tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post438354691806170022..comments2024-03-28T19:18:40.387-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: No Donald TrumpOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-69667548074579985042018-03-14T13:20:11.637-04:002018-03-14T13:20:11.637-04:00Harris also claimed to be a former techer, Cap. He...Harris also claimed to be a former techer, Cap. He lasted three years in the job.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-16631215171269703252018-03-14T13:17:45.854-04:002018-03-14T13:17:45.854-04:00You're right, Cap. When these guys show up, th...You're right, Cap. When these guys show up, there's always a chorus to claim they're just regular folks.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-3287164578764602322018-03-14T13:16:07.840-04:002018-03-14T13:16:07.840-04:00A blast from the past, Mound.A blast from the past, Mound.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-6340100760573574742018-03-14T12:51:02.634-04:002018-03-14T12:51:02.634-04:00Owen, yesterday I was listening to the CBC intervi...Owen, yesterday I was listening to the CBC interview someone on how DoFo favours the privatization of marijuana sales. I remembered that G&M article and laughed. Not once did the interviewer bring up DoFo's own past experience with privatized drug sales! <br /><br />As I said, the media normalization had begun. If they can make a golf pro like Harris seem like a respectable leader, they can do the same for a thug like DoFo.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-88345035215224359412018-03-14T12:37:35.763-04:002018-03-14T12:37:35.763-04:00
Vice News offers a trip down Memory Lane
https:/...<br />Vice News offers a trip down Memory Lane<br /><br />https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/a34x9g/alleged-former-hash-dealer-doug-ford-wants-a-free-market-for-weedThe Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-29606111824326885672018-03-14T11:42:12.127-04:002018-03-14T11:42:12.127-04:00I think Cap hits the nail on the head, Lorne. Esse...I think Cap hits the nail on the head, Lorne. Essentially, Doug -- like his brother Rob -- is a thug. Everyone seems to forget the Globe and Mail article which claimed that, in his youth, Doug did a brisk business selling various drugs.<br /><br />He's no gift.<br /><br />As for Hawking, he was a gift.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-40630928382223921152018-03-14T10:55:31.526-04:002018-03-14T10:55:31.526-04:00lWe are all the poorer with Hawking's passing,...lWe are all the poorer with Hawking's passing, Owen. Buddha-like, he seemed to be an eternal presence.<br /><br />Regarding Ford, I note Walkom, while talking about the negative attributes that he lacks, really doesn't identify anything positive about him. I think we both know why.Lornehttps://politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.ca/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-83929890376784984002018-03-14T10:52:36.744-04:002018-03-14T10:52:36.744-04:00And so it begins, the media normalization of DoFo....And so it begins, the media normalization of DoFo. He's not so bad, he could be the next Mike Harris. As if Mike Harris wasn't the most destructive government in Ontario history and the breeding ground of countless horrible ministers under Harper.<br /><br />No, DoFo is a thug. He has neither Harper's discipline nor his understanding of the political system. In that sense, he is more like Trump. <br /><br />While DoFo may have some support among immigrants according to media reports, I question how much. His desire to roll back the sex-ed curriculum 40 years is going to appeal to religious fundamentalists of all stripes, including some Muslim immigrants. I don't see him having broad appeal to minorities in general. Meanwhile, as the US experience shows, there is broad overlap between evangelicals and white nationalists. When you go courting McVety's group, you're sending all the right signals to racists too.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com