Galahad

HEY ALL YOU HARPERITES! Are you betting on Ralph & Mike to give your boy a helping hand come election time? Want Presto's and Lord's blessing? NO WAY JOSE .... AIN'T GONNA HAPPEN! Paul Martin's Liberals will rack up 154 plus seats .... I promise you that. Galahad

Details, details. I'm a "big picture" man.

Agreed! I predict June 22. The 24th at the latest. I also predict a Liberal majority. A slim majority. But not too slim.

Thank you. I guess I've just caught onto Democrats with a Jewish heritage after being totally horrified when I read this passage in Madelaine Albright's memoirs about the day she was named Secretary of State & was told of her Jewish background: "It should have been a time of absolute happiness. But it was not. I accomplished something that no other woman before me had accomplished, but at that moment I was sure I'd lose it all because I wasn't aware until that day that I was of Jewish parentage and that three of my grandparents died in a concentration camp." She thought that she'd be dumped by Clinton because she was of Jewish heritage??? Think through the implications of THAT thought process. Then tell me that there is no possibility that Kerry is having the same thoughts. Bet we'll see him with a sheleleigh next Wednesday.

Talk of desperation...resorting to Noam Chomsky. Now THERE'S a guy who hasn't had a lucid thought since Tomothy Leary was dropping LSD ( Leary also stepped outside of "conventional wisdom"). As for "intervention"...yes the US has stepped in frequently. But for the same reasons as it did this month...just to stop the Haitians from chopping each other into bits like Rawandans, not because they will benefit in any way. Or do you think they want their sugar? Haiti first...next we take Madagascar for the cloves! CUI BONO?? You have not answered that first of legal precepts!

I just have two words to add to this debate: CUI BONO? What in God's name does anyone think that the most powerful country on earth would gain from intervention in one of the poorest nations on earth (sorry US haters...no oil there). The need to provide even MORE aid? The need to repel even MORE refugees?

Yeah...right...a novel about the history of IRELAND. Notice he didn't pick Uris's OTHER novel "Exodus". If he was German it's a fair bet he was German. And the one from the Ukraine was Ukranian. Your problem is now solved. Jewish undoubtedly. It's NEVER too early to start. So AFTER we KNEW what Hitler was all about we said "let's get that guy's invention over here !" That makes sense...let the Jewish refugees we got from the camps buy them. That's real sensitive.

And that makes it right? Also, how many actually had their assets seized under the Trading with the Enemy Act? No he isn't screaming "it's untrue"....he's being much more underhanded & sly about it all...discussing his love of the book "Trinity" etc etc. It's hilarious, considering that the Irish were just about as hated at the turn of the century as the Jews. But I guess he really does think he's a Kennedy. I just find it bloody amusing that he & Albright were so oblivious to their backgrounds ( I'm not talking 10 generations back...I'm talking Gramps) & co-incidently both the backgrounds were European Jews. Aside from adoptees...do YOU know anyone who doesn't know where their grandfathers were from? I just find it VERY distasteful, like all subtle anti-semitism is. I prefer the KKK...at least it's there to be seen in all of it's insanity. Oh get over the trading with the Nazis thing or I'll yank up a picture of Roosevelt & Churchill smiling with Stalin. We didn't exactly ban Volkswagens here after the war either.

Black Dog - Welcome to the Mapleleaf Bush campaign headquarters. It was getting lonely in here...glad you dropped by. OF COURSE it doesn't matter if the guy is half Welsh Corgi. What DOES matter is that he continues to try perpetuate the myth that he's Irish. This is a bloody insult to every Jew in America & I want them to wake up, smell the Matzo balls & vote for an HONEST fellow...George W. Bush. And everyone traded with the Nazis...don't be ridiculous.

Have you seen the latest story wherein Kerry boasts about his global popularity during a campaign appearance in Florida? Said he: "I've met foreign leaders who can't go out and say this publicly, but boy they look at you and say: 'You've got to win this. You've got to beat this guy. We need a new policy.' Things like that." Now which foreign leaders would that be? Kim Sung Il? Assad? Mubarrak? Yeah...they probably prefer Kerry to Bush.

Not only can I stand the heat...I enjoy generating it. Do you actually have any opinions on the matter, or are you just the one liner queen?

Consider it done!

Back on the subject of Canada's favorite region (Atlantic Canada ... formerly known as the Maritimes). I now formally apologize for any slurs I made against this region, in light of the reply to Don Martin's article (below) by Carol Tooton in the letters to the Editor today. Here's Don's article: "Who's afraid of the vocabulary constabulary? Don Martin National Post Thursday, March 04, 2004 OTTAWA - WARNING: This column contains objectionable material if read in Nova Scotia. On a brighter note, residents could win $2,000 to report its chronically inappropriate contents to government authorities. ** Admin - The remainder of the article was removed due to copyright infringment ** If one goes to the article by Don Martin in the NP (due to the new electronic versions of papers...I can't send you a valid URL, so you'll have to wend your way there yourself), please look down at the bottom right hand corner of the article. It has a wee "send to a friend" button. So Don is not worried in the least about "copyright infringement" by forwarding his article all over the WorldWideWeb, but for some reason this tiny little website IS worried. Can anyone explain this to me? PS - I have already bragged to Don about how I have sent it to all of my friends & acquaintances on the Mapleleaf board .... and now most of it is gone. He won't be pleased, Greg!

Manning's dream was a party that believed in accountability by governmemt. Something ANY Canadian can identify with. Your entire rant is one of Western Alienation...thanks to the leadership of the one & Only Firewall Stephen Harper. Sorry, this only appeals to a few sad losers west of the Rockies & hasn't a hope in hell. Keep talking...I need the rest of Canadians to see exactly who is backing this pathetic back stabbing dullard Harper. Not a hope, Springer, not a damned hope in hell. Canadian voters, by & large are a dull group...but not THAT stupid. PS - WARNING!!: Keep up your inflexibility and I'm OUT OF HERE!

You're welcome. BTW - Does he do that often, put his name to another writer's material?

Springer - I too have been on the Reform/Alliance bandwagon for an ungodly number of years....but I'm jumping ship now....solely because of Harper. Stock was no Manning, but he didn't appear Machiavellian like this character & he was a barrel of fun....so I could live with him. To go through your points on Harper: 1, 2 & 3. I have no doubt that he is the ultimate shrewd & ruthless politician. The difference between us is that I do not see these as POSITIVE traits. 4) You're still selling that "brains" thing that all of his supporters are selling. But I'm not buying, as to date I have not seen one word uttered by him that proves this theory. Nor will any of his acolytes selling this point actually produce anything that he has done/said to prove it. Can you? 5) Integrity. Read Preston Manning's book "Think Big". In my books Preston is a man of great integrity....and Harper comes off like a back stabbing bastard. I choose to believe Preston's version....he hasn't lied to us yet. 6) As the Reform movement was STARTED by Preston, I think I have to bow to his greater knowledge once again. If Harper can memorize well, bully for him....but I do prefer someone who can actually think up new ideas. Got any ideas up your sleeve that are solely Harper's? Oh right....the firewall. See #4 above on "brains". As for the merger....the Conservatives were at death's door. They would have merged with the Marijuana Party if they got to keep the word "Conservative" in the name at that point....just so long as the tiny little crowd of them could get to keep their seats.

Back on the subject of Canada's favorite region (Atlantic Canada ... formerly known as the Maritimes). I now formally apologize for any slurs I made against this region, in light of the reply to Don Martin's article (below) by Carol Tooton in the letters to the Editor today. Here's Don's article: "Who's afraid of the vocabulary constabulary? Don Martin National Post Thursday, March 04, 2004 OTTAWA - WARNING: This column contains objectionable material if read in Nova Scotia. On a brighter note, residents could win $2,000 to report its chronically inappropriate contents to government authorities. ** Admin - The remainder of the article was removed due to copyright infringment ** Here's Carol's reply. In light of the stunningly high incidence of mental illness in Nova Scotia ( she puts it at 20%), I feel bad that I mocked the afflicted. "Words can hurt National Post Monday, March 08, 2004 Re: Who's Afraid Of the Vocabulary Constabulary?, Don Martin, March 4. The initiative referred to in this column, co-sponsored by the Nova Scotia Division of the Canadian Mental Health Association and the Nova Scotia Department of Health, was intended to serve as an indicator of how well the media address issues related to mental illness and suicide. ** Admin - The remainder of the article was removed due to copyright infringment ** PS - BTW, I can recognize the Baron's style of writing anywhere and unless he & Don are identical twins the article that Carol wants Don and NP to apologize for was NOT written by Don Martin but the Baron of Banality himself and I have a good mind exposing it, somewhere. But where, that is the question. PSS - Happy International Womens day to all the ladies here.

Baron - I saw your post & thought "what a brave warrior" after reading that Fanatic Alliance is being "investigated". Greg the Enforcer hasn't provided us with a list of the actual "punishments"... I hope you're OK out there. It scared the pants off of me. Please let us know you're still alive. Rudyard PS - I have already answered The Watcher why I consider Harper's quotes outrageous, but since you ALSO insist that Harper is absolutely sane in all of them, I put to you one that I didn't explain, because I was saving it to have fun with in answer to your post, which, BTW, has since (magically) disappeared. Hmm, the first time I've got you clearly over the barrel and the evidence disappears. Suspicious. The one I was saving for you is the one where Linda Frum cleverly asks: .... "But Stephen, Mr. Trudeau possessed that ineffable quality that made him prime minister material. Do you?" .... to which Harper answers: ... "Yes I do!" Before you make a fool of yourself again by saying that there is nothing wrong with that, please let me remind you what the word "ineffable" means. Ineffable = incapable of being expressed in words So, although these qualities can't be described in words, Stephen still thinks he has them. Whatever in hell they may be.

Thx. Next you'll be telling us that you want a hot dog "all dressed" from the corner "depanneur" served to you on your "chesterfield". ( I speak a little Montreal).

Ok...you said it twice so it's not a typo...what in hell is a "manif"?

Springer- Well you printed it in toto...now people can see that it was NOT out of context. Thanks for the help. And your clear & focused mind will ALSO note that I was quoting from an article from the NP, not the Globe & Mail. That should give you an idea of my political leanings. If you must know, I'm a touch right of Atilla the Hun politically...I think Bush & Rumsfeld are heroic figures & was ready to crown Preston Manning PM for life had he made it in the polls. This is PRECISELY why I am trying to point out that the Conservative movement will be DEAD if a fool like Harper is elected leader. The man is mediocre in everything except stabbing people in the back. If you want to talk "slimy"...just look back on Harper's record with Manning. Bloody Devil's spawn.

Watcher- It seems no one is actually READING these quotes. "It's not a matter of personal values. It's who I am". Is he trying to push predestination? Karma? Fate? I guess since he didn't CHOOSE these values...he was just BORN this marvelous creature, we should all start taking a different look at our justice system & our religions. Why are we prosecuting the Coquitlam Pig Farmer out here? It's "who he is". Hell poor old Hitler was just "who he was." "I anticipate the next election will be very dirty. The Liberals are going to lash out at their opponents in demagogic ways. You can see it coming." Demagogic? And his saying that they will be "very dirty" was not demagogic? He condemned an action in the same sentence that he utilized the very same action. The comparisons to Trudeau. (Aside from being demagogic)...who in hell is he trying to kid? Why is he not comparing himself to the other candidates he's running against? Aside from the fact that politically Trudeau 's policies would be anathema to him, attempting to place his mind in the same category with Trudeau's obsidian sharp mind rather than where it belongs....in the same category as Tony & Belinda's ( ie possibly high average) is ...well....verging on the delusional. "perceive me as a leader because they think I'm smart, sincere, and I know what I'm doing." My garage mechanic is smart, sincere & knows what he's doing. That makes him PM material? Hope I answered your questions.

That's the deal. Harper & his handlers keep trying to sell him as the "smart" candidate when he's as dumb as a plank. Just look at every one of those quotes. Is the man thick or what? LOOK AT THEM! At least no one tried to sell Chretien as smart ... he was "da leeltle guy from Shawinigan" & Belinda hasn tried to say she has brains (so far as I can see she hasn't actually tried to say she has anything we should be buying). Somehow though, I understand that if you tell the Canadian public long & hard enough that Harper is smart ... they'll buy it ... even though every word he utters belies that fact. It really is amazing & I'm just trying to counter that. As for his policies ... he hasn't had a new idea since he stabbed Manning in the back.

Funny, I was thinking the same thing when I was reading your post, but I wasn't thinking it about Harper. GREG!! I was chastized for merely remarking that the Baron of Banality had a rather larger than normal butt!! An actual truth. So I towed the line! I reasearched my topics, I quoted directly from sources like a maniac, in fact I have behaved like a snivelling teachers pet...just looking for your approbation!! And what happens?? This vile poster insults me to the very core! You MUST send this person a nasty note telling them that "YOU WILL NOT STAND FOR THIS TYPE OF POST!!" Thanking you in advance...Galahad PS: To the poster...your mother wears army boots ( I get a free one Greg...it's only fair).

In yesterday's National Post Linda Frum had an interview with Stephen Harper. Read these quotes & then tell me if you ever want this man to lead our country: "I don't smoke, I don't take drugs. I rarely drink. I don't fool around on my wife. It's not just a matter of personal values. It's who I am." "I anticipate the next election will be very dirty. The Liberals are going to lash out at their opponents in demagogic ways. You can see it coming." Harper: "I'm an an introvert." Frum: "But can introverts achieve success in high office?" Harper: "Well, Trudeau did. He was quite self-contained, cerebral, internally motivated. So am I." Frum: "Mr. Trudeau possessed that ineffable quality that made him prime minister material. Do you?" Harper: "Yes I do." "People are perceived as leaders for different reasons. Those who follow me perceive me as a leader because they think I'm smart, sincere, and I know what I'm doing." Reading these quotes I see a man who is not very bright but has a stunningly inflated opinion of his intelligence. But I guess he can't help it...that's "who he is".