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Thinking The Unthinkable: Is It Time For A Third-Party President?

Posted on Monday, June 14 at 14:56 by 4Canada
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From What Really Happended
Jun.12/04
THINKING THE UNTHINKABLE: IS IT TIME FOR A THIRD-PARTY PRESIDENT?
The election results are still coming in from England as I type this, but Tony Blair's pro-war labor party took a kick in the teeth the likes of which has not been seen in a long time. The Liberal Democrats, a party that opposed the war, made huge gains. It is still unknown whether the Conservative party will take the majority in Parliament, but as of this writing the contest is a dead heat.

This follows on the defeat of Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar, another pro-war leader voted out of office in March despite a last-ditch staged bombing to try to build support for him and the war.

The writing is on the wall. Pro-war leaders are discovering that their war is very unpopular with the people, and far too late, that whoever said opposition to the war was a minority fringe that could be safely ignored was being optimistic to say the least!

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  1. by KevinGagnon
    Mon Jun 14, 2004 10:11 pm
    The same thing would probably be happening here if voters know without a dought that Mr. Harper would have sent troops. What's happening is voters are believing him when he say's he only meant moral support when he made those comments during the Iraq war. I hope this part is hammered to him at the debates.

    I was watching a show the other day where they showed how Reagan dealt with tough questions during U.S presidental debates. They showed how when he was faced with a true fact about a downfall of something he did, he would look with a shake of his head and a smile. But he wouldn't directly respond to the negative feedback that was still true. I've seen Mr. Harper do this and will probably see him do some of this smart communication.

    Kevin

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  2. by Anonymous
    Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:34 am
    It really is funny seeing the conservatives change their tone now on the Iraq war and say they only meant "moral support" to the US when back in 2003 they were calling the then man of principles and values a "coward" who "betrayed" their best friends by not going to an illegal war that 95% of the world opposed to!

    Funny, what some politicians like Harper would stoop to just to gain votes. I hope and pray that Canadians would see Harper and his party's politics as they really are: red-neck, hate-mongering, pro-war neo-conservatism!

  3. by 4Canada
    Tue Jun 15, 2004 7:51 am
    I attended an all party debate tonight (including the Greens, but no BLOC), and the Con candidate said that what Harper meant by "we should be standing shoulder to shoulder with our allies" was that we could set up a military hospital or the like! I, more audibly than I expected, said "what crap". Even the great guy I'm married to poked my ribs. We have incredible NDP and Green cadidates in my riding. They both did a good job. Our Con candidate is slick after spending nearly 4 yrs. in Ottawa but cannot cover for the "we're good, you're bad even if we did cheat and lie our way into this new party" leader.

  4. by Dave Ruston
    Tue Jun 15, 2004 2:34 pm
    Oh, yeah, 4Canada, many different cons will either dance around the answer or not give an answer at all when a sensitive question comes up, like gay rights or abortion. It`s good that you said what needed to be said though! Sometimes, my yap gets me a poke or a punch from my wife!

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    Dave Ruston

  5. by Jim Callaghan
    Tue Jun 15, 2004 3:56 pm
    Gee, Dave, what a surprise !



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  6. by avatar whelan costen
    Tue Jun 15, 2004 5:39 pm
    Sounds like we need therapy for family violence and politics; can you imagine how bruised Harper and Martin must be if their wives are awake?? ha ha

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  7. by 4Canada
    Wed Jun 16, 2004 4:36 am
    It's times like these conversations that I really wish we were all sitting around sharing a cool one on a warm summer night. Love you all.

  8. by avatar whelan costen
    Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:24 am
    Yep I'm with you 4canada, cheers!

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    If I stand for my country today...will my country be here to stand for me tomorrow?



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