I have always felt that Giada "talks down" to viewers and is a bit simplicstic in her recipes, many of which may be "classic" Italian American but which lack imagination. Of course, she is a beautiful woman and perhaps a good addition for many male viewers to this Season. Cooking wise, she certainly is NOT one of my favs on the Network.
As a Canadian viewer I am a bit disappointed that we were unable to vote for "the Star." For what it's worth, I would vote for Justin. Marty would be a close second as I believe I would watch her show as well. Enjoyed this season a lot, however, and wish all the finalists the best!
Harper is a libertarian who worships at the alter of the marketplace - Universal Health Care is "socialism" in his eyes - he would love to starve it to death and allow his supporters in private heatlh insurance companies to expand their market to Canada.
I don't want any government at any level to be unaccountable when spending my tax dollars. Harper was using this money to buy votes, and he really had not thought out the mechanisms that are required to spend money from the federal coffers to the provincial health portfolio with any accountability. The Federal Government has the responsibility of enforcing the Canada Health Act and of ensuring transfers of OUR money to the Provinces to provide this care in the most equitable manner. Anyone who thinks Harper is a defender of the Canada Health Act is in denial. Harper's only "real" job (besides his short stint as a Reform MP from Calgary yaers ago which he quit before his term was up) as as the Executive Director of the National Citizen's Coalition. An organization founded by an Alberta chiropractor originally to FIGHT universal Health Care. Of course they branched out to the American style "right to bear arms" and "right to influence elections with unaccountable smear $ during campaigns...I digress.
Mark and his wife were in line to get their 12 month old little boy vacinnated - it was NOT a plant, when the reporter asked he and his wife the question he responded honestly. To even suggest he dragged his wife and baby into a LONG line up to score political points is CRAZY! And IN FACT Mark was let go and returned to his Toronto Law Firm shortly after this incident - it was a stupid thing to not introduce yourelf, your wife and your 12 month old little boy when standing in line for hours and asked a question by some reporter in line. Pretty sure he was happy to return to Toronto full time, those babies grow like weeds!
Mark and his wife were in line to get their 12 month old little boy vacinnated - it was NOT a plant, when the reporter asked he and his wife the question he responded honestly. To even suggest he dragged his wife and baby into a LONG line up to score political points is CRAZY!
Mark and his wife were in line to get their 12 month old little boy vacinnated - it was NOT a plant, when the reporter asked he and his wife the question he responded honestly. To even suggest he dragged his wife and baby into a LONG line up to score political points is CRAZY!
It would not surprise me to hear Helena defend the actions of her staff by saying "everyone does this" - it's been noted by media people who monitor these blogs that many of the phrases among blogs supporting the Con/Reformers use the same phrases and messages. I always just assumed that they were steeped in the Conservative Party Website and propghanda - but many independent bloggers have suggested that there are, in fact, paid employees who spend their "free" time in Conservative MP and Cosntituency Offices on-line pretneding to be the "average" Harper voter. If Helena's Riding Association felt she needed support - they surely could have called the membership of her Riding Association and asked them to start writing letters - assuming she indeed still has their confidence. I do feel that Helena was LIEING when she claimed that she did not know of any of these letters - her office staff both in the Consituency and in her Ministry would be monitoring every time her name is mentioned, particularly in local Media.
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