I have begun to believe my mind is full of tiny little topics that act like pimples.

No one can predict the order they start to fester in, or when they’ll get ripe and burst.

Saturday 27 July 2013

What was I thinking?



What was I thinking?

Damn good question!

It made me do a whole lot more!





The day after I posted I HATE TWO-FACED POLITICIANS (which follows this one), I received a question from a Reader that threw me. A friend Eric requested I answer a question from Jodie. She had asked him a question about my post about M.P. Jean Crowder and the odor crisis in Shawinigan Falls. I agreed to answer before I saw it.



This reader, whoever she is, is one smart girl because she thinks like me! She read my post and it didn’t gel with her perspective of the situation and she was questioning MY logic and reasoning! In short her question boiled down to:

“Are you nuts?”



I wasn’t sure, so I read my post as if I had not written it

Following find her question and my attempt to defend myself:



Jodie: 
I’m not sure I understand the writer's problem with the MPs statement. Nowhere does she state that she doesn't support medical marijuana. The NDP were the first party to support, and have consistently for years. What she does say is that if somebody is given a license to grow for the government, they still have to obey local bylaws. That is just common sense. As for a more commercial model of grow-ops, she says that is coming.... she doesn't say that she supports that model.
Personally, I don't like either model. People should be allowed to have a couple of plants for personal use, medical or recreational.


To answer your question Jodie: I was prompted to write the post because it’s a one-sided half picture of the problem being reported. It’s a collaboration of the two main sources of misinformation that have helped create the negative impression that the public has regarding Medical Marijuana. The “Press” who ignore critical little details in their attempt to report exaggeration as the “Truth” and Politicians who ignore obvious truths in their propagandizing of whatever position they hold this week. Both these sources speak with perceived authority from a position of respect and readers deserve a more balanced presentation of fact.


In this instance the reporter did a lousy job of reporting with information probably received via e-mail or phone and no first hand information at all. Readers might have been interested in who this Skunkman is and what he had to say in his own defense? How many plants? He’s a dedicated grower: How many patients is he supplying? Just how sick are they? What terrible diseases? What are they allowed as a dose. How bad was the smell? 

She has no first hand knowledge to judge whether the complaint is justified, or a fiction concocted by ignorant neighbors to eliminate the criminal element and all the safety hazards that just moved in next door?


I don’t think the reporter has any intention of following up on this outrage to let her public know the result when it happens, do you? I didn’t like chewing out another reporter but if she gets another shot at anything to do with Medical Marijuana she will report it with a lot more attention to detail and accuracy than she did here. That lack of detail may well apply to her reporting of Ms. Crowder’s remarks that made up the second half of her composition so I allow more leeway regarding her statements.


I didn’t want to mention Ms. Crowder, but what she was reported as saying was totally misleading. She should not have commented about the personal growth issue because she obviously has no idea how complex this subject is. 


To begin the article she is reported as almost recommending that Municipalities enact bylaws to control the problem of personal growth. She is totally unaware that by doing so she is encouraging them to follow the example of Surrey who has enacted a bylaw so prohibitive to personal growth it is virtually impossible to meet compliance requirements much less the $5000 initial fee application. 

The basis for the ridiculous operating requirements of the MMRP is found in the Surrey bylaw. Both are designed with a Complexity requiring the expenditure of a fortune for a ridiculously Ultra High Tech Security System: a multiplicity of unnecessary Quality Control tests and Production methods. 

She should have kept her mouth shut but her performance was very illustrative of the stereotypical performance of nearly every politician confronted with a question about something they know very little about. Bafflegab!


Unfortunately for Ms. Crowder these are her constituents and she musr reassure them and let them know she has their best interests at heart. She announces there will be an end to the problem as soon as the commercializing of supply planned by the Harperites will bring an end to this terrible offensive odor activity. 

I got the impression she is pleased the Cons are going to end her problem and completely ignorant of the consequences on Medical Marijuana. If everyone just holds their nose till next spring, all you’ll smell is flowers. There is no sign of awareness that this will be disastrous on the lives of the Patients dependant on their grower for their medication. She’s condemning them to pain and puke and is completely unaware of reality.


We now are near the conclusion of the article and Ms. Crowder made me laugh with her presentation of false power and influence on the Con Government Ministry of Health! LOLOLOL!!!


Jodie, in conclusion there is no way the Ms. Crowder will be able to gain attention for a constituent complaint unless it is a life or death matter. HC ignores the Supreme Court for crying out loud: do you think for a moment they will pay attention to a minor backbencher in an Opposition party for a complaint as serious as a smell? LOL again!



Jodie: I don’t know if I answered your question to your satisfaction but that is my attempt and I’m out of steam. If you would like to reply for any further questions please reply to my E-mail. That’s private and my embarrassment is not meant to be visible! thesmeegoanguy@gmail.ca


Once again thanks for the question. I need a good kick once in a while and you’re the first reader who paid enough attention to notice and come through with the necessary attitude adjustment. Ouch!

With deep regards

Blaine





Wednesday 24 July 2013

Is This Official NDP Policy?


Is This Official NDP Policy?
If it is,
I have a problem!

The other day while cruising through my morning news I ran across another friend’s submission to Facebook. He is probably more pissed off than I am with the lack of integrity in Ottawa. He’s had a closer acquaintance than I with this Member of Parliament. He was surprised to find out she had two faces. I thought it was common knowledge they all do!
Following are:
1.    his Facebook entry comment followed by
2.    a precis of the article that pissed him off
3.    a link to it and following that
4.    A conclusion and commentary by me in my usual precise and picky way.

To begin, I didn’t bother to ask MJ for permission to reprint this but what the hell it’s just another way to share his profound hurt and disappointment. Read on!
MJ Vape
So, in spite of my years of trying to educate Jean Crowder and the NDP that we need to grow at home for our medical cannabis, she sides with the neighbours in that she says these small "operations" will be gone soon. She knows they are called production sites and she had an opportunity to set the record straight. I thought she was more understanding of all sides. If there had been proper regulations or even suggestions about odour control from Health Canada, that would have eliminated these problems. She seems to be siding with the government here. My hope with getting any support from the federal NDP is quickly vanishing.

From  The Cowichan Valley Citizen

Neighbours sick of legal Shawnigan grow operation


A PRECIS:
Nanaimo-Cowichan MP Jean Crowder said many regional districts and municipalities don't have bylaws in place to regulate where these operations can set up shop but the CVRD could act if other bylaws are being broken… "The licensing is one piece of it but if they are contravening bylaws...just because you've got a licenced grow op doesn't mean that you can flout whatever other regulations are in place," she said.
But Crowder says it won't be much longer until small medical marijuana growing operations like the one in question are done with for good. A more commercial process will replace what exists, all but eliminating the one-off growers and replacing them with massive industrial operations.
Until then, if citizens have concerns, they need to contact Health Canada and if they don't get anywhere, Crowder can reach out on their behalf, she said.
My Opine

Another one sided opinionated article by another newspaper reporter as superficial as Jason Miller of the Belleville Intelligencer:
a sensational expose based on little or no investigation and follow up.
 What’s the other side of the story?
Remember questions about the defender, does he have a defense?
Who is this guy? Does he have a name? What are you doing here? What’s the problem causing the smell? Can you stop it? How many Plants? ( That’s usually a good indication – Huge to stink that bad).How many licenses? Why do you grow and do this despite opposition from the neighbors? Where do you think it will end?

To Sarah Simpson : Did you actually go to the scene of this crime and sniff downwind on a hot day? Did you get stoned or dizzy? Do you really think there is enough smell to justify a complaint or is it just the neighbors fear that the Criminal Element has moved into the neighborhood and the children are in danger. In short are they believers in the bullshit the Government hands out as truth and acting stupidly.
I guess that’s about enough criticism of the reporting, now to the public spouting of a wannabe famous politician Ms. Crowder

Where the hell does she as a Federal politician get the right to advise municipalities to cover their asses with restrictive bylaws to prevent any personal growth of Medical Marijuana? That is a straight ignorance and denial of the rights of her own constituents who are legally entitled to grow as a cost avoidance measure that she conveniently ignores.

The second point is laughable in her assertion that the new commercialization will eliminate all the problems right away. She completely ignores the reality that the creation of a supply industry for a nation this large in less than a decade is stupidity. At this point:
1.    No licenses have been issued, noproduction sources
2.    No Production facilities have as yet been constructed.
3.    Not one has been inspected for regulatory compliance
4.    No target crops are recommended from the genetic pool and
5.    No seeds have been mass planted or cloning activity begun.
6.    No verified sources of product are available to contact and apply to
7.    The price is a totally dependant on the greed component.

It seems logical to me to conclude that there is no way in the time span remaining to accomplish all the activity required to prepare a national distribution system. The creation of supply train of unknown products (Hybrids), of sufficient quantity and quality. ready to go to supply a market with very a demanding clientel at an unknown price increase that could double by next April is impossible.   

The Cons have a majority and the passage is guaranteed. An NDP member on Opposition is not supposed to be advocating enemy crime. They don’t need your help Jean, back off and do what you ewer elected to do. Help your constituents survive the assholes in power and lodge the fact into your mind that not all your constituents are homeowners with nasal problems that need coddling.

If you have a grower, it’s logical you have patients who need the medication and they are constituents too. What the fuck are you doing for them! Their pain and sick symptoms are far more important than the unfounded fears that fools like you propagate for political gain.

Regarding your last statement:

“You’re living in Wonderland, Alice!”

You stated you could address concerns if your constituent’s complaints were not getting results from Health Canada. Try flexing your imaginary muscle in front of a mirror because your self image needs a severe deflation! They have the power to tell the Supreme Court to piss off and you think they will listen to you, a back bench nobody from an Opposition party. LMAO

I wonder how many of your constituents realized they were voting for a Harpocrit in NDP costume. I hope they wake up for the next election and ram this little bit of two faced flatulence back at you. I truly hope you’ll enjoy the rotten smell of defeat.

Should any of you readers be ticked off to the degree that you would like to make a snarkey comment, it won’t cost you a penny. Ms. Crowder was kind enough to provide a toll free phone number and even her e-mail address:

Phone: 1-866-609-9998
E-mail: jean@jeancrowder.ca

Feel free to call: She obviously needs all the feedback she can get!


Friday 19 July 2013

I Don’t Take Dismissal Lightly- NFW



I Don’t Take Dismissal Lightly- NFW

A Righteously Deserved Attitude Adjustment


Yesterday I got all pissed off with another bureaucrat who anonymously refused my legitimate complaint about a couple of bad nasty OPP cops. I got the rubber stamp circular file treatment and whoever did that doesn’t know me. I Don’t Take Dismissal Lightly! This is in reference to the complaint sent to the Ontario Office of the Independent Police Review Director that forms the tail end of my post of 21 June 2013 titled


These Cops Are Criminals!

These Cops Are Criminals!

Following find the Stock Form Clerical Refusal I received after a month’s wait and following that my response to

Mr. Gerry McNeilly, the Ontario Independent Review Director requesting his attention and reply!

 
 
Following is my response and request for reconsideration and confirmation of the rejection.


Mr. E-mail: OIPRD@ontario.ca               20 July 2013
Reply to the Office of the Independent Police Review Director
655 Bay Street, 10th Floor,
Toronto, ON   M7A 2T4
Attn: Mr. Gerry McNeilly, Director
Ref: OIPRD Complaint #130005918

Dear Mr. McNeilly:

I have a problem. Two days ago I received a reply to my complaint from your office. A Ms. Carmen Lesperance of the Case Management Department advised me that section 60(2) of the Police Services Act permits you to not deal with a complaint if it is beyond some ridiculous six months statute of limitations.
I am further advised that you have decided not to deal with my complaint because it is not in the public interest.

Bullshit!

I doubt very much that you have even seen my complaint. It got scanned by Case Management who jumped on the date and disposed of the problem with great dispatch using the prime loophole for work avoidance. If I sound pissed off and disillusioned I am. I take the time to file a formal complaint`, I get a rubber stamp refusal, effectively get told to fuck off and there is no appeal. If that is your decision then I want a refusal to accept my complaint signed by you.

Before you send that confirmation of your decision please read the goddamned complaint and notice that the reason for the charge of Criminal Negligence against Sergeant Mark Duval is that he did not do his duty refused to return valuable personal private files to their owners causing great harm to many of them.. Please note that he is still doing so and there is still another six months to go before the statute of limitations applies to the crime he is committing today! He’s violating Criminal Code Section 219- Criminal Negligence by not doing his legal duties and returning the files.

There is no longer any reason to hold them.
He has already successfully sabotaged the renewal of every license by denying access to all the documentation required for its renewal. 4100 patients had to go and get Brand new medical certification of their diagnosis and suitability for renewal because a fucking totally despicable asshole refused to return them. The harm he caused was not neglect it was intentional vindictive damage to people who can’t fight back.

You state they had a search warrant and they did, but I cannot conceive how one search warrant can provide grounds or probable cause for the invasion of privacy of 4100 Medically Confidential files secure from third party access without a warrant for each file.
By accessing these files they illegally obtained the identities, locations and most importantly, expiry dates for every personal and designated grow op license. This permitted them to set a target date for a raid to determine whether the problems with renewal, caused by their withholding essential documentation, had produced the crop of unlicensed grow-ops they could destroy and charge the grower.

This matter needs attending to right bloody now but if you can’t be bothered to help protect the rights of these 4100 innocent victims you are effectively sanctioning police brutality and that is not in the public interest.

I have no idea what to expect in return to this request for reconsideration and certification of your decision. I’m not optimistic anything will be accomplished in the foreseeable future even if you launched a full scale witch hunt. It’s only taken thirteen years to get the first cop charged with G20 offenses to come to court to get dismissed, why should I expect different here?

One thing you could do without a great deal of difficulty is call the OPP command and ask them if they could request Sergeant Duval’s approval and ask if he would arrange for the prompt return of the files. He’ll probably tell them to “Fuck Off!” like he tells the rightful owners of these files but it’s worth the effort.

Please advise if there is any way to take these bastards to task.

An extremely disillusioned victim
Blaine Barrett

P.S. I thought it is interesting to note that I did not obtain your name from either your office or my rather critical analysis of your website. You’re effectively invisible and I was referred to you by the Attorney Generals office in their response to a similar complaint.




Wednesday 17 July 2013

Rona’s Riotous Reception




Rona’s Riotous Reception

Exclusive by TheSmeeGoanGuy
Ottawa July 17, 2013

Peaceful  Protest Erupts in Violence

Yesterday The MMRP Ladies Auxiliary assembled on Parliament to welcome our new Minister of Health: The Honourable Rona Ambrose.  As such she has been given the task of implementing the commercial boondoggle that Leona Aglukkaq is leaving behind with her mismanagement of the MMAProgram. The group had prepared a short protest note they wished to present regarding the banning of all personal growth.

The announcement was set for 10 AM but the ladies arrived early to secure a front row position. They posed for a group photo to commemorate the event.




The MMRP Ladies Auxiliary

They then engaged in welcoming every new arrival with huge smile. They introduced themselves as advocates for patients, presented an informational brochure to tell what the problems were,  and gave each a welcoming gift an extremely potent and delicious sample of “Mellow Yellow”- Medible #269. Its 75% secret cannabinoids has won world wide acclaim for its benefits. It produces a state of euphoric stress relief: anxiety about the future is replaced by anticipation of pleasure: tactile sensitivity of erogenous zones is magnified many times(Patent Application in process.)

There are 3 common side effects that some people find problematic:

1. Stupid grin and giggle attacks at inappropriate times:
2.A tendency to scream and react badly when their enjoyment is disturbed: and
3. A resent of authority that can erupt in violence if sensed when stoned.

At 9:30 AM the Cops arrived in force to control the terrorist activity CSIS claimed was being promoted on Sacred Government Ground. Their timing couldn’t have been worse. 32 SWAT teams arrived with screaming sirens and disturbed the tranquility of the now stoned audience. They sent spies to penetrate the crowd, single out the Ladies Auxiliary and forcibly tried to remove them from the crowd.  The Ladies having followed Brian Barpile’s Martial Arts posts forcibly resisted, the screaming started and all hell started to break loose.

The remaining Cops tried to kettle the crowd with riot shields and Billy clubs but this mass exertion of authority was too much and side effect #3 kicked in. The riot lasted a full hour and only ended with the arrival and hosing down of the crowd by 4 Water Cannons that cooled tempers and quiet was restored.

There were 213 arrests for a variety of offenses but the large majority (142) were the result of one officer witnessing another getting his balls or ass kicked.   The majority of these will be dismissed if the accused pleads ignorance and claims he didn’t know Cops had Balls.

Further updates will be provided as events develop but these are impossible to predict as they are all controlled by 

Stinkin Stephen’s Thinkin

Go figure

Saturday 13 July 2013

A Zarathustrian Prediction



A Zarathustrian Prediction



I thought all you young fellers out there should have a good peek at your possible path through your future. I can assure you the accuracy of my predictive powers in this regard.  I am now of an advanced age and have traveled the same path to acquire first hand knowledge of the journey and am nearing the finishing chapters myself. To further reassure you of the accuracy of my predictions, I have confirmed each by consulting my Crystal Ball. It’s a beauty. I found it at a garage sale in Whalley I think I’ve traced it all the way back to Merlin and it works like a damn

Read on for enlightenment of your future life and its many benefits


To Honor the Memory of My Master

 

I present

Man's Age, as Determined by a Trip to Home Depot


The Shape of Things to Come

You are in the middle of a few projects at your home: putting in a
 new fence, painting the basement walls, putting in a new garden. You
 are hot and sweaty, covered in dust, lawn clippings, dirt and paint.
 You have your old work clothes on. You know the outfit -- shorts with
 the hole in the crotch, old T-shirt with a stain from who-knows-what,
 and an old pair of tennis shoes.

 Right in the middle of these projects you realize you need to run to
 Home Depot for supplies.

Depending on your age you might do the following:


 *In your 20s:*

 Stop what you are doing. Shave, take a shower, blow dry your hair,
 brush your teeth, floss and put on clean clothes.
 Check yourself in the mirror and flex. Add a dab of your favorite
 cologne because, you never know, you just might meet some hot chick
 while standing in the checkout line.

 And yes, you went to school with the pretty girl running the register.

*In your 30s:*

 Stop what you are doing, put on clean shorts and shirt.
Change your  shoes.
 You married the hot chick so no need for much else.
 Wash your hands and comb your hair. Check yourself in the mirror.
 Still got it.
 Add a shot of your favorite cologne to cover the smell.

 The cute girl running the register is the kid sister to someone you
 went to school with.

 *In your 40s:*

 Stop what you are doing. Put on a sweatshirt that is long enough to
 cover the hole in the crotch of your shorts.
 Put on different shoes and a hat. Wash your hands.
Your bottle of Brute is almost empty, so don't waste any of it on a trip to
Home  Depot.
 Check yourself in the mirror and do more sucking in than flexing.

 The hot young thing running the register is your daughter's age and
 you feel weird about thinking she's spicy.

 *In your 50s:*

 Stop what you are doing. Put on a hat. Wipe the dirt off your hands
 onto your shirt. Change shoes because you don't want to get dog crap
 in your new sports car. Check yourself in the mirror and swear not to
wear that shirt anymore because it makes you look fat.

 The cutie running the register smiles when she sees you coming and
 you think you still have it. Then you remember -- the hat you have on
 is from Bubba's Bait & Beer Bar and it says, 'I Got Worms '


 *In your 60s:*

 Stop what you are doing. No need for a hat any more. Hose the dog
 crap off your shoes. The mirror was shattered when you were in your
 50s. You hope you have underwear on so nothing hangs outta
 the hole in  your pants.

 The girl running the register may be cute but you don't have your
 glasses on, so you're not sure.


 *In your 70s:*

 Stop what you are doing. Wait to go to Home Depot until the drug
 store has your prescriptions ready too.
Don't even notice the dog crap on your shoes.

 The young thing at the register stares at you
and
you realize your  balls are hanging out the hole in your crotch.

 
*In your 80s:*

 Stop what you are doing. Start again. Then stop again. Now you
remember you need to go to Home Depot. Go to Wal-Mart instead.
 You went to school with the old lady greeter.

 You wander around trying to remember what you are looking for. Then
 you fart out loud and think someone called your name.


 
*In your 90s & beyond:*

 What's a home deep hoe? Something for my garden?
Where am I? Who am I?  Why am I reading this?
 Did I send it? Did you?

Who farted?


Saturday 6 July 2013

A Validation of Judgment and Correction of Bullshit


Truth v. Lies
One Example of Each
I began advocating for Dr. Rob Kamermans now just over a year and a half ago. I hope that I have provided all my readers with a clear picture of who he is. He’s a man of great character and an asset to his community who has been unfairly slandered. I’ve asserted this many times in this blog but my estimation of his social value and contribution has been validated by a very recent report in the online source of Hastings County local news:
It was written by Barbara Shaw. She is the only reporter with factual first hand knowledge of Dr. Kamermans, she knows the community of Coe Hill and Hastings County, and she knows the entire saga of this atrocity better than anybody. She is the one who broke the news of his arrest back on Jan 27, 2012 and she’s been watching ever since. Barbara wrote this 3 days ago so you’re not going to get anything newer.
http://www.bancroftthisweek.com/2013/07/03/doctor-forced-to-sell-property.
That pretty much handles Judgment: Now for the Truth.
One nasty thing that has haunted this whole Kamermans problem since its inception is the slander by the cops regarding the huge amount of money he got from repeating his dastardly crime! He illegally signed 4100 applications and charged enormous fees ranging into the thousands. They invented and fostered the image of him as a millionaire with huge cash stash he can’t reveal to the cops or he’ll lose that enormous gigantically humongous pile of his filthy proceeds of crime. It would seem the Cops that started and propagated that slanderous bullshit lie never took any lessons in common sense or elementary Mathematics. He following simple exercise combining common sense, Mathematic and logic destroys that bullshit.

When Rob came to Canada he was not a rich man. He was successful, had a couple of properties with mortgages in the USA. He brought about $150K worth of cash, valuables and his professional skills to Coe Hill. He began his practice and was successful in building it up over the course of the next years and created his clinic in the process. In addition to his Coe Hill clinic he also successfully obtained two ER Physician positions. By 2012 he had built his income to about the $500,000 per annum level.

What no-one takes into account is that in the course of building his income he used it to leverage a mortgage load of about $400K re his Combined US and Canadian properties. Rob estimates that he made about $600K from his signing which seems believable as his average charge over the 4100 signatures was in the $150 range. All of that money was plowed back into his property and business as follows:

Item
Amount
Total amount of “Criminal” income
$600K
Less mortgages
-$400K
Less practice expansion and farm
-$125K
Less a tractor to work it
-$30K
Less local labor and materials
-$50K
Surplus “Criminal” income
-0-

 At the time of his arrest all his money was invested in Coe Hill, and he had a little cash, but he had an income of 500K and probably could have afforded the costs of his defense and survival if that had not been intentionally sabotaged by the Cops. Sergeant Rob Henderson’s unnecessary arrest and handcuffing in an ER mid-shift killed both ER positions, his practice has died, and his total income reduced to his and Mary’s combined old Age Pensions. He had to mortgage and encumber property in order to get bail for them both, ;His banks have cancelled his accounts and credit cards. He has had no income for over a year and his legal fees have to be ridiculous. Lawyers are all greedy bastards.

At this point the Kamermans have had no real income to simply support themselves much less the cost of their defense against ridiculous charges.

They’ve really hit rock bottom when they have to start selling their beloved clinic.
And that is where it is at.
Blaine