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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

A RIDICULOUS BOOK ABOUT THE "BATTLE" THAT "SAVED" AFGHANISTAN

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RESPONSE TO AN INTERVIEW ON THE CBC PROGRAM THE CURRENT WITH JOURNALIST CHRIS WATTIE With no disrespect for Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan...
Friday, October 03, 2008

REFLECTIONS ON THE PALIN DEBATE

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RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES What did they do to Palin? Why, of course, they prepared her like a goose being p...
Thursday, October 02, 2008

THE SILLY NOTION THAT SARAH PALIN MAY ACTUALLY PROVE MORE FORMIDABLE IN TONIGHT'S DEBATE THAN EXPECTED

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY MICHAEL TOMASKY IN THE GUARDIAN Palin is said to have done fairly well in debates for governor in 2006. But t...

NONSENSE ABOUT ATTACKS ON SARAH PALIN BEING ANTI-FEMINIST

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY SIMON TISDALL IN THE GUARDIAN This is ridiculous, taken right from the official hand-out of Republican talkin...

NEW BOOK BY BIKER-GIRLFRIEND OF BERNIER TO HAVE SMALL IMPACT ON ELECTION

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY LAWRENCE MARTIN IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL Big, jovial wooden-head types have always been popular in rur...
Wednesday, October 01, 2008

A RETIRED CANADIAN POLITICIAN'S VIEWS ON AMERICA'S "INVESTING MORE IN THEIR POLITICIANS"

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY PRESTON MANNING IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL Preston Manning sets a new record for meaningless, delusional...

WIKIPEDIA

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES Wikipedia is a wonderful creation, but no thoughtful person regards it as def...

POLITICS AND OLIGOPOLIES

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKELSTEIN IN THE TIMES There will be no such era. Most completive systems tend over time to reduce t...

TAKING CANADA'S NDP PARTY SERIOUSLY IN THE CURRENT ELECTION

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY JEFFERY SIMPSON IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL Jeffery Simpson, This is all well put and true, but you are m...

SOME BASIC PROBLEMS IN EDUCATION

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY MARGARET WENTE IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL This piece demonstrates the kind of subject matter Ms. Wente s...

WHOM TO BLAME FOR AMERICA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS ?

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES Clive Crook, You should know the answer to this. No one is ever responsibl...

HOW AMERICANS REACT TO CRITICISM OF THEIR ELECTIONS

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY JONATHAN FREEDLAND IN THE GUARDIAN Yes, absolutely, Jonathan Freedland. What is so annoying about American at...
Monday, September 29, 2008

AS ROME BURNS, HOPES FOR A WEDDING IN WHITE

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September 29, 2008 AS ROME BURNS, HOPES FOR A WEDDING IN WHITE John Chuckman It is reliably reported (The Times, London) that the McCain cam...
Tuesday, September 16, 2008

SARAH PALIN: BUSH DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN

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September 16, 2008 SARAH PALIN: BUSH DÉJÀ VU ALL OVER AGAIN John Chuckman Sarah Palin is not qualified for high office, and she has proved i...
Friday, September 12, 2008

MALCOLM X

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY DANIEL FINKLESTEIN IN THE TIMES Daniel, all true but rather beside the point. Much of what you wrote could be...

FUNDAMENTALISTS ON HEAVEN

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY OLIVER KAMM IN THE TIMES I've love the fundamentalist idea of heaven. Imaging six trillion years of liste...

LIPSTICK ON A PIG

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES It just does not get sillier than this series of events. "Lipstick on...
Thursday, September 11, 2008

BUSH REPORTED TO HAVE APPROVED ATTACKS BY AMERICAN GROUND TROOPS IN PAKISTAN

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN IN THE NEW YORK TIMES This is shameful and idiotic. America just regards the borders and laws of others as mean...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

MORE ON DEMOCRATS NEEDING TO BE RESPECTFUL

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES Well, Clive Crook, again you miss the mark, but you’ve said one definitely...
Tuesday, September 09, 2008

DEMOCRATS AND LIBERALS IN AMERICA NEED TO BE MORE RESPECTFUL?

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POSTED SERIES OF RESPONSES TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES Clive Crook, you are quite wide of the mark here. First, if it...

IN PRAISE OF NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS?

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY JIM STAFFORD, UNION ECONOMIST, IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL “As our school is a prized asset in our neighb...
Thursday, September 04, 2008

THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: SARAH PALIN'S SPEECH

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September 4, 2008 THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK: SARAH PALIN’S SPEECH John Chuckman I’ve reassessed my view of Sarah Palin. My first thought about...
Saturday, August 30, 2008

JOHN MCCAIN: A MATTER OF CHARACTER

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August 30, 2008 JOHN MCCAIN: A MATTER OF CHARACTER John Chuckman McCain does a good job with the appearance of a boyishly honest man. ...
Thursday, August 28, 2008

THE REAL MEANING OF RUSSIA'S GEORGIA ATTACK AS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF AMERICA'S GLOBAL HEGEMONY

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY SEUMAS MILNE IN THE GUARDIAN I think you have this just about right, Seumas Milne. That's precisely why t...

THE MEANINGFULNESS OF THE BIDEN AND CLINTON SPEECHES AT THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY MICHAEL TOMASKI IN THE GUARDIAN Michael Tomaski offers a pretty naive take on a couple of political speeches....

THE STUPIDITY OF CALLING OBAMA A ROCKSTAR

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY MICHAEL TOMASKY IN THE GUARDIAN I have a hard time with anyone describing Obama as a "rockstar." I ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008

MICHELLE OBAMA

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES Michelle is a truly remarkable woman. I did not listen to her speech at th...
Monday, August 25, 2008

THE COMING ASSAULT BY HARPER'S GANG ON DION: TRYING TO MAKE HIM INTO DUKAKIS

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY LAWRENCE MARTIN IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL I'm afraid the job will be all too easy to do. But that w...

THE MEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE OF AMERICAN POLITICAL CONVENTIONS

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY CLIVE CROOK IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES The conventions are a relic of memory and sentimentality. They once were e...

THE JOE BIDEN CHOICE

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN BY OLIVER KAMM IN THE TIMES Well, a neo-con like yourself would think Biden a good choice. He's just another...

COFFIN CEREMONIES: THEY DIE IN AFGHANISTAN AND WE TALK ABOUT WEATHER

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POSTED RESPONSE TO A COLUMN IN TORONTO'S GLOBE AND MAIL A ridiculous article, Gary Mason. First, how many times do you think it appropri...