Although her words indict her, a feckless Republican Party won’t hold her to account. Her crazed stream-of-consciousness utterances go unchecked. To whom do I refer? Marjorie Taylor Greene, of course, the face of all that is wrong with the GOP. An ardent subscriber to QAnon conspiracy ‘theories’, a denier of
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Politics and its Discontents: Tis The Season
I love being able to disseminate cheer at this time of the year. A holiday poem for the kids: "'Twas the Night Before Impeachment." pic.twitter.com/5JecwETnkC — Mrs. Betty Bowers (@BettyBowers) December 10, 2019 Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Reaching Across The Divide
In an effort at ecumenical outreach, Mrs. Betty Bowers reaches out to the Real Housewives of ISIS to show that their religious sensibilities have much in common with those of the Religious Right in America. Jeff Sessions' Religious Freedom order to undercut #LGBT rights allowed me to remind The Real
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: This is Excellent
Pillorying pretensions, political buffoonery and language abuse are all commendable goals. However, Mrs. Betty Bowers brings this much-needed service to a whole other level. Enjoy: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: If You Are Stumped When It Comes To Inspired Gifts
…. may I suggest Trump On A Stump? Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Impressive Debut
I don’t feel much like writing lengthy posts these days. In the final analysis, as my literary friend Hamlet would say, they are just “words, words words.” However, every so often I come across a video that seems more than worth sharing, as in the foll…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A Pill For The Times
Our American cousins and the Conservative Party of Canada (especially Kellie Leitch and Chris Alexander) could benefit from this prescription, but I suspect their response would be, “Just say no to drugs.”Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: "I’m Angry! So I’m Voting For Donald Trump"
So says Andrew Klavan. Watch his video to find out why: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: What’s Their Excuse This Time?
Some years ago, Rick Mercer had a special called Talking To Americans, its purpose being to satirize the profound ignorance many of our U.S. cousins have regarding Canada. Here is a brief clip:Given their chronic conviction that the United States is th…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: An Answer To Our Prayers
That’s right. I always knew in my heart that she would not forsake us in our hour of greatest need. Marg is back, offering a simple but solid solution to the woes that afflict us. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Help Wanted
Thanks to M. Barrett who alerted me to this Craigslist posting from Toronto: In case you can’t make out the fine print at the bottom, it reads: Required to dispose of existing ballots in all ridings across Canada and urgently replace with winning issue ballots Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: The Heart Of Harper
Many thanks to MBarrett, who sent me this. If you can’t see the graphic too clearly owing to my inexpertise in manipulating screenshots, you can see the original here.
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Harperman With Animation
The Harperman song stands on its own, but this animation certainly augments Tony Turner‘s message: Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Now Trending
Following yesterday’s sterling advertisement for the Harper base, the satirical publication The Beaverton decided to have some fun: TORONTO – During a campaign stop reporters asking questions about the Duffy scandal were cursed at by a Harper supporter, before he was removed and offered a seat in the Senate. “I
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Stephen Harper Is A Real Man
At least someone from this Hour Has 22 Minutes thinks so: Hope Dear Leader appreciates having such unbridled adoration. Recommend this Post
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Some Much Deserved Mockery
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Continue readingSusan on the Soapbox: Alberta Needs Charlie Hebdo
Wednesday’s massacre of eight journalists, five of whom were political cartoonists, at the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo unleashed a torrent of “We are Charlie Hebdo” editorials across the world. Newspapers fell all over themselves in an effort to demonstrate solidarity with the slain cartoonists—but they had a concern. Was
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Mockery Is All They Deserve
Crawford Kilian of The Tyee poses an interesting question/suggestion: What If We Made 2015 the Year of Poking Fun at Conservatives? While there is certainly no dearth of mockery emanating from the blogosphere and people like Rick Mercer, Kilian suggests that 2015 is a propitious year for Canadians to return
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: A New Year’s Gift From Inse
On my previous post, Inse left a link for the following. Enjoy! Recommend this Post
Continue readingAlberta Diary: The PM’s Christmas Message reimagined: What are Canadians willing to do about our most dangerous Arctic enemy?
The so-called Santa Claus, a militant socialist leader who poses a serious threat to Canada’s national security, lights up a cheap Russian cigarette and relaxes after persuading a group of Canadian children unschooled in Austrian economics to give up the benefits of the free market for socialist dependency on government
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