PM Harper: "Liberal Candidates Anti-Israel"
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Harper: most Liberal candidates anti-Israel
TORONTO (CP) — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says most of the candidates vying for the leadership of the Liberal party are anti-Israel.
Harper says a comment that Israel had perpetrated a “war crime“ with its attack on Lebanon typifies that sentiment.
That comment came from Liberal front-runner Michael Ignatieff, sparking his campaign co-chair to resign in protest this week.
But Harper says the war-crime view is consistent with the anti-Israeli position taken by, “virtually all” the Liberal candidates.
He also called the accusation against Israel a “serious charge.”
Harper made a point of saying he doesn’t support that view.
“I don’t think it’s helpful or useful,” he said
Now our leader as resorted to the anti-Israel labelling for any discussion putting Israel in ill favour....a serious gaf by the leading candidate no doubt but an equally stupid retort by the PM......
TORONTO (CP) — Prime Minister Stephen Harper says most of the candidates vying for the leadership of the Liberal party are anti-Israel.
Harper says a comment that Israel had perpetrated a “war crime“ with its attack on Lebanon typifies that sentiment.
That comment came from Liberal front-runner Michael Ignatieff, sparking his campaign co-chair to resign in protest this week.
But Harper says the war-crime view is consistent with the anti-Israeli position taken by, “virtually all” the Liberal candidates.
He also called the accusation against Israel a “serious charge.”
Harper made a point of saying he doesn’t support that view.
“I don’t think it’s helpful or useful,” he said
Now our leader as resorted to the anti-Israel labelling for any discussion putting Israel in ill favour....a serious gaf by the leading candidate no doubt but an equally stupid retort by the PM......
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Does Bob Rare even have a platform that hes running on? I truely think he's running for a leadership position without having a stated position on anything. It's an interesting approach to leadership. Not one I'd ever vote for.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
I'd rather have Connie Fogal or Jack Layton
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
Oh well, big deal, Harper is calling Liberals anti-semites. It's all bullshit man. At least his platform doesn't include banning gay marriage, abortion and cooperating with the AU. Harper wanted to build a firewall around Alberta, essentially excluding it from federal law.
Agreed. I like some NDP policies, but Jack Layton is a tool. So is Ignatieff. The guy talked out of his ass and pissed off people in his own party. Now he gets to suffer the political consequences.
Do you have a source for that? Quite frankly, it sounds made up.
The party has some good ideas, but its full of ignorant fuckwads. This sort of thing is why I can't really give them my full support.
Here is one article on it, not a very good source though http://www.nowar-paix.ca/nowar/forum/5413
Back before our last election I investigated all the parties and the people in the parties because I had never voted before and wanted to make a good vote. I learned a lot of shit man, I even saw the email this article talks about. I'd have to keep searching to find a more credible source, but they are there.
when it hits you, you feel to pain.
So brutalize me with music.”
~ Bob Marley
In a hard-hitting speech in Toronto, Ignatieff called Harper's recent comments a "disgrace" for a man supposed to represent all Canadians.
Ignatieff came under fire earlier this week after saying that last summer's bombing of a Lebanese village by Israel was a war crime. That prompted the prime minister to claim that many of the Liberal leadership candidates were anti-Israel.
Ignatieff today called what happened in the village a tragedy, and said international bodies must determine whether a war crime was committed.
He also said war crimes were committed by both sides during the summer conflict.
Ignatieff accused Harper of blindly pursuing a right-wing ideology, and of weakening Canada's ability to help broker peace in the Mideast
Good for him....don't let the likes of Harper slander you....Harper using the quintessential "right" arguement....that is anything against Israel means instantly you are anti-Israel.....sick of that arguement.....I give Ignatieff credit for slamming BOTH sides while our PM sticks to one side....
He is clearly trying to divide canada. Will it work?. I dunno, because i can't trust election results now from our government that totaly admires an administration that fucks with the people's votes and tricks them into illegal wars, ect ect ect.
Democracy at risk here in canada.
am i wrong?
time always resides in my corner
so we will see.
You know what is a joke...is the Defence of Religion Act.....the most absurd piece of law I have seen....a guaranteed knock to their support...talk about taking the seperation of church and state and throwing it in the junker.....
i was gunna mention that but i thought i would come up in another thread
Its all about revenge. Revenge against homosexuals. If gays can get married then(goes against everything jesus has taught) Chritians will have the right to legally speak hatefully about them in public. Whats next? KKK public hate speaking rights. Harper is a PiG. More than that, a very Bad Man.
I am ashamed.
Lets not forget about his clear air act bullshit that has nothing to do with greenhouse gasses. Lets not forget about the evangelicals invading our parliment at question period. HAVE YOU SEEN BAIRD!? its like he is giving an angry sermon and every other party is the devil!, it is him who defends what goes against his very religion. I think Monte Solberg, Baird, McKay, Harper, Kenny ect ect have gotten jesus mixed up with Satan. They all learned it from NeoCon Tom Flannagan when the NeoCon Americans sent him over to search for and then take Harper as his apprentice.
here is alittle bio on Harper
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/politics/article.jsp?content=20050509_105134_105134
labels? far from it these days my friend. Labels are being used now to misleadingly educate those who only pop thier heads into polotics now and then. The Soundbyte Syndrome is destroying Canada. Harper uses this as a hypnotic political war tactic.
and Its getting worse.
What do you mean, far from it? If by getting worse you mean the namecalling and rhetoric from all sides of the political spectrum, then I agree. Harper and his anti-Israel labels is but one example.
Your paranoia about Harper isn't convincing me. His opponents are just as bad. He's a symptom of a broader problem, not the cause.
What we really need is people that aren't polarized. We need people that are Nuetral-Israel.
So the Liberals are out then, as well.
At least, some of them. Guys like Bob Rae have actually tried to show an unbiased stance. Ignatieff's stance on Israel is clearly as polarized as Harpers'.
Right, like the U.S. is when they broker deals between Israel and the Palestinians at Camp David.
I heard Ignatieff on CBC Radio One just a few minutes ago. He says he stands behind Israel, he's just critical of the particular Qana incident.
I don't care though. I'm sick of hearing about Israel this and that. No one takes a Pro-Palestine stance or they aren't in politics. Our country is totally bias towards Israel.
Harper is the noslehead of the funnel allowing the broader problem to seek in.
I don't buy it ... All you here about here is our large population of Lebanese (are they Lebanese, or are they Canadians? Seems to depend on the level of warfare in Lebanon), and there has been no shortage of criticism of the Israeli bombing (as well there should be).
As for a pro-Palestine stance ... Such a thing would be more palatable if they stopped using certain tactics ... That's a different topic, mind you. I think many Canadians are quite on the fence when it comes to that issue.
Dual-citizenship
anyways - its too bad harper couldn't rise above it ... and secondly, its too bad that we live in a country where a fact can have so many consequences ... lets face it here ... some acts israel committed in lebanon were most indeed a war crime ... it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out ... but it does take someone who isn't interested in politicking and is so blinded by nationality to see it ...
anyhoo - i'm not a fan of ignatieff ... after watching portions of the debate yesterday ... i think the leader who can best assure transparency and accountability would be the best leader ...
at the end of the day - the country is a liberal country in the way it votes ... all they have to do is not fraud the people and they will be in power ...
Yes, and no ... Yes, we vote as a "liberal country" when compared to say, the U.S. Our right goes nearwhere near as far as theirs does. But we don't vote like hardcore communists either. I think its more accurate to say that most Canadians are quite centrist, with some deviations to the right and left depending on government performance.
i guess it depends on where u see that centre line ... i consider the liberals centrist for canadians ... the conservatives used to be more centre-right when they were the progressive conservative ... but now, they are governing more right than centre for sure ...
also: anyone read danny williams comments? ... now, that harper is renegging on a promise, he's now turning his support away ... i'm really surprised harper is not at least trying to accomodate more - i guess he feels he has his majority locked up ...