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Waffle In The Wilderness
Well, it looks like Michael Ignatieff’s not quite done with the Liberal Party of Canada just yet. He’s put out a platitudinal essay in today’s Globe and Mail. And a careful reading shows just exactly how he managed to wreck … Continue reading
Posted in Fisking Exercises, Iggy Bops, Libranos
Tagged Liberal Party of Canada, Michael Ignatieff
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Iggy On Independence
There is, unfortunately, no way to embed this video directly from BBC Scotland, so we’ll have to do with this link here. I do think that you ought to watch this video in its entirety, prior to reading the traditional … Continue reading
Posted in Iggy Bops, Media Watch
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Nobody Expects The Spanish Iggy-sition: Reviewing Peter Newman’s When The Gods Changed
NOTE: This review is based on the Kindle e-book edition, which also contains the infamous “Rex Murphy” error. Subsequent print editions may correct this.) There’s a passage, in the introduction of When the Gods Changed, where author Peter C. Newman … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Iggy Bops, Libranos, Media Watch
Tagged Liberal Party of Canada, Michael Ignatieff, Peter C. Newman
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So What Else Did WikiLeaks Have On the Waffle?
The revelation that some Libranos had talked to U.S. diplomats a few years back is somewhat amusing, but hardly surprising. After all, it’s a diplomat’s business to find out what the alternatives to the host government are, and Opposition members … Continue reading
Blogging Tories Challenge: How Will Michael Ignatieff’s New Career Work Out?
There are some Tories out there who believe that Michael Ignatieff retiring from politics to take up teaching is a good idea. Me, I’m not so sure. As the NDP recently found out, today’s university students can easily become tomorrow’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging Tory Challenges, Election 2011, Iggy Bops
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