Monthly Archives: August 2009

Shaming us all as Canadians

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I have this shirt, BTW. And there is a very good reason why I have it…As a Canadian, I am deeply ashamed. I am ashamed of how, for all that we pride ourselves on our multiculturalism, when push comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, The War on Terra | 2 Comments

Most racist country in Latin America is…

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…PERU! Where shit like this gets published in “respectable” newspapers, no less: So now you know. For those of you who still think of these ‘ethnic groups’ as ‘good’, ‘naïve’ and ‘pure’, I’ll remind you that it was these same … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Fascism Without Swastikas, Inca Dink-a-Doo | 3 Comments

Mark your calendars for September 4, folks…

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

…because you won’t want to blink and miss the latest farce the CIA and the Venezuelan oppos are cooking up:Oh look, there’s a gun in that little plus sign. Do you think they’re tipping their hand as to how they … Continue reading →

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Harpo tries to gut Canadian democracy…AGAIN

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

While everybody is screaming about Chavecito and his perfectly democratic and constitutional law reforms down in Venezuela, a sneak thief of Torydom up here is doing his damnedest to cut the guts out of ours without anyone knowing. And if … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch | 5 Comments

Debunking the profiteers’ lies about healthcare

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

First, The Real News does an excellent job (as does Rep. Dennis Kucinich, the man who should have been president) of debunking those who claim Canadians are suffering under “state-mandated wait times”:Now, a little something courtesy of Public Values: A … Continue reading →

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Guns don’t kill people, pillows do!

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Especially if they’re in the hands of someone a serious gun collector misguidedly trusts: Retired attorney Carl Kuhn was 82 when he died at home, so no one doubted his sons when they said for public consumption that he had … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Guns, Guns | 4 Comments

Chavecito welcomes Noam Chomsky

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Video in Spanish, but you can hear the English translation if you listen with earphones.He calls him “one of the greatest defenders of peace in the world.” Chomsky’s response is characteristically modest. But his analysis is as astute as ever–Venezuela … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: German announcer professionalism fail

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

He makes a bad double entendre and grabs at her boobs. She calls him a “total idiot” on camera. And that’s not all she does.Atta gal!

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Stupid Sex Tricks, Uppity Wimmin | 2 Comments

Stupid Sex Tricks: Woohoo, Back to School!

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Actually, these could come in handy for high school sex ed, assuming it’s not abstinence-only. (That would be an Epic Fail. Abstinence-only always is.)PS: And this is why those condoms should be on the agenda for sex ed:…along with a … Continue reading →

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Quotable: Soseki Natsume on bullies

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Sabina Becker

“It is of course true that the human creature characteristically prides itself on its self-reliance. However, it would be more exact to say that the creature, knowing it can’t rely upon itself, would very much like to believe that it … Continue reading →

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