Fight Night! (GIF from GifWich) So, ummmm, the Obama VS. Romney rumble in the mountains (it was in Colorado…get it?) was less a debate than it was two Economics professors arguing about which shade of grey was better. Oh, and one hate’s Big Bird…seriously. Clearly, Prof. Romney won the debate
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Paulitical Satire: E – Voting – #FF – Guest Post
Online voting IS the future of voting! So, an old friend from my student advocacy days tracked me down last week to see if I would host a quick piece he put together looking at the importance of online voting. Given that this is a topic close to my heart,
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: The Liberals Need a Leadership Race Worthy of the Third Party
Leadership races for this place, should be open and vociferous ! So, in 2003 I attended a very strange and interesting event held in the Minto building at Carleton University, where I was a student in Public Affairs. I remember earlier in the summer the leader of the NDP, Alexa McDonough,
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: #FF Yourself!! A Follow Friday You’ll Thank Me For
Sometimes I worry that I am actually trapped in the Matrix… So, I was doing my normal dance around the internet, reading pieces of news from all corners. While I blog mostly politics, I like to stay up on the news of the day for lots of topics. I find
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: A House Divided Against Itself…
Left or Right…there is no in-between. The Toronto SunSo, when I started this blog less than half a year ago I never would have imagined linking to the Sun as often as I have. But, true to form for this space, I look to talk about the issues that are important
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Canada at the Olympics – Follow Friday – #FF
So, we started this week with some talk about the Olympics, and I took my usual turn and looked at the issues people weren’t paying enough attention to, or really caring about. The feedback I got was really good, and I appreciate all the kind words about my triple jump.
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Save our Farms! Follow Farmer Friday!
A Farmer in a parched field… So, in case you haven’t noticed, both from my previous Movie Monday post and any time spent out side for most of July, it’s been hot as hell and dry as a bone out there. While this might be great for getting a tan
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Co-Operatives Rock! Follow Friday – Dr. David Coletto
So, for this week’s follow Friday post, I’m going to talk about a poll from the firm of one of my very best friends: the brilliant and handsome Dr. David Coletto, at Abacus Data.I’ve been waiting a long time to post a poll from David J. (as we like to
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Follow Friday – For My Father – #FF
So, another, far more talented Paul wrote about his father today and it is as heartfelt as it is thorough. Paul Wells has always been a writer I admire and this piece is a good reminder of why.Still, I want to write a note to my father anyway because while
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Follow Friday – Old Toronto Beer Tour – #FF
Mmmmm…frothy Beer! So, last weekend our esteemed Movie Monday videographer and I got to do something super awesome: we went on the “Old Toronto Beer Tour“. Now, I should start off by telling you that drinking from 11am-9pm was something that I did for all of you, my fair readers.
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Doors Open Toronto – #FF – What to do This Weekend
Check Out Doors Open Toronto – This photo is at the MaRs Discovery District! So, this weekend something really cool is happening in Toronto Ontario…it’s called Doors Open. “What the hell is that?” you might be asking. “Do I have to allow anyone into my kitchen for brunch?” you probably
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Politics and Blogging – It’s All About Relationships
So, a little while ago I wrote a post for the good people over at Shareaholic. Below is an excerpt from the post, follow the link below to read the whole post!How Do I Best Connect With People?First off, when I see Twitter trends that jive with my desired topics I make
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: Mother’s Day – #FF Follow Friday – For All the Mom’s Out There
So, in case you haven’t noticed, I tend not to blog on the weekend. Usually, this doesn’t matter as most of you are out in the world having fun and not reading as many blog posts (right???). This weekend, it actually causes a very large problem for me: what is
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: The Avengers Movie Review – #FF – Follow-Friday
The Avengers – A great movie worth seeing! So, I’m going to write this blog in two sections, and then post it all Friday morning. Some of it is being written on my way to my special advanced screening (yup, advanced….like at 7pm! thanks twitter!) and some of it will
Continue readingPaulitical Satire: The Alberta Election – #FF – Just When You Thought It Couldn’t Get Any Worse…
The Alberta Candidates: Brian Mason (NDP), Alison Redford (PC), Raj Sherman (L), Danielle Smith (WR) So, I’ve had a few people ask me why I haven’t blogged about the Alberta election and I think my answers weren’t convincing enough for them, as they keep asking. But I have had genuine
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