Whatever they pay her is not enough.
Jane Taber has made quite a reputation for herself as a hagiographer for women – Conservative women, that is. Today, Taber doubles down on Lisa Raitt whilst adding Rona Ambrose to the mix.
It’s not so much that Taber and the Globe love to exalt Conservatives but it is that Taber does . . . → Read More: Tory Taber wanks on for the Conservatives. Again.
Continue readingEspecially for Democratic women.
It’s an under-reported story of 2011, and one that advocates of Democratic women say could be part of the story of the more feisty Democratic party that has emerged in recent months.
Let’s breakdown the history. Heading into the 2010 elections, there were 73 women in the House (including . . . → Read More: 2011 turning out to be good year for women elected to Congress
Continue readingWhatever they pay her is not enough.Jane Taber has made quite a reputation for herself as a hagiographer for women – Conservative women, that is. Today, Taber doubles down on Lisa Raitt whilst adding Rona Ambrose to the mix.It’s not so m…
Continue readingJasmine honey, get the fuck out of the way. I’ve got a new assistant. Hi, Jane!It never ends with our little Jane Taber. Her job as she knows it is to do one thing: shill her ass off for the Conservative party. Her assignment this month it seems is to …
Continue readingPart 2 doesn’t really have anything to do with Janie Taber’s little apparent attempt at fiction regarding Candy getcherguns Hoeppner’s little ego trip, but it did raise questions in mind like how does stripping away at gun control square with a tough on crime agenda? How does the meme of not wanting to . . . → Read More: Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 2–Inconsistencies Between Scrapping C-391 And Tough On Crime Agenda
Continue readingYes, Jane Taber is all ga ga giddy, again, for her precious Harpercons and this time it’s over her new girlfriend, Candy getchergun Hoeppner. Boys ‘n’ girls, Janie is all ga ga giddy this time because she is of the belief that Candy getcherguns Hoeppner, and she alone, is responsible for collapsing the . . . → Read More: Jane Taber and Candy Hoeppner Are Now Into Fiction: Part 1– Diabolical Wedgie Games: The Politics
Continue readingYou can always trust Jane Taber to be the model of journalism. Modern journamalism, that is. You know, anonymous sources, cloying coverage of conservatism, condescending dismissals of everything else, Maureen Dowdish overuse of cutesy words to m…
Continue readingI won’t try to catalogue all of the writing about Jack Layton’s passing today, but here are a few pieces worth a look…
– Steven Staples concludes that Layton’s reputation will rank him second only to the leader who first drew him to the NDP among Ca…
Continue readingOf course, one can’t expect Jane Taber’s coverage to note the flip side to the Cons’ strategic distractions. But while Taber hands her report over to Con spinners for a typical dose of NDP concern trolling, let’s note that there’s more common ground th…
Continue readingHe is destroying Canada’s greatest and most loved attributes that used to define us around the world – “the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism”. Instead Harper is hawking war, exploitation of minorities and the poor and an unseemly devotion to US and British heritage. Taber does her best Harper fluffing by continually tying . . . → Read More: No Jane Taber, Harper is NOT reinventing ‘patriotism’ in Canada
Continue readingHe is destroying Canada’s greatest and most loved attributes that used to define us around the world – “the Charter, the flag, peacekeeping and multiculturalism”. Instead Harper is hawking war, exploitation of minorities and the poor and an unseemly de…
Continue readingMiscellaneous material for your mid-week reading.
– Lawrence Martin slams the proliferation of gratuitous surveillance on citizens, with a particular focus on the Cons’ “lawful access” legislation:
In Canada, the impact, while far less egregious, has …
He loves cats! He loves pop music! Now we learn our beloved leader loves movies, too! Not only that, Stephen’s a ‘cinephile’ (no not that, you dirty mind).
Dear Jane
Thank you for all your hard work on behalf of the party.
XXOO Conservative Party of . . . → Read More: Harper loves movies! Jane Taber’s desperate fluff piece to make our PM seem human.
Continue readingSince when does a faction of the Cons get to declare that Denise Savoie should stand down as a candidate for speaker for their own benefit?And if Lee Richardson and his supporters were genuinely concerned about Andrew Scheer’s inexperience (rather than…
Continue readingJack Layton just finished telling Craig Oliver that he thought what young Brigitte DePape did was wrong. He basically said that while he and the rest of ‘em are striving for that all polite decorum, she was disrespectful. Like Carolynn Bennett and Dizzy Miss Lizzy, ol’ Jack basically said that while he is . . . → Read More: Jack Layton, Just Like the Rest of ‘em
Continue readingJane Taber has truly abandoned any semblance of balanced and fair reporting in the article she wrote on Thursday entitled “Why must Ignatieff cajole by-election volunteers?”. In the article, she suggests that the LPC is somehow having to bribe volunt…
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