A Howardesque Leader (Mark Steyn Introduces Canada's Stephen Harper To Australians Alert)

Australian News ^ | 01/25/06 | Mark Steyn

[decal]

"By the end of the campaign the Liberals were sounding more than a little unhinged - but, to an extent, it worked, at least in the sense that it terrified enough of the base back into the polling booths to prevent a meltdown."

Therefore, count on the Liberals out-Democrating the Democrats in attempting to demonize the PM for the next few years...

[goldstategop]

Rush said not only is the MSM blacking out news of the Canadian election, its inevitable the Liberals will refuse to accept the legitimacy of the Conservative win and try rage and hate to claw their way back into power just like the Democrats are bidding to do here in the States.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

[decal]

Let's hope so - it'll be every bit as successful as it's been here.

Maybe the Dems will let them "borrow" Howard Dean.

[Fair Go]

I have made posts to several Australian newspapers complaining about this person's meddling in the Canadian elections. Today several newspapers have reports on the Canadian election results and provision for feedback. They include "The Telegraph" (a Sydney newspaper) and "The Courier Mail" (Brisbane).

[Watery Tart]

But it's hard to get away with "Aaaaieee! Here comes the right-wing death-beast!" and then show a picture of a fellow who looks like one of the more avuncular back-up singers on The Andy Williams Christmas Show.

Yeah, I can see that.
(And the Five Neat Guys are from Canada, too!)

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Obviously I wish he really were as scary a right-wing death-beast as the Liberals say he is, but there's no point pretending that's what the Canadian electorate wants. John O'Sullivan, a former editor of National Review and Thatcher's long-time adviser,observed that post-war Canadian history is summed up by the old Monty Python song, "I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK", which begins as a robust paean to the manly virtues of a rugged life in the north woods but ends with the lumberjack having gradually morphed into some transvestite pick-up singing that he likes to "wear high heels, suspenders and a bra" and "dress in women's clothing and hang around in bars".

Yeah, I can see that.

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Good luck for him. I don't think he knows what he's in for....

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[fanfan]

Canadian Election 2006: my take (personal post)
Posted by fanfan to NZerFromHK
On Bloggers & Personal 01/24/2006 7:11:33 AM EST · 25 of 30

Please do not ping me again.

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A Howardesque Leader (Mark Steyn Introduces Canada's Stephen Harper To Australians Alert)
Posted by NZerFromHK to fanfan
On News/Activism 01/24/2006 7:15:28 PM EST · 20 of 23

Could you add me to the list? Thanks.

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Are we going to have to have a problem here?

What part of "Please stay away from me" are you having trouble with?

[kanawa]

Maybe your request is getting lost in the geographical translation. Try this...

[fanfan]

That's funny Kanawa!

Unfortunately I am now in receipt of a PM from the same offender.

I guess I'll have to get the mods involved.

[GMMAC]

h'mmm ... appears to a rather large
BLACK BALL!

Note: no FReepers were involuntarily pinged
in the transmission of this post.

[Heartofsong83]

Now I can't wait for New Zealand to go conservative...plus we're making gains in other areas, i.e. Germany...

[GMMAC]

[Sam Gamgee]

I think the Germans realize they are technically bankrupt - they cannot afford their generous pensions.

[okie01]

Is Australia a model for Canada

If Anna Yeatman no longer recognizes "her" Australia, she must be appalled by Alberta.

The term "Aussie twit" comes to mind...

[Ashamed Canadian]

The Liberal Party of Canada is also over $30,000,000 in debt. So we won't be hearing from those scumbuckets for quite some time.

[Ashamed Canadian]

Canada shall now be renamed "Jesusland North."

LOL. Sounds great to me!!!!!