Comments on: While I was sleeping

By: bago

bago — Mon, 19 May 2008 06:50:38 +0000

The thing is that the speculators spiking prices accelerate the information through the system, so that the people who are in a position to capitalize on the situation and remedy it are incentivized to do so. Prices are simply an axis of data moving through a supply graph.

By: Reg

Reg — Mon, 19 May 2008 05:22:22 +0000

We had the story as soon as it came out. We have most stories not published in the MSM. check it out: CLICK HERE

By: mark

mark — Sun, 18 May 2008 22:22:24 +0000

Shocked? Our corporate overlords, seeing the success in Repressive countries throughout the world, aren’t done yet!
Things are going to get much worse, before they get better.
Whew, I feel so much better after talking to myself in cyberspace.
FUBAR!!!!!!!!!

By: Jillian

Jillian — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:14:25 +0000

Grace, I have long since called your optional corollary the "Governor Tarkin theorem": Whenever something shitty happens that anyone with any sense could have seen coming, those most responsible for it will cover their asses by standing up and saying something to the effect of "She lied! She lied to us!" But then again, to my everlasting shame, I am a Star Wars geek.

By: Grace Nearing

Grace Nearing — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:10:57 +0000

Many farmers say the price problems stem from a surge in investment fund activity. Investment funds have been in commodities for decades but a key rule change by the CFTC [Commodities Futures Trading Commission] a couple of years ago helped open the floodgates.

A standing proposition: Sweet Jesus, there’s always a key rule change — or an Enron loophole.

Optional corollary: No one could ever have predicted [insert disastrous end result here].

By: YarkWeed

YarkWeed — Sun, 18 May 2008 21:07:44 +0000

The fact is, liberals are envious of people who have facts and truth and no bias. All liberals have is bias and hate, hate for USA, for freedom, for free markets, for the heartland and God.

You forgot American Idol, Mom and apple pie. We hate that shit, too.

We will not bow to Shania Law here in the Heartland, no way.

Really? I thought President Charlie Daniels out in the Heartland already decreed SHANIA Law a few years back by executive order. No?

By: Rugged Gary

Rugged Gary — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:55:28 +0000

The fact is, pelicans are responsible for the rice shortage, not that those of us in the Heartland eat foreign foods like that anyway.

By: nicesnake

nicesnake — Sun, 18 May 2008 20:51:45 +0000

speaking of testing, check out this teacher who just said no to it!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tj_bJkGTC8U
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200880514024
http://www.thesylvaherald.com/html/cvs_teacher_suspended_for_refu.html

By: George Smiley

George Smiley — Sun, 18 May 2008 19:40:34 +0000

Hunter: people might take your posts (slightly) more seriously if your grammar, puntuation, and usage were above a third-grade level. As a favorite teacher of mine said, “what’s in the brain ends up on the page.”

By: Ehanol and The Left’s Dishonesty | 186 k per second

Ehanol and The Left’s Dishonesty | 186 k per second — Sun, 18 May 2008 18:39:26 +0000

[...] Sadly, No! » While I was sleeping It has to do with the current crazy price spiral the world is going through on essential commodities like food and energy. It turns out, if you dig through enough obscure news sources like Senate subcommitte reports or evil communist trade rags, you can find bits and pieces that, if combined with some decent investigative journalism, would probably yield a story about how guys like the Enron execs who were behind the rolling blackouts in California a few years ago are now thinking bigger, and have stuck their bottom-feeding jaws into the international wealth streams that are the world’s food and oil supplies. [...]

By: Libby Spencer

Libby Spencer — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:41:29 +0000

All I need now is for someone to tell me which stalwart bastion of American journalism has produced this Pullitzer-winning masterpiece, so I can go check it out for myself.

I believe that would be the crack reporters Judy Miller and Jeff Gannon. They’re just sitting on the story until Broder comes up with the filler quotes on what ordinary Americans think about it.

I hear Rove is also working on a related op-ed that explains why this is bad for Democrats and good for the GOP.

By: Tom3

Tom3 — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:39:04 +0000

“conservative freedom of speech promoters”

That’s an oxymoron, you fascist idiot.

Neocons HATE our freedoms, especially freedom of speech.

They’ve tried to shut down dissent since before 9-11.

You McLame supporters are morons who want 4 more years of failed Chimpy policies, and then you call it “Change”??

The only change McLame has coming is changing his Depends.

By: Tom3

Tom3 — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:36:24 +0000

Medved doesn’t sound like a Murrkan name to me.

Sounds like some Eastern Europe commie.

He’s a psycho. A real reichwing ranter who needs to be institutionalized and put on strong meds.

By: ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©

ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®© — Sun, 18 May 2008 17:27:45 +0000

Maybe the John McCain campaign for US President can use it – it would fit the man and his message of freedom, echoed by others.

Sure, if by freedom you mean freedom to be killed by bombs made in the USA.

By: Hunter

Hunter — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:28:00 +0000

In fact, I also play this song when reading small Dead Animals and Five Feet of Fury. Here are the lyrics, this will explain why SDA is the best around (LOL) and I’d like to dedicate this song to Kate McMilan and Kathy Shaidle and their work as conservative freedom of speech promoters!! Maybe the John McCain campaign for US President can use it – it would fit the man and his message of freedom, echoed by others.

Try to be best
‘Cause you’re only a man
And a man’s gotta learn to take it

Try to believe
Though the going gets rough
That you gotta hang tough to make it

History repeats itself
Try and you’ll succeed

Never doubt that you’re the one
And you can have your dreams!

You’re the best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own

Fight ‘til the end
Cause your life will depend
On the strength that you have inside you

Ah you gotta be proud
starin’ out in the cloud
When the odds in the game defy you

Try your best to win them all
and one day time will tell
when you’re the one that’s standing there
you’ll reach the final bell!

INSPIRING GUITAR SOLO

Fight ‘til you drop
never stop
can’t give up
Til you reach the top (FIGHT!)
you’re the best in town (FIGHT!)
Listen to that sound
A little bit of all you got
Can never bring you down

You’re the best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!

repeat to fade, occasional background shouts of “Oh Ye-eah!”

By: Hunter

Hunter — Sun, 18 May 2008 14:23:10 +0000

What truth am I spreading you, ask? I view my work as a conservative as being similar to the following video., along with Kate of Small Dead Animals, and Kathy Shaidle of Five Feet of Furry, and its as if we are taking on the liberal lefty socialists who seek to control the agenda of thought, freedom and democracy:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fWvub_WBho

As you see, it is a battle. But we can prevail, indeed we must prevail.

By: Gary Ruppert

Gary Ruppert — Sun, 18 May 2008 12:24:55 +0000

Roadkill for Brains across Canada said,

May 18, 2008 at 7:55

Btw, Senator Anne Cools is some piece of work.

The fact is, she is black. That explains most of it.

By: justme

justme — Sun, 18 May 2008 11:33:36 +0000

Are teh commentzez back yet???

&*%*^%*&^ wordpress…

By: Roadkill for Brains across Canada

Roadkill for Brains across Canada — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:55:33 +0000

Btw, Senator Anne Cools is some piece of work. Perhaps she’s changed, but when I had the misfortune of working with her many years ago in a transition house for battered women, she alienated and isolated staff with rumour and innuendo, and divided and conquered her way into a directorship. She borrowed pots of money from a colleague and refused to pay it back. In one day, five of us quit the transition house because we couldn’t bear to work with her anymore (even though we’d set the place up and raised all the funds for it and hired her). There was no way to get rid of her. I found her to be a bitch and a bully of the first order. I don’t know how she scored that senator’s job but I have my doubts that she came by it honestly. (Senators are appointed in Canada, not elected.) Strangely, after she made a career running women’s shelters she became an advocate for men who felt oppressed by the feminist movement and blamed women for all their problems. She’s a pathological liar and a fraud in my experience, and probably collects that huge senator’s salary without doing much to earn it.

By: Caveat

Caveat — Sun, 18 May 2008 05:41:43 +0000

Steyn was in trouble for quoting an Imam in an article (kind of like Parker in the post below this one – it wasn’t him saying it, it was the Imam, dammit). Our best public affairs show, The Agenda on TVO had Steyn and the three law students who are complaining about him. They didn’t care what he said, they were pissed because MacLean’s mag wouldn’t let them run an article with the Muslim viewpoint, ie, air the views of the other side. So, they are suing MacLean’s and Steyn.

Steyn hijacked and ruined the show, it was unbelievable. It’s live and I’ve never seen the host so rattled and discomfited. Steyn was blathering away, admittedly making some sense here and there, and then all three students were talking at the same time. We couldn’t believe how it went.

As for SDA, Shaidle (formerly Relapsed Catholic, now Five Feet of Flurry) and Saskblogs, they are being sued for libel against a guy named Warman – saying he’d made racist comments about Sen. Anne Cools, who happens to be black. I tried to post a link to some info about that earlier but my comments didn’t go through.

You can find the story at Big City Lib Strikes Back, April 10 entry.

Here’s an excerpt:

Incidentally, the passage in the statement of claim that Lance (and others) seem to be worried about concerns Kate MacMillan letting SDA guest blogger K. Shaidle link to the original FreeD post re. Senator Cools (something I’ve done at least once, incidentally). I think the first part of paragraph 28, which most people seem to be ignoring, is the important one:

Ms. McMillan permitted the defendant Shaidle to access SDA and post the Cools posting along with the allegation that Mr. Warman was responsible for it…

I have a feeling that these people won’t be writing much for the Nat Post anymore.