tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6458858285621159224..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Ignatieff Ultimatum: The View From the BeachSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-75378911911612309382009-06-16T14:01:28.186-04:002009-06-16T14:01:28.186-04:00Hi anonymous 12:36....as Saint Simon of the United...Hi anonymous 12:36....as Saint Simon of the United Left...the one who gets stoned by both sides...I can't agree with you either.<br />No left/leftish party is perfect, but all of them are better than Harper's Cons. So I wish the left would stop fighting each other and concentrate on the REAL enemy.<br />I realize that my position is a lonely one and it won't make me popular.<br />But I'm pretty sure that history will absolve me.<br />It better.... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80443519858573074952009-06-16T12:49:21.375-04:002009-06-16T12:49:21.375-04:00Hi Scott...you know I love all the members of the ...Hi Scott...you know I love all the members of the progressive family.<br />My greatest dream is to see the left united, because then the Cons could be banished FOREVER.<br />I have to admit the NDP is my sentimental favourite, but as I told Jan a Liberal minority supported by the NDP to keep them from drifting further to the right would be OK for me, because we have to get rid of these filthy Cons.<br />As for the communication skills...I just want people to articulate the pain of millions of Canadians who are suffering because of this evil regime. Which means using words that make people feel as well as reason.<br />I think Ignatieff is a much better speaker than Dion, but like other lefties he is sometimes a bit too CEREBRAL.<br />Of course nobody can accuse me of that...and in the worst case scenario when both the Liberals and the NDP turn on me...I can always blame my shortcomings on too much sun... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-21542679668955280872009-06-16T12:38:57.742-04:002009-06-16T12:38:57.742-04:00Hi anonymous...as I explained in a post the other ...Hi anonymous...as I explained in a post the other day, I'm hoping for a fall election because I believe that will be the best time to bring down the Harper regime.<br />So I'm just lobbying for that position.<br />But of course I'm not buying Harper's reasons for ducking an election. And if the progressive side has polls telling them now rather than in three months would be better I bow to their judgement.<br />I just want to make sure that when the election is called the Harperites are defeated.<br />As for the summer thing...well you know the weather does play a big part in Canadian life. And I think that this year it's more of a factor than ever because of all the stress around.<br />However, as I said in the post, I'm ready for an election ANYTIME...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-69210007289054713482009-06-16T12:36:46.049-04:002009-06-16T12:36:46.049-04:00Well, looky, looky - janfromthe bruce can count an...Well, looky, looky - janfromthe bruce can count and remember all those tiresome NDP talking points.<br /><br />Another turn off - Layton's porn star moustache - it's awful. I can't stand to watch him talk with this soap in my mouth. <br /><br />I better stop picking on phony Layton - I hear he's going to be a new grandpa and I hope all goes well, but he really is a jerkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-18403159130135692582009-06-16T12:31:19.386-04:002009-06-16T12:31:19.386-04:00Hi anonymous....I'm not putting down the way h...Hi anonymous....I'm not putting down the way he looks. I would never do that. What I'm saying is that when he looks down or closes his eyes his delivery is less effective...<br /><br />P.S. Bushy eyebrows are great...they keep you warm in winter... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-81527663618918154612009-06-16T12:27:52.012-04:002009-06-16T12:27:52.012-04:00Hi Jan... you know I respect your position, which ...Hi Jan... you know I respect your position, which is one most of my friends share.But my position is this: I would welcome an NDP government, but since that's not going to happen I'll settle for a Liberal government supported by the NDP, because ANYONE is better than Herr Harper and his Cons...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33924252864768486542009-06-16T09:26:09.791-04:002009-06-16T09:26:09.791-04:00Well that's what you get when you put a life-l...Well that's what you get when you put a life-long academic in the job of Liberal leader. Too bad Bob Rae's salt-o-the-Earth communication skills couldn't somehow be morphed into Iggy. But there you have it. He doesn't do inspiration, any more than Harper does. What does this say of Layton that he can't come up the middle?<br /><br />BTW - you show a real knack for effective political communications, Simon. I wonder if Iggy doesn't already get sound advice like this but just chooses to go the other way.Scott in Montrealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702697033209213403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-34029840341767696952009-06-16T08:21:38.209-04:002009-06-16T08:21:38.209-04:00Ya, and Harper is again misleading Canadians - 90%...Ya, and Harper is again misleading Canadians - 90% of the funds CAN go through during an election.<br /><br />Vacation? You can vote ahead by mail, or vote early. It only takes a few minutes to vote.<br /><br />Look at Iran - we shouldn't be complaining should we. We are so spoiled and selfish at times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-76516419600288219312009-06-16T08:19:45.024-04:002009-06-16T08:19:45.024-04:00Speaking of eyebrows - Ignatieff runs in good comp...Speaking of eyebrows - Ignatieff runs in good company with those eyebrows.<br /><br />Mark Twain, Einstein, Darwin, my dad (who was a great guy), and more.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-61757765899188287642009-06-16T06:15:00.756-04:002009-06-16T06:15:00.756-04:00Iggy is not a leader and is playing the public. So...Iggy is not a leader and is playing the public. So Liberals are going for 72 confidence votes in keeping the Harper agenda on track.<br />thank goodness we have more meaningful and for real options.susansmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02573558646874765432noreply@blogger.com