The Image of Men Throwing Rocks at Women

I just can't get that image of the Afghan men surging forward to beat up on the peacefully protesting Afghan women out of my mind - in the same week a young Canadian woman died thinking she was fighting for a better life for all Afghans. It's time to get out of Afghanistan completely, let the middle east try and oppress half the human race - they'll self-destruct trying and then they'll realize an oppressive male chauvinist society can never flourish. Let them suffer for their mistaken ways instead of Canadian soldiers.

Rogue Prime Minister

As usual the talking heads don't get it. We have a prime minister who simply takes a pot of the taxpayers money and heads off to another country, hiring Americans to help him learn better how to be Bush - where's the outrage? Are there no checks and balances on this man? Is he hoping to be the next leader of the Republican party? Or is it just that in the states you can pay for whatever interview content you want? Did CTV realize they went too far with Duffy and now they won't give him a replacement?

And all this while dodo Finlay is incapable of running EI (just the way she screwed up student grants), layoffs continue in the tens of thousands, numbers of bankruptcies, personal and corporate, are out of sight, services are cut back, not-for-profits that help the unfortunate are struggling not to close their doors. But that's OK because the Fox interviewer is hanging on ego-man's every word.

And while Ignatieff's numbers rise, it's not because he's actually fighting for suffering Canadians, he's just not Harper. Everyone was surprised by the on-going dislike Canadians have of Mulroney, well just hold your breath when Canadians finally turn completely on Mr. H.

Politics and Women

I have not blogged in a while because hope has faded, but the Afghanistan law turning women into dogs renewed my need to speak, and then today I watched Politics and it was alomst all men for one hour - only one woman. It boggles the mind.