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[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Oh yeah... wow, this live topic thing is really useful on this thread.

Excellent feature Andem, made this an exciting thread to watch.

 

[karrie]

Well congrats to Lizzie, she will finally - legitimately - have a seat at the next Leadership Debate. :smile:

There are certain men who will characterize ANY woman as whiny, screechy, henpecky, if she's in politics and any kind of threat/power, whatsoever. I say congrats to Elizabeth for taking a seat. But, I'm just a screechy whiner I suppose.

 

[PoliticalNick]

Good to know about you. As a friend, relative, advocate, and member, of the GLBT community, the fact that you'd toss lesbianism out as an insult in any way shape or form, is repulsive.

Yeah, yeah, all my gay friends and family think I'm repulsive too...NOT! They just understand what a sense of humor is.

 

[karrie]

sure.

 

[PoliticalNick]

I'm wondering where you studied..... that 60% you keep throwing out is split between 4 other party's. The cons have 40% all to themselves. They have the majority. They polled more Canadians then any other single party.

Which is why I support reform to a PR or IRV system. 39.5% does not give a true mandate of the will of the people no matter how you want to slice it. We have a 'representitive democracy' that fails to meet its description.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Well now we get to see if Harper makes gay marriage illegal, pot smoking a felony punishable in a super prison, alley abortions a reality, secret F35 bombings.

I wouldn't hold my breath folks.

 

[JLM]

There are certain men who will characterize ANY woman as whiny, screechy, henpecky, if she's in politics and any kind of threat/power, whatsoever. I say congrats to Elizabeth for taking a seat. But, I'm just a screechy whiner I suppose.

She can be pushy and "in your face"

 

[PoliticalNick]

Well congrats to Lizzie, she will finally - legitimately - have a seat at the next Leadership Debate. :smile:

I'm not so sure about that. She still doesn't get official party status so will most likely be excluded. Look this up in Sept 2015 and see if I'm right.

 

[karrie]

She can be pushy and "in your face"

Yeah, so can most politicians. If a man does it though, it's just 'assertiveness'.

 

[JLM]

I'm not so sure about that. She still doesn't get official party status so will most likely be excluded. Look this up in Sept 2015 and see if I'm right.

I think having official party status and qualifying for a debate might be two different things.

 

[Retired_Can_Soldier]

Just thought I'd throw this out there for all the nay sayers on Conservative Majority.

 

[PoliticalNick]

Just thought I throw this out there for all the nay sayers on Majority.

Now that is good humor...LOL

 

[Mowich]

There are certain men who will characterize ANY woman as whiny, screechy, henpecky, if she's in politics and any kind of threat/power, whatsoever. I say congrats to Elizabeth for taking a seat. But, I'm just a screechy whiner I suppose.

Sorry, Karrie, Ms May does deserve congratulations and it is good to see a Green Party member in Parliament.

 

[PoliticalNick]

I think having official party status and qualifying for a debate might be two different things.

the lone independant wasn't invited to the debate this time so I wouldn't hold your breath ove Ms May getting in. I will actually go out on a limb and say the Bloc will be excluded in 2015 also.

 

[karrie]

Sorry, Karrie, Ms May does deserve congratulations and it is good to see a Green Party member in Parliament.

yeah, I've voted Green the last two elections. Being in Edmonton there i no risk of my riding going to anyone but Conservatives... lol... so I can vote according to whoever I'd like to see get a boost toward further campaigns. Needless to say (I think most have hear me rant), I did not support the campaign tactics of the 'major two', and was more than happy to put my money toward the ones who did not disparage during their campaigns.

 

[gerryh]

Yeah, yeah, all my gay friends and family think I'm repulsive too...NOT! They just understand what a sense of humor is.

BS to you having gay friends..... or if you do, they don't know your true colours.

 

[PoliticalNick]

Yeah, so can most politicians. If a man does it though, it's just 'assertiveness'.

Are you being sexist here saying men think this way or being sexist by saying women think this way? Or both?

 

[Ron in Regina]

the lone independant wasn't invited to the debate this time so I wouldn't hold your breath ove Ms May getting in. I will actually go out on a limb and say the Bloc will be excluded in 2015 also.

If it's decided that the inclusion of Ms. May & the Bloc would be good for TV ratings...then
they'll be there. If not, then not.

The televised debate is.....a farce...in how it's decided as to who can attend & who can not.

 

[Praxius]

Well now we get to see if Harper makes gay marriage illegal, pot smoking a felony punishable in a super prison, alley abortions a reality, secret F35 bombings.

I wouldn't hold my breath folks.

Indeed.... we soon will see, won't we?

So when everything goes to hell in a hand basket, you won't be able to sit there and finger point at all the other parties for it happening.... Harper now has his Majority..... it's time to see what he'll do with that power..... he now have absolute responsibility for the actions of his party, his government and the nation as a whole.

You won't have to hold your breath to see those things.....

 

[karrie]

Are you being sexist here saying men think this way or being sexist by saying women think this way? Or both?

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