tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post2594747020347128598..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Lisa Raitt and the Con LosersSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-9757217772663344402018-03-30T10:20:49.624-04:002018-03-30T10:20:49.624-04:00Simon, I refuse to cut her any slack for anyone wh...Simon, I refuse to cut her any slack for anyone who would make such an asinine comment about cancer deserves no sympathy at all. I mean, who says shit like that? My mother was dying of cancer at the time so it hit pretty close to home for me.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35446886357602646452018-03-29T12:09:57.524-04:002018-03-29T12:09:57.524-04:00hi Jackie...As I said above, I simply can't un...hi Jackie...As I said above, I simply can't understand why Raitt went after poor Mark Kennedy in such a disgusting manner. It's rude, it's childish, and along with other things makes me wonder whether she's on the verge of a nervous breakdown. The Cons have already degraded our parliament so much, that kind of behaviour is the last thing we need. And whatever anyone thinks of Morneau, he is a classy man who has managed to restrain himself despite all the vicious attacks he has had to endure for months, so he doesn't deserve to be treated like that. And yes, for Schmear to accuse the CBC of being biased from not reporting what never happened is the absolute limit.<br />Especially since their Con bias couldn't be more pronounced. The Cons are mounting a classic alt right/fake news assault on this country and they need to be stopped before they fool more Canadians...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-1633890432139056832018-03-29T12:01:15.381-04:002018-03-29T12:01:15.381-04:00Hi RT...yes, I thought it was ironic that she shou...Hi RT...yes, I thought it was ironic that she should blast Mark Kennedy for his "adoring gaze," when the adoring look on her face is enough to stop a train. I should also disclose that Raitt once headed the Port Authority, with controls the water front in the place where I live. And that her term in office was an absolute disaster. From her Wikipedia page:<br /><br /><i>As CEO of the TPA, Raitt was responsible for building the International Marine Passenger Terminal, a Toronto home for the now-defunct Canadian American Transportation Systems, a Rochester, New York-based group. The ground was broken on 24 August 2004, and CATS operated for six months in 2005.[15] The Rochester firm that initially owned the ferry had a 14-year lease on the use of the terminal that would have paid the City of Toronto $250,000 per year.[15] [16] The terminal was reported to have cost $10.5 million to construct,[17] which makes a 0.33 cost recovery factor. The lease was terminated in December 2009 after payment of a $90,000 settlement. The terminal has seen little use since then except to dock cruise ships and as a movie set.</i><br />So I get to stare at her failure, or her white elephant, every day of my life. <br />Her day is done, and she should retire before she makes an even bigger fool of herself...<br />Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76869878853021030662018-03-29T11:53:49.769-04:002018-03-29T11:53:49.769-04:00hi anon@3:59 PM...you're right, that probably ...hi anon@3:59 PM...you're right, that probably does help explain why Raitt seems to be taking out her frustration on others. She was probably hoping that in a party of right-wing extremists being a "moderate" would set her apart from the others. But unfortunately for her in Scheer's party being a moderate can only marginalize her, and now she's bitter. But she should have seen it coming, and she shouldn't be surprised...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81834113400746241112018-03-29T11:49:31.453-04:002018-03-29T11:49:31.453-04:00hi JD...I would hate to encounter Raitt after her ...hi JD...I would hate to encounter Raitt after her fifth martini, for her behaviour is already bestial enough. I can't believe how rude and aggressive she has become, and it infuriates me to see her twist Morneau's words to make it look like he's the bully and she's the victim, when it's exactly the opposite. I'm willing to cut her some slack because her partner is apparently suffering from the first symptoms of dementia, and I feel sorry for her. But that doesn't excuse her aggressive behaviour, and if she can't control herself she should do the right thing and retire...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-20300278545608810862018-03-29T11:39:56.478-04:002018-03-29T11:39:56.478-04:00hi anon...thank you, I'm glad you liked the vi...hi anon...thank you, I'm glad you liked the video, but I was just learning how to make them back then, and I can barely watch them these days without wincing with embarrassment. But you're right about one thing, all progressives need to make more videos, because we are being flooded with Con ones, and we need to start countering them before they spread even more fake news....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-6634948426671674092018-03-28T19:40:45.543-04:002018-03-28T19:40:45.543-04:00Nice subtle homophobia with the "adoring gaze...Nice subtle homophobia with the "adoring gaze" tweet. All the cons ever do is accuse Trudeau cabinet members and supporters of crushing on him, instead of finding much to respect in his leadership qualities and "attractive" policy agenda. Wonder what she thinks of Donnie Dotard, who admitted to making stuff up in his idiotic bluster about NAFTA and couldn't stop referring to Justin as "a young guy, real handsome, good-looking guy." Projection much?<br /><br />Does Lisa talk just to hear her own voice? Obviously she has nothing really worth saying, certainly not as a valid opposition argument. You'd think she'd recognize that Morneau is, in a general sense, on her side. I mean, he said that the Trudeau government supports promoting women to positions of decision-making power. You know, like... members of Parliament? Earth to Lisa, that's you, while Scheer Furor just wants them at home chained to the radiator and popping out <i>Lebensborn</i> babies for the survival of the Authoritarian Disaster Race. If Lisa doesn't like having a job, let her step aside in favor of someone who does. But don't force her choice on other women who do like working and do want to break the glass ceiling.<br /><br />Oh, and for that Schithead to accuse the CBC of "covering for Trudeau" is the most laughable and yet rage-inducing form of hypocrisy yet. They've been turning nothingburgers into Dagwood sandwiches for two years -- Fidel who? -- while giving Android Sneer and his low-rent Analytica project a free pass. If anyone has an adoring gaze it's the Conrad Black Channel, for their dark messiah they hope will send plenty of undeserved tithes the way of their morally and financially bankrupt former employer. Lying by omission: so easy a caveman could do it.Jackie Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-57566359184860036822018-03-28T18:32:49.432-04:002018-03-28T18:32:49.432-04:00The adoring look on Lisa's face certainly brin...The adoring look on Lisa's face certainly brings back not so fond memories of the Harper Con solution to all problems by either buying loyalty, blaming followed by firing or privatizing. They certainly ran the gambit on the nuclear portfolio. First they knee capped the Nuclear Safety Act by firing the watchdog and then selling public sector reactor and maintenance responsibility to a company facing international and domestic charges for corruption. But then again all is well that ends well and except for the odd rumblings about plans to bury nuclear waste within a mile of the lake Huron shoreline all is quiet. Any nagging feeling that perhaps privatization weakened and somehow corrupted federal regulatory expertise is probably unfounded. I am sure that even slightly corrupt capitalistic companies put public safety first over profits.<br />RTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-30921269973671527062018-03-28T15:59:37.536-04:002018-03-28T15:59:37.536-04:00I don't know what has come over Raiit, she use...I don't know what has come over Raiit, she used to be considered a member of the Con's "moderate" wing. I guess she has finally realized that in Scheer's alt-right party "moderate" will get her nowhere. Now she's just another Con hand maid, and I think that is why she is so frustrated. What's left of her reputation is shot, and the situation is only going to get worse. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-19665860240229139532018-03-28T12:55:11.823-04:002018-03-28T12:55:11.823-04:00Simon, what do you call Raitt after her 5th martin...Simon, what do you call Raitt after her 5th martini? The leaning tower of Lisa.<br />But seriously, I wouldn't call her a Neanderthal, a hag yes, Neanderthal no. Lisa's having a hell of a time making a name for herself and has no one to blame but herself. How she kept her seat in the last election is beyond me but fortunately for us that's as far as she goes. As for her former aide, I hear she's doing a bang up job as an exhaust technician for a bus company.<br />The image of Lisa looking at Harper could be seen as a loving gaze but what I see is a subservient Harper underling who is petrified by the tyrant and is exactly how Harper liked to keep his MP's. Con "democracy" at its best.<br />I totally agree that she should retire Simon. Maybe she and Gerry Ritz could hook up and share a few gaffes. Gerry can have some 2 week old salami while chortling about his "death by a thousand cuts, cold cuts that is" sick joke during the listeriosis crisis and Lisa, in her waning years, may find out for real just how sexy cancer is.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-90702293028258035422018-03-28T10:25:59.533-04:002018-03-28T10:25:59.533-04:00That's a fantastic video. You need to start ma...That's a fantastic video. You need to start making more of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com