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We've got one in Canada seeking bail tomorrow; his mother, who urges her sons to become martyrs and kill Canadian Jews, is demanding the government not extradite him to the US to face charges.

The vast majority of Hollywood's output glorifies adultery and praises home-wrecking and marriage-destruction. Why would anybody be surprised when they make another one?

I had the pleasure of seeing my sister caught in a trap when she was telling me that "Pretty Woman" was only a movie, and her young daughter said "Then being a prostitute is a GOOD thing?" Likely a lot of you would argue the same, although you are having a hissy fit about this movie and would have a worse one if it were "pretty man" instead of "pretty woman."

If you spend much time defending against these people (and I mean defending women in genuine crisis from militant anti-abortionists, when you are trying to help them choose life in a gentle way), you will discover that the "quart-sized plastic bag" is their symbol for where the aboted fetus is placed on its way to disposal. In fact, I admire the restraint, in an ironic way, in not placing the plastic fetuses in the plastic bags.

There are always people on your side that you really wish were on the other side. These are some of those people.

And P.S. to those who object to the characterization of "my gym" meaning "the gym I pay $114 per month to belong to" --- let me know how long you could stay in business if those of us who claim 'your gym' take our money elsewhere. If you are in business, doesn't it behoove you to not piss off your customers?

It won't benefit me at all either -- all I get is the invoice.

All the "conservatives" I know are focused solely on SSM, abortion and getting that $100 per month per kiddie. Nothing else seems to move the needle on the applause meter.

Here in Toronto we have rats, cooties, bed bugs, contaminated water and gunfire to deal with. I would think that would be enough for most people. No wonder the Muslims feel right at home here.

Unfortunately Mr. Harper's people are focused on same-sex marriage and on snagging that $1200 per year per toddler that Mr. Harper is throwing out from his speeding limo, than they are anything else. The entire Conservative party, apparently, will sell itself for a $100 per month per baby allowance.

"a card that offered quart-size, press-and-seal plastic bags. "

Clearly you have never counseled nor assisted anyone who was really having a crisis of conscience in trying to "choose" if that's what you think will work.

I watched the speech and turned off the commentary, as we voted to watch "Pinky and the Brain Christmas" instead. The President was very good and we didn't feel we needed any second-guessers to 'explain' or 'clarify' what he said.

Besides, Clinton in jammies with a drop seat was much funnier than Larry King.

Canada thoughtfully provided his evil family with new passports, free transportation to Canada, free food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and a show on CBC where they praised Osama, vilified Canada and where Mama urged her children to become "martyrs" and kill Canadian Jews.

Following through once again the Canadian foreign policy of "Will this piss off the Americans?"

I jumped at that part too -- my grandson laughed after the movie. I should have expected it but I didn't.

1. That after you get out of high school, being "popular" only matters to your mother... but it will matter to her until the day you die, even if you are 75 and she is 95.

2. That when a 'girlfriend' thinks she is hurling the worst insult she knows, she will tell you that you 'argue like a man.'

3. That most people think that the world would be a much better place if everyone else was exactly like them, and that they will be relentless in trying to convince me that my life is a failure because I'm not like they are.

4. That you have passed middle age when people stop saying "Why DON'T you get married" and start saying "Why DIDN'T you get married."

5. That you are an adult when children stop calling you Miss and start calling you Ma'am.

6. That no matter what experience you have or what intelligence, sense of humour or good contacts you may have, the only thing a man is interested in is the size and visibility of your breasts.

7. That you can't do anything about No. 6 so you may as well either get a boob job or move on.

8. That the best pickup line a woman can have in her arsenal is "I have a Platinum Visa card and a Lamborghini."

9. That when your son comes home with the announcement "I'm not going to be a meal ticket for any woman," he got it from an embittered man who has left his wife for a 'trophy girl' and doesn't want to support his children -- and when you explain to your son that when you give birth to it you are responsible for it, he gets it.

10. That the best way to teach your child not to curse is to slap him off his chair when he does it the first three times. (And to remind him that you very nearly slapped Jacques Villeneuve off his paddock bike for the same offence, lest he think you hate the sinner and not the sin.)

11. That there's not a thing wrong with "Yes ma'am" and "Yes sir", and your child ought to know that by the time he starts school.

12. That you should not wait "until you have the money" to do what you want to do. You will never have the money. Do it now.

13. That when you are in an expensive restaurant or a theatre, the way to deal with the screaming, struggling toddler or the bawling baby is to summon management, who will have them removed. Be sure to tip well in appreciation.

14. That it doesn't matter a hair whether the parents of the brats think you are a heinous evil savage; they don't know you and you don't know them.

15. That many timid people in the venue will be cheering for you in their hearts.

16. That you should never make a promise to your kids that you don't intend to carry out.

17. That you don't take a poll to find out what you think, so it doesn't matter if you're the only one in the room who thinks handing people $100 bills for each child under 6 they have produced is a rotten idea.

18. That if your daddy is a stock car driver, when you are taking your driving ed. class in school you should listen to the instructor long enough to pass your driving test.

19. That scaring the daylights out of the driving instructor is worth the ride, even if you fail the test.

20. That NA$CAR was a lot more fun when they ran production cars.

21. That the ALMS is superior to GARRA.

22. That anything beginning with the words "Hey hey! Ho ho!" is not worth hanging around for.

23. That whining ought to be a crime. Preferably a felony.

24. That even if you can get all your work done by noon, make sure you have plenty of other things you can do.

25. That your parents are probably not as sure of themselves as they might seem -- and they need to know when you are all grown up, that they did a pretty good job. (My parents have several of our friends who sign their Christmas cards "Your sixth daughter" or "Your honorary son" -- and I tell them that people don't want to join your family unless they think you are doing right.)

I personally support the Right to Life, but I find this kind of obtrusive display disgusting and would protest its inclusion in my own gym too.

They could have done it without the plastic fetuses and the plastic bags -- many of us quietly assist young (and not so young) women who want to make the right decision but can't see any road ahead. Shoving a plastic fetus in her face is not the way to help her along that road. The coupons for baby clothes is a step in the right direction; help finding a place to live until the birth is accomplished, introductions to adoption agency people if that is her wish, and sheer human contact and the assurance that you won't run out on her will do a whole lot more than any other 'activism' -- and it's best done quietly even when it is open. Jesus was a baby, after all; he wasn't a plastic fetus.

I wonder at the irony of encouraging this kind of disgusting activism by women you approve of, when you'd be quick to label them Feminazi Lesbians if they were doing the same thing but on the other side of the tree.

In Toronto the Lefties are attempting to set up a "safe" crack house with free crack provided by the taxpayers, under the rubric of "harm reduction." They make cigarette smokers stand outside in a blizzard to consume a legal product, yet they are going to provide an illegal product to be used in a nice warm lounge to anybody who wants it?

If I didn't know the Canadians did everything with the intention of making the Americans mad, I'd think they had passed by Mentally Deranged Station and were headed right for Oblivion Junction.

Maybe the frog will finally realize the water in the pot is boiling, but my guess is he won't -- because the only people that will have their children removed will be the proletariat, and of course they are all form Jesusland and wouldn't vote Democrat anyway.

No, because the next move of the Marching Nannies will be to have the State remove children from the homes of smokers.

Susan becomes a Flapper, so you might say so -- and pretends she never heard of Narnia.

I took my 14 year old grandson, who does not read (except for Harry Potter books). We both loved it. The theatre was jam packed with every age group and was, once the movie began, dead silent and enthralled.

I read British childrens literature from that period and the Narnia books follow a pattern that you won't find in The Sweet Valley High books or any of the current "teen" books that focus on the tawdry, the sexual and the spiritual violence of satanic beings -- a lot of the secular whining is product of people who do not read and are focused on form rather than substance. The books are a product of their time, and I was most relieved to find that the producer and director had resisted the urge to 'update' them by moving the venue to California and changing Narnia into a reprise of 17 Magazine and the girls into Xena, Warrior Princess. (I have to confess that the tiresome "Susan" character, the whining older girl who always wails in favour of running away and going home, is the one character in all books of the period that I would like to drown -- but she existed and exists -- she's the prototype of Cindy Sheehan and only the presence of brothers and friends with backbone keeps her on the right path.)

After the movie Paul and I talked about a few of the things we had seen -- but not much, just enough to give him something to think about, and to indicate to me that he'd picked up a few of the messages. We have been discussing gambling (he knows I gamble and we talk about it honestly) and an occasion when I had to choose between a friendship and a $40 slot machine win. He said "Money is always important" and you ought to choose it over your friends; and I pointed out that he'd seen Edmund betray his brother and sisters for a box of candy, and what that caused to happen. For a 14 year old, things are very black and white -- and a few more words revealed that he'd grasped the idea. That movie gave him plenty to think about. I bought him the book and I hope he'll read it.

I took my 14 year old grandson, who does not read (except for Harry Potter books). We both loved it. The theatre was jam packed with every age group and was, once the movie began, dead silent and enthralled.

I read British childrens literature from that period and the Narnia books follow a pattern that you won't find in The Sweet Valley High books or any of the current "teen" books that focus on the tawdry, the sexual and the spiritual violence of satanic beings -- a lot of the secular whining is product of people who do not read and are focused on form rather than substance. The books are a product of their time, and I was most relieved to find that the producer and director had resisted the urge to 'update' them by moving the venue to California and changing Narnia into a reprise of 17 Magazine and the girls into Xena, Warrior Princess. (I have to confess that the tiresome "Susan" character, the whining older girl who always wails in favour of running away and going home, is the one character in all books of the period that I would like to drown -- but she existed and exists -- she's the prototype of Cindy Sheehan and only the presence of brothers and friends with backbone keeps her on the right path.)

After the movie Paul and I talked about a few of the things we had seen -- but not much, just enough to give him something to think about, and to indicate to me that he'd picked up a few of the messages. We have been discussing gambling (he knows I gamble and we talk about it honestly) and an occasion when I had to choose between a friendship and a $40 slot machine win. He said "Money is always important" and you ought to choose it over your friends; two and and I pointed out that he'd seen Edmund betray his brother and sisters for a box of candy, and what that caused to happen. For a 14 year old, things are very black and white -- and a few more words revealed that he'd grasped the idea. That movie gave him plenty to think about. I bought him the book and I hope he'll read it.she

Candles lighted and prayers to go up. I will be singing Messiah for the 39th year in a row today and will dedicate this day's prayer to Greg and his family. God bless and keep you in this difficult time.

Rogers apparently believe in the Canadian myth that The People are too stupid to be allowed to have a choice (as evidenced by the constant drumbeat that "Canadians don't WANT an election!") -- and they firmly believe that one day they will return to being the only permissible service provider in the country. Meanwhile they are acting as if this were true.

You see this attitude in virtually every corner of Canadian business where someone gets the idea that one day the government will hand over control to him -- as Canada so frequently does.

It's a lot of fun to watch them when they realize they've come up against an American.....