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Seveneighty

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  1. Bibby, judging by this thread, you have a very simplistic way of thinking. You should do political analysis for YTV, or Nickelodeon. Secretive? Hate each other? Strong-arm tactics? Vicious? Extremely brutal? You sound like an insaner version of Ann Coulter.
  2. Here's something you won't read in the mainstream right-wing media (CBC included)! I wrote this piece--give me comments, criticisms, discuss the article, and then tell everyone you can so my hits go up! Harper's Conservatives Importing Republican Distortion Tactics June 17 2004 Counterbias.com Robert Furs John Kerry voted to raise taxes 350 times. Sound like a lot? Well, that’s because the number is grossly exaggerated, and most likely a blatant twist on the facts, an inflated distortion of the truth. Continue: http://www.counterbias.com/053.html
  3. And Republicans in the U.S. want to take the U.S. out of the UN! So is this type of policy far-right or far-left?
  4. This article is about the benefits of a minority government...read and discuss. Celebrate Diversity On June 28th June 2 2004 Counterbias.com Cory M. Marshall F O C U S O N C A N A D A All this talk about minority government in Canada is encouraging for, at least, it signifies that neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives will be able to run amok in our parliament or our treasury. Should Mr. Martin find his way back into power, there would likely be a need for some kind of coalition building with him turning to either Mr. Layton or M. Duceppe to shore up government. It has been mentioned that Mr. Harper has his sights on a minority government as well. In this event, one has to wonder if the country would be thrown immediately into another federal election after the first vote on legislation. Continue: http://www.counterbias.com/044.html
  5. Incredible.. A mistake on your part, I assume? Otherwise--WOW!
  6. If not the Liberals, then who? I'd certainly hope you aren't advocating a vote for the Conservative Party! If you wan't rampant Republicanism, move to the United States. It's the last thing Canada needs. I'm thinking Green. But then, the smokable kind of greenery will be legal in Canada--AND the States--before the Green Party ever does big things in Canada. Maybe you're hoping NDP? Too socialist, no?
  7. Ontario: Yours To Discover! May 20 2004 Counterbias.com Cory M. Marshall F O C U S O N C A N A D A It must be that after a particularly conservative era a country, or a province, finds itself in ominous financial shape, and the transition to some presumably more humanistic regime tends to yield precisely just how ominous that shape is. In Ontario, the previous government managed to leave the 6.1 billion dollar deficit for the McGuinty government to first discover, then try to deal with. In any case, we are facing a severe penny pinching crisis yet, at the same time, the premier has committed to retaining the integrity and quality of public services. Continue: http://www.counterbias.com/037.html ..Good? Bad? Agree? Disagree? Discuss.
  8. Abu Ghraib, Carlson and Friedman: The Changing War Tides May 13 2004 Counterbias.com Robert Furs What a horrible week it has been for the Bush administration's war effort. If this past week could be materialized as a human being, FOX News and every Republican would be labeling him an "anti-American traitor". Continue: http://www.counterbias.com/031.html (good analysis--by me--of how the American opinion is turning against the Occupation of Iraq..)
  9. Hopefully this inspires some debate.. I think the author, the possible new Canadian political columnist on my website, makes a valid point. Sponsorship Debacle is Only a Fraction of a Quagmire Apr 28 2004 Counterbias.com Cory M. Marshall Que-sais je? What do I know? I know that the former leader of a shipping company continues to steer the country, along with the vast majority of nations, on a course set by his predecessor to keep our country clear of the calamity that evolves from the aggression against Iraq. Continue reading: http://www.counterbias.com/020.html
  10. As far as I've seen, the Conservative Party tries to base itself on the Republican Party of the United States. That in itself is extreme cause for concern.
  11. Absolutely not. I'm a moderate, small-L liberal. I'll be voting Liberal in this election because, quite frankly, there isn't a better choice for me. NDP is too socialist and has no chance of winning in my area anyway, whereas the Liberals have a miniscule chance of winning it. And I would NEVER vote for the Alliance Conservatives. The thought of Republicanizing my country just sickens the hell out of me. Canada's right has moved further right, it seems to me. It follows how America's formerly-conservative party, the Republicans, have moved right (on some issues at least, such as foreign policy and taxes, while going far left on things like domestic spending). If Canada became the new Mini Bush Country, I'd have to find another country to live in.
  12. Well, Harper's out-of-the-mainstream "extremist" tendencies are exemplified by the fact that you, of all people, don't see anything "extremist" about him.
  13. Um--maybe you should follow your own advice, with idiotic, ignorant, utterly incomprehensibly juvenile comments such as that. How childish. YOU, really, should think before you type. And if you can't think, then run your post by your mommy before you press the 'add reply' button, little man.
  14. Nobody's talking about how bad "they" (the people) are. It has everything to do with America's government, not its citizens. I'm sure Chomsky agrees. Or are you trying to say that Americans are too dimwitted to tell the difference?
  15. To the guy claiming that Chomsky is "anti-American"--if criticizing American foreign policy makes one anti-American, then theres only about fifty million people (my estimate) in the world--all living in the US--that AREN'T anti-American. Plus, when you labelled him 'anti-American', did you take into account his NY Times interview where he says he loves where he lives and considers the US to be the best country in the world in which to live? Is that anti-American?
  16. Chomsky is oftentimes a genius, and an asset to society. Moore, on the other hand, is a chump and somehwat of an embarassment--get a haircut, lose some weight, lose the hat, and dress like a human! Although one can appreciate his success at getting a liberal message out. He seems to have started the trend towards liberal books dominating the bestseller lists. Anyhow, I don't see why you'd even compare the two. It's almost like comparing someone like Adam Smith...to Ann Coulter.
  17. You're right..I tell you to relax, and then you respond by telling ME to relax..its like I threw a boomerang at you, then watched as it came back to smack me in the face and then drop to the floor and KILL MY DOG! That's what it feels like, man! Its not a good feeling! You've hurt me. You've scarred me. I'm emotionally cut. With the searing knife of the realization of the endless enormity of your superior wit! I bow to you, Mr. August. Thank you. You have shown me the true wrongs of my rights, the inside of my outside, exposing the butter to the warm, flaky crust of my Pillsbury Toaster Streudel. The pastry Gods look down upon you--and smile. A warm, gentle smile, fierce with love yet enamoured in quaint solitude.
  18. Did you neglect to dose yourself with the ol' meds today? I'm not here to argue with you. I appreciate that you took a look at my little article there and took some time to correct the mistakes--but why are you ridiculing it? Point out the mistakes, yes, thats fine. But you're crossing a fine line when you start acting like an eighty year old bitch of an English teacher. Oh I'm sorry, I meant eighty year old 'overly' bitch of an English teacher.
  19. August, relax, this was written for my college paper. That type of verbiage is not only approved of, but encouraged. The fact of the matter is that I just have to fit in!
  20. I wrote a little article about it.. Please comment! The Fact of the Matter Is This Watching this and that on television lately, I’ve noticed pundits and politicians swatting away others’ points and placing their opinions at the forefront by often opening their arguments with the smarter-than-thou phrase, “the fact of the matter is…” The annoyance of this expression was solidified in my mind when I stumbled upon a televised Conservative Party of Canada leadership debate (unsurprisingly Belinda-free) on 11 February. Tony Clement had had a reputation of being a know-it-all nerdish fellow somewhat lacking in charisma. I fell into agreement with this general suspicion, when Mr. Clement began each and every retort to Stephen Harper’s arguments with a snobbish, matter-of-fact muttering of “the fact of the matter is”. Or at least it seemed to be the way he began each of his arguments. I don’t know exactly how many times he said it (I didn’t count, and I can’t find a transcript of the debate), but the phrase begins to stick out like a sore thumb—or Tony Clement in a group of cool people—when its used more than, oh, say, once. The fact of the matter is, this expression is clumsy, long-winded, and condescending. Of course nobody uses it in normal conversation—I would hope—but even in an intellectual setting where it is more common, it clogs up the flow of information, makes one appear patronizing in tone, and just sounds overly assholish. Not only that, but who’s to say that what you—or in continuation of my above example, Mr. Clement--have to offer is factually accurate? You have the facts, do you? The cold, hard facts? Well, that’s your—or Tony’s—opinion. The Columbia Guide to Standard American English notes that “The noun fact functions often as an inexact name for an idea, a hope, a wish, or some other vaguely conceived ‘thing’ and often simply as a grammatical placeholder stuck into the sentence until the speaker or writer can figure out a destination and a way to approach it. “Fact is also frequently used presumptuously, and even more often unconsciously, to give factual status to something actually far from factual.” The Guide to Standard American English then advises to “omit the fact in honest exposition and argument, in favor of a direct question or statement.” But maybe Tony’s been consulting the Guide to Standard Canadian English. Because we have, like, a whole ‘nother language, eh? The fact of the matter is that this phrase must be deleted from existence—and Tony Clement’s lexicon. In fact, the fact of the matter is that anyone caught using the phrase in question more often than is factually below the threshold of supreme annoyance to me, shall be bluntly beaten with this fact: your intelligence level does not transcend that of everyone else, and the facts aren’t always on your side.
  21. Oh, is that right. So what you're arguing here is that Bush SHOULDN'T debate before a presidential election? If anything, Mr. Bush is avoiding "doing his duty" by being on vacation half the time and then campaigning for the other half. I'm sure he could take an hour off to debate.
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