Bad journalism as batting practice

It is with a heavy heart that I write this post.
You see, I like Christie Blatchford. I really do.
Yeah, she can be simpering at times, and she has never understood the meaning of the phrase “save the drama for your mama” … but she’s a good columnist: quick-witted, nasty as she needs to be and [...]

Canadian Olympians: Kicked in the Nuts

It’s not a big deal that Canada doesn’t have single fucking medal at the Beijing Olympics, right?
I mean, our athletes are trying their best, showing good sportsmanship and true Olympic spirit as they lose match after match, finish seventh in race after race and generally dick around to the point where I could name some [...]

Why Thinking People Hate the Bush Administration: Part Eleventy-Billion

You know a smart administration is making the decisions when they “take scientists out of decision making on species status.”
And it’s just awesome that doing so “doesn’t require the approval of congress.”
In totally unexpected reaction to this move, “developers welcomed the plan, while environmentalists derided it.”
No! Really?
Environmentalists derided a plan that would put the decision-making [...]