2011 Canadian Election Thread

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Ouch. Harper apparently didn't prepare for the coalition question either.

[Parallex]

Ohhhhhh... Duceppe pulls out the "Sir!".

[peter12]

Ko-wa-lishion.

[CaptainCrunch]

Interesting response to Duceppe on the 2004 letter question.

There was nothing in that letter that talked about replacing the government. I'd love to see Duceppe and Layton defend that.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

The longer Harper argues with Duceppe about this, the worse he looks.

[peter12]

Layton gets a good punch in there against Ignatieff.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Ouch. Harper apparently didn't prepare for the coalition question either.

How do you figure that, he just basically told Layton and Duceppe that they were dishonest in what they understood.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

Interesting response to Duceppe on the 2004 letter question.

There was nothing in that letter that talked about replacing the government. I'd love to see Duceppe and Layton defend that.

Come on: he had an agreement to form a government with the support of other parties.

The difference between that and a coalition is this: there isn't one. Harper's a hypocrite on this issue--thus his obvious panic over the question.

[getbak]

I want to vote for this koala-ition that Duceppe keeps talking about.

[MarchHare]

"I'm happy to work with Mr. Duceppe."

I'll bet anyone $10 that shows up as an out-of-context quote in an anti-Ignatieff attack ad within a few days.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Parallex

Ohhhhhh... Duceppe pulls out the "Sir!".

I like Duceppe as a debater I just frackin hate what he stands for.

[Parallex]

From time to time? Gee, what are you going to do the rest of the time Steve?

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

How do you figure that, he just basically told Layton and Duceppe that they were dishonest in what they understood.

His explanation is "both of these guys are lying about what happened"? Not going to fly.

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

His explanation is "both of these guys are lying about what happened"? Not going to fly.

We'll see tomorrow I guess.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by peter12

Layton gets a good punch in there against Ignatieff.

He's landed quite a few; it's obvious who he's really running against.

[Parallex]

Steve... that's exactly how it works according to every social studies book I read in school! Geez.

Is Harpers voice trembling a bit?

[FiftyBelow]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

People get sick of the squabbling after a while. Haper is smart to stick to what people care about, jobs and the economy.

Exactly. At the end of this debate people have to go back to their regular lives. You have one candidate who is driving home comments about hypothetical arguments regarding democracy etc. On the other hand you have another candidate who is discussing points about the economy.

We get it, Ignatief thinks Harper is a dictator in democratic clothing... we've got it since the election was called.

This debate has turned into a farce now... pretty much looks like a tutorial discussion I once had for POLI 101 regarding Canada's constitutional conventions.

[Ark2]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

Ouch. Harper apparently didn't prepare for the coalition question either.

It's like you and I are watching two completely different debates here

[CaptainCrunch]

Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan

He's landed quite a few; it's obvious who he's really running against.

thats who he has to pursue.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch

I like Duceppe as a debater I just frackin hate what he stands for.

I'm not kidding when I say I can't understand what he's saying sometimes. I'm not trying to be THAT GUY--I just find myself squinting at the TV and shaking my head.