In Flanders Fields

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 In Flanders fields the poppies blow 
 Between the crosses, row on row, 
  That mark our place; and in the sky  
 The larks, still bravely singing, fly 
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved, and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw,
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

–John McRae, Ypres 1915

Stephen Harper
actually announced
he wants to
increase
military presence
in our cities.�
Canadian cities.�
Soldiers with guns.�
In our cities.�
In Canada.�
We did not
make this up.

– committee to re-elect
Paul Martin, 2006

 

Choose your Canada.

162 Replies to “In Flanders Fields”

  1. Kate I dont know if you caught Duffy on CTVnewsnet after the debate, but it was priceless.
    John Duffy got in a huff with Mike Duffy who kept bringing up the military ad.
    Well old Duff let him have it with both barrels. He said it is my job as a journalist to ask these questions this is about honour and integrity of a federal party (loosely quoted)
    and you came up during the break to try and make me not bring up this ad stuff again and I will not be intimidated by you. YOU HAVE TO SEE IT.
    Hopefully someone has a clip.

  2. I saw all the new Liberal gutter ads, including the anti-military one. It’s to be expected that the Grits, falling like a rock, abandon all sense of integrity and decency in their desperate quest to hold onto power.
    These ads-vicious, malicious lies-are a good indication of how scared the Liberals are.
    They ought to be.
    When the Conservatives win the election, Prime Minister Harper and a Conservative Cabinet will have access to all government records. (Those not shredded or “missing” by then.)
    Is there anyone reading this who doesn’t think that Adscam, ITscam, et. al. are just the tip of the iceberg? And that a number of past and present major players in the Liberal Party, and a number of businessmen friends of that Party, could ultimately be facing criminal indictments?

  5. Mike Duffy gets the Order of Canada for laying the smacketh down on John “The Iguana” Duffy. If it was a wrestling match, JD would be a corpse.
    It was like watching a Rocky movie.

  6. Mike P: I just logged on to mention the same thing. The highlite of the night was Mike Duffy telling the liberal wonk (also a duffy), to back off. Mike actually told the TV audience that the liberal wonk tried to bully him into not discussing the ad. Duffy absolutely humiliated the dork. Duffy was very worked up, and let it fly… he said he would not be bullied and that journalists have a right to probe these kinds of things.
    Now I’ve seen it all!

  7. Through my job (non-political), I was in a position to see all twelve of the new Liberal Party ads yesterday. Bizarre is the only word that can be applied to them. Everyone in the office who saw them agreed that they were a sign of deep desperation for them. And kind of sad if you think about it.
    I have to say that while I’m not a conservative, either with a small or large C, I’m not a big L Liberal either. And I give credit where it’s due. I congratulate you folks on your upcoming election landslide, and hope that the country can turn a page for the better. I hope that the Harper team is as moderate in government as they have been in the campaign, and that ideological conservatives will be satisfied with that too.
    The problem now is what will this side of the blogosphere do now? It will now be up to the Left to take the lead in holding the government’s feet to the fire. That’s why the Lefty blogs in the States are much more fun now than the Righties. 🙂

  10. I look forward to the CBC’s Neil McDonald, putting the Liebrals soldiers’ ad through his “Reality Check,” pointing out that Harper wants to put tsoldiers in various areas for national emergencies, such the ice storm Quebec saw in the late ’90s and well as the Manitoba floods.
    Wait a second, the ad’s target is the Harper, so McDonald won’t say anything.

  11. Those advertisements, if you can call them that, were an insult to all Canadians. Desperation at it’s worst showing crossing a moral line is just one more of the assests the Libranos should be proud to run on.

  12. What a new low. They refuse to arm our border guards and now they insult our soldiers. Congrats to Mike Duffy (a fellow Islander) for standing up to John Duffy’s blatant attempt to lie and insult Canadians’ intelligence.
    Does anyone know if this is available on the net? I don’t have cable TV.

  13. It was good to see “Mikey Dough Boy” show some backbone to that miscreant John Duffy.

  15. Christmas card front yard – The Ice Storm of 1998 – CBC Archives
    clip � 8 Additional Clips about The Ice Storm of 1998 … Some troops stayed
    until Hydro restored power to the final residents in early February. …
    archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-70-258-1438/disasters_tragedies/ice_storm/clip3 – 84k –

  18. As a Canadian Armed Forces veteran, who has served overseas in active war zones, who has lost friends in the line of duty, I am appalled by the way that the Liberal Party of Canada has chosen to vilify the men and women who wear the uniform of Canada.
    I lived and served in a city that HAD a military presence; and the economy of that urban centre flourished because of that military presence. Then, the Liberal government shut down the base and moved it to a Liberal-held riding.
    Yes, we do have soldiers in this country. They DO carry rifles and other weaponry. They also train with it. They do this to defend the “Canadian values” that Paul “junior” Martin constantly rambles on about. It is “soldiers with guns. In our cities” that make Canada a nation where we have the right to vote and speak our minds freely. These same soldiers have bled, been maimed and DIED so that arrogant, milquetoast scumbags like Pierre Trudeau, Jean Chretien and Paul Martin can make a ton of illegitimate cash and enjoy a lifestyle that most of us can never comprehend.
    The absolute nerve and audacity that these Liberals have, to infer that having regular and reserve force soldiers (who enhance the character and fabric of our communities) in our communities is a bad thing??? By the Liberal logic and rationale, our military is considered to be evil, and must be expelled from cities – if not the nation. What about the job we did during the 1997 Manitoba flood? How many homes, families and human lives were saved by having “soldiers with guns. In our cities”???? Without them, a lot of Manitoba Liberal ridings would have been under water!
    The Liberal Party of Canada is truly sick! These arrogant, twisted, treasonous lemmings have no place in Canadian society any more. I cannot believe that anyone that truly loves this nation can stomache such an attack on the men and women who defend it. May they be cast out of Parlaiment forever.

  19. I am a retired Infantry Chief Warrant Officer with 31 years service – regular and reserve. I take great personal offense to the despicable, vile (I could list at least 30 additional qualifying adjectives here, but you get my point) liberal attack add – military. I have five UN tours including in the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East as well as a tour in Germany as part of NATO forces. I dare say that not one of the back room pundits in the liberal war-room has a day of military service and has never heard a shot fired in anger. Good on you Mike for standing up to that liberal back room boy (John Duffy). The liberals lost my vote the moment I saw their add. Give me a break – not released. They (liberals) released it on the internet – the fastest and farthest reaching medium on the planet. Not only do the liberals insult all members of the armed forces serving, retired and deceased but they also insult the intelligence of all Canadians. These guys need adult supervision, better yet, they need an extended time-out in opposition – say 10 years.
    Barry Veysey (CWO Retired)in
    1210-701 Esquimalt Road
    Victoria BC, V9A 3L5

  21. I am a retired Infantry Chief Warrant Officer with 31 years service – regular and reserve. I take great personal offense to the despicable, vile (I could list at least 30 additional qualifying adjectives here, but you get my point) liberal attack add – military. I have five UN tours including in the former Yugoslavia and the Middle East as well as a tour in Germany as part of NATO forces. I dare say that not one of the back room pundits in the liberal war-room has a day of military service and has never heard a shot fired in anger. Good on you Mike for standing up to that liberal back room boy (John Duffy). The liberals lost my vote the moment I saw their add. Give me a break – not released. They (liberals) released it on the internet – the fastest and farthest reaching medium on the planet. Not only do the liberals insult all members of the armed forces serving, retired and deceased but they also insult the intelligence of all Canadians. These guys need adult supervision, better yet, they need an extended time-out in opposition – say 10 years.
    Barry Veysey (CWO Retired)in
    1210-701 Esquimalt Road
    Victoria BC, V9A 3L5

  23. Mike Duffy must have reached his personal “tipping point” tonight to publicly accuse the Liberal attack dog John Duffy of attempted intimidation while off air.
    Is media intimidation the weapon the Liberals use or have used on other MSM to keep investigative journalism at bay for thirteen years.
    I have often criticized Mike Duffy for his Liberal bias, but at least for one moment I was glad he found his balls and did what is expected of honest journalists.

  24. Sorry about that. Karthanon has the full link. People are reporting that the site is being overloaded. I have a copy … I’ll see if I can get it hosted somewhere.

  27. Does anyone in this thread know what the penalty is for a Canadian citizen convicted of treason? I think we need a good treason trial after January 23rd to clear Ottawa of the stench.

  28. It went offline shortly afterwards. I imagine it was getting hammered.
    If you want to drop it to me, MM, I can host on my Shaw webspace. At least until it goes over limit, of course. 🙂

  29. You people have entirely missed the point. No one was suggesting that the Conservatives are going to order the military to open fire upon people visiting food banks, abortion clinics and emergency rooms-although I haven’t heard Harper rule that out.
    These troops are needed at the Canadian border to repel the Americans when they come for our water.The ad was about proper troop deployment!
    Perhaps the message could have been a little clearer but the intent was obvious to anyone who can think for themselves and isn’t a blind partisan.
    If this ad were anything less than proper and above board it would have been condemned in no uncertain terms by the CBC. So there. Case closed.
    My gawd you people are vicious. Long live Liberal values!
    (Over to you Syncro)

  30. When I saw the first eight of these ads on the Liberal website today, I thought they could be potentially damaging.
    However…I think the Libs have really, really blown this. All of the ads – all 12 of them!!! – use the same stupid “scary” music, the same omnious picture of Harper, and the same narrator.
    Once this story about the Military ad gets big play with the public (and it will) each of the other ads will only serve as a reminder of the offensive military one.
    The Libs may have poisoned their own well on this one…What a great opportunity for Harper to come out with an ad of his own a few days from now saying “The Liberals were right…I do want to put Canadian soldiers in our cities. I’m proud to be Canadian, and like most Canadians I am proud of the job done by our men and women who chose to serve in our Armed Forces…proud, honourable people who demonstrate daily their willingness to Stand Up for Canada”.

  33. David Akin over at ctv might have posted a message he got from a military guy from Edmonton about how the ad made him look like he was about to turn on family and friends. Apparently military brass are outraged too. Akin might still have the message posted. Don’t know. Good on the maniacal cherub for giving it to that soulless f-ck J Duffy, who kept insisting it wasn’t a LIBERAL ad, never had LIBERAL approval to be aired, blah blah blah

  35. To Barry & Dean,
    Concerning your posts above. I have never had the honour of serving my country in a military capacity. The past number of years I have been ashamed of what our supposed governing party has done to our image on the world stage.
    After reading a few short paragraphs in your posts, my sense of being a “Proud Canadian” is reaffirmed. Canada is an unbelievable place to live and raise families. Despite what the lieberals portray and say about the military, I’d like to say thank you for your service to our country.
    Enough porky politicians in Ottawa we need to get some real people in office. I just hope the rest of the population can vote with a conscience.
    Randy

  36. What a ridiculous denial from John Duffy of the Libs.
    They posted the ad on the internet, and sent it via videotape to the networks, with a message at the end reading “this message is authorized by the Liberal Party of Canada”???!!!
    How far do you think you can ride that bicycle, Johnny?

  37. Hi! Thank for the link. I’m downloading file as we speak. I had phone calls as soon as Duffy lost it! Did you hear the melt down?????? I hope this is the right file…..

  38. Mike Puffy giving a Liberal hack a hard time? Unbelievable! Clearly the National Press Club back bar has decided that Harper is OK. Ergo: Harper will win a majority.

  40. Jaymiester….
    “The problem now is what will this side of the blogosphere do now? It will now be up to the Left to take the lead in holding the government’s feet to the fire. That’s why the Lefty blogs in the States are much more fun now than the Righties. :)”
    I can only speak for myself and I will. This long time conservative will hold the governments feet to the fire regardless of what party wins. Holding government accountable has nothing to do with what party you support. This is a true Canadian “Value” unlike the ones Martin seems to have. All we can hope for is that a new government will keep itself accountable to the people that voted it in. I am fairly certain Mr. Harper will not disapoint us on this one. Time will tell…

  42. Keith Boag on the CBC news seemed worried… things aren’t going his way… he just didn’t seem, “happy”

  44. Tim,
    I agree with you. Party should not be the determining factor in holding government accountable. And yet many bloggers who fought hard to bring charges of corruption to light with the Liberals, were minimizing other charges brought against Bush and his administration. But they bought into anything the Swift Boaters said about Kerry. The “prosocutors” and “minimizers” generally fall upon party and ideological lines, which is silly. Even if you like what a party or leader is doing policy-wise, you can’t ignore their misdeeds. I hope at least some people are of like mind on this.

  45. I hate to hassle like that, but anyone can subtitle what was transcripted betwen Mike Duffy and John Duffy here over the Lieberal military ad please. I saw it on TV with closed captioned capability, but I want to share it with my fellow deaf tories.

  46. the army has been called to the cities twice in recent memory.
    once during the FLQ crisis , the next time to shovel the snow for the harddone by Trontonians.
    the army to Ottawa to arrest the sponsorship felones.!!!!!

  48. Duff you da man!!! What a b***h-slapping…thoroughly enjoyed it!!! it must be embarrassing to share the same last name as that turd.

  49. Just saw the video, while Mike was blasting John, did John mutter F^*& off under his breath? Hard to make out, it’s at the 1:30 mark.

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