HBIC YIR 2009

As the clock clicks towards 2010, Hockey Blog In Canada looks back in 2009 to bring you the best work done on this site from the past twelve months. I realize that there are a number of stories that should be highlighted for their importance or relevance to the major hockey stories this past year. We'll also take a look at the resolutions I proposed at the start of last year to see if I held true...

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BUMPER STICKERS

TODAY'S POST IS LIGHT HEARTED BECAUSE ON SATURDAY I PLAN TO LET LOOSE WITH ANOTHER RANT ON OBAMA'S POLICIES.BUMPER STICKERS REALLY SAY IT A...

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Kung Fu Fighting

John Cole posts about Chris Matthew's latest Thing of Beauty:MATTHEWS: And I think we have got to get serious about catching terrorists, not just catching weapons. I‘m waiting for the terrorist who knows kung fu or something that gets on an airplane without a weapon. God knows what that is going to be like.Cole calls it a "Palinesque work of art" but it is the Comments that are really priceless:We just need to put ninjas on planes and maybe some pirates for good measure but they may go after the...

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Great line of the day

Steve writes about the 2009 Prorogue:This prorogue is the great test. If there is no recourse, then the Conservative view of Canadians is cemented, and really its success only perpetuates the future reality. There is no real rationale to prorogue Parliament, the Conservative justifications bordering on insult. There are many fundamental reasons why this prorogue should bring fury, it speaks to a host of intellectual democratic considerations. This decision should matter, and yet a learned calculation...

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Mint News Blog 2010 Survey

As a way to wrap up this year and lead into 2010, I have put together the Mint News Blog 2010 Survey. This survey includes questions about United States Mint numismatic products for 2009 and the upcoming year, as well as questions of general interest to coin collectors. The idea for the survey comes from a Mint News Blog reader. (Thanks John)Most of the questions are multiple choice, but there are...

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Calling in Afghanistan

I thought Obama's December speech on Afghanistan was remarkable in finally defining what the United States intended to accomplish in this war. Today, Matt Yglesias refers to the analysis from Middle Eastern expert Rory Stewart on the poker strategy Obama is using to end this war:Obama has acquired leverage over the generals and some support from the public by making it clear that he will not increase troop strength further. He has gained leverage over Karzai by showing that he has options other...

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WHAT A DISGUSTING YEAR!

frus'trate, v., keep from doing, be a failure, the feeling one gets when they find themselves up to their asses in alligators and crocodiles. It makes one forget that their main objective was to drain the swamp:This is also the same feeling I have when I realize that the Obama administration is the most corrupt and the most inept administration that America has ever seen, and it seems that no matter...

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Madame 45 Is Admired!

Madame 45 made another exciting list this week! She was chosen as the most admired women in America in a poll, statistically tied with Secretary Clinton! Woohoo! Of course, I admire her greatly! She's the best boss a Mac could ask for!Also, apparently Madame's book is selling quite well amongst Pukelosi's constituents, even though the some of the super softy southpaws bookstores are not even selling...

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Sales End Tomorrow for US Mint Last Opportunity Products

Sales will officially end on December 31, 2009 at 3:00 PM ET for products included in the US Mint online catalog's Last Opportunity section. The products include 2007 Presidential Dollar bags and rolls, 2008 First Spouse Bronze Medals, and the 2009 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Gold Coin.The Presidential Dollar products include 250-coin bags and 25-coin rolls for Thomas Jefferson and James Madison...

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Antler Banter: Volume 9

Welcome to the last Antler Banter of 2009! After a week-long break, the Moose returned to action on Sunday and Monday as the Abbotsford Heat traveled east to Winnipeg for a two-game set. With the Heat hot on the heels of Manitoba in the standings, these two games were vitally important to both teams in terms of the points at hand. Did the Moose use the week off to work on the little things to get...

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Tis the season

Every now and then I check out the Not Always Right website for the latest in customer stupidity stories. Here's one from Newfoundland:Me: “Hello, ma’am. Did you find everything you were looking for today?”Customer: “Yes, yes. Sure is busy here.”Me: “I guess that’s because of the season, ma’am. Everyone’s out getting last-minute holiday gifts.”Customer: “Oh, I see, yes. I haven’t needed to buy any gifts for a while. Everyone I love is dead.”Me: “Oh, I’m so sorry to hear that!”Customer: [stares...

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If You Are Reading This, You Might not Support Sarah!

As I was surfing today, I noticed a clip from Joyless Behar's show. She was talking about Madame and her book. Apparently, Joyless thinks that Madame's supporters don't read! Does Joyless think that Madame's supporters (all of us!) are using Going Rogue to prop up your coffee table or for use as a door stop? Oh well. Who knows how many of Joyless's five viewers actually re...

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Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney

This sorta has the flavour of "Let's put on a show in the old bar...

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Random Things

This post has little value aside from being a random collection of things that have been bouncing around in my head lately. While all of these thoughts have to do with hockey, some are pictures, some are my own commentary, and others are pure random thoughts. I'm not going to waste a lot of time with this pre-amble, so let's get going.Canada's shutout streak at the World Junior Championships ends...

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KRISTALLNACHT, IS OURS COMING?

The following post is cross posted from my good friend, ABNPOPPA, at CONSERVATIVE OUTRAGEKRISTALLNACHT, IS OURS COMING?The following by ABNPOPPA:A little background first. When stationed in Germany, before "the wall" came down, I read a book called the "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich". The horrors of that book and how easily an entire country was taken over has stayed with me for 40+ years. In my blogging and emails and conversations with others of the public it appears that Kristallnacht and...

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Star Phoenix Fail

This Star Phoenix editorial -- Native advocate in health system requires review -- has to have reached some kind of record in patronizing insult and overreaching analysis.Here's the story: a five-month-old baby boy, Mason Fullerton, died last spring of bacterial pneumonia. In the five days before he died, his increasingly-frantic mother Beverly had taken him to see several doctors, including his family doctor and two emergency rooms. Nobody did an x-ray of his lungs. Nobody gave him antibiotics....

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