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Archives for October 2008

Former NDP candidate McKeever

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Mr. McKeever’s remarks are certainly not in keeping with NDP values or platforms and one wonders whether there was A) full disclosure during the vetting process and B) if proper investigation was done. After all if Liberal smear hounds fan boys can find this info it can’t be that difficult to track down. While some like *cough*cherniak*cough* are thrilled to be able to smear shit around like a child suddenly able to remove it’s diaper, it seems rather that we as the voting public should be asking for enquiries into the process of becoming a candidate.

There are currently many barriers to entering politics; disgust at the cherniaks smear mongers chief among them. However, it would be beneficial to all parties to ensure that the candiadates running represent both the values of their party and the values of Canadians as whole.

McKeever almost makes one want to reach for the tinfoil hat and wonder if he was a plant by another party.

At least four NDP candidates, including McKeever, have resigned or been expelled, as well as at least one Conservative and two Liberals.

Based on quotes and behaviour it seems that while some might have shit-eating-grins at least the NDP is upstanding enough to remove the candidates and members of their party whose views are not those in accordance with progressive Canadian values.

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The Debate

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Tonight’s leadership debate was much better than I expected. While I didn’t see a clear winner I did see more honest talk than there has been for some time.

May was fantastic and a real asset to the debate. Duceppe was hilarious when asked what his first order of business would be as PM he said he wasn’t going to be elected PM but this is what he would lobby the others to do.

Layton was articulate, on message and got some lovely digs at Harper including asking Harper if he was keeping his platform under his sweater.

Harper slipped a couple of times with Dion proving how he is misconstruing Dion’s words to put forth his own agenda.

As far Harper I’ll quote my son;

he really showed obvious signs of “fight or flight” instincts any time he was asked a direct question from one of the other candidates or whenever they called him on something he said that wasn’t true. His eyes were darting, he shifted multiple times in a small time period and he hunched down making himself as small as possible. And all I could think is if he can’t stand up strong during a simple debate was: How, if he ever actually got elected, could he stand up to his opposition (excluding underhanded tactics.) And if he can’t do that, how would he be able to stand up to other world leaders, especially those who he already seems to have a weakness to? (Bush, McCain if he somehow gets elected.)
he just seemed like a very weak leader in that, he couldn’t stand up to any of them strongly, and could do nothing but evade any straightforward question. He showed clearly his policies are based on lip service to ideology.

It will be interesting to see how the media spins it.