Goofball Of The Month: Conrad Black

The Goofball of the Month for September 2006 is the traitor Conrad Black. Who, for all of a sudden, wants back into Canada with citzenship.

First of all, he says Canada's a third rate nation.
Secondly, he renounced his Canadian citizenship.
Now he's in trouble with the law, in the United States and looks to get into Canada so he won't have to serve as much time in jail.
Too bad buddy.

You don't shit on our house and tell us it stinks.
Then leave.
Then, come crawling back wanting in because it's too cold outside.
Suck it up Blackie.
You deserve everything you get!


Congratulations Conrad Black, you're the Goofball Of The Month for September 2006.

Ralphie Resigns

CALGARY—Ralph Klein's long goodbye became official yesterday as Canada's longest-serving current premier resigned as leader of the country's most prosperous province.
Klein told reporters he sent a resignation letter to the executive of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives last week but promised his wife, Colleen, it would not be made public until after a report was released by a crystal meth task force she headed.
The 63-year-old, speaking at a fundraising event, said the day that began the end of nearly 14 years in the premier's chair felt like "any other day" to him.
"It's business as usual, just a nippy September day," he said.
Klein confirmed his plans to stay on until a new leader is chosen by the party, in a race that has been informally in full swing for weeks. The president of Alberta's Progressive Conservatives has confirmed Nov. 25 as the day party members will vote for Klein's replacement.
Doug Graham also says a second ballot, if necessary, will be held a week later on Dec. 2.
Klein, who has said he will also resign as MLA for Calgary-Elbow, said he will watch the race to replace him "with interest" but will not be active in it.
"I'll pay attention to what they have to say, but I'll keep out of the race. I'm not supporting overtly any candidate. I haven't made up my mind who I'll be voting for, but I will be voting."
Some of those who worked with Klein around the cabinet table and are now running to replace him said the day marked the end of an era.
"The absolute fundamental that he taught me was (to) listen," said ex-minister Mark Norris. "Politicians all too often want to talk and tell you what their ideas are, but he was just a master at listening, bringing together consensus and then acting on it."
Ed Stelmach said Klein's early days, when the price of oil was in the tank, the budget deficit was skyrocketing and people were leaving, showed him at his best.
"His leadership was crucial in keeping the team together," said Stelmach. "I remember often sitting at the caucus table and he said, `Look folks, are you behind me or not?' It was the kind of leadership that was necessary."
Jim Dinning, Klein's treasurer in those tumultuous years, recalled his indefatigable energy.
"There was a wonderful excitement around the room, that there was so many things to get done, so many changes to make.
"He just was amazing in his capacity to say, `Now that's a good idea, why don't we run with it?'"
Klein had spoken of leaving office within a couple of years, but accelerated that timetable after he received just 55 per cent support from party delegates in a leadership review in March.
After leaving office, he plans to do some work for two conservative think-tanks, the Fraser Institute and the Manning Centre. He will also be a guest lecturer at the Woodrow Wilson Institute in Washington, D.C.


The year 2006 is definately a "year of change". Alberta is certainly going to be different without Ralph at the helm. It's going to actually be interesting to see how things turn out politically. I wouldn't be suprised if the Liberals make a strong push and a Minority government is formed. Probably a tory, but could be a liberal too. The last election a lot of Albertans gave Ralph the benefit of the doubt. But whoever replaces him won't get such an easy ride.

Sorry to see you go Ralph. You always found a way to make the headlines. Alberta will miss your infamous quotes. We'll always have "shoot, shovel and shut up!"

Islanders do 'IT' again

And 'IT' is to sign "unproven" players to very long contracts. crazy!

Rick DiPietro re-signed with the New York Islanders today, agreeing to a record 15-year deal that will pay the No. 1 goalie US$67.5 million. The deal is the longest in NHL history, topping the 10-year, $87.5 million contract the Islanders gave centre Alexei Yashin in 2001.

DiPietro's deal is believed to be second only in length in North American sports to the 25-year pact Magic Johnson signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1981. Wayne Gretzky signed a 21-year deal with former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington in 1979 but that was a personal services contract not an official NHL contract.

The contract is guaranteed and DiPietro will be paid in full should he retire because of injury. If he ends his career otherwise before the deal expires, he would forfeit the remaining dollars. DiPietro was a restricted free agent this summer and couldn't be unrestricted for another two years. The deal will pay him $4.5 million per season, placing him eighth among goalies.

I'm thinking you could put this one under the 'come back to bite me in the ass' column. Time will tell.

Goofball Of The Month: Borys Wrzesnewskyj

The Goofball of the Month for August is the Liberal's associate foreign affairs critic; Borys Wrzesnewskyj... say that 5 times fast. For his comments indicating Canada should remove Hezbollah from the country's list of terrorist organizations.

Joel Kom, CanWest News Service; Ottawa CitizenPublished: Tuesday, August 22, 2006

OTTAWA - An Ontario Liberal MP came under political fire Monday, including his own, for comments indicating Canada should remove Hezbollah from the country's list of terrorist organizations remarks he denies making.
Borys Wrzesnewskyj, the Liberals' associate foreign affairs critic, was quoted in media reports Monday from Lebanon saying he favoured lifting the terrorist label from Hezbollah, which has been on Canada's terror list since 2002.
But Wrzesnewskyj, who was in Lebanon with two other MPs on a fact-finding mission over the weekend organized by the National Council on Canada-Arab Relations, released a statement Monday saying he made no such comments.
''On the contrary, Hezbollah is a terrorist organization and I stated that it must remain on Canada's list because it has committed war crimes by sending rockets into civilian areas,'' the statement said.
What he did say, the statement added, was that Canada needs to evaluate anti-terror legislation so that it can negotiate with groups on the list in order to implement a peace process.
Wrzesnewskyj could not be reached for comment Monday as he prepared to board a flight out of the Syrian capital of Damascus en route to a Liberal caucus retreat in Vancouver.
Public Safety Minister Stockwell Day said he was glad to see Wrzesnewskyj denied the initial reports, but Day criticized talk of altering legislation.
''You don't accommodate people who are carrying out a plan of genocide,'' Day said from his B.C. riding.
Canada has indeed communicated to Hezbollah despite its terror listing, Day said, referring to a G-8 communique that called for the group to disarm and disavow its intent to destroy Israel.
Wrzesnewskyj's comments also attracted the attention of his own party.
In a statement, Grit Leader Bill Graham said his party views Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and it ''should be treated as such under all applicable Canadian laws.''
''Hezbollah is committed to the overthrow of the state of Israel and has demonstrated in both words and actions that it is committed to a policy of violent anti-Semitism. The government of Canada must condemn such groups as strongly as possible ... That is why it was the Liberal Party of Canada that originally listed Hezbollah as a terrorist organization under Canadian law and why we still strongly support keeping Hezbollah on that list. Any suggestion to the contrary does not reflect the official position of our party.
Dr. Keith Martin, the Liberals' acting foreign affairs critic, also said the comments didn't reflect the Liberal position and he would be talking with Wrzesnewskyj ''as soon as he gets off the plane.''
''I'm certainly going to have a word with him that in such a sensitive place as the Middle East, we do not have the luxury of simply voicing opinions that are diametrically different from what the party's position is,'' he said.
As for possibly remaking terror legislation to negotiate with Hezbollah, Martin said the group has to ''renounce their position that they want to obliterate Israel and kill Jews'' before negotiations can start, something with which Bloc Quebecois Leader Gilles Duceppe later agreed in a statement The Canada-Israel Committee National called on Graham to censure Wrzesnewskyj and relieve him of his position as deputy foreign affairs critic.
"Hezbollah, like its Palestinian cousin Hamas, has been identified as a terrorist entity by Canada alongside scores of our traditional allies, both for its rejection of Israel's right to exist and its long and horrendous inventory of terrorist attacks throughout the world,'' committee national chair Marc Gold said in a statement. ''A terrorist organization is always at the core of the problem, never part of the solution; this merits no consideration by Canada or any other civilized state."
NDP MP Peggy Nash, who was in Lebanon along with Wrzesnewskyj and Bloc Quebecois MP Maria Mourani, said Hezbollah is responsible for starting the latest conflict with Israel that led to ''incredible, incredible devastation'' in Lebanon. The terrorist label on Hezbollah could hinder any progress the Lebanese government might make towards peace, she said. But she said she has not called for Hezbollah to be removed from the terror list.
''I'm not here to set policy on Hezbollah,'' she said from Damascus, where she was awaiting a flight to Cairo. ''We did not meet with them because they are classified as a terrorist organization by our government.''
NDP Leader Jack Layton said he didn't understand why Wrzesnewskyj raised the issue of a list at all.
''I doubt that at this point the question of lists is very important to the combatants,'' he said from Quebec City.
Hezbollah should be involved in ceasefire talks because of its primary role in the conflict, and Canada should be working as a mediator a role Prime Minister Stephen Harper has abandoned to marshal global support for those talks, Layton said.
It was under the Liberal government of Jean Chretien that Hezbollah was put on the terror list four years ago. Criminal or security-intelligence reports are submitted to the government when it considers listing a group, said Canadian Security Intelligence Service spokesman Giovanni Cotroneo. The list is reviewed every two years to see if any group should be removed, Cotroneo added. The last review came earlier this year, and now there are now 39 groups on the list.
While it's not a crime to be listed, it is a crime to contribute to such a group in any way, and being on the list means a group's property can be frozen, seized or restrained.
Ottawa Citizen

Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj has resigned as foreign affairs critic following his controversial remark.
Jason Kenney you were a close second. Unfortunately Borys came first before your goof. But I'm sure it won't be the last we hear from you.

Congratulations Borys! You're the Goofball of the Month for August 2006.

A Great CD

Lately I've been listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers new album Stadium Arcadium and I can't turn it off. It's a great collection of soon to be Red Hot Chili Peppers classics. The entire CD is actually a 2 disk set; Jupiter(disk 1) and Mars(disk 2). I've listened to both CD's. But it's the first one, Jupiter, which really has me hooked. It's difficult to rate each song as they are all great in their own way. But, my favourites are track 4- Stadium Arcadium; Track 8-Torture Me; Track 9-Strip My Mind; and Track 10-Especially In Michigan. Tracks 8,9,and 10 are like the heart of the order for me. They make this CD(Jupiter) one of my all-time personal favourites. Plus, there's still Mars to listen to.

I first got Stadium Arcadium when it came out in May just prioir to Camp Spoot. I listened to it then and it sounded like a good CD. The more i've listened to it the greater it's become. It's one of those CD's where you're constantly singing the songs in your head and that's a good thing. If you're a Red Hot Chili Peppers fan, then you'll love this CD.

Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante and Chad Smith you have outdone yourselves again. Keep it up and Rock On!

Goofball Of The Month: Mel Gibson

This month's Goofball is Mel Gibson. For a DUI and also for unleashing a tirade of anti-Semitic remarks during his drunken driving arrest.

Mel Gibson was arrested after deputies stopped his 2006 Lexus LS 430 for speeding at 2:36 a.m. Friday. Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said deputies clocked him doing 140 km/h in a 70 km/h zone.
A breath test indicated Gibson's blood-alcohol level was 0.12 per cent, Whitmore said. The legal limit in California is 0.08 per cent. Gibson posted $5,000 US bail and was released hours later.
In his statement, Gibson also said he has struggled with alcoholism and had taken steps "to ensure my return to health."
He won a best-director Oscar for 1995's Braveheart. He also starred in the Lethal Weapon and Mad Max films, What Women Want and The Man Without a Face, among other films.
Gibson said in his apology that he said "despicable" things to deputies during his arrest.
"I acted like a person completely out of control when I was arrested and said things that I do not believe to be true and which are despicable," Gibson said.

Congratulations Mel Gibson, you're the Goofball of the Month for July 2006. Take a bow.

What's up with Steve?

Alright, here's more copy and paste. But I got to post about this.


OTTAWA (CP) -- Never mind such weighty subjects as continental ballistic missile defence, Canada-U.S. border security or the softwood lumber dispute.
Inquiring minds really want to know: what's up with 'Steve'?
When a jocular U.S. President George (Dubya) Bush referred to his visiting Canadian counterpart by the diminutive, casual version of his given name this week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper managed not to wince.
Nonetheless, it was just about the only awkward moment for the two conservative leaders during Thursday's media availability at the White House.
It could have been worse.
Bush is known for his use of nicknames -- many truly cringe-worthy.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (Pootie-Poot), former prime minister Jean Chretien (Dino, as in dinosaur) and any number of rangy White House journalists dubbed Stretch have been Bushified.
And judged against other known Bush monikers such as Big O, Chuck Wagon, Corndog, Balloonfoot and Turd Blossom -- the latter apparently reserved for White House strategist Carl Rove -- Steve seems harmless enough.
But as most everyone recognizes, there are Steves in this world and there are Stephens.
Think of actors Steve McQueen, Steve Martin and Steve Buscemi. Or musicians Stevie Wonder and Stevie Nicks (whose given name was Stephanie). Then consider physicist Stephen Hawking, diplomat Stephen Lewis, filmmaker Steven Spielberg and composer Stephen Sondheim.
Longtime friends contacted yesterday say Canada's 22nd prime minister has always been known as Stephen to family, friends and teachers since grade school. Never Steve.
The U.S. president calling Harper Steve was cause for much amusement among old friends and family of the prime minister, according to sources.
A senior American official says the president did not call the prime minister Steve during their bilateral meeting or working lunch, but used the name as a sign of collegiality during their media encounter.
Don't expect the handle to stick.
Harper's staff refer to him as "prime minister" out of respect for the office.
And to his old friends, he'll always be Stephen.


It's too late...'Steve'. From now on you'll be referred to as...'Steve'. The same way everyone refers to 'Dubya'. Alright...'Steve'! You're a man of many hats.