Shut Your Pie Hole and Go Home

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/feb/15/vancouver-winter-olympics-2010 I wish I had written the following in response to the article by Lawrence Donegan in the February 15th of the UK Guardian. This says it all: We never claimed to be perfect That means we've learned to be humble We say excuse me and I'm sorry as well as please and thanks Even when its not our fault we apologize Sure one arm of the torch didn't rise, But when the earthquake struck Haiti, Canadians raised their hands to say we'll help And yah, there is a fence around the torch But you can walk right up and shake hands with our prime minister and most famous Canadians We put Gretzky in the back of a pick up, in the rain, not surrounded by police and he was okay And by the way... The great one is Canadian and he wasn't complaining! We do have security at the games, of course, but most people don't even have a gun they have to leave at home The medals ARE under lock and ...

Tiger Wood's Apology http://edition.cnn.com/2010/US/02/19/tiger.woods/index.html I know this isn't a piece of Canadiana, however, the "sport" of golf is near and dear to the hearts of many males in my family. This caught my attention. As it was supposed to. Splashed all over the home page of CNN's website today, I found articles, video clips and slide shows of  Tiger Woods' very public apology. In case you don't follow the sports news, Tiger is a bit of a golf phenom. But he's been a bad boy. His wife and kids took off when they found out he'd been involved in numerous extramarital affairs and who knows what else. Advertising endorsements dropped off as well. Tiger slipped out of the golf world and has spent the last several months digging himself out of a very deep hole. Now he comes on national television to apologize for his behavior. Honestly, who gives a rip? The guy plays a good game of golf and earns millions doing it. Good for him. We d...

Global Warming in Last 15 Years Insignificant, U.K.'s Top Climate Scientist Admits http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/02/15/global-warming-insignificant-years-admits-uks-climate-scientist/   There you have it, folks. Another global scam. Enough said.

Vancouver Protest Turns Violent This has gone beyond ridiculous. The first full day of the Vancouver Olympic Games saw protesters turning violent, vandalizing cars, businesses, and public property in the downtown area. What do they think their actions - and their shouted obscenities - are going to prove? The Games have begun and they're going to continue. I'm not even sure what these people are protesting. Whatever it is, they don't have the brains to organize a peaceful and respectful protest, which probably would have been far more effective in presenting their position.  They also don't have the guts to show their faces. Most of the protesters were dressed in black and wore masks. Of course, if I were participating in such a blatant display of idiocy, I wouldn't want anyone to recognize me either. I watched every minute of last night's Opening Ceremonies, full of national pride and with tears in my eyes.  Our great country of Canada was showcased so bea...

  A Burger is only a burger if McDonald's made it This has to go to the top of the list as the most ridiculous ever.  Apparently there is a rather large ego at the helm of the McDonald's company - either that or someone has a problem with insecurity.  They want to be the only restaurant allowed to use the term "hamburger" during the Olympic games in Vancouver, which leaves the First Nations groups to call their fast food bison sliders or bannockwiches. Oh please! We've seen this kind of thing happen time and again over the past few months, and it's getting to the point where you're afraid to say the word "Olympics" because someone might launch a law suit against you. McDonald's did not invent the hamburger.  They were not the first ones to use the word.  So home come they get to dictate what people call their hamburgers? I just shake my head. The guys at McDonald's need to shut their pie holes and just let us have fun.

Ex-Hells Angel Gets Immunity and $3M It's a strange world we live in.  I find it difficult to process the fact that en ex-Hell's Angel - one who has admitted to murder - is being paid $3M to provide information to police.  And immunity?  Does this mean the guy can never be convicted of any crime?  With $3M in his pocket (he asked for $10M - the nerve), he can pretty much do whatever he wants. I understand that the law enforcement folks need intel to do their jobs in rounding up the bad guys, and I also understand that the most in-depth information is likely to come from an insider.  However. Three million of Canadian taxpayer's dollars have gone to a criminal - a murderer - who now has the means to perpetuate his criminal lifestyle.  Either that, or we've just set him up for a life of leisure in some tropical climate.