Author: Blazingcatfur

Why Is Biden Hanging On?

Replacing him before the convention would pose significant problems for Democratic Party leadership.

As President Biden’s weak debate performance continues to erode his standing in the polls and the credibility of his reelection campaign, not to mention his presidency, observers may wonder whyh the Biden team continues to operate as though nothing has happened. Every day brings news of elected Democrats or major donors openly imploring Biden to terminate his campaign. With early voting in some states set to begin in September, time is running short if the party wishes to “swap in” a new candidate at the top of the ticket.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"President Dementia AKA Joe Biden"

Why Are Arabs Whitewashing Iran-Backed Terrorist Organizations?

In a surprise and controversial move, the Arab League, which has 22 member states, announced last month that it no longer classifies the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon as a terrorist organization. The announcement was made by Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League, Hossam Zaki, who recently visited the Lebanese capital of Beirut.

Zaki explained that previous decisions of the Arab League to label Hezbollah a terrorist organization “led to cutting off communication with it.”

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

Striking LCBO workers are making Doug Ford’s case for him

LCBO – anyone else remember filling out the little order form and approaching the desk clerk to receive your liquor? So East Bloc, but here in Canada.

The very first government-run liquor stores opened in Ontario nearly 100 years ago, garnering huge fanfare, hours-long lines and a healthy degree of puritanical skepticism.

Reporters chronicled the scenes in a massive spread published in The Globe and Mail on June 2, 1927, where they noted that people were mostly civilized as they waited to acquire their permits to buy alcohol, though there was some line-cutting and “police reported one drunk arrested” at a store in London, Ont. Reporters also observed with some bewilderment that women – women! – were often among those lining up to purchase alcohol, some pushing baby carriages “with the baby at home apparently” to cart their bottles home.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inOntario

FLASHBACK: 36 Years of Media Derision & Scorn for GOP Veeps

At any point in the next ten days, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump will announce his choice for a 2024 running mate. While we don’t yet know who it will be, we do know that the media elite will likely greet Trump’s new running mate with derision and scorn, because that’s what has faced (nearly) all Republican VP candidates since the Media Research Center began tracking political coverage in the 1980s.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inThe Media

4 in 10 Canadians say theft is a risk factor in vehicle purchasing: Nanos

As many as four out of 10 Canadians say it is “important” to know if a vehicle they’re interested in purchasing is more likely to be targeted by thieves, according to a new Nanos Research survey.

Meanwhile, one-third (34 per cent) say it is not an important factor in making a vehicle purchase while nearly one in five Canadians remained neutral on the question.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCrime

WH Insiders Reportedly Aren’t Sure How Involved Joe Biden Is in Decision-Making

The hand-wringing from Democrats over Joe Biden’s fragile mental state and the impact it could have on the presidential contest is reaching a fever pitch. As the chorus of “should he stay or should he go” grows ever louder, we’re hearing more alarming stories about what may be going on behind the scenes at the West Wing.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"President Dementia AKA Joe Biden"

Amy Hamm: Pride tears itself apart over Israel, existence of gay conservatives

On June 30, Toronto’s annual Pride parade was brought to a standstill and then ended early when a small group of self-professed queer and trans activists, known as the Coalition Against Pinkwashing, held a pro-Palestine protest quite literally in the middle of the country’s largest Pride parade.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"Oct 7 2023"

‘Growing tension’ inside the public service over Indigenous self-identification

Grey Owl – Archie Belaney – A visionary!

Indigenous Services Canada’s top official addressed the “contentious issue” of Indigenous identity in the public service by urging greater honesty in self-identification, in a recent internal blog leaked to CBC Indigenous.

“The key is to honestly tell your truth,” wrote deputy minister Gina Wilson in the blog, which was circulated internally June 13.

Her post followed efforts by First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders to draw attention to the issue, including by demanding governments act to halt the rise of Indigenous identity theft.

The minute you incentivize “identity” the grifters come out.

It is a toxic to any workplace.

And why is it necessary?

I have never owned slaves or passed smallpox blankets to aboriginals.

But if I must be punished then equality demands that Blacks and Aboriginals pay for their sins.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"DEI - Diversity Equity Inclusion"

‘I had to downgrade my life’ – US workers in debt to buy groceries

Stacey Ellis, a lifelong Democrat from Pennsylvania, should be the kind of voter that US President Joe Biden can count on.

But after four years of rising prices, her support has worn thin – and every time she shops at the supermarket, she is reminded how things have changed for the worse.

Ms Ellis works full-time as a nurse’s assistant and has a second part-time job.

But she needs to economise. She has switched stores, cut out brand-name items like Dove soap and Stroehmann bread, and all but said goodbye to her favourite Chick-fil-A sandwich.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inUSA

When Liberals talk about Poilievre, Trudeau drowns out the sound

A year ago, the Liberal plan to fight the 2025 election was based on making Canadians fear Pierre Poilievre. Now, they can’t even get a large portion of the population to think about the Conservative Leader – because their feelings about Justin Trudeau get in the way.

The Liberals want to tell people that Mr. Poilievre is too right-wing, or bent on launching an era of austerity, or uninterested in climate change. They want to make people question whether a prime minister Poilievre is really what they want.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Trudeau can’t fight Poilievre and internal dissent at the same time, say some MPs and political insiders

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is refusing to accept the demand by some of his MPs for an in-person national caucus meeting to discuss the recent devastating Toronto-St. Paul’s, Ont., byelection loss, and the strategy going forward, but MPs and political insiders say that ducking the issue won’t help.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted inCanada's Corrupt Liberal Government

Biden Tells Democrats He Is ‘Running This Race to the End’

In new letter, president digs in amid calls from some lawmakers for him to quit race

WASHINGTON—President Biden told congressional Democrats in a letter Monday that he was committed to “running this race to the end,” as public and private calls for him to exit from the contest grow louder.

In the letter, Biden said he had had “extensive conversations” with party leadership, members and voters over the past 10 days and said he wasn’t blind to the concerns about his age and his candidacy that have emerged since his disastrous debate performance. But he said he was heartened by “rock-solid, steadfast support” from many and wouldn’t continue if he wasn’t confident he could beat former President Donald Trump.

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by Blazingcatfur••0•Posted in"President Dementia AKA Joe Biden"