Showing posts with label Conservatives. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Conservatives. Show all posts
Saturday, October 18, 2008
The Daily Show and The Canadian Election
Happened upon this on-air this morning - maybe this is why I would vote for the Conservatives in Canada!
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Here's a New One...
In relation to yesterday's Canadian election...the Conservatives didn't get a Minority. According to Wikepedia, they got this...
In voting, a plurality vote is the largest number of votes to be received by any candidate or proposition when three or more choices are possible. With only 2 choices the winner would have the majority. The candidate or proposition receiving the largest number of votes has a plurality.
Therefore with a whopping 143 of a possible 308 seats, the Conservatives will rule with a plurality government. Isn't that the same as double-speak?
In voting, a plurality vote is the largest number of votes to be received by any candidate or proposition when three or more choices are possible. With only 2 choices the winner would have the majority. The candidate or proposition receiving the largest number of votes has a plurality.
Therefore with a whopping 143 of a possible 308 seats, the Conservatives will rule with a plurality government. Isn't that the same as double-speak?
Monday, October 13, 2008
I Am Way Too Opinionated!
I really needed an outlet for my opinions. I have gotten in trouble so many times for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person at the wrong time.
I can't help myself - call it passion, call it inquisitiveness, call it stupidity - I just have to express myself.
Over at my other blog, SportsMum, I have been sharing about my family and our life in and around sports. Frequently, I have veered off into Opinionville, which I'm sure has alienated those readers who simply want to know whether my oldest is playing quarterback on his freshman team, whether my middle son won his wrestling match, or whether my youngest son mastered his latest Nintendo DS game! (It's really not THAT boring - but you get the idea)
I recently posted my thoughts on Sarah Palin and her choice to run for Vice-President. This elicited several intense discussions and a call from a Producer at Fox News.
It was then that I knew I needed a place to vent and for others to have their way with me!
Here's my current status - I am a Canadian, living in the United States as a Permanent Resident (Green Card), therefore not able to vote - ANYWHERE! Crazy huh? - I have my reasons and you know I'll tell you about them!
I love Barack Obama but also would vote for Stephen Harper (a Conservative), in tomorrow's Canadian election. I think John McCain has a lot of class, that George Bush is an idiot but his wife Laura is amazing, that Hilary is right on when she says "it takes a village to raise a child", and that our education system can be fixed - if the government would fund it properly! (No Child Left Behind is a joke!)
And that's just what I'm thinking today...
I can't help myself - call it passion, call it inquisitiveness, call it stupidity - I just have to express myself.
Over at my other blog, SportsMum, I have been sharing about my family and our life in and around sports. Frequently, I have veered off into Opinionville, which I'm sure has alienated those readers who simply want to know whether my oldest is playing quarterback on his freshman team, whether my middle son won his wrestling match, or whether my youngest son mastered his latest Nintendo DS game! (It's really not THAT boring - but you get the idea)
I recently posted my thoughts on Sarah Palin and her choice to run for Vice-President. This elicited several intense discussions and a call from a Producer at Fox News.
It was then that I knew I needed a place to vent and for others to have their way with me!
Here's my current status - I am a Canadian, living in the United States as a Permanent Resident (Green Card), therefore not able to vote - ANYWHERE! Crazy huh? - I have my reasons and you know I'll tell you about them!
I love Barack Obama but also would vote for Stephen Harper (a Conservative), in tomorrow's Canadian election. I think John McCain has a lot of class, that George Bush is an idiot but his wife Laura is amazing, that Hilary is right on when she says "it takes a village to raise a child", and that our education system can be fixed - if the government would fund it properly! (No Child Left Behind is a joke!)
And that's just what I'm thinking today...
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