Secondly: The Legal Action

The fact that May was not saying that Canadians are stupid, doesn't negate the fact that threatening to sue a blogger is bad politics. It's not on the same scale as Harper calling an illegal election, or the Tories illegal campaign spending scandal, or Bernier hanging out with his Hells Angels biker girlfriend and leaving important papers at her place, or the Chuck Cadman affair, or the fact that the Conservatives don't believe global warming is real, or even Peter McKay's betrayal of David Orchard. But it's bad optics suing a blogger for playing a real tape. She should have explained it away.

First Off: What is Elizabeth May saying in that 'stupid' tape ?

She said, when asked why there was so little political will for a carbon tax "that's because all other politicians are afraid to use the word tax, because they think Canadians are stupid." The murky point is that she then adds "And I fundamentally agree with that assessment." From my perspective, the last bit is the end of her breathless eagerness to answer the question. Ie. she fundamentally agrees with the assessment of the questioner, which is that there is no political will a for carbon tax. She is not saying that she fundamentally agrees that Canadians are stupid.

Canadien !

You, who this country is named after (and who gave rise to the greatest hockey team ever) know that Canada needs you: you know your nationhood is in your blood, and yet you also know that your country is in your land, in the communities that you carved out of the St, Lawrence Valley and into the Canadian Shield. The bounty of this land, the gift of water will remain between us, free to share, unless the Conservatives are allowed to commodify and bottle it for their corporate friends. Help us defend the land and the water, leave your nation in your blood this election, the country - the land, its water and its bounty is at stake.

McCain's Daughter Speaks her own truth

This woman, this child, is out of her mind, just like Dad. The worst thing is republican supporters don't even care that she said that "Only my family knows war. Period." Wake up Americans, you live in a lunatic asylum.

Happy Jewish New Year from Big Brother

Apparently Harper knows if you're Jewish or not.
"Tories under fire for Jewish New Year cards
The Conservative Party is facing questions about religious profiling after Jewish Canadians received cards from Stephen Harper wishing them a happy New Year.
The card featured (an) image of Stephen Harper sitting with his daughter Rachel, son Ben, and wife Laureen. (Good republican family values that Stephen.)

When is the press going to do its job ?

What's happening in the states is worse, since there really is no free press there anymore, they're all cowering in the dark. But it's coming to Canada, I stopped trusting the CBC when the Iraq war started, the only free press are on the net and if John McCain has his way it won't be online either. And if Harper gets back in there won't be a free press in Canada either.

66% supported May, hmm ?

Since approximately 66% of Canadian voters voted against Stephen Harper in the last election in favour of someone else, and since the 66% poll support for May's inclusion in the debate came from all parties. It can probably be assumed that since every party but the Tories believe in climate change, then not only is a majority government out of the question for Harper, but her call for green movement unity is likely to produce the most powerful dynamic in the election. ie "I insistently say a minority with Stephane Dion as prime minister, with enough Greens to keep us on track for positive change . . . is the honest answer. And I'd take enough Greens and NDPers, for that matter," said May."