If God he gave you a voice, then use it

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 1/23/2006, 10:57 pm

me too! ^5

clumsychild_ · Post by **clumsychild_** » 1/23/2006, 11:02 pm

Matt Good wrote: Jason Kenney, a Conservative representive for Calgary Southwest, just commented that Canadians have “chosen hope over fear”. How ridiculously melodramatic of him.

I saw that. Wtf is that supposed to mean? :wtf:

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/23/2006, 11:04 pm

I saw that, too.

I also later saw an NDP leader use the EXACT same line after winning in her riding.

Did all the parties have to chip in on a speech writer?

And could they not afford a better one? o_O

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/23/2006, 11:05 pm

Looks like Kingston & The Islands stayed Liberal, as did Ontario.

laurel · Post by **laurel** » 1/23/2006, 11:15 pm

i'm very upset at saskatchewan.
i believe all but one riding was elected conservative here.

nelison · Post by **nelison** » 1/23/2006, 11:24 pm

Coming out of the woodworks...

I'm quite content with tonight's results. This will be a test for the Conservative party that could make or break future elections. If they fail to work with the other parties, I don't think Canadians will re-elect them into a position of power. With that I am somewhat displeased that the Liberals won as many seats as they did. The fact that they can run a brutal election after years of scandal and misuse of power and still garner roughly 100 seats, tells me that Canadians are rather weak towards what they expect out of their leaders.

If anything, I would have preferred another ten seats go to the Tories rather than the Liberals. This could have been the election that scared the Liberals shitless and produced greater leadership in the future. But it looks like we're in for another decade of poor leadership.

As for the "fear vs. hope" issue, last election Martin used a fear tactic on Canadians scaring them into voting against the Conservatives. This time, the Tories (and the NDP) ran a pretty positive campaign filled with hope for the future despite the Liberals re-use of the fear tactics. Therefore, the NDP and Tories used "hope for the future if you vote for us," while the Liberals used "fear for the future if you vote for them."

Jer was there when they showed George's group of "who's who" in Canada. You could see him in the initial shot of George before he walked over to Matt. I think it was rather pathetic that they had many of these people together. I would have liked to see a far smaller and more select panel of politically conscious individuals than hear Melissa Auf Der Maur claim Harper is Bush. It is no wonder people don't take musicians/actors/anyone in the public seriously when they open their yap.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 1/23/2006, 11:35 pm

but.. if liberals dont pull their act together...

i really dont want the conservatives to be in power for long, no matter if it is minority

reza · Post by **reza** » 1/23/2006, 11:55 pm

I can't believe what just happened. I just hope that everything I know and understand about the Conservatives and Harper himself is a product of the spin due to the left-leaning media.

Hope · Post by **Hope** » 1/24/2006, 12:05 am

umm... is mblog not working for anyone else? i get weird things when i type in matthewgood.org.

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/24/2006, 12:31 am

Fuck.
P.S.
I hate Celebrities with Political Idealogy. Just shut the fuck up, either you're a popstar or a politican.

thirdhour · Post by **thirdhour** » 1/24/2006, 12:57 am

I had to work until 11 tonight, so I wouldn't let anyone at work tell me about it because I wanted it to be a surprise when I came home. Now my bitchass family is watching something else on tv, so I don't even get to watch coverage.

Worst election. Ever. :uh:

And elections are like the superbowl for me.

Axtech · Post by **Axtech** » 1/24/2006, 1:02 am

Hope wrote:umm... is mblog not working for anyone else? i get weird things when i type in matthewgood.org.

It's definitely messed up.

I blame Harper.

Sine: Don't ostracize all celebrities just because they're famous. They have as much right to an opinion as everyone else. The key is finding and listening to the ones who know what they're talking about, and ignoring the ones who don't.

beautiful liar · Post by **beautiful liar** » 1/24/2006, 1:17 am

clumsychild_ wrote:
Matt Good wrote: Jason Kenney, a Conservative representive for Calgary Southwest, just commented that Canadians have “chosen hope over fear”. How ridiculously melodramatic of him.

I saw that. Wtf is that supposed to mean?

i'm from calgary southwest. yup. i have to say, election hype is fun, even when you know you're gonna be disappointed. it's like cheering for the leafs. you get used to it.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/24/2006, 8:02 am

"it's like cheering for the Leafs" :lol:

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/24/2006, 8:16 am

I'm frustrated with an election system where the Bloc gets 51 seats with 10.5% of total votes, and the NDP gets 29 seats with 17.5% of total votes.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/election ... sults.html

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/24/2006, 9:41 am

Interesting article: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... ision2006/

dream in japanese · Post by **dream in japanese** » 1/24/2006, 10:13 am

J-Neli wrote:Coming out of the woodworks...

I'm quite content with tonight's results. This will be a test for the Conservative party that could make or break future elections. If they fail to work with the other parties, I don't think Canadians will re-elect them into a position of power. With that I am somewhat displeased that the Liberals won as many seats as they did. The fact that they can run a brutal election after years of scandal and misuse of power and still garner roughly 100 seats, tells me that Canadians are rather weak towards what they expect out of their leaders.

If anything, I would have preferred another ten seats go to the Tories rather than the Liberals. This could have been the election that scared the Liberals shitless and produced greater leadership in the future. But it looks like we're in for another decade of poor leadership.

As for the "fear vs. hope" issue, last election Martin used a fear tactic on Canadians scaring them into voting against the Conservatives. This time, the Tories (and the NDP) ran a pretty positive campaign filled with hope for the future despite the Liberals re-use of the fear tactics. Therefore, the NDP and Tories used "hope for the future if you vote for us," while the Liberals used "fear for the future if you vote for them."

Jer was there when they showed George's group of "who's who" in Canada. You could see him in the initial shot of George before he walked over to Matt. I think it was rather pathetic that they had many of these people together. I would have liked to see a far smaller and more select panel of politically conscious individuals than hear Melissa Auf Der Maur claim Harper is Bush. It is no wonder people don't take musicians/actors/anyone in the public seriously when they open their yap.

you do have a point cause now the conservatives really need to prove themselves. however the problem is that since it's a minority government they can't do much and of course they're not gonna do anything drastic because they want a majority government for the next election. i can see them doing good right now and bringing around good change and gaining the trust of people. then as soon as they win the next election with a majority government... :no:

it'll be really hard to get them out of power and i fear what kind of long term changes they are capable of making.

Kathy · Post by **Kathy** » 1/24/2006, 10:36 am

I hate what I'm reading on political message boards and Globe comments this morning. For example:

<i>Rob Turner from Red Deer, Canada writes:
I'm glad to see Stephen finally broke through.He'll make a wonderful prime minister.Because it's a minority, though, he'll be under heavy pressure to compromise from the left.I hope he will stick to his core values.Here's what I would like to see to get the ball rolling the moment he takes office:

1) Repeal the same sex marriage law.What an abomination, snuck into law through the back door.

2) Strike down the abortion law.Every year in Canada something like 3,000 unborn LIVES are KILLED.

3) Tougher immigration laws.No more free rides.Let's make sure all would-be immigrants pass an English literacy test.(Note I did NOT say French!)

4) Bilingualism is an experiment that failed.If Quebec wants to speak French, fine, but the rest of the country should not have to follow suit.It's time to make Canada officially ENGLISH again.

5) Hop on the first plane to Washington (or Crawford, Texas), and mend fences with George W. Bush.Or invite him up to Ottawa (or Calgary).It may be too late to join the war in Iraq, but let's get some troops on the ground over there to help our neighbours with fighting the insurgents at least.

6) Make sure that party faithful get rewarded.Stockwell Day has served his party and his country well, he deserves a cabinet post.As do Myron Thompson, Vic Toews, Rob Anders and yes even some of the Ontario crew - Mr. Sweet, Mr. Albrecht and Ms. Gallant.

What a glorious day to wear BLUE!!!</i>

happening fish · Post by **happening fish** » 1/24/2006, 11:00 am

closeyoureyes · Post by **closeyoureyes** » 1/24/2006, 1:53 pm

Holy fucking shit.
I sincerely hope every CM'er who voted Conservative is truly happy.

thirdhour wrote:Worst election. Ever.

And elections are like the superbowl for me.

me too.
I watched it at the NDP Party,
then I went home
and watched and cried myself to sleep.