If God he gave you a voice, then use it

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/23/2006, 9:19 pm

and it looks like there's a possibility Green could get a BC seat

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/23/2006, 9:21 pm

oh wait, they've changed their minds. I hate when they predict seats based on only a handful of polling stations reporting.

Yes yes, I'm just talking to myself

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 1/23/2006, 9:23 pm

Sweet. Minority is the way to be if it must be conservatives.

I learned a lot about my parents tonight. It appears, I had thought them to be people they were. I knew they voted conservative, but when I brought up same-sex rights, they both agreed that same-sex couples should not have the right to marry because marriage should be a union between a man and a woman. My dad also tried to say that same-sex couples should not get common-law status even, because of the possibility to abuse it. Then my mom tried to throw some out of date laws at me as justification, which I parried and they just shrugged me off and told me that my views would change. Then they put down my own views and opinions. I always thought they supported equality and respected my views. I've never felt so let down before. My dad even told me that minority groups shouldn't matter and it was only the majority that mattered, and the minority groups could leave if they didn't like it. I don't think I've ever watched someone fall so much in my eyes before, it was saddening.

Post by **saman** » 1/23/2006, 9:26 pm

so it's final then, is it? steven harper is the next president?

wow, saying that makes me feel so...ugh.

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 1/23/2006, 9:27 pm

Prime Minister.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/23/2006, 9:27 pm

Rusty - I know the feeling... I'm left feeling like that every time I talk politics with my parents. My dad thinks we should have no immigration, but if people come to Canada they should have to live where we tell them (e.g. nunavut), and how we tell them (e.g. can't practise own religions, wear headscarves, etc), he thinks the US should just level Iraq and make it a new US state, gay people should be outcast, etc.

Urgh!!

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/23/2006, 9:28 pm

saman wrote:so it's final then, is it? steven harper is the next president?

wow, saying that makes me feel so...ugh.

haha, might as well be called president.

It's not official official, but it's as good as done.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/23/2006, 9:28 pm

I have a headache... election stress

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 1/23/2006, 9:30 pm

Ir sucks doesn't it Kathy? I actually called him on his minority comment.

Me: Why don't we just take away the rights to all minorities? I mean if they don't matter.
Dad: Exactly.
Me: So you believe that all black people, asians, jews, muslims, etc. etc. should not be allowed to marry then?
Dad: Uh no. They're all men and women, so they can get married. Marriage should be strictly between a man and a woman.

I could understand if he was religious, but he's an athiest I believe. So *sigh*

Post by **saman** » 1/23/2006, 9:31 pm

Axtech wrote:
saman wrote:so it's final then, is it? steven harper is the next president?

wow, saying that makes me feel so...ugh.

haha, might as well be called president.

It's not official official, but it's as good as done.

well, cause the way peter mansbridge is saying it, it sounds like it's already written in stone

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/23/2006, 9:34 pm

155 is the magic number for a majority gov't... as long as the Reform-in-disguise party doesn't get that many I think they can hopefully be kept in line by the other parties. It will be interesting to see which parties band together in the House.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 1/23/2006, 9:49 pm

Rusty wrote:I learned a lot about my parents tonight. It appears, I had thought them to be people they were. I knew they voted conservative, but when I brought up same-sex rights, they both agreed that same-sex couples should not have the right to marry because marriage should be a union between a man and a woman. My dad also tried to say that same-sex couples should not get common-law status even, because of the possibility to abuse it. Then my mom tried to throw some out of date laws at me as justification, which I parried and they just shrugged me off and told me that my views would change. Then they put down my own views and opinions. I always thought they supported equality and respected my views. I've never felt so let down before.

I had that exact experience. Isn't it just heartbreaking?

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » 1/23/2006, 9:52 pm

It is actually. I was sad.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 1/23/2006, 9:53 pm

i never held any illusions about my parents views. my mother will vote for whomever her brother tells her too, and my dad is hardcore conservative closeminded pigheaded *#$&%(@.

peter mansbridge should run for prime minister.

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 1/23/2006, 9:59 pm

alexandra says:
all the downtown montreal ridings went liberal
alexandra says:
burn on the bloq!
Bradford says:
are they crazy
alexandra says:
as opposed to who? the conservatives?
Bradford says:
ndp
alexandra says:
haha
alexandra says:
in QUEBEC?
Bradford says:
.......... oh ya
Bradford says:
not possible
alexandra says:
well, i tried
Bradford says:
ya fight the system
Bradford says:
itd be like conservatives - quebec
ndp - alex

iarecanadian · Post by **iarecanadian** » 1/23/2006, 10:31 pm

So are the results final now, did Harper win?

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/23/2006, 10:38 pm

[23:34] <Axtech> FINALLY GEORGE ET AL!
[23:34] <Axtech> AND MATT!
[23:34] <Axtech> FIRST!
[23:34] <Axtech> aww
[23:35] <Axtech> he only got to say one thing
[23:35] <Axtech> and it was something he already said on his blog
[23:37] <Axtech> George: Well Matt, what do think?
Matt: *looking pissed/disappointed*
George and others: *laughter*
Matt: *chuckle* well, *looking pissed again* It was really a referendum on the sponsorship scandal anyways, so I'm not surprised by the outcome.
George: and you? *to the girl next to matt*
Girl: At the same time, I don't think anyone should be rewarded for stealing from the Canadian people.
Matt: *bursts out laughing*

and that was about the extent of his participation... :\ Jer didn't say anything at all. In fact, I didn't see him there this time, so he may have left early...

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 1/23/2006, 10:41 pm

aghagh

im not exactly surprised either, but i can only be thankful that it wasnt a majority.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/23/2006, 10:42 pm

Pending some kind of bizarre error, the conservatives have a minority government.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/23/2006, 10:42 pm

Hope wrote:aghagh

im not exactly surprised either, but i can only be thankful that it wasnt a majority.

I really wish he'd had a chance to say more.

I am, however, looking forward to a blog rant about it.