I'm Baaaack

Well, that was a while, wasn't it? I haven't posted anything since early December. No reason for it, the muse simply failed to strike. Okay, the muse is back, inspired by the Dem's loss in the Massachusetts special election.

Before I get to my comments, first, let's set the stage. Ol' Swimmer Ted, finally receiving a little of the karmic redress he's so dearly deserved, for so many years, contracts brain cancer. I read somewhere, and I hope it's true, that the type he had was particularly painful. It cannot undo anything the murderous, treasonous swine did in his long and infamous senate career, but it puts a little into the payback column. I just wish I could believe, as Emperor Misha does, that there is a Hell, a place of fire and brimstone, where the Drunken Lifeguard will spend eternity roasting on a spit...where the spit is "Satan's barbed cock," and the lecherous loser is rotating on it about his rectal passage. Unfortunately, I can take no solace in that. Ahh, well, as I say, at least he died in pain.

In addition, he died leaving one of his great Life's Projects incomplete. There they were, poised to pass the health care waiting list act, and Buick's worst spokesman up and dies. Now they have to fill his seat. Fortunately, Massachusetts law requires that (a) an empty federal senate seat be filled by Gubernatorial appointment, and (b) Mass has a Democrat governor.

Oh, wait, no, (a) is no longer the case. In 2004, when it looked like Johnny Treason was going to unseat Bumbletongue Bush for the presidency, the Mass legislature changed the rules. See, they had a RINO governor at the time, and a thin senate majority. If Romney had the power to appoint the new senator, he might appoint a Republican, thinning (or erasing, I forget) the Dem majority. Guess who urged the legislature to make the change. That's right, Treason Ted himself.

Fast forward; Chappaquiddick Ted is dying, and the Dems have a 60 seat supermajority. So old "I never drink my scotch straight up, I always mix it...with vodka" suggests the state house change the rule back. The optics of this are terrible, and hell, it's Mass, which hasn't elected a Repub to national office since the Medieval Warming Period, so, no change, and they have a special election.

The candidate for the Dems, Martha Coakley, is a disaster. And should probably be in prison for prosecutorial misconduct. But, she has a "D" after her name, and she does have statewide recognition, having been elected to statewide office. The Repub's candidate, Scott Brown hasn't these advantages. He does however, come with his own advantages, namely, Martha Coakley and pResident Uh-bama.

Long story short, for the first time since dinosaurs walked the earth, Massachusetts elected a Repub. Result, the Dem supermajority is gone, and Kennedy's pet project is in serious shit, in fact, probably toast.

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Oh, lord, the irony is so creamy and rich I, in Ace's formulation, want to whip out my balls and dip them in it.

A few years back, during a spat between the Dicksuck Chicks and Toby Keith, there appeared a tee shirt for Dipsy Slut fans, the not too subtle FUTK.

I'm thinking we resurrect those letters. And rejoice that, hopefully, evil two tiered American health care continues to exist, so that cutting edge medicine continues to advance, and there is a pressure outlet for all the crappy socialized medical systems. And, what the hell, it will make Canadians happy, since they'll still have the existence of our piss poor socialized medical system to help them fell superior to Americans.

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McHitler, You Really Are an Asshole

Have I already used that title for a post? I don't think so, I haven't called the seedy little shit we have for a premier Hitler yet. I think. Oh, well, I'm not a real believer in Godwin's law anyway, so fuck it. You don't like me likening him to a fascist, maybe he shouldn't act like one. Fuck off out of the country and have his henchmen ram one of the greatest tax hikes in provincial history through by procedural manouvre? And then have the sheer unmitigated fucking gall to tell us how good it's going to be for us? Fuck off Dalton. May I call you Dalton? I know in polite company you don't call a man by his first name unless he asks you to, but, well, I'm not feeling very polite, so fuck it, and fuck you, Dalton.

Anyway, the corrupt little fuck is off pissing our tax dollars away on a junket to India. I guess protocol required he take his fingers out of his ears and stop screaming, "La la la la, I can't hear you objecting to the HST, la la la la" At least long enough to say, "Fuck off taxpayers, I'll do what I want, I'm a Liberal with a majority government." I quote from memory.

Seriously, though, the incompetent, functional retard said basically that, although he phrased it more along the lines of, "We're going to bring in the HST because a modern Ontario needs a modern tax system, and this will help make us competitive going forward." Umm, dickhead, how, exactly? And feel free to use one syllable words, since, well, that's all your stunted intellect can handle, anyway.

If we're lucky, we're just easing out of a really bad recession. Raising taxes is one REALLY good way to take a fragile recovery and guarantee that it's merely the upswing of a double dip recession. Jeebus, this jackass has the "How to turn a cyclic recession into a major depression" handbook, and he's running it step by step.

Idiotic spending and borrowing levels. Check.
Major new spending initiatives. Check.
Disappear money down the corruptocrat rat hole. Check.
Raise taxes. Check.

Great, zippy, just fucking great. Mrs. Fulminandrew and I are doing okay. Not great, but okay; we're making it through, but this extra thousand bucks you're going to hoover out of our pockets is going to hurt. I can't imagine what it's going to do to the poor bastards on EI, fixed income, pensions, or scraping by paycheck to paycheck.

They say you get the government you deserve. That's bullshit. The stupid fuckers who voted Liberal and NDP get the government they deserve. What the fuck did I, and all the other actually productive residents of Ontario, do to deserve the Dalton McGuinty BOHICA treatment? They got the govt they deserve, but they're taking my anus along for the ride, and I really, really don't fucking appreciate it.

Assholes.

Why Canada Sucks, Part VI, We're All Fascists Now

God DAMN I hate this fucking country. This is going to be a hard post to write, because there is just too much fucking material to sort through. I'll try not to get too excessive with it, though.

First, a matter of definitions. Fascism is a slippery word, so much so that, in the introduction to his book Liberal Fascism, Jonah Goldberg spills a fair bit of ink in attempting to pin down a definition of fascism, because the main problem is that there really isn't one. He eventually comes to a broad definition, which I can't reproduce, as I borrowed it from the library when I was unemployed and broke. A good working definition would be "Whatever Liberals hate," but that's of little use.

Instead let us turn to dictionary.reference.com, which gives the following:

a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism

Aha, that's how we define those evil, right wing, fascist bastards. Nazzo fast, Guido, let's parse this. Leave aside the absolute dictator, and see if there's anything in there that might seem a bit, I don't know, left wing. You know, like regimenting (i.e. regulating) all industry, commerce, etc., suppressing opposition criticism ("Human Rights" Commissions), aggressive nationalism (Liberal MP Carolyn "Americans, I hate those bastards" Parrish) and racism (Bobo the Clown, Bob "White men need not apply" Rae).

Hmm, fits the Liberal and NDP to a fucking "T," doesn't it? Especially when you consider that the closest thing to an absolute dictator, outside of actual dictatorships, is a Canadian 1st Minister with a majority government. Don't believe me? Did Johnny Cretin change his mind for anyone when he was corrupting up 24 Sussex Dr. Did Brian Baloney before him, or the late, unlamented and never to be sufficiently cursed Pierre Elliot fucking Trudeau? No? Didn't think so.

So, if we dispense with the nonsense that Fascism is a conservative ideology, we come to the conlcusion it is a Liberal ideology. Which brings us to a few events of late.

Dalton fucking McGuinty. Untendered contracts resulting in the pissing away of a billion dollars to Liberal friendly firms. Who the fuck does he think he is, giving my money away to his friends like that, Chretien? Oh, and if you think he's not a fascist fucker, is anyone getting fired for this? Or is he stonewalling, since he has a majority and can do whatever he wants.

Speaking of whatever he wants, how many of you want the tax hike represented by the HST? Anyone? Really. Hmm, think that 70% in opposition is going to stop it? Absolute dictator anyone?

Lest you think I'm picking solely on our main source of fascists, the Liberals, how about Prime Minister Ringo Starr and the proposed changes to RIDE programs. At least right now they have to have an officer sniff your breath before they violate your rights. The new proposal is just to randomly pull people over to butt rape their rights. Think that's not fascist?

And why do I entitle this post "We're All Fascists Now?" Well, remember when the province tried to make bike helmets mandatory for everyone? It was probably Bobo the Clown, but I don't really remember, and whoever it was, isn't the point. Now McShithead wants to make ski helments mandatory. Hey, Dalton, fuck off. It's my fucking head, and I'll do with it as I please, you fascist fuck. But I digress.

When I first heard the story, it was one of the local talkers, who asked his listeners to call or write in with their opinions. Not one, NOT A FUCKING ONE, opined that it's none of the provinces fucking business to regulate ski helmet use. "...regimenting all business, commerce, etc..."

Hey, Ontario, if you want to wear a ski helmet, WEAR A FUCKING SKI HELMET. You can do this without there being a law to make you, you know. You stupid fascist fuckers.

Smoking laws. Seatbelt laws. Business regulations. Banking regulations. Your fireplace. Your toilet. There is nothing, NOTHING in your life that these pricks don't want control over. And they'll get it. Do you know why they'll get it? First, because a Canadian first minister with a majority government is the closest thing to an absolute dictator in the developed world, second, they frame as much as possible as a health care issure and third, we're a nation of pussies, too afraid to stand up for our rights.

Smoking regulations? Health care. Cook up some bullshit study about second hand smoke and you can regulate it to death.

Seatbelts? Helmets? Health care. If you get hurt, it's on the public dime, so the govt has a financial responsibility to fuck your rights.

Salt, fat, meat, and anything else that tastes good? Heart disease, diabetes and colon cancer.

Explain this to the average Canadian (and use small words so there's a chance the moron will get it), and see if he manages to draw the obvious conclusion. If you want to live free. Either leave Canada, or end the health care monopoly. That won't deal with the busy body assholes who just can't stand to see someone having fun, but it will yank the pins out from under the "Well, the govt is paying for your health care, so they have the right to tell you how to live" argument.

Of course, even if you convince the average Canadian pussy that freedom from govt health care is a good thing, he'll never actually voice the thought out loud, for fear of sounding unCanadian. There's nothing worse than be outed as being in favour of "Two Tier, American Style Health Care." Hell, I think the gutless wimps in this country think that if you express that opinion, they'll strip you of your citizenship or, worse yet, ban you from Tim Horton's for life.

Have I mentioned lately that I hate this fucking country?

Good Riddance

I said these exact words the day that the late, unlamented and never to be sufficiently cursed Pierre f'ing Elliot f'ing Trudeau kicked it:

Good riddance to bad garbage, and 40 years too late.

Senator Edward "Teddy the Swimmer" "Drunken Lifeguard" "This Isn't Your Father's Buick" Kennedy has finally begun the eternal celestial dirt nap. Good. Shame it didn't occur 40 years ago.

They say you shouldn't speak ill of the dead. Why the fuck not? The man was a drunken, philandering, murdering, treasonous, freedom hating, freedom destroying, terrorist loving piece of shit, and we are richer for his death. My only regret (other than how overdue his passing really was) is that I cannot take comfort in his eternal roast in hell, as I do not believe such a place exists.

I'm not going to say any more, as others will say it better. I'll simply leave it with Physics Geek's standard Kennedy comment, "Mary Joe Kopechne couldn’t be reached for comment."

Emperor Misha (there's more than just one post, and enjoy the comments to this one).
Bill Quick (also more than one post, visit the main site)
Ace (also more than one post, visit the main site)
Jay Currie and I seem to be on the same page
Darlene Click at Protein Wisdom is a helluva lot nicer than I
Dan Collins is at least 50% nicer than I
Serr8d has a good one
The Other McCain has some thoughts

More if and as I feel like it.

Update:

Just saw Pres-Uh-dent Uh-bam-uh on the evening news. Called Chappaquidick Ted one of the greatest Americans. By what fucking standard, President Zerobama? I know you have to lie. Hell, I know you're congenitally incapable of telling the truth, but one of the greatest Americans? Hyperbole ought to have limits. Even if you don't think he was a total piece of shit, there have been wayyyy too many great Americans to mention the Lifeguard in their company.

And City TV news bunny? It's called "News" not "Hagiography for liberal sacks of shit." Ted's dead, you can stop fellating him now.

A Review of Ezra Levant's "Shakedown"

To lead off, a quick and somewhat overdue (I read the book 2 months ago) review of Ezra Levant’s recently published “Shakedown,” which chronicles his adventures with the Canadian, Alberta, and BC so called Human Rights Commissions.

It’s an excellent book, well written, engaging; a thoroughly enjoyable read. Get it, read it, and DO SOMETHING.

Hey, I said “quick,” didn’t I? For more information, visit his site. Or, read the book. Or both.

Reading the book was something of a trip down memory lane for me. I’ve long been a reader of George Jonas, who has been against the HRCs as long as I can remember, probably right from the start (I’m a bit young to be able to say for sure, he came to Canada before I was born, and the HRCs are older than I). In fact, it was through his writings that I was originally persuaded of their inherent wrongness. Time has borne him out, although the HRCs’ evil has only, in the last year, started to become apparent to Canadians as a whole.

For this story, we travel back to the mid/late nineties. The place was Alberta, and the issue was a man who sued his employer for wrongful termination. He was openly gay, and his employer was a Christian private school, which terminated him for violating the terms of his employment contract. Said contract included a morals clause, which he violated by living his chosen lifestyle.

IIRC he lied to get his job, then flaunted his violations of the contract in order to get fired, so he could haul them into court, force them to take him back, and thus make a point. I don’t even remember if it was a “Human Rights” kangaroo court. What I do remember is that he won (point made, you're an asshole), and that I was royally pissed off at this abrogation of the schools property and freedom of assembly rights. At that time, I did not realize that Canadians have no property rights, Pierre F’ing Trudeau having chosen to leave them out of the constitution. But that’s not the point. The point is the conversation this led to.

I had a great friend at University, Steve. He and I saw eye to eye on a great many things, though not all. One thing I thought we agreed on was freedom of speech. We’d never actually broached the subject, but hell, we’d discussed just about everything under the sun and, agree or disagree, we were great pals. As he’d recently hung out his shingle as a lawyer, in Detroit, it never occurred to me that he’d believe in the hammer of state being an appropriate tool for regulating speech. Back then I simply didn’t understand the power of tribalism. Not being afflicted with that particular disease, I doubt I really do, even today.

We were chatting about this, that and the other one evening, and the aforementioned case came up. Somewhere along the way we got into whether a man may be punished for speaking unpopular opinions, such as Holocaust denial (there’d recently been a couple of high profile cases on the subject). I said no effing way. He responded with, “What gives you the right to hate me?”

Huh? Oh, yeah, Steve is Jewish. Barely (the first meal his family fed me was Polish sausages). But, seriously, wtf? I have never heard from him since, and this is a man who told me of a friend of his who had said he’d make a nice lamp. Steve is from a badly depleted line of Polish Jews, so, yes the Holocaust is a mightily sensitive subject, and I never could, would or did make a crack like that one. I simply think you have the right to air stupid opinions.

What gives me the right to hate him? That would be natural law. What gives him the right to use the hammer of state to try to prevent it? Anti-Semites, hell bigots of any sort, are nasty little shits who should be exposed, held up to public ridicule, and shunned. But this is not the purview of government; it is the purview of polite society. Only when they exit the arena of words and enter the arena of violence do you bring in the hammer of state.

What is the connection? Read the book. Or go to Mr. Levant’s website. The HRC’s are in large measure a creation of what he calls Canada’s “Official Jews,” created specifically to punish Neo-Nazi’s and other holocaust deniers. Such as Syed Soharwardy, the complainant who tortured Mr. Levant, by way of the HRCs for almost three years.

Who is Mr. Soharwardy? A Calgary based, Hamas and Hezbollah supporting, holocaust denying, radical Imam who took offense at Mr. Levant’s republication of the Jyllands Posten caricatures of Mohammed. You know, those cartoons whose initial publication sparked off globe spanning riots, which resulted in over 200 deaths.

To recap: The HRCs were created, in part due to pressure from Canadian Jewry, to be used to punish Jew hating holocaust deniers. Mr. Levant, a Jew was dragged through these kangaroo courts for 900 days by a Jew hating holocaust denier, whom Mr. Levant offended.

Can we get rid of these fucking commissions now?

And Steve, NOW do you see the danger of putting government in charge of policing thought?