tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post8351311653291706933..comments2023-10-19T06:24:41.808-04:00Comments on Joanne's Journey: Throne speech - drawing a line in the sandJoanne (True Blue)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-54597014009442072812007-10-16T22:14:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:14:00.000-04:00The people be rioting in the streets within a year...<I>The people be rioting in the streets within a year of a Harper majority. The turning point will be when the Police, ordered by the CPC commander to fire on the crowds, refuse.</I><BR/><BR/>Maybe they'll just be pepper-spraying them.<BR/><BR/>Talk about over the top rhetoric.Möbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851148006420274055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-19676470195407009942007-10-16T22:12:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:12:00.000-04:00If Dion were leader of the Conservatives you'd lik...<I>If Dion were leader of the Conservatives you'd likely have your majority.</I><BR/><BR/>Truly science fiction. Dion's left of centre, almost in NDP territory, so not bloody likely.Möbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851148006420274055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-22831341776667637142007-10-16T22:07:00.000-04:002007-10-16T22:07:00.000-04:00just put "Stephane Dion is not a leader"Matt, lol!...<I>just put "Stephane Dion is not a leader"<BR/><BR/>Matt, lol! Now that would be a poison pill they couldn't swallow!!!</I><BR/><BR/>They'd still go for it.<BR/><BR/>What's the alternative?Möbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11851148006420274055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-13787041001383312022007-10-16T19:36:00.000-04:002007-10-16T19:36:00.000-04:00I have to keep talking to you, Joanne. Since your ...<I>I have to keep talking to you, Joanne. Since your declaration of feeling for a beginning of "great things" to Conservatism come, I am concerned about you.;-)</I><BR/><BR/>;)<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Omar. (do I still have to call you 'Lord'?)<BR/><BR/>I heard what I wanted to hear - tough on crime. To me that's the most important thing.<BR/><BR/><I>The Whips are up. Isn't Redman in your area?</I><BR/><BR/>Don't rub it in. I sure know how Calgary Grit feels.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-53083245586164889002007-10-16T18:32:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:32:00.000-04:00I have to keep talking to you, Joanne. Since your ...I have to keep talking to you, Joanne. Since your declaration of feeling for a beginning of "great things" to Conservatism come, I am concerned about you.;-)<BR/><BR/>look forward to your thoughts on the throne speech...Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-81538538594239641622007-10-16T18:22:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:22:00.000-04:00The Throne Speech?"it will be short sentences".Kar...The Throne Speech?<BR/><BR/>"it will be short sentences".<BR/><BR/>Karen Redman, cpac.<BR/><BR/>hahaOmarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-65998424556003303512007-10-16T18:10:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:10:00.000-04:00The Whips are up. Isn't Redman in your area?The Whips are up. Isn't Redman in your area?Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-14330601254034328422007-10-16T18:08:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:08:00.000-04:00Peter Van Deusen is hot!Peter Van Deusen is hot!Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-67525408681803214752007-10-16T18:07:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:07:00.000-04:00CPAC has some good live coverage on right now as w...CPAC has some good live coverage on right now as well.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-19047761744181267692007-10-16T18:03:00.000-04:002007-10-16T18:03:00.000-04:00Here we go: CBC.Anyone who doesn't like opening Ch...Here we go: <A HREF="http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/10/16/speech-throne.html" REL="nofollow">CBC</A>.<BR/><BR/>Anyone who doesn't like opening Christmas presents ahead of time shouldn't click on this link.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-56254975312686374892007-10-16T17:50:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:50:00.000-04:00it was leaked on Newsworld. Don Newman.Ah, I had c...<I>it was leaked on Newsworld. Don Newman.</I><BR/><BR/>Ah, I had chosen Duffy. Obviously a big mistake. Thanks, L.O.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-61550545074813384072007-10-16T17:48:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:48:00.000-04:00Governor Harper does have the whiff of the Colonia...Governor Harper does have the whiff of the Colonial! Makes me sorta hungry for KFC it does.. burb..<BR/><BR/>it was leaked on Newsworld. Don Newman. Messiah...Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-68056707084531457802007-10-16T17:41:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:41:00.000-04:00You see him as the devil incarnate and I see him a...<I>You see him as the devil incarnate and I see him as the best Prime Minister Canada ever had.</I><BR/><BR/>He may well be the last one too. <BR/><BR/><I>I'm feeling this is just the beginning of great things.</I><BR/><BR/>Statehood!<BR/><BR/>Governor Harper does have a nice ring to it, doesn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-77819397661071604942007-10-16T17:23:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:23:00.000-04:00Tongue in the old check, eh? Nudge-nudge, wink-win...<I>Tongue in the old check, eh? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink, right?</I><BR/><BR/>No, I'm serious. Call me delusional if you like. I'm feeling this is just the beginning of great things.<BR/><BR/>What do you mean the throne speech has been leaked?Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-13032837306233439722007-10-16T17:18:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:18:00.000-04:00the best Prime Minister Canada ever had.How? Where...<EM>the best Prime Minister Canada ever had.</EM><BR/><BR/>How? Where do you possibly see that? I mean, that is just so over the top that it sounds unhinged. A minority leader who has been in power less then 2 years? The best we've ever had? You're kidding, right? Tongue in the old check, eh? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink, right?<BR/>Come, on.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-43086607600501791232007-10-16T17:14:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:14:00.000-04:00oh look..the Throne Speech has been leaked! Big su...oh look..the Throne Speech has been leaked! Big surprise there.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-8281404153358352592007-10-16T17:13:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:13:00.000-04:00L.O. - Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on Ha...L.O. - Well, we'll have to agree to disagree on Harper. You see him as the devil incarnate and I see him as the best Prime Minister Canada ever had.<BR/><BR/>The Bill Casey situation is a bit of a conundrum though...Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-60795244656182040742007-10-16T17:03:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:03:00.000-04:00Perhaps it was you folks who elected the wrong lea...Perhaps it was <EM>you</EM> folks who elected the wrong leader.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-62716330911719359822007-10-16T17:02:00.000-04:002007-10-16T17:02:00.000-04:00Harper keeps shooting himself in the foot down her...Harper keeps shooting himself in the foot down here because he talks the tough talk, but will then shamlessly back peddle when it suits his political need. That is not a leader. It will be interesting to see if he reverses his iron-fist stance on Bill Casey. That is going to be a big deal down here and if does cave to the riding association and reinstate Casey then he looks the conniving side-stepper once again. That is not a leader.<BR/> <BR/>~ of course the Conservatives wouldn't get a majority with Dion at the helm, but he would certainly gain votes from former Atlantic PC'ers like myself.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-66901257414401708712007-10-16T16:40:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:40:00.000-04:00Harper and his Mafioso persona has an image crisis...<I>Harper and his Mafioso persona has an image crisis down this way.</I><BR/><BR/>That much animosity, eh? Wow.<BR/><BR/><BR/><I>If Dion were leader of the Conservatives you'd likely have your majority.</I><BR/><BR/>Now <I>there's</I> a nightmare scenario!Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-76371335929416439912007-10-16T16:27:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:27:00.000-04:00Harper or Dion?Honestly? Stephane Dion. Hands down...<EM>Harper or Dion?</EM><BR/><BR/>Honestly? Stephane Dion. Hands down. Harper and his Mafioso persona has an image crisis down this way. If Dion were leader of the Conservatives you'd likely have your majority.Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-30800390771345763712007-10-16T16:05:00.000-04:002007-10-16T16:05:00.000-04:00LibSupports All! Can you folks really bend over an...<I>LibSupports All! Can you folks really bend over and touch your toes?</I><BR/><BR/>I can, but not while Steve and his goons are near.<BR/><BR/><BR/>The people be rioting in the streets within a year of a Harper majority. The turning point will be when the Police, ordered by the CPC commander to fire on the crowds, refuse.<BR/><BR/>Wait for it indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-67809748293273316062007-10-16T15:54:00.000-04:002007-10-16T15:54:00.000-04:00TangoJuliette sez:"...You pays your money and you ...TangoJuliette sez:<BR/><BR/>"...You pays your money and you takes your chances..." Not at all a bad concept. Much better than the Old Government of the Liberals. You remember them? <BR/><BR/>AThey're the putzie yutzes w2who've been using Canada and the electorate as a self-serving battleground for their never ending Hatfield and McCoy nonsense. They don't give a tinkers darn for Canada nor for Canadians.<BR/><BR/>The Liberal -- The Naughtily [nastily, nefariously] Governing Party of Canada? "...They takes your money and leave you with no chances, just chump change ..."<BR/><BR/>We've had their brown enveloped majority. <BR/><BR/>Time to get the butt kicking boot on the other foot, folks.<BR/><BR/>LibSupports All! Can you folks really bend over and touch your toes?<BR/><BR/>Wait for it!!<BR/><BR/>tj<BR/><BR/>t.e.&o.e.<BR/><BR/>Yee-HAH!! a la Gov. <BR/>Dean, lib icon & imploding dem wiz from the good old green mtn state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-20714157049455119142007-10-16T15:46:00.000-04:002007-10-16T15:46:00.000-04:00"police state?" You mean in the streets? We didn't..."police state?" You mean in the streets? We didn't make this up.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and what a laugh riot this blog is today "Liberal values" - like what? Helping themselves and their friends to OUR money, 13 years of what?.....NOTHING!!!<BR/><BR/>Nope, I'm wrong. 13 years did get us something. It got us to the 2nd rate status that Harper is trying to get us out of. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for nothing lemmings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20283843.post-6031740074311317662007-10-16T14:25:00.000-04:002007-10-16T14:25:00.000-04:00You pays your money and you takes your chances.Exa...<I>You pays your money and you takes your chances.</I><BR/><BR/>Exactly.<BR/><BR/>L.O. - Who would you rather have as PM right now? Harper or Dion? Honestly.Joanne (True Blue)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17445664997050698154noreply@blogger.com