gdp's Comments

Filibuster Cartoons : The Alberta election explained

Mon, 11 May 2015 02:58:55 +0000

I thought it was informative. I'm from the US though and I usually turn to JJ for any Canadian news.

Filibuster Cartoons : My first-ever video

Fri, 17 Apr 2015 01:46:55 +0000

I like all your stuff and enjoyed the last two videos. Do what makes you happy!

Filibuster Cartoons : Trudeau's choice

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 17:11:52 +0000

The mistake US pro-life activists make is they focus 90% on bans. I'm pro-life myself and support bans on abortion, but it's obvious that pursuing legislation to ban abortions isn't working--it's the culture that needs to change. Most women don't get abortions just because they don't want to be pregnant for 9 months--they get abortions because they don't want the child after its born. If pro-lifers focused more on adoption and viability research it may be more persuasive than a law or court ruling. Maybe they could have an education campaign showing how having a child isn't as devastating as you think instead of lobbying congress. This might actually change the culture to respect life again. It could be a good place to start for the Canadian pro-life movement.

Filibuster Cartoons : Improv foreign policy

Fri, 20 Sep 2013 00:10:40 +0000

I like both, so do whatever feels right. And do a cartoon on the guy who down votes every comment.

Filibuster Cartoons : Canada Kart

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 20:49:49 +0000

So what's the story with Harper's nose? Within the past year, it's gotten more rectangular with the ability to grow and zig-zag.

Filibuster Cartoons : Support for Syria

Wed, 4 Sep 2013 00:23:19 +0000

This is off-topic, but who's the guy that down votes every single comment on this site?

Filibuster Cartoons : Support for Syria

Wed, 4 Sep 2013 00:01:17 +0000

The point of strategic strikes is to punish Assad and let him know it's bad to use chemical weapons, per the 1925 Geneva Protocol. If the US Government does not enforce the treaty it will have no meaning. That's what I hear from die-hard Democrats. How blowing up some things and killing people (except Assad) enforces the treaty is a mystery to me.

Filibuster Cartoons : The G8's Syrian consensus

Sun, 23 Jun 2013 22:27:50 +0000

Yes, I would also like to understand Harper's food, even though it might ruin the joke. Is that the stereotypical Canadian diet?

Filibuster Cartoons : A right-Left peace treaty

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:13:13 +0000

"We should never forget that everything Adolf Hitler did in Germany was 'legal'" - Martin Luther King Jr.

Filibuster Cartoons : A right-Left peace treaty

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:03:12 +0000

If you want to know where you stand on privacy, just e-mail me the phone calls you made from your phone bill. You can send them to ebounding@gmail.com. If you're not comfortable sending them to a weird internet guy, then you REALLY shouldn't be comfortable with the government looking at your phone records without even asking.

Filibuster Cartoons : Noko Nuko

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:48:46 +0000

Jong-un reminds me of Pokey.

Filibuster Cartoons : Courting gay marriage

Fri, 5 Apr 2013 16:34:07 +0000

If Christian Conservatives were serious about marriage, they would be working to get the government out of marriage and make tax benefits neutral to everyone. Marriage is a covenant with God, not the State. But of course, married couples are a large voting bloc and won't give up their bennies easily. I never thought I would quote from something called "The Daily Anarchist", but it's probably the best article I've read regarding the subject. http://dailyanarchist.com/2013/04/01/no-right-to-... "On it’s face, it should be humiliating to everyone to grovel for permission to marry. We should also consider the reality that the paperwork couples sign is a contract with the State. Conventional wisdom suggests we should always read the contracts we sign, but this is impossible because the terms of this contract are obfuscated in 200 years of legal code, which are buried in legal libraries in language we barely understand. Even if we discover something objectionable, we cannot renegotiate the terms of this contract, and the State can change the terms at any time without our consent. In affect, signing a marriage license is consent to whatever laws they have passed, and whatever laws they will pass into perpetuity."

Frontpage Magazine : Is God Against Drones?

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:25:47 +0000

"It removes militants from their operating status to non-operational. It might also have a strategic effect. By the way, drones are air planes that have remote pilots, so the costs are lower. That's it. They're not robots from Star Wars making their own decisions. What's your problem? We could spend more money and use piloted craft but with pressure from leftists we've spent ourselves past the point of allowing that to be practical. " My problem with drones is how they're being used. In a "conventional war", any state with a halfway decent defense can shoot these things out of the sky no problem. So they're not being used to conduct war (conflict between states), they're being used to assassinate. It's only a matter of time before they're used on us once the Government disarms us. Maybe not to bomb us (maybe), but to watch our movements and behavior. It wouldn't surprise me if the middle east is just the "sandbox" to test their abilities. So while you may fear some Islamist hiding out in some worthless cave/desert, I'm personally much more worried about the government taking away our liberty under the guise of "safety".

Frontpage Magazine : Is God Against Drones?

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:52:02 +0000

"Typically in Just War thinking, intent is key. U.S. drone strikes on homicidal terrorists operating freely in a failed nation state is quite different from communist China theoretically launching drones against Chinese dissidents residing in the U.S." How is the intent any different? In both scenarios the intent is to kill an individual. How does bombing with drones stop terrorism? In a conventional war you bomb the opposing country until their government surrenders. So if there is no government how do you get the Al-Qaida to surrender? If a senior al Qaida is killed along with 20 innocents, is it possible that the families of those killed might be encouraged to oppose the US?

Filibuster Cartoons : Avoid the Cliff!

Sun, 2 Dec 2012 01:10:23 +0000

Taxing the people who are the most creative and able to avoid taxes (the rich) is a quick political shortcut, but not a solution to the problem. The problem is spending and neither side wants to take the political heat for making the necessary changes for non-discretionary and military spending.

Filibuster Cartoons : Four more years

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 03:44:02 +0000

But where are the anti-war protests we saw during the Bush years? Instead of waterboarding, Obama's just cutting to the chase and blowing up people with drones.

Filibuster Cartoons : Four more years

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:58:04 +0000

Libertarians in the Republican party have to redefine themselves first so they're not seen as simply drug-addled. anti-war college kids. The Republican party claims the mantle of the Constitution, so libertarians need to define themselves as "Constitutional Conservatives" and get involved in the party. That's what I'm doing. The party bosses don't like it though so we'll see how it plays out.

Filibuster Cartoons : Four more years

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:48:25 +0000

It's all good with the Dem base now though. The PATRIOT ACT, Guantanamo, plus Drone Bombings are not a problem with Barry in power. Peace forever!

Filibuster Cartoons : Four more years

Sun, 11 Nov 2012 00:45:19 +0000

Was this lady the inspiration for the toon? http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1f3_1352328148

Filibuster Cartoons : Presidential Scorecard '012

Sun, 4 Nov 2012 22:55:29 +0000

Looks like Nate Silver is backtracking: https://twitter.com/fivethirtyeight/status/265092... Obama has 80% chance to win if popular vote tie and only 30% if it's plus 1 Romney.