A sarcastic thumbs-up to Rob Anders (You’re doing a great job, buddy! Keep it up!)
Seriously, Rob Anders? Seriously? I admit that China’s human rights record is, to put it very mildly, less than stellar. But to compare them to the Nazi’s is downright embarrassing and ignorant. Ignorant of both the Chinese and German peoples.
Yes, Rob Anders has shown up in parliament again to say something that makes him look, to put it very mildly, less than stellar. In a remarkable showing of his intellect, Rob Anders has called the current People’s Republic of China government a bunch of Nazis by comparing their running of the (as yet not even started) 2008 Olympics to Hitler’s running of the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Sigh… Is this another case of Anders being “Anders”? If it is true that the Prime Minister keeps his MPs “muzzled” maybe he is right to do so.
Most likely not ironically enough, he made his comments the day before he was set to meet with the Dalai Lama (today). Which, of course begs the question, WHY THE HELL IS ROB ANDERS MEETING WITH THE DALAI LAMA??!! If he is meeting with him on behalf of the Canadian government I’m forced to wonder aloud: is this the best guy we could spare? A back-bench MP with a history of putting his foot in his mouth and having his own party distance itself from him (time and time again)? On the flip side, if Anders is meeting with the Dalai Lama as an individual citizen I have to wonder aloud: who books meetings with the Tibetan spiritual leader, and don’t they screen?
A new way for you to select your MLA
Those of you that know me know I’m a perfectionist. Sometimes I’ll go to dizzying lengths to get something just right. To the point some of my family and friends probably, on occasion, think I’m a nut job. (Or just a complete ass.)
Well, to all of you I offer the glorious/rigorous perfectionism of communist China. If you think I’m crazy, get a load of the specifics being sought for an Olympic hostess at the 2008 summer games:
Shanghai’s Xinmin Evening News outlined in detail the “specs” for the hostesses, beginning with “eye length (that) is three-tenths of the face.” It said the judges also stipulated: “Distance between eyebrows and eyes should be one-tenth of the face. The width of the nose should be one-tenth of the face width. The width of the mouth should equal the distance between the pupils. The length of the chin should be one-sixth of the face length.”Xinmin said the girls selected will be 18 to 24 years old, 1.68 to 1.78 metres tall, have a “rosy and shiny” complexion, “elastic skin,” “smooth and gently curved legs” and a “plump, but not fat” body.
If only I could be so picky when it comes to selecting my women! (Just kidding! I’m married to the most wonderful woman in the world. She already knows I’m an ass and continues to love me for some crazy, but much appreciated, reason.)
Perhaps we should apply this same criteria to potential MLAs running in the provincial election? Ralph Klein always had a “rosy and shiny complexion” (*wink*). And Ed Stelmach certainly has what I might describe as a “plump, but not fat body”. Too bad Kevin Taft’s distance between his eyebrows and eyes are not one-tenth of his face because using this criteria it looks like it will be another PC majority.
We compete for the honour (and the cash incentives)
What’s wrong with rewarding our amateur athletes for winning medals on the international stage? Most people who argue against the act say there are better places for our government to spend our tax dollars. At least that has been the argument I have heard most often in Canada.
In a move that everyone should be able to get behind the Canadian Olympic Committee is putting up $1.3 million of its hard fund raised monies to reward our countries top athletes at events like the Olympics. They will receive:
- $20,000 for a gold medal
- $15,000 for silver
- and $10,000 for bronze.
The thing I like about this is that the money will come from donors and fundraising campaigns. I think that is a great idea. Yes, I understand the money could be spent on more important things like housing the homeless, but a donor can spend where they like. That’s why I think the government not being involved is crucial.
So give away your children’s inheritance my wealthy readers! (Which is none of you, sadly.)
And while your giving just remember, Italy gives $186,000 for a gold medal. So you’ve got a whole lotta givin’ ahead of you if we want to catch up.
$20K is a lot of money for each winning athlete though. And if the Canadian hockey teams win gold in Vancouver that $1.3 million pot will drain faster than (I’ll let you insert the joke of your choice here).
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