Here’s a #TBT! Here’s a grainy photo of the Hot Nasties at the Calgary Stampede, 1980, for our last-ever show with Tom and Wayne.
There were 2,000 there for us and George Wall’s amazing Rock’n’Roll Bitches from Edmonton. Allen Baekeland (RIP) told us it was the best show we ever did. Forty years ago!
[Left to right: Sane the Wayne Ahern, Nuclear Age Winkie Smith, Ras Pierre Schenk]
During an extraordinary time when the world is talking about the virus of racism in the US, various pro-Trudeau bots want me to stop talking about racism here. I won’t.
This was quite the moment. Trudeau was asked outright to comment on Trump calling for military action against protestors and the tear gassing of protestors to make space for a photo op.
He takes a very long pause, about 20 seconds. Watch.
More: https://t.co/gDsnZulB1L. pic.twitter.com/mfC6XbdTVu
— Rachel Gilmore (@atRachelGilmore) June 2, 2020
I have a black lab and a white lab. They don’t fight over their color. pic.twitter.com/G7zDvvMMJO
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 2, 2020
“Anyone know what this object is?” (H/T @marc__nadeau) pic.twitter.com/Ulgpgb88Jf
— Warren Kinsella (@kinsellawarren) June 2, 2020
Sparky: in yesterday walks today! pic.twitter.com/RBCpDaPTZH
— SparkyTheTalkingRat (@RatSparky) May 31, 2020
I think it needed an editor – it’s about 30 too long. The “sharp end of the Covid stick” was weird writing. A war room is likely going to find that some of the people in the spot aren’t Canadians.
But it’s smart. It doesn’t even mention Trudeau or his leadership rivals, and thereby avoids partisanship at a time when we know we all need to be coming together. It looks and sounds Prime Ministerial.
It is the Biden approach to political opposition: lift people up, pick your targets carefully. It probably will win him the leadership.
As we head into the weekend, let’s take a moment to remind ourselves of those who continue to put service above self during this pandemic. pic.twitter.com/Bc9gJAbUfT
— Peter MacKay (@PeterMacKay) May 29, 2020
Didn’t see that coming.
