Why Mr. Harper, is that a giant skeleton that just fell out of your closet?

[mousme]

:::crash, clatter, rattle:::

I do believe it was. :D

Or, as forthright would put it: "Oh, Stephen Harper, you clod!"

Okay, it's probably not a secret that I'm not a fan of the not-so-charismatic leader of the Conservative Party. However, I leave it up to you to read this text of a speech he gave to a right-wing US think tank back in 1997 and make up your own minds.

If you think he's full of shit, by all means propagate the link in your blogs. After all, the more people see this, the better.

Heck, if you agree with the sentiment, pass it along. After all, the more people see this, the better.

It's not as dire as the Liberal Party is making it out to be, but it's still pretty appalling, IMNSHO. And, as fearsclave said, it does open him up to accusations of having a concealed extreme right-wing agenda, regardless of whether it's true.

The lesson is this, boys and girls: it's not a good idea to make unguarded extremist statements at any time if you're in politics. They will come back to bite you on the ass. I'm looking forward to seeing the Conservatives skate around on this one.

Ganked from fearsclave.


:::ETA::::

"The NDP is proof that the Devil exists and interferes in the lives of men."

Best. Quote. Evar.

Comments

[silly-imp.livejournal.com]

Now the journalist in me is asking: Where did the liberal party find this speech? How reliable was the source that gave it to the? What kind of efforts have they gone through to make sure this is a legit transcript of Harper's speech (ie. fact checking its authenticity)before they put it up on their website?

[forthright.livejournal.com]

Well, the Conservatives have granted that Harper did, in fact, give the speech, which allays some of your concerns.

The .pdf itself came from the website of the American right-wing think tank, the Council for National Policy, to whom Harper gave the speech in 1997, when he was still a policy advisor for the Reform Party and did not hold any elected office. Apparently the link to the .pdf is no longer active on that site, but that's where it came from originally.

[luvenditti.livejournal.com]

It also sounds pretty informal, more like a buddy going off to his friends at the bar.

[baronscartop.livejournal.com]

Stop it! Stop all that thinking right now.

Just vote for the prettiest liar, already. Sheesh.

t!

[mousme.livejournal.com]

I thought you weren't discussing politics this year.