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Manner of Speaking
Joined: 09 Jan 2003
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 Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:09 pm Post subject: We've Elected Bush PM of Canada |
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He's just another Bush. He doesn't know what the f*** he's doing.
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Ships chartered for rescue effort
Ships on way to Lebanon to aid in evacuation; 21,000 ask Canada for help or information
Jul. 17, 2006. 07:36 PM
CANADIAN PRESS
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia � The deaths of seven Canadians � including an entire family with three preschoolers � during Israel�s bombing of Lebanon have not changed Prime Minister Stephen Harper�s position on the crisis in the Middle East.
Harper initially called Israel�s military action, including bombing Beirut airport, a �measured response� as he travelled to Europe last week. Asked twice Monday if he still thinks Israel�s military reaction is measured or whether he regrets that characterization, the prime minister was clinically dismissive.
�I think our evaluation of the situation has been accurate,� he said. �Obviously there has been an ongoing escalation and, frankly, ongoing escalation is inevitable once conflict begins.� The cold calculus of his argument may be correct. The G8 leaders agreed on the weekend that the actions of Hezbollah and Hamas in entering Israeli territory and killing and abducting Israeli soldiers sparked the latest conflagration.
Harper�s seeming lack of nuance, empathy and people skills are making his week-long diplomatic foray, which included a visit to Britain before attending his first G8 meeting, an excruciating exercise. During a meeting with the Queen in London, the pool camera picked up Harper awkwardly commenting that the final leg of his junket � through France, starting Tuesday � �may not be quite as easy.�
During the two-day summit, Harper asked Putin at a bilateral photo opportunity to �explain to me how to maintain my popularity at high levels.� The Russian president and former KGB agent has been harshly criticized for what some in the White House call democratic backsliding, including the suppression of public dissent and control of the state media.
Throughout the trip, Harper has distanced himself from reporters. Since leaving Ottawa last Wednesday, he has spoken to media travelling with him only three times, including a brief encounter on the plane. It appears that his handlers consider every media encounter an element of their larger political �strategy,� not as a way of keeping Canadians informed about the government�s actions.
That may be one reason behind the perception in some quarters that Harper�s government hadn�t done enough to plan for the Lebanon evacuation. He simply declined to talk about it.
http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1153130415125&call_pageid=968332188492&col=968793972154
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Imagine. Asking Vladimir Putin, of all people, how to maintain his popularity level.
What an idiot. |
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Alias
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 4:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Putin put a stranglehold on Russia's independent media. Seemed to work well for him. |
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Apple Scruff
Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe it's just me, but I don't feel the need to get minute-by-minute updates on what the Prime Minister is doing or thinking. Maybe he agrees with me. Just because he's not speaking to the media doesn't mean he's hiding anything. Frankly, this 24 hour news culture is getting to me.
And maybe it's just me, but I would think that mobilizing a rescue effort large enough to evacuate roughly 50,000 people out of a country in a very unstable part of the world would take some time. Harper doesn't have a giant Star Trek transporter on hand. And Canada doesn't have a large fleet of ships on hand, not to mention Lebanon is on the other side of the world. Patience, people.
He ain't Bush. |
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I_Am_Wrong
Joined: 14 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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| not my Prime Minster..... |
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Ilsanman
Joined: 15 Aug 2003
Location: Bucheon, Korea
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: yes |
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Well considering Israel destroyed an airport in Lebanon, ships seem logical.
I don't know why people are angry.
Some of us blame Harper when we should blame Israel. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| I_Am_Wrong wrote: |
| not my Prime Minster..... |
Nor i frankly. In fact only something like 30% of all votes cast went to him.
Now, he IS a smart guy, i'll give him that; but this head-of-state butterball is proving to be a TOTAL WIMP
when it comes to standing up for Canada.
How many more are gonna be murdered by these psychopaths before he shows some balls?
Who cares, as long as Israel gets to have its maniacally "Neighborhood Bully" way.
Shameful NWO shill. |
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Wrench
Joined: 07 Apr 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 12:56 am Post subject: |
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| igotthisguitar wrote: |
| I_Am_Wrong wrote: |
| not my Prime Minster..... |
Nor i frankly. In fact only something like 30% of all votes cast went to him.
Now, he IS a smart guy, i'll give him that; but this head-of-state butterball is proving to be a TOTAL WIMP
when it comes to standing up for Canada.
How many more are gonna be murdered by these psychopaths before he shows some balls?
Who cares, as long as Israel gets to have its maniacally "Neighborhood Bully" way.
Shameful NWO shill. |
Harper at least has some balls unlike the last government. |
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Octavius Hite
Joined: 28 Jan 2004
Location: Househunting, looking for a new bunker from which to convert the world to homosexuality.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 2:54 am Post subject: |
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| Martin was a twit, the Liberals should ask Chretien to come back for a fight. |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 3:18 am Post subject: |
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Cretin was a rebellious froggy trouble maker.
Good to see Canada allying itself closely with the US. And the rest of the freedom-hugging western world.
When times get tough you have to stick together.
Whats the alternative? Turn against Israel and support the murdering islamists? Now is no time to suck up to terrorists. |
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Ya-ta Boy
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Established in 1994
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 4:19 am Post subject: |
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not my Prime Minster.....
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Sorry to disagree, but yes he is. AND the bad news is that YOU personally are responsible for every idle thought that crosses his mind, good, bad, or indifferent.
He won the election, so you are guilty until proven innocent. That is how the game is played here at Dave's. |
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Alias
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:41 am Post subject: |
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Harper has taken a pro-Israel (like Washington) and has moved Canada away from its traditional non-aligned stance. He also rejected UN and British calls for an international military force to intervene (like Washington).
Remember if he had his way back in 2002 Canadian troops would be in Iraq right now. How scary is that? |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:00 am Post subject: |
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| Alias wrote: |
Harper has taken a pro-Israel (like Washington) and has moved Canada away from its traditional non-aligned stance. He also rejected UN and British calls for an international military force to intervene (like Washington).
Remember if he had his way back in 2002 Canadian troops would be in Iraq right now. How scary is that? |
Not scary at all. And Canadian troops are in Iraq right now and have been there BEFORE Harper won the election. |
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Alias
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:42 am Post subject: |
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Canada sent troops to Iraq? Then what was the National Post bitching about?  |
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TheUrbanMyth
Joined: 28 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:21 am Post subject: |
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| Canada sent troops to Iraq? Then what was the National Post *beep* about? |
We didn't actually send troops to Iraq. But we have about 30ish soldiers there as part of a officer exchange program or something...they went with the American unit they were assigned to. Although they (the Canadians) may not be serving in the field.
Google "Canadian officers in Iraq" |
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Alias
Joined: 24 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 4:33 am Post subject: |
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Darn semantics.
But yes I do remember reading about that before. |
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