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I Won’t Boycott The Olympic Games
Something has been bothering me for a while now. Maybe it’s the one-sided view of the problem. Maybe it’s because I feel we’re witch-hunting. Maybe it’s because I can’t take hypocrisy very well. or maybe I’ve just been brainwashed my the Chinese as my friends like to joke.
Veni, Vidi, Not Quite Vinci
Another bites the dust. Another Canadian soldier killed in Afghanistan, the 67th. Americans casualty ? 427 soldiers, if no one dies by tomorrow. Operation Enduring Freedom ? Yeah, right.
We somehow got used to it. I can’t remember a time when, flicking though the TV channels, I wouldn’t see fuzzy footage of cities covered by thick [...]
Sicko(s)
Yesterday, I went to see Michael Moore’s new movie, “Sicko”, which investigates the US health care system and compares it to the British, the French and the Cuban (!) “socialized” health system. I’m telling you, I had a headache by the end of the movie.
I like Michael Moore. Sure, his movies are biased but [...]
Where I Think Some People Are Just Plain Stupid
Long day today… We got two flat tires in the middle of the freeway and spent almost the whole day at the garage trying to get that fixed. Oh well, at least, the Sens won the game !
While waiting at the garage, I read The Sun, a rag with a lot of bullshit in [...]
They Did It
They did it. They elected the most intolerant, egocentric, selfish, useless politician. He is the new president. I’m definitely staying in Canada.
France is currently divided and stuck somewhere in history. This man represents everything I despise : a megalomaniac manipulator who aims to a “clean France”. How is he going to make things better ? [...]
Everyday, The Paperboy Brings More…
I’m currently following two elections. Yes. Politics. If as a North American you don’t understand what so fun in that, remember I’m French. Two elections is to me what the Stanley Cup and the Superbowl week-end is to you.
First, the March 26th provincial election in Quebec, the battle between the Liberals, le Parti Québécois and [...]
A trop fumer la Fleur de Lys…
En voilà une qui aurait mieux fait de ne rien dire…
Royal appuie la souveraineté du Québec
En campagne électorale pour les élections présidentielles en France, la candidate socialiste Ségolène Royal s’est dite favorable à la souveraineté du Québec. Elle en a fait part à André Boisclair, le chef du Parti québécois (PQ), qui effectue une visite [...]
