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By: A Step To The Right » A note on the stakes

A Step To The Right » A note on the stakes — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:36:39 +0000

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By: jwl

jwl — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:43:38 +0000

I’ve long wondered what guidelines do journos follow when editing pols, and maybe others, words to make them sound coherent before they appear in print. Pols always sound fluent when they are quoted in msm but in real life they are far from it. It’s like the journos are quoting what the pol meant to say, not what was actually said.

By: Oldfarmer

Oldfarmer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:27:23 +0000

He’s right. This is a starking choice. You can vote Conservative and keep the country together or you can vote for one of the others and watch it go down the drain.

By: RyanD

RyanD — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:57:47 +0000

“Have you ever been to Saskatchaplace?”

Saskatchewan? Boring?! Are you kidding me?! I’m from Montreal and I live near Toronto but the best year of my life was in Saskatoon! Nobody knows a good time like Prairie boys (and girls)!

By the way, can someone remind me how we got to the “boring provinces talk”? Sorry MYL I really do want to talk about policy too but I can’t let slags against my favourite province go unanswered!

By: Blue Like You » Blog Archive » National Post endorses Harper Majority!

Blue Like You » Blog Archive » National Post endorses Harper Majority! — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:35:26 +0000

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By: paul

paul — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:17:09 +0000

Rona Ambrose and Julie Cuillard MUD-WRESTLING!!
Theres a political contest I could get exited over! Oui?Non?

By: Manny

Manny — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:23:54 +0000

Stark(ing) choice indeed.

Talking to my Liberal friends, they have to chose between NPD and Green. Stark indeed.

By: hosertohoosier

hosertohoosier — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:27:25 +0000

Dion for Star king!

By: Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:09:22 +0000

“Have you ever been to Saskatchaplace?”

SK isn’t boring at all. It’s full of the nicest starking people in the country. And there’s a lot happening in Regina and Saskatoon. Dude, get your boring provinces straight why dontcha.

By: madeyoulook

madeyoulook — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:58:45 +0000

(Awakens, heart racing and sweating +++ from the paranoid conspiracy dream): I get it now, you clever evil Liberal plant, Paul.

The population was not sufficiently outraged at the Tory “not a leader” hit and the puffin poop. The Libs are desperate for an exaggerated and unfair smear, à la distorted Chretien face. Play up the minor second-language tongue slip, in the hopes of attracting voting-public sympathy back to the natural governing party. It’s really pretty clever, until Con-bot 2008-MYL exposed your evil plans.

What’s that, Paul? Well… do you think you really need a lawyer? Why would that be? If you simply plead out I’ll put in a good word for you with the Crown…

By: David

David — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:55:23 +0000

Which is weird because it’s easily the boringest province of the ten.

Have you ever been to Saskatchaplace?

By: Murray Littlejohn

Murray Littlejohn — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:34:18 +0000

Mr. Wells,

You have dropped below your usual standards with this comment. As a fan, I expect more from you. But the campaign trail can be exhausting and even the best people can slip up sometimes….

By: Two Cents

Two Cents — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:19:39 +0000

I could happily live with Manley vs Prentice. Either would be fine with me.

Unfortunately our choice is Harper or Dion. The sociologist still has not convinced me he’s up to the job. Harper is beginning to leave doubts in my mind regarding his ability as a campaigner, but his record as PM is much better.

Now that voters may actually believe we have a choice perhaps they will look at Dion with a more discerning eye. If they do, Harper wins.

By: Caffeine Free

Caffeine Free — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:03:36 +0000

Does anybody see the Tory trend reminiscent of the Peterson flame out in 1990 in Ontario?

By: Horseface

Horseface — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:53:38 +0000

Honestly, I’m a horrible, devoted ideologue, but I’d switch my vote to the party whose leader just ONCE said “Eehh, you know, this election isn’t even close to being the most important in the history of the country. It’s like 17th. Middling importance.”

That’s all I ask.

By: Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:32:40 +0000

“I remember correctly, Paul Martin made it his campaign theme “mark my words, we are really, really, really, really, really, different”.”

You would be really, really different too if you noticed that every issue is very, very, very important.

By: Karen Krisfalusi

Karen Krisfalusi — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:17:17 +0000

I’m starking my future on the Greens.

By: sf

sf — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:17:07 +0000

I don’t think there has ever been an election where the leaders do not say there are huge fundamental differences between the front-runners. In fact, if I remember correctly, Paul Martin made it his campaign theme “mark my words, we are really, really, really, really, really, different”.

By: Jack Mitchell

Jack Mitchell — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:12:13 +0000

Starkin’-A right.

By: Olaf

Olaf — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 02:11:27 +0000

And just when I thought the “You think it’s easy…” jokes were about to stop being consistently and uniformly hilarious, Brammer comes in with that witty offering, and I find myself eating it up with a spoon. Cough.

By: Brammer

Brammer — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:56:53 +0000

You think it’s easy to make starking choices…?

By: tc

tc — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:53:31 +0000

“Which is weird because it’s easily the boringest province of the ten.”

seems a perfect fit.

i like manley vs prentice. no lose situation.

By: Geiseric the Lame

Geiseric the Lame — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:52:05 +0000

I know he doesn’t drink rum but that sounds like bay talk to me.

By: Andrew E

Andrew E — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:48:10 +0000

I like to live in the alternate universe in which Frank McKenna won the Liberal leadership.

Also, what if both parties replace their leaders, and we get McKenna in charge of the Libs and Lord in charge of the Cons? New Brunswick is Canada! Which is weird because it’s easily the boringest province of the ten.

By: Karen Krisfalusi

Karen Krisfalusi — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:41:45 +0000

The note on the stake reads: “Oh look the polls are touching as they kiss”.

By: DR

DR — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:40:19 +0000

That reminds me, here’s a real question regarding the Metric system.

Does the Security & Prosperity Partnership (remember that? talk about a non-election issue!) mean that the US will adopt it in the name of simplifying trade?

By: Irritated

Irritated — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:36:28 +0000

Seriously? This has been a day with the Conservative “platform” launch and some pretty serious issues to discuss. Picking on someone’s language skills is pretty lame.

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:32:51 +0000

Hey! Can we have a Joe Clark write-in ballot?

By: Jenn

Jenn — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:31:28 +0000

I agree with madeyoulook, although I’ll add that I love the fact that I live in a two-language country. I only wish I spoke and understood the other one. I would love nothing more than doing like Justin T and speak three words, then switch.

Sadly, I can’t even figure out a telephone number in French without taking the time to un, deux, trois . . .nobody recites a phone number that slow.

I pick Joe Clark.

By: Scott M.

Scott M. — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:31:02 +0000

*I* wanted Joe Clark. Yes, that Joe Clark.

Waah.

By: Dot

Dot — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:29:31 +0000

Maybe he was speaking in local North Bay vernacular. What a chameleon.

By: madeyoulook

madeyoulook — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:26:19 +0000

Mike: “will have posed.” Please read the whole sentence, it’s not that long.

If we must spend the evening dissecting grammar. Yeesh.

By: Mike514

Mike514 — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:24:24 +0000

Has anyone picked up on the “will” part?

He didn’t say “Never has an election.” He said “Never will an election…”

Personally I think this is a great weight off my shoulders. I’m glad there will never be an election with such a starking choice again.

By: BrainDrainXP

BrainDrainXP — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:23:43 +0000

DON CHERRY FOR PM!!!!!

By: DR

DR — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:21:52 +0000

ROB ANDERS FOR LEADER

By: Olaf

Olaf — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:16:38 +0000

Who called the fun police?

By: T. Thwim

T. Thwim — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:16:00 +0000

No, not really kody. I very specifically do not want Harper. I’d take McKay over Harper even. Or even May if that’s what it took.

By: madeyoulook

madeyoulook — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:13:52 +0000

C’mon, folks, we wouldn’t have a country worth having if all we did was mock each other’s second language skills. This country is better than that.

POLICY! Can we please oh pretty please have at it on POLICY??!??!

Uh-oh, they’re coming for my con-bot badge…

By: kody

kody — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:13:43 +0000

One thing is certain,

the “anybody but Harper” vote to stop a Harper majority is a facade.

From today on, folks will have to decide, not only if they don’t want Harper, but if they do want Dion.

By: Olaf

Olaf — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:13:26 +0000

I just hate starking choices, I almost always flub those.

By: Wascally Wabbit

Wascally Wabbit — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:12:59 +0000

Mr. Wells – were you being starkastic there?

By: Charles H

Charles H — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:08:46 +0000

“So starking”, or “so stark a”?

I’m curious as to whether it got mangled by his accent or by his English skills.