tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post7787792233632571104..comments2023-11-05T07:15:12.693-05:00Comments on blogging a dead horse: Liberal bumph’s carbon footprint crushes their credibilityBlogging Horsehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07814673326602261801noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-47262664441302421962008-06-23T10:53:00.000-04:002008-06-23T10:53:00.000-04:00BCer, Thompson - and others - were merely struck b...BCer, Thompson - and others - were merely struck by the hypocrisy (or just stupidity) of deciding to "add value" to an announcement on reducing carbon by handing out ball caps with an environmental footprint the size of Montana.<BR/><BR/>But of course, you are right to criticise, as this is a distraction from the main point -- being that Dion's carbon tax contains no targets or timelines to reduce GHGs.Blogging Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814673326602261801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-60994611315429677112008-06-20T18:53:00.000-04:002008-06-20T18:53:00.000-04:00I'm quite sure that the owners of those union shop...I'm quite sure that the owners of those union shops would happily sell merchandise to Liberatives and Conserverals at the very same price - or perhaps even a better price - that they sell to New Democrats.<BR/><BR/>What a daft question, you daft boy. By your dubious logic, Liberative apologists likelyourself would be forbidden from buying a North American manufactured car.Malcolm+https://www.blogger.com/profile/08469936715413110334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-20386023962103128672008-06-20T16:47:00.000-04:002008-06-20T16:47:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-14947057044918947632008-06-20T16:46:00.001-04:002008-06-20T16:46:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-76390938150378069792008-06-20T16:46:00.000-04:002008-06-20T16:46:00.000-04:00I'm glad the NDP goes to great lengths to support ...I'm glad the NDP goes to great lengths to support not just Canadian companies, but unionized Canadian companies. Because they hired a British e-mail marketing company to help them raise money (the get this ad in the air campaign). When I pointed this out I was told it was no big deal, forget about it. Good to see so much has changed in the last year and a half, at least in terms of what's expected of others.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-83527036296077580022008-06-20T15:21:00.000-04:002008-06-20T15:21:00.000-04:00I stand corrected. Would the union shops give the ...I stand corrected. Would the union shops give the Liberals the same rate for the merchandise?Saskboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258259356749068135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-57331425058034010202008-06-20T14:01:00.000-04:002008-06-20T14:01:00.000-04:00Anyone who has ever been to an NDP convention / me...Anyone who has ever been to an NDP convention / meeting / hootenanny, etc. will note the fanatical lengths Dippers go to to get not just Canadian made, but Canadian union made bumph.<BR/><BR/>Why is it so tough for Liberals to do the same? It isn't.<BR/><BR/>It's just that Libs treat their principles in the same way they treat their cheap Made in China hats ... useful for a time, and then disposable.Blogging Horsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07814673326602261801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917457418053046748.post-7847784709508125542008-06-20T13:48:00.000-04:002008-06-20T13:48:00.000-04:00The hat is a red herring. Good luck finding a supp...The hat is a red herring. Good luck finding a supplier in Canada. Does one exist? Obviously several should...Saskboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258259356749068135noreply@blogger.com