Category Archives: Not So Compassionate Conservatism

The muddled feminist and the abusive cowboy (and the irresponsible publisher)

Posted on January 14, 2013 by Sabina Becker

By now you’ve probably heard about Alisa Valdes, the romance novelist who penned a memoir about how she let a right-wing cowboy named Steve rope and tame her like a mustang mare. You’ve probably also heard how all the right-wing … Continue reading →

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The truth about Attawapiskat

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Sabina Becker

The People of the Kattawapiskak River by Alanis Obomsawin, National Film Board of Canada A Cree filmmaker takes us inside the lives of her brothers and sisters in Attawapiskat, Ontario. If what you see here doesn’t leave you outraged at … Continue reading →

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Stupid Sex Tricks: Christian love advice from Patwa

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Sabina Becker

How do TV-watching Christians revive a flagging romance? Listen to these pearls from the lips of Marion “Pat” Robertson: Gee, I wonder how Patwa’s missus feels knowing that she is to blame for him being such a horrible, oppressive, putschist … Continue reading →

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Short ‘n’ Stubby: Ms. Manx swats the gun nutz

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Meow! Meow! I know it’s been a while since the Stumpy Cat meowed, but Ms. Manx has gotten restless again, which is a sure sign that she has news for us. And sure enough, today’s roundup is all about those … Continue reading →

Posted in Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't It Ironic?, Isn't That Illegal?, Law-Law Land, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Short 'n' Stubby, The United States of Amnesia | 4 Comments

Music for a Sunday: The only fitting song for right now

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Sabina Becker

And in a time when even the Mormons are selling guns online, you KNOW there’s a disease spreading through the US.

Posted in Guns, Guns, Guns, Isn't That Illegal?, Music for a Sunday, Not So Compassionate Conservatism, Pissing Jesus Off, The United States of Amnesia | 2 Comments

Worst. Symbolism. EVER.

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Sabina Becker

If this were meant to be some kind of ironic statement, I’d laugh. Sadly, it looks like it’s all too real. And it’s clear that the dry-cleaning establishment in question has no sense of gynecology, history OR irony, seeing as … Continue reading →

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It’s December 6. Look who decided to forget…

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Well, who else…the SupposiTories, who never met a gun nut they couldn’t pander to. Or an international convention they couldn’t break: The Conservative government has quietly shelved rules on serial numbers for guns that would have helped keep Canada in … Continue reading →

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Prostitution in Germany: hard facts, hard debate, harder thoughts

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Sabina Becker

(Photo: EMMA.) German FEMEN demonstrators outside the largest brothel in the cathedral city of Köln. They consider prostitution a human rights abuse, and hold up human trafficking, rampant in Germany, as an example of how liberalization of laws governing the … Continue reading →

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Oh dear. Bad times in Fascist Country!

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Sabina Becker

Poor fascists, how my heart bleeds for them. They’re in trouble just about everywhere nowadays, it seems. From my friend Anthony in Sweden comes this gem about some local Nazis-in-all-but-name and a kerfuffle they got into last week: The Sweden … Continue reading →