Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Childish and ignorant acts in the House of Commons
Conservative Party mocks Democracy in Canada. Blatant Contempt of Parliament
UPDATE: 09/26 Calandra has given an Oscar level apology in which he states he will almost certainly repeat his behavior .. But he is sorry. See bottom for full text of that apology as well as video. Noticeably absent from his apology … is Canadians! He apologizes to The House, The Opposition and his fellow Party Members.
Canadians have never been very enthusiastic about politics. But the Conservative Party has taken Canada to embarrassing new lows and the world is taking notice. Multiple publications from The CBC, Macleans, The Ottawa Citizen, The Huffington Post, Canada.com, and many more have stood up and pointed out this latest blatant disregard for Democracy and candid Contempt of Parliament at the hands of the Conservative Party. Specifically the Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister, Paul Calandra. The last time the Conservatives were found in Contempt of Parliament was in 2011.
READ MORE: http://www.naaij.org/2014/09/26/conservative-party-mocks-democracy-in-canada-blatant-contempt-of-parliament/
UPDATE: 09/26 Calandra has given an Oscar level apology in which he states he will almost certainly repeat his behavior .. But he is sorry. See bottom for full text of that apology as well as video. Noticeably absent from his apology … is Canadians! He apologizes to The House, The Opposition and his fellow Party Members.
Canadians have never been very enthusiastic about politics. But the Conservative Party has taken Canada to embarrassing new lows and the world is taking notice. Multiple publications from The CBC, Macleans, The Ottawa Citizen, The Huffington Post, Canada.com, and many more have stood up and pointed out this latest blatant disregard for Democracy and candid Contempt of Parliament at the hands of the Conservative Party. Specifically the Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister, Paul Calandra. The last time the Conservatives were found in Contempt of Parliament was in 2011.
READ MORE: http://www.naaij.org/2014/09/26/conservative-party-mocks-democracy-in-canada-blatant-contempt-of-parliament/
A well composed rant about the faux Canadians of the Harper Conservatives
THE SCUM ALSO RISES: STEPHEN HARPER, PARANOIA AND THE DEGRADATION OF POLITICS
There are some politicians who, if their constituents were cannibals, would promise them missionaries for dinner. – H.L. Mencken
When a man tells you he got rich through hard work, ask him whose? – Don Marquis
Fill the seats of justice with good men, but not so absolute in goodness as to forget what human frailty is. – Sir Thomas Talfourd
There must have been a time when individuals entered politics with the goal of contributing to society, of making a meaningful contribution towards change and enlightenment: a better world for all if you will. The gratification, apparently, was derived from working in the service of others. That must have been once upon a time long, long ago in a far, distant land. Service to others. The politicians of today, hearing that, must laugh all the way to the bank. How touchingly naïve.
That is not to say every politico was honest, wasn’t self-serving, wasn’t greedy or hypocritical “in the good old days”; some of them could quite easily keep up with those politicians of today in chicanery, corruption and knavery. It just seems, and perhaps that’s all it is, a chimera of memory, that governing parties were not as shamelessly openly corrupt as those we have today nor were they as many. I cannot recall the days when almost every member of a governing party was as fiercely partisan, as wilfully ignorant, as indifferent to openness, integrity, truth, as deaf to and contemptuous of the voices of the people and the opposition and as hostile to Democracy as this Harper regime. Does anyone even remember the good ones, Stanley Knowles, Tommy Douglas, even hapless fumbler Robert Standfield, a good, decent man as far as I know even if a Conservative? Does anyone even care that there are very few like them today? We still have Joe Clark and Ed Broadbent, but they have, to all intents, left the political scene. Do they recognize their old parties? Would they be welcomed and warmly embraced or would they be quietly endured with impatient politeness and then hustled out the door?
READ MORE: http://politicalknocks.com/2014/06/18/the-scum-also-rises-stephen-harper-paranoia-and-the-degradation-of-politics/
There are some politicians who, if their constituents were cannibals, would promise them missionaries for dinner. – H.L. Mencken
When a man tells you he got rich through hard work, ask him whose? – Don Marquis
Fill the seats of justice with good men, but not so absolute in goodness as to forget what human frailty is. – Sir Thomas Talfourd
Frank A. Pelaschuk
BOTTOM FEEDERSThere must have been a time when individuals entered politics with the goal of contributing to society, of making a meaningful contribution towards change and enlightenment: a better world for all if you will. The gratification, apparently, was derived from working in the service of others. That must have been once upon a time long, long ago in a far, distant land. Service to others. The politicians of today, hearing that, must laugh all the way to the bank. How touchingly naïve.
That is not to say every politico was honest, wasn’t self-serving, wasn’t greedy or hypocritical “in the good old days”; some of them could quite easily keep up with those politicians of today in chicanery, corruption and knavery. It just seems, and perhaps that’s all it is, a chimera of memory, that governing parties were not as shamelessly openly corrupt as those we have today nor were they as many. I cannot recall the days when almost every member of a governing party was as fiercely partisan, as wilfully ignorant, as indifferent to openness, integrity, truth, as deaf to and contemptuous of the voices of the people and the opposition and as hostile to Democracy as this Harper regime. Does anyone even remember the good ones, Stanley Knowles, Tommy Douglas, even hapless fumbler Robert Standfield, a good, decent man as far as I know even if a Conservative? Does anyone even care that there are very few like them today? We still have Joe Clark and Ed Broadbent, but they have, to all intents, left the political scene. Do they recognize their old parties? Would they be welcomed and warmly embraced or would they be quietly endured with impatient politeness and then hustled out the door?
READ MORE: http://politicalknocks.com/2014/06/18/the-scum-also-rises-stephen-harper-paranoia-and-the-degradation-of-politics/
When does it become OK to subsidze the propaganda arm of the Reform-a-Cons to the tune of Half a Billion Dollars?....... NEVER
When your former media relations liar is the VP of the company
CBC lashes out at Quebecor's $500-million in public subsidies
CBC lashes out at Quebecor's $500-million in public subsidies
The CBC is fighting back against Quebecor’s attacks on its $1-billion in annual federal funding, accusing the private broadcaster of receiving $500-million in public subsidies over the last three years without being accountable to taxpayers.
Having been accused for months of being a “money drain,” the CBC is going further than ever in a bid to defend itself, accusing Quebecor Media Inc. of using public subsidies to “make record profits.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cbc-lashes-out-at-quebecors-500-million-in-public-subsidies/article558980/
Having been accused for months of being a “money drain,” the CBC is going further than ever in a bid to defend itself, accusing Quebecor Media Inc. of using public subsidies to “make record profits.”
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/cbc-lashes-out-at-quebecors-500-million-in-public-subsidies/article558980/
Your Slime Minister at his best
Stephen Harper and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Week
It is hard to say what was the worst part of Stephen Harper’s horrible week.
Was it his appearance at the United Nations, where his speech was delivered with all the sincerity of a Walmart greeter to a near empty house?
Was it Paul Calandra’s risible performance in the House of Commons, a silly, remorseless apology that only laid bare the bottomless narcissism of this disgraceful MP? It also showed another important thing — Stephen Harper’s preference for choosing sycophantic boors as his parliamentary secretaries.
READ MORE: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2014/09/28/stephen-harper-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week/
It is hard to say what was the worst part of Stephen Harper’s horrible week.
Was it his appearance at the United Nations, where his speech was delivered with all the sincerity of a Walmart greeter to a near empty house?
Was it Paul Calandra’s risible performance in the House of Commons, a silly, remorseless apology that only laid bare the bottomless narcissism of this disgraceful MP? It also showed another important thing — Stephen Harper’s preference for choosing sycophantic boors as his parliamentary secretaries.
READ MORE: http://www.ipolitics.ca/2014/09/28/stephen-harper-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-week/
Top Ten Country Western Songs
10. I Hate Every Bone In Her Body But Mine
9. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With an Ugly Woman But I've Woke Up With A Few
8. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
7. I've Missed You, But My Aim's Improvin'
6. Wouldn't Take Her To A Dogfight 'Cause I'm Scared She'd Win
5. I'm So Miserable Without You It's Like You're Still Here
3. She Took My Ring and Gave Me the Finger
2. She's Lookin' Better with Every Beer
And the Number One Country & Western song is...
Thanks Randy
Proselytizing bears
A Catholic Priest, a Baptist Preacher and a Rabbi all served as Chaplains to the students of Northern Michigan University at Marquette in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard, a real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it to their religion.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experiences.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first.
'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism.
Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.'
Reverend Billy Bob the Baptist, spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip.
In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he exclaimed, 'WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we Baptists don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me.
So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus. Hallelujah!
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape.
The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start."
Thanks Kerry
They would get together two or three times a week for coffee and to talk shop.
One day, someone made the comment that preaching to people isn't really all that hard, a real challenge would be to preach to a bear.
One thing led to another, and they decided to do an experiment. They would all go out into the woods, find a bear, preach to it, and attempt to convert it to their religion.
Seven days later, they all came together to discuss their experiences.
Father Flannery, who had his arm in a sling, was on crutches, and had various bandages on his body and limbs, went first.
'Well,' he said, 'I went into the woods to find me a bear. And when I found him, I began to read to him from the Catechism.
Well, that bear wanted nothing to do with me and began to slap me around. So I quickly grabbed my holy water, sprinkled him and, Holy Mary Mother of God, he became as gentle as a lamb. The Bishop is coming out next week to give him first communion and confirmation.'
Reverend Billy Bob the Baptist, spoke next. He was in a wheelchair, had one arm and both legs in casts, and had an IV drip.
In his best fire-and-brimstone oratory, he exclaimed, 'WELL, brothers, you KNOW that we Baptists don't sprinkle! I went out and I FOUND me a bear. And then I began to read to my bear from God's HOLY WORD! But that bear wanted nothing to do with me.
So I took HOLD of him and we began to wrestle. We wrestled down one hill, UP another and DOWN another until we came to a creek. So I quickly DUNKED him and BAPTIZED his hairy soul. And just like you said, he became as gentle as a lamb. We spent the rest of the day praising Jesus. Hallelujah!
The Priest and the Reverend both looked down at the Rabbi, who was lying in a hospital bed. He was in a body cast and traction with IVs and monitors running in and out of him. He was in really bad shape.
The Rabbi looked up and said: "Looking back on it, circumcision may not have been the best way to start."
Thanks Kerry
Not engaging brain before opening mouth.
A husband and wife are sitting quietly in bed reading when the
Wife looks over at him and asks the question....
WIFE:
"What would you do if I died? Would you get married again?"
HUSBAND:
"Definitely not!"
WIFE:
"Why not? Don't you like being married?"
HUSBAND:
"Of course I do.."
WIFE:
"Then why wouldn't you remarry? "
HUSBAND:
"Okay, okay, I'd get married again."
WIFE:
"You would?" (with a hurt look)
HUSBAND:
(makes audible groan)
WIFE:
"Would you live in our house?"
HUSBAND:
"Sure, it's a great house."
WIFE:
"Would you sleep with her in our bed?"
HUSBAND:
"Where else would we sleep?"
WIFE:
"Would you let her drive my car?"
HUSBAND:
"Probably, it is almost new."
WIFE:
"Would you replace my pictures with hers?"
HUSBAND:
"That would seem like the proper thing to do."
WIFE:
"Would you give her my jewelery?"
HUSBAND:
"No, I'm sure she'd want her own."
WIFE:
"Would you take her golfing with you?"
HUSBAND:
"Yes, those are always good times."
WIFE:
"Would she use my clubs?"
HUSBAND:
"No, she's left-handed."
WIFE: --
silence –
HUSBAND...thought for the day: "Shit."
Thanks Ivan
Monday, September 29, 2014
Hell even Ahmadinejad at his worst commanded a bigger audience than Harper did at the UN
When you have nothing of interest to tell the World leaders and you have lied to them as well as often as Harper has you get the respect you deserve..... NONE
He has done everything to undermine and embarrass Canadians at all levels of International diplomacy.... he is a pariah on our country.
Stephen Harper Mocked Over Photos Of Empty Seats At UN Address
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is facing some mockery online after cameras caught quite a few empty seats during his address to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday.
Gerald Butts, chief adviser to Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, poked some fun on Twitter Friday.
The Great Statesman PM commanded quite the audience at the UN yesterday. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/87XsbFbbF2
— Gerald Butts (@gmbutts) September 26, 2014
Later, Butts compared the attendance for Harper's speech to that of U.S. President Barack Obama earlier in the week.
@Jean_Lapierre meanwhile, here's the room for Obama. pic.twitter.com/h5pFunah5b
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/09/26/stephen-harper-united-nations-address_n_5888394.html
Canada: A country of losers under Harpers poor job creation leadership
Canada Among World Leaders For Creating Crappy Jobs: Morgan Stanley (CHART)
Canada has the third-highest proportion of low-paying jobs among the world’s wealthy countries, investment bank Morgan Stanley says.
In an analysis of data from the OECD, Morgan Stanley economists Ellen Zentner and Paula Campbell found that only the U.S. and Ireland have a higher percentage of low-paying jobs than Canada.
On average, about 16 per cent of jobs in the 35 advanced economies of the OECD are counted as low-paying, but in Canada that number is around 22 per cent, and in the U.S. it’s above 25 per cent.
Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/09/24/low-paying-jobs-canada-morgan-stanley_n_5877084.html?utm_hp_ref=Canada
Canada has the third-highest proportion of low-paying jobs among the world’s wealthy countries, investment bank Morgan Stanley says.
In an analysis of data from the OECD, Morgan Stanley economists Ellen Zentner and Paula Campbell found that only the U.S. and Ireland have a higher percentage of low-paying jobs than Canada.
On average, about 16 per cent of jobs in the 35 advanced economies of the OECD are counted as low-paying, but in Canada that number is around 22 per cent, and in the U.S. it’s above 25 per cent.
Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/09/24/low-paying-jobs-canada-morgan-stanley_n_5877084.html?utm_hp_ref=Canada
Americans know more than Canadians about what our government is doing behind our backs
Do Canadians have to get the American news to see what the Harper government is doing behind their backs? On a Wisconsin webpage -
"While the federal government has publicly criticized Canada's two major railroads for the slow pace of grain shipments last winter, officials have quietly slashed the fines the railways face for not moving a minimum amount of grain each week.."
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=2142&yr=2014
" The change was buried near the bottom of a lengthy backgrounder officials issued announcing the regulations, and went unnoticed by the grain industry, media and the Official Opposition."
"While the federal government has publicly criticized Canada's two major railroads for the slow pace of grain shipments last winter, officials have quietly slashed the fines the railways face for not moving a minimum amount of grain each week.."
http://www.wisconsinagconnection.com/story-national.php?Id=2142&yr=2014
" The change was buried near the bottom of a lengthy backgrounder officials issued announcing the regulations, and went unnoticed by the grain industry, media and the Official Opposition."
"The Scream" Paul Dewar on P and P in response to Calandra non-answers.... Brilliant
The shameful actions of the Conservatives in the House of Commons has reached an all time low over the last decade. Even Satan has more class and respect than the HarperCons and the PMO.
It is little wonder that Canadians classify politicians as being at the bottom of the integrity barrel.
These sociopaths have destroyed any hope of recruiting honest candidates that are truly interested in making Canada a better country for the people.
Over twenty Conservative incumbents have either resigned or declared that they would not run in 2015. Perhaps.... just perhaps these people had some self respect and opted out rather than have their reputation completely destroyed by Stephen Harper and the children in the PMO who command the Conservative MP's to avoid the truth, redact the facts and blatantly lie to Canadians.
Running a country is NOT child's play. The ministers have failed at every level to prepare comprehensive bills that would pass the test of time. All that they have done is taken existing legislation and made changes so that the Conservative name would be on it.
They have succeeded..... "if stupid is their name"
Sean Smith's Homer to Tie Game 3! Shows the will to finish it off!
Baseball is an emotional roller coaster with an ability to change course in an instant. Unfortunately for Sean Smith of the independent Atlantic League's York Revolution, he experienced the roller coaster firsthand on Friday night, and the results were both painful and heart-warming.
Ninety feet after Smith connected on a game-tying home run in Game 3 of the Atlantic League playoffs, he crumpled to the ground in pain. While watching the baseball leave the yard and likely pondering what may have been the biggest hit of his professional career, Smith awkwardly stepped on the first-base bag and went right down. In that one unlucky instant, the ACL in his right knee was torn.
According to the rules nobody could help him to round the bases.... amazing determination
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Will this be another fail for Harper?
Judge on government’s short list for Supreme Court faces legal obstacle
The Conservative government’s attempt to move an Ottawa-based judge to Quebec has become ensnared in a legal challenge, putting in doubt the judge’s availability for a looming vacancy on the Supreme Court of Canada.
Justice Robert Mainville of the Federal Court of Appeal is a specialist in aboriginal issues who represented the James Bay Cree for 25 years as a lawyer. He was on the government’s list of six candidates for a Supreme Court vacancy last summer, a Globe investigation revealed in May.
Read More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/toronto-lawyers-challenge-casts-doubt-on-supreme-court-appointment/article20752145/?utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=The+Globe+and+Mail&utm_type=text&utm_content=TheGlobeandMail&utm_campaign=119983789
Justice Robert Mainville of the Federal Court of Appeal is a specialist in aboriginal issues who represented the James Bay Cree for 25 years as a lawyer. He was on the government’s list of six candidates for a Supreme Court vacancy last summer, a Globe investigation revealed in May.
Read More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/toronto-lawyers-challenge-casts-doubt-on-supreme-court-appointment/article20752145/?utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=The+Globe+and+Mail&utm_type=text&utm_content=TheGlobeandMail&utm_campaign=119983789
Tombstone Humor
Harry Edsel Smith of Albany , New York :
Born 1903--Died 1942. Looked up the elevator shaft to see if the car was on the way down. It was. Here lies an Atheist, all dressed up and no place to go. East Dalhousie Cemetery , Nova Scotia : Here lies Ezekial Aikle, Age 102. Only the good die young. Here lies Ann Mann, who lived an old maid but died an old Mann. Dec. 8, 1767 Anna Wallace The children of Israel wanted bread, and the Lord sent them manna. Clark Wallace wanted a wife, and the Devil sent him Anna. Here lies Johnny Yeast. Pardon him for not rising. Here lies the body of Jonathan Blake, stepped on the gas instead of the brake. Here lays The Kid, we planted him raw. He was quick on the trigger, but slow on the draw. Sir John Strange. Here lies an honest lawyer, and that is Strange. England , cemetery: Reader, if cash thou art in want of any, dig 6 feet deep and thou wilt find a Penny. On the 22nd of June, Jonathan Fiddle went out of tune. Vermont : Here lies the body of our Anna, done to death by a banana. It wasn't the fruit that laid her low, but the skin of the thing that made her go. Massachusetts : Under the sod and under the trees, Lies the body of Jonathan Pease. He is not here, there's only the pod, Pease shelled out and went to God. Remember man, as you walk by, as you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so shall you be, remember this and follow me. | ||
To which someone replied by writing on the tombstone:
"To follow you I'll not consent, until I know which way you went."
Thanks Heidi
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Power Outage
We had an outage at my place this morning and my PC, laptop, TV, DVD, BlackBerry Playbook, iPad & my new surround sound music system were all shut down. Then I discovered that my iPhone battery was flat and to top it off it was raining outside, so I couldn't play golf. I went into the kitchen to make coffee and then I remembered that this also needs power, so I talked with my wife for a few hours.
She seems like a nice person.
Thanks Randy
She seems like a nice person.
Thanks Randy
The Original Happy Meal
The First Happy Meal...
(AND YOU THOUGHT McDonald's HAD IT FIRST!)
How easily we forget...
This Is The Original Happy Meal...!
How easily we forget...
This Is The Original Happy Meal...!
Little boys never outgrow their liking for their
original "Happy Meal"!
Send a happy meal today to every old fart you know
Send a happy meal today to every old fart you know
that deserves to remember....!
Thanks Heidi
Normandy landing sites, then and now
Very interesting photos.
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/d-day-landing-sites-then-now-normandy-beaches-1944-70-years-later-1450286
http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/d-day-landing-sites-then-now-normandy-beaches-1944-70-years-later-1450286
Thanks Kerry
Therapeutic Screen Saver
This is a relaxing and therapeutic screen saver.
As you watch this screen saver, if the falling figure gets stuck, all you have to do is drag the figure to the side a bit to avoid the obstacle. You can also grab the figure with the mouse and bash it into things.
Or, you can place the figure between the obstacles and watch it flail helplessly, which may make you feel better. I found it very therapeutic pulling the figure between two very close objects. Yes, hours and hours of therapeutic fun.
Bank Account
This is AWESOME ... something we should all remember.
A 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud man, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o'clock,
with his hair fashionably combed and shaved perfectly, even though he is legally blind, moved to a nursing
home today.
His wife of 70 years recently passed away, making the move necessary. After many hours of waiting
patiently in the lobby of the nursing home, he smiled sweetly when told his room was ready.
As he maneuvered his walker to the elevator, I provided a visual description of his tiny room, including
the eyelet sheets that had been hung on his window.
I love it,' he stated with the enthusiasm of an eight-year-old having just been presented with a new puppy.
Mr. Jones, you haven't seen the room; just wait..'
'That doesn't have anything to do with it,' he replied.
Happiness is something you decide on ahead of time. Whether I like my room or not doesn't
depend on how the furniture is arranged .. it's how I arrange my mind. I already decided to love
it. It's a decision I make every morning when I wake up.' I have a choice:
I can spend the day in bed recounting the difficulty I have with theparts of my body that no longer
work, or get out of bed and be thankful for the ones that do.
Each day is a gift, and as long as my eyes open, I'll focus on the new day and all the happy
memories I've stored away.. Just for this time in my life..
Old age is like a bank account. You withdraw from what you've put in.
So, my advice to you would be to deposit a lot of happiness in the bank account of memories! Thank you for your part in filling my bank account.
I am still depositing.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred.
2. Free your mind from worries.
3. Live simply.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less.
Thanks Shirley
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Harper: Destroying Canada's International Reputation
Canada’s decade of diplomatic darkness
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, observers should not expect a warming in Canada’s attitude toward the world body.
Since Mr. Harper failed to win Canada a Security Council seat in 2010, he and his ministers have derided the UN for its “moral relativism.” He has twice taken the unusual step of travelling to New York during the fall gathering of world leaders but pointedly declining to address the General Assembly – a clear, even petulant snub.
Read More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/canadas-decade-of-diplomatic-darkness/article20745304/?cmpid=rss1&click=dlvr.it
When Prime Minister Stephen Harper addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, observers should not expect a warming in Canada’s attitude toward the world body.
Since Mr. Harper failed to win Canada a Security Council seat in 2010, he and his ministers have derided the UN for its “moral relativism.” He has twice taken the unusual step of travelling to New York during the fall gathering of world leaders but pointedly declining to address the General Assembly – a clear, even petulant snub.
Read More: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-debate/canadas-decade-of-diplomatic-darkness/article20745304/?cmpid=rss1&click=dlvr.it
Unique Traffic Light
This unique dancing traffic light created by Smart, keeps people entertained while they wait to cross the street. They placed a dance box on a square in Lisbon, Portugal and invited people to go into the booth and dance. Their exact movements were then displayed on a traffic light in real time for everyone to see. An astounding 81% more pedestrians stopped and waited for the green light.
Thanks Sylvia
You're An EXTREME Redneck When...
1 You let your 14-year-old daughter smoke at the dinner table in front of her kids.
2 The Blue Book value of your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas is in it.
3 You've been married three times and still have the same in-laws.
4 You think a woman who is out of your league bowls on a different night.
5 You wonder how service stations keep their rest-rooms so clean.
6 Someone in your family died right after saying, 'Hey, guys, watch this.'
7 You think Dom Perignon is a Mafia leader.
8 Your wife's hairdo was once ruined by a ceiling fan.
9 Your junior prom offered day care.
10. You think the last words of the Star-Spangled Banner are 'Gentlemen, start your engines.'
11. You lit a match in the bathroom and your house exploded right off its wheels.
12. The Halloween pumpkin on your porch has more teeth than your spouse.
13. You have to go outside to get something from the fridge.
14. One of your kids was born on a pool table.
15. You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos.
16. You can't get married to your sweetheart because there's a law against it.
17. You think loading the dishwasher means getting your wife drunk.
And in closing....
Two good ol' boys in a Alabama trailer park were sitting around talking one afternoon over a cold beer after getting off work at the local Nissan plant.
After a while the 1st guy says to the 2nd, "If'n I was to sneak over to your trailer Saturday & make love to your wife while you was off huntin' and she got pregnant and had a baby, would that make us kin?"
The 2nd guy crooked his head sideways for a minute, scratched his head and squinted his eyes thinking real hard about the question. Finally, he says, "Well, I don't know about kin, but it would make us even!"
Thanks Randy
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