tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post2282853904864713215..comments2023-10-01T06:34:39.919-06:00Comments on Random Musings of a Tormented Mind: Election Day - FederalKGouldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-61166133762410430502011-05-07T14:54:32.860-06:002011-05-07T14:54:32.860-06:00Anyway I am rambling because I have repeatedly see...Anyway I am rambling because I have repeatedly seen reference to conservative voters not checking out their candidates... okay - well how do they know everyone else did? there are stories abound that talk of NDP candidates who were not even in their ridings during half or most of the 6 week campaigns. People didnt even know who they were yet they voted for them. Apparently 4 or 6 of the wining NDP candidates are students at McGill Uni... how are they going to be able to do their schooling AND their MP jobs at the same time? Did anyone think of that or ask? Did all of the people in Quebec, who literally dumped the Bloc AND the Liberal parties fully check out each candidate or were they just fed up and wanted to make a point and put an X next to the NDP candidate to force a change, without actually knowing much about the individual? There are plenty of people across Canada who always vote on the same party line no matter what, and that goes for ALL parties.KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-5296573383163147792011-05-07T14:54:23.860-06:002011-05-07T14:54:23.860-06:00Hi Chris. I am 37 so I'm not sure if that'...Hi Chris. I am 37 so I'm not sure if that's considered young? lol. What surprises me is my friends who all grew up in this highly conservative/pc voting region (it's always at LEAST 60% but more often like 78%) - and then they moved away to ontario, quebec, bc (the big cities in each province) and they all rant about hating the conservatives. It's so strange to me. I have contemplated deleting some - like a friend of mine who moved to the US and just this morning said that all right-wingers are crazy racists for not liking Obama. That was offensive to me... I couldn't care less what color skin any leader has. I don't agree with his policies or his attitude. If it was Al Gore in there I would be freaking out just as much, if not more because of his climate change ideas. Actually yeah I'm positive I would dislike that particular white man much more than I dislike Obama. <br /><br />It just bothers me to read all of that. I know that some conservatives post nasty things about liberals too and lump them altogether - but the ones that talk directly about the voters, the individuals, are what bother me most on either side. If you have a problem with the policies of a particular govt - go right ahead and slam them. But calling all right wingers RACIST, and another one I saw talking about how the voters in Canada brought in a tyranical hateful govt (????) and are 'stupid and pathetic' just irk me. <br /><br />I had someone suggest that I should have researched all the local candidates before voting. Ummmm who says I didn't??? Just because I voted conservative in this election doesnt mean I didn't check them all out. I don't get it! Our Green Party candidate is very young and I don't agree with the policies he was peddling like a passenger train from calgary to my city, and perhaps into saskatchewan. We had this YEARS ago and it didn't work back then either so they stopped it. That was high on the list for the Greens and I dont agree. <br /><br />Our NDP guy wasnt too bad, but he was in the mall trying to peddle his papers and got upset that he was removed because he had not asked permission. That showed me how he does not respect a private business. The Mall is not a publicly owned building. It is privately owned and if you want to hand out pamphlets and such, you need to rent a space from them, even if just for one day. That's how it has always been done. You can't just walk into a mall and solicit people - I find it terribly aggravating at my home, let alone when I am trying to shop in a mall lol. Stand outside and hand them out - but no, he went inside and then complained about his removal. Again, that showed me what he thought of private business so he was off my list.<br /><br />The Liberal candidate was very easy to check up on because he was our police chief for many years, and he has been our mayor for the past 4 or 5 years. I am well versed in what he is like. What's hilarious to me is that most of my liberal friends hated him and called him militant, an S.O.B., etc and then he wound up being the candidate for Liberal MP. Fancy that. <br /><br />Anyway so that left our Cons candidate. I think he could be better, he is nowhere near as strong as our former one, Monte Solberg, was but he has experience now for the past several years and he is not always ranting about needing funding. I was disappointed to see in our paper that he is going to push for us to get a new arena with some federal funding - but we will see how that goes. That was top of the list for the Liberal candidate too so that is no different.KGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05537080163900313558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-25287738354438027082011-05-07T14:34:51.896-06:002011-05-07T14:34:51.896-06:00So true, I'm also young(I assume you're yo...So true, I'm also young(I assume you're young based on all of your liberal facebook friends) and conservative, and I saw the same stuff. One person said they were going "some place more moderate, like North Korea." And most status updates and comments followed in that tune. I also thought it was hilarious how people who were championing democratic rights were condemning those who chose to use them in a way they felt undesirable. I too hope people realize how backwards the NDP is. I was worried about Ignatieff as PM, but he's practically Jesus compared to Layton. Oh well, majority!Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-88939214765981121332011-05-03T16:47:48.868-06:002011-05-03T16:47:48.868-06:00The left are so very unhappy people, even when the...The left are so very unhappy people, even when they get what they want, like spoiled children. (real conservative)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-848541039913019341.post-77681490207718533452011-05-03T00:00:07.924-06:002011-05-03T00:00:07.924-06:00Oh yes the nastiness is choking up my newsfeed as ...Oh yes the nastiness is choking up my newsfeed as well, people bemoaning the demise of Canada and calling Tory voters idiots; I got slagged multiple times when I posted a rather triumphant status. But like I said to then: sour grapes baby! We got our majority and I hope Harper uses it well. And I hope all the youth see what wackos the NDP truly are, though I know of some liberal friends who flocked to the Tories out of fear of Jack getting near Sussex. Bottom line I'm celebrating tonight!Elizabethnoreply@blogger.com