News Roundup

Jerry Falwell croaked. For those of you who don't know, he was a major force in the religious right of the American political scene. Many lefties/liberals are cheering his death, mostly because he was a bigot. I look back at his antics fondly. After all, he sued Hustler and lost, only making the magazine and its owner Larry Flynt more famous. He also suggested that 9/11 was god's punishment for feminists, homosexuals and the ACLU. And in my favourite Falwell moment, he wrote that Tinky Winky of the Teletubbbies is a secret homosexal signal because he is purple and carries a handbag. Ok so he might be right about that one.

Six Nations Chief Negotiator Robert Morales has threatened more blockades after blocking a ship. First Nations Assembly chief Phil Fontaine has decided that he will no longer be Mr. Nice Guy. Blocking rail lines, blocking roads, blocking ships, etc. are all illegal. But somehow, law enforcement (you know, the guys who are supposed to enforce the law) sit around and twiddle their thumbs. If a few buddies and I had grabbed a couple of cars and parked them on the train tracks, the police would not hesistate one bit to pull us off (as they shouldn't). But since the perpetrators are native Canadians, they will not do anything. This is one of my biggest disappointments in Canada. Openly race based policing is just disgusting. Let's also remember that the Caledonia occupation continues, with the OPP sitting around and doing...nothing. This is even after a judge ordered the eviction of the occupiers. Let me restate that, an Ontario judge's explicit orders were ignored by the OPP.

On a lighter note, the Tories are now banning foreign strippers from working in Canada. I think I speak for many Canadians when I say that this is an outrage. If you're a strip club customer, it reduces the variety of choices, and if you're a multiculturalist, then it also goes against everything you believe in.