http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/06/27/more-media-character-assassination-of-stephen-harper/ Conservative group weblog that publishes daily commentary on political events and topics affecting Canada, the United States and the world. Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:02:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/06/27/more-media-character-assassination-of-stephen-harper/#comment-16745 Tom Cerber Tue, 28 Jun 2005 01:27:00 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=742#comment-16745 Lyon: I think what my friend meant was that a lot of Liberals, whether or not practicing Catholic, have a strong Rouge streak in them. Historically, the Rouges were the Liberal sympathizers with the French Revolution in the eighteenth- and early ninteenth centuries who took on Catholic church power in Quebec. Jean Chretien used to joke that his grandfather had been excommunicated by the Catholic church on account of his Rouge inclinations. I've never been able to confirm that he was in fact excommunicated. Lyon: I think what my friend meant was that a lot of Liberals, whether or not practicing Catholic, have a strong Rouge streak in them. Historically, the Rouges were the Liberal sympathizers with the French Revolution in the eighteenth- and early ninteenth centuries who took on Catholic church power in Quebec. Jean Chretien used to joke that his grandfather had been excommunicated by the Catholic church on account of his Rouge inclinations. I’ve never been able to confirm that he was in fact excommunicated.

]]> http://www.thepolitic.com/archives/2005/06/27/more-media-character-assassination-of-stephen-harper/#comment-16744 Lyon Fawkes Tue, 28 Jun 2005 01:04:52 +0000 http://www.thepolitic.com/?p=742#comment-16744 I'd be interested in hearing you spell out exactly what you understand by that last comment. I’d be interested in hearing you spell out exactly what you understand by that last comment.

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