Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Why Chavecito isn’t worried

Posted on October 24, 2009 by Sabina Becker

(Just so’s ya know, the above is a photoshop. That’s not Chavecito’s body, and those lily-white paws are definitely not his hands!)What…him worry? Nahhhh. Why not? Hmmmm…maybe it’s because the big handsome guy has nothing to worry about, and he … Continue reading →

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NYT: Anything in favor of single-payer medicare is not fit to print

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

From FAIR, a shocking (or not) admission from the editors of the Old Grey Harlot: In response to FAIR’s September 22 action alert, New York Times public editor Clark Hoyt agreed (10/11/09) that the paper’s September 20 article about Medicare … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Filthy Stinking Rich, Newspeak is Nospeak, Socialism is Good for Capitalism! | 2 Comments

Alan Grayson: my latest hero

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Watch him speak truth to power (and powerful insurance lobbying interests):Then, watch all the Repugnican heads EXPLODING. And toward the end, you can hear Dubya and his buh-rilliunt catch-all solution. Emergency Pap tests, ladies? How ’bout a mammogram in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, If You REALLY Care, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Sick Frickin' Bastards, W is for Weak (and Stupid) | 12 Comments

Information Is Beautiful: Wonktacular fun with factoids

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I’ve been asked before how I manage to find all the awesome stuff that makes it to this blog. Well, some of it I ferret out myself. But for other bits, I have awesome friends forwarding me stuff. Like today, … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Next time, just take the damn insulin.

Posted on September 7, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I mean really…what else is there to say to THIS? It all began when 62-year-old Enrique Milla, a married man of 25 years, went to a doctor to discuss his sexual dysfunction.After consulting with a urologist, Milla decided to have … Continue reading →

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Oh, those crazy Canucks!

Posted on September 4, 2009 by Sabina Becker

Would you just LISTEN to them?Can you believe they don’t know what a “co-pay” is? One guy thinks it’s one of those drinks with the little umbrella in them! Well, maybe the little umbrella protects you from something? I’m sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, She Blinded Me With Science, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 6 Comments

Roy Romanow’s message to Barack Obama

Posted on August 30, 2009 by Sabina Becker

A former (NDP!) premier of Saskatchewan, Canada’s first province with single-payer healthcare, speaks out, along with others in the medical and nursing fields:US visitors, please spread this message. Grab the YouTube and put it on your blogs, or link to … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Obamarama! | 4 Comments

Shaming us all as Canadians

Posted on August 27, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I have this shirt, BTW. And there is a very good reason why I have it…As a Canadian, I am deeply ashamed. I am ashamed of how, for all that we pride ourselves on our multiculturalism, when push comes to … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Confessions of a Bad German, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, The War on Terra | 2 Comments

Harpo tries to gut Canadian democracy…AGAIN

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Sabina Becker

While everybody is screaming about Chavecito and his perfectly democratic and constitutional law reforms down in Venezuela, a sneak thief of Torydom up here is doing his damnedest to cut the guts out of ours without anyone knowing. And if … Continue reading →

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Debunking the profiteers’ lies about healthcare