[ridenrain]

No.. you misunderstood.
I wanted a news clip or something that mentions his problem BEFORE he was a PM candidate.
Something from when he was Enviro-minister and couldn't get his green house gas policy passed because of his bad English would be perfect.

Anything written now is just parroting the same story.
If it was written before he became leader, it won't be subject to spin.

[DerbyX]

ridenrain ridenrain:

No.. you misunderstood.
I wanted a news clip or something that mentions his problem BEFORE he was a PM candidate.
Something from when he was Enviro-minister and couldn't get his green house gas policy passed because of his bad English would be perfect.

Anything written now is just parroting the same story.
If it was written before he became leader, it won't be subject to spin.

I presented experts talking about medical facts. Why should their be anything about him before his PM candidacy. For most people medical problems are private, a privacy that is next to impossible when somebody is thrust into the limelight like this.

2 months ago you knew all about Sarah Palin right?

Face it. You don't ever debate the issues instead focusing on trival matters or personal body imperfections as cheap political fodder.

[robmik43]

Ritz remarks were inappropriate, and not particularly
funny. As a conservative, I think he should be dropped
from cabinet.

[Reverend Blair]

I think he should be dropped from the party. Harper fired a staffer for inappropriate comments. A candidate...especially an incumbent and minister...is much more representative of the views of the party.

[robmik43]

I also think he should apologize for that hideous mustache....

[hurley_108]

Reverend Blair Reverend Blair:

$1:

you mean comments like killing Mohawks made by two Quebec Liberal candidates?

the LPC is lucky those comments were made in Quebec and were pretty much ignored by the English media.

Um, those candidates are gone. Why is Ritz still around?

Bloody good point.

[fifeboy]

ridenrain ridenrain:

I would be saying that even if it was a Liberal.

[Scape]

Who here before this thought Ritz was a cracker?

[fifeboy]

RUEZ RUEZ:

Reverend Blair Reverend Blair:

Conservatives like to see medical conditions as a weakness. Remember when they went after Chretien for his face? You still see Conservative posters ridiculing him for that, actually.

Liberals like to steal money from the taxpayers. Hey this generalizing is fun.

You have a point here, like in Saskatchewan with Grant Devine, a noted liberal .... ahh....forget it

[kenmore]

Its true we all say things we shouldn't and I agree we are all human, however this guy is a hight profile minister in government and it was a tasteless comment. How would you feel about his comments if you were a victim of it or one of your loved ones died from it.

[karra]

$1:

How many people are dim enough to make such a statement when representing their government in an official capacity though? This isn't a joke that Ritz made in a bar or while sitting around the living room with his buddies, he did it while on an official conference call.

lol, stop it p.p. - yer killin' moi ice.

An 'official' conference call too you say! Good grief - whatever could be next - his 'offical' email hacked I wonder?

Perhaps some spin on his 'official' verbalisation of whatever it is he's 'officially' or not, talking about - hmmmm, guess one never really knows much about the 'official' next whatever, assuming it is indeed 'official'.

IMMHO - I suggest this is something that should have been dealt with at the time - you know, like a whole month or thirty-three days ago.

Shall we begin again - to lay and draw out what the flabby white guys you adore did and said during Cretien's reign - note I said 'reign' as opposed...

[Robair]

Scape Scape:

Who here before this thought Ritz was a cracker?

Not I. But that POS is well known in agricultural areas.

[Reverend Blair]

And he was a least a little familiar to most who spent some time in the Battleford area, too. I've never met him or anything, but his name has been coming in conversation for years...usually in a negative context.

[bootlegga]

robmik43 robmik43:

I also think he should apologize for that hideous mustache....

SNAP!

[ridenrain]

DerbyX DerbyX:

ridenrain ridenrain:

No.. you misunderstood.
I wanted a news clip or something that mentions his problem BEFORE he was a PM candidate.
Something from when he was Enviro-minister and couldn't get his green house gas policy passed because of his bad English would be perfect.

Anything written now is just parroting the same story.
If it was written before he became leader, it won't be subject to spin.

I presented experts talking about medical facts. Why should their be anything about him before his PM candidacy. For most people medical problems are private, a privacy that is next to impossible when somebody is thrust into the limelight like this.

2 months ago you knew all about Sarah Palin right?

Face it. You don't ever debate the issues instead focusing on trival matters or personal body imperfections as cheap political fodder.

Spin, spin, spin.

You simply cannot prove that he had this unique condition that only affects his English skills, before he ran for PM. His English skills became front and center and "poof" he suddenly had this "condition" that explained that and any one who didn't believe that were mean bullies who beat up on cripples.

The ability to speak clearly and express himself to English Canadians isn't "trival matters or personal body imperfections". English Canadians know this and that's why, among other reasons, why they reject him.