URGENT APPEAL FROM CANADA. PLEASE ACT NOW!!

[Harper_is_Bush]

We are faced with a Conservative Government this Monday. Possibly even a majority.
The leader of the Conservatives - Stephen Harper - would absolutely help George Bush in any way he can.

If you are not familiar with the Conservative leader Stephen Harper, all you need to do is check out this page with a few choice quotes regarding items like Iraq and Ballistic Missile Defense:

http://www.notacolony.ca/HarperonUSA.htm

THIS IS A RELATIVELY NEW CONSERVATIVE PARTY THAT HAS FORMED AS A RESULT OF A FRIENDLY TAKEOVER BY THE EXTREME RIGHTWING POLITICAL PARTY IN CANADA OF THE MODERATE RIGHTWING PARTY.
THEY ARE DANGEROUS AND WILL ATTEMPT TO ROLL BACK MINORITY RIGHTS.

Please, read his words and think about what a mirror image of Bush in Canada will mean for us all.

PLEASE Write an impassioned letter to the editor about how crappy life under Bush is and how much Bush likes Stephen Harper and how similar you think they are to each other (rightwing social agenda...for example)
He has been down in the USA badmouthing Canada. It would resonate to say that you noticed that and cannot believe Canadians are going to elect a guy who told Americans he was embarrassed of Canada and that Canada is a "second tier" country.

PLEASE WRITE A LETTER and send it to a Canadian newspaper.

Here are some of the major ones:
Toronto Sun: [e-mail]
Toronto Star: [e-mail]
Globe and Mail: [e-mail] <--- do for sure
Winnipeg Free Press: [e-mail]
Winnipeg Sun: [e-mail]
Vancouver Sun: [e-mail]
Regina Leader Post: [e-mail]
Ottawa citizen: [e-mail]
[e-mail]

Assorted CBC:
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Here is a website with links to Canadian papers if you want to find other email addys:
http://www.nealenews.com/Newspapers.htm

Send to all links individualy, not at once or they get ignored.
Try to make letters short and sweet. Under 200 words is best.

THANKYOU!!!!!!!!!!!!

[dsc]

1. I am more than willing to write

but are you sure this won't backfire? English citizens tried this with Ohioans and it backfired bigtime.

[Harper_is_Bush]

3. I don't think it will backfire, no. As long as the letters are unique

and reasoned, they will help.

We need to utilize fear against this man. The fear is well-placed.

Canadians are a little paranoid of "anti-Americanism" and PC elements brand ANY American critisism as much.
The point that needs to be driven home is BUSH is NOT representative of Americans.

Explain how America is LIVING THROUGH A NIGHTMARE with the Bush admin....does Canada really want that?

[catnhatnh]

6. Ok then...I have certain computer problems-send this where it may help...

The Right Wing Is The Wrong Wing...
The right screams to stop and oppose and Kill...is that what really needs to be done???People in far away places are different than you-are you surprised? When the sun comes up they will feed their kids their version of breakfast and send them to their version of school-the rest are lies told to you by folks that know better .Never vote to kill or oppose people...just one more lie...since it was a bad linkup for me,I remain R.F. Allen, Rochester NH...

[Harper_is_Bush]

10. That's good, but...

I think something more specific to Harper and the Canadian Conservatives would resonate more.

Your letter is all true, but we need to focus now on that fact that Stephen Harper is Bush-lite. Read his comments in the link provided in the topic post.

And pls. recommend this thread so it gets more attention. Now is a critical time. Thx!

[catnhatnh]

18. OK....Jihad Jihad Jihad,,,,

In my country this now means that for the balance of my years I will be monitored...Got it??? someone from Canada wanted you to see what aligning with Bush means...I am a 50 year old American and a veteran...what I just wrote and will post means that until I DIE they will track me...Bush and his supporters don't trust you,They don't believe you and they will never stop monitoring you

[Harper_is_Bush]

20. Better! Inject Stephen Harpers name in there a couple times

and we have a winner!

[catnhatnh]

23. No , I'll merely tell the truth....

if Harper is in fact your Bush...Our President is a worthless piece of shit....he ran from Viet Nam where my brother was shot...he signed to be in the Air National Guard and then could not do that...if you have no idea of dead friends I do...If this guy is truly military I will retract this-But if he hasn't been there he can bite me...just as an american..

[lady lib]

2. Kicked and Rec'd!!

The thought of this virus spreading north is SICKENING.

[Harper_is_Bush]

4. Thankyou! Gay mariage, abortion, our social programs...

it's all under threat.

From an American perspective, this will be a Canadian Prime Minister standing up to say "Mr. Bush, we support you and everything you're doing!"

[sasha031]

8. that's what they do

play into culture issues, divide and conquer.
I watched your debates last week, I found them delightful, 2 left of Martin and 1 neocon. I had no idea he would have a chance. The poisonous rhetoric tax breaks (it's your money) which of course means for those at the top.

[Harper_is_Bush]

9. The rightwing has united in Canada now, so vote-splitting on left is

killing us.

Please recommend this topic to get it on greatest for wider action. Thx!

[sasha031]

13. we will keep it kicked

I see what you mean, this is not the time for to many candidates. Martin has to take this neocon down.
keep checking back and keep us updated. :hi:

[Harper_is_Bush]

14. Thanks. Vote is on Monday, January 23rd. n/t

[sasha031]

5. I have been worried for you

I thought of doing something like this the other day. I feel for you and will do my best.
We would hate to see your beautiful country taken over by neocons. :scared:


we will keep kicking this
:kick:

[Harper_is_Bush]

7. Thanks. Here's a pic of this neocon POS.

He's been down South several times to glad-hand with rightwing thinktanks and such folks.

[mcctatas]

12. Are those colored contacts...

or are his eyes really that creepy?!:scared:

[AX10]

33. Blue eyes are evil.

I hate blue eyes with a passion.

[IntravenousDemilo]

41. Hey! I resemble that remark! n/m

[Minstrel Boy]

15. another view:

[Lorien]

11. K & R. n/t

[sasha031]

16. I heard Martin has been running adds

comparing Harper to Bush, no truer words have eber been said.:nuke:

[Newsjock]

19. Watch the Liberal ads here

http://www.liberal.ca/multimedia_e.aspx?id=70

Requires Flash 8 to play.

[sasha031]

21. thanks, I like Martin

he seems so warm, Harper on the other hand :hide:

[Minstrel Boy]

22. I'm an NDPer and I like them, but

they've backfired. Harper, aided by the private media empires that are giving him a cushy ride, had already redefined himself as "not so scary." The Liberal ads came across as desperate, and the phrasing has become a running gag. Canadians, generally, don't respond well to negative campaigns.

[Canuckistanian]

24. I'm NDP, too

Just re-upped last week.

As a side-note (and a rant), since I joined last week, I've had no word from the NDP organization.
No letter. No call from my local candidate. In fact, I've never seen any sign of her until I researched her.

Now, if I were joining the Conservative Party, I would have been written, called or visited or all three by now.
Especially this close to an election.

[Minstrel Boy]

25. I've had similar problems

I re-up and then hear nothing. No notice when my membership's lapsing. I wish they were more on top of it. Because, well, I'm not.

[Cascadian]

27. Oh how I wish the NDP could win a majority.

Can you imagine the Bushites soiling their pants at the fact they would have a Democratic Socialist government to deal with in Ottawa? Oh I can wish can't I? I like the NDP and wished the Democrats here would adopt their approach on the issues.


John

[Minstrel Boy]

28. It'll be a pyrrhic victory, but

the NDP could - could - win more seats this election than the Liberals. The NDP doesn't need to surpass them in popular vote to do it. Liberal support is broad but increasingly shallow - there are fewer bastions they can count on to rack up the seats. The NDP vote may prove more efficient this time, concentrating its gains in winnable seats. I think the NDP is in the 30-50 seat range right now, and the Liberals in the 40-60. We'll see.

Re: Bushites soiling their pants:

"Beating the Bush for votes"

So how will the next government deal with the country's biggest trading partner, particularly with the spectre of $5 billion in softwood lumber tariffs looming in the background?

NDP TALKS TOUGH

Perhaps not surprising in a platform that invokes the name of George Bush three times, the NDP plan vows the most aggressive stance of the major parties.

The New Democrats would threaten to impose export duties on gas and oil exports to the U.S., says NDP trade critic Peter Julian.

"Unless we start to build up leverage on George Bush, we will continue to be subject to the American interpretation of NAFTA, which is one where Canadians don't have equal standing," says Julian, who accuses the Liberals and Conservatives of posturing on the issue.

http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/News/2006/01/18/1399243-sun.html

[Harper_is_Bush]

30. If we get a conservative majority I blame the NDP

Layton and his weasal ways. Martin is absolutely correct that he hasn't been attacking Harper.

This questioner on the CBC last night was absolutely right:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canadavotes2006/national/2006/01/17/layton060117.html
No evidence of Liberal corruption, yet Layton joined up with Harper to sell the brand! What a lying POS.

[Minstrel Boy]

31. yeah, sure...

Martin talks of strategic voting against the Conservatives, and then targets NDP seats.

Martin and the Liberals have only themselves to blame for the fiasco of their campaign.

[Harper_is_Bush]

35. tit for tat. Martin should call Layton a liar.

Because that's what he is doing everytime he opens his mouth to accuse Martins Liberals of "corruption".

Is it neccessary for Layton to lie to get seats?

[Minstrel Boy]

37. How is he lying?

The Liberals are corrupt. (Arrogant too, but that's another issue.) Nevermind the Gomery Commission, the Income Trust scandal and the rest. Remember Martin's little business concern, Canadian Steamship Lines? He passed it to his sons in 2003, when he began campaigning for the Liberal leadership. Until then, the company had been in a blind trust during his years in government. Martin acknowledged when seeking the top job that $137,000 in federal funds had been received by his company while he served as Finance Minister. Well, that was a slight miscalculation. The actual amount of grants and loans CSL received was $161 million. I guess the books must have dropped three zeros somewhere.

Martin is a corporate hypocrite who talks the talk but walks like Bush. (He approves Kyoto, and then doesn't implement it. Our emission standards are worse than the US.) The election was Martin's to lose, and he lost it. If it's a Harper government, the fault lies with the Liberals who squandered their mandate.

The NDP represent my vision for Canada, and hopefully after this election they will replace the Liberal Party as the federal alternative to the Conservatives. Jack Layton is my MP and I'll be proud to vote for him on Monday. I'll never hold my nose to cast a ballot.

[Harper_is_Bush]

38. Who, specifically, in the Liberal party is "corrupt"?

Name one person, and what they did that was corrupt.

Case closed.

BTW, the income trust scandal is explained by market speculation. Two media items came out the day before and of the announcement both speculating an announcement would be soon and would likely be positive. One was the Financial sectionof the Globe and Mail. Shouldn't take a brain surgeon to speculate what was about to happen. The allegation is specious politics from a dishonest bunch of 2nd raters: the NDP.

As for Martins ships, it's an international company and it's industry standard for such multi-nationals. Questioning the value of that is a bit of a self-loathing thing for a Canadian to do. What else would we expect from Stephen Harper?

[Minstrel Boy]

39. You can't be serious.

Naming one person as requested, how about that model of propriety, Alfonso Gagliano?



Nevermind his part in the sponsorship scandal.

Stoolie: Canada pol in mob

Alfonso Gagliano has held titles in Canada that include labor minister, deputy House leader, ambassador to Denmark and minister of public works.

In New York he held a different kind of title, according to secret FBI documents obtained by the Daily News: "made" member of the Bonanno crime family.

Gagliano was identified as a longtime soldier in the Bonanno crime family by Frank Lino, a former Mafia capo-turned-informer. Lino is now cooperating with the FBI and federal prosecutors as they slowly take apart the mob family to which he once swore allegiance.

Gagliano's name surfaced as Lino described the Bonanno family's operations in Montreal, which has served as an outpost for the Brooklyn-based group for decades.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/story/253857p-217343c.html

[Harper_is_Bush]

40. Just as I thought. You can't

Gagliano is not in the Liberal party. He was a minister at one time, the ONLY Liberal minister implicated. When Martin came on board Gagliano was ambassador to Denmark or some such thing.
And PAUL MARTIN FIRED HIM ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO and he's no longer in the party.

You ignored my points about income trust, understandably. The facts in that don't reflect well on the NDP.

As I said, accusing the liberals of "corruption" is a false accusation. Layton was not able to point at a single Liberal candidate as having any evidence of corruption against them in his "your turn" appearance. He's a weasel.

[Extend a Hand]

17. kick for Canada n/t

[Cascadian]

26. Tory victory in Canada = US-Canada Anschluss

It looks like the Liberals are blowing it big time. I fear Canada could become a 51st state if Harper gets in.

I kick this also for Canada our Canadian friends.



John

[radio4progressives]

29. K&R

:hi: good luck dear neighbors... keep the tories out!

[AX10]

32. I will proudly send a letter to every one.

:hi:

A Conservative victory is a LOSS for Canada.

Vote Liberal!

[Trish1168]

34. I'm worried about the space weapons

Canada said no last time and was not keene to cooperate. I know that this was formally known as some sort of shared space defense thing, but to make it work, it needed Canada's permission. Many were worried about the US trying to use 'defense' to instead weaponize space.

Its pretty scary. They can allegedly zap people with laser canon's from space. It would enable tyranny, big time.

I don't doubt that we've go aims to do this, and maybe this is where so much of our military budget goes.

This is bad news.

I wonder how many 'operatives' were involved in setting up Pual Martin for a fall? I'll bet our rogue intelligence agents helped out.

[greiner3]

36. I find it hard to imagine;

That Canadians would vote for neo-conservatives. I couldn't imagine that the US would vote in (via vote fraud) b*** and co.