Small Dead Animals
Small Dead Animals (or SDA) is an award-winning Canadian blog, focusing largely on politics (Canadian, U.S., British and international) from a conservative perspective. Saskatchewan-based blogger Kate McMillan founded the blog and remains its primary contributor.[1]
The main page of Small Dead Animals carries this message:
- Why this blog?
Until this moment I have been forced to listen while media and politicians alike have told me "what Canadians think". In all that time they never once asked. - This is just the voice of an ordinary Canadian yelling back at the radio - "You don't speak for me."
Small Dead Animals was voted Best Canadian Blog in the Weblog Awards for 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.[2] In 2008, SDA was narrowly voted Best Conservative Blog in North America over Ace of Spades HQ.[3]
Richard Warman, a frequent complainant at the Canadian Human Rights Commission (and former CHRC employee) has sued McMillan, Ezra Levant, Kathy Shaidle and the National Post over links to comments criticizing him at a Canadian internet forum, freedominion.ca.[4]
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[edit] Memorable Phrases
[edit] The Libranos
McMillan coined the phrase "The Libranos" (a play on "liberal" and "Sopranos") to refer to the Liberal Party of Canada in light of the sponsorship scandal.[5] A year later, a photograph of two Conservative MPs with a poster-sized version of a Western Standard cover based on her concept[6] sparked a national controversy when Joe Volpe likened the MPs to Ku Klux Klan members.[7][8]
[edit] Coverage in media
Small Dead Animals has received some press coverage from the Toronto Sun, including:
- Publishing a letter from a soldier's widow after he died in a training exercise and the media became intrusive during and before the funeral.[9]
- Commenting negatively on Alberta Progressive Conservative premier Ralph Klein's slide to the left.[10]
- Criticizing a no-jail sentence for Paul Coffin, who was involved in the sponsorship scandal.[11]
- Noting Celine Dion's choice of pronouns when discussing Hurricane Katrina on Larry King Live.[12][13]
McMillan and some other Canadian bloggers provided commentary on the 2006 Canadian elections to the CBC[14] and BBC News.[15] SDA and McMillan have been mentioned on the floor of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan.[16][17]
[edit] References
- ^ Norman Geras (22 July 2005). "The normblog profile 96: Kate McMillan". normblog. http://normblog.typepad.com/normblog/2005/07/the_normblog_pr_3.html. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "The 2004 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org. http://2008.weblogawards.org/2004/winners.php. "The 2005 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org. http://2008.weblogawards.org/2005/winners.php. "The 2006 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org. http://2008.weblogawards.org/2006/winners.php. "The 2007 Weblog Awards: Best Canadian Blog". WeblogAwards.org. http://2008.weblogawards.org/2007/winners.php.
- ^ "The 2008 Weblog Awards: Best Conservative Blog". WeblogAwards.org. http://2008.weblogawards.org/polls/best-conservative-blog/.
- ^ Karen Brownlee (April 21, 2008). "Sask. blogger caught in legal bind". Ottawa Citizen. http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=60849e8f-98d9-43c5-9a8c-775a48a3a72b&k=13709.
- ^ Kate McMillan (April 3, 2004). "The Libranos". Small Dead Animals. http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/000199.html.
- ^ "The Shotgun Blog: The Libranos". Western Standard. April 27, 2005. http://westernstandard.blogs.com/shotgun/2005/04/the_libranos.html.
- ^ "From Saskatchewan Blog To Parliament Hill". Small Dead Animals. May 3, 2005. http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/001839.html. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Klan comments land Liberal minister in firestorm". CBC News. May 5, 2005. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2005/05/04/VolpeKKK_050504.html.
- ^ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web.". The Toronto Sun. 27 April 2006.
- ^ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web.". The Toronto Sun. 4 April 2006.
- ^ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web.". The Toronto Sun. 21 September 2005.
- ^ Kate McMillan (10 September 2005). "My Heart Will Go On". Small Dead Animals. http://www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/002627.html. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Best of the blogs: What's hot and on the web.". The Toronto Sun. 13 September 2005.
- ^ For example: Kate McMillan (January 21, 2006). "Prime Minister Wile E. Coyote". CBC. http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes2006/forums/electionroundtable/2006/01/prime_minister_.html.
- ^ "Viewpoints: Canada election bloggers". BBC News. 21 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4622030.stm#kate. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Twenty-fifth Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Debates and Proceedings", Saskatchewan Hansard XLVIII (5A): p. 126, 14 November 2005, 1:30PM, http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/hansard/25L2S/051114Hansard.pdf
- ^ "Twenty-fifth Legislature of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, Debates and Proceedings", Saskatchewan Hansard XLVIII (11A): p. 374, 23 November 2005, 1:30PM, http://www.legassembly.sk.ca/hansard/25L2S/051123Hansard.pdf
