Canadian English Leaders Debate

[Boblobla]

uhhhh, a UN sanction is a UN mission isnt it??

[CaptainCrunch]

Harper just slaughtering Layton and May on Afghanistan.

Its a UN sanctioned mission with responsibility handed off the NATO because the UN cannot fight a war Stupid.

[Sparks]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I have no interest in the government paying salaries to artists, period.

end of story, I can live with tax cuts to artists, but I would rather my money goes to health care and other important areas and not to artists.

Originally Posted by Boblobla

Agreed, they have always been starving artists. It is not a new thing.

Artists have some of the biggest impacts on society, and generally make very little money. What do you do that is so fantastic and more worthy of material success?

Nah, screw 'em, right? Those artists don't contribute more to society than I do in my office job. I deserve more of the pie!

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

uhhhh, a UN sanction is a UN mission isnt it??

It is, May doesn't understand the process.

[Boblobla]

I love how they ignore Mays questions.

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

notice that every single time during Dion's 45 seconds, there is a slow zoom in on his face that none of the other leaders are getting.

I think you're just falling in love with Dion or something because I have no idea what you're talking about. The camera was just on Dion for his time, and I used his tie as reference, and the camera zoom didn't change.

[FFR]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

I love how they ignore Mays questions.

I think it may be because her questions have nothing to do with the actual topic at hand. We're talking about the war in Afghanistan. Not the poverty in Africa

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

uhhhh, a UN sanction is a UN mission isnt it??

Yes and No.

As far as I understand it, a UN mission is normally one of peacekeeping. If you are invading another country then it can't be a UN mission. However, if they sanction it they are saying they agree with it (or don't disagree).

Personally, I have no idea which the (most recent) war in Iraq was, but I think that is the general concept.

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by Sparks

Artists have some of the biggest impacts on society, and generally make very little money. What do you do that is so fantastic and more worthy of material success?

Nah, screw 'em, right? Those artists don't contribute more to society than I do in my paper-pushing office job. I deserve more of the pie!

How do artists have some of the biggest impacts on society? I dont get government support doing my job.

[KevanGuy]

Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm

I think you're just falling in love with Dion or something because I have no idea what you're talking about. The camera was just on Dion for his time, and I used his tie as reference, and the camera zoom didn't change.

Weird, after kc's post I noticed the slow zoom twice.

[MrMastodonFarm]

First sentence of out Layton, and he couldn't help add in a little bullfeather.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Sparks

Artists have some of the biggest impacts on society, and generally make very little money. What do you do that is so fantastic and more worthy of material success?

Nah, screw 'em, right? Those artists don't contribute more to society than I do in my paper-pushing office job. I deserve more of the pie!

I'm fine with artists, I said before that we should give individual tax benefits, however we shouldn't be paying for galleries, paying for films to be made, the government shouldn't be paying individual salaries.

And what do I do, I help companies pay their employees, I work for a company that creates technology that makes organizations more effective, my company actual creates a strong return on investment that allows them to re-invest funds into their own company.

And the government doesn't pay me, and I don't get tax breaks above and beyond any other individual in the country.

I worked for a gallery that actually made a profit, sold art and promoted Canadian artists, and they certainly didn't need government money to put on shows.

[killer_carlson]

it's during his 45 second spots, not during his responses. It's when he looks deeply into the camera, thanks the person that asked the question by name, and then tries to sell him snake oil before Layton takes his wallet.

[4X4]

Un-be-leeeeviable! Did Duceppe just say that he doesn't want to be PM and that furthermore, that the other three (less Harper) would not be PM?

LOL!

[MrMastodonFarm]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

it's during his 45 second spots, not during his responses. It's when he looks deeply into the camera, thanks the person that asked the question by name, and then tries to sell him snake oil before Layton takes his wallet.

Holy crap, you're right. Happening right now.

[FFR]

Yes, I beleive Duceppe just said he didn't want to be PM. At least he's being honest!

[Boblobla]

Originally Posted by killer_carlson

it's during his 45 second spots, not during his responses. It's when he looks deeply into the camera, thanks the person that asked the question by name, and then tries to sell him snake oil before Layton takes his wallet.

I just saw it, creepy.

[killer_carlson]

Duceppe is right though.

Layton will never form government
Green will never form government
Dion has run a terrible campaign and will not form government.

It's about picking second place and avoiding a majority in his mind.

[4X4]

"I'm going to look at your savings and your mortgages. I'm going to talk to the institutions that have your mortgages. We need to look at things...!"

Thanks, Dion.

[Sparks]

Originally Posted by Boblobla

How do artists have some of the biggest impacts on society? I dont get government support doing my job.

Are you actually asking this question? Why don't you pick a category - something like literature, film, music, or visual art. Next, we can talk about the massive impact your choice has had on the course of history so far.