en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/567141 Comments by SamDavies http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2011/05/designed-deteriorization/#IDComment150671398 The 12' Powerbook G4 that I am typing from has a well worn top case... Tue, 10 May 2011 14:00:13 +0000 http://www.cbc.ca/spark/2011/05/designed-deteriorization/#IDComment150671398 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/mulcair#IDComment149357958 Both of you are off! Haven't you heard - it's no longer "Dominion", the name has changed to "Metro". Considering the stupidity of this argument, I just want to make clear that I have never been employed by this particular grocery chain, though I most certainly have been a shopper! Fri, 6 May 2011 03:28:15 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/05/mulcair#IDComment149357958 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/what-went-wrong-with-the-projections/#IDComment148563547 The one thing I would say about Harper is that he has had some amazing luck with externals factors that have helped change the channel. The death of Osama the evening before voting without a doubt helped the Conservative cause (though to be clear, by no means am I suggesting that they would have lost without that event). The luck is at times so uncanny, I have to naturally suspect witchcraft... ;) Tue, 3 May 2011 20:31:07 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/what-went-wrong-with-the-projections/#IDComment148563547 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/caption-challenge-bin-laden-death-shot#IDComment148560943 lol - dementor's kiss was the first thing that crossed my mind! Tue, 3 May 2011 20:20:06 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/caption-challenge-bin-laden-death-shot#IDComment148560943 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/the-departed/#IDComment148475348 So sad that Glen Pearson lost his seat - he really was a stand-up guy who went beyond partisanship. Whoever doesn't think that every vote counts, take a look at Etobicoke Centre. Incumbent Liberal Borys Wrzesnewskyj lost his seat by 26 votes, with 52630 people voting. Those stray Liberals who could not be bothered to vote must be kicking themselves... Tue, 3 May 2011 15:30:04 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/the-departed/#IDComment148475348 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/ignatieff-resigns#IDComment148474529 Ouch. Ummmmm.... awkward.... Tue, 3 May 2011 15:26:45 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/03/ignatieff-resigns#IDComment148474529 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/and-now-a-word-from-bob-rae-and-ujjal-dosanjh/#IDComment146352930 Ack, thwwwp! Wed, 27 Apr 2011 01:19:43 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/26/and-now-a-word-from-bob-rae-and-ujjal-dosanjh/#IDComment146352930 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/wifi-on-steroids-could-white-space-save-canadas-internet/#IDComment145536276 Are you a tech geek version of Inigo Montoya? Sun, 24 Apr 2011 02:49:41 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/20/wifi-on-steroids-could-white-space-save-canadas-internet/#IDComment145536276 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144359466 While waiting for the subway today, I ran into Mephistopheles, and we started talking Canadian politics. He strongly implied that Iggy agreed to the standard transaction for Bloc support. True story. Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:49:18 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144359466 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144357434 Huh? The Liberals are forming a coalition with you? Can I get a citation please.... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:39:44 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144357434 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/ignatieff-talks-minority-scenarios-it-shouldnt-matter-but-it-probably-will/#IDComment144351819 Perhaps what this country needs is for you to run for office, and take up the mantle. Then everything would be peachy... Wed, 20 Apr 2011 00:14:29 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/ignatieff-talks-minority-scenarios-it-shouldnt-matter-but-it-probably-will/#IDComment144351819 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144348063 Calling your rants a "passion for Canada" is akin to a wife-beater bashing out of love. The things freedom makes people do... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:56:49 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144348063 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144344280 Indeed - It is a free country. And yet, I don't seem to recall suggesting that it was not? I also don't seem to recall ordering you to do (or not do) anything - I was simply giving my opinion, which you no doubt respect, given that we live in a free country. In any case - In through the nose (count to 4), hold for 4, breathe out for 6, then hold for 2. Repeat. Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:39:17 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144344280 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144338476 When did plebes learn how to write? So annoying..... but mostly boring... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:11:56 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144338476 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144338165 Not as crazy as your obsessive posting. Seriously - take some time to breathe. In through the nose, out through the mouth... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:10:27 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/statement-of-the-obvious/#IDComment144338165 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/sun-news-network-hard-news-straight-talk-short-skirts#IDComment144199657 Did not watch anything yesterday, but I did tune in this morning. As others have mentioned, are we sure that this is not SCTV II? The vibe I got was of desperation. Every 5 minutes, there was reminder of just how bad ass things were going to get, and I just kept waiting for the delivery, only to be disappointed. I turned it off, not because I could not handle the truth, but because I was so bored of seeing the same self promotional commercials. I'll admit, basing an opinion on the morning side of things is not balanced, but talk about a lousy first impression. For crying out loud - why have commercials so often (every 5 minutes) when they are so repetitive, unless you are dying to fill air time. Even worse, the morning program hosts keep repeating over and over the same message that the self promotional commercials deliver. This has to be a parody... Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:33:27 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/19/sun-news-network-hard-news-straight-talk-short-skirts#IDComment144199657 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143442738 Agreed. The most disturbing aspect of this is that she represented the status of women, and was paraded like a barbie doll. But when the doll was no longer fashionable, she was chucked like garbage. What a message to send to Canadians - Women are but toys in a mans world! As much as Helena as an MP makes me cringe (my god - that voice), she did in fact serve loyally for many many years. And even when she was chucked, she still supported those who fed her to the wolves. That takes balls. Harper is a disgusting pig who would whore out his mother if he could gain something in the process.... Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:26:28 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143442738 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143440624 As someone who does not think much of her, I find Harper much more repugnant. The media, as did I, believed that Harper had made his decision based on facts. I feel like a fool for ever believing he made the right call. What he did was use that information to purge her as an undesirable. What a scum bag. This is the same man who appointed a barbie doll to represent women, and paraded her as eye candy for TV footage. What a sexist piece of turd that man is. Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:18:39 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143440624 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143439273 How would you like to work for a company for 5+ years, only to be sacked via unproven allegations? My guess is that you would lawyer up... Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:14:24 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143439273 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143438699 I very much agree. I posted this in another thread, but will include it here as well: Just to clarify - I'm totally not a fan of the former barbie doll cabinet minister. I think she is a total ditz, and that she has simply been following the family path of entitlement. The fact that she was a cabinet member representing the status of women was almost a sick joke, keeping in mind how she was always strategically placed behind the PM to serve as eye candy. When the poop hit the fan, I was calling for blood, and was thrilled when Harper cut her loose. Finally, he seemed to be willing to do the right thing despite the possible negative consequences. Alas - as has been the case several times, I gave him far too much credit. You can love or hate Helena, but she really did not deserve to be treated the way she was treated. She was/is an elected MP for her riding with many years of service, during which she loyally towed the party line, and did as she was told. Does all that time and service mean nothing? Does it not in the least warrant more loyalty and support than she was given? When Harper ditched her, I thought he had done this based on actual evidence, where in reality, he kicked her down when she was at her weakest, and all on the basis of allegations. Like a leech, he sucked all he could out of her, and when there seemed to be little left, he crushed her. As much as I dislike Helena, I find Harper's behaviour much more repugnant. I very much disagree with your analysis of her patience. If anything, I was actually impressed/confused by how loyal she remained to Harper and the Conservatives, given that she had been thrown under a bus by them. I wondered how hard it must have been for her to restrain herself from lashing back. Instead, she kept voting alongside the party, even when the gov't was brought down. I felt sorry for her, and identified with her vulnerability, for what it is like to be a woman living in a mans world, where one has to subject oneself to different rules in order to try and survive. Too many women are used and abused in a world that is still largely ruled by men. And while I think Helena is herself a fool and NOT at all a strong role model for women, no one deserves to be treated as such. In my life, I've been in positions of power where I worked with people that I did not like and often did not agree with. There were times when these people were at their weakest, where I could have easily smothered them. I think I am a better person for not doing so. It's just not the right way to do things... Sat, 16 Apr 2011 18:12:09 +0000 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/04/15/he-says-she-says/#IDComment143438699