2010 was supposed to be Canada’s year. Starting with the Olympics, hosting the G8, the G20 and ending up on the most important decision making body in the entire world, the United Nation’s Security Council. It didn’t quite happen as planned. The Olympics went over fantastically, inside of Canada. ...
Will the Tea Party divide the right in the USA? It could happen. In 1987 a protest party in Western Canada was formed by the son of a former Premier. The Reform Party, which in less than six years replaced the Conservative Party of Canada as the right wing party. ...
A friend of mine recently posted this article on her facebook wall. It is by Stephanie Fusco, a writer who went to Queens and is doing something with Public Relations and actually gets more than 10 people on her site each month (of which I’m jealous for). Anyhow, it’s...
Let’s compare these two quotes: “The floods that have devastated Pakistan have taken weeks and have caused so much terrible damage, but the recovery will take much longer than that. And as the waters recede, the people of Pakistan must know that they will not be alone. They can...
It’s really a book, by my favourite blogger (who hasn’t commented on my writing as of yet) that I really want to read. My birthday is coming up!
This past summer, the de factostate of Somaliland did something only accomplished by African governments a handful of times: They held free and fair elections, where the incumbent lost and the opposition won which resulted in a peaceful transition of power. Somaliland, which never really joined their Italian protectorate...
We’re huge in South Korea. Or at least that’s what Google Analytics says at least. It’s the #5 country that visits our site. Who are you, lost South Korean? Why would you come to our site? You should probably have left a comment. Anyhow, this next post is supposed...
Rev Terry Jones tells Toronto’s 640AM news he may cancel book burning, but confused what to do with “all the pitchforks he bought for the townspeople” wants to remind everyone radical violent Islam won’t stop. I was listening to my grumpy old man radio station today where I heard...
Has anyone seen this man? Andrew Bascom, esteemed DSP contributor has disappeared from the blogosphere. Word from afar has said that he could write his first post via his iPhone with the WordPress App but… apparently… downloading that free app is just too difficult to do. Bascom! Where are...
I… have trouble choosing where to start on this subject. Park 51 is: Park51 is an independent project led by Muslim Americans for all New Yorkers. This project is separate from the Cordoba Initiative and ASMA. (http://park51.org.s105994.gridserver.com/faq.htm) The proposed building will have a pool (I wonder if it’s heated),...
