quotes of the day

Second-term drinking game for ya: You chug a beer every time you hear the phrase "a contentious but futile protest vote by the Democrats". By the time Jeb Bush is elected, you'll be too wasted to notice the war in Syria.

Jon Stewart, on Condoleezza Rice's confirmation as Secretary of State



Can’t you see? You're not making Christianity better, you're making rock and roll worse!

Hank Hill, on Christian rockers



Do Canadian readers know Hank Hill?



Also, some LOTD from ALPF:



"U.S. Christian right leader urges Canadians to oppose same-sex marriage." Is Dobson really a Christian right "leader"? Or just a wacko with a great publicist?



A very smart man in Pakistan says: "George Bush is a very simple, very violent person with very extreme views, as well as being very much an ignoramus. This is a very dangerous combination."



And finally, why "they hate us". Hint: it ain't because we love freedom. A Saudi Arabian op-ed on Jihad, American Style.



It is very cold in New York. I'm just saying.

Comments

  1. Rognar28 January 2005 at 08:28

    Nope, never heard of Hank Hill.

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  2. Rognar28 January 2005 at 08:46

    Oh, I thought you were talking about a real person. We do get King of the Hill here, although I don't watch it. In fact, you will feel right at home when it comes to TV here. We get CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, TBS, PBS, CNN and MSNBC all on basic cable here in Calgary. In Toronto, the selection is probably even greater.

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  3. Anonymous28 January 2005 at 08:53

    I wanted it to sound like a real person. You might check it out sometime, it's a good show.

    I don't watch much TV, but it's nice to have the options. I've been enjoying CBC news lately, ever since I learned we got it on a cable station.

    But as long as we can get our MLB (baseball) package, we'll be happy.

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  4. laura k28 January 2005 at 08:54

    That was me again. I don't know why Blogger sometimes wants to hide my identity.

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  5. Rognar28 January 2005 at 09:04

    CBC is pretty good for national news, but its local coverage is mediocre and its once excellent international coverage has slipped dramatically in recent years due to government cuts. For local news, I usually choose CTV or Global. For international news, I check out several sources, CNN and BBC in particular.

    Of course, the best show on CBC is Hockey Night in Canada. The theme music for HNIC is Canada's unofficial national anthem.

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  6. laura k28 January 2005 at 09:50

    I also watch BBC news. I've heard that the quality of both BBC and CBC has slipped in recent years, but to my American eyes, they are wonderfully refreshing.

    CNN is best avoided, I think. Though it does come in handy for a quick news fix when you're away from your computer.

    Ah yes, HNIC. Even I know about that, and the theme song.

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  7. laura k28 January 2005 at 11:24

    Excellent! This is just the kind of stuff I have to learn about. Thanks again, ALPF. I'll post on this tomorrow.

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