I blame William Wallace

Scottish immigrant Angus McTartan caught brandishing highland claymore... screaming " a'hm goan tae cut yer bluddy heid aff"...A 25-year-old Pickering, Ont., man is facing charges after a pedestrian pulled a sword from his pants and threatened a driver he'd accused of blocking a crosswalk.********** UPDATE: Late-braking correction...Mudasser Sheikh is charged with weapons dangerous, two counts of...

So, if President Obama had a...

...daughter-in-law, would she be just like Rachel Jeantel? Let's, just for the moment, put aside the fact that Ms Jeantel has already admitted committing perjury...A teenage friend of Trayvon Martin was forced to admit today in the George Zimmerman murder trial that she did not write a letter that...

Ax me watevah, yo!!!

If you've ever wondered where stereotypes come from... read on... If this is the state's "big gun", then they're in worse shape than has been previously reported."Before even taking the stand, Jeantel has caused problems for prosecutors. Earlier this year, government lawyers had to acknowledge that...

Liberal Premier Wynne...

...to continue much-lauded McGuinty Doctrine of "more basketball courts"...Stepping Up: A Strategic Framework to Help Ontario’s Youth Succeed, released Tuesday, provides a list of concrete outcomes that will aid policy development for 18 government ministries that serve youth."Concrete outcomes", huh? That sounds great. Where can we get a peek at these allegedly solid solutions? Let's ask the...

A Bridge Too Zafar?

Not, apparently, for the NDP."My boyfriend's back and there's gonna be trouble... hey la, hey la..."********** RELATED: Ask a Journo-Canadian... ...and you'll get crickets..."Yet we see very little of that in our media. Journalists who waste weeks covering a non-existent video of the Mayor of Toronto...

And Helen Keller wept

Hello... Human Rights Commission? My ogre of a boss refuses to respect my right to "call in obese", er... sick. "Now, thanks to the American Medical Association, the diagnosis would be you have a disease called obesity (not FAT — that is the modern equivalent of a four-letter obscenity)." "It’s all...

Suckass Political Correctness...

...the cure..."Oh yeah – I almost forgot about 'Mad Sunday.' One day every year at the TT, they open up the mountain course to the public. That means anyone on a motorcycle can try his or her luck along with the professionals."W...

Mass casualties anticipated....

...as Ontario Liberal MPs' continue to flee sinking, scandal-plagued political ship... Hmmm... Broten, Broten, that sounds so familiar. ********** RELATED: Another Liberal brain fart"Education Minister Liz Sandals says Ontarians shouldn’t mind the extra $112 million the deal will cost — despite...

Most talented players, my ass...

US government forces NBA to accept minimum quota of diminuitive caucasian female point guards..."The University asserts, for instance, that the diversity obtained through its discriminatory admissions program prepares its students to become leaders in a diverse society."Buying the world a coke... that's what's important. ********** RELATED: Do as I say... ...not as I ...

The Liberal Party of Ontario...

...they look you right in the face and lie...The original government estimate of 16,000 new jobs springing from the Samsung deal has dropped to 900 jobs, or about $6.7 million per position.Of course, that's only if the 900 jobs materialise.Ontarians will continue to fork over above market rates for their Samsung electricity.Just another episode of the slimey legacy of Premier Dalton McSlippery. The...

Newer not necessarily better

After 2,000 years, a long-lost secret behind the creation of one of the world’s most durable man-made creations ever—Roman concrete—has finally been discovered by an international team of scientists, and it may have a significant impact on how we build cities of the futu...

Yup... a "conflict of interest"...

...with his former employers... the taxpaying citizens of Canada..."It has become clear to me that the full scope of the negotiator’s job is no longer compatible with my also serving as a member of Parliament."Of course, those former employers still get to foot all the bills. (via BCF) ********** RELATED: Great Spirit knows best...“First Nations have a relationship with our territories that is...

Wouldn't wanna be too hasty...

...and unnecessarily blacken someone's good name... I mean, it's not like he's the Mayor or anything... "Earlier this week, Det. Scott Purches said, 'There seemed to be a bit of a charged environment' in the background when the 911 call was made."Anonymous 911 call, bullet in the body... whoa, hold up buddy... don't get ahead of yourself..."Toronto Police initially would only say the fatal shooting...

I guess using the word Kearney...

...would dilute the legacy of the first black American president...“My name is Barack Obama, of the Moneygall Obamas, and I've come home to find the apostrophe we lost somewhere along the way.”I've often wondered what went through Barack Obamas mothers mind every time she heard that "first black president" thing. It's like she, as an individual, simply didn't exist. Seemingly, all the credit for...

Just something to think about...

...the next time you're putting together your tax bills...TORONTO - Dalton McGuinty takes 18 months severance — about $313,500 — with him as he walks out the door. McGuinty resigned his seat this week after months of poor attendance at Queen’s Park, and as the gas plant scandal reached his most senior staff. Ontario MPPs are eligible for severance whether they retire, quit or are defeated at the...

Never a Community Organiser around...

,,,when you really, really need one...The Washington Post estimates that Obama's Africa trip could cost $60 million to $100 million, citing a person familiar with the details who cited previous presidential missions to Africa.And why shouldn't the Celebrity-in-Chief do Africa... it's not like he has any other pressing matters on his... wait a minute...ROMULUS, Mich. - Detroit's emergency manager says...

C'mon, the Leader of the NDP is special

Look at what happened to the last guy who had a run-in with the cops... he was beatified...After looking at the officer’s badge, Mulcair also allegedly said: “You’re going to be in a lot of trouble.”Sure, it's a little arrogant, but at least this guy had his pants on. Rig...

You've got professional journalists...

...who needs jurie...

As long as the NDP gets...

...their 30 pieces of silver... who cares about the electorate...Who gave Horwath control of the budget anyway? She’s a co-conspirator, along with Premier Kathleen Wynne, in putting forward a budget that will add $40 billion to the debt over the next two years. That’s unacceptable.Nonetheless, it's happening. ********** RELATED: The bigger pictureWithin a decade, the United States will be spending...

If you build it... they will come...

...and come, and come, and... •• TORONTO, Ont. •• The province’s Special Investigations Unit (SIU) is probing after a fatal shooting in Scarborough. The incident involved a man being shot during a confrontation with Toronto police. It happened on Adanac [Canada spelled backwards, btw] Drive, near Eglinton Avenue and Bellamy Road, just before 6 p.m. Saturday. Residents of the Toronto Community...

Or, as the media used to call it...

...back in the Bush/Cheney day..."crimes against the people"..."The president's comments signaled that he firmly embraces intelligence techniques he once viewed with skepticism."Don't you dare imagine that the Celebrity-in-Chief is a liar... he's just more highly-evolved than the rest of us...Mr. Obama suggested that his own thinking on the subject had EVOLVED since his days as a presidential candidate...

Italian Anti-Bully initiative shows...

...immediate, indisputable results... "Police have charged Scaduto and his brother, Salvatore, with their murders, alleging that, on this occasion at least, he was not afraid to pull the trigge...

That lawless fascist George W...

...wait a minute..."The newspaper said the document, a copy of which it had obtained, shows for the first time that under the Obama administration the communication records of millions of U.S. citizens were being collected indiscriminately and in bulk, regardless of whether they were suspected of any wrongdoing."Hope, change and... you hear that clicking on the li...

FROM THE COMMENTS:

"The Toronto media, where a cop says the leader of a federal party visited a whorehouse, and you get crickets. But a drug dealer says Rob Ford used crack, and the media whips to a frenz...

We interrupt our ongoing...

...Rob Ford extravaganza... to bring you details of latest Toronto dismemberment "incident"...An Eritrean woman was dismembered, stuffed into suitcases and carted around the city. Her partial remains were found May 24 in a piece of luggage dumped along Alliance Ave., southeast of Jane St. and Eglinton Ave. W. Adonay Zekarias, 41, also from Eritrea, was arrested two days after the grisly discovery...

A:: "Their lips move."

Q: "How can you tell a Liberal politician is lying?" Ask a union leader...“I don’t know if Sousa is happy or sad or pissed off and frankly I don’t really care.” It serves the union’s interest to have members know the government’s tough talk is just that — talk — and that gains are there to be had. The...

But, but, but... I saw it on TV...

...it must be true... It ain't just the print media who have an agenda..."Here’s a simple test that doesn’t involve market research or complicated board meetings. If you are an NBC exec and have kids, sit down with them and watch the Times documentary on Tawana Brawley. And when your kids ask why your...

No chickens in Kiev

Witness Flugtag 20...

GLENDALE: Ancient aboriginal term for...

..."make it rain"...The Da’naxda’xw (pronounced Da-NUK-dah) have been ruled for a generation by Bill Glendale, who is described as a “hereditary chief” in a 1987 band resolution signed by 21 members, and his wife, Anne. Both are 83. They and their late son, Fred, have been the only council members since the resolution was passed [26 years ago]. The only other residents on the reserve are the Glendales’...

Making cheap political hay...

...it's a Liberal thing...TORONTO - Premier Kathleen Wynne beat a hasty retreat yesterday from her threat to “take action” against Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. Wynne added she was not prepared to “pass judgment” on whether Ford was able to do his job. Wynne continued Friday to duck specifics on what action she could take against Ford. Under existing provincial legislation, there is little the premier...

Whip me, organise me...

...make me write hot cheques...Let's face it... unless somebody sits you down and teaches you not to beat bejesus outta your dearly beloved... shit's just gonna happen.CHICAGO (CBS) – The head of a publicly funded anti-violence group is now facing charges after allegedly attacking his wife inside their...