Freddie P's Blog

Category: Politics

Can you image if a Tory campaign worker caught trashing Green Party election pamphlets? It would immediately be laid in the lap of the Prime Minister.

And you've got to love the Star's spin on it. Volpe fires campaign worker for recycling Green pamphlets. Like the man in charge was completely innocent.

The point is, Volpe was actually there with the campaign worker. Walking with him side by side, but somehow this slides off the long time Liberal and onto the shoulders of his hack.

Again, if this had been a Tory, it would have been front page news, complete with pictures.

But because its the Liberals, the Star passed on publishing pictures, even though they were made available by the Green Party.

Too freakin' much.

Volpe fires campaign worker for recycling Green pamphlets.

Here's a video from CTV News.

Meanwhile, in breaking news, Steven Harper forgot to floss this morning, and is now a dangerous gingivitis carrier that could be fatal to babies should he kiss them on the campaign trail.

Category: Politics

Category: Politics

Gotta love this one. The Toronto Star makes it their lead story on-line, and its written with a desperate attempt to blame the Conservatives.

This paper has gone into anti-con high gear over the past few days and with Harper in majority country it will only get worse over the final week of the campaign.

And think about this - with the Liberals now behind the NDP in the polls, could they actually be the ones responsible for the dirty work? This tactic has been used before.

Residents worried after vandals strike homes with Liberal signs

Category: Politics

Just when it looked like the Conservatives were slipping into minority territory, a new Ipsos Reid poll reveals something completely different.

The Conservatives are flyin' high with 43% support, which is firmly in majority country. This can be attributed to the collapse of the Liberals federally, and the Bloc in Quebec.

However there is cause for concern. Jack Layton and his thick folder of pie in the sky promises has resonated in Quebec and actually pushed Bullshit Jack into the number two position behind Steven Harper.

In the last two weeks, the Conservatives have popped-two points, while the NDP has jumped five. The Liberals have dropped five and the Bloc is being treated like the traitors they are even inside their own province.

Here's the deal. The NDP has 24% support while the Liberals have 21% and here's where the concern kicks in. If Jack stays in second place and Harper slips out of a majority on Election Day, as the number two guy, Layton would become Prime Minister if a coalition is formed.

Yikes. It would be like handing the car keys to a ten year old. He thinks he can drive, it looks easy, but he's hopelessly unqualified - and the country definately couldn't afford the repair bills.

It's something for all grown up people to think about as we move toward May 2nd.

Meanwhile, what must the Liberals be thinking about this Ignatieff card. He and his people have thrown every trumped up scandal they can at Steven Harper, and look where its gotten them.

Nowhere!

Category: Politics

"Enough politics, five of the last eight posts are political. I get more then enough of that shit on TV and newspapers. I'll come back after the election and if you don't have trailer posts this year I'm done. The site has got very boring over the last year."
Ted Webster

Teddy, I'm with you. Most of yesterday I was thinking about CanadianThinker.com and likened it to a dog chasing its tail. At some point you've got to say, what's the use?

Unless there's a "legitimate" scandal coming down the pipe, I think we all know where we're heading on May 2nd. The usual suspects have pretty much thrown all they can at you know who, and all that seems to be happening is a rise in the polls.

If anything, I'm proud of my fellow Canadians for seeing through the bullshit, realizing what really matters and making mature choices. The vocal / selfish minority will always be heard and given a voice by certain media outlets but obviously it's not resonating with those Canadians who have work to do.

So yea, that's it. I'm not going to post another political blog until May 3rd. I know it will be difficult to hold off, I'll probably go through some kind of withdrawal, but really, it doesn't matter what I say or do or write, it's not going to change anybodies mind.

I just hope that a couple of postings I wrote this week made some people realize how ridiculous they look when they insist on picking at a scab that isn't there. That's what turns people off politics.

The last comment I'll make before May 3rd is this.

If Stephen Harper doesn't get a majority, he should resign on the same day and walk away with his head held high.

No use beating that head against a wall.

Category: Politics

Social media does not bring down governments or win elections.

"Because of something that could be called Harper Derangement Syndrome, lefty Twitter fans and reporters have begun to convince themselves that enough 140-character smartphone messages can bring down the Harper government.
Harper Derangement Syndrome - or HDS - is an ideological hatred of Prime Minister Stephen Harper that is so acute its sufferers' ability to reason logically is impaired."

Category: Politics

If you read this blog enough you know that my buddy Toronto Mike doesn't like the Harper Conservatives.

Like most on the far left, he can't give you any tangible reasons why we should vote for someone else, he just attacks Harper because he doesn't like him. Mike buys into all the bullshit about hidden agendas, and hating the poor and being in the back pocket of big business. eating babies and killing kittens.

It really is tiresome, because if guys like Mike took the time to actually scratch below the surface and realize that in a big person's world, everything isn't as simple as it looks, and sometimes shit happens, they'd conclude that Stephen Harper has been a pretty good leader for this country.

By the way, Mike will vote NDP or Liberal, whatever he strategizes to be the best way to prevent a Harper majority.

And you know what, all of that is cool as long you balance it with some degree of rationale. Of course my detractors will argue that I'm not balanced, but hey people, my guy's in charge and the country's in great shape and the polls say Harper is heading towards a majority. That's all I need.

The other side would have you believe that there's a better solution, and that's what scares me, and in this case deeply concerns me about my sad friend Toronto Mike.

On his website Mike has posted something called "Shit Harper Did". It's a collection of headlines about the horrible things Stephen Harper has done over the past five years. It's ridiculous actually, because if you go beyond the headlines provided and read the stories behind them you'll realize the site is designed for you to take things out of context and jump to conclusions. That's what's clever (?) about it.

I assume they want you to go to the site, read their hysterical headlines and then not bother to read the linked story. It's a slimy tactic.

But that's not what bothers me the most. This does.

At the bottom of the website "Shit Harper Did" there is a banner that reads, "There are better options this election" and then it has the logos of all the other parties, including the Bloc.

Is that what it's come to Mike for you and your whimpering whining bunch of anti-cons. You'll endorse a website that actually endorses the Bloc Quebecois over the Conservative Party of Canada?

Are you that selfish in your unfounded hatred of the Conservatives that you'd actually endorse a party that stands for the break-up of your country?

Is your NDP cocooning that thick that you'd link to a site that not only pronounces things like "Stephen Harper doesn't know the difference between people from India and First Nations people" but also allows that the Bloc is a viable alternative?

Disgusting.

(if you want to see the site "Shit Harper Did" google it yourself. I've got too much pride to link to a site that endorses the Bloc)

Category: Politics

I assume those people who thought yesterday's posting was serious will be the same ones who will argue that Stephen Harper didn't win last night's debate.

It was a slam dunk.

As the incumbent in a debate your left wide open, you're being attacked for what you've done, while it's difficult to counter because the other guys haven't done anything.

In the end, Stephen Harper handled the debate like he's handled the country for the past five years.

Steady, straight ahead and rational.

It's amazing. If the so-called scandals that Harper is being accused of are anywhere near the magnitude of what the opposition and Toronto Star would have you believe, why couldn't any one of the three stooges deliver a knockout punch last night?

It was the perfect set-up. The debate format allowed for full fledged attack but we got nothing more than a few feeble attempts - some minor pushing and shoving.

And you know why that is? Because all of them have skeletons in the closet and political maneuvers that they aren't necessarily proud of. Open another man's can of worms and he could open yours.

Here's the bottom line. We know what Stephen Harper is all about and we know what he's accomplished as Prime Minister. Along with that we can balance the bad stuff and come to a pretty clear cut decision about the man.

Now tell me, after last night what do you know about Michael Ignatieff? He spent way too much time attacking instead of telling. After last night's debate I still don't know what he stands for.

Although I must say, for a guy who doesn't show up for work a lot of the time it was weird for Ignatieff to bark about contempt of Parliament. You can't get any more contemptuous than not showing up.

The other guys? Whenever Jack Layton talks about being Prime Minister I piss my pants.

Gilles Duceppe? He's a turn coat treasonous prick, but in a weird way, a likable one. I often wonder if he wasn't a traitor, and actually loved his country, what kind of a leader he would be?

Probably a good one.

Not surprisingly, the most sensible thing that was uttered last night was uttered by the Prime Minister.

"What we are asking -- in an election we didn't want, in an election Canadians didn't want -- we're asking Canadians to make the decision: Do you want to have this kind of bickering, do you want to have another election in two years? Or do you want a focus on the economy?"

Conservatives heading for a massive majority.

Category: Politics

In a shocking turn of events in the Canadian election campaign, Liberal leader Michael Iginatieff took a swipe at members of the Canadian Forces.

While commenting on the draft of an Auditor General's report, which officially won't be confirmed or finalized until after the election, Ignatieff said the following while referring to the Conservatives.

"We knew they'd been spraying money around like drunken sailors."

Obviously when referring to a Canadian issue we can only assume Mr. Ignatieff was also referring to Canadian sailors. This is a blatant case of stereotyping an extremely proud segment of our military.

By using the term "drunken sailors" Mr. Ignatieff is assuming this is a general trait of those brave men and women who sail the high seas in protection of not only our borders but our extremely high standard of living.

Needless to say this is odd behavior on the prior to the first National Debate where Mr, Ignatieff will undoubtedly be attacked for his profound indifference towards thousands of noble Canadians who put their lives on the line on a daily basis.

This comes on the heels of Mr. Ignatieff's objection to the purchase of state of the art fighter jets for the Canadian Forces.

Ignatieff has made it clear that he'd prefer Canadian soldiers continue using second rate equipment in the defense of the world's greatest country, and coupled with his latest insult towards the navy one is left with the question......

What does Michael Ignatieff have against our soliders?

Category: Politics