Rabble's Not Rex Murphy Contest and James Laxer

The above video is from James Laxer, the 5th finalist in Rabble's not Rex Murphy contest.

James Laxer is a lecturer and author, and has a blog that you can visit here. And be sure to go to Rabble to vote.

Mr. Laxer mentions not just the Afghan detainee issue, but the horrendous trade deal that Harper signed without debate, preventing provinces and municipalities from granting contracts to local or Canadian companies first. They must instead tender out to American firms, who will no doubt be able to undercut our own people.

I always thought he'd need a majority to sell us off, but all he needed was a sleeping public, who sadly woke up too late.

Be sure to visit Rabble, watch all the videos and vote for your favourite. These types of contests are an excellent way to engage people in the political process.

Rabble's Not Rex Murphy Contest and Michael Keene

As I mentioned in a few other postings, Rabble is having a Not Rex Murphy contest and have chosen their top five finalists. You can view all of the entries here.

Michael Keene , in the video above, discusses the 'climategate' not so much a scandal as an attempt to discredit the Copenhagen, climate conference.

Doesn't he look like a young Donnie Osmond? He does a very good impersonation of Rex Murphy though. Very funny.

And of course deniers in the employ of Stephen Harper, had a feeding frenzy over the emails, using them to justify doing nothing about global warming.

So be sure to listen to all the videos and vote for your favourite. These types of contests are an excellent way to engage people in the political process.

Rabble's Not Rex Murphy Contest and Humberto Da Silva

As I mentioned in a couple of other postings, Rabble is having a Not Rex Murphy contest and have chosen their top five finalists. You can view all of the entries here.

Da Silva, in the video above, brings up some very valid points about our media, and their shift to the right.

And as he indicates, we used to be able to at least depend on our public broadcaster, CBC, to keep us informed and promote the things that mattered to Canadians.

Things like health care and social services. But now as he states, it's mostly crap. No wonder social media is becoming so popular.

Humberto also has a website, with the same irreverent humour that I love. You can visit it here.

So be sure to listen to all the videos and vote for your favourite. These types of contests are an excellent way to engage people in the political process.