tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post3014755221711125032..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: Sometimes, A Blessing Is A CurseOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-43513045680313138442016-07-12T04:16:49.899-04:002016-07-12T04:16:49.899-04:00John F. Kennedy warned that riding the tiger was d...John F. Kennedy warned that riding the tiger was dangerous, Steve. Those who did it, he said, wound up inside.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-85678316631921468842016-07-12T00:51:18.807-04:002016-07-12T00:51:18.807-04:00JT is not riding the herd, he is herding cats. He ...JT is not riding the herd, he is herding cats. He is riding the tiger and that never works for a politician, yet biz people who can do it are legends. Good luck on the crossoever JT.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-6999630349378063972016-07-11T18:40:04.511-04:002016-07-11T18:40:04.511-04:00Good question, Anon. The world looks different fro...Good question, Anon. The world looks different from Edmonton than it does from Ottawa.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-7422719429445528982016-07-11T18:31:50.487-04:002016-07-11T18:31:50.487-04:00The TPP is a major sellout for the provinces: I wo...The TPP is a major sellout for the provinces: I wonder if Kenney will continue to support the TPP now that (as a Provincial leader) he has to deal with the real politik of its consequences?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-52306840625857774052016-07-11T14:17:26.312-04:002016-07-11T14:17:26.312-04:00A terrific link, Mound. I was struck by this quota...A terrific link, Mound. I was struck by this quotation from Lyndon Johnson:<br /><br />"If you can convince the lowest white man he's better than the best colored man, he won't notice you're picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he'll empty his pockets for you."<br /><br />My experience in the South leads me to believe that LBJ -- with his characteristic lack of polish -- knew what he was talking about. The classless society has never been classless.<br /><br />And the Harperites have always worked from that model.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-12368223245471666232016-07-11T13:30:51.073-04:002016-07-11T13:30:51.073-04:00Owen, check out this item from today's Tyee ab...Owen, check out this item from today's Tyee about the cultivation of America's White Trash culture.<br /><br />http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2016/07/11/White-Trash-Class-Book/The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-79286903741839964532016-07-11T13:00:28.885-04:002016-07-11T13:00:28.885-04:00Perhaps it's viral, Toby.Perhaps it's viral, Toby.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-72140313567851108842016-07-11T12:36:45.448-04:002016-07-11T12:36:45.448-04:00Owen Gray said... , "Rhymes with Trump, Toby....Owen Gray said... , "Rhymes with Trump, Toby. Do they share the same vision -- or blindness?"<br /><br />Absolutely. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-59415811527427398042016-07-11T12:24:08.873-04:002016-07-11T12:24:08.873-04:00Rhymes with Trump, Toby. Do they share the same vi...Rhymes with Trump, Toby. Do they share the same vision -- or blindness?Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-37319506888081612292016-07-11T12:01:56.844-04:002016-07-11T12:01:56.844-04:00Mound, Owen, this guy's name should be spelled...Mound, Owen, this guy's name should be spelled <i>Krump</i>. Tobynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-86931331912009380412016-07-11T11:33:52.462-04:002016-07-11T11:33:52.462-04:00I'm always willing to correct a spelling mista...I'm always willing to correct a spelling mistake, Mound -- and other mistakes, as well.Life hasn't taught me how to spell. But it has taught me that what goes around comes around.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-1690955916274909462016-07-11T11:25:05.772-04:002016-07-11T11:25:05.772-04:00Owen, you and I share the same problem - spelling ...Owen, you and I share the same problem - spelling this guy's name. It's Kenn-e-y, even if one might begrudge the effort expended on that supplemental e.<br /><br />Oh, how it all could have turned out so differently. Prentice thought Harper would reign forever. Fearing he'd never get his chance to succeed Harper, he bailed, waited a decent interval for his opportunity, took over the Alberta PCs and rode the party into a ruinous wall.<br /><br />Had Prentice chosen to hang in with Harper he'd be the presumptive heir today. Instead two Tory parties now lie in ashes. Kind of restores one's faith in the existence of a benevolent God.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-58539406223377272532016-07-11T11:23:55.492-04:002016-07-11T11:23:55.492-04:00He's a good magician, Steve. And he likes to h...He's a good magician, Steve. And he likes to have it both ways.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-58128162746642351092016-07-11T11:22:17.370-04:002016-07-11T11:22:17.370-04:00I wouldn't be surprised if that happens, Lorne...I wouldn't be surprised if that happens, Lorne. He has an amazing ability to change hats and still claim he's a man of principle.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-66398342728387914492016-07-11T10:58:00.169-04:002016-07-11T10:58:00.169-04:00Perhaps, Owen, Wildrose will see fit to try to abs...Perhaps, Owen, Wildrose will see fit to try to absorb the Progressive Conservative Party. Perhaps Kenney could once more change hats with the facility that his opportunism makes possible?Lornehttp://www.politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-16170696704236560332016-07-11T10:55:45.771-04:002016-07-11T10:55:45.771-04:00I like how he is simutiously running for both a Fe...I like how he is simutiously running for both a Federal and Provincial leadership position. Paid for by the taxpayers.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.com