Archive for February 8th, 2006

“Harper never said he wouldn’t appoint a horse”

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Watching conservative bloggers writhe over the Emerson and Fortier cabinet appointments has been nothing but entertaining. The grit of Reformers sticking to their guns. The tortured logic of Harper supporters. The bile flung as each calls the other traitor. The satirical takes.

Angry in the Great White North has drawn his line in the sand. You’re either in the club or you ain’t.

A pox on both of them

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

Here’s a brain teaser for you, a little microcosm of the entire Mohammad cartoon issue.

Do you condemn a UPEI student paper for publishing all 12 of the Danish cartoons, something no other publication in North America has done, or do you condemn the UPEI administration for stepping on the freedom of the student press for recalling all the papers?

Also: The New York Times has an excellent article in its arts section on the power of imagery.