St. Catharines Libs joke about PM assassination
Newsbot @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:35 pm
Title: St. Catharines Libs joke about PM assassination
Category: Political
Posted By: mtbr
Date: 2008-07-09 12:11:17
Canadian
ridenrain @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:35 pm
This was just stupid.
It might be fun to tell jokes like that but you're an idiot if you put them in print, or on old candid video clips.
Mustang1 @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:41 pm
Here's the actual content,
"This story was sent to me with the comment – Enjoy! I hope this brings a smile and a chuckle.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were
in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the PM if he would like to lead the discussion on the word “tragedy”. So the illustrious
leader asked the class for an example of a “tragedy”.
One little boy stood up and offered: “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a
tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.
“No,” said Harper, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raised her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone
inside, that would be a tragedy.”
“I’m afraid not,” explained Harper. “That’s what we would call great loss.
“The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Harper searched the room. “Isn’t there someone here
who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand... In a quiet voice he said: “If the plane
carrying you and Mrs. Harper was struck by a “friendly fire” missile and blown to smithereens that would be
a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaimed Harper. “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?”
“Well,” says the boy, “It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn’t be a great loss....... and it
probably wouldn’t be an accident either”.
Regina @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:44 pm
Mustang1 Mustang1:
Here's the actual content,
"This story was sent to me with the comment – Enjoy! I hope this brings a smile and a chuckle.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were
in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the PM if he would like to lead the discussion on the word “tragedy”. So the illustrious
leader asked the class for an example of a “tragedy”.
One little boy stood up and offered: “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a
tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.
“No,” said Harper, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raised her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone
inside, that would be a tragedy.”
“I’m afraid not,” explained Harper. “That’s what we would call great loss.
“The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Harper searched the room. “Isn’t there someone here
who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand... In a quiet voice he said: “If the plane
carrying you and Mrs. Harper was struck by a “friendly fire” missile and blown to smithereens that would be
a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaimed Harper. “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?”
“Well,” says the boy, “It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn’t be a great loss....... and it
probably wouldn’t be an accident either”.
"This story was sent to me with the comment – Enjoy! I hope this brings a smile and a chuckle.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were
in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the PM if he would like to lead the discussion on the word “tragedy”. So the illustrious
leader asked the class for an example of a “tragedy”.
One little boy stood up and offered: “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a
tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.
“No,” said Harper, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raised her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone
inside, that would be a tragedy.”
“I’m afraid not,” explained Harper. “That’s what we would call great loss.
“The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Harper searched the room. “Isn’t there someone here
who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand... In a quiet voice he said: “If the plane
carrying you and Mrs. Harper was struck by a “friendly fire” missile and blown to smithereens that would be
a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaimed Harper. “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?”
“Well,” says the boy, “It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn’t be a great loss....... and it
probably wouldn’t be an accident either”.
saturn_656 @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:46 pm
I don't care if the Liberals make jokes about killing the PM, so long as they understand that turnabout is fair play.
CanAm1 @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:49 pm
Funny when Trudeau and Chretien were in power I felt the same way. 
Chumley @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:51 pm
Mustang1 Mustang1:
Here's the actual content,
"This story was sent to me with the comment – Enjoy! I hope this brings a smile and a chuckle.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were
in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the PM if he would like to lead the discussion on the word “tragedy”. So the illustrious
leader asked the class for an example of a “tragedy”.
One little boy stood up and offered: “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a
tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.
“No,” said Harper, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raised her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone
inside, that would be a tragedy.”
“I’m afraid not,” explained Harper. “That’s what we would call great loss.
“The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Harper searched the room. “Isn’t there someone here
who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand... In a quiet voice he said: “If the plane
carrying you and Mrs. Harper was struck by a “friendly fire” missile and blown to smithereens that would be
a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaimed Harper. “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?”
“Well,” says the boy, “It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn’t be a great loss....... and it
probably wouldn’t be an accident either”.
"This story was sent to me with the comment – Enjoy! I hope this brings a smile and a chuckle.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper was visiting a primary school and he visited one of the classes. They were
in the middle of a discussion related to words and their meanings.
The teacher asked the PM if he would like to lead the discussion on the word “tragedy”. So the illustrious
leader asked the class for an example of a “tragedy”.
One little boy stood up and offered: “If my best friend, who lives on a farm, is playing in the field and a
tractor runs over him and kills him, that would be a tragedy.
“No,” said Harper, “that would be an accident.”
A little girl raised her hand: “If a school bus carrying 50 children drove over a cliff, killing everyone
inside, that would be a tragedy.”
“I’m afraid not,” explained Harper. “That’s what we would call great loss.
“The room went silent. No other children volunteered. Harper searched the room. “Isn’t there someone here
who can give me an example of a tragedy?”
Finally at the back of the room, Little Johnny raised his hand... In a quiet voice he said: “If the plane
carrying you and Mrs. Harper was struck by a “friendly fire” missile and blown to smithereens that would be
a tragedy.”
“Fantastic!” exclaimed Harper. “That’s right. And can you tell me why that would be tragedy?”
“Well,” says the boy, “It has to be a tragedy, because it certainly wouldn’t be a great loss....... and it
probably wouldn’t be an accident either”.
robmik43 @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:54 pm
Old joke..it's been around for years, and
also had Mulroney, Chretien, Clinton, and Bush
all as the butt of the joke.
Only thing supposedly new here, is the idiocy
of the Lib MP for getting caught spreading it...
but Lib MP idiocy isn't all that new, either. 
ridenrain @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:58 pm
I got the joke, Mustang, but it's still stupid to print it.
This is knuckle draging stuff and simply looks pitifull in a public newsletter.
Here is the publication in question:
http://stevejanke.com/archives/Spring_08.pdf
I do hope these idiots apologize because we're all getting tired of suing the Liberals.
Chumley @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 12:58 pm
I think there is a Ceasar version 
C.M. Burns @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:01 pm
What a dickhead. There's no reason to include spouses in shit like this.
bootlegga @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:32 pm
Chumley Chumley:
I think there is a Ceasar version
Mustang1 @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:42 pm
ridenrain ridenrain:
I got the joke, Mustang, but it's still stupid to print it.
This is knuckle draging stuff and simply looks pitifull in a public newsletter.
Here is the publication in question:
http://stevejanke.com/archives/Spring_08.pdf
I do hope these idiots apologize because we're all getting tired of suing the Liberals.
This is knuckle draging stuff and simply looks pitifull in a public newsletter.
Here is the publication in question:
http://stevejanke.com/archives/Spring_08.pdf
I do hope these idiots apologize because we're all getting tired of suing the Liberals.
And how exactly will one sue over this?
meaden24 @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 2:50 pm
ha just another example of why the liberals are a terrible government but an even worse opposition. Luckily Harper doesn't have to worry about Liberals being in power for a long time.
ridenrain @ Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:16 pm
lily lily:
This joke has been told about Bush and Blair, among others, and you didn't see anyone get their knickers in a knot then.
Why are the Cons so touchy? Is it true they don't really have a sense of humour... did anyone take this as a serious threat?
Why are the Cons so touchy? Is it true they don't really have a sense of humour... did anyone take this as a serious threat?
Prove that.
Please find me another example of someone stupid or arrogant enough to print it in a public newsletter.
It's expecially funny and pathetic that this joke followed the presidents condemnation of CPC attack ads and a plea for less mean spirited politics. What part of Hypocricy don't you folks get here?
This appears above the joke in question:
$1:
I recently read an article regarding out brain’s negative bias. The brain is simply built with a greater sensitivity to unpleasant news. The bias is so automatic that it can be detected at the earliest stage of the brain’s information processing. For example, why do insults once hurled at us stick inside our skull, sometimes for decades? The answer is, for the same reason political smear campaigns out pull positive ones. Nastiness just makes a bigger impact on our brains.
There seems to be some kind of thermostat regulates the balance between positive and negative experiences. The article identifies the need to strike a balance between negativity and positivity in the atmosphere.
Do you wonder why it is so difficult to strike a balance? Reading the local or national newspapers and watching television is usually not a positive uplifting experience. The programs and columns are predominantly negative. It is significant to note that negative people not only harm themselves; they harm the world.
This has now spread to the current government. We have seen this negative cycle far too often this winter with the comments by our National Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. He warned Ontario was in danger of becoming a “have-not” province. The move was not just unusual it is part of this government’s agenda to continue the negative spin. With the US economy cooling off, we need and deserve a government that is addressing the complex issues in a positive, cooperative and futuristic approach.
So this is my message for spring. Let’s stop the spread of gloom and misery. Let’s be aware when we are being manipulated and let’s look through it.
Let’s treat this negative spin culture like the spread of germs. The key message in stopping the spread of germs is – Wash your hands. The message in the stopping the spread of gloom and misery – let’s have some laughter. It has been said laughter is the best medicine and if we have to carry something contagious, let’s carry a smile and a chuckle.
There seems to be some kind of thermostat regulates the balance between positive and negative experiences. The article identifies the need to strike a balance between negativity and positivity in the atmosphere.
Do you wonder why it is so difficult to strike a balance? Reading the local or national newspapers and watching television is usually not a positive uplifting experience. The programs and columns are predominantly negative. It is significant to note that negative people not only harm themselves; they harm the world.
This has now spread to the current government. We have seen this negative cycle far too often this winter with the comments by our National Finance Minister Jim Flaherty. He warned Ontario was in danger of becoming a “have-not” province. The move was not just unusual it is part of this government’s agenda to continue the negative spin. With the US economy cooling off, we need and deserve a government that is addressing the complex issues in a positive, cooperative and futuristic approach.
So this is my message for spring. Let’s stop the spread of gloom and misery. Let’s be aware when we are being manipulated and let’s look through it.
Let’s treat this negative spin culture like the spread of germs. The key message in stopping the spread of germs is – Wash your hands. The message in the stopping the spread of gloom and misery – let’s have some laughter. It has been said laughter is the best medicine and if we have to carry something contagious, let’s carry a smile and a chuckle.
Let's conteract negativity with a little joke about someone and their family murdered.. What part of Hypocricy don't you folks get here?