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Obama articulates some of the racial struggles which continue
2008-03-18 21:40:00 That’s a very small screen, so here is the transcript and a larger screen. Reviews were very good, guests on MSNBC’s Hardball thinking it might become as iconic, for this generation, as MLK’s “I Have A Dream”. Site Meter More About: Barack Obama , Obama , Racial
Wow! Chris Tindal and the Greens win huge gains!
2008-03-18 05:16:00 The Green Party’s Chris Tindal successfully made it an air-tight battle for second place (against the NDP) in what was otherwise a Bob Rae rout of the Toronto Centre federal byelection. Congratulations to Mr. Rae. As of 1:16 a.m., with all 275 polls reporting, the results (in order of votes) are: Bob Rae (LPC): 14,187 (59.2%) El-Farouk Khaki (NDP): 3,299 (13.8%) Chris ... More About: Greens , Huge , The Greens
Why I am voting for Green Party candidate Chris Tindal
2008-03-14 22:26:00 I’ve been asked lately, particularly by members of the NDP, why I have switched to the Toronto Centre Green s after many years as an active New Democrat for whom I even considered running this time last year. Recent polls show many others, some of whom I have mingled with at Green Party campaign functions recently, ... More About: Chris , Voting , Green Party
A Friday link blast
2008-03-14 20:31:00 There’s been a lot of stuff I’ve been linking to today on my facebook page, a product of subscribing to so many updates from some of my daily reads. I’ll begin with this exciting project from Toronto Centre Green Party of Canada candidate Chris Tindal. Next, here are three articles from salon.com: Geraldine Ferraro still needs to apologize I ... More About: Link , Friday , Blast
CBC Radio: It?s Tindal or Rae and (Chris) needs our votes
2008-03-13 20:41:00 From Chris Tindal’s campaign site I had no problem waking up to this radio report this morning, which frames this election as a choice between myself or my Liberal opponent. Have a listen. By the way, people sometimes tell me ?I agree with almost everything you stand for, I think you?re the best candidate, and I?d vote ... More About: Radio , Votes
Green candidate Chris Tindal announces GROW Housing Toronto Plan
2008-03-13 20:16:00 At Tuesday’s St. Lawrence Centre all-candidates debate for this Monday’s byelection, Green Party of Canada candidate Chris Tindal unveiled an innovative proposal to turn the Moss Park armory into mixed-income, eco-friendly cooperative housing. More details are at growhousingtoronto.com Site Meter More About: Toronto , Housing , Plan
Good morning!
2008-03-13 13:52:00 My apartment was bathed in light early this morning as the sun began to rise. After the pinkish-red show was over, however, the skies turned decidedly cloudy. Site Meter More About: Morning , Good , Good Morning
Are you listening Hillary?
2008-03-13 02:36:00 I hope the Clinton campaign, and the candidate herself, hear or read what Keith Olbermann had to say tonight. The complete transcript is here and here it is from YouTube: I found this blog as I was looking for Keith Olbermann’s commentary and replied as follows: Well said! I have resorted to links to Keith Olbermann?s impassioned comment tonight ... More About: Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton , Hillary
Bob Rae gets a lesson in his foreign affairs portfolio from Green candidate
2008-03-12 21:33:00 Unable to attend this week’s St. Lawrence debate, in the Toronto Centre federal byelection campaign (voting day is Monday!), I tip my hat to The Green Party of Canada’s Chris Tindal, my candidate of choice, for this gem. How is it that the man who is the Liberal Foreign Affairs Critic, and who campaigned against Stéphane Dion for ... More About: Portfolio , Foreign affairs , Lesson
Byelections one week from today!
2008-03-11 02:36:00 Is it just me or was CITY-TV political specialist Richard Madan actually looking for political apathy as he set out to do this story? To Mr. Madan’s credit he did remind viewers that, yes, there are byelections in Toronto Centre…(Chris Tindal)…and three other ridings next Monday, March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day…the day for Green! Site Meter ... More About: Today , Week
Greens are fired up for St. Paddy?s Day election in Toronto Centre
2008-03-09 03:11:00 GPC leader Elizabeth May, former leader Jim Harris and candidate Chris Tindal call for history to be made! It was really great to meet Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May at a rally held for Toronto Centre by-election candidate Chris Tindal. Following a very encouraging warm-up from former leader Jim Harris, Chris and Elizabeth were ... More About: Greens , Election , Fired Up , Paddy
It?s 3 a.m. and that little girl sleeping is now a fully awake, grown Obama
2008-03-08 23:19:00 This is rich. The Clinton ad used stock footage of a little girl who has long since grown up to be an articulate supporter of Barrack Obama ! http://youtube.com/watch?v=sJMFic1ZL1A More About: Sleeping , Girl , Grown , Little Girl
May, Tindal fire up Toronto Centre Greens
2008-03-07 03:31:00 It was really great to meet Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May at a rally held for Toronto Centre by-election candidate Chris Tindal. Following a very encouraging warm-up from former leader Jim Harris, Chris and Elizabeth were pumped! (Videos to follow) It was also nice to meet some other former NDippers there and former progressive (former ... More About: Greens , Fire
Hillalieberman snuggles McCain - again
2008-03-07 03:14:00 Hillary Clinton would rather speak nice-nice about John McCain than give up any ground to Democratic leadership rival Barack Obama. In fact she’ll question Obama’s suitability as Commander-in-Chief without doing the same to warmonger McCain. Shame on Hillary! And then…(or was it before)…this gem! Site Meter
The NAFTA mess
2008-03-06 20:22:00 I am so friggin’ embarrassed and ashamed of my government (or, more specifically, one of its operatives) over the whole NAFTA memo mess which most certainly played an unhappy role in Barack Obama’s Ohio primary fortunes. That my Canadian banana-for-brains republican government might have played even a bit part in Obama’s losses this week just makes me crazy! Blame ... More About: Mess
NOW: Another brick in the wall
2008-03-06 19:26:00 Simply a Lib, or can Bob Rae do more for social dem causes than NDP? By Glenn Wheeler “It is (Green Party candidate Chris Tindal), not (Liberal Bob Rae), whom (NDP candidate El-Farouk Khaki) mentions first when I ask him about his opponents.’Chris likes to show he has support from across the spectrum. But voters have ... More About: Wall , Brick , The wall
?Don?t tell me words don?t matter!?
2008-02-17 20:06:00 Barack Obama responds to “Some may say words are change. But you and I know words are cheap.” – Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2008 “The most important thing we can do right now is to reengage the American people in the process of governance to get them excited and interested again in what works and what can work in ... More About: Barack Obama , Words , Matter
One year on, I?m reminded of scuttled Mother?s Day plans - and the sad reas
2008-02-15 23:21:00 Around this time last year, my siblings and I were excitedly planning a Mother ’s Day gift. Today I learned that the Royal Conservatory of Music’s Director of Development Operations will be leaving that post next week. I wrote him a brief email wishing him well and letting him know how the Mother’s Day plans last ... More About: Plans , Year
An annoying dog, yes, but surely the most patient of cats
2008-02-15 22:22:00 Friends indeed! (from the cuteness files) Site Meter More About: Cats , Patient , Annoying
?If Hillary Clinton wins the Democratic (nomination), both of the major par
2008-02-15 21:38:00 I’ve become a daily listener/viewer of The Young Turks. This is from one of the hosts. Site Meter More About: Nomination , Hillary Clinton , Democratic , Clinton , Hillary
CBC: Algonquin co-chief to stop her uranium protest to avoid jail
2008-02-15 21:04:00 An aboriginal leader sentenced to time behind bars for defying two court orders and blocking a prospective uranium mining site has agreed to stop participating in protests so she can avoid going to jail. Read more here… Site Meter More About: Uranium , Chief , Protest , Stop , Jail
Mitt Romney quits
2008-02-07 22:00:00 Not only did Matt Romney quit today but he says he did so for the safety of the country because the Democrats, don’tchaknow, will surrender to ‘the terrorists’. Pfffffttt…what a cake-hole! More About: Mitt Romney , Mitt
Turn off CNN or FOX and check out Brave New Films? coverage
2008-02-06 02:43:00 Watch the Young Turks at Brave New Films ! Site Meter More About: Check , Turn , Coverage
A Connecticut Yankee in Obama?s Court
2008-02-05 23:25:00 Columnist Rick Green says: I’m late to the Obama show, still not quite convinced by this positive message of “the politics of hope” and a resume thin on experience. But the political tornado that swept into the old Civic Center knocked me over. It was like nothing downtown Hartford has seen in a generation. Site Meter ... More About: Connecticut , Court
Did I mention I?m an Obama supporter?
2008-02-04 16:49:00 I wish I could vote tomorrow! Barack Obama Super Speech Site Meter
YouBama - a child of the mother of invention
2008-02-04 01:24:00 When I first saw that the Barack Obama campaign was asking for videos at YouBama, rather than YouTube, I thought it was just a clever idea. Sadly, a good look at YouTube’s Obama videos clearly shows that YouBama, which is moderated, was necessary due to too many (that would be one or more) disgusting, racist comments at YouTube. It’s one thing ... More About: Mother , Invention , Child
It?s a Brain Thing: Bipolar Disorder
2008-01-26 05:22:00 This is a 6-part look at bipolar disorder, just one block of lectures in a series called “It’s A Brain Thing ” by Dr. David Henley, Public Affairs Representative to the Indiana Psychiatric Society, in which he uses Vincent Van Gogh as a case study to explain the disorder. Note: this has been re-posted as a ... More About: Bipolar , Bipolar Disorder
This is hypomania at the very least
2008-01-23 09:02:00 Pardon me if I piss and moan… It seems to have started with a headache, a mild migraine I think, which - although not as painful as some I?ve experienced - my vision was quite bad for a couple of days. Pardon the sentence construction. No, back up. It started when, seemingly out of the blue, I had a ... More About: Hypomania
Squalls leaving
More articles from this author:2008-01-21 21:08:00 Today’s masthead picture or, as WordPress calls it, ”Custom Image Header” is one of three taken from my balcony yesterday as snow-squalls, which caused such havoc to the north of us, swept across the sky to the east and south. Note the full moon rising - and the Sistine Chapelesque finger thing going on with the cloud formations :-) || Site Meter ... More About: Leaving 1, 2, 3 |
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