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Another disaster for Brown

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 3:39pm MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: Brown Gordon PM HM [edit]

Labour has lost a seat that it had previously won by 13500 votes. The Glasgow byelection is a disaster for Brown. I am not happy that the SNP won, but I hope this will mean the end of Labour rule for years to come. Infortunately it also represents a real threat to the United Kingdom.

Gordon Brown’s worst nightmare was realised early today as the Scottish National Party triumphed by taking Glasgow East, one of Labour’s safest seats.

The hopes of Labour strategists that their disastrous run of electoral setbacks was about to end were dashed as the SNP’s John Mason achieved the enormous 22 per cent swing required to topple the long-time stronghold.

Mr Mason, a Glasgow councillor, overturned a 13,507 Labour majority at the general election in 2005 to win by 365 votes from Labour’s Margaret Curran. Turnout was just over 42 per cent. Earlier in the day, Labour had requested a recount, which delayed the result being announced by around an hour.

In his victory speech Mr Mason described the result as "not just a political earthquake, it is off the Richter scale. It is an epic win, and the tremors are being felt all the way to Downing Street.”
I really hope William Russell wins!

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 9:29am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: Russell William [edit]

I met William Russell at the Novak Forum in 2007. He told me he was running against the corrupt Jack Murtha. I wished him much success, but I didn't think he had much of a chance. Seems like this Iraq war veteran is doing much better than I thought he would. I really hope Michelle Malkin is right!

The Man Who Could Topple Jack Murtha
by Michelle Malkin

A jaw-dropping political miracle may be on the horizon. No, I'm not talking about the second coming of the Obamessiah. I'm talking about the long-deserved comeuppance of troop-smearing, pork-feasting, scandal-tainted Democratic Rep. Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania.

The 18-term congressman's challenger, staunch conservative Republican newcomer William Russell, raised nearly $670,000 in the second fundraising quarter. Earmark king Murtha scraped together a measly $119,000. Russell's underdog campaign bested Murtha without the perks of incumbency, national name recognition, big PAC donations or mainstream media support.
Losing a parent

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 8:24am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: death Sudden [edit]

I can speak from personal experience, that the loss of a parent is a devastating event. This article from the American College of Cardiology meeting suggests that it may also be a risk to your health. Apparently even the anniversary of the death of a parent can lead to enough distress to cause sudden death, especially in sons!

ACC: Sudden Death May Follow on Anniversary of Parent's Demise
By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Published: March 30, 2008
Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
CHICAGO, March 30 -- The anniversary of the loss of parent may cause enough distress to trigger sudden death, especially in men, researchers found.
In a study of 102 sudden deaths of patients ages 37 to 79, 13 (12.7%) occurred on the date of one or both of the patient's parents' deaths, Ivan Mendoza, M.D., of Central University of Venezuela in Caracas, reported at the American College of Cardiology meeting here.

Four patients died at the same age as the deceased parent, and 10 (77%) of the sudden deaths attributed to the so-called anniversary effect occurred in males, said Dr. Mendoza.

Sudden death was not associated with the deaths of any other close family members, he added.
NYT profits continue to plunge

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 6:21am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: NYT [edit]

The solution to this problem? The NYT is raising the price of the paper and subscriptions! That should increase their circulation!

Earnings Decline at the Times Company

By RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA
Published: July 24, 2008
The New York Times Company reported net income on Wednesday of $21.1 million in the second quarter, down from $118.4 million in the quarter a year ago, when it recorded revenue from the sale of the company’s television stations.

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Excluding one-time gains and losses from asset sales in the quarter a year ago, earnings from continuing operations fell to 15 cents a share, from 29 cents, on sharply lower advertising revenue.
Ann Coulter on the liberal MSM

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 4:37am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: McCain Senator [edit]

Ann Coulter is still not a big McCain fan, but she points out the MSM was really pro McCain until the end of the primaries.

I guess the party's over.

Now the Times won't even publish McCain's op-ed. I wouldn't have published it either -- I've read it twice and I still can't remember what it says -- but I also wouldn't have published McCain's seven op-eds in The New York Times since 1996.

Since McCain has gone from being a Republican "maverick" who attacks Republicans and promotes liberal causes to the Republican nominee for president, he's also gone from being one of the Times' most frequent op-ed guest columnists to being an unpublishable illiterate.
The Singhalese are also to blame

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 3:30am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: lanka Sri [edit]

As I have said before I am very sympathetic to the Sri Lankan Tamils. They have been badly treated by the Singhalese. Their language is very similar to my mother tongue, Malayalam.I do not support the Tamil Tigers who are terrorists.
The actions of the Singhalese Sri Lankans have also at times been despicable. Remember the Singhalese are Buddhists!

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -Kiruthiha Kulendiren was hiding in her neighbour's storeroom when the mobs came to the front door, demanding to know if there were any Tamils inside.

It was July, 1983, and Colombo was in flames. Black smoke clouded Sri Lanka's steamy tropical capital as rioters armed with metal rods, swords and gas cans went door to door looking for minority Tamils.

A 12-year-old schoolgirl at the time, Ms. Kulendiren could see them outside the window, members of Sri Lanka's ethnic Sinhalese majority. And she could hear the screams as the mobs killed more than 1,000 Tamils, and burned and looted their homes and shops.

"Sitting in that room, I realized how much I was hated," said Ms. Kulendiren, who now lives in Mississauga, Ont. "I remember thinking, 'They hate me because I'm Tamil.'"
Governor Bobby Jindal

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 12:54am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: Jindal Bobby governor [edit]

Governor Jindal seems to be pretty clear that he does not want to be considered to become Senator McCain's running mate. Some of us still have hope. Oh well maybe in four years.
George Jonas on Montreal and its Unions

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 12:33am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: unions Montreal [edit]

A great article on the latest money wasting lunacy of the unions in Montreal.

What reminded me of my brute-in-the-ditch story was a newspaper item last week about the Montreal bylaw that obliges shopkeepers to sweep up the public sidewalks in front of their properties. Adapted a year ago, the bylaw met some resentment for drafting taxpayers to act as sanitary workers for the municipal government, but it did get rid of cigarette butts, plastic bottles, canine leavings, and other urban detritus.

Not anymore. An arbitrator ruled last week that Canada's most sophisticated city -- arguably, eh? Settle down, Vancouverites and Torontonians! -- is a union shop, closed tighter than a drum. No one touches those sidewalks and roadways, according to the collective agreement the city signed with its union of blue-collar employees, except a paid-up member of the bargaining unit.

If you belong to the propertied classes in Montreal, you have a dilemma. Heed the bylaw and pick up after yourself, and you'll put your city in breech of a collective agreement, according to arbitrator Andre Rousseau. If you do, guess who'll pay the resulting fine? Right, Mr. and Ms. Montreal taxpayer -- and rest assured, it will amount to more than a case of beer.
More limits on fredom

Posted: July 24th, 2008, 12:03am MST by Roy Eappen

Tags: Quebec [edit]

The director of elections in Quebec is looking into whether to limit partisan internet comment during elections. This is yet another attempt to limit free speech.
The Gazette agrees this is a dumb idea.

Note to elections chief: Hands off the Internet
The Gazette
Published: 3 hours ago

We are less perturbed than Quebec's chief electoral officer is by the prospect of democracy running rampant in cyberspace.

A study group has been set up to advise the Directeur général des élections, Marcel Blanchet, on whether partisan Internet content at election times can be construed as electoral expenditure, and thus be deemed subject to curbs under election laws that dictate how much can be spent on election campaigns and who can spend it. The group is to report in September with recommendations for possible changes to the law in time for the next provincial election.

Rules brought in during the 1970s imposed limits on how much parties can spend on election campaigns and how much individuals could contribute to political parties. All election spending by parties must be approved by official agents, and no individual can spend more than $300 in promotion of an electoral cause.

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