Xtra Magazine claims to be the primary source for Canada’s gay and lesbian news. Now, Xtra is anything but a member of the mainstream media. However, I still would like to hold a publication that receives federal funding from the Ministry of Heritage to a higher standard than is deserved by this paragon of contemporary [...]
Tags: Canada, Homosexuality, Idiots, Ministry of Heritage, Rob Ford, Sexuality, Toronto, Xtra
In light of Alexandra Gutierrez’ preemptive, and, with the benefit of hindsight, foolish gloating over the predicted misfortunes of Sarah Palin, why not examine the potential nadir that the dynamic duo of Obama and Biden are poised to hit this year? First, there’s the messi-uh himself, Barack Hussein Obama. The man of hope has spurred [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Elections2010, Joe Biden, Republican Party
“Mama Grizzly Man: why the candidate of Sarah Palin and the Tea Party is losing in Alaska,” written by Alexandra Gutierrez on Slate, begins: On Tuesday, in her home state, Sarah Palin’s favorite will probably get trounced. Joe Miller is widely expected to lose by a large margin to incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in the [...]
Tags: Conservatism, Mainstream Media, Media Bias, Sarah Palin
With President Obama’s job approval rating falling all the way down to 46%, and his disapproval rating climbing to 49%, according to Real Clear Politics, which averages all major polls, it is impossible to ignore the choice the GOP will have to make by 2012: who will be the standard bearer against Obama? Barack Obama [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Conservatism, Democratic Party, GOP, Liberalism, Mainstream Media, Media Bias, Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Sarah Palin, Socialism
Remember all the talk about how Obamacare would make healthcare more affordable? Turns out, its having the opposite effect. As reported by Bloomberg: About 63 percent of businesses plan to make employees pay a higher percentage of their premium costs in 2011, said the Washington-based National Business Group on Health, which surveyed 72 companies that [...]
Tags: Economics, Healthcare, Obamacare
There are no words… A Sault Ste. Marie woman is outraged after she witnessed a man masturbating in the bed across from her in a mixed-gender hospital ward last month while she was recovering from a heart attack.The man in the bed across from her masturbated and the man in the bed beside her gave [...]
Tags: Canada, Healthcare
In trying to find a weird news story for the next episode of Strictly Right Radio, I realized that there were way too many this past week that I had to share. So, enjoy: Airlines grounds overweight staff: paper (Reuters) Turkish Airlines has grounded 28 flight attendants for being overweight and given them six months [...]
Tags: France, Idiots, Kama Sutra, Paris Hilton, Turkish Airlines
In his remarks at the White House Ramadan celebration, President Obama said: Now, we must all recognize and respect the sensitivities surrounding the development of lower Manhattan. The 9/11 attacks were a deeply traumatic event for our country. The pain and suffering experienced by those who lost loved ones is unimaginable. So I understand the [...]
Tags: Barack Obama, Ground Zero Mosque, Islam, War on Terror