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It appears that the protest ! Are no longer required since this. Blog is no longer on the blogroll.  They weren't able to muster the courtesy to reply to my request but whatever.

Might see lower traffic but that is a small sacrifice for the upside of not being associated with the Underminer

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!!Because racism, homophobia and sexism is all the Conservatives have left to offer!

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Now this is how to not bury the lede.  The opening line of the article: Don't read into darker-skinned Trudeau image, Conservatives insist says it all.

The federal Conservative Party says a social media graphic that depicts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a dark-skinned oil worker is the result of a standard filter applied to many of their photos — not racism.

In other words, every attack ad the Conservative Party produces uses a filter designed to make the targets appear to be people of colour.  The only feasible alternative to the current government is openly racist.  The sexism and homophobia (is LGBTQ-ism a better term?) is also on open display.

To recap the last few weeks in Con-land:

• The aren't going to balance the budget as quickly as they originally promised.  Given the strength of the economy, they have nothing to differentiate them from the current government
• They (claim they) are not going to repeal the legalization of pot.  Bye -bye anti-pot vote, no matter how insignificant that might be
• The Con environmental Con plan has been rejected by even the most ardent anti-Trudeau critics.  They have forfeited whatever green vote they were hoping for
• The claims that the Liberals are anti-oil industry aren't backed up by the facts.  The line of BS the Cons are pushing won't help them since they already have the Prairies locked up.
• People that get to know Scheer don't like him. (h/t Montreal Simon).  They aren't going to ride the personal popularity of the leader to victory

All they have left is an appeal to the haters.  As with Albertans who voted UCP, if you vote Conservative you own the racism.

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!Little PiPo is eager to jump very high!

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My previous post discussed David Climenhaga's observation of how Conservatives are channeling Republican tactics.  If there was any doubt, along comes the weaseliest of weasels to prove the point.

On the downside, it speaks to what will likely be a very disturbing election campaign.  On the upside, this baseless criticism might point to Conservative concern about their prospects.  If they were confident they would win, would they not speak of the integrity of our democratic institutions?Recommend this Post

!How High Should I Jump, Sir?!

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I couldn't quite put my finger on the weirdness of Senator Batters Bozo eruption last week.  But David Climenhaga puts all 8 fingers, two thumbs and ten toes on it.  Forget stories about Scheer taking orders from Harper.  Harper is just the intermediary.

The new and de-improved Conservatives take their orders from the Republicans.  As did Harper.  As did Day and those before them.

While this is disconcerting, and I say this as someone who despises Trump, the American President was able to carry out his role in the American tragedy.  Will Andrew Who be able to sufficiently emulate Trump in 5 months?  Especially in a Parliamentary system?

The Conservatives tried to ape Republican strategy for a decade under Harper and all it could achieve was a very slim majority.

Let us hope that, as with anytime we try to emulate a trend in the US, it is a pale northern imitation that we get.Recommend this Post