Community College Crazies: Professor suspended for posting picture of daughter in Game of Thrones shirt

Confirming yet again that the halls of academia are no place for interpreting things, a New Jersey professor was suspended over a Game Of Thrones T-shirt whose tagline—the Daenerys Targaryen quote, “I Will Take What Is Mine With Fire & Blood”—was interpreted by his colleague as a threat. The incident came about after Francis Schmidt, who teaches art and animation at Bergen Community College, posted a photo of his daughter doing a yoga pose in the shirt to his Google+ account, where it was seen by the people who actually use Google+, such as easily riled deans. Said dean reportedly called for an emergency meeting, concerned that this small, unsettlingly agile girl in a T-shirt was Schmidt’s way of announcing his intention to claim all the spoils a New Jersey community college has to offer, by force if necessary...

h/t Kathy S.

An idiot's guide to Game of Thrones

The Globe's message to the Liberals' Prince Joffrey: When something is barbaric, call it barbaric

Jason Kenney, the federal immigration minister, deserves congratulations for releasing an updated guide for newcomers that refers to certain unacceptable cultural practices as “barbaric.” Those practices include any that “tolerate spousal abuse, honour killings, female genital mutilation, forced marriage or other gender-based violence.” The term “barbaric” is strong, but it leaves no room for misinterpretation. That is the most important issue here.

Words to remember, Prince Joffrey!

As he prepares to hand the reins to the Liberal Party's Prince Joffrey, Bob Rae compares Harper government to Animal Farm

If Bob Rae read Orwell, it appears he didn't understand it very well. I like the Bobster, but the thoughtless partisanship you get from every Liberal MP is not something that instills much confidence in their ability to lead the country.

Orwell's "Animal Farm" is about the corruption of a revolution - Harper's treatment of Kevin Page and his MP's shows howReform has fallen
— Bob Rae (@bobraeMP) April 1, 2013

As Justin Trudeau, the Liberal's Prince Joffrey, a man with his father's name but only a pale shadow of his abilities, readies himself to take dynastic throne, the Liberals are in for some major humiliation.

The Conservatives were able to make men of great intellect like Stephane Dion and Michael Ignatieff look like fools. Trudeau the younger has already given them a considerable head start.