tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post4603091135942720705..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Snobby Cons and the Bus Driver MinisterSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48668596444827645252017-02-21T07:47:42.943-05:002017-02-21T07:47:42.943-05:00They were laughing at him because he was respondin...They were laughing at him because he was responding to a planted question about buses and he just happens to be a bus driver. MPs from all parties have been cackling at these sort since of "coincidences" now for 150 years.<br /><br />In bad taste, maybe, but to claim that this is evidence that the Conservaties are a party of elites is absurd. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-60020754737620528882017-02-20T08:47:26.807-05:002017-02-20T08:47:26.807-05:00hi John...yes, let slip collectively is the right ...hi John...yes, let slip collectively is the right way to describe what happened. How one person could laugh is beyond me, but having the whole gang mock that minister so spontaneously really does tell you who they are. And like you I do hope that laughter can be replayed again and again to that other working class people understand what the Cons think of them. I saved the tape in my files, so you can be sure I will do my part... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-43951328187915008032017-02-20T08:44:00.513-05:002017-02-20T08:44:00.513-05:00hi e.a.f... it is revealing isn't it? The Cons...hi e.a.f... it is revealing isn't it? The Cons are always claiming to be the party of working people, but that laughter tells us all what they really think of them. And you're right, not only do you have to be a very skillful driver to drive such a big vehicle through traffic. You also have to have very good people skills to handle some of the drunks and other riff raff that get on your bus. I'd like to see the Cons try to handle both challenges. Although if I knew a Con was driving my bus, I'd jump off as soon as possible before disaster struck... ;) Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5404455910077883052017-02-20T08:39:32.000-05:002017-02-20T08:39:32.000-05:00hi JD...I have to admit that story really bugged m...hi JD...I have to admit that story really bugged me. I still can't believe that even the Cons could be so disgusting. But as I said, that laughter will come back to haunt them in the next election, when it will be used against them... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-49199525155460146152017-02-20T08:37:14.474-05:002017-02-20T08:37:14.474-05:00hi MC... when I dreamed of becoming a bus driver, ...hi MC... when I dreamed of becoming a bus driver, I was thinking of the buses that wind their way through the quiet roads of the Scottish highlands taking tourists to visit old castles, and nearby Loch Ness. But driving a bus in one of our gridlocked cities must be a real nightmare, second only to trying to drive an ambulance through all that congestion. So wherever those bus drivers are born I have nothing but respect for them, and it is as you say a very honourable profession... Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-22919277736841335662017-02-20T08:32:35.560-05:002017-02-20T08:32:35.560-05:00hi anon...yes I agree with you. They use the worki...hi anon...yes I agree with you. They use the working class for their own purposes, and then betray them, and just make themselves richer at their expense. And I just hope that working people heard that jackal laugh, and understand that the Cons are also laughing at them...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41633657815266901462017-02-20T02:18:45.594-05:002017-02-20T02:18:45.594-05:00So the whole gang let it slip collectively. They ...So the whole gang let it slip collectively. They must have got carried away with the joy of sharing an inside laugh at the expense of some weaker no-account outsider before they realized that they weren't at a caucus meeting.<br /><br />I wonder if any of their flat-foreheaded followers will speculate on how these superior individuals talk and laugh about them when behind closed doors. You won't have an appreciation of the depth of their contempt until you realize that these Cons have no fear of that happening.John B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-55443447173889261182017-02-19T22:40:16.572-05:002017-02-19T22:40:16.572-05:00classic e.g. of what some Conservatives think of w...classic e.g. of what some Conservatives think of working people. One should not equate a person's job with intelligence. Just look at some politicians, just plan dummies. Back in the 1970s all sorts of people with advanced degrees, here in B.C. left their careers and moved on to jobs which actually made them feel good. One of those places which attracted a lot of PhDs. was Canada Post. People preferred to walk and deliver mail than sit in an office or lab. <br />When it comes to cab drivers, who knows if its a doctor, lawyer, researcher. They just got to Canada and took the first job they could to earn money to support themselves and their family. <br /><br />Some people enjoy what they do and as long as they have enough money to support themselves and their families they do that job. when it comes to bus drivers one of the smartest men I ever knew was a bus driver. Smarter than me, smarter than a lot of degrees and politicians walking around. <br /><br />if you're a bus driver beware who you vote for next time. Some don't think its a great career and you're not as bright as they are. fools they are.<br /><br />In Metro Vancouver working as a bus driver gives you a decent salary, health benefits, a pension, paid vacation, etc. The job is stressful and you need to know how to deal with people, something some of the Conservatives just don't know how to do and wouldn't be able to qualify as a bus driver here in B.C.e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-27767175350827254022017-02-19T17:02:44.318-05:002017-02-19T17:02:44.318-05:00While those hags are cackling at a job that's ...While those hags are cackling at a job that's so far beneath their "status", let's pause, think and never forget the audacity of these hypocrites who claim to be looking out for the little guys and gals. That is, when they're not looking down on them and laughing at their lot in life.<br />JDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69302734420989009312017-02-19T11:08:42.623-05:002017-02-19T11:08:42.623-05:00Hey nothing wrong with driving a bus, it's an ...Hey nothing wrong with driving a bus, it's an honest living. A job is a job. When I lived in Calgary there were lots of new arrivals working for public transit and they were always very courteous.<br /><br />-MCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35396520990557408372017-02-19T08:17:17.720-05:002017-02-19T08:17:17.720-05:00They don't care about the working class unless...They don't care about the working class unless it is the aggrieved, entitled, and racist mobs they kiss up to. And they only care about securing their votes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com