Not-So-Golden Sunken Arches

And if Transclunk are heartless bastards, what can we call McDonald's?

One of the richest companies in the world fires a dedicated, loyal 23-year immigrant employee, who is earning the enormous wage of $9.75/hr, because she has a medical problem.

There must have been 4200 ways to works this out, but the Arch-Villains simply fired her. No discussion.

BC Human Rights has ordered them to pay the lady $50,000. How about $5,000,000?

How about sending a message to these thugs?

Transclunk and Worksafe are Pigs

Perhaps the good Justice Bruce Butler should try driving for Transclunk one day.

He might then have a tad more sympathy for the traumatized driver whose claim he just threw out of court.

I know, I know.

I can already hear all you hard-hearted bastards yelping that "sympathy" is not the currency of the courts, nor should it be.

But, since when is kindness an outlaw?

It is disgusting to me that the Workers' Compensation Board bothers to fight these kinds of claims. The man has impaired vision and a steel plate in his head from his wonderful years of service to bus riders, who regularly spit at him and call him names because he has the audacity to ask that they pay their fare.

Last year there were 243 such assaults against drivers.

Who is running to get this highly desirable job?

When giant corporations fight Little Guys & Gals for the pennies they deserve, I kak.

See the next story about the Not-So-Golden Arches.

Djokovic as Roddick, Hewitt, Sampras, Nadal + more part 2

He's got them down...

Novak Djokovic as Nadal and Sharapova part 1

#3 player in the world imitating some others

Barbra Streisand - Send In The Clowns (One Voice) Gorgeous!

Send in the Clowns - Judi Dench - Hey Mr. Producer

Sondheim teaches Send In The Clowns (Part 1)

The Blogger's Sage Advice

It's The Long Weekend.

The weather is smart and sunny.

Read, rest, play, eat...

Recover, recoup, reconnoiter...

Fah-get-aboutit...

See yuh Choose-day.

Commenter Turns Us On the the Real World

Imagine a politician doing this in Canada.

Bravo Councilman Michael Polensek of Cleveland!

Read it and cheer...

Simon and Garfunkel- America

Dopers Sign In Here and Get the Best Table

It's hard to believe sometimes what you read in the morning news.

In the USA (and Canada), where Big Pharma bribes your family doctor every day with BILLIONS of dollars, where one sickening child shrink was paid over $180,000 by a drug company while he prescribed dope for kids, in that environment, a genius Republican has proposed...wait for it...that these companies REGISTER somewhere.

So, let's see if I can get this right?

Signing in at the front desk to the private club of legal dope pushing is somehow a better idea than making the practice illegal???

The entire detestable story can be read here.

Quote of the Week - The Actor's Baby Talk

"I didn't have to change anything."

Not even a diaper, presumably.

The last people you ever want to hear talk about parenting are actors, actresses and other so-called "celebrities." The gush is typically torrential and unbearable.

In this case, local actress Ellie Harvey talks about adding her recently adopted son to her schedule. "Simon fit perfectly into my life. I didn't have to change anything."

As anyone who has ever had children knows full well, the arrival a child - or any other significant person - in your life changes everything. How could it not.? It is a basic law of physics, let alone social dynamics.

Of course, as well also know, once you reach a certain level of stardom, none of the usual rules apply to special, blessed you.

Guest Blogger John on Criminal Justice in Canada

Hi David,

Once again this doesn't really apply to boxter boy, but its a similar subject:

Darcy Lance Jones - remember this name.

He is the creep that beat and robbed the elderly man that had been giving him $5 each day on his way out of Holy Rosary Cathedral after morning mass.Jones was arrested at the corner of Pender and Richards Streets on Friday morning.

Of special note: although he had barely moved two blocks from the crime scene Vancouver’s finest were unable to locate him. A private security guard called it in. VPD promptly called a huge press conference to take credit for the take-down.Darcy Lance Jones is due to appear next Friday in Vancouver Provincial Court. He is remanded until his appearance at that time.

Offenders that are convicted are given double credit for time in jail while waiting for their verdict. For this reason while they are in remand they usually seek adjournments for as long as they can to reduce or eliminate their eventual jail time after sentencing. This is known in the justice system (colloquially) as "running down the clock".

Although Jones is a well known "chronic offender" he will most likely receive a conditional sentence. Because he will have “run down the clock” you can expect him to be sentenced to time served, or perhaps a few more days at most. His conditions will probably be as follows: - Keep the peace.- Not be in the block of Dunsmuir Street where he attacked the elderly man. - Have no contact with his victim.If he is able to meet these conditions for somewhere between 6 months and 1 year his record will be expunged of this offence.

Welcome to justice as it is known in the BC Provincial Court.

George W Bush and Andy Dick

fabulously funny

Hookers' Rights My Top Concern

Yes, that's what I think about first thing every morning when I open my eyes and face another day in the heavenly jurisdiction of Canada:

"Gosh," I mutter not too loudly lest I disturb the neighbours, "I hope and trust that there are no infringements today on any sex worker's rights to freedom of expression. Cause if there were, Boy, that would make it a rough day for me."

"Thank goodness," I continue, emboldened now by the sounds of 3 dogs barking, "thank goodness for all those good and civic-minded lawyers who are attending to these pressing urgencies."

Insights Abound At Parole Board

Boxter Boy is "selfish and hedonistic."

Wow!

Who knew that the Parole Board could be so incisive?

Funny, they never once asked him what he did for a living and they never once called him an unrepentant criminal, which is what he is and has always been and will always be.

Excitement at City Hall

"I think it's a great idea," said GVRD vice-chairman and Vancouver Councillor Peter Ladner.

This is what turns Pete on?

The GVRD will be renamed Metro Vancouver. YAWN!

This will only cost taxpayers a few million in signage, business cards, letterhead, fax paper.

Why this is exciting, isn't it?

Right up there with Kim Capri's organic eggs motion.

This is the dumbest city council in living memory.

Deep Thought

I've just noticed, after all these months of furious blogging, that most of the people I slag on a regular basis are politicians and criminals.

Funny how that works.

Victor GuestBlogger on the Second Worst Mayor in Vancouver History

The Vancouver Sun (Stunned?) saw fit, once again this week to give a platform to Larry Campbell. In this case, Larry was railing against the Harper government's alleged disrespect for what Larry refers to as the chamber of "sober" second thought. Coming from the Senator from Cirrhosis, a man who's head glows like Rudolph's nose, the term sober is a knee-slapper. Larry goes on to assure readers that he and his colleagues in Geriatric Slumber Room are a non-partisan lot, carefully approaching their duties without bias. Larry's memory is perhaps a victim of his lifestyle. Otherwise he would recall that the only reason he sits in the Palace of Patronage is because his verbal fatwa against Harper during the last election earned him instant gratitude and a multi-million dollar reward(pension and perks included) from Paul Martin.

"Stonewall" Oppal Rides Again

Wally Oppal, like every politician before him and all that will follow, is an endlessly charming gentleman.

And for all we know he is a good and decent soul.

But like all politicians before and after him, he sings from the Jean Chretien hymn book: "Do nothing; then nothing can be held against you."

Daphne Bramham has done us all a great public service by stepping harshly and repeatedly on the neck of Polygamy.

But when the paper carried a 40-point blaring headline this morning that "Stonewall" (as one of our Commenters called the AG today) "might" take the offenders to court, Ms. Bramham was quick to point out that Wally has been sitting on his hands for many months on this file, among others.

Wally is a great PR man. He makes appearances at rallies, dialogues and discussions. He frowns and looks terribly concerned about everything and everybody and he sees nothing but health and happiness for all of our futures.

And then he goes back to his shelter and turns on "The Price is Right."