Category Archives: Canadian Counterpunch

Minutemen make monkeys of themselves

Posted on October 26, 2006 by Sabina Becker

A couple of days ago I blogged on a certain noteworthy Zapatista demonstrating just how easy it is to get past a Minuteman (pronounced “myNOOTman”, as in very small and not well endowed) patrol. Well, today, Raw Story has revealed … Continue reading →

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This is why you should promise NOTHING to gun nuts

Posted on September 14, 2006 by Sabina Becker

…no matter how badly you want to be elected. (Yes, Tories, I’m talking to you. Clean out your ears and pay attention!) The last thing Canada needs is easier access to guns, because things like this have an ugly tendency … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Guns, Guns, Guns, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 1 Comment

Je proteste!

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Now, this is NO way to portray a Mountie. Quite aside from the fact that Condi stands for just about everything unCanadian and couldn’t get her man if you dropped him smack on his ass in front of her, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Morticia! You Spoke French!, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 4 Comments

We are all shitheads now

Posted on July 22, 2006 by Sabina Becker

When I first heard the “We are all (insert name of plucky little hard-done-by country here) now” meme, I was put out by it. It was a little too simplistic an expression of empathy for the victims of the 9-11 … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, If You REALLY Care, Just Pissed Off, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Newspeak is Nospeak, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid, The War on Terra | 10 Comments

Another Liberal not worthy of the name

Posted on June 29, 2006 by Sabina Becker

You can always tell who the cynical power-jockeys are up here in the Great North. They gravitate to the party most likely to get them elected, even when they have little or nothing in common with the values implicit in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Law-Law Land, Pissing Jesus Off, She Blinded Me With Science, Uppity Wimmin | Comments Off

What’s in a face?

Posted on June 24, 2006 by Sabina Becker

What’s in a name? –Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet The less clear we are about “who wrote Shakespeare”, the more “Shakespeare” can be idealized and indeed idolized. … Just as “man bites dog” is a more eye-catching headline than “dog bites … Continue reading →

Posted in Artsy-Fartsy Culture Stuff, Canadian Counterpunch | 1 Comment

Gitmo North: UNACCEPTABLE!

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

This is not the US. This is Canada. So why is THIS happening–here?

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Fascism Without Swastikas, Law-Law Land, The War on Terra | Comments Off

What purpose does a blackout serve?

Posted on June 13, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Occasionally, it serves to protect a potentially innocent person’s identity; sometimes, the family of a perpetrator, especially when s/he is related to the victim of the crime. However, in this instance, one really has to wonder…

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Another of Canada’s worst exports

Posted on June 5, 2006 by Sabina Becker

Right up there with Pamela Anderson and her fake everything, it’s John Roberts and his fake news. On the June 1 edition of CNN’s The Situation Room, CNN senior national correspondent John Roberts, in reporting on the diplomatic package the … Continue reading →

Posted in Barreling Right Along, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, The War on Terra | 2 Comments