tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post6893080867002153015..comments2024-03-28T15:34:01.401-04:00Comments on Politics and its Discontents: UPDATED: The Latest Example Of Tory Contempt For The ElectorateLornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-79161257723144765732015-03-12T10:56:32.112-04:002015-03-12T10:56:32.112-04:00Unbelievable. Thanks, Kirby. I asked my wife (I ne...Unbelievable. Thanks, Kirby. I asked my wife (I never read anything that comes from my Tory MP, David Sweet) whether we have ever gotten such nonsense. She says that we do, except they are not quite as obvious as yours and Toet's.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-40369241651886878812015-03-12T09:55:41.589-04:002015-03-12T09:55:41.589-04:00If I recall correctly one of the mailers I got a f...If I recall correctly one of the mailers I got a few years ago had a choice something like the following - <br /><br />Check the Box you agree with <br /><br />-I believe that violent criminals should be treated appropriately.<br /><br />-I believe that criminals should be coddled by activists judges. <br /><br />Hilarious and infinitely frustrating. <br /> Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-24847609310911931522015-03-12T08:49:23.688-04:002015-03-12T08:49:23.688-04:00Perhaps the media should be doing more to expose t...Perhaps the media should be doing more to expose this contemptuous behaviour, Kirby.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-24864018735653661682015-03-11T20:57:34.833-04:002015-03-11T20:57:34.833-04:00These mailers are always like this. Pollievre is m...These mailers are always like this. Pollievre is my MP and I have got a dozen or more mailers with equally or more absurd questions. I am surprised that one finally made the news. Kirbycairohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17528654183160305877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-2519818028431218622015-03-11T20:38:24.332-04:002015-03-11T20:38:24.332-04:00Prayerful hope and secular activism are clearly in...Prayerful hope and secular activism are clearly in order as we approach this election, Anon.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-6814017711889193622015-03-11T20:31:06.320-04:002015-03-11T20:31:06.320-04:00Slimeball, scumbag come to mind. Even Mulroney had...Slimeball, scumbag come to mind. Even Mulroney had more class than this. <br /><br />Meanwhile, Steve's BFF in Israel, Netanyahu, seems to be against the ropes with the polls less than a week before the election showing the Likud Party at least 3 or 4 seats behind: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/11/israel-elections-rising-panic-in-likud-ranks-as-opposition-gains-momentum<br /><br />Perhaps there is a God after all. Will know for sure if Steve too gets his dues after our election/ejection, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-53801884891702087382015-03-11T20:23:40.148-04:002015-03-11T20:23:40.148-04:00Let's all hope that Canadians are smarter than...Let's all hope that Canadians are smarter than the Harperites think we are, Pamela.Lornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15741324981120408977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-27580844920946993382015-03-11T19:35:42.218-04:002015-03-11T19:35:42.218-04:00You're very right Lorne about a government ass...You're very right Lorne about a government assuming they can manipulate the public. It implies a contempt for Canadians and a tacit understanding that we are all stupid. I find when this government does communicate with Canadians, what and how they communicate is usually very offensive.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07842215982128591742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7884128379999766348.post-10824844528347701662015-03-11T18:47:16.959-04:002015-03-11T18:47:16.959-04:00Slime, Lorne, utter slime and on the federal gover...Slime, Lorne, utter slime and on the federal government's dime to boot.The Mound of Soundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.com