In our rush to mediocrity academic excellence is a crime
Everyone is a winner! No child left behind! You hurt my feelings! You didn’t include me! And so it goes… rewarding excellence is a crime against the mediocre and the lazy… a crime for which the excellent must be punished. …
Even the Rich and Famous must suffer the Fools of Airport Security
In the realm of human stupidity it’s hard to do worse than the intrepid fools who inhabit the ranks of airport security. There common sense is verboten and the ability to think rationally… well, let’s just say it’s not welcome…
Christopher Robinson: A Deadbeat Dad Too Stupid To Be On Facebook?
Christopher Robinson is a deadbeat dad. He’s happy to jump in the sack but loath to accept the inevitable consequence of that act: a child. Christopher Robinson is the type of man I despise. He is by all accounts I…
Facebook – The Best Friend Minions of the State Ever Had
Everyone loves Facebook, but nobody loves Facebook more than governments and police agencies. It’s made their job so much easier. And, should actual criminals be too hard to catch, a few hours trolling Facebook photos is sure to net dozens…
Will You Write a Lettter of Support for Bruce Montague, his firearm collection and family home?
I received an interesting email the other day from Pastor Jim Butler of the Free Grace Baptist Church, located in Chilliwack, BC. He drafted a letter to Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs) and the Ontario Attorney General and wanted…
A Steady State Economy by Frank Hilliard
This is the fashionable Surry Hills/Redfern area of Sydney, Australia. It has well-established trees and, as you can see, an uprated street scape with protected bicycle lanes. This is actually VERY unusual; most cities spend little or no money on…
French “Perennial Victims” Seek $50 Million Payday from Twitter
Who “owns” your Twitter posts? The answer might just surprise you. It’s not you. So says a court in New York State. Judge Matthew Sciarrino Jr. ruled that Twitter user Malcom Harris has “no proprietary interests” in his own Twitter…
Guntersville Mayor Leigh Dollar is just another jackbooted thug, albeit with perfume…
Is there no end to the raft of elected officials who cannot comprehend the oath of office they swear? You know, those pesky little section where they affirm they will “support and defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and…
Crime of the Century (aka children, birthday cupcakes and toy soldiers)
Only a generation ago young boys toted their .22 rifles to school on their shoulders so they could plink away in the school’s shooting range. Try that today and SWAT teams would descend like a Biblical plague of locusts. Gone…
Our Politically-Correct Hatred of Childhood
Childhood. It’s meant to be a relatively carefree and pleasant time of life, where you learn certain values and lessons as you grow into adulthood. In North America, however, it’s become a time to terrorize the most vulnerable of our…
Can the government really steal your bank account without notice?
Can the government really steal your bank account without notice? Virtually overnight and with no warning of any kind, the emergency tax deal was imposed on the people of Cyprus without vote or debate. People ran to ATM machines today…
Oscar Pistorius and Home Security by Frank Hilliard
Whatever else you can say for Oscar Pistorius, his explanation of how he killed Reeva Steenkamp is bizarre and illogical. No responsible gun owner would shoot through a door at an unknown target. That, however, is not what Canadian homeowners…
The Lesson of Doug Christie – A Tribute to One Man and his Commitment to Freedom of Speech
On March 11, 2013, the day I learned of Doug Christie’s death, I was both shocked and saddened by the news even though I knew it was coming. More than that, however, I felt drained and empty knowing we had…
Canada loses its foremost defender of Freedom of Speech
Over the past 35 year one man has stood up to the Almighty State in the arena of Free Speech: Douglas Hewson Christie. On March 11, 2013 Doug Christie succumbed to cancer, leaving behind his wife and two children. My…
A Tribute to the Beautiful Women of Fox News
“The Girls On Fox News” song starts off with a true-to-life description of what happened to its writer and performer, Austin Cunningham, a former Democrat who came to his senses. Well I used to be a Democrat, Liberal no doubt…
Mischa Popoff, a true conservative, runs for BC Conservative Party
Finally we have a true conservative running for a truly conservative party in a province that deeply needs a return to conservative principles. Both of the major parties have shown their moral failures, their lax practices and their lack of…
Port Hardy RCMP Cruiser left unattended with a bucket full of Marijuana Plants
The video below was sent to me by a resident of Port Hardy. While the claim in the note attached with the video is this RCMP cruiser was left unattended outside the Port Hardy hospital, there isn’t anything in the…
And the Special Treatment for Spouse-Abusing RCMP members just keeps on coming…
One of my ongoing pet peeves is the special treatment RCMP members receive at the hands of our so-called justice system. Let’s say, just for clarity, a man works at a shooting club. He’s in charge of the place and…
Labrador RCMP member arrested for child luring
Remember when Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said in defense of the warrantless search provisions of Bill C-30, “You’re with us, or the child pornographers”? I find it rather ironic that, just days before Bill C-30 was officially scrapped, an…
Unions and Public Sector Service Don’t Mix
If you need hard evidence that unions and public service don’t mix, consider that one of the people allegedly responsible for the sinking of the Queen of the North in 2006 is only now going to finally face justice. And…
Freedom of Speech? No Thanks, We’re Canadian…
[powerpress] On Wednesday, February 27, 2013 the Supreme Court of Canada had the opportunity to stand up for Canadians’ Right to Freedom of Speech. To call their ruling in R. v. Whatcott an “Epic Fail” would be a gross understatement….
Illinois State Senator Ira Silverstein desperately needs a history lesson
Illinois State Senator Ira Silverstein desperately needs a history lesson This intellectual neanderthal believes anonymous commenters on the internet are a threat to Freedom and Liberty, forgetting that the Founding Fathers and framers of the Constitution of the United States…