Category Archives: Do As I Say…

Conservative “libertarians”–whose allies?

Posted on July 13, 2010 by Sabina Becker

I was chided by a liberal today for very rudely telling off a gun guy who presumes that his side is the “right” one to be on in the battle for civil liberties here in Canada. I always love it … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, If You REALLY Care, Isn't It Ironic?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Socialism is Good for Capitalism!, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 14 Comments

Gaza Roundup 12: The true, ugly face of “Stand With Us”

Posted on June 8, 2010 by Sabina Becker

A couple of weeks ago, a very persistent troll from the UK (on a DSL line with a dynamic IP pool, no doubt very handy for anonymous trolling) came on here uninvited, and spammed me (under at least four different … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Gazing on Gaza, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, The Hardcore Stupid | 5 Comments

The New Political Correctness: Rules to “live” by today!

Posted on May 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

‘Afternoon all.Here’s the latest list of all the current dos and don’ts you must obey in order not to be shunned, blackmailed, death-wished and gratuitously insulted by sanctimonious hypocrites today. Be sure to memorize this, as there will be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Newspeak is Nospeak | 1 Comment

Yes, Israel has nukes. Yes, it’s an apartheid state. And no, it has no shame.

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Surprising revelations, surprisingly revealed by the UK Guardian: Secret South African documents reveal that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing the first official documentary evidence of the state’s possession of nuclear weapons.The “top secret” minutes … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Schadenfreude, She Blinded Me With Science | 2 Comments

Quotable: Noam Chomsky on anti-government propaganda

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“Encouraging anti-tax sentiment has long been a staple of business propaganda. People must be indoctrinated to hate and fear the government, for good reasons: Of the existing power systems, the government is the one that in principle, and sometimes in … Continue reading →

Posted in Do As I Say..., Economics for Dummies, Filthy Stinking Rich, Newspeak is Nospeak, Quotable Notables | 6 Comments

Taxing the patience of a nation

Posted on April 21, 2010 by Sabina Becker

And no, I’m not referring to the gummint. I’m referring to these tea-tards here:Note the doctrinaire (but ill-informed) rhetoric, the crazy accusations, the deer-in-the-headlights looks of a lot of them when pressed for specifics. These are people who are very … Continue reading →

Posted in Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Isn't It Ironic?, Mexican Standoffs, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, The Hardcore Stupid | 4 Comments

Quotable: Özlem Sensoy on the Coultergeist/freedom-of-speech canards

Posted on March 25, 2010 by Sabina Becker

“When the ‘free speech’ card is played (by those whose speech aligns with power structures, like Coulter), it is a defensive response to their perspectives and power being challenged. The ‘free speech’ discourse protects power and privilege by acting as … Continue reading →

Posted in Canadian Counterpunch, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Quotable Notables | 2 Comments

Ann Coulter really hates freedom of speech. Here’s why…

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Reason #1: It’s very easy to own her bony ass with the facts.All you have to do is get a word in edgewise, which of course is something this fast-talking nag doesn’t want to allow. Fortunately, this CBC reporter didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Angry Pacifist Speaks Her Mind, Canadian Counterpunch, Crapagandarati, Do As I Say..., Fascism Without Swastikas, Karma 1, Dogma 0, Morticia! You Spoke French!, Schadenfreude, The "Well, DUH!" Files | 3 Comments

How do these “diplomats” manage to keep their jobs?

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Sabina Becker

Diplomats from the European Union in Cuba: Volker Pellet, of the German embassy, and Frantisek Fleisman, of the Czech embassy. Odd that they would fraternize with one another on the streets of Havana like that; one expects rather more discretion … Continue reading →

Posted in Confessions of a Bad German, Cuba, Libre (de los Yanquis), Czech This Out, Do As I Say..., Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal? | 2 Comments

Headline Howler: Ha ha ha–I’m sorry, what did you say again?

Posted on December 13, 2009 by Sabina Becker

I couldn’t hear you over the sound of my own laughter. I thought you said something like:US seeks ‘positive’ dialogue with VenezuelaThat couldn’t be right. As far as I know, no one is seeking dialogue, only trying to dictate to … Continue reading →