| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
 Frankie
Joined: 30 Mar 2003 Total posts: 6591 Location: Ontario Age: 11 Gender: Male
|
 Posted: 02/ 25/ 04 9:46 pm Post subject: Belindas socialist friends doubtfull? |
 |
|
Found posted on a web site while doing research. If a friend don't think she has what it takes... We should worry.
| Quote: | Friday Jan 16, 2004
Hey, apparently Ryerson University teaches a section on "Asian authors," and includes me on their list of appropriate writers to read.
So Magna CEO Belinda Stronach is running for leadership of Canada's new Conservative party. Before I continue, I should offer the following in the spirit of full disclosure...
I've met Belinda on several occasions. Over the past decade, I was a three-time semi-finalist for the Magna For Canada essay competition, which was administered by Belinda at the behest of her political wannabe (and billionaire) dad, Frank. As a result, Belinda and I interacted on many occasions, both formal and informal; we even had a drink one night. One of my weirdest memories is of waiting up in a university office in the wee hours in Bangalore, India, in the summer of 1996, awaiting a phone call from the Magna board. This was particularly terrifying since I wasn't sure if the Dean would arrive in time to let me in the office, or if the phones would indeed work! (This was India, after all.) Well, they worked, and I defended my essay from half a world away. The board was made up of prominent Canadian businessmen, journalists and retired Members of Parliament. I'll never forget hearing in the distance through the phone a distinctly feminine voice: "Hi, Ray. It's me, Belinda. Do you remember me?" It went a long way toward putting me at ease.... though, clearly, not enough to actually win the competition.
(Remind me one day to tell you about the great parties Magna held for the essay contests. I once literally tripped former Ontario premier Bob Rae, and had a champagne drinking contest with the infamous Alan Eagleson. Magna knows how to throw a party.)
Belinda and I are the same age. Here's a sobering thought: ten years later, Belinda is a billionaire, a CEO, Forbes Magazine's 2nd most powerful businesswoman on the planet and now potentially a Prime Minister of Canada. Me? I'm essentially unemployed, penniless and homeless. Aw, now I'm depressed and need a cookie. For the record, I always found Belinda to be both charming and fetching and never objectionable in the least.
Having said that, there are necessarily concerns that she does not have the credentials, nor has she earned her dues, to seek one of the highest seats in the land. I'm somewhat torn on the issue. Of course, as a good pinko commie I despise privilege. But at the same time, I support every citizen's right to aspire to any public office he or she chooses. So why not run?
If Harper wins the leadership race, it will push the Conservative party further to the right, assuring their status as the official Opposition, but unlikely allowing them to ever form the government.... which is fine by me. If Stronach wins, the Liberal and Conservative parties may become more indistinguishable, especially given the fiscal rightist tendencies of our current Liberal PM, Mr. Martin. But what a field day Jack Layton would have with Belinda! You just know Jack is holding back his tongue, waiting for the opportunity to let loose.
What do I want? To be honest, I'm somewhat content with the Liberal oligarchy, but would prefer a more prominent role for the federal NDP, especially now that Ed Broadbent is running again. To that end, Belinda is a strategically apt choice for Conservative leader. Plus, if she ever does become Prime Minister, it would be cool to have as a memory the leader of a G7 country shouting at me through a phone, "Hi, Ray.... Do you remember me?"
|
This has to be the most whimsical way of looking at politics. No wonder he’s a penniless socialist. Notice the Bob Rae reference and the “happy with the liberals "comment. This is why I fight.
[url]http://www.deonandan.com[/url]
_________________
The opinions expressed by the above poster are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the forum's moderators or owners. Questions and comments can be sent to the boy on the left. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Sponsor
|
Use PayPal to make regular monthly $20 donations to the free speech cause - quit any time! Or make a one time donation!
|
 |
Wlyonmackenzie
Joined: 30 Oct 2002 Total posts: 14830 Location: Knee deep in Progressivist BS Gender: Male
|
| Posted: 02/ 25/ 04 9:55 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| Quote: | | Notice the Bob Rae reference and the “happy with the liberals "comment. This is why I fight. |
It's hard to fight dementia....that is the key to leftist political wins 
_________________
Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive; those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. - C.S. Lewis, In Freedom .
Celebrate Hard Likker and Handgun week here at the Shadowy GroupTM   |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| freedom-man Joined: 17 Apr 2003 Total posts: 3933 Location: Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada Gender: Male
|
| Posted: 10/ 02/ 04 3:59 pm Post subject: |
|
|
yawn  |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
EdS
Joined: 06 Jan 2001 Total posts: 16956 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Age: 15 Gender: Male
|
| Posted: 10/ 02/ 04 5:58 pm Post subject: |
|
|
| freedom-man wrote: | | yawn |
Exactly. Who gives a flying f**k what some unemployed, half-finished, failed Toronto writer thinks?
The guy's penniless?
Get a real job, asshole!
_________________
"There are some opinions so stupid, only liberals could hold them"
-- after George Orwell
General Militia of Flight 93 reporting for duty!
"Let's Roll!"
"Groyser Chochem" of the Shadowy GroupTM
 Am Ysroel Chai |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
| kowalski Joined: 15 May 2004 Total posts: 2978 Location: Seeking a safe seat. Gender: Unknown
|
| Posted: 10/ 03/ 04 9:32 pm Post subject: Re: Belindas socialist friends doubtfull? |
|
|
| Quote: | | But what a field day Jack Layton would have with Belinda! You just know Jack is holding back his tongue, waiting for the opportunity to let loose. |
Marshall Please. This is a family website. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
| Belindas socialist friends doubtfull? |
|
|
Page 1 of 1
All times are GMT - 5 Hours |
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
|
|
