Comments on: The lies your leaders told you http://thebrucereport.com/2008/08/the-lies-your-leaders-told-you/ Where the economic and political heart of Atlantic Canada beats Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dan Fitzgerald http://thebrucereport.com/2008/08/the-lies-your-leaders-told-you/comment-page-1/#comment-21387 Dan Fitzgerald Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:45:30 +0000 http://thebrucereport.com/?p=509#comment-21387 If it were the American system, I'd put Taliban Jack in as President and let the Liberals try to run congress. The Greens had better get their word out if they expect to do anything beyond showing up in this election. The message of the NDP and Canadian Action Party are good, but they just can't seem to surmount the corporate control of the playing turf... Anything we could do to make it less like an NFL game would be great - I wish it were less about bumblers struggling to defeat Karl Rovian megalomaniacs than a chance for real discussion followed by a chance (say no to Diebold/PES) for the populace to demonstrate our unique Canadianisms. Most of all, I hope we've still got a slightly less manipulable electorate than the fellows down south, who seem to blow in the FOX news wind every time a politician gets caught with his pants down or go against what the New World Order philosophy dictates. Cultural genocide, 'free trade' with slave-labor countries, fiat debt kleptocracies, supporting dictatorships, Armageddon in the Middle East - how long can our society profit from evil before we lose our chance for redemption? The Beothuk may not have happened under our watch, but we've got a responsibility as humans that we don't recreate the horrors of yesteryear on a global scale, whatever philosophy or religion you're putting in your (peace) pipe. If it were the American system, I’d put Taliban Jack in as President and let the Liberals try to run congress.

The Greens had better get their word out if they expect to do anything beyond showing up in this election. The message of the NDP and Canadian Action Party are good, but they just can’t seem to surmount the corporate control of the playing turf…

Anything we could do to make it less like an NFL game would be great – I wish it were less about bumblers struggling to defeat Karl Rovian megalomaniacs than a chance for real discussion followed by a chance (say no to Diebold/PES) for the populace to demonstrate our unique Canadianisms.

Most of all, I hope we’ve still got a slightly less manipulable electorate than the fellows down south, who seem to blow in the FOX news wind every time a politician gets caught with his pants down or go against what the New World Order philosophy dictates.

Cultural genocide, ‘free trade’ with slave-labor countries, fiat debt kleptocracies, supporting dictatorships, Armageddon in the Middle East – how long can our society profit from evil before we lose our chance for redemption?

The Beothuk may not have happened under our watch, but we’ve got a responsibility as humans that we don’t recreate the horrors of yesteryear on a global scale, whatever philosophy or religion you’re putting in your (peace) pipe.

]]> By: Alec http://thebrucereport.com/2008/08/the-lies-your-leaders-told-you/comment-page-1/#comment-21331 Alec Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:11:05 +0000 http://thebrucereport.com/?p=509#comment-21331 I could be wrong, but I sense that a sizeable number of his caucus has, for some time, dismissed him as unelectable. I certainly think the guy wants to become prime minister, but he's approaching the carrot in his own absurdly independent way. The Libs may think they are the natural governing party. Dion, however, thinks he is the natural governing Grit. In spirit and moral intent, he ain't that different from his arch-enemy;) I could be wrong, but I sense that a sizeable number of his caucus has, for some time, dismissed him as unelectable. I certainly think the guy wants to become prime minister, but he’s approaching the carrot in his own absurdly independent way. The Libs may think they are the natural governing party. Dion, however, thinks he is the natural governing Grit. In spirit and moral intent, he ain’t that different from his arch-enemy;)

]]> By: Ben Hicks http://thebrucereport.com/2008/08/the-lies-your-leaders-told-you/comment-page-1/#comment-21329 Ben Hicks Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:30:50 +0000 http://thebrucereport.com/?p=509#comment-21329 <i>He’s counting on Harper winning another minority, the national press eviscerating the Tories for their failure to provoke a “blue-shift”, and the slow-motion building of majority support for traditional Liberal values.</i> Really? You think that's Dion's plan? I'm no big fan of the guy's policies, but I think we should take Dion's word for it when he has that he wants to become Prime Minister. Mostly because anything less will spell his unceremonious dismissal as Liberal leader. The Liberal party still thinks of itself as a government in exile. If their leader doesn't reinstate Canada's "natural governing party" to it's "proper place", they'll dump him and find a new one. He’s counting on Harper winning another minority, the national press eviscerating the Tories for their failure to provoke a “blue-shift”, and the slow-motion building of majority support for traditional Liberal values.

Really? You think that’s Dion’s plan?

I’m no big fan of the guy’s policies, but I think we should take Dion’s word for it when he has that he wants to become Prime Minister. Mostly because anything less will spell his unceremonious dismissal as Liberal leader.

The Liberal party still thinks of itself as a government in exile. If their leader doesn’t reinstate Canada’s “natural governing party” to it’s “proper place”, they’ll dump him and find a new one.

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