Posted on 01/07/2005 9:47:19 AM PST by MikeEdwards
No one is indispensable. As we all know, MP Carolyn Parrish was booted out of the Liberal caucus after her vitriol, usually reserved for the "bastards" and the "idiots" to the south, was spewed at Prime Minister Paul Martin and his inner circle. And as nature abhors a vacuum, it was only a matter of time before a successor stepped up to the plate.
In the wake of the horrific tsunamis that ravaged parts of South Asia, Acting Prime Minister Bill Graham (acting in the sense that Graham appeared to be the only relevant cabinet minister that felt that a couple of waves were not a good reason to cut short a vacation) thought it was necessary to tell his fellow Liberal MPs that they should not be critical of President Bush for forming a coalition to provide aid to the victims of what appears to be the worst natural disaster in history.
Toronto Liberal MP Maria Minna was quoted in the National Post as saying, "I have serious concerns about this coalition that the United States is putting together. My reaction to this is very negative…It sounds like this is [Bush’s] counterpart to the coalition of the willing in Iraq. I resent it. We are coming across like we are joining a coalition of the willing in the U.S."
At least Canadians will be spared Minna doing her anti-American act on television like Parrish did on CBC’s This Hour has 22 Minutes and on the former show of alleged comedian, Mike Bullard. It’s highly unlikely that the un-photogenic and charismatically-challenged Minna will ever be sought out to do guest appearances on TV. But it only took Minna a couple of days after the tsunamis hit to bring Liberal government anti-Americanism to a new level. . . . .
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Now that FOX is in Canada, will Parrish appear on O'Reilly's show?..Man..you could SELL tickets for that..
Is that a she or a he with lipstick and long hair?
It just goes to show you - when a country or culture doesn't have to invest any real resources in protecting itself, doesn't have to create thousands of military families with a heritage and understanding of what the cost of freedom is, doesn't have to ever worry about protecting its own borders from evil-doers, it is likely to become like this.
My sympathies to the anguished Canadian liberals- maybe they can deliver their own tsunami relief aid using Canadian military transport...once they figure out how to get the dog sleds over there.
Yet another Liberal cow heard from.
Don't be an ... well, you know. There's a large portion of our society that is well-informed in the costs of freedom. Now, get off your soapbox.
In the happy land of liberalism, there is no such thing as "military" transport.
I wonder what kind of effect FOX will have on Canada. In America, the response has been earthshattering. I remember the first time I saw FNC was about 98'-99' and I was stunned at the difference.
FNC had about the same effect on TV as Drudge had on the internet, and, oh yeah, what's his name..Bubba..
carolyn parrish' stunt was juvenile and disrespectful. the prime minister did Canadians all a favour throwing that woman out of caucus. but we're lucky the US administration cares what Canada thinks at all. iraq, missile defence, new coalitions in south-east asia are expanding the scope of this conflict, yet the liberals have refused to take a stand on anything. instead of dragging our feet we need to give washington our terms so they know where we stand and what to expect from us.
since the prime minister has failed to show any leadership on our relations with the United States, it's no wonder his government's turned into a circus. what's worse, martin used the same anti-America tactics during the election when it seemed Harper was about to take over the job
Conservatives ran a good campaign attacking liberal corruption, the poor state of the canadian military, and issues that really matter to all canadians. at the least it looks like Canada has put the constitutional mess and western populism to bed and the Liberal free lunch is finally coming to an end. that is until the Liberals suddenly slandered Harper as being too "american", exploiting what canadians fear most. losing our sovereignty or worse, getting backed into a corner and having to fight for it
martin hung on to his job but the liberals lost their majority and Canada is now essentially stuck without a government. the prime minister seems willing to patch things up with the white house, but he hasn't shown the political courage to make a decision on anything of substance.
martin spent most of his career in chretien's shadow plotting to take over the liberal party and didn't show much promise as anything other than an accountant who could balance the books over the backs already overburdened taxpayers. it's time for him to act like a prime minister. instead of allowing the embarassing antics of a backbencher to pass for policy, martin should start making some tough decisions. if not he should let canadians elect a government that can.
Take your whiny self-pitying arrogance somewhere else. Americans are free to get on their soapbox on this site anytime they want to.
Ah, we meet again Sunsong. If you consider rebuking an individual who insults your nation and its people as whining, then that's your issue. We wouldn't want people to think that we are surrender monkeys now, would we?
It is bizarre for you to come onto this American site and tell Americans to "get off their soapbox".
As to the insulting of Canada - again, this is an American site -- if Canada acts stupidly or offensively or in an anti-American manner - it is appropriate for Americans to rant about it and vehmently criticize Canada.
Why don't you change your government in Canada. That would end most all of the Canada bashing. Until then, I would suggest you be more gracious and accepting of justified Canada bashing.
This is an American site. Maybe you haven't read the Home page?
Canadians are foreigners. They have no business coming here and telling Americans to "get off their soap box". You do know what a soap box is, don't you.
It is truly bizarre and inapropriate for some whiny, self-pitying foreigner to come onto this American site and tell an American to "get off their soap box".
Call it what you want Sunsong. I've had many excellent conversations on this forum with many different Americans. There are some here though that like to paint all Canadians in the same light. If this politician says this and this article states that, then it MUST represent all of us. Is that how it goes Sunsong? Many here know what's what ... others just don't get it.
This is an American site. You are a foreigner. You are not an American. It is not your place to tell Americans to "get off their soap box". You are not the site administrator.
Last time we "talked". You told me that Canada didn't need to have a strong military - because "who would attack Canada?". That is not a conservative view. Are you still an advocate for a weak military?
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