Ottawa's Classic Rock Station Offends Republicans

Mulder

I will let my letter to the station speak for itself.

    On Saturday September 6th in the mid afternoon, I heard the DJ (not sure who) talking about a racist in the USA who had a black baby doll hanging from a cross in front of his house.

    He went on to talk about how this person was fighting in court to be able to continue to display this.

    All this was fine and I agree with the DJ that the hanging doll was clearly a racist and disgusting display.

    What I found very distasteful and upsetting was his remarks that this racist American was a frontrunner for the Republican vice presidential nomination but wasn’t good looking enough.

    I know it was a joke, and the comments about him not being good looking enough may be considered male chauvinistic and I would not be writing if that was the joke. But it wasn’t. His comment about Republicans (and subtly by extension conservative minded people) as being racist or as considering a racist to be in a top position in their political hierarchy was extremely offensive.

    I think this DJ owes all conservative minded people an apology.

    Regards,

T-Bone and Cash Money Take The Gold

Mulder

This morning our family woke up and got ready for our annual tradition of going and spending the day at my son’s year end soccer tournament. This year we were quietly optimistic as they had a 2-8-3 record this year.

However, after three hard fought mini games they found themselves in fourth place and heading to the semi finals to play the top ranked team that had just beaten them 3 to 0 in the last game of the preliminaries. Not having an official team name all season they all got together for a cheer and adopted “Cash Money” as their team cheer and team name. Something in this cheer must have inspired them because they quickly took a 3 to 1 lead in the first half. In the second half a very suspicious handball call against them brought their opponents a goal closer and eventually, the number ranked team tied it up. After holding them off in the extra period, the game went to a shootout and Cash Money was flawless in their shots and two great saves by their goalkeeper had them going to the finals.

The finals were against the Redshirts, a team that Cash Money had not beaten all year and the team that had the best record after the regular season. The Redshirts were stacked with a full 10 substitutes and swapped in the whole team, which after 4 hardfought games was a huge advantage on this hot Sunday. Cash Money’s top goal scorer was suffering from muscle cramps and they were down to 3 substitutes in this final but somehow they managed to make it to the end of regulation and the extra period tied 0-0 and it was off to penalty kicks…again.

As a father of a player in the gold medal game that is in penalty kicks, I can tell you that it was as stressful as watching your favourite hockey team in a sudden death playoff game. But this team seemed to be made for penalty kicks. A small group of sharp shooters could only be equalled by the other teams, but Cash Money had a lanky cat between the pipes and after saving the first shot by the Redshirts, we knew that what was thought to be impossible was about to happen. The shooters were unstoppable and as the Redshirts took their 4th shot they were in a position where a miss would cost them the gold. Their player lined up … shot … and bounced it off the left goal post and out.

Cash Money had taken the gold. After a sub par season, and a mediochre qualification, T-Bone and his teammates turned on the jets when it counted and are now the proud owners of a Gold Medal. I want to give special kudos to their goalkeeper for an outstanding job in the penalty shots and to T-Bone who pulled a hamstring muscle 3 days before the tournament and played a great set of games in constant pain. I know he will be sore as can be tomorrow, but he has a gold medal to help with the healing.

Congratulations U19 Men’s Champions, Cash Money.

Why I Am Voting Liberal (tongue in cheek)

Mulder

WHY I AM VOTING LIBERAL

I’m voting Liberal because I believe the government will do a better job of spending the money I earn than I would.

I’m voting Liberal because freedom of speech is fine as long as nobody is offended by it.

I’m voting Liberal because when we pull out of Afghanistan I trust that the bad guys will stop what they’re doing because they now think we’re good people.

I’m voting Liberal because I believe that people who can’t tell us if it will rain on Friday CAN tell us that the polar ice caps will melt away in ten years if I don’t start driving a Prius.

I’m voting Liberal because I’m not concerned about the slaughter of millions of babies so long as we keep inmates who should be on death row, alive.

I’m voting Liberal because I believe that business should not be allowed to make profits for themselves. They need to break even and give the rest away to the government for redistribution as THEY see fit.

I’m voting Liberal because I believe Liberal judges need to interpret the Constitution to suit fringe kooks who would NEVER get their agendas past the voters.

I’m voting Liberal because I believe that illegal refugees and government give-aways to foreigners is a great way to grow a nation.

I’m voting Liberal because I’m way too irresponsible to own a gun, and I know that my local police are all I need to protect me from murderers and
thieves.

I’m voting Liberal because I love the fact that I can now marry who and whatever I want. I’ve decided to marry my turtle.

I’m voting Liberal because I believe oil companies’ profits of 10% on a litre of gas are obscene but the government taxing the same litre of gas at 50% plus a carbon tax of another 20% isn’t.

I’m voting Liberal because I’m such a pinhead it’s unlikely that I’ll ever have another point of view.

h/t my friend Frank

B.C. Carbon Tax Has Immediate Effect

Mulder

On July 1st, 2008, a BC Carbon Tax took effect. Lefties say it won’t affect gas prices. The chart below begs to differ. The average gas price in BC was $1.40 for a consistent length of time and then July 1st it spiked over 2 cents. Coincidence?? I think not.

I hope Canadians are paying more attention to this than Stephane Dion is!!

BC Gas Prices July 1st, 2008

You can view various gas price statistics by visiting this link.

Just another example of Canadian Taxpayers getting OfficiallyScrewed.

Shortshaking – Don't Be Man'hand'led

Mulder

Between my non political day job in technical sales and my political volunteering, I shake A LOT of hands. And I mean A LOT. And in shaking so many hands, I have come to the conclusion that there is one specific type of handshake that I really dislike.

And that is the “shortshake”.

For those who do not know what I mean, a “shortshaker” is the type of person who has a good firm grip, but tends to start the grip “short” or early. This results in the shortshaker gripping the fingers of the “shortshakee” which makes it impossible for the shortshakee to return the grip as their fingers are immobilized by the shortshake.

What I would call a good handshake is when the webbing between the thumb and index finger of both people is close enough so that when both shakers grip their fingertips can curl around the other person’s hand so that both can get a good grip in.

I dislike the shortshake so much that I have started saying things like “let’s do that shake again and let me get a grip this time.” or if it’s someone I am close with I might even say “hey, don’t short shake me…you make me feel like a wimp. Give me a chance to shake your hand properly.” and I will then reshake. My wife thinks this is probably offending the person, and she may very well be right but I have stopped caring.

In actuality, I think the response is either appreciative or earning me a bit of respect. The appreciation comes from those who just have never thought about it and perhaps feel that I have helped them realize what a good handshake is. The respect is a different story. I feel that many shortshakers do it as a sign of power as it leaves the shortshakee in an awkward position. By standing up for a good shake, I am showing those types that I am willing to stand up for myself and that I cannot get walked on.

So stand up to the shortshake with me.

Liberal Saboteurs Feed Stephane Dion A Big Fat Shiftburger

Mulder

I cannot help but think that someone in the Liberal Party must really have a hatred on for Stephane Dion. When I told a friend about this feeling, he quickly responded….”No Shift Sherlock!!”

In naming their new carbon tax a “green shift”, it became quite clear that someone within the Liberal Party has “shift for brains”. I mean let’s look at this seriously.

G – reen
S – hift
T – ax

Bwahhhahhhhahhhhahhhhahhhhhaaaaaaa. For real??? Another GST??? I wonder what kind of “shift” the Liberals were smoking when they came up with this name? When the Gomery commission was going on, Conservatives thought it was the gift that kept on giving. This GST2 is going to be an even bigger gift.

I am simply dumbfounded to think that there wasn’t a single person in the Liberal Party who did not notice this acronym. To top it all off, there is now talk of a lawsuit because the name GreenShift is already taken. Uh Oh!! Somebody really stepped in it this time.

I was further amazed when people immediately starting calling it “the Green Shaft”. It took less than 24 hours for opposition parties to come up with this new nickname. Surely over the past few weeks/months that the Liberal plan was being developed there was a single Liberal somewhere…anywhere, that could have seen this coming from a mile away. If not, then I would think they really are not ready to run a nation.

If we weren’t sure saboteurs existed before, we sure are now. I think this may be an interesting summer to sit back and watch the “shift hit the fan” within the Liberal Party.

Cure For The Hiccups

Mulder

This morning I woke up with a nasty case of the hiccups. In taking care of my problem with my usual cure, it dawned on me to share this with everyone on the web via my blog.

I learned this cure from my sister and have been eternally grateful ever since, for this cure works, bar none, EVERY time I have the hiccups.

Not only is it readily available EVERYWHERE in Canada, it tastes good too.

The answer is a Sour Cream Glazed Donut from Tim Hortons.

Stop laughing. It probably doesn’t have to be this particular type of donut, but simply some form of a cake donut.

I have had the hiccups numerous times with friends in the car and, no word of a lie, one single bite and swallow and I could toss out the rest of the donut because my hiccups are always gone. My friends and co-workers are all astounded and I am hoping some of you out there give this a try and let me know how it works for you.

Not Political You Say??

Mulder

Whenever someone tells me we have been in Afghanistan too long, I tend to tell them that it was having our troops in South Korea for decades that finally allowed that country to flourish as a thriving democracy with such global corporate giants as Samsung and Hyundai. Companies that would never have succeeded under the conditions imposed on those living in North Korea.

Well this is a touching story that goes beyond the politics and corporations and war.

The young man in the video below turned 11 in September of 2007. His name is Sungha Jung. He had been watching his father play guitar and picked one up a little over 2 years ago. I urge you to do two things.

1) click the video below once and watch him play the video I have chosen.

and

2) once the video is over, click the link below the video to go find his page on YouTube and watch some of the other videos he has up. He is a remarkable young man and one whom I am positive would not be playing the western rock songs he seems to enjoy if we were not in South Korea for so long.

You can say this is just one young man, but think of all the other talented people that have been allowed to flourish in a free South Korea and how many more would be allowed to flourish in a free Afghanistan.

Link to Sungha Jung’s Channel on YouTube

h/t to Mac