tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post7292456368275675961..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Harper's War: Churchill Moment or Swan Song?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59348596154000260992014-10-07T13:38:17.778-04:002014-10-07T13:38:17.778-04:00An easier way would be to d/load 'add this'...An easier way would be to d/load 'add this' - a small free app. I use google chrome & it works well with it. There are a # of browsers you can use it with....... hope this helps!cheena1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04596653349944026042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3019361886804632792014-10-07T08:11:58.784-04:002014-10-07T08:11:58.784-04:00hi David...yes Mark Kennedy is right. The war may ...hi David...yes Mark Kennedy is right. The war may appear pretty shiny now, but it will rust quickly. All wars do. And since this one was created by other asinine wars, one can only hope that most Canadians will finally understand that repeating the same mistake over and over again is the very definition of INSANITY...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23534865802775048212014-10-07T08:08:09.801-04:002014-10-07T08:08:09.801-04:00hi cheena...good for you that is an excellent mess...hi cheena...good for you that is an excellent message. I thought about defending Winston too. My granny had a signed photograph of Churchill in her living room, and if anyone had compared Harper to him, she would have given them a piece of her mind. ;) <br />Churchill's cigar was bigger than Harper. And if Great Leader had been in charge of Britain during the Blitz, we'd all be speaking German today.<br />But don't worry, the next election will be our finest hour, and we will defeat him...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-83601003108655861052014-10-07T08:02:31.165-04:002014-10-07T08:02:31.165-04:00hi inky mark....yes I have read some material on t...hi inky mark....yes I have read some material on the Cons eyeing the Syrian oil fields hungrily. All these wars have been about oil. They cloak their military adventures in the fine rhetoric of democracy and human rights, but the oily goo is what they are really after. I'll do some research and see what I can do to help get that message out...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-3547579222670371502014-10-07T07:58:58.538-04:002014-10-07T07:58:58.538-04:00hi deBeauxOs....I don't have a little birdy at...hi deBeauxOs....I don't have a little birdy at the end of my posts. I set out to do that once, but I think I had smoked a joint and the HTML defeated me. I'll try again soon, and thanks for sharing my post, and for supporting me so much as you have always done. I'm a very lucky person....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33548351325103437952014-10-07T07:54:57.419-04:002014-10-07T07:54:57.419-04:00hi anon....you know for about ten minutes after I ...hi anon....you know for about ten minutes after I read your comment I couldn't get the image of those five Con clowns in Iraq. Although I believe you forgot privates Calandra and del Mastro, because one look at them and even ISIS would start running.... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41756682916107342522014-10-07T07:51:56.154-04:002014-10-07T07:51:56.154-04:00hi anon....thank you, that's very nice of you,...hi anon....thank you, that's very nice of you, and most encouraging. And believe me I'm also looking forward to the next election. I'm a bit tired now, and not as sharp as I should. But when the bell rings I will be ready... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55725851767494789772014-10-07T07:49:55.434-04:002014-10-07T07:49:55.434-04:00hi anon....yes, as we all know, Obama despises Har...hi anon....yes, as we all know, Obama despises Harper so much he didn't ask him to join his coalition, so Harper invited himself. But the good news is the war will be his undoing, and make him even nuttier than he is now...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81694480191270010432014-10-07T07:47:09.354-04:002014-10-07T07:47:09.354-04:00hi Steve....yes I see that the Sun is under new ma...hi Steve....yes I see that the Sun is under new management, and the only thing the Peladeau separatists own now is Sun TV News. Trust me, as soon as I get a bit of time I'm going to have fun with that one... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4603475626859140112014-10-07T06:35:05.934-04:002014-10-07T06:35:05.934-04:00Transcripts: Oct. 3 speeches by Harper/Mulcair/Tru...Transcripts: Oct. 3 speeches by Harper/Mulcair/Trudeau<br />http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/transcript-stephen-harpers-speech-to-the-house-on-iraq/<br /><br />Transcript: Oct. 3 speech by Elizabeth May<br />http://elizabethmaymp.ca/military-action-iraq<br /><br />"Without disrespect to any of us, bombings have never ended an Islamic or any religious extremist terrorist threat. Time after time it has made matters worse. Let us try to look to the lessons of history before we go to war again." -- Elizabeth May<br /><br />http://www.cpac.ca/en/programs/primetime-politics-weekend/episodes/35593696/<br /><br />PrimeTime Politics Weekend - October 3, 2014<br /><br />We will have extensive coverage of the Prime Minister's announcement of the new Canadian military mission in Iraq, with responses from the party leaders, analysis and reactions. Martin's journalists guests are: Louise Elliott (CBC Radio) and Mark Kennedy (Ottawa Citizen) <br /><br />Speeches<br /><br />01:36 Harper<br /><br />14:00 Mulcair<br /><br />23:44 Trudeau<br /><br />32:12 May<br /><br />36:26 scrum with Trudeau<br /><br />44:30 panel (Erin O'Toole, Jack Harris, Joyce Murray)<br /><br />60:40 Louise Elliott (CBC Radio) and Mark Kennedy (Ottawa Citizen) <br /><br />Kennedy: (66:30) "What I'd like to know is: six months from now, what will Canadians think of this mission? Will they be appreciative of Stephen Harper for leading this country into a combat mission because they might be fearful of the risks they [terrorists] pose here at home, or, will there be mishaps? I mean things, you know, happen in a theatre of war. Will a CF-18 go down? Will a Canadian fighter pilot be caught hostage? And will a CF-18 bomb--unfortunately--a civilian town? These things could all blow up on them [Conservatives] and so therefore what might happen is the opposition would then stand up and say: 'Uh huh. We told you so.' <br />It could go either way."<br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13008619666581348772014-10-07T02:03:08.884-04:002014-10-07T02:03:08.884-04:00This was my response to the Michael Den Tandt colu...This was my response to the Michael Den Tandt column: 10/05 <br />"Churchill moment"? LOL - surely you jest!! A sign of disrespect to mention those 2 names in the same sentence! #HeilHarper, so far removed from reality, is likely rubbing his hands together and giggling in girlish glee - soon he'll be able to play with his GI Joe's and F18's and those unrealistic fighter jets he wanted so badly (except they won't work in our arctic)! I'm sure he's already got his writers working on the somber messages home to the families of those Canadian men (who surely will be killed, altho he suggests there will be no boots on the ground). REMEMBER HOW HE LIES???<br /><br />He asked the US to shove Canada in deeper, not the other way around, as he'd like everyone to believe! And, as far as his Con MP's 'wondering' if this gamble will be his/their swansong? - Really? I mean, Michael, did you write that with a straight face?? The only way these thugs will be in office after the election is if - in addition to the (Un)Fair Election Act that they passed (to be in their favour), and the additional ridings (again, to be in their favour) - and the huge number of voters they will have disallowed a vote at the polls (again, to be in their favour) and they cheat, bully, threaten, intimidate in every possible way they can - AGAIN - to win!cheena1https://www.blogger.com/profile/04596653349944026042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44588565402584225772014-10-07T00:09:09.975-04:002014-10-07T00:09:09.975-04:00Since this war is about oil and minerals, will Har...Since this war is about oil and minerals, will Harper be rewarded down the roadInkymphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436714768274754998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69286276874660855962014-10-06T23:10:36.695-04:002014-10-06T23:10:36.695-04:00I must be blind. I cannot find the Twitter icon so...I must be blind. I cannot find the Twitter icon so that I can tweet your blogpost so I shall do it the old-fashioned way: copy-and-paste.deBeauxOshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08331662556005876488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-28430045913874326602014-10-06T21:28:16.015-04:002014-10-06T21:28:16.015-04:00Well Simon, if there are any Canadian "boots ...Well Simon, if there are any Canadian "boots on the ground" in Iraq or Syria they should be Stephan Harper, Julian Fantino, John Baird, Chris Alexander, and as a bonus include Tony Clement.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-7674465054079970832014-10-06T21:13:37.034-04:002014-10-06T21:13:37.034-04:00Love your blog. Can hardly wait until next year as...Love your blog. Can hardly wait until next year as we get closer to the election. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-85699989715689458032014-10-06T20:40:47.456-04:002014-10-06T20:40:47.456-04:00Harper even lied and said, the US requested him to...Harper even lied and said, the US requested him to take a bigger role, in the war against ISIL. The US said, they did no such thing. Obama did mention the Netherlands and is grateful for their support. However, Harper didn't even get an honorable mention.<br /><br />The bombing isn't working either, so they say. It will take boots on the ground and even that may not work. They just regroup and start all over again. They just adapt to the situation<br /><br />They want we dirty infidels out of there countries. I say get them out and keep them out. We can send those countries people out of country and keep them out too.<br /><br />Harper called Putin and Russia evil Communists. Then Harper sells Canada to Communist China.<br /><br />Go figure, Harper needs a full mental evaluation, he is becoming nuttier by the day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-17815843256464456952014-10-06T17:25:23.739-04:002014-10-06T17:25:23.739-04:00So now we have the combined wisdom of the Sun and ...So now we have the combined wisdom of the Sun and and the National Post broadcasting the Harper Agenda. Sorry Conrad people dont read anymore. We feel, we feel bad and your agenda is dead.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.com