tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post2267435604659564417..comments2024-03-28T03:54:21.932-04:00Comments on Canadian Cynic: Weepy Pete On TourCChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406057201126015750noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-52773084823016078522007-12-26T21:15:00.000-05:002007-12-26T21:15:00.000-05:00The Cheney gang hates Iran. They are itching and t...<I>The Cheney gang hates Iran. They are itching and twitching for an excuse to go after Iran. Can you deny that, after the last year of tub thumping and tough guy bullshit?</I><BR/><BR/>No, I wouldn't deny that. It's common knowledge, and I've written many articles in the hope they won't do the obvious thing and attack them.<BR/><BR/><I>I'm calling MacKay a liar. And if his lies are used as rungs in the ladder of insanity that climbs us into war with Iran, then he isn't simply a liar.</I><BR/><BR/>Well, IF you were correct in that those were his motives, I would be in agreement. I don't want to go to war with Iran, and I wouldn't support the Conservative government to do so.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, I don't believe that is what is happening here. I believe Peter MacKay is expressing his distaste over the involvement of Iranian elements of interference in the Afghan mission. You raise some good points, foremost of which was a surprising reference to Saudi Arabia [which is too often ignored]. Pakistan also represents a destabilizing presence if the fundamentalists come to power [no not Musharraf, but real ones].Raphael Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635417096024081504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-28356082565630189502007-12-26T19:53:00.000-05:002007-12-26T19:53:00.000-05:00Sinister partisan rationale? Come on Raphael, I am...Sinister partisan rationale? Come on Raphael, I am not addressing each and every movement the cons make in theater. I am pointing directly at Peter MacKay using the occasion of Christmas with the troops in Afghanistan to lie through his fucking teeth in support of creating newer and greater enmity and conflict within an already destabilized and unfriendly region. <BR/><BR/>Any politician that wanted to make hay, win friends and influence voters would have gotten in among the soldiers, smiled, glad handed and posed. They would have heaped praise on the men and women away from home doing difficult dangerous work. They would have brought and distributed packages and thoughts from home. Period. Nothing could have played better in the media than that, that's public relations 101.<BR/><BR/>That same politician would need a very compelling motive to use fucking Christmas to point fingers at another nation and make warlike accusations. Since the minister produced nothing that could be construed as evidence, I am moving to the more likely answer, Occam style. He is selling a bill of goods at the behest of the American government and doing so with the blessings of fat Steve. The unusual presence of the American Ambassador to Canada certainly adds to the picture.<BR/><BR/>The Cheney gang hates Iran. They are itching and twitching for an excuse to go after Iran. Can you deny that, after the last year of tub thumping and tough guy bullshit? Not if you're an honest soul. I'm calling MacKay a liar. And if his lies are used as rungs in the ladder of insanity that climbs us into war with Iran, then he isn't simply a liar. He would then be complicit in the murder of innocents on both sides, our soldiers and Iranian citizens. This is nothing but a cheap, dirty maneuver that could have tragic and far reaching consequences. I don't appreciate ministers of our national government using our dollars to foment war and use the soldiers that would die as a result as a backdrop for bullshit. Fuck that.Lindsay Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461043718147845594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-37721471217419011092007-12-26T17:57:00.000-05:002007-12-26T17:57:00.000-05:00I won't deny you raise some good points. At the sa...I won't deny you raise some good points. At the same time you inflect all this sinister partisan rationale for each and every motive linked to the Conservative movements in Afghanistan. <BR/><BR/>Could it be possible that Peter MacKay sincerely cares for the troops and wanted to show solidarity for them at a time when they are stuck in Afghanistan? You are making the case that MacKay is making the case for war with Iran on behalf of the Americans. It's an interesting assertion, one which I don't believe [naturally], since it's been a favourite conspiracy theory of the left-wing movement for generations, but your opinion is nonetheless unequivocal. We'll see what happens.<BR/><BR/>It's a little ridiculous to suggest that any politician wouldn't use a moment in the media spotlight to spout off on their latest concepts of what is immediately important. A Liberal or Dipper would have done the same thing. That is, if we could suspend the disbelief that either of them would support a war for longer than three months.Raphael Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14635417096024081504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-16295209114693955922007-12-26T02:46:00.000-05:002007-12-26T02:46:00.000-05:00Great post PSA!I'm calling MacKay a liar... outrig...Great post PSA!<BR/><BR/>I'm calling MacKay a liar... outright. <BR/><BR/>Notice the one thing he did not produce? <BR/><BR/>Evidence to support his assertion. <BR/><BR/>Gawd, these guys have no shame whatsoever. <BR/><BR/>LuLu: I'm glad I wasn't at your place. Sounds delightfully maddening.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03203592149876300192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-41577019260379629432007-12-26T01:13:00.000-05:002007-12-26T01:13:00.000-05:00Speaking as an American who follows the comings an...Speaking as an American who follows the comings and goings of Dr. Rice, inquiring minds want to know: <BR/><BR/>Haven't those two (that would be Dr. Rice and Peter McKay) done the nasty yet?<BR/><BR/>I mean, the old boy hasn't been the same since Belinda took up with Ty Domie, eh?section9https://www.blogger.com/profile/08956773307014115891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-81069704672271208492007-12-25T22:58:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:58:00.000-05:00Irish on mom's side, Scottish on dad's side though...Irish on mom's side, Scottish on dad's side though I don't drink much I can argue incoherently once I see the bottom of a glass or two.Lindsay Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461043718147845594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-48095642502598430992007-12-25T22:45:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:45:00.000-05:00Too busy, too noisy, too much food - the usual ins...Too busy, too noisy, too much food - the usual insanity. I'm Irish on my mother's side, Italian on my father's (so you don't want to try and outdrink or outargue me - big fun). We were 40 last night at dinner and 25 tonight and now I want to pull the covers over my head and thank God Christmas only comes once a year. I am <B>fucking</B> wiped. I like yours better ...LuLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412312541969320536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-23934434748057052122007-12-25T22:35:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:35:00.000-05:00I don't do xmas. So I sat about unshaven, surfed s...I don't do xmas. So I sat about unshaven, surfed some, watched some Twin Peaks on DVD and ate a scorching serving of curry. So being a day off work it was great. In the morning I'll turn the ringer back on on the phone and within a week my friends will have forgiven me for snubbing their invites to turkey. <BR/><BR/>I don't begrudge anyone their day as long as it doesn't impose on mine. How was it for you?Lindsay Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13461043718147845594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-57911313398008873642007-12-25T22:29:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:29:00.000-05:00Tell it, you magnificent bastard ... This is Angry...Tell it, you magnificent bastard ... This is Angry Senior laying the groundwork for the next phase of why "<I>we must fight them over there, so we're not fighting them over here</I>" propaganda that the righttards keep humping. We've got trouble, kids. <BR/><BR/><B>P.S.</B> Did you have a nice Christmas otherwise?LuLuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03412312541969320536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6708375.post-57493271525419329262007-12-25T22:25:00.000-05:002007-12-25T22:25:00.000-05:00That's what I thought.The Iranian connection to IE...That's what I thought.<BR/><BR/>The Iranian connection to IED's in Iraq has proven tenuous enough, ... ie., probably complete bullshit.<BR/><BR/>MacKay is a little slow on the uptake though, and he thought he'd use this rancid, long-dead red herring now.<BR/><BR/>He'd be laughable if'n so many Blogging Tories and their equally stupid brethern didn't elect him and his ilk into a minority government.thwaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399550285738440669noreply@blogger.com