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13 years ago @ Angry in the Great Whi... - Al Sharpton worries me... · 1 reply · +2 points
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
14 years ago @ Macleans.ca - The Short Parliament · 0 replies · 0 points
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
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.