tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post8150507748955101942..comments2024-03-28T00:54:34.206-04:00Comments on BigCityLib Strikes Back: Not Victory, But... "Viggdury", Perhaps?bigcitylibhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-11829934884473947062008-03-19T22:03:00.000-04:002008-03-19T22:03:00.000-04:00check out my website at www.hammertimegp.blogspot....check out my website at www.hammertimegp.blogspot.comHammertimeGPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02371602740476338962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-30032809932464298322008-03-19T00:43:00.000-04:002008-03-19T00:43:00.000-04:00On the bright side for the Liberals (and the NDP),...On the bright side for the Liberals (and the NDP), Vancouver in a by-election is probably a good lab for testing the maximum possible Green vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-4670293880237531762008-03-18T20:28:00.000-04:002008-03-18T20:28:00.000-04:00So, ti-guy, dyou thing markus, whitey et al are al...<I>So, ti-guy, dyou thing markus, whitey et al are all the same guy?</I><BR/><BR/>Does it matter?<BR/><BR/>I haven't been watching for clues lately, since, in the long run, Conservatives all sound the same anyway and just repeat the same things over and over and over again.<BR/><BR/>What I find really hilarious is that they write exactly the same comments whether they're trolling non-Conservative blogs or <I>dialoguing</I> over on their own cretin-fests.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-3065773612315300162008-03-18T20:14:00.000-04:002008-03-18T20:14:00.000-04:00So, ti-guy, dyou thing markus, whitey et al are al...So, ti-guy, dyou thing markus, whitey et al are all the same guy?bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-53779527629969310592008-03-18T20:12:00.000-04:002008-03-18T20:12:00.000-04:00I love the "low turnout" meme as if that somehow s...<I>I love the "low turnout" meme as if that somehow shows that in a "high turnout vote" the Lib numbers would be through the roof.</I><BR/><BR/>Heh. I love the Conserva-tard tendency to assume one assertion implies <I>another assertion.</I>.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, 'tards, it doesn't. All I mean here is that an unrepresentative sample can't tell you much at all.<BR/><BR/>The only thing that was determined yesterday is that the Liberals won three by-elections out of four.<BR/><BR/>Three of four. 3/4. 75%. Far into majority territory.<BR/><BR/>Ewps...Forget that last part. Went Conserva-tard there for a sec.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-40144541297578449462008-03-18T19:59:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:59:00.000-04:00Hehe, I love the "low turnout" meme as if that som...Hehe, I love the "low turnout" meme as if that somehow shows that in a "high turnout vote" the Lib numbers would be through the roof.<BR/><BR/>In fact Quadra had the highest turnout of the by-elections and the Libs' support dropped the most there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-3879120532941196702008-03-18T19:57:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:57:00.000-04:00Ti-guy's right.Liberals losing support in the by-e...Ti-guy's right.<BR/><BR/>Liberals losing support in the by-elections is a good sign for the Liberals.<BR/><BR/>Ti-Guy just calls it like it is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-46292324324555269332008-03-18T19:38:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:38:00.000-04:00I laugh a ti-guy when he talks as if the opposite ...<I>I laugh a ti-guy when he talks as if the opposite is true.</I><BR/><BR/>As if the opposite of <I>what</I> is true? You and the other Biffs are the ones examining the entrails of poorly attended by-election results, making all kinds of assertions.<BR/><BR/>...all good for Conservatives, naturally.<BR/><BR/>Fuck, the Republicans have been doing <I>that</I> for seven years. They've never once been right.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, don't stop talking. As long as stupid people think everything is working out in their favour, I'll know their critics are correct.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-53161529775535272322008-03-18T19:31:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:31:00.000-04:00I didn't ask you, Dante, what you thought of corpo...I didn't ask you, Dante, what you <I>thought</I> of corporate welfare and neither did I ask you for yet another expression of Conservative-brand hatred for the poor. I asked you how the corporate welfare queens were doing.<BR/><BR/>Don't you care? Good God, Dainty...where's your <I>humanity?</I>Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-39055079091002311122008-03-18T19:29:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:29:00.000-04:00First it was Montreal that was safe.That's out the...First it was Montreal that was safe.<BR/><BR/>That's out the window with Outremont.<BR/><BR/>Then they said urban Vancouver was safe, <BR/><BR/>and their vote went from a 21 point spread over the CPC to a stunning one half of one percent spread.<BR/><BR/>I laugh a ti-guy when he talks as if the opposite is true.<BR/><BR/>Other than downtown Toronto there are no safe seats for the Liberals.<BR/><BR/>They said if the Libs could lose in Outremont, they could lose anywhere. And they were right, with one exception. Downtown Toronto.<BR/><BR/>Downtown that is. The 905 belt is very much up for grabs.<BR/><BR/>Oh, BTW, now that we've gone through two by-elections where the polls (at least the ones you chose to look at) clearly count Liberals who'll bother to say "sure" to supporting the Libs over the phone but have no intentions of hauling themselves to the poll for such an inspiring leader as Dion,<BR/><BR/>perhaps you may just recognize that any real gains for the Liberal party exist only in the imagination of partisan Liberals such as yourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-12961215204775655742008-03-18T19:18:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:18:00.000-04:00The strong Liberal lead in urban Vancouver has eva...The strong Liberal lead in urban Vancouver has evaporated.<BR/><BR/>They also dropped significantly in Saskatchewan as well.<BR/><BR/>And Dion is calling this a great day for Liberals.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-16422894305875828572008-03-18T19:00:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:00:00.000-04:00Corporate welfare belongs to the left.If a bank ne...Corporate welfare belongs to the left.<BR/><BR/>If a bank needs a bailout, they should go to new shareholders.<BR/><BR/>Frankly, I wouldn't drop a penny of taxpayer money into any large corporation without some equity share so there.<BR/><BR/>There is enough whoring on the public dime by the big shots in the public service and crown corporations.Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467453055415173229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-39679044367672867802008-03-18T17:52:00.000-04:002008-03-18T17:52:00.000-04:00QED.Thank you, Dante.I'm not originally from Toron...QED.<BR/><BR/>Thank you, Dante.<BR/><BR/>I'm not originally from Toronto and I couldn't stand it as a kid/young adult. The white, old-order Torontonians were miserable...surly, dull, ego-centric (for reasons that escaped me completely) and frankly, low-class. The food was bad and the customer service was deplorable. Much has improved.<BR/><BR/>Speaking of freeloaders, how are the corporate welfare queens doing, Dante? Are they anticipating bail-outs or soiling their <I>Depends?</I>Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-83865041689179172422008-03-18T16:45:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:45:00.000-04:00----They haven't been a force in the city for at l...----They haven't been a force in the city for at least 20 years. They've either all died or moved to Barrie----<BR/><BR/>It's been about 20 years since the city turned into a toilet.<BR/><BR/>Ever since us "impolite, miserable, parochial and dull" people moved out, you freeloaders have had a hand out for support.<BR/><BR/>I prefer to think of us ex-Torontonians as the "Upper Class". The dirt and crime is far too much for the civilized.Dantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17467453055415173229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-79395217254506046442008-03-18T15:41:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:41:00.000-04:00I worry that your throwing around of the Toronto-h...<I>I worry that your throwing around of the Toronto-hating moniker so loosely only belittles the term and makes people less aware of legitimate Toronto-hating.</I><BR/><BR/>The only legitimate Toronto-hating I remember was as a result of Torontonians such as yourself...impolite, miserable, parochial and dull.<BR/><BR/>They haven't been a force in the city for at least 20 years. They've either all died or moved to Barrie.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-29667294594048006472008-03-18T15:25:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:25:00.000-04:00bcl: i got plenty of proper handles, but posting a...bcl: i got plenty of proper handles, but posting anonymously seems to enrage ti-guy so that's why I do it.<BR/><BR/>anyways, too bad - i understand the sour grapes, your party is basically being run by the liberal version of stockwell day. I definitely appreciate that you have the common sense of not hailing yesterday's results as a victory for the Liberals.<BR/><BR/>was the Leafs reference what did it?<BR/><BR/>I mean you've tolerated pretty heavy stuff in the past so I was quite surprised.<BR/><BR/>For posterity, I will try and rephrase the main point of my post:<BR/><BR/>Liberals are in no position to harp against liberals who arent Liberal enough (see Ti-guy's ridiculous take-down of blue lib) and definitely not in a position to write off the entire country except for TO (see Ti-guy's ridiculous rant against rural areas).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-21368947267868976852008-03-18T15:14:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:14:00.000-04:00Anon, it was both dumb and did not amuse me. Thin...Anon, it was both dumb and did not amuse me. Think up a proper handle and you can be twice as dumb and half as funny.bigcitylibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081538803991095825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-80234387917999875402008-03-18T15:11:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:11:00.000-04:00hey bcl: what was so wrong about my post you had t...hey bcl: what was so wrong about my post you had to delete it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-68751638477217867882008-03-18T15:06:00.000-04:002008-03-18T15:06:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-22324645066391281512008-03-18T14:36:00.000-04:002008-03-18T14:36:00.000-04:00"Toronto-hating can only take you so far, rube."Ri..."Toronto-hating can only take you so far, rube."<BR/><BR/>Right. I'm a Toronto-hater because I point out that the Liberals are in tough races pretty much everywhere outside that city's core and suggest that perhaps star Liberal candidates may want to avoid running in those ridings. <BR/><BR/>As a fellow Torontonian (Yes, Conservative supporters do live in cities. In Canada. I'm not making this up.), I worry that your throwing around of the Toronto-hating moniker so loosely only belittles the term and makes people less aware of legitimate Toronto-hating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-74517758332365084182008-03-18T14:10:00.000-04:002008-03-18T14:10:00.000-04:00The big loser last night was Layton . . . the NDP ...The big loser last night was Layton . . . the NDP lost big time and Jacko better watch his backside 'cause Mulcair has national aspirationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-84814271286593434872008-03-18T13:55:00.000-04:002008-03-18T13:55:00.000-04:00Basically any riding where the area code doesn't s...<I>Basically any riding where the area code doesn't start with a 416.</I><BR/><BR/>Like London? Or Windsor? Or Ottawa? Or Montreal? Or Vancouver? <BR/><BR/>I don't know what these rubes are going on about all the time with the area codes. When they use the phone, do they think they're engaged in a clash of civilisations or something?<BR/><BR/><I>back in the day when people other than you actually believed that the Conservatives were going to destroy the social fabric of this country.</I><BR/><BR/>I never believed that. I just oppose anyone who thinks unpopulated farmland or vast wastelands of ex-urban/suburban blight constitute the social fabric of <I>any society.</I> One doesn't contain any people and the other represents social <I>failure</I>; as J H Kunstler calls it, the geography of nowhere. Places too ugly, too bleak to care about.<BR/><BR/>Toronto-hating can only take you so far, rube.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-52540931049252172042008-03-18T13:12:00.000-04:002008-03-18T13:12:00.000-04:00"And which ridings would those be, outside the rur..."And which ridings would those be, outside the rural redoubts of wingnut-land that no one who matters care about anyway?"<BR/><BR/>Basically any riding where the area code doesn't start with a 416. <BR/><BR/>Still, I like the idea of Bob Rae running against Flaherty in Whitby-Oshawa. Bob Rae can talk about how irresponsible Flaherty was at Queen's Park and how he left the Ontario Liberals with a deficit. And then Flaherty can remind everyone about the even bigger deficit Bob Rae left his government and then add in how under Rae's leadership many more Ontarians got the added benefit of being poorer and, in many cases, unemployed. Oh, the good old pre-Harris days before the PCs destroyed the province by actually creating manufacturing jobs and increasing the wealth of the average Ontarian.<BR/><BR/>As for Martha, she couldn't even win outside the 416 back in the day when people other than you actually believed that the Conservatives were going to destroy the social fabric of this country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-4608407312163195272008-03-18T12:34:00.000-04:002008-03-18T12:34:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23292180.post-84767042279070318802008-03-18T12:33:00.000-04:002008-03-18T12:33:00.000-04:00Probably because the stars didn't want to run in r...<I>Probably because the stars didn't want to run in ridings they would likely lose.</I><BR/><BR/>And which ridings would those be, outside the rural redoubts of wingnut-land that no one who matters care about anyway?Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.com