punked Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 And how many of these "fill in the blanks" shots can we expect from Mulcair? For a leader who wants to raise NDP support outside Quebec he's off to a poor start. Yah so poor he is leading Harper in the polls. We should only wish his support is so poor come election time eh? Quote
capricorn Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Yah so poor he is leading Harper in the polls. Polls, shmolls. All they're good for is keeping polling companies in business and political pundits and wannabe pundits peddling their punditry. I have never put any faith in polls and wasn't surprised by the polling fiasco in advance of the Alberta vote. Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers
-TSS- Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 At this point in time opinion-polls have little more than entertainment-value. Not very likely in Canada that there would be an early election. Quote
BubberMiley Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 I have never put any faith in polls and wasn't surprised by the polling fiasco in advance of the Alberta vote. Except when the polls say what you want, of course. Of course not. Then they'd have to talk about the poll that places the Conservative at 43#, majority territory. Quote "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet
Smallc Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 (edited) At this point in time opinion-polls have little more than entertainment-value. Not very likely in Canada that there would be an early election. And as a result, the outcome of the poll must be taken very lightly. The answers aren't really all that serious, because most people aren't even considering such things. Edited May 4, 2012 by Smallc Quote
Jack Weber Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 And as a result, the outcome of the poll must be taken very lightly. The answers aren't really all that serious, because most people aren't even considering such things. On specific things,I agree,these polls are generally meaningless... As a general guage of the mood of the electorate towards a sitting government,they're a fairly decent barometer... But,dips in popularity for any government in the middle of a long term mandate are also commonplace... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Smallc Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 As a general guage of the mood of the electorate towards a sitting government,they're a fairly decent barometer... i don't even know if they're that really. They can show a few things, but, I don't think that, say, if a vote were held today, the NDP would come out ahead. Quote
cybercoma Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 And how many of these "fill in the blanks" shots can we expect from Mulcair? For a leader who wants to raise NDP support outside Quebec he's off to a poor start. The NDP is ahead in the polls and he has a higher approval rating now than Harper. Yeah... poor start. Quote
cybercoma Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Mulcair should not point out an injustice??? You got it wrong buddy! Mulcair must continue to point out the wrongs in our system. If some have a problem with that then they are not fit to rule WWWTT Mulcair shouldn't have played the race card, even if it's only implied. Quote
cybercoma Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Polls, shmolls. All they're good for is keeping polling companies in business and political pundits and wannabe pundits peddling their punditry. I have never put any faith in polls and wasn't surprised by the polling fiasco in advance of the Alberta vote. The polls are a hell of a lot more accurate than the opinion of a highly partisan woman on the net. Quote
capricorn Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 Attention MLW posters. Cybercoma has appointed himself the resident opinion grader. Is your opinion: 1. accurate? 2. inaccurate? 3. fair? 4. fair to midland? and last but not least... 5. irrelevant? Only Cybercoma holds the answers. Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers
BubberMiley Posted May 4, 2012 Report Posted May 4, 2012 4. fair to midland? Fair to Midland is a prog-rock band. I think you mean "fair to middling." Quote "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet
capricorn Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 Good one Bubber. I worked with a bloke who, when asked how he was always answered "fair to midland". I'm sure that was way before that band came along. Quote "We always want the best man to win an election. Unfortunately, he never runs." Will Rogers
WWWTT Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 Mulcair shouldn't have played the race card, even if it's only implied. This is your opinion that I do not share.Neither does Mulcair. Some will be offended,but that's tuff! WWWTT Quote Maple Leaf Web is now worth $720.00! Down over $1,500 in less than one year! Total fail of the moderation on this site! That reminds me, never ask Greg to be a business partner! NEVER!
jacee Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 Good one Bubber. I worked with a bloke who, when asked how he was always answered "fair to midland". I'm sure that was way before that band came along. I'm pretty sure Bubber's right and the expression is fair to middlin'. Of course, there could be local variations ... near Midland, say. Quote
cybercoma Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 This is your opinion that I do not share.Neither does Mulcair. Some will be offended,but that's tuff! WWWTT It was a classless move and I won't support it. He was right to bring up the double-standard, but he was wrong to imply that it was race related. Quote
cybercoma Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) Attention MLW posters. Cybercoma has appointed himself the resident opinion grader. Is your opinion: 1. accurate? 2. inaccurate? 3. fair? 4. fair to midland? and last but not least... 5. irrelevant? Only Cybercoma holds the answers. I'm sorry that you can't see that just making up crap off the top of your head is less relevant than a methodologically sound researched investigation into the matter. I'm not the grader of opinions. I'm saying that your opinion is less relevant than a study on the topic, not less relevant than another opinion. Apparently you don't understand that though. Probably because you think all opinions are equally valid and there's no such thing as facts. Edited May 5, 2012 by cybercoma Quote
bleeding heart Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 It was a classless move and I won't support it. He was right to bring up the double-standard, but he was wrong to imply that it was race related. Just so. Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Newfoundlander Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 Is Mulcair a racist seeing he said Obama was a lying about having photos of Bin Laden? Quote
mentalfloss Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 Is Mulcair a racist seeing he said Obama was a lying about having photos of Bin Laden? He didn't say Obama was lying. He just said that there's no evidence shown to prove him true. To that effect, Mulcair was absolutely right. Quote
bleeding heart Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 ....and what in the world does it have to do with "racism," anyway? Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
Newfoundlander Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 ....and what in the world does it have to do with "racism," anyway? Same thing it has to do with Conrad Black entering Canada. Quote
bleeding heart Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 Same thing it has to do with Conrad Black entering Canada. That's your answer? Quote “There is a limit to how much we can constantly say no to the political masters in Washington. All we had was Afghanistan to wave. On every other file we were offside. Eventually we came onside on Haiti, so we got another arrow in our quiver." --Bill Graham, Former Canadian Foreign Minister, 2007
mentalfloss Posted May 5, 2012 Report Posted May 5, 2012 That's your answer? It was a pretty weak smear attempt. Quote
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