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Author: Dave Cournoyer
As the eve of 2005 has passed, we find our creative juices running fairly low. We had a very relaxing holiday, but after spending the past three days in party/celebratory-mode, we find our desire to even write this blog post on the low end of low.
But alas, we shall force ourselves to please the mighty blog gods with a post…
We have a couple things to mention…
Federal Leadership. We’re still having a very hard time getting excited about this writ period. All the party leaders are boring and uninspiring. We don’t particularity enjoy Paul Martin, but we enjoy Stephen Harper even less. We are also fairly disappointed with Jack Layton in this election (so far), he’s just not very inspiring. Please, someone offer VISION. Please.
Income-Trusts. We don’t really know much about them, but the entire thing seems slimy.
Edmonton Strathcona. We’re still unsure of who to vote for. We think we like our local NDP candidate, Linda Duncan, but we haven’t ruled out voting for Green candidate, Cameron Wakefield, as a protest vote.
For those of you interested, there are a couple of Edmonton Strathcona election forums coming up in the near future (at the University of Alberta and Knox-Metropolitan Church). We’ll post more info when we confirm them.
As well, Edmonton Strathcona Progressive Canadian candidate, Mike Fedeyko has set up his website and has joined Linda Duncan in candidate sites linking to our blog. Props to both of them!
Warren Kinsella. We’re a little disappointed we didn’t make Mr. Kinsella‘s top 10 blogs list. What’s up Warren baby!?! 😉
Blogs/Webboards. Mike Klander. Gordon Stamp. Seriously folks. Did they think that people weren’t reading their stuff?
As for Mr. Klander’s Olivia Chow comparison, we can assure everyone that Oliva Chow (see right) is much much better looking than a Chow Chow dog (we met her last year).
Also, see Derek’s take on Mr. Klander… hahaha. keep it up, Mr. Raymaker.
As for Mr. Stamp, well, we don’t think very highly of Alberta separatists, so we’ll leave it at that.
Movies. We’ve seen a couple of good movies over the holidays. We saw the Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fun with Dick and Jane, and Walk the Line (for the third time…). They were all good. Fun with Dick and Jane was particularity funny.
haha. We’re watching Office Space as we blog. This movie is too funny… har har har…
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oh la la!
Yes, we have triumphantly returned to our lovely hovel just in time for that great annual event we all call “New Year’s Eve.”
We shall post more soon, but for now we leave you with this lovely doozy.
(props to c-lo for the linkage)
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joyeux noël.
As we shall soon be heading out of town for a couple days, the blogging will be light (if non-existant) until our trimpant return… we really hope you can cope without us…
We here at daveberta would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday Season. Have fun, stay safe, and enjoy yourselves! Tis the Season! 🙂
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god bless milk and cookies.
Today, we found this lovely site with tonnes and tonnes of Family Guy video clips. Check it out, it’s on the awesome side of radtacular.
Click here for the complete Michael Ritter Scandal Chronology.
Yes, that’s right, just in time for Christmas, we bring you an update on our good friend, the former Chief Legal Consel to the Alberta Legislature, Mr. Michael Ritter and his adventures in international money laundering (for backstory see here, here, here, here, and here).
It just keeps getting juicier and juicier!
It seems that the U.S. Department of Justice has sentenced Mr. Larry Toshio Osaki to 20 years in prison for his involvment in the $250-Million Ponzi scheme…
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Props to Mr. Smith for tipping us off about the rumoured Progressive Canadian candidate in Edmonton Strathcona, Mr. Mike Fedeyko.
We don’t know too much about the Progressive Canucks (we’re not sure there is much to know), but from what we can see, they seem like a group of mainly red Ontario Tories who don’t want to be in a conservative party with people like Stockwell Day, Jason Kenney, and Myron Thompson while also not wanting to join Ms. Stronach or Mr. Brison in the Liberal Party.
We’ve updated our Edmonton 2006 Federal Election Candidates list, but also click here for more info on Edmonton Strathcona.
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wallpaper blues…
No Joe Volpe or Jean LaPierre desktop wallpaper…? darn.
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pierretrudeau.ca
We thought this was a little funny… check out where this little link directs you: pierretrudeau.ca.
From the Globe & Mail…
Researchers found that, contrary to popular belief, success doesn’t necessarily bring happiness but rather that happy people tend to be more successful.
“This may be because happy people frequently experience positive moods and these positive moods prompt them to be more likely to work actively toward new goals and build new resources,” said lead author Sonja Lyubomirsky of the University of California, Riverside.
If you like your job, you’re probably going to do better at it… Duh!?!
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…passing interest in falconry…
It’s Sunday. It’s winter. And we’re slightly stressed out (as usual). Haven’t bought any Christmas gifts yet… waiting until the 23rd… 😛
anyway… NEW STRONG BAD EMAIL!
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hitch in y’r giddyup update!
As we first began here, we’ve decided to update the list of Edmonton Federal Election 2006 candidates…
As before, we’ll keep updating the list as more candidates are declared, nominated, appointed, or turfed.
ELECTION 2006 MANIA!
EDMONTON CENTRE (2004 results & profile )
Laurie Hawn – Conservative
Donna Martyn – NDP
Anne McLellan – Liberal
Peggy Morton – Marxist-Lenninist
David Parker – Green
Chandra Segaran Swamy, Independent
(Marijuana Party candidate Lyle Kenny dropped out of the race)
EDMONTON EAST (2004 results & profile)
Trey Capernhurst – Green
Arlene Chapman – NDP
Peter Goldring – Conservative
Nicole Martel – Liberal
(Canadian Action Party candidate David Vanzella and Marijuana Party candidate Ken Kirk both dropped out of the race)
EDMONTON LEDUC (2004 results)
Jim Jacuta – Liberal
Ben Pettit – Green
James Rajotte – Conservative
Marty Rybiak – NDP
EDMONTON MILLWOODS BEAUMONT (2004 results & profile)
Kate Harrington – Green
Neal Gray – NDP
Amarjit Grewal – Liberal
Mike Lake – Conservative
Kyle McLeod – Independent (according to nodice.ca)
Naomi Rankin – Communist
EDMONTON SHERWOOD PARK (2004 results & profile)
Ken Epp – Conservative
Laurie Lang – NDP
Lynn Lau – Green
Ron Symic – Liberal
EDMONTON SPRUCE GROVE (2004 results & profile)
Rona Ambrose – Conservative
Brad Enge – Liberal
John Lackey – Green
Jason Rockwell – NDP
EDMONTON ST. ALBERT (2004 results & profile)
Stanley Haroun – Liberal
Peter Johnston – Green
Mike Melymick – NDP
John Williams – Conservative
EDMONTON STRATHCONA (2004 results & profile)
Linda Duncan – NDP
Dave Dowling – Marijuana Party
Mike Fedeyko – Progressive Canadian
Andy Hladyshevsky – Liberal
Kevan Hunter – Marxist-Lenninist
Rahim Jaffer – Conservative
Cameron Wakefield – Green
(Click here for more info on Edmonton Strathcona)
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r.i.p. leo mcgarry.
USA Today is reporting that John Spencer, who played the character Leo McGarry on the awesome TV show, The West Wing, has died of a heart attack.
LOS ANGELES — John Spencer, an Emmy-winning original cast member of NBC’s The West Wing, died suddenly Friday morning of a heart attack, according to a statement released by his publicist.
Spencer, four days short of his 59th birthday, is best known to viewers as Leo McGarry, the chief of staff to West Wing President Josiah Bartlet (Martin Sheen). This season, McGarry was the vice presidential running mate for Democratic nominee Matt Santos (Jimmy Smits).
Spencer’s portrayal of McGarry, a tough politico and recovering alcoholic, earned him an Emmy for supporting actor in a drama in 2002. The character actor, a veteran of theater and film work, also received four other Emmy nominations for the role and a Golden Globe nomination.
Spencer, who grew up in New Jersey, also played streetwise attorney Tommy Mullaney on NBC’s L.A. Law. His film roles include Presumed Innocent, Black Rain and Sea of Love.
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che guevera to run for the ndp?
From Derek’s recap of week 2 of the election…
“Now it’s rumoured that former vice-regal and Manitoba relic Ed Schreyer, 70, is lined up for the NDP in Selkirk-Interlake. Somebody, for the love of god, hide the corpse of Che Guevera before it’s drafted as an NDP candidate.”
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fun-eh.
Yesterday, we were catching up on the latest from Scotty F’s blogboy site… man, this guy is funny… here’s a post from December 13th…
Dear Blog Boy: After the Liberals win and the Prime Minister makes you a Senator, can I be your faithful hunchbacked manservant? I’ll change my name to Igor and everything. – S.M.
Do I appreciate the offer? Yes. Of course I do. But I’ve been down this road before with hunchbacked manservants. And it’s always the same story. They change their name to Igor and maybe develop a comic-tragic limp of some kind. I go to the trouble of getting their lab coat tailored to fit the precise contours of their hump. And then the problems begin. Igor gets a little sloppy pulling the levers that deliver life-inducing energy to my unholy corporeal abominations that are an affront to nature. Igor starts to ignore the knocks at the door from attractive, underclothed stewardesses whose cars have broken down on foggy nights. Then Igor unionizes my laboratory and joins the Brotherhood of Hunchbacked Manservants, Midget Sidekicks and Steelworkers. And all of a sudden the Invisible Man and Dracula are totally razzing me about it on bowling night. Been there, done that.