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Category Archives: Politics
Is this satire?
Some people are so far out there that it can be hard to tell if they are writing satire or if they really believe the bullshit they spew. One site that seems like satire is Project: Free America. Their stated … Continue reading
Liars for “Life”
On Oct 20, 2012. the PEI Right to Life Association took out a full page ad in The Charlottetown Guardian in which they spread some lies about abortion. Joyce Arthur, Executive Director of the Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada, called … Continue reading
Harper and Political Expression
In India for talks on trade and general international issues, Stephen Harper stood up for freedom of political expression. Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Thursday he won’t “interfere” with the political rights of Canadian Sikhs who advocate a separate state in … Continue reading
US Election is Over
For now. Campaigning for the Senate and House of Representatives elections in 2014 begins tomorrow. Campaigning for the next presidential election in 2016 begins immediately following Obama’s inauguration on Jan 20, 2013. Time for the US politicians to dig in, … Continue reading
Obama Conspiracies
Mother Jones has gathered up an impressive list of the conspiracy theories that have developed around Barrack Obama over the past 5 years. Ever since the first-black-president-to-be appeared on the national political stage, a cottage industry of conservative conspiracy theorists … Continue reading
Scalzi on Rape
John Scalzi is the author of one of the longest running personal blogs on the web. Whatever began back in 1998, and since then, he’s published several books including the Hugo Award nominated “Old Man’s War“. He’s brought his considerable … Continue reading
Prefenestration
Throw papa from the window, perhaps one on the train. Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. Defenestrations, as political executions, happened twice in the history of Prague, in 1419 and again in 1618. … Continue reading
Why abortion exceptions can’t work
Abortion has become one of the issues in the US election, and it has the potential to become a political issue in the near future here as well. Some anti-choice advocates, such as the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church, … Continue reading
Illegal Balaclavas
In France protesting the sentencing of Pussy Riot can earn you time in the slammer. Last year, the government of France passed a law banning the wearing of face covering in public. At the time, it was obvious that the … Continue reading
What Todd Akin Meant to Say
I want to warn people that there may be triggers in this post about rape. The Onion reports on what he meant to say when he ‘misspoke‘. As a politician, I often find myself in situations where, unfortunately, I express … Continue reading
