tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post5477999776088354993..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Poor planning or Conservative conspiracy?Cath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-79010939077187528302008-10-03T14:17:00.000-07:002008-10-03T14:17:00.000-07:00I didn't say she was good, just that she was bette...I didn't say she was <I>good</I>, just that she was better than I expected! (I expected something more like the Tina Fey version).Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-65568663893523906892008-10-03T14:14:00.000-07:002008-10-03T14:14:00.000-07:00Honestly: let's watch this six months from now and...Honestly: let's watch this six months from now and I think we'll agree that she was embarrassing.<BR/><BR/>Okham (Blogger acting up, won't let me sign in)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-15258201003375161342008-10-03T10:23:00.000-07:002008-10-03T10:23:00.000-07:00Mermaid just sent me a link to a live blog of the ...Mermaid just sent me a <A HREF="http://blog.macleans.ca/2008/10/02/macleansca-liveblog-american-vp-leadership-debate/" REL="nofollow">link</A> to a live blog of the US debate - definitely worth checking out!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-52251680563508020282008-10-03T09:39:00.000-07:002008-10-03T09:39:00.000-07:00Credit where credit's due, she did much better tha...Credit where credit's due, she did much better than I thought she would. Gosh darn it! Say it aint so, Joe!<BR/><BR/>The McCain-Palin platform still terrifies me though. <BR/><BR/>I was impressed with Biden, having not really seen much of him before. He trod that fine line pretty well, it was a smart move to go after McCain rather than Palin.<BR/><BR/>We ended up taping the Canadian debate (I gotCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-14527572416921277562008-10-02T19:31:00.000-07:002008-10-02T19:31:00.000-07:00ok. A tip from me to you. Have a LARGE drink befor...ok. A tip from me to you. Have a LARGE drink before and during the watching of the debate.<BR/><BR/>Dear god in heaven. I am sooooo happy that I havent seen more than 45 mins since this was a painful event.<BR/><BR/>Biden shines sometimes but her teeth shines more (sorry, not really on the target)... and please take a Bingo plate and see how many mins it takes you to fill the first one up....<BR/challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-79447506325975024962008-10-02T07:07:00.000-07:002008-10-02T07:07:00.000-07:00Yes, and I can't wait for SNL next week!Recorder i...Yes, and I can't wait for SNL next week!<BR/><BR/>Recorder is set for the US debate.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-52936029430216617592008-10-01T17:39:00.000-07:002008-10-01T17:39:00.000-07:00I'm sure within hours the Internets will be full o...I'm sure within hours the Internets will be full of videos of the best sound bytes from Palin!<BR/><BR/>I solve such TV dilemmas with my DVR-- I can record two shows at once.Unbalanced Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407339711183651108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-9767554418454759372008-10-01T13:49:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:49:00.000-07:00Gaah I meant 1997, not 2007. D'oh! BTW did you guy...Gaah I meant 1997, not 2007. D'oh! <BR/><BR/>BTW did you guys catch Rick Mercer and This Hour last night? Good stuff... I especially liked the kids playing the party leaders. The little guy with the Layton moustache was hysterical - "IT'S NOT FAIR! IT'S MY TURN!!!"Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-67406731106988425272008-10-01T13:48:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:48:00.000-07:00Woo hoo, lots of comments on a politics thread! An...Woo hoo, lots of comments on a politics thread! And not just from Okham! Never thought I'd see the day...<BR/><BR/>I can see the reasons for the original backlash against the Liberals. Power breeds corruption; 13 years of power breeds an awful lot of corruption. The same thing happened in the UK, the last Conservative government were in power for what seemed like forever, horribly corrupt and Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-44768535781648501322008-10-01T13:25:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:25:00.000-07:00Addendum -- Scientistmother: as for the NDP having...Addendum -- Scientistmother: as for the NDP having made a terrible choice and almost committed political suicide by pulling the plug on Paul Martin's government: I completely agree, and I think that the political leader responsible for that choice placed his own personal ambition ahead of the good of the nation. <BR/>For that, he should one day be held accountable and pay a political price. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-87105031182221532262008-10-01T13:20:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:20:00.000-07:00Scientistmother -- I do not dislike the liberals, ...Scientistmother -- I do <I>not</I> dislike the liberals, but would <I>never</I> vote for them if the electoral system were different and (in my view) fairer (I <A HREF="http://okham.livejournal.com/20121.html" REL="nofollow">wrote about it</A> before and can almost see Cath rolling her eyes and going "Gawd, NOT AGAIN", so I'll stop here)<BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>I have to say I disagree on your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-13866332313586671812008-10-01T13:03:00.000-07:002008-10-01T13:03:00.000-07:00Okham - I really don't understand why people disli...Okham - I really don't understand why people dislike the liberals. I understand that they made some heavy cut 10 years ago, when Canada was where the USA is today. It was hard but necessary. What vision do the Tories have for Canada? The NDP makes no economic sense either, plus we lost out on some really good programs because they pulled the plug on the Paul Martin Government, why to gain more ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-38548939552858808292008-10-01T11:04:00.000-07:002008-10-01T11:04:00.000-07:00Amen, Scientistmother... if you only knew how many...Amen, Scientistmother... if you only knew how many arguments I have had over the past few weeks with people in my own riding who keep saying "I don't want a Tory majority but, but, but ... the Liberals are arrogant, so I am voting NDP...". <BR/>In my riding, that means <I>voting for the Tories</I> -- sadly, for the time being it's either going to be them or the Liberals. And I am sorry but, to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-83102751610220384142008-10-01T10:09:00.000-07:002008-10-01T10:09:00.000-07:00I totally think that Harper planned it that way. I...I totally think that Harper planned it that way. I hope someone can get in lines about him screwing canada over!<BR/>No No NO to the Green Party. Their economic policy makes NO sense and it just splits the left vote.ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-53400268150884392532008-10-01T09:42:00.000-07:002008-10-01T09:42:00.000-07:00It is highly unlikely to make a difference in our ...It is highly unlikely to make a difference in our riding... see my previous post about Conservative shenanigans and seriously pissed off constituents! Anyway he is only thinking about it, much depends on May's performance tomorrow night.<BR/><BR/>I just read an <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7643879.stm" REL="nofollow">article</A> on the BBC website about how Palin has Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-52449563610457558952008-10-01T09:27:00.000-07:002008-10-01T09:27:00.000-07:00he's considering the Green partyI see... he really...<I>he's considering the Green party</I><BR/><BR/>I see... he really wants a conservative majority eh ? ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-21245341945112311842008-10-01T08:13:00.000-07:002008-10-01T08:13:00.000-07:00Oh, and apparently Mr E Man is no longer sure of w...Oh, and apparently Mr E Man is no longer sure of who he's voting for, he's considering the Green party. So it looks like we're watching the Canadian debate and taping the Palin fiasco.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-62345103404251964752008-10-01T08:12:00.000-07:002008-10-01T08:12:00.000-07:00Okham, streaming debate on the internet, hmmm, wil...Okham, streaming debate on the internet, hmmm, will have to look into that, although I'd probably use the nice wide screen monitor on the main computer instead.<BR/><BR/>Dr J, those are really really good points. Maybe Biden's best tactic would be just barely concealed amusement... or would that come off as condescending? It's a fine line to tread... and doesn't it suck not having a vote?<BR/><BRCath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-71677589351652847642008-10-01T06:33:00.000-07:002008-10-01T06:33:00.000-07:00haha, Bob took the words out of my mouth. On my wa...haha, Bob took the words out of my mouth. On my way to work this morning, listening to NPR, they reported about Harper's speech that was a repeat of the Australian PM's speech two days earlier. On the war in Iraq.... <BR/><BR/>Ah well, what would the debate be about in regards to the English language? Or do you mean that this is the debate where they speak English and the next one is in French? (challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-15236149773915855002008-09-30T22:22:00.000-07:002008-09-30T22:22:00.000-07:00Paxman vs. Palin? Poor Paxo - I think he might be...Paxman vs. Palin? Poor Paxo - I think he might be reduced to incoherent babbling by the end.<BR/><BR/>You might as well not bother with the Canadian debate, you can watch it now. Just find <A HREF="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5icsjLqI04MdRZLkHTkYxNtBBsUUQD93HFUUG0" REL="nofollow">teh last Aussie election debate</A> on YouTube.Bob O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924796617668384141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-40346675873495300512008-09-30T19:36:00.000-07:002008-09-30T19:36:00.000-07:00But on the other hand I really really want to see ...<I>But on the other hand I really really want to see Biden make Palin break down into incoherent babbling on live TV. </I><BR/><BR/>I want to see Biden do that too. But two things worry me. First George Bush. Any half competent person could wipe the floor with him in a debate, yet he survived quite a few. The other is that if Biden doesn't tread carefully he could be seen as bullying her and Dr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279062868061912332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-57121593360092663432008-09-30T18:44:00.000-07:002008-09-30T18:44:00.000-07:00Yeah, yeah, like, you are not in the least waiting...Yeah, yeah, like, you are not in the <I>least</I> waiting for someone to suggest that you can watch one of the two on your shining iPhone...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com