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Jack Layton passes away...

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There may be news coming which will change the course of my blogging and commenting future... rumors are rampant about my taking a role in the upcoming Newfoundland and Labrador election, and they are not without merit.

There is an awful lot of smoke, and there is a tiny amount of fire...perhaps a flanker, a cinder or two.

The latest Blogisode from the Blogosphere, brought to you by the blockheads...

Ok, I mean the NDP. When I was a little kid, a friend of mine and I would sit on a hill in Stephenville, just a mile away from where Kevin Aylward lived, and discuss political parties.

We were children of 6 years old, and did not much care for politics and so had names for each of them. The Lie-berals couldn't tell the truth... the Probably Can'ts because they didn't seem to get elected, and the NDP? We called them the National Dirty Pigs. LOL . . . I kid thee not, remember we were 6 year old children.

However, lately I've been noticing something in the NDP that I find most alarming - they are becoming the Liberal party of the past, at its worst. There was a time when the Liberals would stand for nothing and would take anyone who came along, they cared not for principles nor policies... they didn't care about much really, they would take all comers. Today's NL Liberal party is very different to this however...

This is starting to sound like the NDP, as if they are this kind of party and always have been. I guess it kind of rots me when I hear how wonderful certain moves are that bug the crap out of me such as the crass campaigning at Regatta. But it really starts to get questionable when I see Kurtis Coombs running for the NDP in Mt Pearl North... I mean seriously? Didn't the 19 year old almost-successful mayor of Paradise recently (as in just now, moments ago) run for the PC nod in nearby Topsail? Or was that somewhere in Paradise? It's all so confusing!

Speaking of which, take a look at the NDP slate... the source of the pride and braggadocio espoused in recent calls for a minority PC gov in NL. (I mean come on, calling for a minority government? Are you really that defeatist? Doesn't sound like the guy I once hired to run a newspaper I once owned)

It's a curious lot, to put it mildly. Will Craig Westcott take a place amongst them and run for the NDP on the southern shore or in the CBS general area? Who knows!! But he's free now as he takes his early departure from the Liberal party of Newfoundland and Labrador. A party with the best leader out there...

Where are the leaders? Well, Kevin Aylward is the latest official leader, and the only one with true grit and substance, at the moment.

New Leaders will have their hands full

Always such a load of crap when it comes to Quebec. Reminds me of the constant disagreement and bickering in St. John's between leaderships of the various parties involved in the body politic.

Read this:
Quebec's Brave New Frontier, in French

Ok, what the heck... being functionally bilingual, I can translate from the second language of some of my 1st nations' ancestors:

From Pierre Arcand, the Qc Minister for Environment, sustainable development and parks (and yes, I'm rolling my eyes also)

The Charest government launches public consultation on environmental conservation and biodiversity for 50% of the territory covered by the "Northern Plan" by 2035.

Friday, at St. Helena, Environment Minister Pierre Arcand unveiled the consultation framework that will serve to introduce a bill to that effect. For this exercise, the government says it wants to allow everyone to express their views on the proposals submitted. (fantastic, I'll come straight round)

Eventually, an area of ​​600,000 square km (hectares, anyone?) should be protected in Northern Quebec. They'll have 12% of the territory protected by 2015, and there will be 5% more by 2020. (amazing 17% of the actual area will be protected in 9 years from now... at that rate it will all be protected by 2093 and not 2035)

Citizens and organizations can make their comments by October 12 by sending a paper or commenting on the ministry's website. They will also hold five public meetings to be held in the following areas:

North Shore (glad to be included)
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (what's that, the south of the North?)
Northern Quebec (isn't this what it's supposed to be about?)
Quebec (of course, wouldn't want to have to trouble those fat-arsed bureaucrats with leaving the comfort of their own digs and the bars along broadway)
Montreal (Wouldn't wish to cause discomfort to the empty suits that are actually in control here)

After consultation, the law will be submitted to the National Assembly. (that's what it says: LAW not proposal)

At the unveiling of its ambitious development program for Northern Quebec, the government was committed to ensuring the protection of the environment, noting that half of the area concerned would be used for purposes other than industrial. (so in other words, they plan on destroying 1/2 the wilderness and traditional hunting, trapping, fishing grounds of Northern Quebec...and that'll probably be like a cancer that destroys 1/2 of what's left and 12 of what's left of Labrador too)

According to Quebec Gov, the Northern Plan will generate and consolidate some 20,000 jobs on average per year, about 500,000 jobs over 25 years. There is more to allow the Quebec government to reap revenues of $ 14 billion.

Yes, you read that right! Another $14Billion for the Province of Quebec currently taking mass welfare from the Canadian Government whilst Newfoundland and Labrador has contributed over $35Billion to the Canadian government.... sustaining these megolithic welfare basket cases like Quebec who seems to have no end of sources of resources... especially if they belong to someone else.

Are they COMPLETELY insane?

What a whack-job of a land we live in when "animal rights" tie up the court system and seem to take priority over human rights. I mean seriously people, they are CATS. And like all other animals they have young - not babies. And they are not people. They are not persons. They do not have personalities. They do not have human rights. True, someone maliciously hurting pets has obvious mental issues... but then it's a matter of dealing with the individual in a productive manner. Not a criminal trial.

This is a slippery slope. According to the VEGAN nutcases out there, I am a cruel animal rights abuser BECAUSE I EAT MEAT, EGGS and WEAR LEATHER!! You must remember, the same fringe element of society that has pushed us over the edge of insanity and past the age of reason are the ones who "fight for animal rights" would end our seal hunt.

THESE TWITS WOULD EVEN BAN FISHING!!!! It says so in their own literature. I have a copy of it here!

Now, in that context, read this story and notice the CBC is not allowing comments.

Cats' Abuse Trial

Who will LEAD us?

A few important notes caught my attention these past 24 hours...

My very good friend Peter Whittle has been telling us for over a month now that Yvonne Jones was going to resign as leader of the Liberal party... well, leastwise he thoght it was likely. And despite all the denials, sure enough... he was right.
Yvonne Jones steps "aside" is the headline on VOCM, Telegram and the Canadian Brainwashing Corpse's sites... you guess it sounds nicer than saying she steps down or resigns? I guess along with you that you are correct and she has certainly garnered enough goodwill and respect in handling the toughest political job in NL history. AND fighting breast cancer whilst doing it too. Not for the weak or faint amongst us. I'm surprised she held on as long as she did and she is to be commended now.

But this begs the question... who is the next NLLP leader? Dean MacDonald? He's made it clear he's not quite ready for the job YET, so then the speculation turns to Lawyer Bern Coffey. He could very well be the nicest guy in the world and a smart feller too, but I can't help but roll my eyes and sigh loudly and then mutter under my breath
for God's sake! Not ANOTHER lawyer!!

Do you know what I mean? Clyde Wells, Danny Williams, half the cabinets from Joey Smallwood onwards. Actually, back farther than that. Why are there so many lawyers in politics, in government?? What about the rest of us in other professions? Don;'t we have just as much right to the chair?

It seems to be that the greatest accomplishments in the world are by under-educated self-made men and women. The entrepreneurs amongst us. Those who scrimp and save to get enough money together to start a small business and then sacrifice and put in every waking moment they can to make certain their business succeeds. That's what I'd rather have at the helm of any political party or government.

But the quest for real leadership doesn't stop there... hearken unto this:

Obama's Presidentialness, for want of a better word, wears off

And of course, they have trouble over there in Canada with their Liberal and NDP leaders and what-not as well.

Where are the leaders? What is keeping them out of running for political office? Could it be the media today? Could it be how nothing is sacred or private anymore and no one with any pride wants that kind of scrutiny or pressure on their family?

I suppose, it could be.

What is wrong with the "LEFT"?

My most recent last post here in the Blog-o-sphere relayed to you my concerns about turning our national sporting event into a cheap political opportunity seized by unrealisitic...er...wingnuts...er... no that's not it... oh yes, the bleeding heart leftists amongst us.

This was almost scary, how prophetic it was to bellyache about their wayward ways in light of the fact that since then, it's all going downhill at 90 miles per hour.

Must read:
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/08/05/ndp-tanks-under-nycole-turmel
"Nicole Turmoil" is what she's being called these days. Yes, the same woman that Lorraine Michael and her NDP cohorts had the gall to bring to the Royal Regatta just this past week... one of the Kebec Pequists who is NOT one of our friends. One who supports the re-drawing of the boundaries of our Labrador to take thousands of hectares of OUR LANd from us.

And so, what do you expect happens under ons of her kind? Naturally, the NDP is staring to tank. Expect many of those new moronic MPs elected under God-knows-what brain fart by thew Quebec Electorate back in May, to migrate to their immediate left- the good old Block Q.

You know, I remember a day when I was very comfortable with how politics ran. The Conservatives were clearly just right of center, and the Liberals were just slightly on center wavering slightly right and left by a degree or two at times but not enough to upset anyone or any world power. It was a simpler time... a more stable time.

I certainly hope the Liberals seize this opportunity to come to their senses, toss out the special interests and not be just one of those lefty fringe parties in the group that admits the tinfoil hatted idiots amongst us. STAND UP for something again, dammit! If you wish to be the party of big business, so be it. But admit it and distance yourselves from the wing-nut pinko-commies in the orange crush who are really sky-blue and blood-red underneath.

It can't be just Steve and his idealogues on one side and a host of lefties on the other side. There has to be some common sense and moderation somewhere. It's a pretty extreme left leaning rabble of failed parties that make Harper's Conservative Party look almost center-left in today's political landscape but that's what's happening.

Look, I admit to being conservative in nature. Some would say I'm a blue-liberal. That's fine with me. But this pretense of the left has got to be exposed for what it really is. It's the fringe elements of society, all 5% of them huddled together fooling the disenfranchised 25% into believing they belong with them on the fringe and such is not the case.

Please, Liberals. Get your act together over the next 4 years and return to what you were under Pearson... and kick the trash to the curb where it belongs.

Regatta, a day at the... hustings????

I was dismayed today. I took a brief few moments out of my visit at the Royal St. John's Regatta to walk around the lake and was met by Lorraine Michaels and candidates wearing orange NDP shirts. Heck they had people giving out their propaganda... politicking on a day of historic proportions to our small nation.

I was disgusted at their ease with which they took a family oriented, historic day at the races, a day of national pride and cheapen it into an opportunity to meet people who wouldn't bother to come within squinting distance of them normally.

And I don't care which political party would do the like... this was tasteless. Any party campaigning there was doing so in poor taste. I've never seen it before, I've seen politicians there enjoying the day and making an appearance, like Michael Ignatieff and others, but always in good taste. This was different to that, but if all three parties were at it? Shame on all three of them.

Some were quick to state that anyone opposed to this was "in fear of the NDP" as if that would equate to the testicle removing power of such a statement as "Homophobic". Such is not the case. Fear ≠ disgust at cheap political engineering.

One NDP supporter stated: "Dunderdale was there Ward front n' centre ...whatcha bitchin' about!?"

To which I respond...
Was she campaigning too? Was she handing out PC shirts? If so, she should be ashamed as that kind of behavior would be tasteless and not many folks wouldn't be happy about Steve Harper doing it - use that as your benchmark. And there in lies the problem... all is fair for the left, a clear double-standard! But should the normal middle of the road conservative majority ever lose their common sense and stoop to so low a tactic, the left would be screaming for their heads on silver platters!!

See, it can't be ok just because our personal favorite political group was at it. We have to have some principles about something... and to me, it doesn't matter who was at it. It was just plain wrong!

Oh sure, it's fine for Lorraine and cronies to be a part of the event. But leave the politics (and the religion, sorry fellow pentecostals) out of it!

It's a day of National Pride for ALL Newfoundlanders and Labradorians.