Thousands vow to keep porch lights on for Layton
Newsbot @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:56 pm
Title: Thousands vow to keep porch lights on for Layton
Category: Misc CDN
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2011-08-23 16:00:26
Canadian
G-prime @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 7:56 pm
not sure if Jack would like people keeping a light on..he was very "green" but thats ok I guess
Unsound @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:18 pm
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
Yogi @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 8:56 pm
Unsound Unsound:
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
getting????
sandorski @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:11 pm
G-prime G-prime:
not sure if Jack would like people keeping a light on..he was very "green" but thats ok I guess
hehe, my first thought as well. It's a nice gesture though.
Gunnair @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:19 pm
Yogi Yogi:
Unsound Unsound:
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
getting????
Be that as it may, I'm betting that if something happened to Harper and there was a massive and spontaneous outpouring of grief, most of the righties wouldn't be acting so sickened.
jeff744 @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 9:55 pm
Unsound Unsound:
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
If anything it shows how great a man we have lost that people are willing to do this.
Yogi @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:07 pm
Gunnair Gunnair:
Yogi Yogi:
Unsound Unsound:
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
getting????
Be that as it may, I'm betting that if something happened to Harper and there was a massive and spontaneous outpouring of grief, most of the righties wouldn't be acting so sickened.
Respect IS deserved. The 'pomp & cermon is over the top, as it always is for 'celebrity' of any stripe!
ShepherdsDog @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 10:20 pm
jeff744 jeff744:
Unsound Unsound:
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
If anything it shows how great a man we have lost that people are willing to do this.
Oh come on. let's put things in perspective now. He was a politician, who a few months ago was being ridiculed for visiting a brothel, taking up space in a public housing complex, racking up huge bills in personal expenses on the public's dime and whose motives were being questioned as he cozied up to the separatists and their cause. Any sympathy I feel for him, is because he was a cancer victim who lost his fight...it ends there, but it's my hope that because he was a public figure, Cancer research may get extra funding/attention.
martin14 @ Wed Aug 24, 2011 11:08 pm
Unsound Unsound:
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
Yes, we'll be hauling out Princess Diana soon.
IGA @ Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:15 am
I'm sorry for his family and friends that he lost his battle with cancer, but a great Canadian? Don't think so. If the country ever had the misfortune of electing a NDP government federally the damage they would cause would take years to correct. Just like in B.C. or Ontario. Just because he could fool voters in Toronto, doesn't make him great. Next the worlds greatest heroine ELIZABETH MAY!!!
bootlegga @ Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:20 am
Gunnair Gunnair:
Yogi Yogi:
Unsound Unsound:
I hate to be a party pooper, but this is all getting a little bit silly.
getting????
Be that as it may, I'm betting that if something happened to Harper and there was a massive and spontaneous outpouring of grief, most of the righties wouldn't be acting so sickened.
You hit the nail on the head with that comment.
I'd rep if I could.
DanSC @ Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:40 am
In the hypothetical case of Harper's death, I think it's a little different when a sitting PM dies.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:54 am
DanSC DanSC:
In the hypothetical case of Harper's death, I think it's a little different when a sitting PM dies.
Yeah, judging by the last half dozen we've had, it would be a reason to celebrate
andyt @ Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:59 am
DanSC DanSC:
In the hypothetical case of Harper's death, I think it's a little different when a sitting PM dies.
It's actually very similar. Leader of the opposition is an important role in our government, which is why he also gets an official residence.
I think we are turning this into a bit of a Diana moment, but Layton does deserve a state funeral.