07-23-2010, 10:16 AM
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Shawinigan Handshake! I love Chretien
He is awesome! I love the "i like a little pepper in my steak" comment also. Harper could use some pointers from this guy.
http://winnipeg.ctv.ca/servlet/an/lo...b=WinnipegHome
The original
You can also buy a t-shirt commemorating this piece of Cdn history.
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07-23-2010, 10:19 AM
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Hmmm, where can I get said t-shirt?
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07-23-2010, 10:21 AM
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Ugh. This was our leader for a long, long, time.
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07-23-2010, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by shermanator
Hmmm, where can I get said t-shirt?
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http://evokativ.ca/collections.htm
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07-23-2010, 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Locke
Ugh. This was our leader for a long, long, time.
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Yeah. It was a time of suckage when we weren't at war and the economy was at an all time high.
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07-23-2010, 10:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
Yeah. It was a time of suckage when we weren't at war and the economy was at an all time high.
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Two things that Chretien had little to do with!
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07-23-2010, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Five-hole
Two things that Chretien had little to do with!
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Because Mulroney put all the pieces in place like Tallon with the Blackhawks? haha
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07-23-2010, 10:35 AM
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A lousy corrupt vindictive little man who was a great Prime Minister if you were in an eastern riding.
I did like him choking out that idiot though.
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07-23-2010, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
A lousy corrupt vindictive little man who was a great Prime Minister if you were in an eastern riding.
I did like him choking out that idiot though.
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I remember the Federal election after that incident, one of the news crews went looking to get a local point of view and ended up interviewing 3 geezers at a gas station and 2 of the 3 said they were voting for the Alliance (I believe that is who it was at that time) but the third guy said he was leaning toward Cretien because liked, "...having a Prime Minister who wasn't afraid to kick a little ass". I laughed when I heard that.
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07-23-2010, 10:50 AM
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*Happy Birdday Canada.
*Sakic and Agola were outstanding.
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07-23-2010, 11:15 AM
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One of the greats! He never pretended to be someone he was not. He never played the intellectual game, and was not superficial. Comming from a family of 19 likely made him into the fiesty street fighting leader that he became. A true underdog who loved to fight but knew when a fight didn't make sense. Bush found that out. "My tactic is not to fake. It's easy to put some mascara over the body. But I want the people to know who I am." Jean Chretien. He was a man who never left the street that he lived on.
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07-23-2010, 11:32 AM
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He was a leader that Canadians could be proud of. What a great Prime Minister.
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07-23-2010, 11:38 AM
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It didn't really bother me that he liked to take matters into his own hands.
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07-23-2010, 11:39 AM
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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
He was a leader that Canadians could be proud of. What a great Prime Minister.
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I think he needs to prove it.
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07-23-2010, 12:00 PM
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He was / is a criminal.
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07-23-2010, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by EddyBeers
He was a leader that Canadians could be proud of. What a great Prime Minister.
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Really? The guy goofed up somehow on virtually every state visit he ever made. The country was running pretty great under his leadership not doubt (hell, the 90s were pretty great for everyone), but I always cringed every time the guy met someone important, the embarrassment was inevitable.
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07-23-2010, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by zuluking
He was / is a criminal.
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Really? How so?
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07-23-2010, 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Table 5
Really? The guy goofed up somehow on virtually every state visit he ever made. The country was running pretty great under his leadership not doubt (hell, the 90s were pretty great for everyone), but I always cringed every time the guy met someone important, the embarrassment was inevitable.
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How do you feel about Harper in this regard? I always looked forward to Chretien standing his ground and represented the way many of us felt at critical times. Kick... leadership vs Kiss... leadership... He wasn't worried about being embarrassing. You can't lead that way....
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07-23-2010, 12:15 PM
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Love him or hate him (and I've gone back and forth between these two camps), the guy was entertaining as hell. I used to love his interviews and quotes.
The most exciting thing Harper's done is wear the god-awful cowboy outfit, and that was before he became PM.
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07-23-2010, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by macker
How do you feel about Harper in this regard?
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Well, I don't get a lot of Canadian coverage down in the states, so I don't really see him in "action:. In general though, he just seems awkward and stiff....one of those guys who would probably rather be working than hobnobbing. Anytime he tries to act like a fun guy, it just comes across as uncomfortable...for all of us.
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