4965...Snoop Dogg Meet Derek Edwards

Snoop Dogg, previously Snoop Doggy Dog, previously Calvin Cordozar Broadus Junior, has changed his name to Snoop Lion.

Metronews Ottawa reports that the change came after he visited some Rastafarian priests in Jamaica who blah, blah, blah.

As Derek Edwards, previously Derek Edwards, would say "We have a new winner in the who gives a f*ck category."

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4964...Greatfully Dead He Is

But it is still his birthday.

Jerry Garcia, the leader of the band The Greatful Dead, would have had 70 candles on his cake today.

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4963...Pauline Marois Takes Shot At Jean Charest

In this morning's Globe and Mail the leader of the Parti Quebecois [wait, since she is the boss shouldn't it be the Parti Quebecoise?] pointed out that “I don’t need a police escort every time I go and meet Quebeckers on the street, in stores and in universities...” 


Not yet missy.


Not yet.


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4962...Jean Charest Gears Up For Battle

The premier, er, Premier of La Belle was nominated last night in his own riding of Sherbrooke and told reporters that the election was around the corner.

Jean Charest is going for his fourth mandate at the leader of the country inside a country.

Could, will get interesting.

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4961...Gore Vidal Passes At 86

The coolest.

RIP.

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4960...Michael Phelps Olympic Career

From Len Berman's That's Sports comes this thought: "How's this for perspective? The Bahamas, Chile, Algeria, Georgia, Israel, Lithuania and Venezuela, for starters, have all won fewer medals in their entire Olympics history than Michael Phelps."


The greatest.


Ever.


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4959...Bev Oda Era Ends

Yesterday was the last day that the Honourable Bev Oda of Durham was in public service.

This is a good thing for all concerned.

Wonder if Stephen Harper sent her a Bon Voyage gift basket?


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