Month: April 2010

Liberal Leader Michael Zsohar A Sexist

Mulder

From Wednesday’s Hansard. (emphasis on the bolded portion)

Mr. Michael Ignatieff (Leader of the Opposition, Lib.):

Mr. Speaker, for more than seven months the Prime Minister has stood by and watched while Mr. and Mrs. Jaffer attached their tentacles to the neck of the government and slowly dragged it down. The question now is not about Mr. and Mrs. Jaffer, it is about the Prime Minister.
Will he finally explain why he called in the police? Will he finally admit that in the confidence he placed in this couple, he displayed a poor lack of judgment?

Where are the feminists on this one? Where is Michael Zsohar’s critic for the Status of Women on this one?

Michael Zsohar crossed a line here. Now there is NO turning back.

Michael Zsohar is OfficiallyScrewed.

Ottawa Pays For Citizens To Drink Toilet Water

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The City of Ottawa is subsidizing residents $75 to install low flush toilets to save water.

The City of Ottawa also just approved a $1.2 M expenditure on two watermobiles to promote more usage of Ottawa drinking water.

Logic says residents are paying taxes to move water from toilets to drinking glasses.

Yummy! How OfficiallyScrewed is that?

Sent via Borgberry cybernetic implant. (You too will be assimilated)

Vimy Day Celebrated – Sir Arthur Currie Would Be Proud

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I never found much use in my history lessons as a youth growing up in Toronto. Part of it was the boring curriculum and part of it was my general disinterest. That all changed when I decided to take Ancient History in 11th grade. Mr. Bobb was a funny and engaging teacher and my new found passion for history was kindled in his class room and I began my journey of reading anything I could about ancient civilizations and cultures. But still my thirst for knowledge of Canadian history had not quite been established.

That came years later after I moved from Toronto to Ottawa and sensing stronger national pride here, I picked up Pierre Burton’s two part book on the War of 1812. That really stoked the fires. I read through the Burton two book set quite quickly and wanted more. And there as part of a larger set of historic recounts was his book on Vimy Ridge. I wasn’t sure what Vimy Ridge was yet I was in my late 20’s or early 30’s by this point in time. This was the turning point in my life. This is when I knew I was proud to be Canadian. This was when I felt like a light had been turned on inside me. It was the same pride in hearing the tale of Arthur Curries creeping barrage and the taking of the ridge after so many Brits and Frenchmen had died trying. A day. It took merely a day for Canadians to boot the Germans from their entrenched position and another three to mop up the mess. But the ridge was ours. And it was the first time allied forces had taken a German position and held it.

November 11th is the day veterans around the world remember those who have fought and died for our country. But it was April 9th, 1917 that saw Canada come of age as a nation. Our troops fought as one cohesive unit, alone. Without our British big brothers guiding us. It is for this reason that I would dearly love to see April 9th turned into a day of celebration that should rival the national pride we feel on July 1st.

It is also for this reason that I think of Arthur Currie as one of the most important Canadians in our short history. Today he would be proud of the free nation, whose army he lead to our greatest wartime victory.

Obama Advisor and Ex Fed Chairman Paul Volcker Says VAT Not "Toxic"

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President Obama advisor and former federal reserve chairman Paul Volcker starts toying with the national VAT tax. This is similar to our 5% GST and similar to the 20% seen in many European countries.

The U.S. should consider using a European-style value added tax to help bring the deficit down, said White House adviser Paul Volcker in response to a question from CBS MoneyWatch.com at a panel discussion in New York City Tuesday night. “We have to think about really revamping the tax system,” said Volcker, who’s best known for successfully beating down inflation while serving as Ronald Reagan’s Federal Reserve chairman. The VAT, a levy on all the goods and services you consume, is not a “toxic idea,” he added.

Don’t say we didn’t warn you about the potential of getting OfficiallyScrewed.

Quit Pulling On Tiger's Tail And Just Enjoy His Play

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Under the “Who’s Screwed” tab at the top of this page it says:

OfficiallyScrewed.com is a website dedicated to logically degrading, demoralizing, and deflating those that our society chooses to shower with press, praise and perfume (not to mention MONEY) for being imbeciles and officially screwing us, usually politically.

This usually refers to politicians or crazy celebrities, (the octomom being a classic example).  But with regards to Tiger Woods it does not apply to the golfer himself, but to the women trying to achieve fame by dragging him down.

I have said this before and I will say this again.  If it has to do with his career, his golf swing, his physical condition, his sponsors, his choice in tournaments, his play, his views on other golfers, etc. then it is fair game.  If it has to do with his wife or the women in his life, it really is not anyone’s business.

I am proud to say that despite all the news articles out there, I have maintained my lack of disinterest in his personal situation and to this day I cannot name a single women tied to his infidelities, nor do I care to learn their names.  I AM excited that he is getting back in the game because I love watching him and cheering him on.  He is the best thing that has happened to the game of Golf in decades and I think Golf knows this. (As does the PGA)

You go Tiger.

And Then There Were Two

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I love basketball.  But I’m not much of a fan of the NBA.  I got tired of the travelling violations, lack of real defence, lack of players willing to risk multi million dollar contracts to take a charge.  So I gave up on them.
But I HAVE been a big fan of the NCAA men’s finals (or March Madness as it is often nicknamed) since I was old enough to say Never Nervous Purvis or Earl the Pearl and I remember when Leo Rautens and Howard Triche were Syracuse Orangemen far before their sons played for ‘Cuse.  I remeber watching David Robinson single handedly destroy my Orangemen when he was with Navy.  I remember Jim Valvano’s NC State and Rollie Massamino’s Villanova winning the tourney as underdogs.
And I am incredibly proud of the fact that I can pronounce, let alone spell Krzyzewski.
And this years final is one of those Cinderella stories, a true David and Goliath.  Duke, the excellent basketball program that Coach K has turned into an institution vs. Butler, the little school with a total enrollment of 4700.  They are reminesscent of the Gene Hackman movie Hossier’s.  Indiana’s finest young men.  And they even get to play at home.  A mere 6 miles from their campus is the setting.
They took down mighty Syracuse. They eked past Izzo’s Michigan state machine.  Their 33 year old head coach, Brad Stevens is in his 3rd year coaching Butler.  Talk about a David.
And this year they face the Goliath Duke.  Coack K has lead Duke to 3 national titles and 11 final four appearances in his 30 years as the head coach.
Should be a doozy.  My brain (and my wallet if I were a betting man) would be on Duke to win going away, but my heart will be cheering Butler on from the tip off to the final buzzer.

I love basketball.  But I’m not much of a fan of the NBA.  I got tired of the travelling violations, lack of real defence, lack of players willing to risk multi million dollar contracts to take a charge.  So I gave up on them.

But I HAVE been a big fan of the NCAA men’s finals (or March Madness as it is often nicknamed) since I was old enough to say Never Nervous Purvis or Earl the Pearl and I remember when Leo Rautens and Howard Triche were Syracuse Orangemen far before their sons played for ‘Cuse.  I remeber watching David Robinson single handedly destroy my Orangemen when he was with Navy.  I remember Jim Valvano’s NC State and Rollie Massamino’s Villanova winning the tourney as underdogs.

And I am incredibly proud of the fact that I can pronounce, let alone spell Krzyzewski.

And this years final is one of those Cinderella stories, a true David and Goliath.  Duke, the excellent basketball program that Coach K has turned into an institution vs. Butler, the little school with a total enrollment of 4700.  They are reminesscent of the Gene Hackman movie Hossier’s.  Indiana’s finest young men.  And they even get to play at home.  A mere 6 miles from their campus is the setting.

They took down mighty Syracuse. They eked past Izzo’s Michigan state machine.  Their 33 year old head coach, Brad Stevens is in his 3rd year coaching Butler.  Talk about a David.

And this year they face the Goliath Duke.  Coack K has lead Duke to 3 national titles and 11 final four appearances in his 30 years as the head coach.

Should be a doozy.  My brain (and my wallet if I were a betting man) would be on Duke to win going away, but my heart will be cheering Butler on from the tip off to the final buzzer.  It should be on CBS somewhere in your neighbourhood starting at 9pm EST tonight.

<B>Addendum:</B>  Congrats to the Duke Blue Devils on their 61-59 win in one of the most exciting final games I have watched. A last second buzzer beater by Gordon Hayward just missed giving Butler the win.  What a fantastic game.

I Am OfficiallyHungry

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Today I expanded the Officiallyblanked empire. I am now OfficiallyScrewed AND OfficiallyHungry.

Many of you who know me know that I have struggled with my weight for years. Well I am now “officially” on the road to slim. Many people are asking me how I am doing it. The simple answer is low sugar low carb, lots of water and veggies and several regular meals and snacks all including protein of some kind. And then the all important exercise which is tantamount to any weight loss program.

So come join my journey. You might find you like the food I get to eat. You might also be surprised to know I have lost 40 lbs on this diet.

Click Here to check it out.

Is This Stone Too Big To Pass?

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Could this be true?  Are doctor’s going to revolt now that Obamacare is here?  This sign was discovered on the door of a urology center in Florida.

Sign On FLA Urologist Door

The sign was on the door of Dr. Jack Cassell, M.D. P.A. at the “Urology of Mount Dora”

Now, having suffered the trials and tribulations of trying to find a family doctor here in Ottawa, I have to say I found this both amusing and disturbing at the same time.  I know that my last family doctor actually told me that he had to interview US.  Talk about disturbing.  In a day and age where competition abounds in every industry, the medical industry is exempt.  Doctors with family practices actually get to choose their patients.   The reason we were given was that the doctor wanted to make sure that he had variety in his patients. i.e. not all patients being seniors or babies etc.  I didn’t think about it at the time, but I WAS being discriminated against.

Lucky for me he up and moved to Calgary (from Ottawa) 2 years later leaving us without a family doctor again.

“I’m not turning anybody away — that would be unethical,” Dr. Jack Cassell, 56, a Mount Dora urologist and a registered Republican opposed to the health plan, told the Orlando Sentinel on Thursday. “But if they read the sign and turn the other way, so be it.”

So how is this sign in the USA different from what our last family doctor discriminated?  Is it legal?  Do you think he can lose his license over this?  Is he within his rights?  Is he upholding the Hippocratic oath?  What’s your take?

Is it the doctor or Obamacare that have OfficiallyScrewed some Florida residents out of this doctor’s urological care?

ADDENDUM

Dr. Cassell appeared on Fox News and told Neil Cavuto that he would not turn away a patient if they walked in and said they voted for Obama. He did say he would hand them a two page pamphlet letting them know how Obamacare is going to affect them. To me it sounded like he had dug into the healthcare bill and noted that many aspects of patient care would change and he would be pointing them out.

Where There Was One, Now Stand Many

Mulder

This post has nothing to do with anything I usually blog about but for 14 years I have driven onto this property and past this sign and in some fashion or other it has always held a single company name. Now the R&D Headquarters for an iconic Canadian company in Bells Corners carries the generic name “Carling Place” and hosts spaces for the names of several companies.
Carling Place

Fare thee well Nortel.

Looks Like Someone In White House Is Paying Attention To OfficiallyScrewed

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Drill Obama Drill

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s call Wednesday to expand offshore oil and gas drilling — as close as 125 miles off Florida’s coast — angered environmentalists in the state and left some Florida Democrats looking to distance themselves from the plans.

And it was only 4 days ago that I (once again) called for the U.S. President to STOP paying for oil produced without environmental concerns when he can drill locally in North America and use oil produced under far better environmental conditions.

Environazi’s are you paying attention??