Jump to content

Michael Hardner

Senior Member
  • Posts

    44,580
  • Joined

  • Days Won

    98

Everything posted by Michael Hardner

  1. Watcher wrote: It's not Canadian democracy as much as the rules Harper and McKay worked out for the merger. and Maple wrote: The Conservatives don't need publicity so much that they have to elect a complete neophyte with no proven ability whatsoever. Harper isn't exactly charismatic but he's smart and politically astute. He's the best candidate of the three. He will gradually get more charming as time goes on. Two elections from now, he'll be practically the Dean Martin of the right - you'll see. Even the stiff Preston Manning loosened up incredibly between 1993 and 2000. Stonach, on the other hand, has the opposite problem - lack of knowledge and experience. This takes a lot more than 7 years to learn. I believe the Alliance learned their mistake with Stockwell Day. He was flashy and even had solid political experience, but was soundly defeated by the Liberal machine. If Harper stays the course with quiet confidence, and keeps his more erratic supporters in line he will see more and more support come his way. Of course, forming the government is probably out of the question for a 2004 election. But the future is never far away...
  2. Sorry, Elder. You may have not seen my post in US politics under the thread 'Will Amnesty Sink George Bush In 2004?'. Craig posted to Morgan about Bush's policies and his article almost exactly matches a WSJ article, except for some minor changes. An acquaintance of mine was expelled from university for the exact same thing once. I look forward to your pending condemnation.
  3. This is simply unbelievable. You should never ever post again on morality given your behavior on these boards. What "grants and entitlements" forced you to steal somebody's words and post them as your own ? Moral rot indeed.
  4. Actually, he should take it upon himself to leave. I don't post on here enough to form a relationship with any posters. I don't have any personal grudge against anybody. He plagiarized the work so his word here should be worthless. What happened to 'morals' etc. ? I see many posters posting on this here, and there's even a thread on another forum about it. I think that people who care about morals should say something about this. I never defended Bill Clinton for sexually harassing his intern and lying about it. I condemned him. He deserved impeachment. But maybe you park your principles at the door for your friends or your political team-mates. If that's your way, so be it. It's not about about liberal compassion, Christian compassion or anything like that. This is a forum for adults who want to discuss issues. If my arguments are weak then go after them. At least I'm not copying other peoples' work and posting it as my own. He CHANGED the article slightly and you can see this if you compare the two posts. This wasn't an error. See my comments on Clinton above. I don't know enough about Clark to comment. ... I don't shed my principles for politics. Politicians have to grit their teeth and bury their principles sometimes because that's their job - to be loyal to their party etc. We don't have to do it here. We're individuals. We should only be bound by our own ethics. I'm sorry to be so piqued about this, but I left another forum with Craig Read types because I thought this was a better place. This really ticks me off. I've already learned a lot since I came here, because it's a cut above the other forums. I'd like to continue.
  5. BTW. I don't think I'm asking too much to have Craig back up his posts, given that he plagiarized an article on this very forum. I'm sorry, but he has proven himself to be untrustworthy and immoral.
  6. Would you rather we accept outrageous accusations outright ? Don't think he got them from there, as the numbers don't seem to match. Are you licensed to speak for him as well as provided sources ? If you agree to accept any figure I throw at you without challenge then we can work it out that way. Do you think it's fair to have us provide evidence and you not ?
  7. There are plenty of other forums that relish in that type of posting.
  8. So Alberta, PEI and Ontario have the same number of senators ? Uh... get your walking shoes on.
  9. Shoudn't you have lost your political virginity when the CA voted themselves the pension, or when Manning moved into Stornaway. Every grassroots movement eventually moves on and loses touch with the people who started it. It's a shame, but true. The CCF (forerunner to the NDP) was started by basically the same people in the same part of the country as Reform. It's all a cynical... I mean... It's all a cycle.
  10. You sound pretty cocksure there... I'd take more caution in predicting the future. Stronach hasn't even started campaigning yet and she's the dark horse too. You're predicting a first ballot victory ?
  11. That's an odd report. It claims that 22% of people said that their own lives began AFTER their birth.
  12. Springer: I read that sentence about 5 times. It sounds like you're saying you believe more than a few people will see Stronach as a capable leader. But from the rest of your post, I can see you support Harper. I think Harper has it in the bag, and knows how to make the true believers stand in line so he should/will win the leadership. But look for Harper and Layton to make like a Raptor and "drive for the middle" - if you know what I mean...
  13. Sorry, Stronach would do better in Ontario than Harper. 1. She lives here. 2. People would respond positively to a fresh face. 3. Ontarians are familliar with MAGNA as a success story. 4. She's socially liberal. 5. She's attractive and youthful looking.
  14. Loud buzzer sound... How many proponents of the "merger" (cough, cough) on these very boards have said "If so and so wins, we're quitting" or "We're re-forming Reform as ReReFrom" or whatever. Harper has the leadership race in the bag. Only he can force centrist ideas down the throats of the true believers who have nowhere else to go. First it'll be same-sex marriage, then immigration, bilingualism etc. etc. It's a race to the centre for all 3 major parties.
  15. I wonder if she really does, or she's just playing politics. Even Harper is going soft on homosexuality-related issues. He has read the polls and knows which way the wind is blowing...
  16. But why ? And more importantly, how ? No government is going to give away a chance at real power. No government is going to reform the upper house so that it sends legislation back to the commons. And if we were to succeed in creating an effective senate, would we be happy with twice the red tape that we go through now to get laws through ? The US system is so clogged that the president is pushing for a line-item veto. Is this what we want in Canada ?
  17. Why ? Has the senate done much more than rubber stamp house decisions for the sitting government ?
  18. Craig Read: The poor quality of your posts is dragging down this forum, IMO. Please follow the guidelines by backing up your posts and refraining from insults. What are you saying here ? Be clear. This isn't a sentence. Again, it's unclear what you're trying to say. This snippet includes an insult and an incredible leap from the healthcare issue to gay marriage. You also seem to through around the tem "morality" a lot. Let me ask you: do you think plagiarism is moral ?
  19. You should quote stats. If they're given to your college they should still be verifiable. I'd say a 15% error is grossly inaccurate, but others might disagree...
  20. Which ones ? And which ones are you using ? You should back up your posts.
  21. Neil: How do you feel about the fact that only TWO Alliance members voted against C-415 that added gays to the identifiable groups against which "hate literature" is prohibited ? Harper was taking the party to the centre even BEFORE the merger... Christian Heritage Party Site
×
×
  • Create New...