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13 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - Al Sharpton worries me... · 1 reply · +2 points

This is ridiculous.

People whose marriage is breaking down will often say absolutely disgusting things in order to try to hurt the other person as much as possible. This is evidence that he was probably under a lot of stress, nothing more.

13 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - RBC Bombing and the Pr... · 0 replies · +2 points

Alright...what I posted was total speculation and conjecture, so I shouldn't have done that.

Still, there is a Claude Haridge registered with the PEO, along with employment information. One might want to track down if it is the same guy, and if so, file a complaint with the PEO to have him booted.

14 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - Online politics goes v... · 20 replies · +2 points

Maybe if "your" protestors would get of the government teat, I would have a different opinion of them.

And it's not evidence Gayle, it's my experience. You call me ignorant and a bigot, fair enough. I obviously am ignorant of your personal experiences, just as you are ignorant of mine. I just don't choose to call your experiences bullshit. As for me being a bigot...if you want to use the definition whereby I am intolerant of other's positions...damn straight I am a bigot. I don't tolerate slackers and fools.

(Comically enough, your dismissing my experiences as bullshit only proves that you too are a bigot.)

14 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - Online politics goes v... · 22 replies · +2 points

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I also know a couple of people, who I don't have a political bone in their body, who attended one of the coalition rallies last year.

So, may I ask you, what makes my comment profoundly stupid? Is it because I am a supporter of Harper, or is it that my personal experiences do not conform with the narrative that you are trying to peddle?

I'm not surprised that you would simply dismiss my comment as "profoundly stupid". That seems to be your typical style. Wow, what a master debater you are Gayle.

14 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - Online politics goes v... · 23 replies · +2 points

Well Gayle, I lived for a time in Vancouver, and every weekend, you could walk past the legislature, and see the same group of people with a new set of signs protesting something different. These people could also be found standing outside the Canadian Forces recruiting office all week harrasing anyone who tried to go in. They certainly didn't have productive jobs.

And I know some people like this. For many, it IS a social event for them, they pay lipservice to a cause, and attend these rallies so that they can puff up their chest and look down there nose at everyone else. They can tell themselves they are so much better than us right wing neo-cons.

Cut when it comes time to actually pay for something they advocate, their wallet clamps shut, and you hear drivel about how they made a contribution through their time. Or they turn around and beg for money from the government.

14 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - Online politics goes v... · 27 replies · +2 points

The other difference Galye, is that us rabid right wing neocon protestors tend to be real people who have a real job.

Not professional protestors living off government handouts, through EI, welfare, or "employment" with an NGO, or union members pressured to attend. For many of them, attending a protest is just a social gathering, the reason for the protest isn't important.

14 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - Michael Ignatieff is g... · 0 replies · +1 points

I always find it interesting when Steve writes a post that centers around something we were taught in engineering. Fix the big things first, the perfect is the enemy of the good...none of this has anything to do with any engineering principle, it is just good sound advice that will make you better at whatever you do in the real world.

Employers know this. When I was in university, the job market was pretty tight. The student employment assistance office had a couple of walls where employers looking to recruit for summer or full time positions would post their openings. They were, of course, grouped by discipline. I remember going in there once and 3/4 of the jobs were for engineers exclusively. That is impressive enough. But when you actually went and checked out the jobs that were posted for other faculties, almost ALL of them listed engineering as an acceptable degree program to apply for the position.

So OBVIOUSLY the marketplace realizes that an engineering degree qualifies one to do pretty much anything.

And yes, what Steve said is true...we are required to make fun of liberal arts students.

;)

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - The Short Parliament · 0 replies · +1 points

And clearly, anyone who refers to the Canadian Prime Minister as Tubby is worth debating.

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - The Short Parliament · 0 replies · 0 points

I agree with s_c_f here. I expect that any minority government (and that would apply to the Liberals) would need frequent breaks to be functional. I know some of the posters on here would love to see Harper push his extreme right wing, neocon agenda forward, until the opposition has enough on him to PO the country and vote him out of power. That is hardly making a minority Parliament work. I support anything that the PM has to do, that is legal, to keep Parliament stable. Rebalancing senate committees seems reasonable to me.

I also think that it is appropriate for a new throne speech/budget, to specifically address any changes in plans due to the country coming out of recession...with a plan in place to move towards balanced budgets once again.

I would think that the opposition would love

14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - The Short Parliament · 0 replies · +1 points

You might also want to consider that by "endorsing" what comes to pass, a news organization may curry favour with the next government, and gain credibility with the public.

As well, Dion was such a meltdown in the last election that any organization (news or otherwise) that endorsed him as the "best" choice pretty much exposed themselves as a shill for the liberals.

Similar situation in 2006, any editorial board that would have endorsed the Libs after Adscam would have lost all credibility with the public.

Why were the NDP not widely endorsed? Probably because they are too fringe, and the MSM did not want to alienate the center.

If Iggy has a worse 2010 than 2009, would anyone even consider endorsing him? I'm sure the Star would. If he pulls it together, I expect you will see endorsements in both directions next campaign. Sun chain, Post, Harper...G&M, Star, etc. Liberal.