Obama's got that Trudeau Swing

[Darth_Kitten]

http://www.canada.com/calgaryherald/news/story.html?id=ceda3a2f-cf65-4579-806c-3cd4e91f546f&p=1

[NYCGirl]

1. You are aware that the Calgary Herald is a right wing paper? NT

[Darth_Kitten]

3. Uh, yes, couldn't link from my hometown paper?

n/t

[NYCGirl]

5. Certainly. But I'd not link to the NY Post, either.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calgary_Herald

In December 2007, longtime Calgary Sun editor Licia Corbella joined the Herald as its Editorial Page Editor. Known for her far right-wing position, the Herald's editorial page has since swung heavily to the right with articles including those that have argued against increasing royalty rates in Alberta's oil & gas sector as well as denying climate change

[Darth_Kitten]

6. When then put me in front of a firing squad. I'm evil.

n/t

[Captain Hilts]

14. 'Trudeau' is a swear word in Alberta. nt

[sufrommich]

2. lol,there will be many here too young to remember

what a rock star Trudeau really was.I would be very happy to see Obama reach that level of popularity.

[Darth_Kitten]

4. My Mom voted for him.....in fact she had to vote early because she was expecting me.

:)

[sufrommich]

7. You must be a transplanted Canadian ?

I have a lot of Canadian relatives up in the Soo,I remember a framed picture of Trudeau hung in my Auntie Anna's kitchen for years. He was the canadian Kennedy.

[Darth_Kitten]

8. I have never known anybody to have a framed picture of Trudeau. LOL

:)

No, not a transplanted Canadian....just a regular one. We do exist. ;)

[sufrommich]

9. Well,I think Auntie may have had a little crush,lol.

Oops, Don't know why I assumed you were a US citizen,my bad.

[Darth_Kitten]

12. It sounds like it. :)

I'm just funning. ;)

[Seabiscuit]

15. He was like a cross between JFK and John Lennon.

Garry Trudeau is cool too.

[sufrommich]

16. I love this quote from Wiki:

"Trudeau led Canada through some of its most tumultuous times and was often the centre of controversy. Known for his flamboyance, he dated celebrities, sometimes wore sandals in the House of Commons, was accused of using an obscenity during debate there, and once did a pirouette behind the back of Queen Elizabeth II."

LOL!

[blue sky at night]

10. started reading.....

until I had to vomit...they are just a bunch of Crabby OLD Fucks, they should be in a resthome....just like johnny.

[Darth_Kitten]

11. ????

:shrug:

[Spazito]

13. I like this article much more....

Obama trounced McCain in landslide for Canadians' affections, poll suggests


OTTAWA — Democrat Barack Obama would crush Republican John McCain in the U.S. presidential race by an almost four-to-one margin - 56 per cent to 15 - if it were up to Canadians.

That's the conclusion of a new Canadian Press-Harris-Decima poll that, for the first time, gauges Canadian opinion on a head-to-head contest between the Republican candidate and the presumptive Democratic nominee.

snip

While some of that antipathy toward the incumbent Republican could explain Canadians' overwhelming support for the presumed Democratic nominee, Anderson says Canadians like Obama for other reasons.

snip

Obama has said his first priorities in office would be expanding public health care, ending the war in Iraq, and creating an integrated environmental-energy policy.

more

http://canadianpress.google.com/article/ALeqM5hLVIuMaMuMCQS_xAvGgg_4ImckvA

This article really tells how Canadians feel about Obama and why.

[Darth_Kitten]

17. Canadians will always vote for the democratic over the republican candidate.

I really don't know how keyed up Canadians are about the race in the U.S.
With a few exceptions, I don't hear many people talking about it. Weird.

[Spazito]

18. They preferred Obama over any of the other democratic candidates...

running in the Primary as well so it is more than just supporting "the democratic over the republican candidate" as you espouse.

snip

The survey suggests Canadians of every age group, political stripe and gender prefer the rookie senator over his adversaries, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee John McCain.

When asked which of the three candidates they liked most, respondents preferred Obama over McCain by an almost five-to-one margin - 39 per cent to eight per cent. Even among self-declared Conservatives, Obama had almost double McCain's support.

snip

That hypothetical landslide is in stark contrast to polls from the United States, which suggest a close presidential race.

And the results are despite Obama and Clinton's promise to renegotiate NAFTA, which is popular with Canadians and a key pillar of the national economy.


more

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080409/cdns_obama_080409

Edited to correct spelling error.

[Darth_Kitten]

19. They actually preferred both Clinton and Obama over McCain.......

but let's stay on topic????

[Spazito]

20. The topic was Obama and Canadian opinion, imo...

Your OP link was but one opinion, my post was to present another another point of view. I believe that constitutes staying on topic.