Naked Gord Presents: The Don Newman Quote

This isn't a pro-left wing post. Nor is it a anti-right wing.

I just found this funny as hell (those who know Don Newman can attest to the fact he has one of the sharpest tongues in Canadian news)

During this weeks round table with the Communication Directors of the major parties: Jamie Heath (NDP) , Scott Reid (Liberal), Jeff Norquay (Con) we were featured with this little gem when Jamie Heath confirmed he'll be seeking the NDP seat when Ed Broadbent retires shortly:

Don: Isn't that rather like a jockey wanting to be a horse

moments later:

Later: I want to inform everybody that I'm recording this conversation...and I'll be putting it on my website later on for all to hear.

and so he did:

http://www.cbc.ca/politics/

All shows are archived for the morning and evening broadcasts for the past week are archived in real video format. This clip was on the afternoon edition @ approx 40 mins.

For those interested there is also a very interesting interview with outgoing World Bank President James Wolfensohn.

p.s. - if anybody is interested in a general Politics W/ Don Newman roundtable discussion or something e-mail me.

Grundig Fr200 AM/FM/Shortwave Emergency Radio

Mondo News merges with Mondo Electronics for this post.

Be ready when Bush suspends freedom of speech, invades Canada and imposes martial law with this spiffy AM/FM/SW radio so you can get non-Bush controlled information from around the world and use the hand crank when, like Iraq, he liberates North America from 24 hour power.



From Taget.com:
The Grundig AM/FM/SW Emergency Radio will give you light and information when you need it most. Features a built-in hand crank to power the generator; emergency light; 4-band tuning (FM/AM and 2 international shortwave bands); 2" built-in speaker; DC and earphone jacks; rechargeable battery; fine-tuning controls; heavy-duty, bronze-color case and a black leather handle for easy carrying. Imported. 6-3/4Hx5-3/4Wx2-3/16D

Comes in a selection of colours as well.

Here's the Froogle link however you might want to buy this with cash off the grid for when the Bush storm troppers comes to everyone's doors to seize non-approved media sources and devices.

Repairing the Damage of the Harris Cons continues...

TORONTO (CP) - It was five years ago that a small-town disaster destroyed lives, tarnished personal and political reputations and shattered Canadian complacency about something long taken for granted - tap water.

The deadly May 2000 tainted-water tragedy in Walkerton, Ont., had such a profound impact on public attitudes towards drinking water that Jim Smith, Ontario's chief drinking water inspector, doesn't think it likely that it could ever happen again.


Source: Macleans

Dick Cheany: The Unauthorized Biography - this week on CBC/CBC Newsworld

American Vice-President Dick Cheney has walked the corridors of world power for three decades.

Cheney's remarkable life story involves the relentless accumulation of power in every form.
Elected for a second term, he continues to be one of the most powerful and well-connected men in the world.
The fifth estate will show how he accomplished this, what it involved in terms of costs for others and what history's judgement could be.

http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/dickcheney/

Wednesday May 25, 2005 at 9pm on CBC-TV
Thursday May 26, 2005 at 10 pm on CBC Newsworld.

So true...

Source Asim99

Liberals 8-12 points ahead of Alliance Cons in Ontario

Unless Martin implodes I doubt Harper's Alliance Cons will get a minority gov't when the election finally happens....thankfully.

http://erg.environics.net/news/default.asp?aID=580
from a may 18 poll:



Source Asim99

There's something very dangerous going on with Freedom of Speech

For television addicts, it's a chilling thought.
Imagine no more "Sopranos," "Deadwood," or "The Shield." No place on cable for the Peabody-winning "The Daily Show." No more sassy Cartman on "South Park."
I don't mean doing away with these critically acclaimed, much-loved programs because they get canceled or because nobody's watching. I'm talking about doing away with them because the government steps in and says they are inappropriate for us to watch.
It sounds absurd that in today's world, someone could dictate what we can and cannot watch on television -- not on free TV, where regulation is understandable, but on cable where we pay for the privilege of hearing a feisty Al Swerengen use colorful Western vocabulary on "Deadwood."
But censorship of this type could become reality if some members of Congress and media watchdog groups such as the Parents Television Council (PTC) have their way. They want to regulate cable television the same way free over-the-air television is controlled.
For more than a year, the PTC has been yammering about indecency on cable and satellite television, and Congress has been listening.
Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, and Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, appeared at the recent National Association of Broadcasters annual conference and said they think government regulators should move in on cable and satellite

From The Salt Lake City Tribune
http://www.sltrib.com/tv/ci_2720550

There is something very dangerous going on when they want to censor pay tv programs like The Sopranos.