Liberals announce Keynote speaker, theme of Convention

[gerryhatrick]

Liberals announce Keynote speaker, theme of Convention

November 10, 2006

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Governor Howard DeanMontréal –The Liberal Party of Canada today is pleased to announce that the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, Governor Howard Dean, will give the keynote address at the Party’s upcoming Leadership and Biennial Convention. Governor Dean will be speaking to delegates, alternates, observers, and the attendees on the evening of November 29, 2006, at approximately 8:20 pm (EST).

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“We are proud to have Gov. Dean address our Party. Aside from our obvious affinity with the Democratic Party, Liberals are excited to hear the Chairman’s views on a modern democracy and the role of the Democratic Party in the new U.S. political environment. And the timing couldn’t be better,” said Steven MacKinnon, General Secretary of the Convention."

http://www.liberal.ca/news_e.aspx?type=news&id=12037

Great symbolism for the Liberals!

[fellowtraveller]

Howard Dean is a certifiable nutcase.

How appropriate.

[gerryhatrick]

Howard Dean is a certifiable nutcase.

How appropriate.

Third party insults in such a manner don't contribute to the forum.

Howard Dean just helped lead Democrats to a full fledged rout of the Conservative Repubs. Not too many "certifiable nutcase" types can accomplish such a feat. Now he's coming up here to tell the Liberals how to get rid of their rightwing opposition too!

[sharkman]

well, in that case I hope he shares all of his strategies, because he had little to do with it. The Dem victory was because of voter disenchantment with the Republicans. Unless he had something to do with all the scandal leaks, but I hope we don't resort to that kind of thing up here.

[fellowtraveller]

Howard Dean is a certifiable nutcase.

How appropriate.

Third party insults in such a manner don't contribute to the forum.

Howard Dean just helped lead Democrats to a full fledged rout of the Conservative Repubs. Not too many "certifiable nutcase" types can accomplish such a feat. Now he's coming up here to tell the Liberals how to get rid of their rightwing opposition too!

I'm not sure what you're objecting to.....do you think Dean is not a certifiable nutcase for some reason?

Would you like links to his infamous 'primal scream' exit from the last Democratic Party primaries?

Or his recent assertions/revisionism that US foreign policy would have been totally different under Democratic rule the last six years, despite his own platform and that of all the other major Democratic contenders in the last primaries/election?

[geoffrey]

Oh!!!! Harper is in bed with the Republicans!!! Harper loves the Republicans!!! Harper wants to turn us into US-lite!!!

And then the Liberals invite Howard Dean to speak.

Their ridiculous behavoir knows no bounds.

[gerryhatrick]

Howard Dean is a certifiable nutcase.

How appropriate.

Third party insults in such a manner don't contribute to the forum.

Howard Dean just helped lead Democrats to a full fledged rout of the Conservative Repubs. Not too many "certifiable nutcase" types can accomplish such a feat. Now he's coming up here to tell the Liberals how to get rid of their rightwing opposition too!

I'm not sure what you're objecting to.....do you think Dean is not a certifiable nutcase for some reason?

Would you like links to his infamous 'primal scream' exit from the last Democratic Party primaries?

Oh please, that doesn't make him a certifiable nutcase. Try to raise your level of debate a little.

[gerryhatrick]

Oh!!!! Harper is in bed with the Republicans!!! Harper loves the Republicans!!! Harper wants to turn us into US-lite!!!

And then the Liberals invite Howard Dean to speak.

The difference is that being in bed with the Bush Republicans is something to be concerned about, while being in bed with the newly elected Democrats has not been demonstrated assuch.

[Ricki Bobbi]

Oh!!!! Harper is in bed with the Republicans!!! Harper loves the Republicans!!! Harper wants to turn us into US-lite!!!

And then the Liberals invite Howard Dean to speak.

Their ridiculous behavoir knows no bounds.

Paul Wells said it best.

Liberals spend their lives mood-swinging between castigating the Conservatives for being too cozy with the Yanks and collecting the complete speeches of James Carville on DVD.

The thing that kills me is what a truly bad choice Howard Dean is to bring in.

This is a man who had the Democratic nomination in his grasp and howled it away.

We can only hope the Liberals look to Dean as an example on how to run a campaign.

[August1991]

Howard Dean is a certifiable nutcase.

[Cameron]

Wow, that's all they could find....

[Figleaf]

Would you like links to his infamous 'primal scream' exit from the last Democratic Party primaries?

I never saw that at the time, but only months later. After I saw it I was amazed that such a trivial thing had sunk his candidacy -- in retrospect it seemed like the media conspired to sabotage him.

[Ricki Bobbi]

I never saw that at the time, but only months later. After I saw it I was amazed that such a trivial thing had sunk his candidacy -- in retrospect it seemed like the media conspired to sabotage him.

It was more the final nail in the coffin for Dean than anything else. Kerry, Clark and Edwards had all tried to portray him as too beholden to the extremists in the party and too focused on attacking than anything else. The scream just proved their case better than any of them could have hoped to do,.

[southerncomfort]

Lets hear it for the Dean Scream LOL

[kimmy]

I hope he does the pterodactyl screech when he comes to Canada! YEEEARGH!!!

I never saw that at the time, but only months later. After I saw it I was amazed that such a trivial thing had sunk his candidacy -- in retrospect it seemed like the media conspired to sabotage him.

It was fairly notable at the time, if you paid any attention to American media. Jon Stewart had a great time with it. YEEEARGH!!!

Unrelated note, holding the convention in Montreal is such a predictable and typical thing. Doing it in Calgary? That would have been ballsy. Vancouver, or Halifax, or Winnipeg, or anyplace else, would have been novel. But of course it had to be Montreal. Why?

As of November 3rd, Tourism Montréal predicted that, with 7,000 delegates and observers attending the Convention, representing 5,044 room night bookings for Montréal hotels, $11,000,000 in direct economic spin-offs would accrue to the city.

Quebec, we're going to buy your love back! YEEEARGH!!!

-k

[Ricki Bobbi]

Quebec, we're going to buy your love back! YEEEARGH!!!

-k

brilliant!

[geoffrey]

Oh!!!! Harper is in bed with the Republicans!!! Harper loves the Republicans!!! Harper wants to turn us into US-lite!!!

And then the Liberals invite Howard Dean to speak.

The difference is that being in bed with the Bush Republicans is something to be concerned about, while being in bed with the newly elected Democrats has not been demonstrated assuch.

What's the difference? Please gerry, besides partisan rhetoric, what really is the difference?

If the Chairman of the Republican party spoke here, all hell would break lose in the media. Admit it, it's just a partisan difference and the Liberals are being very cozy with the Dems down south.

[Shakeyhands]

Unrelated note, holding the convention in Montreal is such a predictable and typical thing. Doing it in Calgary? That would have been ballsy. Vancouver, or Halifax, or Winnipeg, or anyplace else, would have been novel. But of course it had to be Montreal. Why?

As of November 3rd, Tourism Montréal predicted that, with 7,000 delegates and observers attending the Convention, representing 5,044 room night bookings for Montréal hotels, $11,000,000 in direct economic spin-offs would accrue to the city.

Quebec, we're going to buy your love back! YEEEARGH!!!

-k

Kimmy... now come on. It would have cost 10 X to fly all the Liberals out there, most are local you know!

[Canadian Blue]

Great symbolism for the Liberals!

I kind of liked Howard Dean. But really what symbolism is that, having all the momentum and then losing it all when it comes to the vote.

As for the Democrats being so much better then the Republican's, well their is alot of concern that the democrats could have a protectionist agenda thus hurting our economy in the end. I would have voted for the Democrats in the States as well, but its hypocritical for the Liberal party to be groaning about Bush Republicanism when their hasn't been a single high profile Republican at a Conservative Party rally, yet at the same time cozy up with a party which could inflict economic damage on Canada's economy.

[Ricki Bobbi]

As for the Democrats being so much better then the Republican's, well their is alot of concern that the democrats could have a protectionist agenda thus hurting our economy in the end. I would have voted for the Democrats in the States as well, but its hypocritical for the Liberal party to be groaning about Bush Republicanism when their hasn't been a single high profile Republican at a Conservative Party rally, yet at the same time cozy up with a party which could inflict economic damage on Canada's economy.

Of course it is hypocritical.

But the Liberals are Canada's "Natural Governing Party". Anything they have to do or say to regain their God given right to run the country is fair game.

[Canuck E Stan]

What happened was Bono busy?

[August1991]

Unrelated note, holding the convention in Montreal is such a predictable and typical thing. Doing it in Calgary? That would have been ballsy. Vancouver, or Halifax, or Winnipeg, or anyplace else, would have been novel. But of course it had to be Montreal. Why?

The federal Liberal leadership convention in 1990 which chose Chretien was held in Calgary.

The federal Liberals have never held a leadership convention in Montreal so indeed it is novel.

Link.

[kimmy]

1990

Well, that explains why I don't remember it.

-k

[geoffrey]

Montreal has great food, I'd go there. Calgary is rather dull with both food and nightlife. Why have a convention here? That's what conventions are about right?

[gerryhatrick]

Would you like links to his infamous 'primal scream' exit from the last Democratic Party primaries?

I never saw that at the time, but only months later. After I saw it I was amazed that such a trivial thing had sunk his candidacy -- in retrospect it seemed like the media conspired to sabotage him.

In reality the "Dean Scream" had an effect on his chances in the primary.

Since he became Chairman of the DNC he's done a really good job. Anyone who says he didn't play an important part in the elections doesn't understand US politics.

It will be interesting to hear him up here.