Where is the debate on the issues, folks?
This whole "plagiarism" non-issue is still being talked about – by bloggers and the media, but not by ordinary Canadians who are more interested in the issues, such as the economy and how to get taxes down in this country.
The media, and certain bloggers, are wasting their time dissecting Harper's "Howard speech", just as they are wasting their time chasing after speeches that Dion lifted from David Suzuki (it was much worse when Dion stole a company's name to use for his Green Shift plan).
The only blogger – a Liberal no less – who had anything smart to say about this nonsense was Red Tory (as I wrote yesterday)
[I]t really is a measure of the Liberals' desperation. Is this actually the best the LPC can come up with… "a debate about a five year-old speech that was delivered three Parliaments ago, two elections ago, when the prime minister was the leader of a party that no longer exists"? Quite pathetic really.
So, get on with it, talk about the excessive tax burden in this country, the economy, education and health care, but don't waste voters' time with such utter nonsense.
yes let's get on with it..exactly right Werner...
and thank you for visiting and for your comments -- I stand by my post
even though I have had flack and phone calls...
I guess the truth doth hurt.
Posted by: NB Tory Lady | October 01, 2008 at 05:31 PM
Unfortunately, in this country when people speak the truth -- rather than the "truth" imposed by the mentally ill ( = those afflicted with political correctness) -- they come under attack. But don't forget that you are dealing with the mentally ill, so simply ignore their attacks.
Posted by: Werner Patels | October 01, 2008 at 05:37 PM
The issues? The issue is, we didn't need this election.
Stephen Harper Election Promises 2006:
Fixed Election Dates - “A Conservative government will: Introduce legislation modeled on the BC and Ontario laws requiring fixed election dates every four years, except when a government loses the confidence of the House (in which case an election would be held immediately, and the subsequent election would follow four years later).” (”Stand Up For Canada”, Conservative Party of Canada Federal Election Platform 2006, p. 44)
The issues? Stephen Harper is merely an American lackey.
"I don't know all the facts on Iraq, but I think we should work closely with the Americans." - Report Newsmagazine, March 25 2002
Stephen Harper doesn’t know all the facts because he has is head so far up George Bush’s back passage that George could get a gig as the two-headed freak at a traveling sideshow.
Stephen Harper, doing for Canada what George Bush did for America
The issues? Taxes are too high.
As Leader of the Opposition in May 2004, Mr. Harper pledged that a Conservative government would eliminate the GST on gas entirely if prices escalated above 85 cents per litre. Mr. Harper called the GST a tax on tax, referring to the federal excise tax, which is also charged on fuel. (The price of gas today is 118.9 cents per litre Steve).
The other day, Stephen Harper was caught telling the truth.
The issues? Excessive government spending.
During the 2006 election Harper pledged to clean up government polling, having repeatedly criticized the Liberals for spending $18 million on polls. Harper’s government spent $31.2 million in its first year on 546 polls.
The issues? Stephen Harper is not worthy of the office of Prime Minister
Stephen Harper on separation
…and not Quebec’s separation, but Alberta’s.
"If Ottawa giveth, then Ottawa can taketh away. This is one more reason why Westerners, but Albertans in particular, need to think hard about their future in this country. After sober reflection, Albertans should decide that it is time to seek a new relationship with Canada. Having hit a wall, the next logical step is not to bang our heads against it. It is to take the bricks and begin building another home - a stronger and much more autonomous Alberta. It is time to look at Quebec and to learn. What Albertans should take from this example is to become "maitres chez nous". (Stephen Harper, letter to the National Post, December 8, 2000)
Harper separatist tendencies where Alberta is concerned, is similar to Lucien Bouchard’s in Quebec. Could you imagine if we elected Gilles Duceppe Prime Minister of Canada? Isn’t electing Stephen Harper the same thing?
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Posted by: theimpolitecanadian | October 01, 2008 at 07:17 PM
When I read the above on Harper, I was reminded what Churchill said about politicians of that nature, " An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. As to when eagles are silent, the parrots begin to jabber". No parrots on this blog!
Posted by: SoContent | October 01, 2008 at 08:57 PM
They needed something to carry them over until the televised debates.
Apparently .... absolutely anything will do ... today they have the Fr.Lang. debate and the resurrected 5 minutes of the bimbo Couilard.
The question is "How many Canadians still believe what the read and hear in the MSM?"
Posted by: OMMAG | October 02, 2008 at 07:09 AM
Not many, which is why Canada has the highest percentage of people in the G7 countries who read blogs to get their news.
Posted by: Werner Patels | October 02, 2008 at 08:41 AM