Its a bit late to jump on the road to Jerusalem

The end of the long gun registry is near.  I for one am disappointed that this is the case.  I support it and I hope that I am wrong about its demise.  The Liberals are making hay with this issue calling on Jack Layton to whip the vote.  The Liberals of course set a fine example on "whipping" the vote in their own caucus.

How many Liberals voted against same-sex marriage?  How many Liberals have voted against a woman's right to choose?  How many Liberals voted to reinstate the Death Penalty?  How many Liberals have voted 120 times on confidence votes to keep the Harper Government in power?  How many Liberals voted to extend the mission in Afghanistan?  What's more disgusting, are the comments from Bob Rae earlier this year, suggesting we might have to extend the mission. 

I would be very happy to see the gun registry survive.  Why didn't the Liberals whip the gay marriage vote, or a woman's right to choose and even more importantly, the death penalty. 

To my knowledge, the NDP has never whipped a vote on a Private Members bill.  But that is missing the point.  The long gun registry is in trouble because the Liberal party has selfishly sought to protect its rear end for the last two years supporting the Harper government.  The Liberals have had 120 chances to defeat Harper. 

Jack Layton has proposed some reasonable changes to the registry, changes that will make it more workable for rural folks.  Layton and the NDP have been doing the heavy lifting for most of this Parliament.  Lets see how many Liberal MP's are sick or have a pancake breakfast too serve on the day of the vote.

Its a bit late to jump on the road to Jerusalem.

Anti Gay org loses Charitable Status

The American affiliate in New Zealand,  Exodus Global Alliance has lost its charity status.  It was revoked by the NZ Charities Commission on August 18, 2010.

I am almost tempted to say, Yes there is a god!  Exodus is a gay bashing, child abusing organization.  It says to young and old, its BAD to be gay, you are the lowest of the low.  Exodus has supported gay conversion and or reparitive therapy.  It counsels people, often the very young, that god hates what you are. Talk about pulling the spirit and soul out of someone, telling them they are the devil and must stop being themselves.

The New Zealand Charities Commission has found that there is no public good that can come from Exodus.

You can find the full decision here on the NZ Charities Commission site

You may be surprised to read that I learned of this decision from the National Organization for Marriage, that group in the USA that is opposed to same-sex marriage.  I was taken aback when I read that they were deeply concerned that an organization set up to preach that gay is bad would even be on their radar.  Again, I thought they only wanted to protect the sanctity of marriage from all us queers.  Turns out they are really against us even being here.  Silly me, I'm turning red from embarrassment...

More at Truth Wins Out and at Lezget Real and The Press (NZ News Site)

Harper creates 550 jobs in Public Service

Did I hear him right?  Harper is making a big announcement in New Brunswick.  He is talking about adding to the federal public service.  The creation of 500 Jobs.  Harper, the government cutter is announcing he will move and create 550 pencil pushing jobs. 

Was this an old Liberal press release that was pulled from the archives.  Does Harper read what he is going to deliver?   I mean Harper first runs up the biggest deficit in Canadian history and after years of calling for elimination of jobs, he is announcing 550 new public (read that again, 550 tax payer paid jobs).  Will wonders ever cease?

When Toys go Bad

Some popped culture today...

Woody seems to have hit hard times... Where did Buzz Lightyear go? What happened to Andy?

You can find this at lily fox diviant art

h/t to Culture popped blog

Ford forgets being arrested, booked and finger-printed

A big whoops Mr. Ford. Rob Ford is a city councillor in Toronto and is now running for the mayor's chair.

In a Toronto Sun article, Ford is asked if he was ever charged with possession, and he adamantly denies it saying, "I'm dead serious. When I say no, I mean never. No question. Now I'm getting offended. No means no."

Well now, turns out that No means yes.

Ford says he totally forgot about how he was arrested, booked and finger-printed in 1999 because police in Florida found a marijuana joint in his back pocket.

Now I wager that if I was arrested, booked and fingerprinted by American cops 11 years ago, that I would remember that. But then I would remember because I haven't smoked that much of the stuff. Then again in Ford's defense perhaps he was too "out of it" or "stoned" to recall this incident.

newstalk1010 radio link to story

Canada, Happy immigrants, at least I am

How soon we all forget. Most of us are immigrants or refugees. We came from somewhere else, or at least our ancestors did. John Moore writes in today's National Post just what I have been thinking. I might actually have to tune into Newstalk1010 in the mornings to hear his show.

Here is a link to his article: John Moore: Canada, a country of happy immigrants and short memories

Moore has a line for The Harper government as well...

"One of my colleagues has griped indignantly that by raising our history of intolerance toward newcomers I am necessarily calling anyone with concerns about the arrival of the MV Sun Sea a racist. Not at all. But if Public Security Minister Vic Toews and others who like to stir up panic over this latest arrival of refugees find themselves sharing political terrain with unabashed racists that’s their burden to shoulder.

This doesn’t mean we don’t need to have an adult conversation about whom we welcome and how we integrate them into our national culture. But as long as people don’t even know what the difference between an immigrant and a refugee is, one has to question just how adult a conversation it’s going to be. But it is good to be inside the velvet rope isn’t it?"

Boiko the Great says repent by October 14

Its hard to believe but it appears a Russian has topped some American Evangelicals and the Catholic Church when it comes to enforcing enlightenment on his workers.  Vasily Boiko, a Russian tycoon has told 6,000 workers at his private dairy company that they'll be fired if they've ever had an abortion, or if those who are "living in sin" don't get married within two months.

Now there is no mention with respect to queer or gay employees.  Let me guess, they will be publically flogged and then dismissed.  Can't have gay men working in a wholesome milk factory can you.  Still its a bit rich that Boiko-Veliky (he changed his name, it means Boiko the Great) who has been convicted of fraud, to now be pontificating a better way or else.

Boiko the Great blames Russia's extreme weather this summer on what he called a lack of ample religious faith. "Such an extreme situation is punishment for the Russian people's sins," he said according to The Daily Telegraph. "I need to take extreme measures including looking at the way my employees treat God."

Activist Judges forcing law on America

Look out America, its too late for Canada and Mexico. Activist Judges have won! They still haven't won everything in the USA. No they have much to do yet. Watch what they have done and be warned!