tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post112488987398760597..comments2023-09-12T12:07:08.126-02:30Comments on Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador: Does the Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Aspire to be Prime Minister?Patriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364831921954903098noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1139317478545566402006-02-07T09:34:00.000-03:302006-02-07T09:34:00.000-03:30guzel bir site olmus tebrikler tanks.guzel bir site olmus tebrikler tanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1125055408344147122005-08-26T08:53:00.000-02:302005-08-26T08:53:00.000-02:30Good comments Gordon I especially like and agree w...Good comments Gordon I especially like and agree with your use of snobbish and Imperialism to describe our national media. Having lived in Quebec during the Referendum and most other provinces I feel I have first hand experience.<BR/><BR/>"It's linguistic snobbery, I know, but linguistic snobbery (imperialism?) is part of the established Canadian media."<BR/><BR/>I was only being devils adocate when I asked the question? "Do you think the Federalists ON, QC will ever forget his lowering of the flag?" I think people will if anything respect his stand.<BR/><BR/>It's not what the people of Canada think but rather what they are told to think by CBC (boss)? <BR/><BR/>Canadian Bulls*%$ Corporation!<BR/><BR/>Once again Martin is at it Telling me and you (people) what we want?<BR/>In a statement yesterday he's telling me I want a majority government (he's being careful this time also, adding that his ministers should be careful not to seem smug about it)? <BR/><BR/>In the mean time wasn't it just the other day he was saying we wanted a minority government? Make up your mind Paul what do you want us to think?<BR/><BR/>Bla Bla Bla na na na I can't hear you!<BR/><BR/>I feel this is the only way to stop from being brain washed by the Canadian BullS&^% Corporations boss!NL-ExPatriatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938647714308913350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1125033809408399562005-08-26T02:53:00.000-02:302005-08-26T02:53:00.000-02:30I'm sure Danny can afford French lessons, but that...I'm sure Danny can afford French lessons, but that does not mean he can or ever will speak French. Everyone knows a lot will be made about it if he would ever be considered a possible candidate. I think a person with real PM ambitions would have learned Canada's two official languages long before bloggers and others started throwing his/her name around as a possible candidate, if only to prevent the knee jerk negative reaction of the Canadian media, especially the CBC, which is not only bilingual, but it is smug about it. <BR/><BR/>I recall back in 1990 after the Meech Lake fiasco. For a brief period, people were talking about Clyde Wells being PM. He even started taking French lessons. The CBC crew went to one of his lessons and he spoke French. Yes, he told the whole world "La mere, le pere, et l'enfant tombe dans le mer". I believe that is, "the mother, the father and the child fell in the sea". I watched this on TV in Montreal with some friends. Everyone simply broke out in laughter. It was not that that he pronunciation was bad, but here was a man in his fifties learning a language these 20-somethings had acquired in their childhood. It's linguistic snobbery, I know, but linguistic snobbery (imperialism?) is part of the established Canadian media. You cannot get around it. <BR/><BR/>I think it would be more dignified for a Newfoundlander/Labradorian to aspire to be an elected lieutenant governor and statesman...... in an independent Newfoundland and Labrador.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1124990915968693332005-08-25T14:58:00.000-02:302005-08-25T14:58:00.000-02:30perhaps, it would be better to ask whether it shou...perhaps, it would be better to ask whether it should first be necessary to teach the folks in Ontario the wondrous strains of Newfoundland English :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1124989327544460992005-08-25T14:32:00.000-02:302005-08-25T14:32:00.000-02:30The man is worth untold millions. I'm sure he can...The man is worth untold millions. I'm sure he can afford the french lessons.Patriothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17364831921954903098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1124989107534532682005-08-25T14:28:00.000-02:302005-08-25T14:28:00.000-02:30Does Danny speak French fluently? If not, he simpl...Does Danny speak French fluently? If not, he simply does not have a chance. Language is an inevitable factor in federal elections.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1124967651427694962005-08-25T08:30:00.000-02:302005-08-25T08:30:00.000-02:30I have a hard time believing that people will forg...I have a hard time believing that people will forget the dropping of the Canadian Flag.<BR/><BR/>Just this past election in the US John Kerry lost major ground due to his campaign against the Vietnam war 30 years ago. <BR/><BR/>However, Williams thus far has been one of the few political people recongnizable across the country from Newfoundland. As sad as it seems, it might just take a Newfoundlander to be Prime Minister before we ever get a true voice at the Federal table.Felthamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273516966236547476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1124897781783954832005-08-24T13:06:00.000-02:302005-08-24T13:06:00.000-02:30I believe the public will. If you read my piece o...I believe the public will. If you read my piece on intelligent voting you can understand why I feel this way. The average voter only remembers the past few months and will vote for anyone who says what they want to hear.<BR/><BR/>The press might might make some use of the issue but not in a big way as they wouldn't want to be seen as influencing an election.<BR/><BR/>The opposition (primarily the Liberal party) might also use it in a smear campaign but it would be easy to counter them by bringing up the fact that what caused it was broken Liberal promises.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1124895367621536872005-08-24T12:26:00.000-02:302005-08-24T12:26:00.000-02:30Do you think the Federalists ON, QC will ever forg...Do you think the Federalists ON, QC will ever forget his lowering of the flag?NL-ExPatriatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15938647714308913350noreply@blogger.com