tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2020385314744604778..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: How Coalition Forces Whupped the Cons in TorontoSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-56343560672607379762008-12-09T03:14:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:14:00.000-05:00Hi Bina...yes I can testify to that too. Not a stu...Hi Bina...yes I can testify to that too. Not a studly one among them. Just a lot of old guys with dark glasses. SCARY !!! :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47447454330252678482008-12-09T03:12:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:12:00.000-05:00Hi Emma...well thankyou. Nobody has EVER called me...Hi Emma...well thankyou. Nobody has EVER called me an artist before so I'm flattered. :)<BR/>As for the rallies I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed.I thought more people, particularly young people, should have turned out. But we're a very apathetic bunch, hopefully this crisis and the Coalition can change that...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-39365607700006348392008-12-09T03:09:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:09:00.000-05:00Hi Beijing....did you really? I do go to Montreal ...Hi Beijing....did you really? I do go to Montreal quite often, but I'm practically an honorary citizen of Hogtown. I used to hate it, but I've made a lot of friends here, and once you get over the attitude or the plain rudeness, it's almost like home. But not quite.... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14196234608629301872008-12-09T03:06:00.000-05:002008-12-09T03:06:00.000-05:00Hi Reginamom....yes I can testify to that...the Co...Hi Reginamom....yes I can testify to that...the Con rally was mostly men, and a rough lot too. While our rally was full of women, includinga really old lady in a wheelchair carrying a coalition sign in the freezing cold. I guess that's another reason why our rally was more beautiful... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-4573143225484596022008-12-07T17:13:00.000-05:002008-12-07T17:13:00.000-05:00Hi Simon! Thanks for the rally info. I was there i...Hi Simon! Thanks for the rally info. I was there in spirit with you all-spent a frustating day yesterday trying to get a sense of how the numbers went.Love your blog & your art!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945392019272004212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-23212637616871421952008-12-06T23:34:00.000-05:002008-12-06T23:34:00.000-05:00Wow, conservatard men really are an unstudly bunch...Wow, conservatard men really are an unstudly bunch. Quel surprise! I bet they don't like women, either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88873522088785887582008-12-06T22:29:00.000-05:002008-12-06T22:29:00.000-05:00LOL Simon, I thought you were still in Montreal to...LOL Simon, I thought you were still in Montreal too! Heh heh.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the update. Between your report and others (including dear fern hill), I feel hopeful even if guarded.Beijing Yorkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05579118045254845839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-13413161164106553182008-12-06T21:58:00.000-05:002008-12-06T21:58:00.000-05:00Interesting how in the pics from the fascist rally...Interesting how in the pics from the fascist rally, it's mostly a bunch of men...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32129152692612136012008-12-06T21:25:00.000-05:002008-12-06T21:25:00.000-05:00Hi JAWL.... I'm glad you enjoyed it. I probably sh...Hi JAWL.... I'm glad you enjoyed it. I probably should have put more pictures in and yapped a little less. But that's me... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69294169613223520592008-12-06T21:22:00.000-05:002008-12-06T21:22:00.000-05:00Hi anonymous...I'm not a big fan of Preston Mannin...Hi anonymous...I'm not a big fan of Preston Manning....although I'd take him over Harper any day. But what he says in that article is true. Whether you are on the left or the right it's so depressing to see Canadians get more excited about an American election than they do about our own.<BR/>So anything we can do to change that is a good thing...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88684010929012338912008-12-06T21:18:00.000-05:002008-12-06T21:18:00.000-05:00Hi Scoutie !!! yes I know ...as I was just telling...Hi Scoutie !!! yes I know ...as I was just telling Omar I do lead with my heart instead of my head. But I just can't help but feel that if we could only keep this coalition alive we could do AMAZING things. Tackle the real problems of this country, in a really Canadian way. Help native people, poor kids, the homeless and so many others who are marginalized or forgotten.<BR/>But what I think the lesson for me is that if we want things to change we must be fully engaged in the political process, and not leave it up to the political suits because they always seem to sell us out to the Big Business, the lobbyists and other parasitic scum who only care about themselves...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-14865830448656003102008-12-06T21:10:00.000-05:002008-12-06T21:10:00.000-05:00Hi Omar...thanks that makes me feel better. I'm gl...Hi Omar...thanks that makes me feel better. I'm glad you'd liked the pics...my fingers got so frozen I think I'm going to lose a couple of them.But now that you said that it'll be worth it :)<BR/>I know I get a bit carried away sometimes, and think we are going to change the world, when it's more complicated than that.But if I didn't carry that hope in my heart I don't know how I would get through life.<BR/>SO YES WE CAN !!!!!!!!!Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43700000951794713222008-12-06T21:03:00.000-05:002008-12-06T21:03:00.000-05:00Hi Fern Hill... I know it is a bit confusing. In f...Hi Fern Hill... I know it is a bit confusing. In fact the opposite of BRILLIANT. <BR/>But when I started this blog three years ago I was just about to move back to Montreal. Then my b/f got a job here...and here we are. :)<BR/>I read your post and it was a good one. I also agree with what you said. It was an older crowd. I'm really disappointed that more young people didn't turn up. But I'm not really surprised. Most of my friends think politics is boring, and not for them. It's a source of endless frustation for me. I'd like to see us get engaged like we were for Obama. But I'm not giving up. And you're right we ARE awesome...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55490324437881871932008-12-06T20:35:00.000-05:002008-12-06T20:35:00.000-05:00Great post.ThanksAnd well laid out...Great post.<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>And well laid out...WILLYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16507295892199741837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-74189655257590447732008-12-06T20:25:00.000-05:002008-12-06T20:25:00.000-05:00We're no match ... unfortunately!<A HREF="http://www.manningcentre.ca/en/news_article/89" REL="nofollow">We're no match ... unfortunately!</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71616512510106645232008-12-06T20:09:00.000-05:002008-12-06T20:09:00.000-05:00it must have been tres exciting, simon! the steps...it must have been tres exciting, simon! the steps taken now must be very careful or it will all just spill over and be carried down the sewer. canada has tremenous opportunity now to move to TRUE democracy.....and i think you know by now what that means - the iroquois constition.........in the western world there are different monikers for it: sustainable governance, holistic governance, spiritual governance.<BR/><BR/>no matter what the name it's all about faith in true reform , not just re-hashing the same old system. can the coalition really move to this , or will we just see more politics at work?<BR/><BR/>caution, prevail.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21610071025148744882008-12-06T20:06:00.000-05:002008-12-06T20:06:00.000-05:00Toronto Simon just does not have the same je ne sa...Toronto Simon just does not have the same je ne sais quoi about it!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the pics and representing, Simon. Yes we can!Omarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12058734544373976550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9508932468989449912008-12-06T18:32:00.000-05:002008-12-06T18:32:00.000-05:00But, but, you are Montreal Simon. I'm confused. . ...But, but, you are Montreal Simon. I'm confused. . . <BR/><BR/>I was there too. Blogged about it <A HREF="http://scathinglywrongrightwingnutz.blogspot.com/2008/12/bettter-dressed-boomers.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.<BR/><BR/>We are Awesome, aren't we?fern hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05459318831672106272noreply@blogger.com