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Nabobs Of Negativism
Getty Images The actual full term is ‘ nattering nabobs of negativism’. It was used by then vice president Spiro Agnew in a 1970 political campaign. It referred to pessimists and people always putting down the government. Later it became associated with the media.
Donald Trump, taking a page from Adolf Hitler, banned CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House, yesterday. . He claimed in a truth social post that these organizations were spreading lies and falsehoods about him and his administration.
One of the things Adolf Hitler did was attack and demonize the free press. Donald Trump facing a number of terrible decisions is doing the same. Actually, he has been doing the same ever since his fake news slogan came out.
Make no doubt of this, this will go very badly for him. At a time when his ship is already sinking, this will just increase the damage. This is simply a misguided act of desperation. Hitler, when he took on the world, came to a bad end. Trump is approaching a bad political end.
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Trumpland Snowstorm
The Detroit Lions played the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo’s home opener of their new stadium last night. Both teams are located close to the Canadian border. There was controversy, not with the game itself, but with the fact that both the Canadian and American national anthems were sung last night before the game. The Canadian anthem was sung by the Canadian group, the Barenaked Ladies.
Why was the Canadian anthem sung last night? Well, a Buffalo Bills spokeswoman put it this way
“thrilled to be part of such a unique event and to celebrate the connection we share with Bills fans across southern Ontario. The passion and support we feel from our Canadian fans is incredible, and we look forward to continuing to deepen those relationships and create memorable experiences together for years to come.”
Canadians, most, if not all from southern Ontario, represent 10,000 Buffalo Bills season ticket holders.
The controversy is the fact that the playing of the Canadian national anthem caused a snowstorm in Trumpland. Trump snowflakes are appalled at the fact that the Canadian national anthem was played at a US-based NFL stadium. The snowflake bitter complaints are ranging far and wide.
The Canadian national anthem is played before Buffalo Sabres NHL games. In fact, in April of this year, when there was technical difficulties with the microphone, the Sabres crowd sang the anthem for the anthem singer.
Despite Trump and his hatred for Canada, his anger at the country standing up to him, a lot of Americans and Canadians recognize the close friendship we have with each other. Trump has changed that relationship forever, but after he is gone, the friendship will remain.
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Only Thursday
Donnie, it is only Thursday, I can’t believe how bad a week you’re having. Well, I guess I can because you are bringing it all on yourself.
The Supreme Court shot down your mail in ballot adventure. You’re so pissed off at the justices you nominated that you’re calling them mere shells of their former selves
I heard you blew up at the Kennedy centre board meeting. I guess you really want your name on that building and it isn’t gonna ever happen.
Your own Congress is turning against you. They actually voted to end the war with Iran. Your Republican lead Congress, Donnie. Also, your whole $5000 for each adult, Oprah Winfrey gimmick, is dying with Congress separating itself from that. Even worse, Donnie. Even freaking worse. Mike Johnson had to send everybody home because your own Congress was gonna vote to impeach Hegseth. So now nothing gets done until after election day. Amazing Donnie.
But it gets even worse. Your own handpicked, federal reserve chief raised interest rates yesterday. He raised them. This is after your threat that if the interest rates aren’t lowered, you’re gonna stop trading with countries. Now you’re trying to say face by saying the entire board is against you and you told your chief to raise interest rates. Like no one believes that.
And because I’m Canadian this last thing I really enjoyed Donnie. You are boiling and I mean boiling mad that Canada is making nice with the EU. You are even saying that you might consider this a hostile act and that you might consider stopping trade with the EU altogether. I think the last one is pushed you over the edge, Donnie. That rubber room is waiting for you, Donnie. Straitjacket time.
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No Choice
More bad news for Pierre Poilievre (PP) and his ever decreasing number of supporters. Former conservative, Prime Minister Stephen Harper gave the closing remarks at the investment Summit in Toronto. Harper said that Canada had no choice, but to leave the negotiating table with the US with regard to the tariffs.
“This had to be a very difficult decision, but I do believe that our government had no choice but to take this path.”
Harper added that Canadian sovereignty was and is at stake.
“It is clear that the current U.S. administration views our level of economic integration as incompatible with our separate sovereignty. Thus to maintain that sovereignty, we must pursue diminished reliance on the United States.”
Harper also stated that Canada is making a good move seeking a stronger alliance with the EU.
This is simply more bad news for PP. Stephen Harper, by supporting Mark Carney will only strengthen Marc Carney’s approval ratings. In addition, the Alberta separatists cannot be too happy with this either. Stephen Harper is from the west after all.
It is a bad week, for conservatives and separatist all around actually. Kyle Campbell, an NDP candidate, won a by election in Calgary earlier this week. He won in a riding that had gone to the UCP in the last two elections.
Did I mention a bad week for conservatives. It is a similar bad week south of our border. Gas prices are now up to $4.40 a gallon. The Supreme Court shut down Donald Trump’s mail in ballot plans. Now the fed might increase interest rates rather than lower than which Trump so desperately wants. Meanwhile, the war in Iran continues
Back to our side of the border, PP and the conservatives will be getting together, today and tomorrow in Penticton BC, to try and get their act together. More conservative members are upset with the way the party is going. They are also split. Many want Canada to take a stronger stand against the US while others want closer ties. For PP he’s now faced in a situation where he’s trying to herd cats. Good luck on that one.
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25th Amendment Time
In Canada, yesterday, Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada was holding an investment summit in Toronto, with a goal of attracting up to one trillion dollars in investments in Canada. Later this week he will be going to Europe and giving a speech in front of the EU with the goal of building greater trade relations between Canada and the EU
What was Donald Trump doing? See the map above. This is the leader of the world, I was going to try to say something witty. I can’t. I don’t know what he was trying to accomplish with this. I think he posted this one right after he posted the meme about him dumping Mark Carney onto the ice. If we did not have AI right now, he would probably be colouring in colouring books.
The US cabinet and vice president should have mercy on Trump and use the 25th amendment to put him out of his misery to prevent him from further embarrassment. He has totally lost his logical abilities if he had any to begin with. After all he did bankrupt a casino.
If you want further proof, look for a video of Laura Ingraham asking him why he doesn’t just send out $5000 to every American adult right now. If anyone and I mean, anyone can make sense of his answer all that means that you’re just as bonkers as he is.
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Bridge Too Far?
The Edmonton Oilers are known for giving players second chances. Craig McTavish while playing with Boston Bruins back in 1984 was convicted of vehicular homicide after he ran into a car ending up in the death of a woman. He was driving under the influence at the time. He served a year in jail. The Bruins let him out of his contract to give him a fresh start, and Edmonton signed him. He played for eight years with the Oilers and helped them win three Stanley Cups. He also coached the Oilers.
 Another player give a second chance was Evander Kane. Before he came to the Oilers, he had a checkered past, including skipping on gambling debts, domestic violence allegations, sexual assault allegations, and violating Covid protocols. The Oilers gave him a chance and he helped them to two Stanley Cup final runs.
Now, Alex Formenton. He was one of the five Canadian junior players accused of sexually assaulting, a girl in a London hotel back in 2018. When the allegations came out, he along with the four others were suspended from the NHL Hockey Canada ended up paying $3.2 million to the girl in a lawsuit. A criminal trial was held, and all five were acquitted, much to the dismay of many.
The NHL lifted the suspension on the five last year. Carter Hart, a goaltender, lead the Vegas Golden Knights to the Stanley Cup final last year.
Things have changed over the years. There is a lot of anger over the signing of Formenton. All one needs to do is go sites such as Facebook and Threads to see the anger on both sides of the fence. Emotions are being rubbed raw. The anger is so great that 57,000 people have signed a petition for the Oilers to drop Formenton from the team. On the other side of the fence, those who support Formenton are accusing the naysayers of being ‘woke’.
In the coming months, we will see if the Oilers, signing Formenton, was a bridge too far.
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A Great Time
A great time to be alive. The first NFL Sunday of the season. The Edmonton Eskimos, sorry the Elks, sweeping both Ends of the Labour Day classic with the hated Calgary Stampeders.
NCAA. Last week it took Michigan 60 minutes and one second to win their game over Western Michigan. Yesterday they only needed 60 minutes to be Oklahoma. I’m still not sold on Michigan’s quarterback.
Oregon losing to Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, who lost the Tulsa last weekend. Texas knocking off Ohio State from their number one perch.
Just around the corner of the NHL. So screw politics for the day and just enjoy the NFL Sunday.
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Oprah Trump
I never watched the Oprah Winfrey show. But I guess she had shows where she gave a car to every person in the audience.
“ and you get a car and you get a car and you get a car”.
Over the past few days, Donald Trump has been laughed at for suggesting that he was at the World Trade Centre on September 11 and that two fireman rescued him. There have been memes, showing him being at Iwo Jima with the Marines, putting up the US flag. As well as other memes such as him crossing the Delaware with George Washington and him being at the Hindenburg disaster.
Well, he’s done it again to himself. He’s now promising $5000 to every adult. Should the Republicans win the midterms. But he would do it after the midterms. This would add another $1.3 trillion to the deficit. Many Republicans are saying that Trump is now a socialist. Other Republicans are saying ‘over my dead body.’.
Trump has made wild promises before. He has promised Americans thousands of dollars in tariff relief and money after Elon Musk’s DOGE cuts. He also promised a healthcare plan within two weeks. 😂😂😂
That was deserving of laugh emojis.
A female reporter was asking him about the $5000 promised, and how it would affect the debt. He was also asked why not give it now instead of after the midterms. Trump did not take too kindly to these questions. He actually lunged at the reporter as shown in the image above.
His mental capacity has to seriously be questioned right now. He is making a fool of himself. What is scarier is he expects voters to fall for the latest bribe. What is even scarier after all the broken promises is that some of these supporters will believe him.
What a time to be alive.
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911
We all remember where we were that day. On our local rock station, I heard that a plane had crashed into one of the twin towers. This was as our youngest was getting ready for school. I thought it must’ve been a small plane and thought nothing more of it.
Went downstairs to my office, turned on the computer and saw that a second plane had crashed into the towers. Turned on the TV. First image I saw was both towers smoke and fire coming out of them.
I knew right then, and there that the world had changed. This would be our generations, Pearl Harbor. The rest of the day. Wild rumours. A third plane crash, this one into the Pentagon. Then a plane crash somewhere in Pennsylvania. And then the towers fell. Utter shock.
A week later, once flights had started again. I was at a layover at the Winnipeg airport. There was a flight crew change. A flight attendant coming on board saw a stack of Bibles in one of the overhead bins. She started crying ‘ what are these doing here?’ She had a breakdown right on the plane. They had to take her off.
Like I say, we all have memories.
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Black Soul
Donald Trump has been spewing lies about his role when the towers fell
“I was building a building in New York, and I had a lot of construction workers. And I went down there very shortly thereafter, the following day — couldn’t go down the same day —Very quickly afterwards. And we worked long and hard.”
That is complete BS. Trump told the following lie at the Pentagon a couple days ago.
“We thought it was coming down on top of us, and two firemen, big strong guys — I’m not the smallest guy in the world — they grabbed me under the arm, said, ‘Got to get out of here,’ and they literally lifted me up.”
This also did not happen.
He also lied when he said he saw Muslims dancing in the streets, celebrating the fall of the towers. What his role was on September 11? He called a radio station on that day to say that now that the towers are fallen, his Trump tower was the tallest building in New York City. He did say that.
This guy is totally despicable. He will lie about everything, including the tragedy of 911. He is a sick man.
One more thing, Donald. In your speech at your midterm convention last night, you said that Canada was begging for a deal. No Donald. We are not. We are the ones that walked away from the table and we have made no move to go back and we won’t go back until you grow up. Which means we might never go back.
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Bird's Chirp
So I don't have to put it on Facebook anymore….