tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post7163044987620319550..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: The NDP's Constitution May Be Missing But not Their AgendaEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-59956936446306080392011-04-28T11:43:57.367-04:002011-04-28T11:43:57.367-04:00Just me. No guys. Don't smoke.Just me. No guys. Don't smoke.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-18795857415667907012011-04-28T11:32:55.359-04:002011-04-28T11:32:55.359-04:00I just stumbled on to your blog. What the hell ar...I just stumbled on to your blog. What the hell are you guys smoking?GrampyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642270285793416800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-31791240937962233232011-04-28T07:06:10.783-04:002011-04-28T07:06:10.783-04:00Alison I still think the Liberal candidate still h...Alison I still think the Liberal candidate still has a good chance in Kington though the Conservatives are moving up. The NDP is a distant third. The problem here is that we've always had cabinet ministers.<br /><br />Liberal or Conservative candidate are cabinet material. NDP is not, so that could factor in.<br /><br />We're also a rather conservative town, home of John A. MacDonald. A couple of elections ago we had a very high profile NDP candidate. Likable, popular. I voted for him thinking he had a real chance. He finished a distant third.<br /><br />In all the confusion many in Kingston are now going to the Conservatives.<br /><br />I haven't given up hope of a progressive gov't, NDP or Liberal, but am more worried now about a Harper majority than I have been throughout the campaign.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-42851253869025038192011-04-28T06:54:15.191-04:002011-04-28T06:54:15.191-04:00Dawg and Analyst. The point is not that the NDP w...Dawg and Analyst. The point is not that the NDP would adopt any of those measures. Of course they won't. However, they will factor into a campaign if this becomes about Conservatives vs NDP. You can bet on it.<br /><br />Why else would a gloating Conservative operative send it to me? Like ha, ha ... see our ammunition.<br /><br />If Harper gets a minority and the opposition want to make Layton PM, assuming he gets more seats, Harper will create a consitutional crisis saying we can't have a prime minister who wants to close down the Tar Sands and nationalize the auto industry, banks, insurance companies and Big Oil.<br /><br />Harper's flock will rally and it could be a mess.<br /><br />And why is the MSM suddenly asking if we've seen their constitution? Even calling the NDP HQ looking for it? No one questioned it before. <br /><br />We have to get inside the Conservative mind. Remember the "Separist" "Socialist" nonsense in 2008? They will use this to amplify the situation.<br /><br />It could get very ugly.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-48207317055237795392011-04-28T00:35:00.124-04:002011-04-28T00:35:00.124-04:00What the hell does the fact that the Socialist Cau...What the hell does the fact that the Socialist Caucus (a far leftwing pressure group in the party that does not dictate party policy and has influence only so much as it's members can beat out he more moderate social democratic majority of the party - which is never) have ANYTHING to do with official Dipper policy? This is beyond stupid red-baiting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03478584067447488835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-12237329164556228712011-04-27T23:15:35.089-04:002011-04-27T23:15:35.089-04:00There is no chance Harper will get even a minority...There is no chance Harper will get even a minority.<br /><br />We remember.<br /><br />33,000+ Canadians Marched in the Streets for Democracy<br />on January 23rd, 2010 in 60+ Rallies<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qcgqSVLhecNadine Lumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591663475427502169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-12668380848597635752011-04-27T22:00:09.660-04:002011-04-27T22:00:09.660-04:00Did the Socialist Caucus resolutions pass?
Er, no...Did the Socialist Caucus resolutions pass?<br /><br />Er, no.<br /><br />But don't let that stand in the way of a good panic.Dr.Dawghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416571487451925246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-77858783096632427802011-04-27T21:57:50.516-04:002011-04-27T21:57:50.516-04:00I just finished an evening of phone canvassing in ...I just finished an evening of phone canvassing in Montreal and in my calling group, the Liberals are ahead, Cons second and NDP not on the radar screen. Not that it means anything, but perhaps the polls are full of it and we are panicking for nothing. We just have to keep on working and trying to encourage strategic voting. The NDP constitution may push some of their new-found supporters back into the Liberal camp.Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15641749905366773044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-69001007305283596562011-04-27T21:07:57.847-04:002011-04-27T21:07:57.847-04:00PS: I'M NOT QUITTING!PS: I'M NOT QUITTING!Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-31853506251361710332011-04-27T21:06:01.432-04:002011-04-27T21:06:01.432-04:00Scanner, I'm only predicting what the Cons wil...Scanner, I'm only predicting what the Cons will use for ammunition. The guy who sent me this works on one of the Conservative campaigns. He was gloating. They will use it now or later. But they will use it.<br /><br />And I'm not giving up. Rough day today but I'll be back tomorrow, pumped and ready to go.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-63017589379960955172011-04-27T20:58:17.527-04:002011-04-27T20:58:17.527-04:00OMG, I think you might be right, Emily.
We can on...OMG, I think you might be right, Emily. <br />We can only hope, if they win again, the Cons will screw up big-time this time, so everyone in the country can see who really is a dictator.<br />Then, perhaps, if he is willing to stick around as leader of the Liberals, Michael Ignatieff can form a government to bring Canada back to being Canada again.<br />Your two years were NOT for naught, Emily. I hope you're willing to stick around, too.Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-84168301090830099012011-04-27T20:52:02.499-04:002011-04-27T20:52:02.499-04:00Don't say it until it's true. We can't...Don't say it until it's true. We can't give up now. Polls are fluff and nonsense, they're as reliable as the stock brokers who decide the price of oil, with similar effect on our elections. Come election day, things could be completely different from anything any poll might have projected.<br /><br />Here's the current reality: About 500,000 more voters have gone to advanced polls than in the last election. I don't know who will form the next government, but hopefully this will help translate into a serious loss for the Conservatives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-50483779203917023312011-04-27T20:20:03.409-04:002011-04-27T20:20:03.409-04:00pshaw. Red baiting at its worst. Don't get suc...pshaw. Red baiting at its worst. Don't get sucked in by the panicking CONSScannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03514966528672897658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-19168698198257557472011-04-27T19:38:25.072-04:002011-04-27T19:38:25.072-04:00Don't give up so quick. It ain't over til...Don't give up so quick. It ain't over till its over. <br /><br />No credence in the polls.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163948139388416654noreply@blogger.com