tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post1817874499128657819..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and the Death of ParliamentSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-16600751016251441722014-06-23T08:41:13.192-04:002014-06-23T08:41:13.192-04:00I meant to say 'mistakenly stereotyped', n...I meant to say 'mistakenly stereotyped', not 'typical' liberal...<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1793909332594331762014-06-23T08:38:15.477-04:002014-06-23T08:38:15.477-04:00I'd follow those pipes to the gates of Hell an...I'd follow those pipes to the gates of Hell and back, Simon...<br /><br />that's how much I believe in the freedom of the individual.<br /><br />I'm not your typical wishy-washy, fence-sittin' liberal Christian.<br /><br />We be street warriors and table-turners too!! Never say die, brother!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23118098402040892832014-06-22T04:44:10.863-04:002014-06-22T04:44:10.863-04:00hi David...very good, I had no idea you were such ...hi David...very good, I had no idea you were such a good song writer, it's definitely better than Gilbert and Sullivan. I must confess it did cross my mind to compare the Harperite Parliament to the sleazy nightclub in Cabaret, with Harper as the character played by Joel Grey. But then I remembered that Harper can't sing, and I didn't have enough rouge to smear on his cheeks... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62782313112570778022014-06-22T04:40:21.598-04:002014-06-22T04:40:21.598-04:00hi Zeke...thanks for the tip. I looked up the stor...hi Zeke...thanks for the tip. I looked up the story and it really is quite depressing and frightening, But of course that's also what's happening in Britain where the Cons are privatizing everything, including a large part of the National Health Service, and thee results are equally disastrous. I will never be shaken from my belief that institutions based on the common good are always going to be better for those they help, than those based on profit...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3169257259301882212014-06-22T04:32:30.494-04:002014-06-22T04:32:30.494-04:00hi David...thanks for that story. It's just th...hi David...thanks for that story. It's just the latest in a series of articles suggesting that Harper could use Northern Gateway as a wedge issue to pit the rest of the country against BC. It's quite possible he may be thinking along those lines, but I don't think it will work...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76394127670311714072014-06-22T04:29:42.112-04:002014-06-22T04:29:42.112-04:00hi e.a.f....I am hoping that as the first leaves c...hi e.a.f....I am hoping that as the first leaves come down in the fall, Harper will also come down with a bang. My guess is that he won't quit because he needs to stay until 2015 if he is to move up the ranks of longest serving Prime Ministers, and that is the sort of thing that would appeal to a guy like him. Still, if his polls don't improve he will come under more pressure to step down, so anything could happen. I'm going to have to save up, buy some champagne, and keep it on ice, so I can be ready to celebrate at a moment's notice.... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-28520318214244709552014-06-22T04:24:27.150-04:002014-06-22T04:24:27.150-04:00hi liberalandlovingit...I'm glad to hear that ...hi liberalandlovingit...I'm glad to hear that you are prepared to follow the sound of the bag pipes. But I'm afraid the Robbie Burns book probably can't be swapped for a ticket, since about two-thirds of the Scottish people can't understand what he's saying. ;)<br />But yes, greed is the enemy, especially in a country as rich as this one. I try to live as simply as I can. I don't own a car, or a SeaDoo. But then some new computer gadget comes along and I find myself lusting after it like so many others. We are going to face a choice and sooner rather than later. A simpler life now, or no life later...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26960420032646077852014-06-22T04:17:18.339-04:002014-06-22T04:17:18.339-04:00hi deb...thank you and you have a great summer too...hi deb...thank you and you have a great summer too. They are so short, and after last winter's Polar Vortex I intend to treasure every warm day. However, the Cons are in full campaign mode so I hope the progressive parties and the rest of us do our best to make sure that their summer sucks...;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37552809992935098772014-06-22T04:14:38.815-04:002014-06-22T04:14:38.815-04:00hi anon...thank you for your kind words. Although ...hi anon...thank you for your kind words. Although as you can probably guess, summer has me in its grip, I know the battle is far from over, an election could come much much sooner than most people imagine, and we must use the next few months to step up our attacks on the Harperite gang. The thing to remember is that we are making progress, Great Leader is greatly diminished, and the longer he remains in office the more people will get tired of him. If we keep that in mind, and we help spread the message, we will eventually defeat him or force to resign, and we will have a great summer... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44014864720231416122014-06-22T04:06:47.698-04:002014-06-22T04:06:47.698-04:00hi anon...thank you for your good wishes. But I do...hi anon...thank you for your good wishes. But I do want to point out that I am not anti-English in any way. I can't be because my Mum is English and I'm half of a Sassenach myself. The shame, the shame... ;)<br />The reason I support it because it's a campaign to try to build a progressive state, which is not under the thumb of the Cameron Cons who are waging war on the poor, and young people, and medicare, in a manner worse in some ways than even Margaret Thatcher's reactionary rule. Of course, the weight of Scottish history does also play a part in how I feel. My family's home is not far from Culloden, the disastrous battlefield where the Scots, including some of my ancestors, were slaughtered by the English.<br />But it's only the pride that motivates me, not the old hatreds. I'll be writing about it before I leave, and when I'm there because it's an interesting story, and whatever happens Scotland will never be the same again...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1763877855194348412014-06-22T03:53:40.175-04:002014-06-22T03:53:40.175-04:00hi anon...no that isn't Doris Day, and it'...hi anon...no that isn't Doris Day, and it's a different kind of jet ski. The one he used had a spout of water shooting up into the air, which as he rode off ridiculously into the sunset, made it look like it was coming out of his ass. Which in my opinion sealed his fate. ;) But not that I'm an expert eh? I want everybody to know that although those noisy fossil fuel monsters can be fun, I much prefer wind power. And you have a good summer too... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-37246153989431249792014-06-22T00:34:24.456-04:002014-06-22T00:34:24.456-04:00Harper: "I hope you enjoyed my little SHOW!!!...Harper: "I hope you enjoyed my little SHOW!!! And can't wait for MORE!"<br /><br />Harper's Anti Demo Cratic Band<br /><br />It was ten years ago today<br />Stevie Harper asked the Cons to play<br />They've never never had any style<br />But they're guaranteed to raise a smile<br />So may I introduce to you<br />The act you've known for all these years<br />Harper's Anti Demo Cratic Band<br /><br />We're Harper's Anti Demo Cratic Band<br />We hope you still enjoy the show<br />We're Harper's Anti Demo Cratic Band<br />Sit back and let your freedom go<br />Stevie Harper's Anti, Stevie Harper's Anti<br />Harper's Anti Demo Cratic Band<br />It's wonderful to be here<br />We like to see oil spill<br />You're such a clueless audience<br />We like to close vets' offices<br />We'd love to crush your vote<br /><br />I don't really want to stop the show<br />But I thought that you might like to know<br />That Stevie's going to sing a song<br />And he wants you all to sing along <br />So let me introduce to you<br />The one and only Duffy Shears<br />And Harper's Anti Demo Cratic Band<br /><br /><br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26651383620681231592014-06-21T22:13:55.654-04:002014-06-21T22:13:55.654-04:00Simon tell your people to go to the- RED PEPPER-we...Simon tell your people to go to the- RED PEPPER-web page and read the article on-- Sweden's great welfare heist ; it starts from the early 90's and they are now fighting back to go back to a socialist democracy -- this is the same corporate rip off Harper and his lunatic govern. is pushing on us now 20 years later-- let's not make the same mistake-- defeat him in the next election and hold Trudeau accountable to reverse Harper's destruction zekenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-72963222736424052892014-06-21T19:05:30.449-04:002014-06-21T19:05:30.449-04:00Harper is crazy.... crazy like a fox!
Is Enbridge...Harper is crazy.... crazy like a fox!<br /><br />Is Enbridge setting up Harper for re-election?<br />http://www.bclocalnews.com/opinion/263901771.htmlDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-82537476709566660512014-06-21T15:13:17.832-04:002014-06-21T15:13:17.832-04:00yes the evil sob green lighted the Northern Gate W...yes the evil sob green lighted the Northern Gate Way project and then went off to "gather his reward" from whomever.......<br />Lets hope he doesn't come back in the fall. It would be so nice to not have him around come Sept. He can now leave Ottawa and go back to his ilk in Alberta and tell them the tax cuts for the well to do are coming, if one parent stays home. What a fucking waste of money. The tax dollars ought to be spend on children living in poverty in this country, not on a bunch of well to do corporate freaks living in Alberta, pretending to be stepford wives.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-57446758442780782242014-06-21T13:55:50.642-04:002014-06-21T13:55:50.642-04:00I'd come with you to Scotland, Simon, if I had...I'd come with you to Scotland, Simon, if I had the papers.<br />Does my Robbie Burns book count? <br /><br />Some of us knew in our gut, mind, and our spirit, (due to Past Practices/History-<br />that's how Corrections Canada and police do it, see- PMACK?) that Conservatives<br />would be nothing but a boat-load of bull-shit and corruption. I did.<br />It's been a well-known fact- dissected and written about by John Stuart Mill and others.<br /> The stupid and/or greedy eat the con-policies up. Especially the greedy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60447927347163933142014-06-21T12:41:35.271-04:002014-06-21T12:41:35.271-04:00have a great summer, keep up the excellent work. T...have a great summer, keep up the excellent work. This con regime will be planning all summer on how they will come back for more of the same come sept. Great timing for harper to leave, after the northern gateway announcement.debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17230156686226794005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59896035060735971272014-06-21T11:05:18.801-04:002014-06-21T11:05:18.801-04:00Thanks for everything you do, Simon! The battle is...Thanks for everything you do, Simon! The battle is far from won and we must keep pushing, that's for sure. With people like you to inspire us, somehow it makes it easier to stay in the game. Take care! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-20139777186805111692014-06-21T09:39:39.417-04:002014-06-21T09:39:39.417-04:00"One that will take me from the battle to det..."One that will take me from the battle to dethrone Rob Ford, to the Scottish highlands to join the rebels fighting to separate from Con Britain."<br />All the best to you and Scotland in their effort for true sovereignty. We Irish get imprisoned, tortured and murdered for voicing those opinions and have for a couple of centuries now. UP THE REBELS!!! FUCK THE BRITISH SONS-OF-BITCHES!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19357071367160115622014-06-21T08:39:20.187-04:002014-06-21T08:39:20.187-04:00Is that Stockwell Day on the jet ski? Simon, are ...Is that Stockwell Day on the jet ski? Simon, are you secretly trying to turn Canadians into ... Harperites? Have a great summer ;)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com