Gore, Moore and O’Donnell - Doing Conservatives a Favour
January 26, 2006 · By H. Cameron
You just know you’re on the right side of the debate when crack-pot lefties like Al Gore, Michael Moore and Rosie O’Donnell are suddenly spitting piss and vinegar in your direction. Rosie claims a Harper Conservative victory is just an example of Canadians “voting in a George W. Bush into the north;” Al Gore spits out this gem,
“The election in Canada was partly about the tar sands projects in Alberta,” Gore said Wednesday while attending the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
“And the financial interests behind the tar sands project poured a lot of money and support behind an ultra-conservative leader in order to win the election . . . and to protect their interests.”
And finally, the epitome of pinko fantasy peddlers, Michael Moore had this to say,
These are no ordinary times, and as you go to the polls on Monday, you do so while a man running the nation to the south of you is hoping you can lend him a hand by picking Stephen Harper because he’s a man who shares his world view. Do you want to help George Bush by turning Canada into his latest conquest? Is that how you want millions of us down here to see you from now on? The next notch in the cowboy belt? C’mon, where’s your Canadian pride? I mean, if you’re going to reduce Canada to a cheap download of Bush & Co., then at least don’t surrender so easily. Can’t you wait until he threatens to bomb Regina? Make him work for it, for Pete’s sake.
Keep it up boys and girls, nothing mobilizes the conservative vote better than having out-of-touch loony left celebrities opposing your beliefs.
Update: M.K. Braaten agrees and Kate points out a huge mistake in the original article,
Gore warned that Harper wants to remove Canada from the Kyoto accord, which the United States signed under former president Bill Clinton, but has refused to ratify under President George W. Bush.
Kate correctly points out,
Clinton signed Kyoto, knowing full well that it would be rejected by the Senate - which they did, voting against it unanimously - 3 full years before Bush came into office.
The celebrities haven’t yet figured out that the more they talk, the more voters move in the opposite direction.
Then how you you explain Charlton Heston?
How do we explain Charlton Heston?
Since he is a Conservative Actor, Heston is not insane?
At least we won’t have to worry about the Baldwins moving to Canada anytime soon.
I thought Alec Baldwin had vowed to leave the US if/when Bush was elected.
But no, I guess he’s too important of a back-up host for SNL. Still, what a pussy.
Shut up celebrities? Honestly I prefer anyone who can get a little (or a lot) of media attention to speak their mind. Wining about “hollywood liberals” or whatever is just a pathetic mask for how poorly you guys take criticism.
Stick to the issues.
RWR: I don’t know whether Al Gore is a “hollywood liberal.” He sure acts like one. Some people think he’s a former US presidential candidate.
Michael Moore has finally seen the light.
http://humbugonline.blogspot.c.....awful.html
Great cartoon jef. LOL at the photos of moore also.
Finally the truth comes out. It’s about time that it’s out in the open that the conservatives have been whoring out to the oil interests. If only Albertans could wisen up instead of following the conservatives like sheep. As if Alberta would be anything without oil… please….
I don’t see anyone discussing ballot reform for next time round — looks like two years or less. The fact is, X marks the spot is an archaic, out-of-sync, less than democratic event in choice of leaders.
Ballot reform might include list of priority issues, e.g. public vs. private healthcare, child-care for families, same sex marriages, etc. We simply can’t anymore assign any real significance to the ballot form in effecting the changes that are rapidly descending into social and economic emergencies, homelessness, massive job loss postings, child poverty, etc. ad nauseum. Hopefully contributing to many of your excellent ideas.