All over the news by now, of course: Iggy says if Harper doesn't win a majority and can't command the confidence of the House of Commons, he'd consult with the other parties and attempt to form a government himself.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
Rise up against the toxic Harper effect: whatever it takes
As I said yesterday, credit where it's due.
Props to Iggy's speechwriters for the Rise Up reference to Harper's slow poisoning of our body politic. And because it's not the Parachute Club, but from a Springsteen tune ...
In deference to the Boss. I'm all about the equal-opportunity Rise Up references.
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Props to Iggy's speechwriters for the Rise Up reference to Harper's slow poisoning of our body politic. And because it's not the Parachute Club, but from a Springsteen tune ...
In deference to the Boss. I'm all about the equal-opportunity Rise Up references.
Related posts:
- Meme for the week: Harper – too dangerous to govern
- Suzanne Trepanier on what Harper's boys did to Remy Beauregard
- What's worse? The lies, or the insult to our intelligence?
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Meme for the week: Harper – too dangerous to govern
I had to think about it long and hard over the weekend, in part because I got ahead of myself on Friday when I suggested that the meme for the week might be voter suppression, à la Rove.
There's no reason not to keep repeating that message, because it's such a wonderful illustration of the Harpobots' attitude to democracy, to elections, to fair play, and to governing. Voters in a given poll not likely to go your way? Rent a mob, barge in with a bunch of thugs, start screeching over-the-top accusations of illegality, and try to make off with the ballot box.
There's no reason not to keep repeating that message, because it's such a wonderful illustration of the Harpobots' attitude to democracy, to elections, to fair play, and to governing. Voters in a given poll not likely to go your way? Rent a mob, barge in with a bunch of thugs, start screeching over-the-top accusations of illegality, and try to make off with the ballot box.
F-35s with no engines? Boondoggle!
My god, how I hate that word. It reeks of gut reaction, utter lack of analysis and shallow appeals to emotion. Soundbites rather than reflection. Which is why you see it in Sun Media rags every other day.
Don't like something? Call it a "boondoggle." Slimy-sounding word that serves to create a scandal, even when the evidence, when you bother to consider it, is ambiguous. Easy smear job. The facts don't matter. The sole purpose is to work the knuckle-dragging, drooling base into a frenzy.
But hell, in this case? I'll make an exception.
(h/t pale at Creative Revolution)
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Don't like something? Call it a "boondoggle." Slimy-sounding word that serves to create a scandal, even when the evidence, when you bother to consider it, is ambiguous. Easy smear job. The facts don't matter. The sole purpose is to work the knuckle-dragging, drooling base into a frenzy.
But hell, in this case? I'll make an exception.
(h/t pale at Creative Revolution)
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- Our F-35 fighter jets won't have engines
- Let's stay on message: Harper's legacy of shame
- Updated meme: Harper is a small man
Suzanne Trepanier on what Harper's boys did to Remy Beauregard
Via Jymn and Dr. Dawg.
I haven't given this story as much attention as I should, but Jymn and the Dawgmeister have. As has Paul Wells at Maclean's.
An election message from conssayyes and #Harperslegacyofshame
Well. The Dammit Janet folks are on a roll today.
Via the Tweeter, a must-see video from conssayyes. If you're indifferent about this election, if you're not sure how to vote, or if you're not even that motivated to vote at all, watch this.
Via the Tweeter, a must-see video from conssayyes. If you're indifferent about this election, if you're not sure how to vote, or if you're not even that motivated to vote at all, watch this.
Best #elxn41 poster so far (shamelessly stolen from Fern Hill)
Comrade Fyrnova makes another heroic contribution to the organs of revolutionary consciousness-raising.
A marvellous and accessible demonstration of the Harper Regime's counter-revolutionary tendencies. For this, we can overlook our comrade's occasionally regrettable enthusiasm for purges and even allow the occasional show trial.
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A marvellous and accessible demonstration of the Harper Regime's counter-revolutionary tendencies. For this, we can overlook our comrade's occasionally regrettable enthusiasm for purges and even allow the occasional show trial.
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