As a child, my sister was often the target of bullies. Bullies sniff out the weak, the vulnerable, those who have already experienced the wrath of others. I spent a lot of my own childhood trying to protect Jodi from those who had nothing better to do with their time than to torment a shy, fragile, little girl.
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Segarini: Strange Bedfellows Redux
Posted in Opinion with tags Bono, Chad Kroeger, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan, Elvis, George Harrison, Gerald Ford, Gorby and the Scorpions, JFK, John Lennon, music, Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, segarini, Sinatra, Stephen Harper, The Pope, Yoko on August 14, 2015 by segariniThe column due today, “Stopping the Stupid”, will be here next Friday. In the meantime, here’s a rerun from 2011 about politics, rock stars and the silliness that is part of the political landscape despite its incredibly loopy connection. With the exception of President Obama, there don’t seem to be any politicians worthy of a decent song for their campaign or party or office. The Republicans, however, are looking pretty good for “Get Out of Compton…and Everywhere Else”. Stephen Harper could go with “I’m a Loser”, but I don’t think the Beatles know who he is. I just wish WE didn’t….
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Roxanne Tellier: Bad Week for Sore Losers
Posted in Opinion with tags Affordable Care Act, Antonin Scalia, Bill C-51, Bob Segarini, Brittany "Bree" Newsome, character, Civil discourse, Confederate flag, DBAWIS, Dean Del Mastro, dignity, Election, Elections Canada, environment, Fair Housing Act, Fair play, Fox News, fraud, free expression, heritage, House of Commons, judicial tyranny, Justice Clarence Thomas, KKK, liberty, Loving v. Virginia, Marco Rubio, Mike Huckabee, Obamacare, or Bill C-59, Pat O'Brien, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, pro-flag rally, Rainbow, Ralph Klein, Randy White, robocalls, Roxanne Tellier, rule of law, Samuel Alito, slavery, South Carolina, Stephen Harper, super pac, Supreme Court, tainted meat, terrorism, Tom Wappell on June 28, 2015 by segariniWhen those charged with guiding and arbitrating the people become inured to the peoples’ actual needs and opinions, it’s time for them to go. When entitlement and arrogance override justice for ALL, not just the chosen few, it’s time to reassess the entire system.
Roxanne Tellier: Fighting For The Right To Protest
Posted in Opinion with tags aboriginals, AC/DC, Amnesty International, Bill C-51.Queen’s Park, Bob Segarini, Canadian, Canadian democracy, Cathy Cook, Chris Hedges, Dartmouth, David Celia, DBAWIS, Dennis Jones, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sheeran, Edmonton, environmentalists, Europe, folk music scene, Food Revolution Day, Freedom of Speech, Great Hall, Halifax, Hugh Jackman, Ian Patton, Jamie Oliver, Jazzie B, Jon Stewart, Margaret Anne McHugh, Mike Chandler, Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration, Monsanto, Nova Scotia, NSA, Ontario, Paul McCartney, Raging Grannies of Ottawa, Rivoli, Roxanne Tellier, SolidariGLEE, Stephen Harper, Stevie and the ConserviCats, Terry Tufts, veterans, Vintage, women, Xprime on May 31, 2015 by segariniOne week ends and another begins. It’s been a tough couple of weeks for many, even more so than other weeks. After a bitterly cold and seemingly unending winter, Toronto’s spring has yet to settle in, as it jumps from sweltering daytime highs to overnight lows that wreak havoc on wardrobe choices and spark terror in the hearts of gardeners.
JAIMIE VERNON – Old Man Take A Look At Your Life
Posted in Opinion with tags Alberta tarsands, biofuel, Bob Geldof, Bob Segarini, Bono, Buffy Sainte Marie, California, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, First Nations, Harvest, Honor The Treaties, Jaimie Vernon, Kashtin, Keystone XL, LincVolt, Lionel Trains, Neil Young, oilsands, Pono, Rita Coolidge, Shingoose, Stephen Harper, Susan Aglukark, Tom Jackson, Treaties, Winston Churchill on January 25, 2014 by segariniI’m about to go off on a diatribe involving Neil Young (quelle surprise). If you’re a fan of Shaky you best leave this blog, get out your gatefold vinyl copy of ‘Harvest’ – yeah, the one you used to separate your weed seeds on and is stained with hash oil – click on a black light and tune out. This note’s definitely not for you.
Last week Neil Young – a Canadian that hasn’t lived in Canada since 1967 – decided to come home to play a few shows in an effort to raise money and awareness about (among other things) global warming, carbon footprints, fossil fuel, Corporate Oil gluttony, and the rape & pillage of land that Canada’s national people were handed in antiquated treaties back when White Man’s Guilt was an honourable profession for enterprising transplanted Euro-Dandy’s.
Segarini: Strange Bedfellows
Posted in Opinion with tags Bono, Chad Kroeger, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan, Elvis, George Harrison, Gerald Ford, Gorby and the Scorpions, JFK, John Lennon, music, Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, segarini, Sinatra, Stephen Harper, The Pope, Yoko on November 4, 2012 by segariniI’m not much of a political animal. Never learned the game or played it well, which is why I’m not a household name or King of All Media. Further, as much as all pursuits in life have a political bent to them, (marriage, your job, getting a decent deal on a used car), the Arts have a very checkered past with actual politics, the ones that feature elected leaders and CEOs and the like, who are supposed to lead us, the Great Unwashed, around by our noses. It seems an odd footnote to me, seeing popular musical artists taking a photo op with the leader of a Nation, Religion, Donald Trump, or vise versa.
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