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What the F-ck is Going on in the Ivory Coast with their Elections?
Two governments sworn in at the same time‘??! WTF??!?
“The two candidates in Ivory Coast’s disputed presidential election took duelling oaths of office Saturday after each claimed victory, as the political crisis spiralled out of control and renewed unrest in this country once split in two by civil war.
Incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo defied international pressure from the United States, France and the United Nations to concede defeat, wrapping himself in the Ivorian flag as he was sworn in for another term. Hours later, opposition candidate Alassane Ouattara announced that he too had taken his own oath.
Saturday’s developments leave Ivory Coast with two men who both claim to be president, furthering inflaming the deepening political crisis in a country whose once-prosperous economy was destroyed by the brief 2002-2003 civil war.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper, U.S. President Barack Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy say Ouattara is the rightful winner and that his victory must be acknowledged. The top UN official in Ivory Coast is also standing by results released Thursday by the country’s election commission that put Ouattara ahead.”
Like the US should talk though, right?
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Someone needs to explain to me why some Alassane Ouattara supporters are wearing blackface though! Hit the jump to see what I’m talking about…. (more…)
Video of Hockey Commentator Don Cherry Attacking ‘Pinko’ Left Wing ‘Kooks’ and Media at Rob Ford’s Inauguration
For the uninitiated (i.e. all non-Canadians and non-hockey fans), Don Cherry is a TV personality and Hockey Night in Canada color commentator who’s kind of national institution up here, known both for his loud suits and his loud advocacy of full-contact, violent hockey (at all levels, from little kids on up) as embodied in his Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em Hockey and Hard-Hitting Hockey video series.
Earlier this week he caused an uproar at the inauguration of newly-elected Tea Party-esque mayor, Rob Ford by attacking the Toronto media and liberal populace, repeatedly calling them ‘pinkos’ and ‘kooks.’ Of course, reaction was swift….
– Cherry’s comments spur city council pink brigade. [Toronto Star]
– Star Op-ed: New low in public discourse. [Toronto Star]
Read more about it here.
Canada Remembers the 21st Anniversary of the Montreal Massacre
“Ceremonies were held in Montreal and across the country Sunday to mark the 20th anniversary of Canada’s worst mass shooting.
Fourteen women died when shooter Marc Lépine staged his attack at Montreal’s École Polytechnique on Dec. 6, 1989.
Armed with a rifle, he stormed into a classroom, separated the men from the women, and declared he hated feminists before opening fire on the women. Lépine turned the gun on himself after his 20-minute rampage, which wounded 13 others.
The shooting, which came to be known as the Montreal Massacre, sparked a national debate about gun control and violence against women.
In 1991, Parliament declared Dec. 6 the National Day of Action and Remembrance on Violence Against Women.”
Read the full article at the CBC website.
Related:
Gun tracing regulations delayed for a third time by Stephen Harper’s Conservative Government in Ottawa – stop the madness! [Toronto Star]
Operation Payback: ‘Hacktivists’ Attack the MasterCard and Visa Websites in Support of WikiLeaks
Read more:
It’s cyber war: hackers target MasterCard and PayPal in revenge for them pulling the plug on WikiLeaks. [Daily Mail UK]
Thomas Walkom: History suggest that when push comes to shove, media monopolies are unlikely to stand up for WikiLeaks. [Toronto Star]
Heather Mallick: “Calling all cowards, calling all cowards…” – WikiLeaks’s foes love the sound the sound of silence.
Sanity and Compassion Return to the Immigration Reform Debate
Fox News’ can try and equate this with Healthcare Reform which the Right lost on too but guess what: the DREAM Act bill passed the House. Too bad it probably won’t make it through the Senate though…..