What Would McKenzie King do?

First, let me say that I am saddened and dismayed by the cowardly murders of Canadian soldiers this past week. Terrorism of any kind is abhorrent. The fact that both perpetrators had been previously identified as potential security threats is cause for concern. Fighting a war on two fronts is a challenge; especially if we have no clear goal or strategy.  Other than saying that we won’t be intimidated, Stephen Harper appears to be clueless about what to do next. So, let me put this little bug in his ear.

Here’s a stratagem we might explore

If there’s Muslims at home we abhor

We could make them wear stamps

Or intern them in camps
Not forever …  just while we’re at war

It's Not Really News

A recent fact checking study concluded that every other statement made on FOX news, by a host or a guest, is flat out false. Even worse, only 8% of the statements checked could be considered completely true.

With that in mind, I offer this limerick:

Where there's smoke must we always have fires

And do hobbits live only in shires

I remember from school

There are rends to each rule

So, all Hannitys might not be liars

The full story, on Addicting Info, can be read here:

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/07/09/analysis-over-half-of-all-statements-made-on-fox-news-are-false/

Who's pulling his strings?

Spoiler alert; it's the Koch brothers.

Who makes Doctor Randal Paul dance?

Who writes all his Hillary rants?

And who seems to enjoy

That he cries "I'm a boy!"

While he's wearing Pinocchio's pants?

Rand Paul's once wacko but at least consistent libertarian principles have morphed into nonsensical Hillary bashing.

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/09/07/3564148/paul-clinton-climate-change/

A Metaphor of Sorts

Canadian provinces have jurisdiction over policing and the administration of justice. BC has the responsibility of funding the police, and setting police priorities.

All police in BC are under the authority of the Police Act, an act of the BC Legislature. This includes both RCMP and municipal police.

Sensible BC proposes an amendment to the Police Act, instructing police not to spend any time, money or resources on cases of simple possession of cannabis.

A metaphor’s used quite a lot

As a proxy for something it’s not

Like the time long ago

When a fellow I know

Got arrested for smoking some … radishes

Many people smoke radish, or kale

Although some say they didn’t inhale

But it’s really no joke

When for one little toke

On a radish you wind up in jail

Wrapping up, I’ll try not to be crass

To the cops though, “Alack and alas,

Cuz the last time I checked

You should serve and protect

So do THAT and get off of my … vegetable patch”

For more information, go to http://sensiblebc.ca/

Sarah, True to Form

I'm breaking a promise I made to myself. Based on the faint hope that if everyone ignored her, she might just go away, I swore I wouldn't write about Sarah Palin anymore. But, she won't go away and I can't help relapsing. Sarah now hosts an online subscription channel and here's what she posted in response to a recent speech by Elizabeth Warren.

“We believe”? Wait, I thought fast food joints…huh. Don’t you guys think that they’re like of the Devil or somethin’ I was. Liberals, you want to send those evil employees who would dare work at a fast food joint then ya just don’t believe in, thought you wanted to, I dunno, send them to Purgatory or somethin’ so they all go VEGAN and, uh, wages and picket lines I dunno they’re not often discussed in Purgatory, are they? I dunno why are you even worried about fast food wages because…Well, we believe an America where minimum wage jobs they’re not lifetime gigs they’re stepping stone.”

Her tongue get’s entwined in a knot

As though demons, her mind, have besot

She on principle can’t

Disengarble her rant

Holding grammar a government plot

See the full story, including video, at Salon.com

Cheap and Petty

There's not much to say about this limerick. A couple of online images caught my eye and I mashed them together.

Mr Harper, now please don’t get mad

If I pick on you more than a tad

I’ll concede you take care

Of your Lego like hair

But at photo-bombs, really, you’re sad

In case you're interested, here's the second image:

DYAC

Auto correct errors are now accepted as part of modern communication. Fat fingers and tiny keys can lead to hilarious and sometimes awkward exchanges. Here’s one fictional example. You can tell it’s fictional, because neither of my daughters would use the word ‘rad’.

The texts from my daughter are rife

With ways auto-correct causes strife

Once she typed in “Dear Dad,

You’re so totally rad!”

But it came out “You’ve ruined my Life #@!”