Part 2 of the article found here
TIME TO BE PLEASANT
-Person asks each speaker to say something nice about the person to the left. This will be easy for 4 of the 5 speakers.
-Everyone bites their tongue and seems to be able to compliment each other. Of all the candidates, Elizabeth May has the toughest time complimenting the man to her left, Stephen Harper. No one is surprised or upset in the least.
ATTACK ADS
-Conservative government started attack ads. G-ranical thinks Liberals should ‘ave as well.
-There is group sensus about being polite and nice and showing respect (This part of the debate really shows the differences between Canadian and American debate issues).
-Talk about dirty personal attacks on Parliament floor.
-Dion says Harper accuses scientists of being partisan and then declares them enemies. Dion says Harper is taking away free speech and attacking any opposition, no matter where it comes from, as partisan.
-Dion mentions some hilarious examples of Harpers attacks. Harper stating anyone against the war is a Taliban member. Says any economics against his are asking for recession. G-ranical is against the war. G-ranical realizes he must now buy a burka.
CRIME
-Professor at Dawson College where shooting occurred wonders why automatic weapons are legal in Canada
-Harper says he’s invested in better checks for weapons. Blames Liberals gun laws. Such a big gun registry, so little change.
-May says semi-automatic guns should be outlawed. She obviously hasn’t enjoyed the thrill of holding a strong, powerful, burning object as it went off in her hand...
-Duceppe says Harpers position is Bush’s position. More guns, more people in jail. Harper decides against using his own slogan “Get a gun, have some fun”.
-Harper says young offenders need tougher sentences for very violent crimes. Harper was clearly bullied in high school for wearing too many sweaters.
QUEBEC
-All leaders take their turns sucking up to Quebec. G-ranical can barely stomach the slobbering.
- Arts and culture cuts from Harper mentioned repeatedly. Apparently Stephen is not a fan of Circ Du Solei.
HEALTH CARE
-Layton says Harpers gift to corporations (tax cuts for banks) will hurt Canadian Health Care, especially training doctors. G-ranical wants to know what kinds of gifts they’re getting and if Harper is just being polite on birthdays and Christmas.
-Dion calls Harper a conservative with distaste and then Layton a socialist with the same distaste. What does that make Dion? A John Kerry, salmon out of water, flip flopper?
-May calls Harper on his promise of reducing waiting times. Says he couldn’t keep the promise because its impossible without the cooperation of the provinces. Harper doesn’t hide the fact that he’s not a fan of Provinces. I guess he prefers states...
-Duceppe says Ottawa should send the provinces the money and then butt out. Duceppe is use to a lot of thing happening this way in Quebec.
RANDOM NOTES
-Layton’s translators make him sound slow and dumb
-Dion comes out of debate seeming more competent and less absurd then the extremes Left and Right surrounding him. He’s “Even Stephane”. (I’m going to laugh at my own terrible pun and if you don’t want to then...fine. I accept that.)
-Harper came across as less stiff and more a real person when he compliments the person to his left, Jack Layton, as asked by a TV viewer. Conservative heads must have used extra oil to grease Tin Man’s joints.
-Elizabeth May, as expected, adds little to the debate while wasting precious airtime.
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2 comments:
I'm laughing from Ontario... I wish I could video tape the ridiculousness of my office for you. You'd love the inefficiency of bureacracy that goes into planning an election. We've reinvented the wheel 6 times in the 3 weeks that I've been here...
The picture he took with the cat makes him look more like he wants to eat it, than pat it. Also, I think his efforts to try and defeat my sweater collection are rediculous and impossible.
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