Another ones gone, another ones gone, another year bites the dust...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Monday, December 29, 2008
I told you so
For a couple years now at least, I have referred to environMENTALISTS that squawk on and on about man made global warming as "The Church of Climatology". EnviroMENTALISTS had taken their rhetoric to a level that can only be compared to that of the TV evangelist. So, when I discovered this one, I was not surprised in the least.
Green Bible creates controversy
In this day and age, you can buy a Bible aimed at almost any demographic imaginable.
There are Bibles for everyone from toddlers to teenage girls to recovering addicts. There are even Bibles on disc, narrated by James Earl Jones and Johnny Cash.
But it's the recently published Green Bible that is causing a stir in the religious community.
Supporters of the book, which highlights verses related to what believers call "God's creation" and his desire for humans to protect it, say they hope it will encourage more Christians, particularly evangelicals, to embrace environmentalism. [...]
I knew it was bound to happen. I am just surprised that they based it on the King James Bible and did not just make up one of their own liking.
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Time stood still
or at least you would think it did... Anne Murray released this song in 1983. It could easily be released today and everyone would think it was about current events... How sad... (Where is Bryant Gumbel now? Does anybody care?)
Will we ever learn?
OH yea... Almost forgot... A little good news
Pleistocene Park
A long time ago, when the UK was still green,
There were more kinds of animals than you've ever seen;
They'd run around free while the earth was being born,
The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.
They re-introduced beavers and pointy eared lynx,
Some big brown bears and some black ones I think,
Some deer and elk and timber wolves, but sure as you're born,
They still can't find no Unicorns.
[...] For true rewilders, the real aim is to restore all lost species – including dangerous ones. Peter Taylor, a founder of the Wildland Network, which campaigns for the reintroduction of larger creatures, said: “The most wild experience available for a human becomes the unarmed walk into territory where humans are not only not in control, but also not the top predator. That frisson of risk and vulnerability marks the transition from a tame landscape to a truly wild one.” [...]
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Death by noise
It is making its comeback. Why is a totally different question and I doubt anyone can truly answer that one...
Disco fever is back
Disco Duck Sucks...
That darn dog
Why do I post this old Pepsi commercial you ask...
Well let me tell you a little story...
This morning I made myself a nice breakfast. Two eggs over easy, 4 Johnsonville maple sausages, hash browns with onion and four slices of whole wheat toast. As I sat down to eat I realized my coffee cup was empty so I went back into the kitchen to get a refill. I was out of sight of my food for all of 20 seconds... When I returned with a full cup of joe, my breakfast had miraculously disappeared. Beside the table sat my faithful lab with a very guilty look on her face. Unfortunately for Roxy(the lab), I don't have a cat! She has never done anything like this before and she had better not ever do it again...
They never learn
To quote Ryuzo Kikushima. "I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve."
Again!
Seriously. Is there a single brain cell anywhere in the collective known as Hamas? What do you expect is going to happen when you randomly launch a couple hundred mortars and rockets at your heavily armed neighbour?
What do they call it when you continue to do the exact same thing over and over and expect to get a different result?
Reminds me of a few kids I knew growing up...
Update: 5:15 pm... Not one harsh word was spoken while Hamas fired rocket after rocket into Israel. Israel retaliates and boom...
International community calls for end to violence in Middle East
And as if they were reading the comment section of this blog...
Farid Ayad, a Toronto-area community leader who represents about 12,000 Palestinian-Canadians under the organization Palestine House, called the strikes "outrageous" and characterized them as an act of "genocide."
Same old story, same old song and dance.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
What have I done
Thanks to Candace who was nice enough to tag me on this meme here is my done that list... (I am sure I have forgotten some things... and not nearly as impressive as my mom would have liked it to be...)
Paper boy
Waiter
General labourer
Warehouse worker(CN frieght)
Parts man(CN telecomunications)
Parts man(CN diesel shop)
Automotive parts delivery driver
Truck Driver(mobile homes)
Truck driver(Dump truck)
Truck driver(moving company)
Equipment operator
Pourer and finisher of concrete
Truck Driver(Produce)
Truck Driver(pipe)
Truck Driver(General freight)
Truck driver(bulk mail)
Office furniture installer(building all those lovely cubicles you all love so much!)
Furniture repair man, receptionist, accountant, bill collector and janitor(Self employed... the only job I ever got fired from!)
Furniture repair man
Project manager
Furniture repair man
and once I check my winning Loto 649 ticket for tonight....
MILLIONAIRE!
At least I did not kill the best piece of ass in Moose Jaw.
Monday, December 22, 2008
The root of all evil
The media...
They sit back in their boardrooms, trying to devise ways to put the fear into the general public. "The sky is falling" is their drug. Climate change was faltering and fewer subjects were falling for this false science. They needed something new.
A recession, naaaah, that is so 1980's. What we need is a good dirty thirties style depression. Yes, that is what we need for sure. A few months of doom and gloom regarding the economy and TADA! Here we are... at least in the minds of the public. It does not matter what the facts are, as long as the perception is there.
Canadians are adopting a bleak recessionary mood, even though the numbers are not that grim, an economist says.
The Conference Board of Canada reported Monday that its index of consumer confidence has reached the lowest level since the recession of 1981-82. Yet the actual economic indicators are not that bad in Canada, compared with the United States, Europe and Japan, said Glen Hodgson, senior vice-president and chief economist.
"The bad news is out there," but now "it's become very personal," he said.
The index fell for the third month in a row in December, dropping 3.3 points to 67.7. The lowest point was 63 in the recession of 1981-82, Hodgson said. In the board's system, the index was at 100 in 2002.
The psychology of bad times is reflected in consumers' expectations that they will be worse off six months from now. "Respondents also viewed the job situation in their communities negatively," the board said.
Yet the latest employment statistics, for November, show that the country added 133,000 jobs in the first 11 months of 2008. [...]
Good going media. Job well done... Can't wait to see what you will come up with next. Global cooling perhaps?
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Be our guest
Opposition takes credit for planned deficit spending
Thank you gentlemen. Just what this country needs. More debt...
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Drinkin problem
How to get a beer without getting off your lazy ass...
You could buy one of these...
Although not really recommended, you could try this...
My personal favorite is this...
Failing that, you could go with this little trick...
Never wear the red shirt
Majel Barrett Roddenberry made the mistake of putting on a red shirt for the landing party.
It never turns out well...
Fair well ambassador Lwaxana Troi. May you join up with Gene in the final frontier...
Friday, December 12, 2008
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Gotta love unions
Take a wage cut or all of you will lose your jobs.
Cause if we don't spend another 14 billion on you, I don't think that you can really survive...
Whats it gonna be boy? Come on, I can't wait all night. Whats it gonna be boy yes or no? Whats it gonna be boy yes or no? I gotta know right now before we go any further...
NO!
Stupid is what stupid does
Love those headlines
CTV...
Top court says Ottawa broke law in financing EI
CBC...
Government broke law on EI financing in 3 years: top court
G&M...
Ottawa broke law in financing EI
The Star...
EI financing ruled illegal by top court
How they should read if they were honest and did not want to mislead...
Top court says Liberals broke law in financing EI
Liberal government broke law on EI financing in 3 years: top court
Liberals broke law in financing EI
This is why surfing headlines can lead to misinformation.
Always read the flipping articles, not just the headlines...
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
That Bastard!
Harper to fill 18 Senate seats with Tory loyalists
Updated Wed. Dec. 10 2008 10:01 PM ET
Robert Fife, Ottawa Bureau Chief
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper plans to fill 18 vacancies in the unelected Senate with Conservative loyalists before Christmas, CTV News has learned. [...}
As we all know, every senator before this point has been elected and non partisan...
Become the Liberal Party of Canada or else!
I LOL'd
Change or I'll take you down: Ignatieff to PM
[...]Ignatieff stressed that Prime Minster Stephen Harper's Conservatives will be defeated in Parliament early next year unless they table a budget which adequately addresses the financial malady gripping the global economy. [..]
Then I read the comments and I LOL'd some more...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
So much for Bobby's "vow to fight on"
Hell, Iggy did not even have to land a single blow in this tittle match. Maybe it had something to do with his choice of deodorant or lack there of...
Wonder how long Bobby's "unqualified and full support" for Iggy will last?
All Bow Down Out to his Majesty King Iggy... As you know, we here at the Liberal Party of Canada don't elect our leaders. We anoint appoint them...
America's loss, is the liberal party of Canada's gain.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Raeging Bull
Rae vows to fight on
Click the pic for full size version
[...] But not to be outdone, Rae appeared at a Toronto press conference today with Liberal MP Gerard Kennedy at his side and an appeal that the party's grassroots not be shut out of the leadership selection process. [...]
Ahhhhhhh yes... Gerard Kennedy, the kiss of death. I feel sorry for you Bobby...
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Things change so fast these days
Apparently Iggy is going to inherit the Liberal mess from Dion.
A TABaker original theft and photoshop
I wonder what Bobby Rae thinks of this... and more so, his brother and mother corp?
Saturday, December 06, 2008
The wheels on the bus
Go round and round...
Its a twofor...
If Stephane Dion is tossed under the bus then surely Elizabeth May would join him.
A TABaker original theft and photoshop
Friday, December 05, 2008
Rae goes all in
Fails to realize that poker is not the game being played...
Mean while, Michael Ignatieff sits back and watches as Dion and Rae sink the the good ship coalition.
Perhaps the Chilean navy will come to their rescue... Lets hope not...
Thursday, December 04, 2008
In Todays News
GG agrees to suspend Parliament until January. Citizens of Glendon, Alberta rejoice then realize pirogue is not one of the alternate spellings for pierogi...
Dissent in Liberal ranks appears after Parliament suspended. The food must be pretty bad on the Good Ship Coalition.
Support for Tories up amid House crisis, CBC-EKOS poll suggests. More polls! Mr. Staples rejoices...
Threat of defections shifts sands beneath Dion's feet. Abandon ship! The Good Ship Coalition is slowly sinking into its own quagmire.
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
Other News
Visions of June 1940... German soldiers are set to be deployed on French soil...
Only in the UK... Fire extinguishers banned as a fire safety hazard... Yes you did read that right. Fire extinguishers banned as a fire safety hazard...
Monday, December 01, 2008
Poodles and lap dogs, one in the same
Jack Layton and Gilles Duceppe take their new poodle Stephane for a walk around parliament hill.
Laplapoodle? Looks a bit like chicken but leaves a very bad taste in your mouth...
The Three Stooges of Coupscam
Progressive
Ahhhh yes. This is progress...
The good:
Canada's economy expanded marginally in September and only slightly more in the third quarter, in what's widely seen as a final spasm of growth before what could be a painful period of decline. [...]
The bad:
The Liberals and New Democrats signed an agreement on Monday to form an unprecedented coalition government, with a written pledge of support from the Bloc Québécois, if they are successful in ousting the minority Conservative government in a coming confidence vote. [...]
The Ugly:
The benchmark TSX index took a record dive Monday, dropping 864.41 points, or 9.3 per cent, to 8,406.21.
The percentage drop was the second-biggest on record, after the 11.3 per cent plunge on Black Monday, Oct. 19, 1987. The TSX point fall broke the record set on Sept. 29, when it fell by 840.93 points. [...]
Doesn't it just give you goosebumps all over...
Sunday, November 30, 2008
Coalition of the entitled
Jack and Gilles went up the hill
To create a total disaster.
Jack that clown, said screw the crown,
And Stephane came bumbling after.
Up Jack got, his shorts in a knot
he planned something sinister;
And went to bed illusions in his head
That soon he would be Prime Minister.
Now some did laugh and some did cry
But their fears did soon come true;
The economy crashed as the coalition handed out cash
Yes the country got screwed.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Singing brownies 'health and safey risk'
If you guessed The Nanny State of the UK, give yourself 10 points.
Carol singing brownies have been banned from a Hemel Hempstead shopping centre because they are considered a health and safety risk.
Little girls from the West Herts guides have sung for pensioners at a special late night Christmas shopping event in Marlowes for more than a decade.
But the centre's managers decided they would not be invited to this year's event because they would obstruct fire escape routes. [...]
At least it was not because they sing Christmas carols... wait a second...hmmmmm...
Friday, November 28, 2008
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Happy Thanks Giving day to our southern nieghbours
A classic...
"I did not know that turkeys can't fly!"
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
The Tory Challenge
Stephen Harper's Conservatives willing to donate 10 million dollars to Canada to help out in these tough economic times. Issue challenge to all other parties to meet or beat...
Stephane Dion... "Dis is not fair"
Jack layton... "Not from my kitchen table"
Gilles Duccepe... Something in french that I could not quite understand. I am guessing it was close to "give Quebec all the money cause we are special"
Elizabeth May... "That kind of money does not grow on trees you know"
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
He said pardon
Who would have thunk that Bushies relatives were so diversified?
Keep your fingers crossed Conrad. There is still some time left...
Monday, November 24, 2008
Yeeeee Haaaaaw
Having solved all the provinces problems...
The outgoing leader of the Alberta Liberals managed to wrangle his legislative colleagues on Monday night to support his private member's bill to make rodeo Alberta's official sport.
Yawn
Red and or white stetsons will be banned outside of Calgary proper (can you tell I am from Edmonton?). Everyone knows that real cowboys only wear black or various shades of brown Cowboy hats. Straw hats shall be acceptable in summer only...
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Bickering Liberals
Can't be can it?
That is what the CBC is reporting from the Liberal Party's First not quite all-candidates forum in Mississauga, Ont..
It is fun to watch the liberal party play another game of Go Fish...
The failure that is Kyoto
As we all know, money does not grow on trees. Apparently though, it does spew out of trees that are hugged.
The potential penalty, 36 billion euros ($46 billion) for the group based on current permit prices, and the fact that only a minority of 37 Kyoto signatory nations may meet their pledges bodes poorly for international efforts to limit global warming.
Please save the global economy from sliding into recession. Hug every tree you see.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
I am not going to eat the meat and you are going to give me my pudding
I think perhaps that some people did too many drugs and listened to Pink Floyd The Wall a few too many times.
Children as young as five will win the legal right to tell teachers how they should be taught and disciplined for bad behaviour, it emerged today.
Pupils will be handed an unprecedented say in the running of their schools - from the uniforms they wear to the meals they eat. [...]
Roger Water is a prophet... who knew?
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Ottawa sociology professor arrested
No not Dion, its Diab. Some other nutty sociology professor in Ottawa who apparently did not like France as much as Dion.
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Friday, October 31, 2008
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Ideas have consequences.
And it seems that today modern progressive ideas can often bring out the worst in people.
Monday, October 20, 2008
Stay just a little bit longer
My tribute to Stephane Dion. Thank you sir for not subjecting me to months of listening to John McCallum as interim leader.
I have heard rumors that there will be an opening for leader over at the Green Party soon. Maybe you want to give that a try. Just sayin'....
Love Timmy
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Where's Stephane Dion?
Stephane Dion has not been seen or heard of since election night...
Can you find him in the picture below. Here is a tip. He is not in the front row where you would expect to see the leader of the opposition.
Click on the image for the big picture...
Wonder why that is?
They are kidding right?
On the bright side, Dion is getting a SHIFT. It ain't green though. It is more of a brownish hue...
Update: 10/19/2008 You too eh Ralph?
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Bye bye Garth Turner
Craig Oliver and others ask... What was this election all about if the conservatives did not manage a majority?
This works for me. I would expect it works for many others too...
Hey Zorph, send me your addy and I will gladly send you out a nice red and green crying towel. tabaker at shaw.ca
Thursday, October 09, 2008
Wake up people
Do you really want this man running our country?
It is a simple question Stephane...
Spin this one Jason....
HT/ Joanne
Update...
digging deeper....
Upperdate... Related... And now for something completely different...
You have to know these things when you are a Prime minister you know....
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Garth Turner
I found your lawn sign vandal.
You may want to ask Dion if Kyoto will have a barking session with the culprit.
Update: I have been informed that the dog in question is indeed a conservative! It can even be linked to Garth's conservative opponent Lisa Raitt. I have been informed that this dogs is Lisa Raitt's aunts friends daughters friend of a friends brothers friend who happens to be a casual acquaintance to the dogs walker!
We gotcha now Lisa!
Birds of a feather, vote together
They seem to be stuck in a perpetual loop...
vote, commit crime, trial, prison, parole, vote, commit crime, trial, prison, parole...
Steve Janke has the details.
Saturday, October 04, 2008
2008 election predictions
As well as a few other predictions...
The answers are...
Jack Layton
Chuck Baldwin
Oprah
TABaker
Hamilton Tiger cats
Toronto Maple Leafs
The questions were...
The next Prime minister of Canada...
The next President of the US of A...
The cause of Obama's divorce...
The next winner of the Lotto 649...
The 2008 Grey Cup winners...
The NHL Stanely cup winners for the 2008-2009 season...
Saturday, September 27, 2008
So much for the left
JC has spoken...
People who are either crazy, stupid or paranoid should not be Members of Parliament.
Posted by Jason Cherniak at 9:21 AM
That pretty much describes everyone that thinks... Harper is "scary", there is a conservative "hidden agenda", that "The Green Shift" would be "revenue neutral", that there is an "environmental apocalypse" coming our way, that Jack Layton would be a good choice for Prime Minister of Canada, that the BQ is a "national party" and belongs in parliament. I could easily go on and on but I am sure you get the drift here...
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Liberty
In response to this. I give you this... 
H/T hudson duster in the coments at SDA for the inspiration.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
The lights are out and the party is over
Kind of describes Dion and the liberal party and their carbon spewing 737 too...
Monday, September 15, 2008
Puffin Egg?
Garth Turner has some splainin' to do...
Absolutely PRICELESS Did I mention this is PRICELESS!
Sunday, September 14, 2008
Saving my religion
Actually I don't have a religion. I am agnostic. But I figure what the heck. If the scientific community, politicians, and the UN can have their church, why can't I have mine?
Let me seduce you, I mean, introduce you to the
Come on in and pray for a good harvest, good fishing, good hunting and a warm winter. If we can manage to have these prayers answered, we will be one step closer to telling the politicians to stuff it...
You gotta have faith
This, from the same people who are most likely to bash you for having "faith". It is laughable...
Canadians may not understand the details of the Grits' Green Shift plan, but Bennett said they can have faith in the policy because it has received support from prominent Canadian environmentalist David Suzuki.
You can have faith, just not the faith you choose.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Mr. Harpers neighborhood
Did you ever wait for something to happen and then the time really came for it to happen? Like a birthday or a visit from some special people? Well it's very exciting when the time finally comes for something you've waited for. So, now's the time for the Neighborhood election. Please boys and girls, vote for me and give me my majority.
It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood. A beautiful day for an election. Would you like one? I sure know I'd like one.
Let's pretend that the trolley is taking us to the Neighborhood... of... Make... Be... Lieve.
Monday, September 08, 2008
There's no need to fear
Underdog is here...
Dion obviously never watched the TV series... Although it does describe him quite well.
Underdog almost always caused collateral damage. Whenever someone complained about it, he would reply:
I am a hero who never fails.
I cannot be bothered with such details.
Details like what is in his Green Shit.
Perhaps that is what is in his ears and why he has hearing problems?
Barack Layton
Perhaps I have the title wrong. Maybe it should be "if only I were Black Layton". Either way the man is a loser.
Saturday, September 06, 2008
Gramps
My daughter gave birth to a itty bitty baby boy at 7:49 PM yesterday. I say itty bitty as he is only 4 pounds 15 ounces and is 19 1/2" long. No, not premature at all. Her due date was Sept. 11. Mom, baby, daddy and gramps are all doing fine.
Herrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrresssssss Micheal...
The new happy family...
Monday, August 25, 2008
If I had a million dollars
if I had a million dollars
Well, I'd hire me a pilot, yeah one of them real pilots, then I wouldn't have to explain, why I crashed my plane.
Thursday, August 07, 2008
Wild Life
Miss Me?
Unlikely...
I did not miss not having the internet to waste away my time over the past couple weeks either. I had better things to do. Enjoying nothing but fresh air, sunshine, wildlife galore and most of all... FISHING! I probably averaged 9 hours a day out on the lake catching walleye, perch and the biggest Northern Pike of my life. Nothing like fighting a big fish on light tackle. I was actually fishing for and catching walleye at the time I caught this one. I was only using my medium action rod with 8 pound test line spooled on my spinning reel, a quarter ounce fuzzy grub jig with a leach. Let me say that Shimano makes a fine drag system on this reel! She almost stripped me clean of line twice and also managed to tow the boat a good 400 yards out into the depths of the lake. She measured 44 inches long, and about 17 inches in girth. I say about, as it is not easy to hold a 25 plus pound pike in one hand and try to measure it with the other. Not to mention she really was not very cooperative. Roxy my faithful fish hound was not too excited about having this beast in our little 12 foot boat either. In this case, two was company and three definitely made it a bit crowded.
Much to the dismay of many of the old timers up at Fawcett lake, once I had the measurements and a single not so good picture, I released her back into the lake to go along her merry way. I will in time have a graphite mount done of her for the cabin wall. It should look great right beside my 32 inch walleye that I caught a few years ago.
So now you know where I have been...
I don't fish for a living... I live to fish!
Oh yea... the not so good picture....JPG)
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
You don't care about me
And why should we when even your parents did not care enough to keep you away from serious harm allowing you to play soldier?
You quit being a "child" the day you picked up a gun and started playing war games. Your age no longer mattered at that point. You wanted to act like a man then, so now you get to continue to play that role. You should consider yourself lucky to be alive, never mind be free to roam as you wish in Canada. Being a "man" sucks don't it.
Welcome to the real world Omar.
Saturday, July 05, 2008
Give me steak or give me death
Cause the alternative sucks.
This explains a lot of the crap that comes out of PETA. I new they were brain dead. Now there is proof!
Friday, July 04, 2008
EnvironMENTAL Freaks Friday
Everyone that bought a new LCD flat screen monitor and or TV to save money on electricity and to save the planet from the evil CO2 raise your hands. Now go give yourself fifty lashes you earth destroying evironMENTAL nightmare of a person!
Booming demand for flat-screen televisions could have a greater impact on global warming than the world's largest coal-fired power stations, scientists warn.
Let the ranting, raving and banning begin...
I wrote some time ago that Syncrude should have immediately sat down and wrote out a cheque for a million dollars and fire it off to Ducks Unlimited after the disaster at one of its tailing ponds that killed 500 ducks. Now it looks more and more like they will indeed be writing a million dollar cheque. Unfortunately it will be made out to the Alberta government instead to pay the fines levied against them.
The decision on charges against the company that operates the pond, Syncrude Canada Ltd., is expected to be made by the end of August, said Stewart.
“The maximum penalty for this under the Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act is a $1-million fine,” he said.
They should have taken my advice. It would have been great PR. This, not so much...
Speaking of dead ducks...
CALGARY — Federal Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion rode into the heart of cowboy country Friday to lasso support for his green plan in a province that snorts at any whiff of the old national energy program. [...]
There is an understatement if I ever heard one...
[...] Mr. Dion's arrival coincided with the start of the Calgary Stampede — the annual 10-day celebration of cowboy culture in the heart of Canada's oil country. His visit raised some eyebrows even before he arrived. One political cartoon in a newspaper showed him on a spit roasting over a fire. “If Westerners are so upset, why have I been invited to so many of their barbecues?” read the caption. [...]
Read the rest here, if you care.
I hate to say "we told you so" but...
Biofuel production boosts food prices by 75%, report suggests
The production of biofuels has driven up food prices 75 per cent, according to an unpublished World Bank report obtained by the Guardian.
In an article published Friday, the British daily cites a confidential report authored by Don Mitchell, a senior economist at the bank. The newspaper suggests the report has not been released so as not to embarrass U.S. President George Bush, whose government had suggested biofuels accounted for a three per cent increase in food prices.
"Without the increase in biofuels, global wheat and maize stocks would not have declined appreciably and price increases due to other factors would have been moderate," the report said, according to the Guardian.
The report also said changing diets in developing countries and a drought in Australia were not significant factors in driving up the price of food — which increased 140 per cent between 2002 and February 2008, according to the report.
Instead, a large-scale push in the U.S. and the European Union (EU) to convert food crops to biofuel has tightened supplies and raised financial speculation, said the report.
[...]
What boggles my brain is that they needed to "study" this to figure it out. It was pretty obvious to anyone with a bit of common sense. Then again, common sense is not very common, especially in the environMENTAList community.
Getting back to Alberta's so called "dirty oil" from the tar sands...
It looks pretty damn clean to me!
If an environMENTAList dies in a tree in the forest, does anyone care?
Here is my advice... Do the exact opposite of what the fear mongering environMENTALists say and you cannot go wrong.
Have a great weekend!
Update:
This just in....
'Green rage' is hitting Brits All this fuss over so called global warming. Won't they be eating crow when it all falls apart in front of their false alters and prophets...
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Let me tell you a dirty little secret(s)
Not everyone has jumped on the "anti tar sands" bandwagon. Some people realize you can't put the cart ahead of the horse. Reality is, there is currently NO viable replacement for oil at this time. Someday there will be, but right now it simply does not exist. For those of you who think you are saving the planet by using so called clean electric powered motors, whether they be in your car, lawnmower, or whatever, I ask of you one thing. Where does the electricity come from to power those motors? Chances are pretty good it comes from some dirty coal or gas fired power plant that is increasing its output to accommodate your extra usage. Keep on fooling yourselves...
For those of you who believe hydrogen powered vehicles are the answer, I have more questions. What portion of the upper atmosphere contributes more to so called global warming, CO2 or water vapor? What byproduct does hydrogen power produce? Let me help you out a bit. The answer for both is the same.
If some evil force decided to nuke Canada into oblivion and there by eliminating all of our CO2 contribution to the planet, it would hardly be negligible in the big picture. Yet some people think we should pay a heavy price now, even though we have no alternative to run our vehicles, heat our homes or power our lights. Dion will get your green and you will get the shaft. There is no "shift" here. Dion claims that his policy will be revenue neutral. That may be the case for the government, but it surely won't be for your bank account. His claim that his plan will not effect the price of gasoline is garbage. It puts a price on carbon and gasoline is one of those sources. It may not be directly placed on gas so technically he is not lying but he is seriously trying to pull the wool over your eyes. Wool you will be needing badly come those cold winter months when you are forced to turn down your thermostat even further so you can afford to pay the bills. The price of gas will go up reflecting the added cost of oil production due to Dions green shift plan, don't be fooled.
There is an old adage, "If you got it, it came by truck". I challenge you to name one possession of yours that at some point was not in the back of a truck. Your food, clothing, furniture, appliances, even your dental floss at some point was moved by truck. EVERYTHING is going to cost you more,EVERYTHING. This will be over and above the already steady increases we are seeing now in the market. How much more can we afford? You can only cut back so much before you have to start going without something.
Some people don't want Canada's (read Alberta and Saskatchewans) dirty oil. Good luck with that! Let me know how much more you are paying to have that black gold shipped from the middle east to meet the demand. Meanwhile we will just ship our oil to where it is welcomed. The oil tanker companies will laughing all the way to the bank, while spewing tons of CO2 into the air as they cruise back and forth across our oceans. How ironic!
Lastly, lets see what happens if Alberta actually is forced to play its Wild Card. You think prices are high now? Just you wait and see what will happen if this should come about. I seem to recall someone saying something about some people freezing in the dark way back when. I think that was the "Profit" Ralph was it not? It was a very popular bumper sticker regardless...
Wake up people. Use that brain matter to see that tree in the forest. Let your common sense prevail and don't believe all the crap you are fed on a daily basis by people who simply want to take your money for no other reason than that they think they know how to spend it better than you do. People who have way more money than you I might add...
Monday, June 16, 2008
Unbelievable!
Is Canada's "New government ™" out of its frickin' mind? I am no greenie, nor am I an EnvironMENTAList but I certainly do enjoy our great outdoors. Who in their right minds would even consider this never mind think it is an acceptable solution to dispose of tailing wastes from mines. Give your heads a shake people.
Lakes across Canada to be turned into mine dump sites
CBC News has learned that 16 Canadian lakes are slated to be officially but quietly "reclassified" as toxic dump sites for mines. The lakes include prime wilderness fishing lakes from B.C. to Newfoundland.
Environmentalists say the process amounts to a "hidden subsidy" to mining companies, allowing them to get around laws against the destruction of fish habitat.
Under the Fisheries Act, it's illegal to put harmful substances into fish-bearing waters. But, under a little-known subsection known as Schedule Two of the mining effluent regulations, federal bureaucrats can redefine lakes as "tailings impoundment areas." [...]
Call me disgusted to say the least.
Obama Gored
If you only need one reason not to vote for Obama my American friends, this is it.
Gore endorses Obama
Need I say more...
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Bom Boom Boom
Out go the lights... and everything else that depends on electricity.
Whichever way it is looked at, Britain is threatened by what, thanks to years of dereliction and misjudgment, has become arguably our most serious potential crisis of modern times.
Politically, the blame for this astounding mess lies in all directions - with the Tories, with Labour, with Brussels, with those smugly shortsighted 'environmentalists'.
But all that matters now is that we put the need to avert this disaster right at the top of our national political agenda.
We need to get on with solving as terrifying a problem as our politicians have ever faced.
Welcome to the dark ages...
Global Warming my ass
Not physically speaking of course, as it is a tad cool for this time of year and my ass has been cold for the most part.
The lack of global warming in BC is helping to fight the war on drugs. Does Canada have a war on drugs? Anywho...
Wet weather across British Columbia is threatening profit margins for producers of one of the province's largest — although illegal — cash crops — outdoor marijuana.
B.C. has endured weeks of unseasonable drizzle and grey skies this spring with temperatures touching record lows in the months of May and June, and growers are worried about mildew killing the seedlings.
Gotta love it. First it is yet another nail in the Church of Climatologies coffin and as a side bonus we might have less drugs on the streets. Its a twofor...
Meanwhile.... a little further south they are no better off. Maybe a bit worse off...
Winter-like weather returned to the Northwest as snow fell across the state Tuesday including on Mount Hood where drivers were dealing with unusual weather for this time of year.
And while it didn't cause major problems, most people were asking, "What happened to spring?"
The snowfall at Timberline Tuesday was amazing, blowing snow and ice most of the day. There was packed snow and ice on the roadway that turned to slush in some spots and the trees were coated thickly.
Even though the Fourth of July is less than a month away to many it seemed more like February.
Yup, our planet is certainly warming... LMAO
We have nothing to appologize for
I hate to burst your bubble on this "historic day" Prime Minister Harper. However, you did not apologize for "all Canadians" today. A whole lot of us have nothing to apologize for. Our ancestors had nothing to do with any of this and neither did we, yet we shall pay with our tax dollars in yet another feel good deed by our government.
Love from your never ending cash supply.
Wednesday, June 04, 2008
In a shocking turn of events
Last month, polar bears were listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away... (That melting part is still up for debate. Just like the whole Global Warming, we are all going to die thing.)
The first polar bear to been seen in Iceland in 20 years was SHOT DEAD!
Go figure...
Tuesday, June 03, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Summers is right around the bend
You know where you will find me...
Sorry for the lack of posts and or responses to comments. I have been a tad busy working out in the yard here in the shitty city as well as up at the cabin. I have managed to squeeze in a few hours of fishing as well... :)
Posting might resume come Monday. Have a great weekend!
Monday, May 12, 2008
U.S. energy subsidies
Not what you might think, or have been led to believe...
Congress seems ready to spend billions on a new "Manhattan Project" for green energy [...]
[...] For electricity generation, the EIA concludes that solar energy is subsidized to the tune of $24.34 per megawatt hour, wind $23.37 and "clean coal" $29.81. By contrast, normal coal receives 44 cents, natural gas a mere quarter, hydroelectric about 67 cents and nuclear power $1.59. [...]
[...] The same study also looked at federal subsidies for non-electrical energy production, such as for fuel. It found that ethanol and biofuels receive $5.72 per British thermal unit of energy produced. That compares to $2.82 for solar and $1.35 for refined coal, but only three cents per BTU for natural gas and other petroleum liquids.
All of this shows that there is a reason fossil fuels continue to dominate American energy production: They are extremely cost-effective. That's a reality to keep in mind the next time you hear a politician talk about creating millions of "green jobs." Those jobs won't come cheap, and you'll be paying for them.
Interesting... {moves branches to the left... peeks out) verrrrrrry interesting...
Stop the apologies already
How far back do we go with all these apologies? They were different times with different prevailing ideologies. We cannot logically judge now the decisions made by past governments, 94, nor 50, 40 or even 30 years ago.
Why does Harper insist on apologizing for all the past deeds done by past governments of this country? Other than pandering for votes that is...
Mr. Harper, let me help you out here.
We the government of Canada, apologize to every person in the past, present and future that we may have offended or will offend, for any and all reasons. Send one dollar to every person on the planet for compensation (cause we know it's not about the money... right...), as I am sure that somewhere, somehow, we have offended every single one of them or their ancestors. That would be somewhere between 6 and 7 billion dollars by the way (which sounds a lot better than mere millions)... and lets call it a done deal.
Friday, May 09, 2008
I am a proud daddy
She is the most popular, and also the 7th smartest.
Not to mention she is adorable...
Helter Skelter
The sheriff of the remote region where Charles Manson hid after a series of murders in the summer of 1969 said Friday that he will allow researchers to begin digging into the sandy soil in search of possible human remains.
Who is this guy?
And what did he do with Eddie The Seagull?
Ed fed up with UN
Alberta eyes other oil buyers, Ed tells U.S.
"I'm not warning them, I'm just being frank," Stelmach said yesterday. "I'm just saying that we have options and will continue to pursue options."
This may change the minds of some U.S. politicians... Hopefully...
On Friday, The Wall Street Journal published a report that suggested closer ties between Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and rebels attempting to overthrow Colombia's government. Chavez has been linked to Colombian rebels previously, but the paper reported it had reviewed computer files indicating concrete offers by Venezuela's leader to arm guerillas. That appears to heighten the chances that the U.S. could impose sanctions on one of its biggest oil suppliers.
I am sure, most Albertans would much rather see our so called "dirty" oil go to the U.S. than anywhere else. I am also sure most Americans would rather buy our oil than from some slimy dictator...
We pay them for this?
The House of Commons unanimously passed a motion on Friday sending the Burmese government to its room where it can watch TV and play video games. Mind you it was without supper or dessert.
CLICK
And this will accomplish what exactly?
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Inconvenient Truths
Obviously Al Gore does not read much about Global Warming.
Al Gore Calls Myanmar Cyclone a 'Consequence' of Global Warming
Using tragedy to advance an agenda has been a strategy for many global warming activists, and it was just a matter of time before someone found a way to tie the recent Myanmar cyclone to global warming.
Former Vice President Al Gore in an interview on NPR’s May 6 “Fresh Air” broadcast did just that. He was interviewed by “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross about the release of his book, “The Assault on Reason,” in paperback.
“And as we’re talking today, Terry, the death count in Myanmar from the cyclone that hit there yesterday has been rising from 15,000 to way on up there to much higher numbers now being speculated,” Gore said. “And last year a catastrophic storm from last fall hit Bangladesh. The year before, the strongest cyclone in more than 50 years hit China – and we’re seeing consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming.”
Gore claimed global warming is forcing ocean temperatures to rise, which is causing storms, including cyclones and hurricanes, to intensify. (emphasis mine) [...]
Now remember Al stated this on May 6th of 2008. Lets take a look at what has been written on the subject of ocean temperatures prior to that date shall we...
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2006)
[...] The average temperature of the water near the top of the Earth's oceans has significantly cooled since 2003. [...]
DOB Magazine - April 28, 2008
[...] D'Aleo suggests that the IPCC has greatly underestimated the role of oceans in climate shifts. Although he believes the sun is probably the ultimate driver, the meterologist says oceans correlate far better with temperature change than any other factor. D'Aleo points out that this year's shift from a warm El Nino current in the Pacific Ocean to a "super-cold La Nina" coincides with the biggest temperature drop in the entire weather record.
Media attention will soon shift from ice melt and warming to what D'Aleo calls WMD (weather of mass destruction). He forecasts an increase in hurricanes, colder weather, heavier snowfalls and more flooding due to persistent La Ninas over the next few decades. Because sensationalism sells, the television weatherman thinks the media and climate alarmists will blame these new events on man-made change. Not true, in his view, because similar weather events occurred from the 1940s through the 1960s when the Pacific Ocean last went through a cooling cycle. [...]
News Busters May 1, 2008
[...] A cool-water anomaly known as La Niña occupied the tropical Pacific Ocean throughout 2007 and early 2008. In April 2008, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory announced that while the La Niña was weakening, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation-a larger-scale, slower-cycling ocean pattern-had shifted to its cool phase. [...]
Unlike El Niño and La Niña, which may occur every 3 to 7 years and last from 6 to 18 months, the PDO can remain in the same phase for 20 to 30 years. The shift in the PDO can have significant implications for global climate, affecting Pacific and Atlantic hurricane activity, droughts and flooding around the Pacific basin, the productivity of marine ecosystems, and global land temperature patterns. [...]
Telegraph 04/05/2008
[...] The most dramatic evidence, however, emerged last week with an announcement by Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory that an immense slow-cycling movement of water in the Pacific, known as the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), had unexpectedly shifted into its cool phase, something which only happens every 30 years or so, ultimately affecting climate all over the globe.
Discussion of this on the invaluable Watts Up With That website, run by the US meteorologist Anthony Watts, shows how the alternations of the PDO between warm and cool coincided with each of the major temperature shifts of the 20th century - warming after 1905, cooling after 1946, warming again after 1977 - and how the new shift to a cool phase could have repercussions for decades to come.
It is notable that the German computer predictions published last week by Nature forecast a decade of cooling due to deep-ocean movements in the Atlantic, without taking account of how this may now be reinforced by a similar, even greater movement in the Pacific. [...]
And just for the heck of it, and because it is a good read, I'll toss in this one...
International group disavows UN’s climate claims
[...] One of the most telling signs invalidating the predictions of catastrophic global warming is the expansion of Arctic sea ice. After a supposed record thaw, the ice has returned. A report from the Canadian Ice Service, which has kept records on sea ice since 1972, noted above-average coverage of the Arctic. Gilles Langis, a forecaster with the Ice Service, said the ice also is 10 to 20 cm thicker in most places. The report from the Ice Service was corroborated by the Denmark Meteorological Institute, which said the sea ice between Greenland and Canada was at its most expansive in 15 years.
“The nice thing about sea ice is that there is no analysis needed,” Stan Goldenberg, a meteorologist with NOAA’s hurricane research division, told Baptist Press in an interview. “This is raw data. You can look at the levels and see that it is colder. [...]
I wonder how long it will take for Al to come up with a way to link this to "Global Warming". It makes as much sense as does his comment regarding the Myanmar Cyclone.
Wake up call
Study ranks Canadians second-last on environment
A new study of consumer habits and how they affect the environment has given Canadians a dismal ranking of second-last in a list of 14 countries. [...]
[...] Environment Minister John Baird called the study a "wake-up call," [...]
It is a wake up call alright. Anyone with any common sense will look at this study and go... WTF? Lets take China as an example. How many Chinese citizens can actually afford to own a large home, air conditioning, a vehicle or two, and actually purchase many of their products from large box store type outlets? This study is a joke... And the Chinese have such a great environment... right... moving on...
I love this line from the article...
In total, 29 per cent of Canadians have nine or more rooms in their homes, use insulation and heat their homes -- and rarely choose environmentally friendly heating options. (emphasis mine again)
Again... WTF? LMAO... could you imagine what our heating bills would look like without the use of insulation? What other method other than "heating our homes" would they suggest to keep us all from freezing to death when it is minus 40 celcius without the wind chill? These people are nuts!
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