Charles Adler

The Great Abandoner

Ladies and Gentlemen, it is the day after two major announcements.

Pictures Deceive In Gaza, But the Facts Don’t Lie

The pictures coming out of Gaza look familiar. Palestinians are grieving for their family members lost to Israeli bombs, and armor. In the so-called International PR war, it's no contest. Israel once again looks like Goliath, and the people inhabiting one of the poorest places on earth, Gaza, are Davids. Israeli explanations for the military operation, and for their deep respect for civilians, and their strategy for minimizing civilian deaths, all fall on deaf ears. The world doesn't hear explanations. They see pictures on TV, computer and mobile phone screens. No amount of explanations offering context compete in real time with the dead baby pictures.

Canadian Military offer the Children a Chance to Advance

I know that since we are very close to New Year's Eve you want lots of cheerful messages from this broadcast. You will have some. But not before I talk to you about a story that broke on the weekend that deserves to get more attention and simply hasn't because much of the media is in holiday mode. The "B" teams are on the field, and the expectation is that far fewer people are paying attention.

Three Stooges of Coupscam (Chapter Two)

It's hard for many of us to believe that the fate of Canada, one of the world's great democracies, is now in the hands of a person who has never been elected to anything. But I have confidence that the Governor General will continue to respect the views of the Prime Minister and continue to maintain Canada's tradition of having meaningful elections where the Canadian voters and votes are respected and where a change of government happens when the people vote for that change. I expect the Governor General to continue to take her prime counsel from the Prime Minister as opposed to the growing gaggle of opportunists, unionists, and academics who want to conquer the National treasury and bankrupt it.

The Three Stooges of Coupscam

Let's be clear about something. The ECONOMY has NOTHING to do with the not so silent coup that is taking place as we watch history...need a name for it? remember Adscam? Call this one COUPSCAM. It's a perfect name for what's happening on several levels and it is so Canadian..So bilingual. So au bilingue. COUPSCAM.