Freddie P's Blog

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Category: Stuff

I was the thrilled with the outcome of the Shafia murder trial in Kingston, because it gave a Canadian statement to the disgusting practice of honour killing.

It told the world that in Canada, women matter and they matter every bit as much as men.

I know in a lot of twisted and backward countries around the world that's a little hard to comprehend, but in Canada, you can't treat a female like a dog. You can't "put them down" because they misbehave.

It's another reason why I have no time for religion, because make no mistake about it, honour killings are always tied to religion and the putrid things that come with it.

Honour killings!

Where's the honour in caring more about some fairy tale freak in the sky than you do about your own offspring?

Whose honour?

The honour of some brain washed no mind father who cares more about his reputation than the actual lives of his daughters?

Where's the honour in choosing death over understanding?

There's no honour - and that's why I'm so glad Mohammad Shafia, his wife and his son will have their asses rammed in prison for the rest of their lives. That's where they belong because in Canada we don't subscribe to killing kids because they have minds of their own.

This isn't some shithole wasteland that refuses to enter the 21st century. This is a country that by law recognizes women as equal citizens.

And you know something? Even that isn't completely fair because if anything, women are superior to men. Women are not only the backbone of this country; they're the backbone of the goddamn planet and it starts with family.

On a world wide scale, what's the percentage of women raising families on their own compared to men? I bet the discrepancy is staggering.

Women do the work and men take the credit. Men take the lead, but really they follow.

Men are credited with strength but its women who are strong. They bare children and deal with monthly plumbing and then go through menopause - all while carrying on.

Men can't even imagine.

And that's why I can't imagine that in 2012 there are still people and places that practice honour killings. There are thousands of young women who will die this year simply because they wanted to be their own person.

And that is so sad.

Mohammad Shafia is going to have a tough time in prison. In Canada fellow prisoners don't take kindly to child killers but I sincerely hope he isn't killed.

Instead, I hope he has to play the woman and he suffers a lot.

Afghan man kills wife for giving birth to daughter.

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Category: Stuff

Mexican Police lie about how Canadian woman was beaten.

And how about this story: Nabb's story reminded Scott Giddy of his last trip to Mexico. That's because the Fergus, Ont., resident was clobbered from behind on his fourth day of vacation and woke up eight days later in a Mazatlan hospital.

"I will never go back to Mexico, absolutely not," Giddy said. "We're not trying to ruin Mexico's reputation, but I wouldn't go back and I don't think other Canadians should either."

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Tomorrow morning Humble and Fred Radio moves to higher ground.

The announcment will be made on Breakfast Television shortly after 8am. It will be repeated at 8:40 with Brady and Lang on Sportsnet Radio, The Fan 590.

After just three months and 62 shows, Humble and Fred Radio will make an unprecedented move in Canadian broadcasting. Hopefully it will pave the way for others.

It's been quite the ride.

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Category: Radio | Stuff

Canadian woman found beaten in Mexico hotel.

Canadian shot dead in Mexcio.

Mexico's drug wars kill more than 47000 in five years.

Mexico opens homicide investigation into explosion that killed Canadians.

Canadian found in trunk of torched car in Mexico.

Drug violence hits heart of Acapulco.

Snowbirds flock to bloody Mexico.

Vancouver man shot in Mexico after being forced to fight.

Canadian blogger stabbed to death in Mexico.

Respiratory illness sickening visitors to Mexico.

The 52 dollar piss.

Category: Stuff

Last night was a great example of why religion can be so bloody stupid, especially when you take it out of the mind and heart, where it belongs, and put it on the playing field.

For the past week the Tim Tebow God shit has been off the richter scale because of their surprise victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers.

I would hope that no one other than those who may have suffered a brain injury really thinks that God had anything to do with it, but the God circus that it created was unbelievable, most notably the John 3:16 connection.

What it did, mostly in the United States of course, was escalate the debate on whether someone should be criticized for overt displays of faith in public.

Personally, to the extent that Tebow does, I think they should be. In fact I find it so horrifically self absorbed that it borders on creepy.

Especially during a game.

As ridiculous as I find it to thank the Lord after a game, at least the outcome has already been decided. During a game is sickening, and that's what Tebow has continuously done, overtly prayed on the sidelines during the game like God is going to take sides while the ball is still in the air.

I know Godians will argue that thanking the Lord after a game is more for their physical safety than anything else, but what's your excuse during the game?

Last Saturday, during the game Tebow must have been praying for a so called miracle, praying that God would help the Broncos win... and wouldn't you know it, as coincidence and nothing else would have it, he got his way.

But this started a shit storm of God talk that I'm sure had millions of the weak minded actually thinking there was connection, and worse than that, promoting it.

Ironically all it does is back fire on them, and it will every time. Because it leads to this question, where was God last night?

If He was so instrumental in Tebow's accomplishments to date, where the hell was He last night when the Broncos were getting their balls handed to them?

How the hell does He all of a sudden not show up? It's not like He was working on a famine, drought or atrocity somewhere because those are still going strong around the globe.

Who knows, maybe He only hands out only one football miracle a day... and it was used up on the San Franciso 49ers.

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Category: Sports | Stuff

As someone who has live his entire life in Southern Ontario and who as seen and felt the affects of political correctness, I'm totally blown away with the unchecked bigotry in Quebec that has engulfed the Montreal Canadiens.

When I first heard that there was an issue because newly named coach Randy Cunneyworth couldn't speak French I thought it was a joke... because none of it made sense.

A coach's number one priority is to communicate with his players and there isn't one member of the Canadiens who speaks French only. In the dressing room, where a large measure of a hockey team's fortunes is determined, Cunneyworth has no problem delivering whatever message he has.

You'd think that's all a true Hab fan would care about.

But no, it's become a huge issue and the flames were fanned by a shockingly bigoted French media that claimed "the coach of the Montreal Canadiens should speak French, not only for cultural reasons, but to keep an open dialogue with the media."

Bullshit.

It's not Randy Cunneyworth's job to communicate with the French media, its French media's job to communicate with Randy Cunneyworth.

I'm willing to bet there isn't one member of the French media that can't speak English, yet they make an issue of language through blatant intolerance, and the scary thing is, they're speaking for a lot of wing nuts.

There have been pre-game demonstrations outside of the Bell Centre by staunch Quebec language kooks. People who could care less about Randy Cunneyworth or the Montreal Canadiens, but people who are more concerned with cleansing their society.

And this was before the Habs plunged into their current losing streak.

It was highlighted again this week when the Habs traded Mike Cammalleri to the Calgary Flames for power forward Rene Bourque.

Considering their roster of pip squeaks Bourque was exactly what the Canadiens needed but that didn't matter to the bigots. As one Montreal reporter stated, "Bourque is a good player, but Montreal was hoping for a good "French" player".

You see, Rene Bourque has a French name, but he can't speak the language, so that too has become an issue. I'm sure if Bourqe performs, his language won't ultimately matter, but the fact that it's even talked about is disturbing.

And rivaling the bigotry in Montreal is the stupidity.

The days of having the French market cornered are over. Under a draft system, the only control you have is when it's your turn to pick. You take the best player or you take the best player who can speak French?

Would these people prefer a lesser player simply because he speaks their language? Some actually would and they make no bones about it.

They argue that the French language in Quebec must be preserved and protected - but when they apply it to a hockey team that really only needs to win games - they expose themselves for what they are.

Disgusting bigots!

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Category: Sports | Stuff

Earlier this week while going through my news feed on facebook I came across a segment on the Howard Stern Show about the thievery of the band Led Zeppelin.

Right off the top, I'll admit I've never been a Led Zeppelin fan. I've never been one for strident / hard rock and today the very sound of Classic Rock on the radio, any classic rock, nauseates the shit out of me.

To me, Classic Rock on the radio is like watching an Andy of Mayberry marathon. A couple of episodes are alright, but I'm quickly bored and need to escape before I get depressed.

It's alright by the campfire in small doses, but I'd prefer my radio enlighten me.

I've never really understood the fascination with Led Zeppelin, and that's before I learned that a good measure of their work was actually somebody else's work.

Their screechy uneven sound is something that I've always found more aggravating than appealing. Stairway To Heaven was a small exception, but it turns out even that was a rip-off.

When I hear The Ocean I want to drive ice picks through my ears and run to my Beatles collection

I don't even know how old the segment on Stern is, but it really doesn't matter. There is no time limit on thievery or proof and I'm not about to explain it all. Go here and have a listen for yourself and then go here for more proof.

The point of this essay is this. After I posted the link to my facebook I was amazed at the comments and e-mails I received actually defending Led Zeppelin.

I guess I really shouldn't be surprised. It's human nature to defend, at any cost, something you have a vested interest in.

Taste is subjective and I'm not about to criticize anyone who adores Led Zeppelin because we all receive art differently. One mans Van Gogh is another mans finger painting.

But I find it extremely amusing when people, having had proof laid in their laps, still want to defend them.

They use the excuse that all bands "borrow" music, and that may be true. Influence is something that's hard to resist, but when you steal material word for word and pretend it's your own till you're exposed, it's slimy. Especially when you begrudgingly allow credit that was due at the outset.

But again, it's human nature. The same way my mother in law is willing to over-look Tiger Woods behavior because she absolutely adores the guy. The same way I'm sure there were Philadelphia Eagles fans that were ready to defend Michael Vick because they wanted him back on the football field.

OJ Simpson got way more support than he deserved. I think you get my point.

But the Led Zeppelin response floored me. We still don't know absolutely for sure if OJ cut off his wife's head, but we sure as hell have blatant proof that Led Zeppelin stole other peoples work.

And as I stated above, there is no timeline on theft. One guy commented this morning that at this point it doesn't matter. "Let's just enjoy the music they gave us."

I beg to differ, it does matter.

Here some other comments, with the position that Led Zeppelin wasn't alone, which for some crazy reason makes it OK.

"Plagiarism is part of music."
"It's not like Zeppelin was the only band to rip off a song."
"There is no new rock and roll."
"Is this any different than Elvis ripping off black artists?"
"What about the originals that Page and Plant penned?"

All are pointless arguments given the circumstances. Again, influence is one thing, but ripping somebody off word for word like Led Zeppelin did is another thing.

And please, don't respond to this by defending Led Zeppelin "the musicians" because I'm sure there are musicians I like that you hate.

This is all about integrity and apparently Led Zeppelin had none.

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Category: Stuff

I really feel weird about this. The last time I posted something on Canadian Thinker it was November 19th, over a month ago.

Every time I post something I do it with the intention of getting back to the regular routine and keeping the site up to date.

I feel like a bit of a hypocrite. When I was Program Director of the two Corus Radio stations in Peterborough I was on the jocks all the time to keep their blogs current.

I used to say, "If your blog isn't up to date, you might as well take it down because it makes us look like we're out of it."

But I will qualify that slightly. Radio station websites are revenue generators so it's important to keep them up to date so that potential sponsors feel like they're buying into something relevant.

This blog is not a revenue generator so the commitment isn't quite what it is for a radio station website. Having said that, I still don't feel good about letting Canadian Thinker sit day after day while people continuously e-mail and ask me what gives.

And further to that, those people who post on the site and tell me to shut it down can piss off because it just doesn't make sense. There are lots of non-revenue generating websites that post monthly.

You don't have to pay to read Canadian Thinker and I'm not selling any products on Canadian Thinker so I really don't owe anything to anyone. I just owe it to myself to write more frequently to keep my writing skills sharp.

Now that that's out of the way, let me say this. It was quite the year.

It was the best of times and the worst of times. I learned a lot this year. I learned how one person can destroy part of you and then I learned about shaking it off, moving forward and doing things for yourself.

In Peterborough a wonderful job turned sour through being micro-managed and force fed things I knew were wrong.

I went from feeling great about the company I worked for to feeling profoundly confused and let down. But most of all, I felt betrayed.

Do you know what it's like to have someone pull information out of you in apparent good will and then have them use it against you? I hope you don't because it ain't pretty.

Voicing my opinion was like putting a gun to my head.

But enough of that shite, let's look forward. Literally the day after I left Peterborough Humble and Fred Radio was born.

Humble had been let go from Boom and I couldn't get back to Brampton fast enough.

One phone call and we were mapping strategy for the next few months. Both of us had severance packages we could lean on while we planned what any jock worth his salt would want to do. Create a show that you're completely in control of.

This internet thing is wonderful and it's opened up a whole new world to a couple of guys who still think their brand has some legs. And you know what? It does.

Since doing our first show on October 15th we've had fantastic response with download numbers well beyond our expectations, media acknowledgement that's been extremely flattering and fiscal rewards that we thought would take a lot longer.

It's the first thing that people ask, especially radio people. How do you monetize it?

Well here's how you monetize it. You offer a ready made brand, which we had, then you create a good product, which we did, and then you have the good fortune of a legendary Toronto radio sales manager liking what you do and wanting to hitch his horse to your wagon.

Bill Hurz has been a wonderful addition to the team and has us in great shape for what should be a solid year. In the next couple of weeks, Humble and Fred Radio be making an announcement that will catapult us to the next level.

It's a great opportunity, so great we actually turned down a regular radio gig to pursue it.

At this point it's all about being in control of our own content and not answering to those who claim every move they make is in support of talent and product while in reality they're knee jerking to the latest quarter or PPM / BBM frenzy. It's not their fault necessarily, it's how they make their living and they're comfortable with it. You have to be a certain type.

There are exceptions however, and I'm happy to report that Humble and I met one, but again, more on that in the next week or so.

In the meantime we've got to keep workin' hard, pump out the shows and make sure they get better and better.

We've been blessed with the help of so many people. Like Peter Cugno who's offered his boundless talent on spec, Jason Kinder who's producing the show out love and passion, and Toronto Mike who built the site and made sure everybody could access the audio. Kelly Cutrara comes in a couple of times a week to help out, and people like Alan Cross and Nick Kypreos have answered the call every time we've sent one out.

We'd also like to thank three of the big radio players in Toronto for helping us out.

Astral Media and John Moore for embracing our project and allowing us to yap about it on Newstalk 1010 every week.

Rogers Radio and Bob McCown for giving us a whole half hour of his show when we first launched.

And thank you Corus Radio for wanting five thousand dollars for the trademark Humble and Fred. The buzz that created from a WTF standpoint was amazing. People are still talkin' about it. You can't buy that shit and Dave Farough was a good sport through it all.

And one more. Thanks to Gary Slaight of all people. Talk about irony, the guy who hired us, then fired us from The Mix, became the first major sponsor of Humble and Fred Radio, and I mean major. His faith in our product was displayed through his generosity on a sales contract. He helped legitimize us.

On a personal note I'd like to thank Ross Winters for teaching me a lot during my stay in Peterborough. It all made so much long term sense given the new landscape of that market...... oh well.

That just about does it for now. Other than wishing the remaining readers of Canadian Thinker a very Happy New Year, all I can offer is another promise that I know will probably ring hollow.

I promise to spend more time with this blog in the New Year. Post more often and service those people who obviously love this website when it's functioning properly.

Lovin' yuz, each and every one of ya.

Category: Stuff

I haven't posted much on Canadian Thinker over the past several weeks, and it keeps playing on my mind because people keep e-mailing me asking why.

I've been busy with the podcast thing and in the back of my mind I guess I've needed something juicy to write about. Well this might be it.

Where do I begin?

First of all, I'm not sure I'd like Krishna Nankissoor as a person because I get the impression he's somewhat spineless and someone who likes to take the easy way out even it means hurting the reputation of others.

Krishna Nankissoor, I believe cares about only one person, and that's Krishna Nankissoor.

He's the latest in a long list of system users to run to the abhorrent Ontario Human Rights Commission because like a spoiled brat, he didn't get his way.

For the full background, read this piece in the Toronto Star, which once again, is trying to fan the flames of racism where there's hardly a spark.

The arctial is actually called - The face of education, is it too white?

Nankissoor is a math teacher in Malton who twice was turned down for promotions so he did what a lot of losers do, he refused to look in the mirror and looked for someone else to blame.

Let it be known that there are many cases of non-white teachers getting promotions in Peel Region, but that doesn't make for a good story in the Star and it doesn't help make Nankissoor any more money so it becomes a matter for the pathetic Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Nankissoor's argument is very simple. He's South Asian and that's the only reason he isn't the head of a math department today. Even though there are countless examples of South Asians being promoted in Peel Region it doesn't matter any more in our twisted and frustrating system that often manages to turn alleged racism into real racism by providing an unfair advatage to complainers.

I always play the reverse game in these situations. If a white person was failed to get a promotion in the predominantly non-white school and then went to the Ontario Human Rights Commission, what do you think would happen?

Once the laugher subsided the case would be pushed to the side.

But that's not what happened with Krishna Nankissoor. He ran to the Commission and before his case was heard, he "settled" with the Peel Board.

As a taxpayer in Peel Region, whose tax dollars go to public education, I'd love to know what that settlement was. Was it a cash settlement? If so, I have a big problem with that because based on other promotions in the Region, I don't think he deserves it.

But that is the way of the Ontario Human Rights Commission. In the eyes of this bloated waste of time, every white person in Ontario is a racist and every non-white is victim.

The pressure was probably overwhelming at the board, so they gave-in.

And doesn't that tell us something about the real motives of Nankissoor? He's still not a department head, but he was willing to fore-go that for a "settlement." So what did he really want? So called justice... or money?

Sort of stinks doesn' it?

And what we still don't know is what kind of teacher Nankissoor is. Is he worthy of a promotion? Does he have the credentials? According to a letter in the Star, someone looked into his background and he's completed only one upgrade since 1997 and that happened in the last year, since he went cryin' to the Commission.

Once again, this provides a scary precedent for all of us, and shame on the Toronto Star once again for featuring this crap.

When you read the article another bizarre point is made. If a school is full of brown students then the school should be full of brown teachers. What?

Can you imagine if the same claims were made in reverse? A white teacher complained that there were too many brown teachers in a school predominantly attended by white kids?

I think, or at least I hope you get the point.

And as you read more into the story don't you find it interesting that the point is made that teachers should reflect the cultural aspect of their classes, in this particular article that Punjabi being spoken in the class in vital.

Let's turn it around again, and I've been witness to these cases. In Brampton for example there have been parents of white kids actually take their kids out of heavily populated "Punjabi" schools because too much time was being spent on translation and not enough time on the three "Rs." The South Asian kids hear nothing but Panjabi at home, and the parents leave it up to the schools to make them bi-lingual

A lot of time is spent catching up.

How do you think the parents of those white kids are looked upon? They're considered intolerant and racist. They don't want to assimilate. Meanwhile, there are pockets all over Peel Region that are becoming exclusively South Asian because parents want their kids to be amongst their own. I've seen it; I've heard them admit it.

If a white family moves out of a pocket, it's called racism.

If a South Asian family moves into a pocket, it's called culture.

Its madness and it makes you wonder where it's all headed and the irony is, as long as we have bodies like the Ontario Human Rights Commission, and people like Krishna Nankissoor it's only going to get worse.

It's a wonderful country we live in and diversity is one of its greatest attributes but like most other things, its got to find its way unencumbered and naturally. People are generally good and they will find a way to co-exist if common sense is the leading contributor.

I live in Brampton and when my son has his friends over it gives me a great sense of pride. It's like the League of Nations. My son if officially non-white and he's Asian friends, South Asian friends, white friends and black friends.

They're colour blind when it comes to race and they're all making their way as best they can, on their own merit and conscious of their own personal responsibilities.

Not the stilted advantages of the Ontario Human Rights Commission.

Category: Racism | Stuff