Category Archives: Politics

Rush Limbaugh Gets Cartoond

Posted on 13 March 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Rush Limbaugh gets cartoond for calling a female university student a slut and a prostitute. So why didn’t I put any specifics about Rush in the cartoon? Well you see I have this feeling about Rush. This cartoon remains general … Continue reading →

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Spam So Wrong It’s Ironic

Posted on 7 March 2012 by Larry Russwurm

The most annoying part about blogging is dealing with all the spam I get as comments. I sift through more than 100 spam comments every day. Still, it is my belief that spam wants to be caught and not distributed. … Continue reading →

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A West Centred Canada

Posted on 3 March 2012 by Larry Russwurm

For many years western Canada has complained about being out of the loop when it comes to national politics. Formerly the best their politicians could do was win an election by banding up with Quebec (see the Mulroney government). But … Continue reading →

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The Mitt Elects Mitt, After Mitt Disses the Mitt, After Mitt leaves the Mitt

Posted on 29 February 2012 by Larry Russwurm

^That title makes sense if you realize that the state of Michigan is “the mitt”. Look below to see my drawing of Michigan. The lower, bigger, more populous part of Michigan looks like a mitt, hence the name for the … Continue reading →

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Pickup Cars

Posted on 18 February 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Truck. Truck. Truck. Truck. Truck Truck. Truck. That’s how many times your average pickup truck ad describes their product as just a truck. Only once or twice in the entire piece do they use the full ‘pickup truck’ moniker. A … Continue reading →

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Alternative to Affirmative Action?

Posted on 11 February 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Philosophically, I hate affirmative action. Affirmative action is done to compensate for the prejudice that lingers in society by giving groups who are often discriminated against an advantage. Often times, women or minorities are given a better chance at getting … Continue reading →

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Has Liz II Been Cheated Out of an Era?

Posted on 4 February 2012 by Larry Russwurm

On this coming Monday, February 6, 2012 it will be 60 years since Queen Elizabeth II began reigning over Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. This diamond jubilee has only happened once before in British history: Queen Victoria … Continue reading →

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Boy is My Face Red

Posted on 1 February 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Yes my face is red and reader I’ll let you guess whether it’s from embarrassment, anger or cold (it is after all Canada in the winter). You see, I have authored 4 posts mocking the mailings of my member of … Continue reading →

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Liz: ‘No Fascinators at My Diamond Jubilee’

Posted on 28 January 2012 by Larry Russwurm

Perhaps Liz didn’t quite come out and say this so directly. In fact this never officially came from her lips in any form. But the upper crust at Ascot racecourse will no longer accept the head wear at the royal … Continue reading →

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The Ligh-yer Based Professions and the Unending Copyright Wars

Posted on 21 January 2012 by Larry Russwurm

On SOPA/PIPA protest day (there has been at least one call to name it Netizens Day), the supreme court of the USA decided that since they had cover, they could rule that the public domain could be taken from the … Continue reading →

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