Monthly Archives: August 2008

Coren, Cherniak, Shaidle

I don’t watch the Michael Coren show, I just haven’t paid any attention to what channel he is on. (CTS) The Phantom Soapbox watched the August 14th program. I understand Coren had Kathy Shaidle on as a guest, who some … Continue reading

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Dear Globe and Mail

You don’t have to be a political wonk to know at least one of the voices of the religious right in Canada. He’s not going to let us forget. So why, given the proven track record of hyperbole, grandiosity, pomposity … Continue reading

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Stuff and sparrow song

Stuff is still broke. It’s been broke for awhile and while it is just stuff, fixing it means finding qualified people, making sound decisions, paying for it and going through the frustrations any consumer goes through. In the cascading series … Continue reading

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Fresh Fire Ministries public apology: Bentley steps down

ABSO Jesus This is a comment prelude to the Fresh Fire Statement at Northwest Musings: “Here is some info, but according to what we have heard from several sources, this is much more than just an emotional relationship. According to … Continue reading

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Are Praying Liberally get togethers in Canada feasible?

I got an email from Living Liberally, an eclectic and busy network in the US, with a chapter in Auckland and Calgary. There are several kinds of Living Liberally activities including: Drinking Liberally – our national network of social clubs … Continue reading

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Canada’s religious right wants Supreme Court judge removed

Conservative Christian groups smarting from abortion activist Henry Morgentaler’s appointment to the Order of Canada have now filed a complaint against Supreme Court Justice Beverley McLachlin, demanding she be removed from her post over her role in the awarding of … Continue reading

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Leap blogging

Americans in Calgary are being invited to fork out 1 thousand dollars a plate in a Republican fundraiser. For a thousand dollars they get to listen to Senator Sam Brownback. The Galloping Beaver has the details. The International Rescue Committee, … Continue reading

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Her name is Yang Peiyi

By now the billion or so of us that watched the opening of the Beijing Olympics know the firework footprints were CGI – a computer image of the real ones. We know the reasons China did what they did. Now … Continue reading

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