tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post7738903645953063204..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: Lisa Raitt: Distraction or Political Weapon?Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71243115413301773882009-06-12T00:26:33.826-04:002009-06-12T00:26:33.826-04:00Hi Jennifer...I didn't mean this post as a cri...Hi Jennifer...I didn't mean this post as a criticism of you and Dr Dawg.I thought both of your views were very thoughtful. I think it's part of the great ying and yang of the progressive blogosphere. The older and wiser ones telling the younger hotheads not to be distracted, and the hotheads telling the wiser ones why they are so impatient... :)<br />But what we all need to do I think above all is is combine all these threads into one simple narrative that we can use to reach people less interested in politics. And of course use it to club the Cons mercilessly. I like the mean theme but there are so many bad things the Cons have done it's not as easy as it seems.<br />But nobody will ever accuse me of not trying... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-10709793779675548292009-06-12T00:19:21.108-04:002009-06-12T00:19:21.108-04:00Hi anonymous...yes that's something I wanted t...Hi anonymous...yes that's something I wanted to make absolutely clear...nobody should feel sorry for Lisa Raitt, because she can handle herself in the corners, and she's just as much of a power shark any of the other Cons. I'm not exaggerating.... her performance as Port Authority chief had to be seen to be believed. Anyone who got in her way was mincemeat.So she deserves what she gets.<br />But yeah wouldn't it be nice to tune them out for three months.<br />Maybe on Tahiti... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71203148445500995752009-06-10T01:46:38.179-04:002009-06-10T01:46:38.179-04:00Simon, I agree with that too. By all means, we ne...Simon, I agree with that too. By all means, we need to make the most of this. Because Lisa Raitt's comments are not only symptomatic - they're emblematic of everything that is wrong with Stephen Harper's perverted notion of 'government'. So if we can take her down with this, that would be a major blow to Harper.<br /><br />I guess what I'm saying is that we need to keep drawing the connection between the shiny bauble and what's REALLY going wrong here. Happily, it looks like people are starting to figure that out.Jennifer Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610902519752808810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26748037180493464562009-06-10T00:01:59.972-04:002009-06-10T00:01:59.972-04:00The crass, unadulterated, vulgar pursuit of power ...The crass, unadulterated, vulgar pursuit of power by Raitt has me under my covers. Let's face it, we wouldn't even break bread with her. The Cons have become their own offensive stereotypes. How much longer must we be degraded? I believe the high stress has led them to bond through their vulgarity. I'm shuddering with revulsion and am going to try to pretend I'm on vacation from these thugs for at least 3 months. G'nite, don't turn out the lights.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com