tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post1434346261816680632..comments2023-09-03T02:48:49.315-06:00Comments on Alberta Ardvark: NDP exploiting Jack Layton for political gain.Ardvarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08500944437649023719noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-35007281542207179342011-08-27T16:16:25.526-06:002011-08-27T16:16:25.526-06:00If not LC, then kd lang should have sang that song...If not LC, then kd lang should have sang that song. Nycole did not make any friends by just speaking french. If our PM has to start every speech in french (which annoys me) then speak english, why don't those french speakers start in my language.<br />There were many references to the gay community, sure glad those that march in those parades in TO that Jack rode in, wore clothes today.maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-69984757427403055252011-08-27T15:20:44.100-06:002011-08-27T15:20:44.100-06:00I was annoyed that the state funeral that the taxp...I was annoyed that the state funeral that the taxpayers funded was so partisan. Completely inappropriate.<br /><br />Second, the singing of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" (and I really do like this song alot) I found to be an odd selection. Note to whomever chose it.... just because the word "Hallelujah" is said over and over doesn't make it a righteous song. The song is about living in desolation even though you are with your partner and having her take your strength away, living without faith.... they're empty, hollow, mocking "Hallelujahs."Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00601342147663575029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-10340069546382459402011-08-27T11:09:25.230-06:002011-08-27T11:09:25.230-06:00Apparently the song Rise Up will be part of the se...Apparently the song Rise Up will be part of the service today. Lots of coverage of what that song, and those words meant to Jack & Olivia. Me, I prefer to remember the coverage of when Iggy said Rise Up, and how he was ridiculed.maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-16932275508213500992011-08-27T09:02:47.628-06:002011-08-27T09:02:47.628-06:00Some pollster at NNW says Jack is our Diana. How s...Some pollster at NNW says Jack is our Diana. How stupid are these people. The ndp is in full damage control as a lot of their plans are coming unravelled-donations, the letter-the funeral he planned. <br />What we can be sure of is that from now on, whenever the ndp makes a booboo, they will say, it is what Jack wanted. If he planned his funeral a month ago, why try to con us that he wrote that letter on his death bed, two days before he died. <br />And the media went along with it, and still refer to his letter. When did he write it and who typed it. <br />My bet is Jack is looking up at us and laughing like hell.maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-51306786170000629742011-08-26T21:50:09.712-06:002011-08-26T21:50:09.712-06:00This is not the time nor the place for a long rant...This is not the time nor the place for a long rant on the history of the left wing. Comment deleted.<br /><br />Eskimo: Your choice, I am good with that, but I have my doubts that you will forget about Jack* anytime soon. <br /><br /><br /><br />*The real Jack, not the legend of Jack.Ardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500944437649023719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-24293571110282458092011-08-26T18:52:50.556-06:002011-08-26T18:52:50.556-06:00Have no fear friends, Saturday's show is going...Have no fear friends, Saturday's show is going to be the high point in this story. Starting Monday, the leadership fight is on and it's going to be nasty - very nasty - and the press will be following ever stab and thrust. In it's current parliamentary configuration and constitutional definition the NDP is very conflicted.<br /><br />PMSH has handled thus whole affair very adroitly. He knows how to let gravity work for him.<br /><br />Michael St.Paul'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-60741500688260539942011-08-26T18:51:29.479-06:002011-08-26T18:51:29.479-06:00"He was who he was and we should remember and..."He was who he was and we should remember and celebrate that".<br /><br />Sorry, but I don't have to remember or celebrate anything about Jack Layton just because he's dead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-51785427567411964622011-08-26T18:29:28.155-06:002011-08-26T18:29:28.155-06:00Will the falls be orange on both sides, did the US...Will the falls be orange on both sides, did the US give permission. With Irene arriving those americans might think that orange is a result.<br />OT, but my son asked, if iggy had died before May 2nd, would he have gotten a state funeral. lol,maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-41833844038597223072011-08-26T18:25:08.540-06:002011-08-26T18:25:08.540-06:00Niagara Falls will be Orange?
Give me a break.
Sor...Niagara Falls will be Orange?<br />Give me a break.<br />Sorry I mean - isn't that special!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-69696838107037220572011-08-26T16:50:12.936-06:002011-08-26T16:50:12.936-06:00No point in sugar coating anything in this day and...No point in sugar coating anything in this day and age as the truth is out there.<br /><br />He was who he was and we should remember and celebrate that.<br /><br />Updated post with Winnipeg Free Press story saying pretty much the same thing as I wrote.Ardvarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08500944437649023719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-57792003339777577732011-08-26T16:34:54.750-06:002011-08-26T16:34:54.750-06:00My mourning period has passed. It is sad, but I...My mourning period has passed. It is sad, but I'm eager to begin blogging about the upcoming evolution or devolution of the NDP.<br /><br />On Monday's Soloman Show Bob Rae was asked about the letter and responded by saying that it was a "partisan document" and he was not comfortable speaking about it.<br /><br />One of our friends Scott Reid said yesterday that Brian Topp's alleged candidacy to become leader is proof that Layton's inner circle is trying to keep the leadership away from Thomas Mulcair. He might be right, I suspect that more than a few NDP members are very nervous about a Mulcair regime.<br /><br />The Liberal Party has to be cheering for Mulcair to win the leadership. I think Gary Doer would be the most successful possible replacement, but I see it as unlikely Gary will be in the race.The_Icemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887740772649135851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-51136552045550909922011-08-26T16:30:11.790-06:002011-08-26T16:30:11.790-06:00I agree completely, however what is more of a sad ...I agree completely, however what is more of a sad state of affairs in my opinion is the number of useful idiots buying and promoting the deification of a self-serving politicians. It reminds me of the brainless crowds waving Mao's little red book in the air.Alainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-71521940928823443082011-08-26T16:20:02.276-06:002011-08-26T16:20:02.276-06:00The pastor who will conduct the service tomorrow j...The pastor who will conduct the service tomorrow just said, when I consulted Jack last month, he told me what he wanted for his funeral. Guess he didn't get the memo, re all this decided in a letter written on his death bed. He might have written it, but when and who had it ready to be released within hours. <br />They almost got away with it, but thanks to google one can find where that quote originally come from and he just changed a word or two.maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-66716232459255296872011-08-26T16:14:13.786-06:002011-08-26T16:14:13.786-06:00Jack is gone - time to move on.
Now the total fren...Jack is gone - time to move on.<br />Now the total frenzy begins for the leadership.<br />It's all down hill from here on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-44791269130594874802011-08-26T16:12:45.312-06:002011-08-26T16:12:45.312-06:00I agree with you too AA... he was the consummate p...I agree with you too AA... he was the consummate politician... he knew how to work the crowd and he's doing doing it better than ever even now. And of course the party is more than willing to exploit every bit of his legacy they can.<br /> I do disagree with the orange CN Tower and Niagara Falls - these should not be politicized for ANY party. <br />Harper showed honourable grace by immediately offering Olivia a state funeral, yet I don't think that will be without its own beneficial political fallout as well.<br />Anyone who doesn't think this game continues on both sides is deluding themselves.Guffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04100222220207113705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-33991881373328043562011-08-26T15:29:22.423-06:002011-08-26T15:29:22.423-06:00Dr. Layton wanted his letter released and to sugge...Dr. Layton wanted his letter released and to suggest otherwise is just plain silly. He wrote the damn thing with two of his trusted aides at his side. <br />The fact that he took a shot at the Conservatives in the letter and even suggested that Canada's name has been diminished on the world stage is proof positive for me that he wants the NDP to gain politically from his death.NeilDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754381401340136614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-59768265306246338612011-08-26T15:11:55.734-06:002011-08-26T15:11:55.734-06:00What will Americans think with Irene hitting on Sa...What will Americans think with Irene hitting on Saturday and they see the falls turn orange.maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-21931298489015538242011-08-26T15:10:50.925-06:002011-08-26T15:10:50.925-06:00I agree with everything you wrote. I can see the s...I agree with everything you wrote. I can see the scrums after Sept 19, Jack would approve of this members bill to have a minister for gays/lesbians, to smarten AB up. Jack would not approve of this budget, or SCOC appointee. It will be sickening. Also all the bs re next leader must speak french fluently but does not have to speak english very well. Nycole will have a tough job to try to be Jack in in HofC. If Jack wrote that letter it was probably written after his presser stepping down, if not before. Whoever thought they could convince us he did it a day before he died figured none of us had watched a person die. Also, Brad said the donation thing had been vetted by their lawyers, that takes time, had to have been done before Saturday. Also, the BI wasn't even mentioned till the convention. Probably a plan put in place thinking they could raise money, knowing Jack was dying. But, they have got 125,000 so far, probably enough to pay K. Monk's wages as executive director, just appointed. And come next election, the ndp can't run on Jack's memory.maryThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10099534478709227356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21136151.post-59600020401775216372011-08-26T14:37:15.129-06:002011-08-26T14:37:15.129-06:00It is the rewriting of history that I really hate....It is the rewriting of history that I really hate. The way the Kennedy presidency was turned into some sort of flawless leadership time, the way Trudeau was turned into the consummate Canadian. The way everyone is supposed to share his vision because it is supposedly for the little people and families, but in reality for unions and unionized day care workers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com