Now is the time at SDA when we juxtapose!
Only name on the ballot, May 2, 2009 – “Ignatieff won 97 per cent of the votes of the 2000-odd delegates at the party’s three-day convention. “
Only name on the ballot, Oct.16, 2002 – “Iraqi officials say President Saddam Hussein has won 100% backing in a referendum on whether he should rule for another seven years. “
h/t Phil
hahahah excellent!
The Juxtapose posts are a real mind opener !! Sorta like comparison shopping.
Me: “What ya doing ?”
92 yr old Mother: “Just turn the TV off. Nothing on but the liberal crap (yes, she used the word) in Vancouver. Who watches those stupid asses (yes, she used that word also) ?”
Ignatieff won 97 per cent of the votes
Have the 3% of dissenters been taken out back and “dealt with”? I’m betting yes, with a healthy amount of ‘shut up’, ‘the matter is settled’ and ‘here’s your envelope’.
Maybe he will meet the same poitical fate by his own hand.
Ignatieff is really, really hard to stomach. Do Liberal voters like being talked down to? Iggy seems to really and truly believe, as a starting assumption, that Canadians are stupid:
“The new Liberal leader was quick to take direct aim at (Stephen Harper). ‘When your power was threatened last November you unleashed a national unity crisis‘…”
This from the guy who signed a coalition agreement with the separatists. Of course, he said at the time that it wasn’t formal — “a coalition if necessary, but not necessarily a coalition,” or whatever he said — but there he was onstage with Duceppe and…a pen.
Ughh. Is there a medical term for “having no shame”? Maybe, “St. Ignitus’ Dance”?
He’s sort of like Trudeau without charisma.
Does that leave anything?
To what democratic tests has Harper subjected himself lately?
Because we all know that the Liberals never run from democratic tests…
Responding to “Peter O’Donnell at May 3, 2009 3:57 AM.”
Demented caterpillars on acid, trying to ‘pass’ as eyebrows?
tj
t.e. & o.e.
Let’s see, Harper ran for the leadership of the Alliance Party, ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party, has been in a number of national elections including one just recently. I mean, he is like Quebec, electioned-out.
The only thing the liberals have going for them is that they have the tamil, hamas and hezzbolah vote, and they have to share that with the ndp.
Let the liberals try and force an election, it will be the end of them.
WTF is up with Harvard, every lying cheating corrupt liberal American politician seems to spawn there, now its spreading to Canada?
“…now its spreading to Canada?”
The swine flew.
Stephen @4:11…out of country like Iggy?
Guess you missed all the processes that Nicola listed…
What a windbag the old Hahvahd professor is!
To Prime Minister Stephen Harper (“with a flourish,” says the CP press release — hard to imagine): “If you can’t unite Canadians, if you can’t appeal to the best in all of us, we can.”
Barf. He ACTUALLY said, “We can.”
He continued, “Canadians are longing for a new politics that replaces spite and spin with civility and common purpose.”
So, why the H*ll didn’t the Librano$ deliver said spinless civility, common purpose, and sweetness and light when they were in power for 13 years, instead of robbing the Canadian electorate blind while they covered up scandal after scandal? Why have they been disgustingly arrogant and divisive in the HOC since losing the 2006 election?
These guys are absolutely shameless. No empty promise, no Harperesque putdown is beyond them. Twitchy eyebrows, academic scowl, languid arrogance: NO THANKS.
Go back to Academia, Iggy. You’re a phony and a sypher for one of the most corrupt political machines Canada has ever seen.
unite the country ?
Must have missed all the referenda that happened on PMSH’s watch.
You know, like the one Cruton came sooooooooo close to losing.
“To what democratic tests has Harper subjected himself lately?
Posted by: Stephen at May 3, 2009 4:11 AM Stephen”
What are you brain dead? Do you just comment with out the ability too read? What do you think has been going on in the country and the world. Harper’s under played knowledge and governance has been and hopefully will continue too stay on task for the country. The nattering pinheads in the TorStar, G&M, CTV, Global, his home town paper and the list gos on and on, have all written him off or declared his demise time and time again, and they can all pound sand. He continues too bring good government and horrors of horrors effective leadership to the country.
God bless yo mama, Ron in Kelowna.
A very very funny post Kate.
Bob Rae was also a contender until, at the last Liberal leadership convention, he was exposed as being married to a Jewess. That put an end to any hope of winning the Liberal leadership.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOmd2U7IF9Y
I don’t know if this has already been mentioned, but here’s a clip of Ignatieff writing off Canada after the Quebec ’95 referendum. Yes, he doesn’t see how Canada could survive.
“…now its spreading to Canada?”
The slime flew.
Did the 3% not bother to vote, too drunk to vote or couldn’t make an x. I can not believe they voted for a carbon tax, government daycare, increasing the HRC and Iggy saying he was more Canadian than PMSH. The ‘natural governing’ party thinks showing up is enough to ensure their legitimacy. The G&M still has that tingle running up their legs. I don’t see the combination of a Trudeau and Obama being good for the country.
wasnt it Iggy who signed the bottom of the coalition letter?
just part of the yanks master plan to out Borat Dion.
CBCpravda is on the Iggy bandwagon so much they have forgot there are 4 other parties . Jack Layton, much as I cant stand him, couldnt get press if he took a dump in the torch on parliament hill.
I’d like to meet your mom, ron in kelowna!
“To what democratic tests has Harper subjected himself lately?”
Huh? What on earth are you talking about there, Stephen?
Harper is the leader of a duly-elected minority government. Other than future Federal elections, what other “democratic tests” is he supposed to “subject himself to”?
Mr Ignatieff’s elevation to Liberal leader hardly rates as a “democratic test” – it’s strictly an internal political party activity.
The only “democratic test” for politicians in a democracy is the ballot box.
count igulas fambly tree.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_nobility
I wonder if Iggy’s confrontation at the check point was similar to Hilary ducking bullets ?
Harper didn’t need to lose a referndum. He handed the “Quebec Nation” its keys to the car. Now, all they need to do is wait for the next time the Parti Quebecois is elected.
Great work, Steve.
“To Prime Minister Stephen Harper (“with a flourish,” says the CP press release — hard to imagine): “If you can’t unite Canadians, if you can’t appeal to the best in all of us, we can.”
Posted by: batb at May 3, 2009 8:39 AM
CP wire service reminds me of the “slobbering American MSM” ( as Bernard Goldberg’s book) clearly points out.
CP in the Iggy tank ….. early!
lets build an imperial palace for iggy
Ketchup:
Are your really actually-challenged or are you just pretending?
The Quebecois (ie French population of Quebec) are a nation within a united Canada.
What part of that don’t you understand?
Can you imagine what would happen in China or Cuba if there was only one name on the ballot, why there would be an uprising of the masses. Thank god we live in democratic county like Canada.
the other pete
That would be factually-challenged.
Right. It wasn’t a big step towards independence. Nope. Not at all.
ketchup:
You make Quebec independence sound like a bad thing.
This place is full of patriots!
(It’s the only place where a political leader gets blamed for having lived in the States by people who would like to see the country break up and English Canada become more American).
Quick get me Beria there is a 3% reduction coming. Social justice must be our goal and no wreckers are allowed.
Iggy, pompous liar?
“I hate, detest and loathe torture, always have, always will. I do not want a world run by the American empire, never have, never wanted it, don’t want it now . . .
http://www.theprovince.com/business/fp/Ignatieff+going+become/1559047/story.html
97%,Stalin,his countryman, would be impressed.
Stalin in power: the revolution from … – Google Book Search
So the Liberal story goes, we really do need a Liberal Party and a leader who was lured back to Canada with promise of a top job, eventually that of PM with lots of help from the media. Anyone who thinks the media isn’t involved need only watch twits like Jane Taber who is orgasmic over Ignatieff.
This same full of himself Liberal leader, appointed and anointed, has put the man and his party we duly elected to govern, first on probation, then accuses him of dividing the country. That, in my view is the ultimate in arrogance and supreme ignorance.
If there are enough idiots to support that, God bless Canada. Ignatieff of course wouldn’t worry about God blessing us, apparently he’s an atheist. That of course doesn’t matter, religion only matters if you are Conservative.
“apparently he’s an atheist. That of course doesn’t matter, religion only matters if you are Conservative. ”
Absolutely right, Liz J.
And him being an atheist doesn’t surprise me one little bit. So was Dion apparently, as well, until that interview when he cheaply said he was Catholic and Catholics only vote Liberal. (Hmmm wonder when the last time was he went to mass?)
I’m sure Iffy will eventually say he is Russian Orthodox or something, to get some votes.
Jesse — Hopefully they will fill it with gas, start it and F off, if we get really lucky, maybe central ontario will have caught its apron in the door and be dragged along.
What’s really scary is they ratified and pasted the CHRC policy to expand their mandate to include the “Social Condition”, considering the public beating those busy body ninnies have receieved via the media what kind of organiztion would give those marxist busy bodies more power and authority? If Iggy get’s elected may gawd help Canadian employers, landlords and banks because if the CHRC is given the power to force the above to give drunks junkies and raving loons a free pass in employment, renting and forcing banks to give welfare bums mortgages we’ve really gone into the realm of being ruled by phucking nuts.
BARF MOMENT OF THE MORNING
The title of this news story caught my attention: “Ignatieff draws link to Trudeaumania”
So the manufacturing of phony support begins afresh. Just gotta love the media, eh?!
Thankyou Kate. If Ignatieff couldn’t win this one, (being the only candidate on the ballot), he would be in a lot of trouble. Who were the 3% – did they spoil their ballots, were they conservative provocateurs? Is this a portend of the future, if he can’t get 100% of Liberals, who will vote for him? You would think that all delegates would have/should have voted for the man as he is the media inspired saviour of the party. There were untold hours of free publicity and fawning.
Thankyou Kate. If Ignatieff couldn’t win this one, (being the only candidate on the ballot), he would be in a lot of trouble. Who were the 3% – did they spoil their ballots, were they conservative provocateurs? Is this a portend of the future, if he can’t get 100% of Liberals, who will vote for him? You would think that all delegates would have/should have voted for the man as he is the media inspired saviour of the party. There were untold hours of free publicity and fawning.
These guys are absolutely shameless. No empty promise, no Harperesque putdown is beyond them. Twitchy eyebrows, academic scowl, languid arrogance: NO THANKS.
Go back to Academia, Iggy. You’re a phony and a sypher for one of the most corrupt political machines Canada has ever seen.
Posted by: batb at May 3, 2009 8:39 AM
And yet, the latest poll shows them with a slight edge over the Tories. What is with that portion of the electorate — it’s like the political equivalent of beaten spouse syndrome.
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speaking of “airbrushing the politburo”…
“I could have spent my life in the United States, I didn’t.
I came back here because this is my home.”
yeah… nothing to do with being recruited for the leadership
by shady liberal bagmen.
you can almost smell the patriotism.
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