Stephen Harper is a typical cold, unemotional, unfeeling WASP prick from Alberta
fraeauldbo...@gmail.com
but then again he was half French-Canadian and half Irish-Canadian as
well as a Catholic from Quebec. Stephen Harper on the other hand has
no personal warmth, no sense of humor, and is a White Anglo Saxon
Protestant asshole from
Alberta who worships Ameri-KKK-a.
-Robert James (Auld Bob) Peffers
Out-of-sync PM can't seem to feel your pain
Mar 14, 2009 04:30 AM
James Travers
OTTAWA
Stephen Harper understands recession; he just can't seem to feel the
pain.
This week's pivotal political events measure the distance between
intellect and empathy. Twice the Prime Minister hiked from Parliament
Hill to deliver we-will-overcome speeches. But between his state of
the economy address in Brampton Tuesday and yesterday's welcome skills
announcement in London, the light at the end of the tunnel became that
rusty cliché of an onrushing locomotive when Statistics Canada
reported dreadful job losses.
In just four months, 295,000 jobs vanished, with Ontario leading the
charge over the cliff. In February alone 82,600 pink slips pushed the
national jobless rate to 7.7 per cent, the highest in five years.
What's worse is that crystal ball gazers only see it getting worse. If
that isn't bad enough, the full weight of hard times is falling on
those honest, hard-working, tax-paying, Tim Hortons Canadians that
Conservatives claim as their core constituency.
Even if the assumption is a stretch – no matter how we vote, most of
us are ethical, industrious, puzzle through income tax returns and
roll up the rim to play again – the connection between ruler and ruled
is vital and keeping it intact is giving the Prime Minister fits. From
his campaign tip that the September meltdown was a buying opportunity
– heaven help the portfolio that followed that advice – to wild swings
between depression pessimism and recovery optimism, Harper has been
awkwardly out of sync.
What's strange is that the prime ministerial skill set matches the
moment. He has a master's degree in economics and even if that isn't
quite the same as working as an economist, it's a significant
advantage in times this tough. More importantly, he is part of the
class of career politicians schooled in the dark arts of message
control.
Pile theoretical expertise on top of practical experience and the
expected result should be a prime minister unusually capable of
minimizing the havoc recession routinely wreaks on parties in power.
That may still transpire. Conservative support is healthier than the
economy, employment or markets. Still, to avoid a pummelling if the
fiscal free fall continues, Harper needs to show he cares as much
about people as numbers.
That won't be easy. The private Prime Minister is funnier, more
sensitive and, well, human than the public. But on display is a
character that defaults to bullying and a party consumed with
positioning itself for an election that may be no more than months
away.
Harper has companions in playing politics even if his party's problem
is unique. Liberals are supporting a budget they know is weak to
postpone the election to a more opportune time. Conservatives are
applying left-leaning fiscal fixes that are anathema to their
beliefs.
So the country stumbles deeper into a recession it didn't create and
can't control, led by a prime minister so uneasy with his policy
response and so uncomfortable in his political skin that he can't
convince Canadians that he cares.
Conservatives tried and failed to bridge that divide in the last
election by dressing the Prime Minister in sweaters. It wasn't
believable then and current attempts to soften his image with friendly
public appearances and a flattering website, are hardly fairing
better.
After three elections and three years in power, the Prime Minister is
a known brand. He's smart, pragmatic and most of all partisan. He just
doesn't do warm well, particularly when it's needed most.
Sunny Malone
fraeauldbobpeffers...@gmail.com wrote:
> At least Brian Mulroney had personal warmth and a good sense of humor,
> but then again he was half French-Canadian and half Irish-Canadian as
> well as a Catholic from Quebec. Stephen Harper on the other hand has
> no personal warmth, no sense of humor, and is a White Anglo Saxon
> Protestant asshole from
> Alberta who worships Ameri-KKK-a.
>
Very true. I've always found Catholic conservatives to be far more
agreeable and personable (even if we agree to disagree on issues like
abortion) than Proddie pricks like Harper or Stockwell Day. Also
important, Catholics are NOT Christian Zionist or anti-Muslim so their
foreign policy is also a lot more agreeable to the left.
Roy
> x-no-archive: yes
What difference does it make as to where someone is from? YOU are from
Saskatchewan and YOU don't represent the prevailing attitudes of other
Saskachewan(ites) necessarily. In fact I doubt that most residents of
Saskatchewan would agree with 5% of the opinions that YOU express.
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Canuck57
<fraeauldbo...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> At least Brian Mulroney had personal warmth and a good sense of humor,
> but then again he was half French-Canadian and half Irish-Canadian as
> well as a Catholic from Quebec. Stephen Harper on the other hand has
> no personal warmth, no sense of humor, and is a White Anglo Saxon
> Protestant asshole from
> Alberta who worships Ameri-KKK-a.
They are all corrupt. Mulroney was jovial because he screwed Canadians and
at the time people liked him. He likely was laughing at us. Catholic sin
for six and repent for one type, I believed he promised no new taxes and we
get incremental GST while he got at least $300,000 in brief case cash and
another $2.1M to keep his mouth shut from the Liberals. Have to keep the
bitch Mila in a style her ass is accustomed to. And we never did here if he
paid taxes on that $300,000 or $2.1M.
Don't get me started on Harpo the liar. The only reason he does so well is
because the stench of a Liberal or NDP is far worse.
Roy
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> > On Mar 19, 2:51 am, Voyager <think.un...@dlcwest.com> wrote:
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> > > x-no-archive: yes
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> > > On Mar 18, 9:30 pm, Sunny Malone <sunnymal...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > fraeauldbobpeffers...@gmail.com wrote:
> > > > > At least Brian Mulroney had personal warmth and a good sense of humor,
> > > > > but then again he was half French-Canadian and half Irish-Canadian as
> > > > > well as a Catholic from Quebec. Stephen Harper on the other hand has
> > > > > no personal warmth, no sense of humor, and is a White Anglo Saxon
> > > > > Protestant asshole from
> > > > > Alberta who worships Ameri-KKK-a.
>
> > > > Very true. I've always found Catholic conservatives to be far more
> > > > agreeable and personable (even if we agree to disagree on issues like
> > > > abortion) than Proddie pricks like Harper or Stockwell Day. Also
> > > > important, Catholics are NOT Christian Zionist or anti-Muslim so their
> > > > foreign policy is also a lot more agreeable to the left.
>
> > > Harper is from Ontario.
>
> > What difference does it make as to where someone is from?
>
>
> >YOU are from
> > Saskatchewan and YOU don't represent the prevailing attitudes of other
> > Saskachewan(ites) necessarily. In fact I doubt that most residents of
> > Saskatchewan would agree with 5% of the opinions that YOU express.
>
> opinions than there are Albertans who share yours - especially that
> one about western Canadian men and their daughters.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
You truly are ignorant...going on and on about a "theory" that you
concocted and have never shown to be true. You like to tell lies about
people so that they get tired of criticizing you and your stupid anti-
abortion/pro-life bullshit. Well Mister STUPIDITY, you can lie and lie
and lie and keep on lying, because 99% pf the users of this NG DON'T
bloody well believe you.
-
helenr
> At least Brian Mulroney had personal warmth and a good sense of humor,
> but then again he was half French-Canadian and half Irish-Canadian as
> well as a Catholic from Quebec. Stephen Harper on the other hand has
> no personal warmth, no sense of humor, and is a White Anglo Saxon
> Protestant asshole from
> Alberta who worships Ameri-KKK-a.
>
> -Robert James (Auld Bob) Peffers
Ah dinnae kane wha you are but Ah dinnae believe yer auld Bob fae
Kelty.
Cheers, Helen
Scotius
fraeauldbo...@gmail.com wrote:
>At least Brian Mulroney had personal warmth
I've NEVER heard anyone describing Brian Mulroney as someone
who had/has "personal warmth". He always seemed pretty "cold" and
"unfeeling" to me, although I would say so does Harper.
>and a good sense of humor,
Sure! Just look at the big jokes he played on Canada!
>but then again he was half French-Canadian and half Irish-Canadian as
>well as a Catholic from Quebec. Stephen Harper on the other hand has
>no personal warmth, no sense of humor, and is a White Anglo Saxon
>Protestant asshole from
>Alberta who worships Ameri-KKK-a.
I like White Anglo-Saxon Protestant people. I'm going to start
an association to make sure they find it easier to get ahead in
society.