I was planning to write this no matter who won the election, but as I watched the returns last night, I realized what was happening. As Albert Einstein said, “Insanity is repeating the same action over and over but expecting a different result.” Award for Most Odious TV Ad Wilkinson’s rant about bringing law and…
Month: October 2020
Social Commentary
Indian Cars: The Misunderstanding of Stereotypes
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“Indian Cars” is the name of a song by Keith Secola that I heard on the CBC program, “Unreserved” last Tuesday. It’s a clever song, typical of a lot of ethnic humour; make fun of yourself to take the sting out of the stereotype. If you want another sample of his sense of fun,…
Politics
Harris – Pence Debate: No Contest
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Okay, what if the weird democratic ritual we saw last week really was a debate? Easy to score. Harris – 8/10, Pence – 1/10. How does that work? Well, there were 9 topics plus the key question from the eighth-grader. Harris scored 8 times, and the fact that she was often shooting at an…
Politics
A Scam Within a Scam
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I’m sorry to tell all my American friends who are busy congratulating themselves on getting hold of Trump’s tax records, from which you conclude gleefully that he’s a terrible businessman, but you’re celebrating a little too early. Trump is a Business Loser? In case you forgot, what you’re basing this analysis on is his tax…