sir_springer Posted December 24, 2003 Report Posted December 24, 2003 Follow this link... http://www.cbc.ca/news/ Scroll down, on the RHS there is a link to Parts One and Two of the yearend interview from last night's National. Martin was pathetic. I mean really pathetic. He refused to take a stand on just about everything. On Iraq and US relations, he was all over the map...and gutless as hell. Stephen Harper is going to tear this clown to shreds like no one can even imagine. Man, even Chretien was not this useless. Quote
dnsfurlan Posted December 24, 2003 Report Posted December 24, 2003 I saw the interview too. What caught my attention was his demeanour - the stammering, the nervous posture, the putting of the fingers on the chin when answering an uncomfortable question. And I also noticed how, when answering a question he wasn't ready for, he said a few words and tried to leave it at that. I also got the sense that Mansbridge noticed the discomfort of Martin in the interview. My initial assessment: Martin simply has not undergone the kind of scrutiny most people do when becoming PM. Its one thing to be admired by those you surround yourself with, its quite another to impress others who don't really give a darn who you are. Therefore, this guy needs to be challenged and put off balance. Chretien was the master of poise and deflection. I'm not sure if this guy is. We'll see. P.S. He's talking about a new decade for Canada. Where the heck was he for the last ten years, for goodness sakes? Yeah, somebody smart and cool should be able to start picking him apart. Quote
Craig Read Posted December 30, 2003 Report Posted December 30, 2003 Yes it was bad. I always wonder why Mr. Red cheeks gets so nervous on TV. Makes me nervous watching him. As usual as you guys stated, he avoided any and all questions even asking Mansbridge many times why the domed one kept coming back to certain points and lines of questioning. The domed one replied because he as a reporter, and wanted an answer. This was almost too much for our King. How can the hoi poloi expect that he takes a stand on anything without having is C$200.000 salaried spin staff, take it for a ride first ?! Martin is the annointed King based on the media fawning of his role as the Duke of Finance - another thread on that one - but it was a shell game and Martin supported every program spend, every initiative and the maintenance of the ninny state during his tenure. Jack Mintz had a good article in Canadian Business Mag calling Martin's coup d'etat and assumption of King, as a damaging blow to Cdn democracy. No Parliamentary checks, no voter input, no reviews - nothing but an internal coup and replacement of the moronic Chretien with a fellow Liberal do gooder and big spender. I am totally skeptical that anything - let alone democratic reforms - will be done under Martin. He is a Trudeau Liberal - another greasy palm type who is adept at media spin. Quote
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