tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post2724941696839891504..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: How many Stephen Harpers are there?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-63169571462885029102009-03-14T15:19:00.000-04:002009-03-14T15:19:00.000-04:00Growing up on the Prairies, I always felt there wa...Growing up on the Prairies, I always felt there was something irrational and deeply disturbing about many of the most die-hard Neo-Con reformers. Having knocked a few doors (many, many doors), it was quite interesting to hear rather "out there" comments: People who were unemployed complaining about taxes, with a "Reform" sign on their lawn. A mentally disturbed urban dweller talking about how "the Liberals are going to take my guns away". Looking into his very run-down rental suite was frightening: trash all over the floors and counters, and Reform Party lawn signs forming wall paper (seriously) all over the suite. It even covered his windows. <BR/><BR/>There were, of course, the small handful of immigrants (or 1st generation children of immigrants) who latched onto the "new club". On the U or R campus, one young Reformer made some very racist comments about certain groups - even though he was a visible minority (and I'd heard his "compatriots" speak in derogatory terms about his ethnicity). When I debated him on the issue, he latched onto "my econ professor is a great man, and he hates Liberals". Turns out, he was just bucking for his first corporate job in Calgary...<BR/><BR/>Bi-polar disorder, or just "normal" Reform affliction? You tell me.... lol... They often talk about we in the center having trouble deciding on an issue. At least our thoughts are shades of grey apart. Within their movement we see polar opposites... It has more to do with the cult of personality and the feigned populism. Good thing the populism hasn't caught on nation-wide. Canadians are still a level-headed bunch, and they see through the Reform-Conservative clap-trap... This is why most Canadians did NOT vote for Harper and gang.WesternGrithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06658358114507615351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-88004860123520603832009-03-14T12:14:00.000-04:002009-03-14T12:14:00.000-04:00And, is he Steve or Stephen? In his early days he...And, is he Steve or Stephen? In his early days he called himself Steve and was Steve up and during to his first campaigns as Calgary MP.RuralSandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09552973218865121867noreply@blogger.com