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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Thursday, 28 May 2009 |
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
- Abraham Lincoln
An old departed friend, Gordon Hatcher, once warned me, “put a devil on horseback and he’ll ride straight to hell.” I think of my former sidekick every time I see the face or hear the voice of Stephen Harper. Because he validates Gordon’s assertion.
It is sad, terribly sad, to characterize our prime minister as a “devil” but what else can be said, given the almost satanic tactics he employs.
I’ve always somewhat believed in reincarnation, wondering at times if some of the nasty people in our history would came back. Methinks Richard Nixon did, missing Washington this time around and landing in Ottawa.
Nixon, like Harper, liked to play with tapes.
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Columnist - Alex J Walling
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Written by Alex J Walling
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Sunday, 24 May 2009 |
So big Jim is taking the package from Mother Corp. All I can say is… it must be a big one.
Like or hate him, in our media business, he has had a distinguished career. He was almost born into the business as his dad; Clyde owned or managed a radio station (CJFX, Antigonish) and was a politician and even a cabinet member.
So, broadcasting and politics is something Nunn learned early.
I first met him in July of 1972 at the Lionshead Tavern when he told me that I would have a hard time making it in the sports business.
Oh, he wasn’t being nasty but honest as this city had a plethora of sports people with Steve Armitage and Harris Sullivan on the TV side and the likes of Sullivan (he did double duty of both radio and TV), Gerry Fogerty, and Pat Connolly on the radio side. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009 |
Darrell Dexter is perplexed over the constant barrage of attack ads, from the camp of the desperate PCs, and the constant nattering of “where’s your plan.” Whether it is Rodney MacDonald, his candidates or spokespersons, it always comes down to three little words, “where’s your plan.”
Of course the New Democrats have a plan, so to do the other three parties in the race. It seems like the advisors to the premier and his party is stealing a page from history and inventing the Big Fib. We all know about the Big Lie. Repeat it often enough ….
This strategy was never more evident than in the debate (?) when at every turn, MacDonald utters those three little words to muddy the waters.
I understand Dexter’s angst but he should consider the source. These are desperate people, trying to cling to power and, let’s be perfectly honest here we should not expect an intelligent dialogue because, as the late Johnny Carson once suggested, some of these guys in the advisor’s bunker couldn’t ad lib a fart at a baked bean supper. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Friday, 15 May 2009 |
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Residents of this area are fortunate to have four local television networks: CBC TV, Global, the “A” Channel and CTV. Between them, we get just about every program available. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Thursday, 14 May 2009 |
Residents of this area are fortunate to have four local television networks: CBC TV, Global, the “A” Channel and CTV. Between them, we get just about every program available.
If you were to take the weekly television listings and do a check list, I am willing to bet there is little from among Canadian and American programming that we are unable to access.
The local channels, through their national headquarters, pay big bucks to bring us top notch programming. For example, for the recently concluded series ER, CTV spent between three and four million dollars a year for the rights. Each network pays out millions of dollars for these programs. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Saturday, 09 May 2009 |
What I have always admired in New Democrats is there is no quit. The word is simply not in their vocabulary. They are like a dog with a bone, they just won’t let go.
And when they do get what they want, it is virtually impossible to wrestle it from them. Any doubts? Just ask the long list of talented individuals who tried to take the Sackville Cobequid seat from them over the last 25 years. That’s right, John Holm won the seat in 1984 and it has kept the bright orange glow ever since. I expect they’ll add the Sackville Hammonds Plains riding this time around.
They should, with the exception of Queens, hold all their seats and add six to 10 more seats, when the smoke clears on June 9th. Not only did they win 20 seats in 2006, they finished a strong second in a number of races. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Saturday, 02 May 2009 |
One thing you can count on with a Bedford Tory, they cannot resist the opportunity to stick their nose in where it shouldn’t be. Aside from the mean-spirited nature of the Bedford Progressive (?) Conservatives, we’ve seen the Christies and Gouchers in action, individuals who tend to think they run things.
Peter Kelly, a diehard Progressive Conservative, is the mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality and as such, should act in a neutral and non-confrontational manner in matters political.
Instead, he committed a cardinal sin when he jumped into the middle of the provincial battle between Rodney MacDonald’s Tories, the New Democrats and the Liberals, suggesting that “whoever pulls the plug will certainly hear from the public as to their disdain for having to be forced into an election and spend money we don’t have to spend.” |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Friday, 24 April 2009 |
It is all but official - at least three Halifax Regional Municipal councilors are going to put their names on a provincial ballot.
Debbie Hum will run for the Progressive Conservatives in Halifax Clayton Park. Andrew Younger, a longtime Liberal supporter, will be the Grit candidate on the Dartmouth East ballot, and Jim Smith, a one-time New Democrat, will be the standard bearer in Dartmouth North for the Liberals.
With reference to the Dartmouth North contest, it has often been said that politics is a blood sport. If that be the case, keep your eyes focused on this riding as there is no love lost between Smith and the godfather of the north end of the City of Lakes, Jerry Pye.
That said, with these individuals on HRM Council running after one of the 52 chairs in the House of Assembly, and potentially others still to offer, it will once again raise the argument concerning their eligibility to return to council should they lose in their bid. |
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Columnist - D.L. McCracken
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Written by D.L. McCracken
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Monday, 20 April 2009 |
Dann Little, loving husband, devoted father and no doubt friend to many died alone and defeated last Saturday in his home somewhere in Middle Sackville, NS. He was only 55 years old. The day before Mr Little died, he was fired by his employer, Metro Transit.
Andrea Little, his wife while speaking to a local daily newspaper reporter said that her husband had been facing surgery in the near future in an effort to repair a blocked artery leading to his brain. Dann had been stocking up on his sick time in preparation for the time off required to recover from brain surgery.
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Saturday, 18 April 2009 |
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Bill Anderson, who is coming to Casino Nova Scotia on May 9th, had a great country tune called Ninety-nine Years. “My mama always told me better than to play with a loaded gun
If I'd've just listened to her she'd've never had a prisoner for a son,” are the opening lines for Whispering Bill’s hit.
That line came to mind this week when I learned that Penny Boudreau is basking at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Burnside, and not doing hard time at a federal prison.
When the Grand Old Opry star croons “Making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks gets old as the days wear on….” It sums up my feelings towards the child-killer. In fact, a daily diet of making little bitty rocks out of great big rocks just might stem the flow of repeat offenders. That and a few hard line judges. |
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Columnist - Al Hollingsworth
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Written by Al Hollingsworth
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Friday, 10 April 2009 |
I absolutely abhor peek-a-boo politics, with gutless politicians hiding behind paid staff members rather than facing those who pay their salaries.
Tell me, on what ballots did the names of Wade Keller and Glennie Langille appear? None.
They are paid hacks, accountable only to their bosses. Keller, who speaks all too often for Premier Rodney MacDonald, and Langille, the front person for Liberal Leader Stephen McNeil, were both in the news this week. Keller was trying to explain away the latest debacle in the Justice system, while Langille defended the idiot who released a semi-nude picture of NDP candidate Lenore Zann. |
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