tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post7383164336103689729..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Farcical Con Debate and the Coming of Kevin O'LearySimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-57580314317222696952017-01-19T15:55:15.478-05:002017-01-19T15:55:15.478-05:00Draft Amanda Lang - every quality one would want i...Draft Amanda Lang - every quality one would want in a decent "conservative" leader.hinofanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08231739915851290638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-24353152108271010322017-01-19T08:14:52.218-05:002017-01-19T08:14:52.218-05:00hi anon...I know what you are saying. People can d...hi anon...I know what you are saying. People can do incredibly stupid things, and I suppose that these days nothing can be ruled out. But I honestly believe that most Canadians won't let themselves be fooled by the Trumpanzees in our midst, and will never elect one Prime Minister. We're not perfect, but we are better than that...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6330112711876405092017-01-19T08:09:45.733-05:002017-01-19T08:09:45.733-05:00hi anon...I agree with your opinion, and I think t...hi anon...I agree with your opinion, and I think that most Canadians do as well. Going Trump won't work here, this is Canada not America. The conditions are quite different, and loud and rude blowhards are frowned upon not celebrated...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-18404598280128705272017-01-19T08:06:23.884-05:002017-01-19T08:06:23.884-05:00hi MC...well that's true. It will definitely m...hi MC...well that's true. It will definitely make the leadership race more entertaining. And thank goodness for that, because so far it's been so boring... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-65266764237925332142017-01-19T08:04:42.064-05:002017-01-19T08:04:42.064-05:00hi anon...I know I'm biased having a French-sp...hi anon...I know I'm biased having a French-speaking companion, but I rather like having two official languages. When I go abroad, and then board a plane to come back, as soon as I hear them both I know I'm back in Canada. And it's not THAT hard to learn another language, I speak four. English, French, Spanish, and Scottish... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-50015610544302637862017-01-19T08:01:06.109-05:002017-01-19T08:01:06.109-05:00hi anon...yes Arlene Dickinson has worked with O&#...hi anon...yes Arlene Dickinson has worked with O'Leary, she knows him better than most, she's not impressed. And of course the NDP can do with any good help it gets...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-83213244834619211642017-01-19T07:57:42.955-05:002017-01-19T07:57:42.955-05:00hi anon...well maybe they did and they're sorr...hi anon...well maybe they did and they're sorry now. But this is Canada not America, and O'Leary is no Trump...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-68580718343864010592017-01-19T06:25:29.213-05:002017-01-19T06:25:29.213-05:00Dragon's Den cast member Arlene Dickinson told...Dragon's Den cast member Arlene Dickinson told CBC's Ian Hanomansing yesterday that O'Leary is the same person off camera as on. She said Canadians need to seriously question themselves about whether O'Leary is the type of person they would like to see as the country's leader.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-62880791615800907092017-01-19T04:18:53.432-05:002017-01-19T04:18:53.432-05:00Kevin says:
(From: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/...Kevin says:<br /><br />(From: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/01/18/kevin-oleary-tv-comments-controversy-tory-leader_n_14249568.html)<br /><br />“There’s 10,000 hours of things that I’ve said. I expect all of them to get regurgitated. They don’t mean anything. They’re not policy. Guys, this is the real deal. This is about Canada.<br /><br />“I don’t care what I said 10 years ago. What matters is how are we going to fix this country?”<br /><br />Once again, a card laid is never a card played with these hucksters. You recognize what one of these guys is when he appears on your doorstep and, if you’re extremely polite, you don’t slam the door in his face.<br /><br />O’Leary has become well known because of his TV lecturing and business banter and he’s stated that his fame is a major advantage that he’s counting on in his competition with the other candidates. Now he’s claiming the right to disavow any damaging connotation that might be derived from that body of work and we are instructed to ignore the ignorance, self-contradictions and hypocrisy that typified it because, even though he seemed to mean what he was saying, it wasn’t “policy”.<br /><br />Okay. I’d always figured that it wasn’t a “real deal” when the CBC used to introduce him as its “senior business correspondent” or something of the sort. Now his bullshit is to be considered “policy”, so we can take it to the bank.<br /><br />But then there’s this:<br /><br />“I don't say things without thinking about them. You may not agree with me, but ... as far as I'm concerned we need a lot more Kevin O'Learys in Canada.”<br /><br />Really? You can believe that one too. How old was this kid ten years ago? Let’s review the tapes and ask him to specify to the following he’s attempting to gather which of his previous rants and pronouncements don’t mean anything. Then we can ask him to explain. I wouldn’t want to leave anything to assumption.<br /><br />Binary options, anyone?<br />John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43612131749558319072017-01-19T01:12:46.404-05:002017-01-19T01:12:46.404-05:00Never underestimate the ability of people to do in...Never underestimate the ability of people to do incredibly stupid shit. Never underestimate their willingness to slit their own throats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-49033910466391369682017-01-18T22:51:05.152-05:002017-01-18T22:51:05.152-05:00Mr Wunnerful snarled out of my TV screen this morn...Mr Wunnerful snarled out of my TV screen this morning, looking for all the world like a frenzied ghoul, face contorted in grimacing hate, informing me Canada has been mismanaged. Just like his own companies, I guess - O'Leary has always been less than he claimed. A bullsh*t artiste of the first order. Mr Show Me The Money is a US import, having not deigned to live here for years.<br /><br />Hell, I can think of wonderful attack ads that the Liberals could use if the Conservative intellectual giants who made it past Grade 8 anoint him as leader. Going trump won't work here, because O'Leary is a contorted feature bald faced twot. But, hey, that's just my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76220482124229211122017-01-18T20:10:59.810-05:002017-01-18T20:10:59.810-05:00Hey what not? It'll make things more interesti...Hey what not? It'll make things more interesting. Pass the popcorn.<br /><br />-MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-44011958353852926732017-01-18T15:14:16.403-05:002017-01-18T15:14:16.403-05:00Perhaps the biggest farce was that a "leader&...Perhaps the biggest farce was that a "leader" MUST speak french in order to lead a country consisted of a variety of immigrants/ residents of whom some 15% or so speak french. Not helped by current leaders refusal to answer English questions in same language at a 'townhall'. Kevin speaks french poorly but 'trump' fluently, not a good sign!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6335497188849898692017-01-18T14:40:49.639-05:002017-01-18T14:40:49.639-05:00It would amuse me to no end if the NDP would recru...It would amuse me to no end if the NDP would recruit Arlene Dickinson. If she does'nt mind herding cats. Thats not an insult. I like cats.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43550199090739839042017-01-18T12:17:03.110-05:002017-01-18T12:17:03.110-05:00They laughed at Trump....They laughed at Trump....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com