which case we just shoot them instead of paying for them...wait ! the bullet is $2.50, scratch that.
"We are not going to accept less than opening the borders ... and lifting the sanctions," Barhoum told the Associated Press on Sunday.
We need to smuggle more weapons in from Iran , we cannot shoot the israeli's without them ! Those borders must be openned or we'll ...umm...shoot somethign , I don't know what .. at the Israeli's ... let me think about that a moment ...
"It's all rather simple actually," Ging (of the UN) said in an AP interview late Saturday. "Open up the crossing points and I'm absolutely confident that you'll see not just a positive development for the people ... but a positive development in their mindsets as well, which will make political problems easier to solve," Ging said.
It's all rather simple actually , said Ottawaboy. Open up the border and they'll do what they always do when the border is open. Send in suicide bombers and kill Israeli's.
Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights groups have said they are seeking to build a case that Israel violated the laws of war.
But Hamas violated no laws of war, despite using it's own civilians as hostages and firing off rockets at Israel. These "Human Rights Groups" are scum, and should be lined up against the wall and shot. They do nothing but support third world dictators. If you insist on hanging around with such people , you should be judged as one of their friends, is my opinion. And the people you hang around with , are the worst ethnic cleansers and dictators the human race has to offer. Human Rights Group indeed. They are pathetic.
Hamas's government in Gaza began its first week back in business Sunday, operating from makeshift offices because most administrative buildings were bombed, as the Palestinian militant group prepared for new talks with Egypt on consolidating the weeklong ceasefire with Israel.
So many decisions to make. Who to reward for letting us get their family killed as human hostages, who ran away so we got to chase them down and kill them ... so many details in being an oppressive dictatorial regime.
The group said it would be distributing $52 million US in aid to people affected by Israel's three-week offensive against Hamas, which devastated Gaza.
1.5 million people in Gaza . Thats Three dollars and change per person. Ok , now we know the value of human life to the Hamas. Unless they complain it's too little, in which case we just shoot them instead of paying for them...wait ! the bullet is $2.50, scratch that.
"We are not going to accept less than opening the borders ... and lifting the sanctions," Barhoum told the Associated Press on Sunday.
We need to smuggle more weapons in from Iran , we cannot shoot the israeli's without them ! Those borders must be openned or we'll ...umm...shoot somethign , I don't know what .. at the Israeli's ... let me think about that a moment ...
"It's all rather simple actually," Ging (of the UN) said in an AP interview late Saturday. "Open up the crossing points and I'm absolutely confident that you'll see not just a positive development for the people ... but a positive development in their mindsets as well, which will make political problems easier to solve," Ging said.
It's all rather simple actually , said Ottawaboy. Open up the border and they'll do what they always do when the border is open. Send in suicide bombers and kill Israeli's.
Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights groups have said they are seeking to build a case that Israel violated the laws of war.
But Hamas violated no laws of war, despite using it's own civilians as hostages and firing off rockets at Israel. These "Human Rights Groups" are scum, and should be lined up against the wall and shot. They do nothing but support third world dictators. If you insist on hanging around with such people , you should be judged as one of their friends, is my opinion. And the people you hang around with , are the worst ethnic cleansers and dictators the human race has to offer. Human Rights Group indeed. They are pathetic.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Big Business Screws Public Phones
CRTC Promises to Deal with Abuse of Do-Not-Call Registry
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) plans to act quickly to deal with abuse of Canada’s do-not-call registry, according to Industry Minister, Tony Clement.
The do-not-call list was created to help consumers avoid calls from annoying telemarketers, but has actually worsened the problem for may participants, according to Consumers Association of Canada president Bruce Cran.
After every sane person on the planet told you the do not call list would make matters worse , and after you proceeded with it anyways, because your "Industry" analysists thought it would be good for industry , and after you had Bell Canada , a big huge business thats about as pro-big business as it gets, seeing how it is a big business administer the thing , you've discovered that all those people (like me !) who warned you that this would be a disaster , were absolutely right !
And what are you doing ?
“Upon learning that the list could be acquired and used illegally,...
Upon learning that lowly bloggers like me who work in the tech industry knew what we were talking about and the twits whom you claim to be experts did nothing but screw half the general public who trusted you and hoped you would solve a problem , not make it worse...
I spoke to the chair of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, who has assured me it is taking these complaints very seriously,” Clement said in a statement. “It is the intent of the CRTC to aggressively pursue anyone abusing the use of the do-not-call list.”
We plan on doing nothing. We're gonna issue a feel good statement to the public that doesn't mean anything , those of you who now get 5 calls a day from spammers instead of one every two weeks are deeply screwed and nothing will happy , and we will play "wack a mole", a tactic we know to be totally useless since the US music industry tried it down south and found that out all ready. So thats the direction we're going in. We're gonna chase the spammers ...a tactic already well known to NOT WORK !!!
In other words, we did it on purpose. We're screwing the general public , and we have no intention of stopping.
Industry Canada. A government department looking after big business , caring for their needs, helping to screw the little guy.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Iggy's Political Game
PM playing games with 'irresponsible' budget leaks: Ignatieff
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of playing political games on Friday, calling the leaking of information from next week's federal budget a deliberate attempt "to get the bad news out of the way."
It's not a leak when an official representative of the government starts handing it out to every reporter in the vicinity. You are committing slander, Iggy.
"The release of this budget information was irresponsible and costly to our economy," Ignatieff said in an address to a joint luncheon of the Canadian Club and the Empire Club in Toronto.
Thus speaks the Historian about an Economist. Any lie for political gain will do, Iggy isn't picky. He's a History Teacher , he knows economics much better than that boring old Economist Harper.
But the guy just can't help himself. He thinks it is all some kind of political game."
This is the line that makes me laugh. You're accusing him of *YOUR CRIME* !!! You're the one playing political games, he's the one trying to fix things. But you don't give a crud about anything but bashing anyone who gets in your way of getting into power , do you ?
The Liberal leader's comments came as government officials leaked more details from...
And CBC is one of the players in this game of smear anyone but the Liberals. Why ? Because CBC is a big business, and the Liberals are the big business party in this country.
How do I know this ?
Umm... who wrote this article ? Searching ...no name ..no author ... just unattributed slander against the Conservives on a CBC site..no one takes responsibility for writing this news article...
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff accused Prime Minister Stephen Harper of playing political games on Friday, calling the leaking of information from next week's federal budget a deliberate attempt "to get the bad news out of the way."
It's not a leak when an official representative of the government starts handing it out to every reporter in the vicinity. You are committing slander, Iggy.
"The release of this budget information was irresponsible and costly to our economy," Ignatieff said in an address to a joint luncheon of the Canadian Club and the Empire Club in Toronto.
Thus speaks the Historian about an Economist. Any lie for political gain will do, Iggy isn't picky. He's a History Teacher , he knows economics much better than that boring old Economist Harper.
But the guy just can't help himself. He thinks it is all some kind of political game."
This is the line that makes me laugh. You're accusing him of *YOUR CRIME* !!! You're the one playing political games, he's the one trying to fix things. But you don't give a crud about anything but bashing anyone who gets in your way of getting into power , do you ?
The Liberal leader's comments came as government officials leaked more details from...
And CBC is one of the players in this game of smear anyone but the Liberals. Why ? Because CBC is a big business, and the Liberals are the big business party in this country.
How do I know this ?
Umm... who wrote this article ? Searching ...no name ..no author ... just unattributed slander against the Conservives on a CBC site..no one takes responsibility for writing this news article...
BarackBerry
Sectéra® Edge
Oohh...the president got himself a brand new black berry , err ..BarakBerry , and it looks pretty. so ..how long until his email gets published ? I'm sure half the world would like to send him a message either congradulating him or swearing at him ....
Well, it could work if he's on some kind of secure network and not on the internet at all, can't mail him or hack him if your internet data packets don't go there , right ? But I can't help but notice the button there to go to a non secure network...wonder if they'll disable that or not ...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Obama Mania
(care of http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com/2009/01/president-obama.html )
Welcome President Obama.
But ... but .. he's black !
It's about time. You know how far USA lags behind the rest of the world on social issues like that ? Now all they need is a woman president to finish it off and catch up with everyone else.
But .. but ... he has no experience ! His resume is empty !
The good old white boys that preceded him made quite a mess of the WHOLE WORLDS financial system, and they had impeccable resume's. I think it may be impossible for him to do worse.
He's shutting down Guantanamo !
I have no sympathy for terrorists caught in the field of battle or in terrorist training camps. But torture does nothing but bring you false information , Histories Spanish Inquisition demonstrated this quite nicely we really didn't need to repeat the lesson. And these drum head trials where the defense lawyers are crippled so as to always always get a conviction just brings into disgrace the entire judicial system. Those people are incompetant , and need to be fired. And the penalty needs to be paid for such idiocy. Close it , and let them go. We'll catch them again if they continue their ways.
Didn't he just decide to spend another 825 BILLION american dollars on top of the 700 billion Bush allocated ? Where is he getting the dough from ?
Umm... there is only one place to get that kind of cash. Print it.
Yep, start laying your bets that the american dollar is gonna drop , cause pretty soon we're gonna be up to our eye brows in it.
He's gonna abandon Iraq !
That was inevitable. They're fighting a war on too many fronts, no matter how just it may be. Bush was an idiot , he went in because he was ticked at Saddam Hussain. Made a bad mess worse. Saddam deserved what he got , but the vengence cost too much. Presidents arn't supposed to lose their temper and get their countries into deep doo doo, thats a no no.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
1943 Zionist Warcrimes
I don't normally quote from the Canadian Sentinel Blog , they're a bit too hysterical for my tastes, but this 1943 newspaper reprint of the New York Times seems to adequetly describe the old expression of "the more things change, the more they stay the change"
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*EDIT*
10 min later I found the real front page for dec 10 1943 , after seeing the caption "we do your thinking for you" ...
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Now I remember why I don't really respect such hysterical blogs.
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*EDIT*
10 min later I found the real front page for dec 10 1943 , after seeing the caption "we do your thinking for you" ...
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Now I remember why I don't really respect such hysterical blogs.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Israeli PM: Militants fired from UN compound
Article
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says the Israeli military fired artillery shells at a U.N. compound in Gaza after militants opened fire from the location.
Ehud Olmert says Israeli forces "were attacked from there and the response was harsh."
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon expressed "outrage" over the Israeli shelling of the compound Thursday.
It had only that morning become a makeshift shelter for 700 Gaza City residents seeking sanctuary from relentless Israeli shelling, U.N. officials in Gaza said.
Oh and we checked each and everyone of those residents for weapons , honest ! we didn't just open the doors and let them swarm in, we made them wait politely in line while the shells were falling so we could be sure no terrorists got in !
Yeah right.
You openned the doors, a few terrorists got in , and they did their usual stunt of stand beside something valuable and shoot at the israeli's, using their own people as human shields, which they ALWAYS do.
Welcome to the mess we call the middle east.
Did you want to become their official mouthpiece now , or just wait until they kidnap a few of your officials and hold them for ransom first ?
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister says the Israeli military fired artillery shells at a U.N. compound in Gaza after militants opened fire from the location.
Ehud Olmert says Israeli forces "were attacked from there and the response was harsh."
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon expressed "outrage" over the Israeli shelling of the compound Thursday.
It had only that morning become a makeshift shelter for 700 Gaza City residents seeking sanctuary from relentless Israeli shelling, U.N. officials in Gaza said.
Oh and we checked each and everyone of those residents for weapons , honest ! we didn't just open the doors and let them swarm in, we made them wait politely in line while the shells were falling so we could be sure no terrorists got in !
Yeah right.
You openned the doors, a few terrorists got in , and they did their usual stunt of stand beside something valuable and shoot at the israeli's, using their own people as human shields, which they ALWAYS do.
Welcome to the mess we call the middle east.
Did you want to become their official mouthpiece now , or just wait until they kidnap a few of your officials and hold them for ransom first ?
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Democratically Elected Hamas
http://drybonesblog.blogspot.com
Witness the true middle eastern take on democratically elected organizations like Hamas.
Witness the true middle eastern take on democratically elected organizations like Hamas.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Happy Birthday Wife of Mine
Article = None , personal Experience
Get up , you have to send an email.
You know there's a reason I'm lying here in bed skipping work, I have a bad headache.
You've slept too long you have to get up and write your aunt to thank her for sending me a card.
How much money was in it ?
Why do you always ask about money ? Just send her an email. Make it nice. Thank you we really apprecieate it so on and so forth.
All right all right. (Slowly climb out of bed) My head hurts you know.
You spend too much time in bed. Here let me dictate it for you. Make it nice.
All right all right. (pull up email , type type type) there , is that good ?
Perfect. Why havn't you sent it off ?
Gonna add a bit extra. (type type type) you know , you getting me up , me having a headache, things like that.
Don't you dare ! Erase that !
What ? No , it will be fun, adds charactar to a dull "Thank you" note, trust me.
Don't be rude.
Trust me.
You send that and I'll kill you I swear I will !
Yeah , you probably will.
You sent it didn't you ?
I erased all that stuff. It's just a dull thank you letter. Relax.
It better be.
Is that 20$ in that envelope ?
Never mind !
Well... I could always put that stuff in my blog. It adds charactar I think. It's not really rude , is it ?
PS : "Axxxxx and I is very thank full for the birthday card you have sent. She's very happy and thankful for your kindness in always remembering her birthday. We just hope and pray you have good health and long life and happiness. Thank you , Axxxx and Ottawaboy, and happy new year by the way."
Hmph. She didn't even let me fix the gramatical errors.
Get up , you have to send an email.
You know there's a reason I'm lying here in bed skipping work, I have a bad headache.
You've slept too long you have to get up and write your aunt to thank her for sending me a card.
How much money was in it ?
Why do you always ask about money ? Just send her an email. Make it nice. Thank you we really apprecieate it so on and so forth.
All right all right. (Slowly climb out of bed) My head hurts you know.
You spend too much time in bed. Here let me dictate it for you. Make it nice.
All right all right. (pull up email , type type type) there , is that good ?
Perfect. Why havn't you sent it off ?
Gonna add a bit extra. (type type type) you know , you getting me up , me having a headache, things like that.
Don't you dare ! Erase that !
What ? No , it will be fun, adds charactar to a dull "Thank you" note, trust me.
Don't be rude.
Trust me.
You send that and I'll kill you I swear I will !
Yeah , you probably will.
You sent it didn't you ?
I erased all that stuff. It's just a dull thank you letter. Relax.
It better be.
Is that 20$ in that envelope ?
Never mind !
Well... I could always put that stuff in my blog. It adds charactar I think. It's not really rude , is it ?
PS : "Axxxxx and I is very thank full for the birthday card you have sent. She's very happy and thankful for your kindness in always remembering her birthday. We just hope and pray you have good health and long life and happiness. Thank you , Axxxx and Ottawaboy, and happy new year by the way."
Hmph. She didn't even let me fix the gramatical errors.
City Screws Union, Public
Article
The city's offer included a new scheduling system. In order to accommodate the increased ridership during the morning and afternoon rush, many drivers work split shifts, comprising several hours of work in the morning followed by a break and then several more hours of work in the afternoon. Under the current system, drivers choose the morning and afternoon shifts separately.
Under the proposed system, the city pairs the morning and afternoon shifts together, and they can be spread over up to 13.5 hours. In both systems, drivers with higher seniority get to pick their shifts first. The city alleges the new system will be fairer and more efficient. The union alleges it will take away from the drivers' ability to balance their work and personal lives.
Yeah , we're gonna make those union dogs work 13.5 hours a day whether they like it or not , thats our new system. Maybe three days in a row (41.5 hrs) if they're someone we hate , so they quit on us , it will be a great way to get rid of people. Hey, if we really don't like them , we can put the three days at the end of one pay period and another three at the beginning of the next and have them work 6 days in a row at 13.5 hrs / day. What ? They get 10.5 hours off to rest , whats the problem ?
Or we'll make them work mornings one day , afternoons the next, mornings the third, and so on and so forth. Mess up their sleep schedule so they can't sleep at all, thats also a good plan, we like it.
And yes , my work used to do this deliberately too, before I got sick and got on a fixed schedule. No wonder the union is ticked.
Just go back to the old system you idiots. You've taken away the buses from us for 30 days so far for what ? To make the drivers life better whether they like it or not ? And you're holding us hostage because you think you want to "make a fairer system for them" ????
Meanwhile I'm paying 20$ A DAY for taxi's and seriously considering walking one way (and it's over an hour walk) while listening to stories about people whom it would be closer to $60 if they had to taxi it.
The union is happy with the current system , you've already saved 12 million of the tax payers money (12$ per person , if you divide by the 1 million people in metro ottawa) while screwing me out of at least 240$ (I only work 3 days / week..not in the best of health) to save that 12$ for me, I think you should stop it now. I don't think I can take much more of you saving me money.
Just have that union negotiater force the old existing contract they already agreed to on everyone and send them back to work , thats my opinion.
Cause right now , it's the City holding us hostage , not the union. And they don't have to fold in their hand because they're saving money at our expense. They're trying to screw the drivers and they're definately screwing us over. And I resent it.
I'm making a list of people responsible for this Strike Fiasco. The mayors' the top of the list for ramming this down our throats of course, but I'm throwing in the City Solicitor on the list as well because when the union sent them a letter to try and explain their view he started looking around to see if he could sue them or otherwise take legal action for them doing that.
The city's offer included a new scheduling system. In order to accommodate the increased ridership during the morning and afternoon rush, many drivers work split shifts, comprising several hours of work in the morning followed by a break and then several more hours of work in the afternoon. Under the current system, drivers choose the morning and afternoon shifts separately.
Under the proposed system, the city pairs the morning and afternoon shifts together, and they can be spread over up to 13.5 hours. In both systems, drivers with higher seniority get to pick their shifts first. The city alleges the new system will be fairer and more efficient. The union alleges it will take away from the drivers' ability to balance their work and personal lives.
Yeah , we're gonna make those union dogs work 13.5 hours a day whether they like it or not , thats our new system. Maybe three days in a row (41.5 hrs) if they're someone we hate , so they quit on us , it will be a great way to get rid of people. Hey, if we really don't like them , we can put the three days at the end of one pay period and another three at the beginning of the next and have them work 6 days in a row at 13.5 hrs / day. What ? They get 10.5 hours off to rest , whats the problem ?
Or we'll make them work mornings one day , afternoons the next, mornings the third, and so on and so forth. Mess up their sleep schedule so they can't sleep at all, thats also a good plan, we like it.
And yes , my work used to do this deliberately too, before I got sick and got on a fixed schedule. No wonder the union is ticked.
Just go back to the old system you idiots. You've taken away the buses from us for 30 days so far for what ? To make the drivers life better whether they like it or not ? And you're holding us hostage because you think you want to "make a fairer system for them" ????
Meanwhile I'm paying 20$ A DAY for taxi's and seriously considering walking one way (and it's over an hour walk) while listening to stories about people whom it would be closer to $60 if they had to taxi it.
The union is happy with the current system , you've already saved 12 million of the tax payers money (12$ per person , if you divide by the 1 million people in metro ottawa) while screwing me out of at least 240$ (I only work 3 days / week..not in the best of health) to save that 12$ for me, I think you should stop it now. I don't think I can take much more of you saving me money.
Just have that union negotiater force the old existing contract they already agreed to on everyone and send them back to work , thats my opinion.
Cause right now , it's the City holding us hostage , not the union. And they don't have to fold in their hand because they're saving money at our expense. They're trying to screw the drivers and they're definately screwing us over. And I resent it.
I'm making a list of people responsible for this Strike Fiasco. The mayors' the top of the list for ramming this down our throats of course, but I'm throwing in the City Solicitor on the list as well because when the union sent them a letter to try and explain their view he started looking around to see if he could sue them or otherwise take legal action for them doing that.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Strike Silence
Article (or lack there of) = www.octranspo.com
Checked the website. Checked the news. Nothing on the strike. It's now Jan 12 , and the last movement was Jan 8th when the union voted to continue to strike. No news of talks no nothing.
Yep. They're all just leaving us dangling.
Did the taxi companies bribe everyone to keep the strike going a while longer ? Whats the story here ?
Checked the website. Checked the news. Nothing on the strike. It's now Jan 12 , and the last movement was Jan 8th when the union voted to continue to strike. No news of talks no nothing.
Yep. They're all just leaving us dangling.
Did the taxi companies bribe everyone to keep the strike going a while longer ? Whats the story here ?
You said What ???
You said what ?
You're deliberately placing women and children and the elderly in the line of fire ???
Your *OWN* women and children , not someone elses at that ?
My opinion of people who do that to the people they claim that they "govern" and are sworn to protect is not particularily printable.
Friday, January 09, 2009
We will turn you into us
Steve Janke: Ignatieff shift puts pressure on Liberal left
Are these Liberals going to allow themselves to be marginalized quietly? I don't think so, and mostly because of that coalition. These Liberals came so close, and now Ignatieff is throwing it all away talking like, well, a Conservative.
Now what did that russian Villianess in Indiana Jones 4 Say ?
We will control your thoughts so that We will turn you into us , all from the inside , and you won't even know it.
He he he . These libs will do anything to hang onto power. Including ... become conservatives.
The more the merrier , thats what I say. The more the merrier.
Are these Liberals going to allow themselves to be marginalized quietly? I don't think so, and mostly because of that coalition. These Liberals came so close, and now Ignatieff is throwing it all away talking like, well, a Conservative.
Now what did that russian Villianess in Indiana Jones 4 Say ?
We will control your thoughts so that We will turn you into us , all from the inside , and you won't even know it.
He he he . These libs will do anything to hang onto power. Including ... become conservatives.
The more the merrier , thats what I say. The more the merrier.
Psuedo Linux Crippleware
Article
"I contacted HP to ask why it had disabled the Linux command line interface. HP offered the following statement from Jonathan Kaye, the Director of Consumer Notebooks at HP:
"The HP Mini 1000 with Mi is designed for the consumer who wants to do the main activities with their computer such as email, browsing the Internet, and chatting without worrying about operating systems or what is inside.
Crippled. Too hard to support by our call centers, will rip most of it out and leave you with a bare bones version of linux. And then we'll copy right it (this is how apple gets startd, you did know that the mac os's area all built on a version of Linux that went it's seperate way many years ago , right ?)
You want Linux , get a disk and install it on an old clunker. Don't depend on these guys.
On the other hand ... you want a cheap lap top , well , as long as it's not your primary computer, it's just for bombing around in you're not doing heavy duty computing or games or anything , a locked down lap top isn't a bad deal.
Just don't make it your only machine.
"I contacted HP to ask why it had disabled the Linux command line interface. HP offered the following statement from Jonathan Kaye, the Director of Consumer Notebooks at HP:
"The HP Mini 1000 with Mi is designed for the consumer who wants to do the main activities with their computer such as email, browsing the Internet, and chatting without worrying about operating systems or what is inside.
Crippled. Too hard to support by our call centers, will rip most of it out and leave you with a bare bones version of linux. And then we'll copy right it (this is how apple gets startd, you did know that the mac os's area all built on a version of Linux that went it's seperate way many years ago , right ?)
You want Linux , get a disk and install it on an old clunker. Don't depend on these guys.
On the other hand ... you want a cheap lap top , well , as long as it's not your primary computer, it's just for bombing around in you're not doing heavy duty computing or games or anything , a locked down lap top isn't a bad deal.
Just don't make it your only machine.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
OC Transpo Speaks before back to work Vote
Alain Mercier, general manager of OC Transpo, posted a six-minute video.
(Ottawa Bus Strike)
Listening ...
Throw mud at the union boss. (He hung up on me ! Whaaa ... !)
Denies being a Union Buster
Scheduling : Raising minimum time to 7 hours
Booking by seniority stays
Something about contracting out / part timers but so many qualifiers it may not mean anything.
Here it is.
http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/Contingency/PDF_documents/Summary%20of%20Employer%27s%20Last%20Offer%20_December%2023%202008_.pdf
(Ottawa Bus Strike)
Listening ...
Throw mud at the union boss. (He hung up on me ! Whaaa ... !)
Denies being a Union Buster
Scheduling : Raising minimum time to 7 hours
Booking by seniority stays
Something about contracting out / part timers but so many qualifiers it may not mean anything.
Here it is.
http://www.octranspo.com/mapscheds/Contingency/PDF_documents/Summary%20of%20Employer%27s%20Last%20Offer%20_December%2023%202008_.pdf
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
Hamas Propaganda
And if I'm gonna put up a piece of Israeli propaganda , I guess I should put up one for Hamas as well.
Took a while to find one, but I did.
It's pretty distorted, talking all about Palastinian Casualties and nothing about anything else, but thats what they choose to put out , so it's what we have.
Warning : This video has about as much blood in it , slightly less actually , than Die hard 4 , which has a PG 13 rating. There are a pile of bodies shown in it , at a distance (over and over ...they get a lot of milage out of that clip) so be warned.
Took a while to find one, but I did.
It's pretty distorted, talking all about Palastinian Casualties and nothing about anything else, but thats what they choose to put out , so it's what we have.
Warning : This video has about as much blood in it , slightly less actually , than Die hard 4 , which has a PG 13 rating. There are a pile of bodies shown in it , at a distance (over and over ...they get a lot of milage out of that clip) so be warned.
12 reasons why windows is better than linux for non-techies.
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1) Which distro to use.
As all of us know linux has got tons of distro and this is the first confusing point for non-techies that which distro is best for them.
There's only one distro for non technical users. Ubuntu.
2) Where to get linux.
Linux is not much popular as windows so it is also possible that you won’t find linux CDs on all shops.
windows has a monopoly and is screwing people over left right and center. Therefore you shouldn't try and fight it you should just hand them your credit card and close your eyes and prepare to get it up the (ahem).
Just let them do it. The pain isn't that bad.
3) How to install Linux.
Although linux is not very difficult to install and distro like ubuntu has also provided Wubi install by using which you can easily install ubuntu with linux on NTFS parition.But it is still difficult to install linux for Non-techies.Partitions concept of linux is little difficult for them.
Didn't have to do that for Ubunto. Just pressed a few buttons and it did it all.
4) Configuring desktops and settings.
Desktop,network,control panel and screen saver all the setting is little different as compare to windows so in the first look most of the non-techies get confused on how to configure their desktop.
Desk top was right there when all was said and done at the end of installation. didn't "configure" anything.
You have to play with your air card on windows as well as Ubuntu, you're no farther behind.
5) Installing Software.
This is the most confusing and difficult thing for non-techie because software installation is totally different in linux as compare to windows.We have to install from sources rather than just running a setup files.
Ha ha ha ! You should use windows because anyone else doesn't do it the windows way !!! lol ! These guys crack me up.
Seriously , the argument that Windows Already Rules Everything Don't Try To Change is no argument at all.
In Ubuntu you pull down a menu , select the software you want from a list (it's a big list , you'll spend a lot of time scrolling through it) press a button or two for that one to be installed, and then wait. And reboot. Not exactly rocket science, though it *IS* different from windows.
6) Installing drivers.
Although linux has some driver so some of your devices will work plug and play but it will be real headache for non-techies to install drivers of devices which is not available in linux.
Because we made it illegal for those drivers to run on Linux. So you can't play your games !
(but you can run all the non game stuff just fine)
7) Playing music files.
Most of the peoples have songs or other music files in MP3,WMA or any other format and the thing is that linux by default doesn’t have codecs installed for playing these type of media files.You can also check my post How to play mp3 and other multimedia files in ubuntu
Oh no. You messed this up when Windows introduced DRM (Digital Rights Management) You can't claim ease of use in playing MP3's anymore. Naughty naughty, thats dishonest.
Oh , I dumped some mp3's on my ubuntu box and double clicked on one ? A player came up and started playing right away. It doesn't get any easier than that.
8 : Games
available for linux the difficult point is again the installation of game.
Old crappy games only run under Wine which is a pain to use.
I grant you Linux is not a gaming platform. Get a playstation or something.
9) Softwares availability.
Almost all of the latest softwares are available for windows but not all of them are available for linux.This is also tricky point for non-techies for find the alternatives of the software which are not available in linux.
"latest" software. I like how you qualify that.
There's enough software in the software repositories , if you're not a game fanatic, do do most any usual chore on a computer. Word processeors spread sheets , write code , etc etc.
10) Difficult to get help.
Non-techies prefer to ask from others rather than searching on google as it is little easy for them to understand and if they ask for help from their family members or colleagues very few will be able to help them but if we talk about windows most of the peoples are familar with most of the windows features.
It's very easy to get help from microsoft. Phone them and have your credit card ready, it's 75$ a question.
11) Partitioning
I also mention in reason 1 that partition table of linux is little confusing as compare to windows then partitions of linux looks like.
/hda1/disk8
/hda2/disk4
and if we have a look at windows partitions it looks like.
C:
D:
E:
You can see which one is easier.
Odd thing. I didn't have to do any partitioning at all of any kind when I threw Ubuntu on my old clunker. That was pretty easy , don't you think ?
Oh , and you already said newbies don't do partitioning ,so going on and on about partitioning on one being harder than the other is irrelevant since only techies do that and this article is for newbies.
12) Requires research.
Linux requires little more research as compare to windows and non-techies don’t have time or they don’t wanna research on linux as this is not the part of their job so they prefers windows.
I have tried to posted as much reasons as currently i have in my mind if i have missed any reason please write in comments.
Odd thing, I didn't have to do any research ,I just threw it on an old clunker and it worked first time out.
As for "people prefer spending 3000$ of their hard earned money without doing any research" for a current machine, I think you are wonkers.
In the end , my advice is if you're going to upgrade your computer , get a new windows box (GASPS OF HORROR FROM THE LINUX CROWD !!!! ) But ... this is the kicker. Don't throw away the old box. Throw Ubuntu Linux on it instead and try it out. It's free isn't it ? And if you decide it blows , you still got yourself you're brand spanking new vender lock in have your credit card ready windows box , don't you ?
http://www.ubuntu.com/
Oh. Stay away from vista if you can. major problems there, go for an xp box if possible.
Yeah, thats Ubuntu. All menu's and windows and all the stuff you expect to see on windows. Try not to be too frightenned by it. I personally run windows on one machine and one machine only in my house, and the other two run either Ubuntu (the living room ) or Linpus (lap top). Linpus there's not much to say. It came pre-installed. It works great. Got a word processer , spread sheet , browser, few other gew gaws I'll never use, for a cheap lap top it's got some pretty high end software that bill gates would charge you a fortune for if it were his stuff.
And the browser plays youtube.com video's just fine , he he he, thats mostly what I use it for.
I think one windows machine is all anyone ever needs.
Israeli Propaganda
Yes, technically this is Israeli propaganda.
But there's so much anti Israeli propaganda kicking around and no one ever tells the other side of the story anymore , that I suppose someone has to let them get their licks in.
Take it for whatever you will, it seems pretty accurate from what I can tell, though it does do the usual stunt of not telling both sides of the tale, etc etc. Good job of painting the Hamas black , but the Hamas gets to do that so much with the Israeli's ..eh ! Let them have their shot.
But there's so much anti Israeli propaganda kicking around and no one ever tells the other side of the story anymore , that I suppose someone has to let them get their licks in.
Take it for whatever you will, it seems pretty accurate from what I can tell, though it does do the usual stunt of not telling both sides of the tale, etc etc. Good job of painting the Hamas black , but the Hamas gets to do that so much with the Israeli's ..eh ! Let them have their shot.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Conservatives blasted for 'grandstanding' on text message fees
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The Liberals are blasting the government for "grandstanding" on the new incoming text messaging charges proposed by Bell Canada Inc. and Telus Corp., saying Industry Minister Jim Prentice's criticism of the companies is half-baked and premature.
"Prentice has acted on this more like he was Opposition than government," Liberal Opposition critic Scott Brison told CBC News. "This government loves to grandstand on these types of populist issues."
So ... the conservatives called the industries naughty boys for ripping off the public and the big business Lap Dog Liberals came to the defence of a big business. How predictable.
So what should the conservatives have done ? What did the Liberals plan on doing about this ?
The Liberals plan to "monitor the situation" and will meet with Bell and Telus to discuss the matter, Brison said. Liberal consumer affairs critic Dan McTeague, however, told the Winnipeg Sun last week that the cellphone companies' moves "cries out for greater oversight."
Aha. Monitor the Situation = We aint gonna do nothing.
Brison said Prentice is in a difficult position because he promised consumers lower prices and greater competition back in November when he set the rules on a government auction of cellphone airwaves, currently in its last days. Prentice encouraged new entrants to get into the market by setting aside 40 per cent of the airwaves being sold.
Bell and Telus raising their messaging prices and maneuvering customers onto higher-priced text plans runs counter to those promises, he said.
Yeah , he tried to lower prices, but our friends in big business who pay us our salaries and help us get elected out maneuvered him. What a maroon, he should be punished just because he tried.
Needless to say , Prentice isn't impressed by all of this.
"He was unhappy with the increased choice for consumers that the spectrum auction set-aside would allow, he was unhappy with the copyright bill that balanced the rights of consumers and creators, and now he's unhappy that the government wants to ensure consumers aren't being overcharged for text messages," she said. "Our government is putting consumers first, whereas Brison and the tax-and-spend Liberals are only interested in their tax on everything."
I keep expecting this to be harder. But all the liberals are doing is playing word games while they blindly screw the consumer and support every single large corperation in any thing they care to do. It's like the Liberals arn't even trying to hide their corruption.
The Liberals are blasting the government for "grandstanding" on the new incoming text messaging charges proposed by Bell Canada Inc. and Telus Corp., saying Industry Minister Jim Prentice's criticism of the companies is half-baked and premature.
"Prentice has acted on this more like he was Opposition than government," Liberal Opposition critic Scott Brison told CBC News. "This government loves to grandstand on these types of populist issues."
So ... the conservatives called the industries naughty boys for ripping off the public and the big business Lap Dog Liberals came to the defence of a big business. How predictable.
So what should the conservatives have done ? What did the Liberals plan on doing about this ?
The Liberals plan to "monitor the situation" and will meet with Bell and Telus to discuss the matter, Brison said. Liberal consumer affairs critic Dan McTeague, however, told the Winnipeg Sun last week that the cellphone companies' moves "cries out for greater oversight."
Aha. Monitor the Situation = We aint gonna do nothing.
Brison said Prentice is in a difficult position because he promised consumers lower prices and greater competition back in November when he set the rules on a government auction of cellphone airwaves, currently in its last days. Prentice encouraged new entrants to get into the market by setting aside 40 per cent of the airwaves being sold.
Bell and Telus raising their messaging prices and maneuvering customers onto higher-priced text plans runs counter to those promises, he said.
Yeah , he tried to lower prices, but our friends in big business who pay us our salaries and help us get elected out maneuvered him. What a maroon, he should be punished just because he tried.
Needless to say , Prentice isn't impressed by all of this.
"He was unhappy with the increased choice for consumers that the spectrum auction set-aside would allow, he was unhappy with the copyright bill that balanced the rights of consumers and creators, and now he's unhappy that the government wants to ensure consumers aren't being overcharged for text messages," she said. "Our government is putting consumers first, whereas Brison and the tax-and-spend Liberals are only interested in their tax on everything."
I keep expecting this to be harder. But all the liberals are doing is playing word games while they blindly screw the consumer and support every single large corperation in any thing they care to do. It's like the Liberals arn't even trying to hide their corruption.
Ontario union calls for ban on Israeli professors
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Ontario's largest university workers' union is proposing a ban on Israeli academics teaching in the province's universities, in a move that echoes previous attempts to boycott goods and services from the Jewish state.
The resolution, proposed by CUPE's Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee, is in protest against a Dec. 29 bombing that damaged the Islamic University in Gaza.
"In response to an appeal from the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees, we are ready to say Israeli academics should not be on our campuses unless they explicitly condemn the university bombing and the assault on Gaza in general," said Sid Ryan, president of CUPE Ontario.
We .. .the trash collectors and cleaning staff of the university , have decided that *WE* will decide who can and cannot teach in this university !
We...the trash collectors , have decided that *WE* will decide who's right and wrong in any world political issue.
And we have decided it is an Evil Thing for the Jews to attempt to defend themselves from the Murderous Hamas , so we want them out.
Janice Folk-Dawson, chairwoman of the university workers committte, said: "Clearly international pressure on Israel must increase to stop the massacre that is going on daily. We are proud to add CUPE voices to others from around the world saying enough is enough."
But no word on Hamas attacks on Israel.
Ms. Folk-Dawson said the resolution will protect the quality of education by preventing Israeli academics from professing biased views.
But having the Palistinians from professing biased views, thats ok !
However, Mr. Ryan said the resolution was a reasonable response to Israel's attack on the Islamic University, which he likened to the torching of books by Nazis during the Second World War.
Actually they bombed the place because a lot of bombs were being stored there, but thank you. The Arabs are constantly comparing the Jews to the nazi's and I needed a good quote anyways. I appreciate you providing one.
Mr. Ryan described the proposed resolution as the "logical next step" of a policy adopted by CUPE Ontario at a May, 2006, conference.
Resolution 50 supports "boycotts, divestment and sanctions aimed at bringing about the Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and a just peace in the region."
So you're not actually against "biased views" in general. You're just against the Jews. This is called "Anti-semitism" and I believe it violates the Hate Crimes Laws of canada.
The passing of resolution 50 saw the union face significant public scrutiny and Ms. Folk-Dawson said this time they are prepared for a backlash, adding, "We believe we are doing the right thing."
"We honestly believe in our cause to be racist pigs in addition to garbage collectors and we stand by it to the end !"
Folks , we may be about to see a new first here.
The break up of a union for Racism.
I hope they throw them all in jail.
Ontario's largest university workers' union is proposing a ban on Israeli academics teaching in the province's universities, in a move that echoes previous attempts to boycott goods and services from the Jewish state.
The resolution, proposed by CUPE's Ontario University Workers Coordinating Committee, is in protest against a Dec. 29 bombing that damaged the Islamic University in Gaza.
"In response to an appeal from the Palestinian Federation of Unions of University Professors and Employees, we are ready to say Israeli academics should not be on our campuses unless they explicitly condemn the university bombing and the assault on Gaza in general," said Sid Ryan, president of CUPE Ontario.
We .. .the trash collectors and cleaning staff of the university , have decided that *WE* will decide who can and cannot teach in this university !
We...the trash collectors , have decided that *WE* will decide who's right and wrong in any world political issue.
And we have decided it is an Evil Thing for the Jews to attempt to defend themselves from the Murderous Hamas , so we want them out.
Janice Folk-Dawson, chairwoman of the university workers committte, said: "Clearly international pressure on Israel must increase to stop the massacre that is going on daily. We are proud to add CUPE voices to others from around the world saying enough is enough."
But no word on Hamas attacks on Israel.
Ms. Folk-Dawson said the resolution will protect the quality of education by preventing Israeli academics from professing biased views.
But having the Palistinians from professing biased views, thats ok !
However, Mr. Ryan said the resolution was a reasonable response to Israel's attack on the Islamic University, which he likened to the torching of books by Nazis during the Second World War.
Actually they bombed the place because a lot of bombs were being stored there, but thank you. The Arabs are constantly comparing the Jews to the nazi's and I needed a good quote anyways. I appreciate you providing one.
Mr. Ryan described the proposed resolution as the "logical next step" of a policy adopted by CUPE Ontario at a May, 2006, conference.
Resolution 50 supports "boycotts, divestment and sanctions aimed at bringing about the Israeli withdrawal from occupied territories and a just peace in the region."
So you're not actually against "biased views" in general. You're just against the Jews. This is called "Anti-semitism" and I believe it violates the Hate Crimes Laws of canada.
The passing of resolution 50 saw the union face significant public scrutiny and Ms. Folk-Dawson said this time they are prepared for a backlash, adding, "We believe we are doing the right thing."
"We honestly believe in our cause to be racist pigs in addition to garbage collectors and we stand by it to the end !"
Folks , we may be about to see a new first here.
The break up of a union for Racism.
I hope they throw them all in jail.
Monday, January 05, 2009
NDP Secret Conversation
The NDP held a secret little confab it seems , only they made a slight error with the invites, and invited a Conservative to the phone conference call who had a name very close to an NDP'er .
He recorded it of course.
In this call , during which "Brad" did the most talking on matters of policy and tactics, good old Brad gave his email address. Brad@ndp.ca , so I figured I'd send him off an email.
Excuse me “Brad !” What exactly are your comments on that recording on You tube where you detail your plans to overthrow the government and make a coalition for “Quebec And Canada !” , is Quebec part of Canada , or is it not ?
Not expecting a response, but I'll let you know if I get one.
He he he.
((found part one put it below))
He recorded it of course.
In this call , during which "Brad" did the most talking on matters of policy and tactics, good old Brad gave his email address. Brad@ndp.ca , so I figured I'd send him off an email.
Excuse me “Brad !” What exactly are your comments on that recording on You tube where you detail your plans to overthrow the government and make a coalition for “Quebec And Canada !” , is Quebec part of Canada , or is it not ?
Not expecting a response, but I'll let you know if I get one.
He he he.
((found part one put it below))
Coalition = King Harper
Article = none , personal opinion
143 Conservative (Harper)
77 Liberal (Iggy)
49 Bloc (Seperatists)
37 NDP
02 Independant
00 Vacencies
00 Green Party
308 seats in parliment (half = 154, majority = 155)
I think we should game this out.
Rule 1: Conservatives are 12 short of a majority, 12 people change their mind it's all over
Rule 2: Bloc promises to vote with Liberals / NDP on non confidence votes only, to prevent the coalition from falling. Any other vote they'll do as they please.
Rule 3: The Conservatives and the NDP arn't too far apart from each other, ideologically. They both get their funding from private individuals only.
Conclusions...
I think that if the politico's play hard ball then this is a recipie for a hung parliment, one that survives non confident votes , but can't come to an agreement on anything else. Nothing will get done. 12 people from anywhere vote with the big C , and with the Bloc demanding ridiculous things for Quebec and leaving everyone else out in the cold you gotta know that's gonna happen , you've effectively handed Harper a veto on every vote that's not a non confidence vote. You've made him the King Maker.
Worse. If the NDP ever figures out they could get a few things going with the Conservatives , they leave the Bloc and the Liberals out in the cold, and Harper is King again. A little bit of scratch my back and I'll scratch yours and the Libbys are in a deep freeze, a Bloc of Ice with the Bloc , so to speak.
The Bloc , the NDP , and the Conservatives are all in a position to play King Maker. Takes three to party to beat the Conservatives, but only takes two, including the Conservatives, to beat everyone else. Even the smallest of the parties can fill that job and reap a few benifits in the bargaining for their loyalty.
Funding wise , The Liberals have been cut off from their favorite financial backers, big business, another election would bleed them badly. Iggy may refuse to see this , but the rank and file who are looking at suddenly becoming private citizens can. The ones told "raise your own money don't bother us" a few months after they just did it last time around.
Going to be an amusing return from Prorogue, that much is certain.
143 Conservative (Harper)
77 Liberal (Iggy)
49 Bloc (Seperatists)
37 NDP
02 Independant
00 Vacencies
00 Green Party
308 seats in parliment (half = 154, majority = 155)
I think we should game this out.
Rule 1: Conservatives are 12 short of a majority, 12 people change their mind it's all over
Rule 2: Bloc promises to vote with Liberals / NDP on non confidence votes only, to prevent the coalition from falling. Any other vote they'll do as they please.
Rule 3: The Conservatives and the NDP arn't too far apart from each other, ideologically. They both get their funding from private individuals only.
Conclusions...
I think that if the politico's play hard ball then this is a recipie for a hung parliment, one that survives non confident votes , but can't come to an agreement on anything else. Nothing will get done. 12 people from anywhere vote with the big C , and with the Bloc demanding ridiculous things for Quebec and leaving everyone else out in the cold you gotta know that's gonna happen , you've effectively handed Harper a veto on every vote that's not a non confidence vote. You've made him the King Maker.
Worse. If the NDP ever figures out they could get a few things going with the Conservatives , they leave the Bloc and the Liberals out in the cold, and Harper is King again. A little bit of scratch my back and I'll scratch yours and the Libbys are in a deep freeze, a Bloc of Ice with the Bloc , so to speak.
The Bloc , the NDP , and the Conservatives are all in a position to play King Maker. Takes three to party to beat the Conservatives, but only takes two, including the Conservatives, to beat everyone else. Even the smallest of the parties can fill that job and reap a few benifits in the bargaining for their loyalty.
Funding wise , The Liberals have been cut off from their favorite financial backers, big business, another election would bleed them badly. Iggy may refuse to see this , but the rank and file who are looking at suddenly becoming private citizens can. The ones told "raise your own money don't bother us" a few months after they just did it last time around.
Going to be an amusing return from Prorogue, that much is certain.
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Judge frees last security certificate detainee from 'Guantanamo north'
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A Federal Court judge has ordered the release of the last of five foreign nationals being held on controversial national security certificates
Syrian citizen Hassan Almrei has been in custody since October 2001 without being charged with any crime.
It's 2009 now. You've had him in prison for EIGHT FREAKING YEARS and havn't charged him with anything ? What is this , New China ? Let the bugger go. I am ashamed to be a Canadian when I hear stories like this. When did we get into indefinate prison terms without trials just because we're a little suspicious ? This isn't a communistic regime you know , thats gotta go, and it's gotta go now. I don't care what trumped up charge you've invented , if you don't have evidence you don't lock him away forever , thats just insane.
Besides, anyone of us could be next.
Let the bugger go. It's just that simple.
A Federal Court judge has ordered the release of the last of five foreign nationals being held on controversial national security certificates
Syrian citizen Hassan Almrei has been in custody since October 2001 without being charged with any crime.
It's 2009 now. You've had him in prison for EIGHT FREAKING YEARS and havn't charged him with anything ? What is this , New China ? Let the bugger go. I am ashamed to be a Canadian when I hear stories like this. When did we get into indefinate prison terms without trials just because we're a little suspicious ? This isn't a communistic regime you know , thats gotta go, and it's gotta go now. I don't care what trumped up charge you've invented , if you don't have evidence you don't lock him away forever , thats just insane.
Besides, anyone of us could be next.
Let the bugger go. It's just that simple.
Friday, January 02, 2009
Big Brother Google Is Watching You
Android-powered G1 phone is an enticing platform for app developers
The free and open source software community has been waiting for the G1 cell phone since it was first announced in July. Source code for Google's Android mobile platform has been available, but the G1 marks its commercial debut. It's clearly a good device, but is it what Linux boosters and FOSS advocates have long been anticipating?
Aha. Lets look at the details.
You won't forget for an instant that the G in "G1" stands for Google. The phone is preloaded with a cornucopia of Google-branded applications, including Google Talk, Google Maps, and a YouTube viewer. There is a POP/IMAP mail client, which works great, and a dedicated Gmail client with additional bells and whistles. When first setting up the phone, you must "associate" it with a Google Account, which allows the device to synchronize calendar, contacts, and Gmail messages over the air.
Aha. So the phone ties into your google account and now they can read your mail , address book , and everything. And know it's all you. And they're adding your phone to the list. Man , the US FEDS can't do that without a search warrent and suspicion you did something naughty, why are you letting this for profit company spy on your entire life ?
Ultimately, the importance of the G1 depends on what you as a buyer bring to it. If all you want is a good phone, or even a good Linux-based phone, the G1 is a winning proposition. If you want a "free software" phone, buy the Dev Phone 1 instead.
And if you work at Yahoo or Microsoft or anyone in competition with Google , stay the heck away from it you don't need them reading your private email and finding out what microsoft / yahoo is up to before anyone else does !
Yeesh ! Americans !
The free and open source software community has been waiting for the G1 cell phone since it was first announced in July. Source code for Google's Android mobile platform has been available, but the G1 marks its commercial debut. It's clearly a good device, but is it what Linux boosters and FOSS advocates have long been anticipating?
Aha. Lets look at the details.
You won't forget for an instant that the G in "G1" stands for Google. The phone is preloaded with a cornucopia of Google-branded applications, including Google Talk, Google Maps, and a YouTube viewer. There is a POP/IMAP mail client, which works great, and a dedicated Gmail client with additional bells and whistles. When first setting up the phone, you must "associate" it with a Google Account, which allows the device to synchronize calendar, contacts, and Gmail messages over the air.
Aha. So the phone ties into your google account and now they can read your mail , address book , and everything. And know it's all you. And they're adding your phone to the list. Man , the US FEDS can't do that without a search warrent and suspicion you did something naughty, why are you letting this for profit company spy on your entire life ?
Ultimately, the importance of the G1 depends on what you as a buyer bring to it. If all you want is a good phone, or even a good Linux-based phone, the G1 is a winning proposition. If you want a "free software" phone, buy the Dev Phone 1 instead.
And if you work at Yahoo or Microsoft or anyone in competition with Google , stay the heck away from it you don't need them reading your private email and finding out what microsoft / yahoo is up to before anyone else does !
Yeesh ! Americans !
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Budget should help most vulnerable, says Ignatieff
Article
And who are these "most vulnerable" ? It doesn't say. He just drops the phrase in and walks away from it , like it was a dead fish or something.
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says the Conservative budget expected at the end of next month should include help for "the most vulnerable," as well as tax breaks for entrepreneurs, to pull the country out of a recession.
But he's really quite enthusiastic about the whole GIVE BIG BUSINESS MONEY thing. He just bowls us over with it.
He also called for more investment in infrastructure, as well as new funds for affordable housing and job training. The government will unveil the federal budget near the end of January, and Conservatives have met with opposition officials to discuss the fiscal document.
And who's going to be building those roads and sewers ? Some big business.
And who's going to be building those affordable housing ? Some big business.
And who's going to be providing that job training ? Some big business.
When questioned on whether he would opt to vote down the Harper government after the budget is tabled, Ignatieff reaffirmed his earlier commitment to wait until he knows the contents of the document before making a decision
You just admitted you met with the Conservatives to discuss the document. Now you're saying you don't know whats in it. Make up your mind.
He would only say that a Liberal-NDP coalition, supported by the Bloc Quebecois, is a viable alternative for Canadians, "if the Harper government continues its record of failure on economic leadership."
Loosely translated "If they continue to do things their way and not ours". Economic Leadership my left (ahem) ! What the heck does that mean? A made up phrase to make you think the Conservatives are doing something naughty. They got an Economist for Prime Minister , for petes sake, what more do you want ?
Oh , you want to be in power. The fact that he's an economist and you're a historian doesn't matter. You think a historian can do a better job, I see that now.
(Wikipedia link for Michael Ignatieff here)
So , who do you want to lead the country during this time of economic crisis ? An Economist (Conservatives) , a Historian (Liberals) , or a career politician ..er...holder of a degree in political science (the now absent Stephen Dion aka "The Carbon Tax Man"). Or perhaps the Bloc who would like to break the country apart ?
Drop me a line and let me know.
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Hmm... pro human rights but not too far in the human rights camp he has his disagreements with them , in favor of the war in Iraq / Afghanistan but thinks the Americans got it wrong (too much corruption not enough fighting) , it's a pity he's a liberal because I think I agree with the rest of whats listed in his bio.
And who are these "most vulnerable" ? It doesn't say. He just drops the phrase in and walks away from it , like it was a dead fish or something.
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff says the Conservative budget expected at the end of next month should include help for "the most vulnerable," as well as tax breaks for entrepreneurs, to pull the country out of a recession.
But he's really quite enthusiastic about the whole GIVE BIG BUSINESS MONEY thing. He just bowls us over with it.
He also called for more investment in infrastructure, as well as new funds for affordable housing and job training. The government will unveil the federal budget near the end of January, and Conservatives have met with opposition officials to discuss the fiscal document.
And who's going to be building those roads and sewers ? Some big business.
And who's going to be building those affordable housing ? Some big business.
And who's going to be providing that job training ? Some big business.
When questioned on whether he would opt to vote down the Harper government after the budget is tabled, Ignatieff reaffirmed his earlier commitment to wait until he knows the contents of the document before making a decision
You just admitted you met with the Conservatives to discuss the document. Now you're saying you don't know whats in it. Make up your mind.
He would only say that a Liberal-NDP coalition, supported by the Bloc Quebecois, is a viable alternative for Canadians, "if the Harper government continues its record of failure on economic leadership."
Loosely translated "If they continue to do things their way and not ours". Economic Leadership my left (ahem) ! What the heck does that mean? A made up phrase to make you think the Conservatives are doing something naughty. They got an Economist for Prime Minister , for petes sake, what more do you want ?
Oh , you want to be in power. The fact that he's an economist and you're a historian doesn't matter. You think a historian can do a better job, I see that now.
(Wikipedia link for Michael Ignatieff here)
So , who do you want to lead the country during this time of economic crisis ? An Economist (Conservatives) , a Historian (Liberals) , or a career politician ..er...holder of a degree in political science (the now absent Stephen Dion aka "The Carbon Tax Man"). Or perhaps the Bloc who would like to break the country apart ?
Drop me a line and let me know.
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Hmm... pro human rights but not too far in the human rights camp he has his disagreements with them , in favor of the war in Iraq / Afghanistan but thinks the Americans got it wrong (too much corruption not enough fighting) , it's a pity he's a liberal because I think I agree with the rest of whats listed in his bio.
One Down , 11 to go
Liberals oust Ontario MP for supporting budget
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has expelled former cabinet minister Joe Comuzzi from the party’s caucus because he plans to support the Conservative government’s budget. “He’s not anymore part of the caucus,” Dion said Wednesday after a caucus meeting. He said he had spoken with the Thunder Bay, Ont., MP who confirmed he would vote for the budget.
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has expelled former cabinet minister Joe Comuzzi from the party’s caucus because he plans to support the Conservative government’s budget. “He’s not anymore part of the caucus,” Dion said Wednesday after a caucus meeting. He said he had spoken with the Thunder Bay, Ont., MP who confirmed he would vote for the budget.
Only 11 people need join the Conservatives and they have a majority. Well...10 now. *grins*
leaving the Liberals with 100 MPs, the Conservatives with 125, the Bloc Québécois with 50 and the New Democrats with 29
(also 2 independents 2 empty seats)
Hmm...those arn't the numbers I remember. That would indicate the Conservatives need 27 seats , not 11 . Google search time.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/partystandings/standings-E.htm
143 Conservative
77 Liberal
49 Bloc
37 NDP
02 Independant
00 Vacencies
wow...how old are those numbers from that blog ?
308 seats = 155 needed for majority. Conservatives need 12. Close enough , assuming an election occured somewhere along the line I didn't know about.
It is amusing though. Thank you Dion ! You took the Liberals from 100 seats to 77. Very impressive ! Oh , and the NDP were the second place winners , picking up 8 seats while everyone else but the conservatives lost (conservatives picked up a whopping huge 43 seats ... assuming those blog numbers are pre-election)
Please stay on Dion ! We love you ! *laughter* we love you sinking the opposition , that is ! Go Dion Go !!!
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has expelled former cabinet minister Joe Comuzzi from the party’s caucus because he plans to support the Conservative government’s budget. “He’s not anymore part of the caucus,” Dion said Wednesday after a caucus meeting. He said he had spoken with the Thunder Bay, Ont., MP who confirmed he would vote for the budget.
Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion has expelled former cabinet minister Joe Comuzzi from the party’s caucus because he plans to support the Conservative government’s budget. “He’s not anymore part of the caucus,” Dion said Wednesday after a caucus meeting. He said he had spoken with the Thunder Bay, Ont., MP who confirmed he would vote for the budget.
Only 11 people need join the Conservatives and they have a majority. Well...10 now. *grins*
leaving the Liberals with 100 MPs, the Conservatives with 125, the Bloc Québécois with 50 and the New Democrats with 29
(also 2 independents 2 empty seats)
Hmm...those arn't the numbers I remember. That would indicate the Conservatives need 27 seats , not 11 . Google search time.
http://www.parl.gc.ca/information/about/process/house/partystandings/standings-E.htm
143 Conservative
77 Liberal
49 Bloc
37 NDP
02 Independant
00 Vacencies
wow...how old are those numbers from that blog ?
308 seats = 155 needed for majority. Conservatives need 12. Close enough , assuming an election occured somewhere along the line I didn't know about.
It is amusing though. Thank you Dion ! You took the Liberals from 100 seats to 77. Very impressive ! Oh , and the NDP were the second place winners , picking up 8 seats while everyone else but the conservatives lost (conservatives picked up a whopping huge 43 seats ... assuming those blog numbers are pre-election)
Please stay on Dion ! We love you ! *laughter* we love you sinking the opposition , that is ! Go Dion Go !!!
NR: City requests federal Labour minister to order ATU Local 279 vote
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Ottawa – Today, the City has written to the Minister of Labour, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, to order the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 279 to put the City’s latest contract offer to a vote of the union’s membership.
Under the Canada Labour Code, section 108.1 the Minister may call and monitor a vote by the union’s members of the City’s last offer.
This is a blow to unions everywhere. Not because of the Cities actions in forcing a vote, but because if the vote actually succeeds, then it means the Union which purports to represent it's members , in fact does not. They have failed to do their jobs, and they should hang their heads in shame and resign.
But they won't. Of course not.
Ottawa – Today, the City has written to the Minister of Labour, the Honourable Rona Ambrose, to order the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 279 to put the City’s latest contract offer to a vote of the union’s membership.
Under the Canada Labour Code, section 108.1 the Minister may call and monitor a vote by the union’s members of the City’s last offer.
This is a blow to unions everywhere. Not because of the Cities actions in forcing a vote, but because if the vote actually succeeds, then it means the Union which purports to represent it's members , in fact does not. They have failed to do their jobs, and they should hang their heads in shame and resign.
But they won't. Of course not.
INDIANA JONES 4 FIRST REVIEW
One of the more interesting things you can do on the net is to find a review of a movie you already own. What is the point of doing that , you may ask ? Well , if you think the movie was hot stuff and can't imagine anyone saying anything bad about it , but the reviewers piddle all over it , it tells you something about the reviewing process , doesn't it ? And how much you should pay attention to them.
I loved Indiana Jones 4. The reviewers hated it.
Just like I loved the first two mummies movies and now I'm finding out there's a third one out but the reviewers hate it. Well ... if this is the kind of thing they hate .. I guess I better go get myself a copy.
Enough said.
I loved Indiana Jones 4. The reviewers hated it.
Just like I loved the first two mummies movies and now I'm finding out there's a third one out but the reviewers hate it. Well ... if this is the kind of thing they hate .. I guess I better go get myself a copy.
Enough said.
Users report 30GB Zunes seizing up
Article
Some users reported the problem happened at exactly midnight PST, at the very beginning of the last day of the year. That timing led some wags to call the problem Z2K after the Y2K problem that was widely feared to cripple the computing industry when computer clocks moved from 1999 to 2000.
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I just want to get up and go listen to my music. Listening to music is about the last thing I do with my Zune. I always have to reinstall, download new firmware, or wait for the slow software to catch up. Now this? I want to throw it away and never look back."
The wonderful Microsoft Zune , going to rule the world of MP3 Players.
I have a zen stone. It was under 50$ brand new, it doesn't do updates from the web, it doesn't have Digital Rights Management that shut you down if you don't pay your subscription fee, it doesn't get new software from the web to do the same old job as always.
This is my main gripe with "automatic updates". If it works , why are you updating anything ? It's just control, thats all. Some big corperation has reserved the right to shut you down if they think they can make a buck over it. And if they mess up , that shuts you down too.
Give me a generic mp3 player anytime , and forget this "automatic update" stuff. I neither need it nor want it. Not for my mp3 player, not for my windows box, and not even for my Linux box. I always turn that stuff off.
Some users reported the problem happened at exactly midnight PST, at the very beginning of the last day of the year. That timing led some wags to call the problem Z2K after the Y2K problem that was widely feared to cripple the computing industry when computer clocks moved from 1999 to 2000.
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I just want to get up and go listen to my music. Listening to music is about the last thing I do with my Zune. I always have to reinstall, download new firmware, or wait for the slow software to catch up. Now this? I want to throw it away and never look back."
The wonderful Microsoft Zune , going to rule the world of MP3 Players.
I have a zen stone. It was under 50$ brand new, it doesn't do updates from the web, it doesn't have Digital Rights Management that shut you down if you don't pay your subscription fee, it doesn't get new software from the web to do the same old job as always.
This is my main gripe with "automatic updates". If it works , why are you updating anything ? It's just control, thats all. Some big corperation has reserved the right to shut you down if they think they can make a buck over it. And if they mess up , that shuts you down too.
Give me a generic mp3 player anytime , and forget this "automatic update" stuff. I neither need it nor want it. Not for my mp3 player, not for my windows box, and not even for my Linux box. I always turn that stuff off.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Palestinians in Canada condemn Israeli attacks in Gaza
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Palestinian-Canadians and their supporters held demonstrations in several cities Sunday in protest against Israeli air strikes aimed at security compounds in the Gaza Strip.
They rallied in downtown Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.
Carrying flags and signs reading "Save Gaza," protesters gathered outside Ottawa City Hall, calling for an end to the violence.
But not a single word against the Hamas for killing Israeli's with rocket attacks. Not a hint that they even think those rocket attacks are bad ? and this etho's the Hamas have to wipe the Israeli's out , no protest against that either ?
Send these protesters to Palistine where they belong , and revoke their Canadian Citizen ship. You wanna take sides and say "sc..w you" to one side and not the other ? Go fight that war, and leave us alone. We don't need your lopsided murderous propaganda in this country.
If you can't live in peace, then go home, Radical Islamics. Go home.
Palestinian-Canadians and their supporters held demonstrations in several cities Sunday in protest against Israeli air strikes aimed at security compounds in the Gaza Strip.
They rallied in downtown Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto.
Carrying flags and signs reading "Save Gaza," protesters gathered outside Ottawa City Hall, calling for an end to the violence.
But not a single word against the Hamas for killing Israeli's with rocket attacks. Not a hint that they even think those rocket attacks are bad ? and this etho's the Hamas have to wipe the Israeli's out , no protest against that either ?
Send these protesters to Palistine where they belong , and revoke their Canadian Citizen ship. You wanna take sides and say "sc..w you" to one side and not the other ? Go fight that war, and leave us alone. We don't need your lopsided murderous propaganda in this country.
If you can't live in peace, then go home, Radical Islamics. Go home.
Chrome Sucks
7 Top Tips and Resources for Google Chrome
Google introduced the beta version of its open source Chrome browser nearly two months ago, and issued its third update to the beta yesterday. (The update pushes to you automatically if you're running Chrome.)
In an age where windows updates (and anti-virus updates, it's happened a few times) routinely break your computer and send you off to the repair shop for big bucks , and they don't reimburse you for this , in an age where windows updates do more to enforce their vender lock and strangle the competition than to improve their product or plug security holes (most "security holes" are infact an excuse to make some competitors package stop running on windows, duel booting linux comes to mind) ...
You have the gall to start another product with "automatic updates" on it that goes berserk and does whatever the heck it likes and the average user is simply stuck with whatever you , the big business , thinks is best for *YOUR* profit line and you don't give a rats behind about the actual user ?
And make no mistake about it , that is EXACTLY what this big business called Google is thinking.
Dump the thing in the trash can and move on.
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I know of a couple of programs that can download arbitrary code, a catch phrase meaning they download any program they like and do anything they like to your system, always to their benifit and your detriment. Most virus scanners flag these programs as hostile and neutrilize them , but they always seem to miss a few.
Specifically ....
Windows with live update on
Any anti-virus program with automatic updates turned on
Google Chrome
Any program at all with automatic updates turned on
I run my system, not your turkeys ! And it runs just fine with automatic updates turned off. I have no virii , no trojens , no slow downs, and I monitor things with netstat every now and then and there are no weird connections apearing at random.
You guys are just not trustworthy. Period.
Google introduced the beta version of its open source Chrome browser nearly two months ago, and issued its third update to the beta yesterday. (The update pushes to you automatically if you're running Chrome.)
In an age where windows updates (and anti-virus updates, it's happened a few times) routinely break your computer and send you off to the repair shop for big bucks , and they don't reimburse you for this , in an age where windows updates do more to enforce their vender lock and strangle the competition than to improve their product or plug security holes (most "security holes" are infact an excuse to make some competitors package stop running on windows, duel booting linux comes to mind) ...
You have the gall to start another product with "automatic updates" on it that goes berserk and does whatever the heck it likes and the average user is simply stuck with whatever you , the big business , thinks is best for *YOUR* profit line and you don't give a rats behind about the actual user ?
And make no mistake about it , that is EXACTLY what this big business called Google is thinking.
Dump the thing in the trash can and move on.
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I know of a couple of programs that can download arbitrary code, a catch phrase meaning they download any program they like and do anything they like to your system, always to their benifit and your detriment. Most virus scanners flag these programs as hostile and neutrilize them , but they always seem to miss a few.
Specifically ....
Windows with live update on
Any anti-virus program with automatic updates turned on
Google Chrome
Any program at all with automatic updates turned on
I run my system, not your turkeys ! And it runs just fine with automatic updates turned off. I have no virii , no trojens , no slow downs, and I monitor things with netstat every now and then and there are no weird connections apearing at random.
You guys are just not trustworthy. Period.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Gaza near to collapse as Israel tightens grip, says bank
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Israel's blockade of Gaza is pushing the territory to the brink of collapse and fuelling the growth of a black money market controlled by Hamas, the World Bank warned yesterday.
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There is also a worry that Hamas, with its dominant militant and bureaucratic control of Gaza, will begin to replace the shekel with US dollars, which are more easily obtained, to smuggle through the tunnels from Egypt in the south.
A capitalistic endeavor concearned greatly with money and not much else (a bank) is worried that Gaza might slip the hook and use USA money directly and cut them out of the loop. And ...so what ?
. Since the end of the truce, daily clashes have resumed, with Israel launching air strikes on Palestinian rocket-launching teams and Palestinian fighters firing makeshift rockets and mortars at neighbouring Israeli towns.
Thank you for telling us you're a corrupt and dishonest newspaper by implying that the Gaza strip actually stopped firing at Israel during the truce. Truth is they were firing makeshift rockets the whole time. Some truce. Ok , now we know your word is mud. You may proceed.
Israel has been unable to find a lasting military solution to years of rocket fire from Gaza, and a series of reports from the World Bank suggests its policy of blockading the coastal area to break Hamas's control has not only failed but is now jeopardising the US-backed Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
The US-backed Palestinian Authority has not brought true peace to Israel. Through out it's entire reign , the rockets on Israel kept falling. This organization has squandered a lot of dough and brought nothing for it. Let it die.
There can be no lasting peace for Israel. Why ? Because the Islamics openly declare they want the whole world and they're just starting with Israel. And the whole world (or at least the west) has decided, "yeah , we'll just check mate them right here and keep the conflict contained instead of spreading it".
And so the west milks out those hostile to it's very existance before they can reach their shores. Good job people. It's working great so far.
Israel's blockade of Gaza is pushing the territory to the brink of collapse and fuelling the growth of a black money market controlled by Hamas, the World Bank warned yesterday.
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There is also a worry that Hamas, with its dominant militant and bureaucratic control of Gaza, will begin to replace the shekel with US dollars, which are more easily obtained, to smuggle through the tunnels from Egypt in the south.
A capitalistic endeavor concearned greatly with money and not much else (a bank) is worried that Gaza might slip the hook and use USA money directly and cut them out of the loop. And ...so what ?
. Since the end of the truce, daily clashes have resumed, with Israel launching air strikes on Palestinian rocket-launching teams and Palestinian fighters firing makeshift rockets and mortars at neighbouring Israeli towns.
Thank you for telling us you're a corrupt and dishonest newspaper by implying that the Gaza strip actually stopped firing at Israel during the truce. Truth is they were firing makeshift rockets the whole time. Some truce. Ok , now we know your word is mud. You may proceed.
Israel has been unable to find a lasting military solution to years of rocket fire from Gaza, and a series of reports from the World Bank suggests its policy of blockading the coastal area to break Hamas's control has not only failed but is now jeopardising the US-backed Palestinian Authority in the West Bank.
The US-backed Palestinian Authority has not brought true peace to Israel. Through out it's entire reign , the rockets on Israel kept falling. This organization has squandered a lot of dough and brought nothing for it. Let it die.
There can be no lasting peace for Israel. Why ? Because the Islamics openly declare they want the whole world and they're just starting with Israel. And the whole world (or at least the west) has decided, "yeah , we'll just check mate them right here and keep the conflict contained instead of spreading it".
And so the west milks out those hostile to it's very existance before they can reach their shores. Good job people. It's working great so far.
I'm a doctor so my religion is worth more than yours
Rule aims to protect health providers' right of conscience
Christiansen, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is opposed to abortion. A medical consultant for a pregnancy resource center in Frederick, Maryland, she has never performed an abortion and has never referred a patient to an abortion clinic.
Yep yep yep. Doctor knows best. And when youre a doctor and a religious fruit cake , its OK to push your religion on people who don't believe in it and simply not give them certain options that they would happily take that you are against on religious principles.
A new federal regulation is aimed at protecting the rights of health-care providers like Christiansen who refuse to participate in a procedure such as abortion because of their moral or religious beliefs.
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"Doctors and other health-care providers should not be forced to choose between good professional standing and violating their conscience," said Mike Leavitt, head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Yes. They should be able to impose their religious beliefs on others. What a cool idea.
How about this for a rule ? Pick one. Doctor or Priest. Not both. They are opposites.
Christiansen, an obstetrician and gynecologist, is opposed to abortion. A medical consultant for a pregnancy resource center in Frederick, Maryland, she has never performed an abortion and has never referred a patient to an abortion clinic.
Yep yep yep. Doctor knows best. And when youre a doctor and a religious fruit cake , its OK to push your religion on people who don't believe in it and simply not give them certain options that they would happily take that you are against on religious principles.
A new federal regulation is aimed at protecting the rights of health-care providers like Christiansen who refuse to participate in a procedure such as abortion because of their moral or religious beliefs.
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"Doctors and other health-care providers should not be forced to choose between good professional standing and violating their conscience," said Mike Leavitt, head of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Yes. They should be able to impose their religious beliefs on others. What a cool idea.
How about this for a rule ? Pick one. Doctor or Priest. Not both. They are opposites.
Saturday, December 20, 2008
CAW says it won't budge on compensation
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TORONTO/OTTAWA — The Canadian Auto Workers is saying no to any concessions on compensation as their employers await a rescue package in lockstep with the $17.4-billion (U.S.) lifeline extended in the United States to the Detroit Three car makers.
Union workers make about 28$ an hour. I know , you heard 70$ an hour , but thats what they cost including pension , health , and a wack of other stuff. They only actually receive 28$ / hour.
Which is 28x40x52 = $58 240 / year
For unskilled labor.
In comparison most unskilled labour pays 8$ / hour , or 8x40x52 = $16 640 / year
The union has decided it's refusing to take a pay cut. It wants it's 28$ / hour. For tightening a few screws and doing a job they train you to do in a few hours or a day or two.
My job requires at least a certificate , if not a diploma , in computers , and three weeks training, and pays less than half that.
And by the way , I don't drive a car because I can't afford a years salary for a hunk of junk I'll have to replace every third year because these ass wipes feel they need to be paid double the average canadians wages for making rolling pieces of garbage that pollute the heck out of everyone , when smaller lighter electic cars that go no faster than 30 mph would do most people just fine.
But the big three has bribed everyone to insure that doesn't happen. No such car is permitted to pass the "safety standards" , and if they do , those standards are changed. They must maintain their monopoly and drown out any competition before they can even get started, it's just Good Business.
I vote we let them all go belly up.
Oh , I dont' get a vote. The big three have bribed our politicians into forking over my hard earned cash for something I don't want. I have been disenfranchised.
And I resent it.
TORONTO/OTTAWA — The Canadian Auto Workers is saying no to any concessions on compensation as their employers await a rescue package in lockstep with the $17.4-billion (U.S.) lifeline extended in the United States to the Detroit Three car makers.
Union workers make about 28$ an hour. I know , you heard 70$ an hour , but thats what they cost including pension , health , and a wack of other stuff. They only actually receive 28$ / hour.
Which is 28x40x52 = $58 240 / year
For unskilled labor.
In comparison most unskilled labour pays 8$ / hour , or 8x40x52 = $16 640 / year
The union has decided it's refusing to take a pay cut. It wants it's 28$ / hour. For tightening a few screws and doing a job they train you to do in a few hours or a day or two.
My job requires at least a certificate , if not a diploma , in computers , and three weeks training, and pays less than half that.
And by the way , I don't drive a car because I can't afford a years salary for a hunk of junk I'll have to replace every third year because these ass wipes feel they need to be paid double the average canadians wages for making rolling pieces of garbage that pollute the heck out of everyone , when smaller lighter electic cars that go no faster than 30 mph would do most people just fine.
But the big three has bribed everyone to insure that doesn't happen. No such car is permitted to pass the "safety standards" , and if they do , those standards are changed. They must maintain their monopoly and drown out any competition before they can even get started, it's just Good Business.
I vote we let them all go belly up.
Oh , I dont' get a vote. The big three have bribed our politicians into forking over my hard earned cash for something I don't want. I have been disenfranchised.
And I resent it.
Friday, December 19, 2008
Expert Village
Test Video : Sword Play
Expert Village. free online video's to learn ..almost anything.
I'm trying to write a novel , main charactar knows swordcraft. Would help if I knew just a little , don't you think ? Cool.
Blocking With a Broad Sword -- powered by ExpertVillage.com
Yeah , does a lot more than swords. I saw pottery tutorials and tarot cards as well. Looks like tons of them on many many catagories.
Expert Village. free online video's to learn ..almost anything.
I'm trying to write a novel , main charactar knows swordcraft. Would help if I knew just a little , don't you think ? Cool.
Blocking With a Broad Sword -- powered by ExpertVillage.com
Yeah , does a lot more than swords. I saw pottery tutorials and tarot cards as well. Looks like tons of them on many many catagories.
Big Business Does a Poll
Ignatieff, Harper virtually tied in poll
OTTAWA–Newly appointed Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff is in a virtual tie with Prime Minister Stephen Harper as the person Canadians think would be the best to lead the country, a new poll exclusive to the Star reveals.
Yeah , we paid these pollsters to do a poll for us , we're a Big Business. And it said something we like, so we're gonna write a news article about it. But ...it's our poll .. we don't let no one else look too close at it, we only publish it if we like it , we threaten these guys never to go to them again if they don't give us a poll we like ... not that we're corrupting them or anything. But if we dont' like what we see we're never giving them a dime again, you do understand that don't you ?
And wow... this poll says the pro business liberals are saints, they're going to win win win ...
What a surprise.
Maybe not.
Too Late for Liberal Propaganda
Can we police Canadian content on the Internet?
"For us at the CRTC, the guiding principle in our approach to new media will be exactly the same one that we have followed in our approach to the traditional media: to regulate as effectively as we can to further the two primary goals of the Broadcasting Act – Canadian content and full access to the system for all Canadians," he said.
We wanna control the internet like we control TV !!!
Well , what are the major attributes of TV ?
One. It's full of commercials.
Two. It's a big business. Little guys are forced out.
Three. The Liberal Party is the pro-big business party. When every news show pillers liberals as saints and anyone else as devils, this cannot be ignored.
Four . User provided content does not exist. This is interesting because private individuals are the primary support base of the Conservatives, and they generally do not like the Liberals.
Five . Currently , the young do not watch TV. They're on the internet. This is important because the young are the primary support base of the Liberals.
Six. Older folk are the ones watching TV , and the majority of them are pro-conservative and have long memories of the pro business liberals breaking promises and lying frequently. (Trudeau and Crentian and the Little Red Book of liberal promises are still fresh in their minds)
All of this adds up to a very interesting picture. A picture where TV sends propaganda to the wrong demographic, it's lying to the people who don't believe them and have heard all of this before. But the people they do want to reach ... are on the internet.
Lets control the internet and make it like TV , make it a big business , so we can now send our propaganda to the target demographic that supports us and ram it down their throats and shut down all that conservative crud that we hate , yeah yeah , lets do that !!!
And so our toothless tiger of a CRTC that can't stop big business from doing anything (CRTC says if you ask to have internet blocked on your cell phone the provider has to comply , but when I ask bell to turn off the internet on my phone they totally and completely refuse) will now be given teeth by the Liberals to get rid of non canadian content and spam canadians with their propaganda , again. And go back to where they were in charge of the situation.
I personally think they are too late. The Winds of Change have already blown , and they are already left behind. You need to get into power to pull this stunt, but they are out and have no way to get back. Another election is very very risky , they lost seats on the last one and if they lose 11 more seats they face a conservative majority , they are SHUT DOWN .
And sooner or later, an election is inevitable.
"For us at the CRTC, the guiding principle in our approach to new media will be exactly the same one that we have followed in our approach to the traditional media: to regulate as effectively as we can to further the two primary goals of the Broadcasting Act – Canadian content and full access to the system for all Canadians," he said.
We wanna control the internet like we control TV !!!
Well , what are the major attributes of TV ?
One. It's full of commercials.
Two. It's a big business. Little guys are forced out.
Three. The Liberal Party is the pro-big business party. When every news show pillers liberals as saints and anyone else as devils, this cannot be ignored.
Four . User provided content does not exist. This is interesting because private individuals are the primary support base of the Conservatives, and they generally do not like the Liberals.
Five . Currently , the young do not watch TV. They're on the internet. This is important because the young are the primary support base of the Liberals.
Six. Older folk are the ones watching TV , and the majority of them are pro-conservative and have long memories of the pro business liberals breaking promises and lying frequently. (Trudeau and Crentian and the Little Red Book of liberal promises are still fresh in their minds)
All of this adds up to a very interesting picture. A picture where TV sends propaganda to the wrong demographic, it's lying to the people who don't believe them and have heard all of this before. But the people they do want to reach ... are on the internet.
Lets control the internet and make it like TV , make it a big business , so we can now send our propaganda to the target demographic that supports us and ram it down their throats and shut down all that conservative crud that we hate , yeah yeah , lets do that !!!
And so our toothless tiger of a CRTC that can't stop big business from doing anything (CRTC says if you ask to have internet blocked on your cell phone the provider has to comply , but when I ask bell to turn off the internet on my phone they totally and completely refuse) will now be given teeth by the Liberals to get rid of non canadian content and spam canadians with their propaganda , again. And go back to where they were in charge of the situation.
I personally think they are too late. The Winds of Change have already blown , and they are already left behind. You need to get into power to pull this stunt, but they are out and have no way to get back. Another election is very very risky , they lost seats on the last one and if they lose 11 more seats they face a conservative majority , they are SHUT DOWN .
And sooner or later, an election is inevitable.
Take the Money And Run
June 3 2008 : GM to close Oshawa plant
Canadian Feds Discuss GM Bailout
Federal government, Ontario agree on $3.3B auto bailout package
General Motors Corp. said on Tuesday it will shut down its pickup truck factory in Oshawa, Ont., and review whether to sell its Hummer brand as part of a sweeping strategic shift into cars as climbing gasoline prices kills demand for big passenger vehicles in North America.
That was june 3. They closed the plants.
Flaherty opened the newsday by announcing a $250m bailout of GM Canada. Except he didn`t call it a bailout. CBC reports the Flaherty will make money– set aside under an "environmental investment fund"– available to GM to help it pursue green technology.(june 5)
After they got a quarter BILLION dollars.
And now they're back for seven times that amount. 3.3 BILLION from Canada. Total is 3.5 billion this year only.
In exchange for which ... the plants are closed. Permanently. They're not coming back. GM itself issued a statement saying such.
But it acknowledged its overall footprint in Canada may shrink. GM said it may eventually be forced to repay some of the $435-million in financial assistance it has received from the Ontario and federal governments over the past several years if it breaches conditions on maintaining employment required by those agreements. Dalton McGuinty, the Ontario premier, said an initial reading of GM's position by his officials suggest some payback will be required. (jun 3)
ok. We'll give you some of that back , as little as we can , and we'll take 3.3 billion more.
This is what happens under a liberal government, a government that happily accepts donations from big business. Big Business rules the rooste, takes all your tax paying money , and plicks off and you never get a dime back.
Thats what the liberals are all about.
Bush announces auto rescue
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Bush announced a rescue plan for General Motors and Chrysler LLC Friday morning that will make $13.4 billion in federal loans available almost immediately.
A senior administration official briefing reporters said he expects that GM (GM, Fortune 500) and Chrysler LLC will be signing the loan papers to access the cash later Friday morning.
The money will come from the $700 billion fund set aside to bailout Wall Street firms and banks in October.
Yeah , you know that money that Congress put aside to help banks and banks only ? The one thats costing every american man woman and child 23 000$ ? Yeah , the Big Three are getting a piece of the action. And they're not banks. And thats not what Congress voted for.
The terms of the loan are similar to those set in the auto bailout legislation that was passed by the House last week but was shot down in the Senate.
In fact, Congress voted against doing this. So good old Bush decided to do it anyways , and misappropriated some money that he was in charge of. Some BILLIONS of money that he was in charge of , to do something Congress said no to.
It's the american way.
And now those canadian dorks will kick in an extra few BILLION dollars that was contingent on the Americans giving the big three money , so we're out of pocket as well as the americans.
Ok , you got your money. Check should clear in a few days, then you can close all the factories and run for the border. Be seeing you , have fun, don't spend it all in one place. And remember , Buy Canadian ....thats where a few billion of the cash came from , after all.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- President Bush announced a rescue plan for General Motors and Chrysler LLC Friday morning that will make $13.4 billion in federal loans available almost immediately.
A senior administration official briefing reporters said he expects that GM (GM, Fortune 500) and Chrysler LLC will be signing the loan papers to access the cash later Friday morning.
The money will come from the $700 billion fund set aside to bailout Wall Street firms and banks in October.
Yeah , you know that money that Congress put aside to help banks and banks only ? The one thats costing every american man woman and child 23 000$ ? Yeah , the Big Three are getting a piece of the action. And they're not banks. And thats not what Congress voted for.
The terms of the loan are similar to those set in the auto bailout legislation that was passed by the House last week but was shot down in the Senate.
In fact, Congress voted against doing this. So good old Bush decided to do it anyways , and misappropriated some money that he was in charge of. Some BILLIONS of money that he was in charge of , to do something Congress said no to.
It's the american way.
And now those canadian dorks will kick in an extra few BILLION dollars that was contingent on the Americans giving the big three money , so we're out of pocket as well as the americans.
Ok , you got your money. Check should clear in a few days, then you can close all the factories and run for the border. Be seeing you , have fun, don't spend it all in one place. And remember , Buy Canadian ....thats where a few billion of the cash came from , after all.
Shoe-thrower sorry for 'ugly act'
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An Iraqi journalist arrested after throwing his shoes at George Bush, the US president, has reportedly sent a letter to the Iraqi prime minister to apologise for the incident and seek a pardon.
Yeah , much as I think the shoe thrower is getting what he deserves , there is little doubt he got the (ahem) beaten out of him , and any letter written by him ranks right down there with a signed confession by someone covered in bruises with the caste on his arm and bandage on his head and everything. Obviously it was coerced and should be ignored.
And just as obviously any western nation would have at most picked him up on some flimsy charge for a few days until the president left and then released him , but now I'm reading in this article somethign about a possible 15 year sentence.
Gimme a break. He threw some shoes, not a grenade.
I think Iraq has a way to go yet before democracy takes hold there.
An Iraqi journalist arrested after throwing his shoes at George Bush, the US president, has reportedly sent a letter to the Iraqi prime minister to apologise for the incident and seek a pardon.
Yeah , much as I think the shoe thrower is getting what he deserves , there is little doubt he got the (ahem) beaten out of him , and any letter written by him ranks right down there with a signed confession by someone covered in bruises with the caste on his arm and bandage on his head and everything. Obviously it was coerced and should be ignored.
And just as obviously any western nation would have at most picked him up on some flimsy charge for a few days until the president left and then released him , but now I'm reading in this article somethign about a possible 15 year sentence.
Gimme a break. He threw some shoes, not a grenade.
I think Iraq has a way to go yet before democracy takes hold there.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Giving a Darn
Umm , ok. Found this funny pic thought I'd share it with you. What does it have to do with ottawa , politics , or anything like that ? Not a dang thing. But I like it none the less.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
582,000 Canadian jobs would be lost with collapse of Big Three: report
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Canada would lose 582,000 jobs within five years if the Big Three automakers completely shut down, according to a report prepared for the Ontario Manufacturing Council, an advisory panel of industry and labour representatives.
Half a million jobs will be lost , says the mouthpiece of the Big Three , which is paid to convince the government to GIVE THEM MONEY !!!! and is just about as biased a source of information as can possibly exist given that Pravda was finally shut down over in russia a while back.
Effects on employment would be felt right away, the report states, with Canada losing 323,000 jobs if production ceased immediately, and 281,800 in Ontario alone, the report forecasts. Those figures would climb in five years to 582,000 jobs nationally in 2014, 517,000 of those in Ontario.
And these people will be out of work forever ! According to this report it is impossible that they will find jobs elsewhere when their current employment dries up ! That is not part of the equation !
Nor is it mentioned the typical Big Three policy of taking the money and running. Meaning that these jobs are lost ANYWAYS , we just want to take you for one more ride for as much as we can before we clear out of here and dump those useless workers producing cars no one wants on you anyways !
The depreciation of the Canadian dollar, lower interest rates and lower production costs would eventually help the economy to partially recover, but the loss of the Detroit Three would leave a permanent dent in Canada's economy in terms of jobs and output, the document says.
No "dent" in any economy is permanent. People find other jobs, other places to buy cars, new factories producing cheaper, smaller stuff opens up, stuff like that. I know I know, mentioning such things is contrary to the whole GIVE US MONEY !!! philosophy of the big three, but it's true though. Trust me.
"This report says that Canada is better off providing life-support to GM and Chrysler, because the demise of auto in Canada is the economic equivalent of a nuclear freeze, with catastrophic effects that would knock us into a deep recession," said Ontario Economic Development Minister Michael Bryant.
Of course it says that. The Big Three would not have published it had it not said so, they would have kept it really , really quite, and started looking around for other reports.
And of course Michael Bryant is a liberal , one of the pro-business give them whatever they want keep the money flowing to us kind of guy. I knew that before I even googled it. (Link provided). You just had to listen to the "give big business money" attitude to know that. Google merely confirmed it.
Canada would lose 582,000 jobs within five years if the Big Three automakers completely shut down, according to a report prepared for the Ontario Manufacturing Council, an advisory panel of industry and labour representatives.
Half a million jobs will be lost , says the mouthpiece of the Big Three , which is paid to convince the government to GIVE THEM MONEY !!!! and is just about as biased a source of information as can possibly exist given that Pravda was finally shut down over in russia a while back.
Effects on employment would be felt right away, the report states, with Canada losing 323,000 jobs if production ceased immediately, and 281,800 in Ontario alone, the report forecasts. Those figures would climb in five years to 582,000 jobs nationally in 2014, 517,000 of those in Ontario.
And these people will be out of work forever ! According to this report it is impossible that they will find jobs elsewhere when their current employment dries up ! That is not part of the equation !
Nor is it mentioned the typical Big Three policy of taking the money and running. Meaning that these jobs are lost ANYWAYS , we just want to take you for one more ride for as much as we can before we clear out of here and dump those useless workers producing cars no one wants on you anyways !
The depreciation of the Canadian dollar, lower interest rates and lower production costs would eventually help the economy to partially recover, but the loss of the Detroit Three would leave a permanent dent in Canada's economy in terms of jobs and output, the document says.
No "dent" in any economy is permanent. People find other jobs, other places to buy cars, new factories producing cheaper, smaller stuff opens up, stuff like that. I know I know, mentioning such things is contrary to the whole GIVE US MONEY !!! philosophy of the big three, but it's true though. Trust me.
"This report says that Canada is better off providing life-support to GM and Chrysler, because the demise of auto in Canada is the economic equivalent of a nuclear freeze, with catastrophic effects that would knock us into a deep recession," said Ontario Economic Development Minister Michael Bryant.
Of course it says that. The Big Three would not have published it had it not said so, they would have kept it really , really quite, and started looking around for other reports.
And of course Michael Bryant is a liberal , one of the pro-business give them whatever they want keep the money flowing to us kind of guy. I knew that before I even googled it. (Link provided). You just had to listen to the "give big business money" attitude to know that. Google merely confirmed it.
Monday, December 15, 2008
GM slashing car, truck production
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General Motors will suspend much of its North American production in January as it cuts 250,000 vehicles from its first-quarter output.
The company's car plants in Oshawa, Ont., will close for January, plus the first week of February.
Stew Low, a GM Canada spokesman, said the company's Oshawa truck plant will be down beginning the first week of January and not go back into production until the middle of March.
A total of 20 GM plants across the continent will be shut down for all or part of January. A GM spokesperson said normal production for the quarter would be about 750,000 cars and trucks.
Now why were we going to give these guys a few billion dollars ?
Oh yeah ! So they wouldn't fire everyone and shut all that plants down , thats why !
The Big Three automakers have been seeking $6.8 billion in loans and credit lines from Ottawa and Ontario.
Ken Lewenza, the president of the CAW, called on governments in Canada to go ahead with a support package for the Canadian auto industry, conditional on a U.S. bailout getting done.
We're gonna fire all those people, and we STILL want a wack of money from you anyways !!!!
Put the money into unemployment insurance and let these guys dangle, if you want my opinion.
General Motors will suspend much of its North American production in January as it cuts 250,000 vehicles from its first-quarter output.
The company's car plants in Oshawa, Ont., will close for January, plus the first week of February.
Stew Low, a GM Canada spokesman, said the company's Oshawa truck plant will be down beginning the first week of January and not go back into production until the middle of March.
A total of 20 GM plants across the continent will be shut down for all or part of January. A GM spokesperson said normal production for the quarter would be about 750,000 cars and trucks.
Now why were we going to give these guys a few billion dollars ?
Oh yeah ! So they wouldn't fire everyone and shut all that plants down , thats why !
The Big Three automakers have been seeking $6.8 billion in loans and credit lines from Ottawa and Ontario.
Ken Lewenza, the president of the CAW, called on governments in Canada to go ahead with a support package for the Canadian auto industry, conditional on a U.S. bailout getting done.
We're gonna fire all those people, and we STILL want a wack of money from you anyways !!!!
Put the money into unemployment insurance and let these guys dangle, if you want my opinion.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Mounties will not be charged in B.C. taser death
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VANCOUVER/TORONTO — Four Mounties who used a taser to subdue Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski moments before he died of undisclosed injuries at Vancouver International Airport last year will not face criminal charges for their conduct, B.C.'s criminal justice branch announced Friday.
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Mr. Lowe says experts found the taser contributed to Mr. Dziekanski's stress, but was not the cause of death. Cardiac arrest was also found to have played a role.
Everyone remember that TV show Station 51 , pulling out the electro shock machine , putting the grease and the paddles to someone , shouting "CLEAR !" and zapping him , and the heart starts , and you save his life !
Yeah. Electricity obviously affects the heart. And equilly obviously this is well known or such machines woudln't exist.
"Cardiac arrest was also found to play a role" my left ass cheek ! You zapped him and gave him a heart attack is what happened, and you know it !
But the money is rolling in , and it's easier to sue everyone in sight and keep that money coming , they even sued an independent coroner and had him change his story on how someone died because it was bad for business !
These ass wipes need to be Tasered. Bad.
Just like this polish immigrant shown below. Hopefully with the same results.
VANCOUVER/TORONTO — Four Mounties who used a taser to subdue Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski moments before he died of undisclosed injuries at Vancouver International Airport last year will not face criminal charges for their conduct, B.C.'s criminal justice branch announced Friday.
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Mr. Lowe says experts found the taser contributed to Mr. Dziekanski's stress, but was not the cause of death. Cardiac arrest was also found to have played a role.
Everyone remember that TV show Station 51 , pulling out the electro shock machine , putting the grease and the paddles to someone , shouting "CLEAR !" and zapping him , and the heart starts , and you save his life !
Yeah. Electricity obviously affects the heart. And equilly obviously this is well known or such machines woudln't exist.
"Cardiac arrest was also found to play a role" my left ass cheek ! You zapped him and gave him a heart attack is what happened, and you know it !
But the money is rolling in , and it's easier to sue everyone in sight and keep that money coming , they even sued an independent coroner and had him change his story on how someone died because it was bad for business !
These ass wipes need to be Tasered. Bad.
Just like this polish immigrant shown below. Hopefully with the same results.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Harper to fill Senate vacancies before Christmas
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"This is quite shocking to fly in the face of the confidence motion on the table, that he would think that he could do any of these kinds of things," Ontario Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett said Thursday in Ottawa.
"He pulled the plug on his own government.… And this government has no money to spend now and yet he's going to appoint Senate seats. I mean, it's appalling. He has no moral authority to do anything."
Liberals do this all the time when they were in power.
"no Moral Authority" is the catch phrase for "I don't like what you're doing , but yes it's perfectly legal" by the way.
Harper has called for senators to be elected rather than appointed by the prime minister as is the current practice, or for the body to be abolished if changes can't be made.
"Now they say they need to have some people in the Senate, but what they're saying is that the people that they are going to appoint should support the idea of Senate reform," CBC's Margo McDiarmid reported from Ottawa.
So why is it the notion that "We're not a majority , we can't change the system , so we gotta live with the hand we're dealt" not occuring to anyone ? Because they're all big business. These TV stations, these news networks, they're all massive country spanning BIG BUSINESS, and the Liberals are the pro big business party and can do no wrong , and the Conservatives are the anti-big business party and can do no right and thats the way all these biased obviously self centered propaganda types that call themselves newsies that long ago stopped being newsies work the system.
Did you see that circus when the prime minister made his address a few days ago and Dion was an hour late with his presentation ? They spent half an hour running the prime minister into the ground and nit picking his every little action , while pillering Dion as a saint.
It was barely mentioned that it was inconvenient to them for Dion to be so late like this and waste their network time.
But they did mention some conspiracy theory that Harper was doing this on purpose because he wanted to get turfed from power because now was such a bad time with the bad economy and all , let someone else take the fall for it all ...
Neutrality and even handed reporting, checking with both sides on an issue. That gone now. It's not coming back. There's money on the table and these news corporations stand to gain or lose a metric tonne of it depending on who gets in power and who gets turfed. And so truth ... becomes disposable. And disposed of.
This is why I don't watch TV or read papers anymore.
"This is quite shocking to fly in the face of the confidence motion on the table, that he would think that he could do any of these kinds of things," Ontario Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett said Thursday in Ottawa.
"He pulled the plug on his own government.… And this government has no money to spend now and yet he's going to appoint Senate seats. I mean, it's appalling. He has no moral authority to do anything."
Liberals do this all the time when they were in power.
"no Moral Authority" is the catch phrase for "I don't like what you're doing , but yes it's perfectly legal" by the way.
Harper has called for senators to be elected rather than appointed by the prime minister as is the current practice, or for the body to be abolished if changes can't be made.
"Now they say they need to have some people in the Senate, but what they're saying is that the people that they are going to appoint should support the idea of Senate reform," CBC's Margo McDiarmid reported from Ottawa.
So why is it the notion that "We're not a majority , we can't change the system , so we gotta live with the hand we're dealt" not occuring to anyone ? Because they're all big business. These TV stations, these news networks, they're all massive country spanning BIG BUSINESS, and the Liberals are the pro big business party and can do no wrong , and the Conservatives are the anti-big business party and can do no right and thats the way all these biased obviously self centered propaganda types that call themselves newsies that long ago stopped being newsies work the system.
Did you see that circus when the prime minister made his address a few days ago and Dion was an hour late with his presentation ? They spent half an hour running the prime minister into the ground and nit picking his every little action , while pillering Dion as a saint.
It was barely mentioned that it was inconvenient to them for Dion to be so late like this and waste their network time.
But they did mention some conspiracy theory that Harper was doing this on purpose because he wanted to get turfed from power because now was such a bad time with the bad economy and all , let someone else take the fall for it all ...
Neutrality and even handed reporting, checking with both sides on an issue. That gone now. It's not coming back. There's money on the table and these news corporations stand to gain or lose a metric tonne of it depending on who gets in power and who gets turfed. And so truth ... becomes disposable. And disposed of.
This is why I don't watch TV or read papers anymore.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
RCMP to test some Tasers after CBC investigation
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In a series of CBC-commissioned tests on 41 stun guns, four of the units delivered significantly more current than Taser International says is possible. In some cases, the current was up to 50 per cent stronger than specified on the devices.
Thats just SHOCKING !
He he , ok ,it had to be said.
So I'm guessing that that polish immigrant in Vancouver got hit with a bad taser and it shut his heart down ?
Thats it. I'm starting a new billboard. How many Canadian Taser casualties vs how many people arrest for murder.
In a series of CBC-commissioned tests on 41 stun guns, four of the units delivered significantly more current than Taser International says is possible. In some cases, the current was up to 50 per cent stronger than specified on the devices.
Thats just SHOCKING !
He he , ok ,it had to be said.
So I'm guessing that that polish immigrant in Vancouver got hit with a bad taser and it shut his heart down ?
Thats it. I'm starting a new billboard. How many Canadian Taser casualties vs how many people arrest for murder.
Sisters Visit
My sister faithfully promised (herself more than anyone else) that she'd be down to ottawa before the snow flew to visit. And yeah , that little thing in october didn't count because it would melt soon anyways.
I think she's too late.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Illinois governor backs workers, will halt business with lender
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Bank of America says the company has walked away and ignored its obligation to the workers. But union leaders say that since the bank received $25 billion in taxpayer funds as part of the U.S. Treasury's efforts to stabilize the financial markets, it should step in where the company has failed.
"These people would be out on the street three weeks before Christmas with nothing," national union representative Mark Meinster said. "But what's happened here is workers have decided to stand up and say no, enough is enough. You got that big bailout -- you can make sure we get the money we're owed and say, 'No, enough is enough.' "
They did the same thing in Oshawa just this past summer, one of the big three car plants I forgot which. Threaten to close the plant, government coughs up some dough to keep it open , cash the check , then close the plant anyways.
It's just good business.
Well , it's bad government. This is the problem with bailing out private companies. you get diddly squat for your money. They take it and they run. The banks are taking that 700 billion and then they're laying off workers anyways, and ripping them for their severence pay on top of it. The automakers are closing plants and running. It's all so predictable.
Throw that money into unemployment insurance. At least you'll be guarenteed some fat cat isn't dipping into it to the tune of a million dollars A MONTH , which some of them do.
Don't bail out anyone. Throw it all on pogey and extend benifits to outlast the recession. Maybe ease the rules a little on part time work so you can hold down a one or two day a week job while you're on pogey and extend it that way too.
Why do I care about whats going on in america with the big three car deal ?
Because they want a few billion from ottawa as well. Same deal. Same companies. Same take the money and run attitude.
Bank of America says the company has walked away and ignored its obligation to the workers. But union leaders say that since the bank received $25 billion in taxpayer funds as part of the U.S. Treasury's efforts to stabilize the financial markets, it should step in where the company has failed.
"These people would be out on the street three weeks before Christmas with nothing," national union representative Mark Meinster said. "But what's happened here is workers have decided to stand up and say no, enough is enough. You got that big bailout -- you can make sure we get the money we're owed and say, 'No, enough is enough.' "
They did the same thing in Oshawa just this past summer, one of the big three car plants I forgot which. Threaten to close the plant, government coughs up some dough to keep it open , cash the check , then close the plant anyways.
It's just good business.
Well , it's bad government. This is the problem with bailing out private companies. you get diddly squat for your money. They take it and they run. The banks are taking that 700 billion and then they're laying off workers anyways, and ripping them for their severence pay on top of it. The automakers are closing plants and running. It's all so predictable.
Throw that money into unemployment insurance. At least you'll be guarenteed some fat cat isn't dipping into it to the tune of a million dollars A MONTH , which some of them do.
Don't bail out anyone. Throw it all on pogey and extend benifits to outlast the recession. Maybe ease the rules a little on part time work so you can hold down a one or two day a week job while you're on pogey and extend it that way too.
Why do I care about whats going on in america with the big three car deal ?
Because they want a few billion from ottawa as well. Same deal. Same companies. Same take the money and run attitude.
Auto Bailout Deal Appears to Be Likely by End of the Day
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So. every american tax payer and voter is saying DON'T BAIL THESE GUYS OUT ! LET THEM SINK LET THE BANKS SINK DON'T TAKE TWENTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM EACH AND EVERY SINGLE MAN WOMAN AND CHILD AND GIVE IT TO SOME BIG CORPORATIONS WHO'S EXECUTIVES MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS A *MONTH* !!!
But they're getting it anyways. They're all getting the cash anyways.
We're you still wondering who runs america ? The voter , or big business ?
Now you know.
So. every american tax payer and voter is saying DON'T BAIL THESE GUYS OUT ! LET THEM SINK LET THE BANKS SINK DON'T TAKE TWENTY THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM EACH AND EVERY SINGLE MAN WOMAN AND CHILD AND GIVE IT TO SOME BIG CORPORATIONS WHO'S EXECUTIVES MAKE A MILLION DOLLARS A *MONTH* !!!
But they're getting it anyways. They're all getting the cash anyways.
We're you still wondering who runs america ? The voter , or big business ?
Now you know.
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
PM dares Dion to face voters with coalition plan
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Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion of betraying Canadian voters with the proposed Liberal-NDP coalition to replace the Conservative minority government, saying Dion is "turning his back" on the results of the recent federal election.
Dion Reloaded !
Mr Tax And Spend gets ANOTHER shot at being prime minister.
Mr Tax and Spend gets ANOTHER shot at taxing Alberta's oil to death and spending the "green" money mostly on stuff that has nothing to do with polluting green house taxes and everything to do with giving companies that back the Liberal party more business.
So what do we have here ?
The Liberals , who are funded by and deeply support Big Business of all stripes.
The Do Gooder NDP'ers who actually didn't do such a bad job when they got to rule Ontario a few years back, maybe we won't pick on them too much, at least they were honest dealers.
And The Bloc Quebecois who want to break up the country and send quebec on it's way.
Umm... lots of people say breaking up the country is bad ... but how can getting rid of six million welfare bums that do nothing but suck the life out of the rest of the country be bad ? Maybe we should consider letting them go ? And locking the door behind them so they don't come back ?
Just an idea, just an idea.
Actually , this coalition isn't looking too bad.
Except for the part where such coalitions are highly unstable and we are seriously unlikely to see the 18 months the Bloc promised them. If the smallest member of the coalition , the Bloc , throws in the towel and allies itself with the conservatives .. guess what ?
Bloc or NDP rolls with the conservatives, Liberals are toast. Coalition falls apart and no one rolls with the conservatives , time for another election.
This is going to be , as the americans say , a Lame Duck of a parliment , and I seriously doubt much will get done.
So you gotta wonder ,what brought this on anyways ?
Last parlimentary session the Conservatives ran a fast one over the Liberals. They allowed funding donations by private individuals only. The conservatives get all of their funding from private individuals, and the Liberals get all of their funding from big business. So they basically gutted the Liberal funding.
This parlimentary session the Conservatives went for the throat. The government itself was giving funding to the parties based on how many seats they won. And they tried to cut that off for everyone , which would have hurt themselves too , it is true , but would have hurt their arch enemies the Liberals even more.
'Nother words, they decided to try and put a bullet through the head of the Liberals and finish them off.
Thus the current life and death struggle.
personally , I don't blame them. I work for a big business, and I know the dirty tricks that goes on inside of them. I'm not allowed to talk about the details since that will cost me my job , but hey ! Everyone's got a job right ? Everyone works for a big business somewhere , right ? Guess everyone knows already and I really don't have to say how dishonest big business is after all. Everyone already knows.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper accused Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion of betraying Canadian voters with the proposed Liberal-NDP coalition to replace the Conservative minority government, saying Dion is "turning his back" on the results of the recent federal election.
Dion Reloaded !
Mr Tax And Spend gets ANOTHER shot at being prime minister.
Mr Tax and Spend gets ANOTHER shot at taxing Alberta's oil to death and spending the "green" money mostly on stuff that has nothing to do with polluting green house taxes and everything to do with giving companies that back the Liberal party more business.
So what do we have here ?
The Liberals , who are funded by and deeply support Big Business of all stripes.
The Do Gooder NDP'ers who actually didn't do such a bad job when they got to rule Ontario a few years back, maybe we won't pick on them too much, at least they were honest dealers.
And The Bloc Quebecois who want to break up the country and send quebec on it's way.
Umm... lots of people say breaking up the country is bad ... but how can getting rid of six million welfare bums that do nothing but suck the life out of the rest of the country be bad ? Maybe we should consider letting them go ? And locking the door behind them so they don't come back ?
Just an idea, just an idea.
Actually , this coalition isn't looking too bad.
Except for the part where such coalitions are highly unstable and we are seriously unlikely to see the 18 months the Bloc promised them. If the smallest member of the coalition , the Bloc , throws in the towel and allies itself with the conservatives .. guess what ?
Bloc or NDP rolls with the conservatives, Liberals are toast. Coalition falls apart and no one rolls with the conservatives , time for another election.
This is going to be , as the americans say , a Lame Duck of a parliment , and I seriously doubt much will get done.
So you gotta wonder ,what brought this on anyways ?
Last parlimentary session the Conservatives ran a fast one over the Liberals. They allowed funding donations by private individuals only. The conservatives get all of their funding from private individuals, and the Liberals get all of their funding from big business. So they basically gutted the Liberal funding.
This parlimentary session the Conservatives went for the throat. The government itself was giving funding to the parties based on how many seats they won. And they tried to cut that off for everyone , which would have hurt themselves too , it is true , but would have hurt their arch enemies the Liberals even more.
'Nother words, they decided to try and put a bullet through the head of the Liberals and finish them off.
Thus the current life and death struggle.
personally , I don't blame them. I work for a big business, and I know the dirty tricks that goes on inside of them. I'm not allowed to talk about the details since that will cost me my job , but hey ! Everyone's got a job right ? Everyone works for a big business somewhere , right ? Guess everyone knows already and I really don't have to say how dishonest big business is after all. Everyone already knows.
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