On Blogs and Lawsuits

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"The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism."

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Wole SOYINKA

Nigerian playwright, poet, novelist, and political activist (1934-)

So my blogging associate Lance has shut down the SaskBlogs aggregator, a service that benefited all of the Saskatchewan bloggers. I understand his reasons and I accept that he felt he had to do what he did but it really too bad.

This all stems from a lawsuit that has been launched against Small Dead Animals. Now my readers will know that I have gone of the way, on many, many occasions on this blog to try to discredit and attack Kate and her blog (and Lance has come in for his fair share of criticism as well)

But this is an attack on free speech. It is easy to defend free speech when it is something that you like, it takes some guts to defend the speech that you hate.

So let it be said, at least here, (even if that is meaningless), Kate, Lance and all others should have the right to say whatever they want on their blogs without threat of lawsuit or any other legal interference from the state or the public.

Kate, Lance, I may disagree with what you say, but I will defend your right to say it. For what it is worth (and I know it is not worth much) you have my support in this matter.

gpm

Small Dead Animals Denouced by Sask Premier

Take a look at this link Where KKKate talks about the Station 20 issue in Saskatoon:

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Dear Saskatoon Inner City;

If those of you in the "left behind during an economic boom community" want a grocery store in your neighborhood, the following economic stimuli are guaranteed to produce one a lot more quickly than a government funded "free" dental clinic and housing project:

1. Put the cap back on your used needle and take it to a safe disposal site. Failing that, share it with your friends. It's a quicker solution to your problem, anyway.

2. Cross your legs.

3. Put down the spray can.

4. BINGO!

And no, I don't have any change. There's a McDonalds over on 22nd where the average kid working behind the counter is a 55 year old women. I doubt they're pushing you out of the job market.

On second thought, maybe they are.

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This has been found to be offensive by none other than Brad Wall, the Premier of Saskatchewan:

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Reporter: What do you say today about the small dead animal blog...?

Brad Wall: Those are intolerant and unacceptable remarks and I had known for some time in Opposition we had an endorsement on our website referencing myself and I think that's been removed, and if it hasn't it will be shortly.

Reporter: Why?

Brad Wall: Because those comments are just simply unacceptable, and I'm not sure what direct relationship there is between an endorsement and those comments except that that individual and the website, if those words are reflective of their view, I would like not to be on our caucus website.

Reporter: In the past, members of your caucus in Opposition have cited that website, have mentioned her, spoken approvingly I would say generally of her judging by the tone of it, will you ask them not to do things like that?

Brad Wall: Well, on certain issues, on that website and others, there's, you know, when it comes to economic cases to be made, issues, those have been agreed with by members of our caucus, by myself. This is beyond the pale in terms of what is acceptable, and so, the website's been changed as of right now, and I don't expect to hear anytime soon Saskatchewan Party members in the House referencing the site.

Reporter: Is this person involved in your party at all, does she help you and would she be welcome to do so?

Brad Wall: She's been pretty clear, although, well, I think she's been clear, I guess I'm not sure of this, but I don't think she's been or has any intention of being a member of the party. We would want to have members of the Saskatchewan Party who don't take such a view with respect to people who live in core neighborhoods in the province.

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hat tip Sean

Sask NDP Attack campaign

So small dead animals is talking about this...



Which (supposedly) is an image from the NDP attack campaign for this fall's election. So far all we know is what the Sask Party and Small Dead Animals have to say about it, I will wait to see, if it focuses on policy, then great, if it focuses on personal attacks, less good.

This is crazy - even by Fox News Standards

I assume most of you have been following the whole Foley-Underage-Male-Page incident down in the States.

I was predicting the usual spin from the Republicans, but a couple of things have just gone too far

For example, Matt Drudge has this to say: (hat tip: Jane Hamsher)

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And if anything, these kids are less innocent -- these 16 and 17 year-old beasts...and I've seen what they're doing on YouTube and I've seen what they're doing all over the internet -- oh yeah -- you just have to tune into any part of their pop culture. You're not going to tell me these are innocent babies. Have you read the transcripts that ABC posted going into the weekend of these instant messages, back and forth? The kids are egging the Congressman on! The kids are trying to get this out of him. We haven't got the whole story on this.

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Yep, he's BLAMING THE KIDS (Listen to the audio here)

but wait, it gets even worse: It turns out that we had it all wrong, Foley is a Democrat, not a Republican. At least according to Fox News (We lie through our teeth, you decide)

(hat tip: Brad Blog) - go whath the video

And if you want the full level of outrage - read how Fox News is covering the story. It's all about how e-mail is bad - no mention of sex or pediphelia.

Fucking Fox News.

At least the so-called moral majority is reacting the way they would if ANY member of congress did this sort of thing.

right?

right?

nope

But wait, I mean, this is the only time that the Republicans have done this sort of thing, right?

Nope (Hat tip: Galloping Beaver)

Turns out there are over 60 different incidents involving Republicans and child molestation.

And, finaly, to bring it all home, what did Small Dead Animals have to say:

Update: as pointed out in the comments section this was actually Steve Janke (The other pillar of the right-wing wankosphere) and not Kate that posted this as my original post suggested.

If you can't read that closely enough, on October 1st (the Sunday two days after the whole Foley thing broke on US and Canadian News Networks)

What did Janke have to say: "If it's children exposed to penises, it must be Belgium"

Yeah, or, you know, THE US CONGRESS.

It took until today for the site to even cover the topic and here are some of the choice quotes:

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"Bet the msm treats this a lot differently than the Clinton scandals. All of a sudden they care about a politicians sex life."

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"To defend themselves the Republicans only have to repeat what all the democrats and msm said when Clinton was doing his intern. Its only sex, and is no reason to make a big deal out of it."

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They honestly can't tell the difference between Clinton, who engaged in Aldultery with a consenting, of age woman, and this guy who abused children.

To Fox News, Matt Drudge, and Small Dead Animals.

Get off your moral high horse and crawl out from the filth and muck, you sick partisan bastards.

Roadkill Wackyness Part 4

So I made my post on the Dawson College issue and was prepared to leave it at that. But then I couldn't help myself (It's kind of a disease) and I wandered over to SDA to check out their "measured" reaction.

I wasn't disappointed.

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" ctv.ca does not mention this fact: Gamil Rodrigue Gharbi, aka Marc Lepine. Gamil R. Gharbi changed his name to Marc Lepine at age 13."

"Craig Oliver should be on any minute to blame PM Harper's Afghanistan offensive."

"Just imagine if the victims could shoot back."

"There is a place for righteous outrage and anger, a demand for punishment. Heartening as it may be that Canadian Police went in as fast as they did, imagine what the outcome might have been had the populace not been disarmed. This creep opened fire outside. Any armed citizen could have brought him down right there."

"Were the onlookers, those that did not run away, a bunch of neutered Laytonesque wanna be peace-loving negotiators?"

"There have been too many incidents of this sort, not because of a "gun culture" but because of a citizenry dependent on the State for its safety. The State can't do it. The people must."

"Islamic terrorism springs to mind, of course, but I guess we must wait."

"I have known 3 "Gill" families in my travels (all unrelated to each other). They were all from India and (maybe coincidentally) all of the Sikh religion. If this is the case here, it should put an end to the idea of political motivation. Although, I guess that should already be clear by now. "

"Wouldn't you rather die doing something more courageous than voting NDP...?"

"Piss away a few more billions on more gun "control".....but try some "retard" control first"

" I respect Fox as the best source for news but this is getting too much."

"Why isn't talibanjack there to talk and negotiate with the shooters. "

"Next up, Jack Layton blames the US inspired Dewey Decimal System for illiteracy amongst Canada's Northern youth."

"FOX I would hope would at least wait until the shooting stopped before making a comment."

"What's so funny about fighting off an armed guy with a knapsack, esp. if you and your friends outnumber the nut? Unless you're a no-balls coward of course."

"While it's better to die on your feet than to live on your knees, that's the sort of thing you have to learn over time. A teenager generally doesn't know that yet, and their first instinct is to save themselves - the basic survival instinct."

"People that tell themselves that "it's not my problem" will run. Those that feel no duty to help thair fellow man will run. Those that have been taught to irrationally fear guns will run. And maybe many good prople would run, maybe I would run; but if I did, I would be ashamed of my (in)actions foreve"

"this is a glowing reminder to the public that a gun in the right hands saves lives"

"The inevitable political spin, while inevitable, has started already. Anyone trying to use this tradegy for political gain should be seriously chastised.
Layton is an idiot. I'll predict that the gun used (if it's only one) was either legally purchased, or stolen within this country and it was an SKS." [Empasis mine]

"Thank God the Conservatives are at the helm right now."

"How much taxpayers money was stolen under the watchfull eyes of the Lieberals?
$40 million?"

"Enough weeping and "grief counselors"."

"I agree with benning. Enough, already, with the grief counsellors. Canadians have got to wake up, smell the coffee, get off their butts, and KICK ASS when it comes to this stuff."

"turmoil in Algeria is encouraging the spread of an international form of Islamism that threatens to polarize rather than unite a divided society"

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And my favorite:

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"The MSM needs to calm down and concentrate on getting accurate information at this point"

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It never fails, see my previous posts on this topic. The SDA comments forum always comes up with the best irony in the world.

See, the MSM should wait before commenting. Unlike the commenters, THEY should feel free to specualte about muslim terrorists, blame and attack the NDP and Layton, crtizise the students for not fighting back and claim that if EVERYONE had guns none of this would have happened.

Sick. Just Sick.

Roadkill Wackyness Part 3

Every once in a while I wade into the Small Dead Animals Message Boards to find you the best that right-wing nutjobs have to offer. They never disappoint.

From "The Lesser Known Eisenhower Quote"

No racism here, move along now.

He [Eisenhower] also said something like, "if there's ever a nuclear war, just run outside with your rifle and shoot all your neighbors, because living will be worse than dying. You'll be doing them a favor."

maybe something in the German makeup [means] they are good at conducting wars.

see, the problem was and gawd Im not trying to be racist here, but japanese are far more recognizable than aryans within the european dominant society of US A at the time. they were simply much easier to ferret out and heave into the internment camps.

From "Fox News Journalists "Converted To Islam""

Ah, the sensitivity for Islam is touching.

Here are todays praying times for Islam's latest converts. I'm sure they are just as easily converted into "Miller Times"

Proves to us further that the Muslim philosophy is "convert or be killed"

wonder how ol' allah views this recruitment tactic re how it puts moe-ham-mad's whole thing in a bad light.

Hamas, Hezbollah and all the other savages like them work closely with western media productions

Unlike the God of Islam, if these belong to virtually any other religion, God will know and forgive. Some way we all worship the same God. Not true. Too bad Muslims don't worship a loving and forgiving God.

I wish those intending to convert to Islam would understand that there is a misprint involved. It is not 72 virgins, but a 72 year old virgin.

From "CBC DeProgramming Note"

One poster was kind enough to tell us all the things that are causing the problems in the world today. They all stem from the same source apparently,

The Liberal Party of Canada, The Status of Women, The CBC, The United Nations, Muslims of Terrorist Inclination, Hez-B, Al Quaida, One World Governance, TorStar, G&M, Canadian Journalism "schools", Environment Canada, Charter of Rights, Kyoto Protocol, Criminal Rights over Victims Rights, Trudeau/Suzuki support of Castro, State Day Care support, not SAH Mothers, Soft on Terrorism, Soft on Crime, MSM, MSM polls, UN/Saddam Oil FF Scandal, Mourning the fall of Berlin Wall, Greenpeace

I'm sort of hurt that in that hate-filled rant they couldn't find time to mention the NDP. Aren't we a threat to society like Muslim Terrorists or Greenpeace.

Small Dead Animals Libel's NDP MP

So over at Small Dead Animals "Kate the Krazy" has crossed the line. She has fabricated a quote from Peggy Nash NDP MP. Kate claims that Ms. Nash said, quote, "Death to Jews".

Of course, Ms. Nash said nothing of the sort.

Here is a screen shot of the site:

And some reading for you from wikipedia:

As with most Commonwealth jurisdictions, Canada also follows English law on defamation issues (although the law in the province of Quebec has different roots). At common law, defamation covers any communication that tends to lower the esteem of the subject in the minds of the ordinary members of the public (Murphy v. LaMarsh (1970), 73 W.W.R. 114). The perspective measuring the esteem is highly contextual, and depends on the view of the potential audience of the communication.

Roadkill Wackyness Part 2

So again, the Comments Section of SDA is an filthy, filthy place. Some Gems for you:

the Liberal Party and the Dippers are as dangerous as the terrorists

It's high time the Liberals and NDP we're labelled as terrorist support organisations, as well as rascist anti-semites and summarily banned.

The NDP and the Liberals have gone from being laughable to really being a threat to western civilization.

The leftern world within is the biggest threat to our way of life, not the Hezbollgh or any other terrorist organization

.....Support ..GENOCIDE....Vote Liberal or NDP........

for many leftists it's less about standing up for muslims and more about murdering jews.

Shilling propaganda for the enemy should be considered treason and treason's punishment should be a long drop from a short rope.

But my personal favorite was this one:

if you can’t manage your extremists you are not fit to govern our country. Go take a walk in the wilderness for 13 years and don’t come back until you isolate your nutbars.ont>

Ring, Ring.......Ring, Ring

Hello?

Hi, this is the pot, is the kettle around, I wish to call him black.

I mean COME ON.

Roadkill Wackyness Part 1

So one of the funniest bloogers in Canada (IMHO) Canadian Cynic once again wades into the cesspool of slime that is the Small Dead Animals comments section (eeewwwww) and come back with some gems. My favorite:

"The author is obviously perturbed, hence potentially dangerous. Maybe 3-5 years at Gitmo Spa & Resort would make him understand a thing or two..."

Which CC deftly points out means: "Guantanamo Bay: Because if we allow differences of opinion, the terrorists will have won."

With all due respect to CC. He didn't even get the best comments from the den of hate-filled, gibbering-with-Buch-loving-mania, crazier-than-the-cat-lady-from-the-simpsons, pit that is the Small Dead Animals Comment Forum.

Here are some other great lines:

"However, at the time and in the proper context, I kind of understand how McCarthy and his supporters must have felt."

"I don't think witch hunts are the problem, it's the messenger."

"The rest of us will be in the woods lobbing missiles into Torontostan."

"McCarthy was right . It's just that his methods were wrong."

"If Canada had gone through our own communist witch hunts, we would not be saddled with the likes of Layton, Hargrove, Trudeau, Chretien etc"

"I had heard that John F. Kennedy was the co-council sponsor of the McCarthy hearings/trials. Anyone know about that?"

I Sh%$ you not. These guys are totally off the deep end. As for the last one (I just can't resist this stuff) Robert Kennedy was briefly council to the committee and that's as close as you get. Which a 45-second trip to wikipedia found out for me.

And now, having read SDA for more than 2 seconds, I leave to take a 2 hour shower. (eech!)