kelownabomberfan

I hope Ryan Johansen and Foligno are in great shape because they are going to be playing 40 minutes a night now.

I liked the story in the National Post today about JT launching a complete over-haul of Bill C-51. He's making it much more Canadian, in terms of reviewing every aspect and asking for input and consensus from a lot of interested parties, rather than the Harper method of just ramming it down everyone's throat in an omnibus bill. Good start anyway.

Is there any way Estrada can pitch game 6 and 7 too?

hard to believe that in 1989 when I watched that movie I honestly thought a lot of that stuff would be invented by now. Flying cars - why haven't those happened yet?

yikes, talk about taking cyanide to cure a headache...just ridiculous. Torts is the worst coach in the NHL right now. Hiring an underling would have been so much smarter than this.

I'd hate to see the Oilers in a slump? The story so far for me is how much the Ducks and Flames are sucking.

I don't know who wrote this, but it is kind of funny...

Exactly. But apparently if that one party is the Conservatives, they need over 50% or the election isn't fair. For some reason no other party is held to this standard, and its mystifying why that is (not really actually).

To be fair, in a three party (more) system .. a single party getting 40% of the vote is an incredible accomplishment and a solid mandate to be sure. The government is only illegitimate if it gets under 40% of the vote but is conservative. If it gets under 40% of the vote but is not conservative, then its an overwhelming expression of support by the entire country. Ready. Set. GO! Yeah, I've been having a blast cutting and pasting quotes from anti-Harperites on other forums I visit where they were screaming and gnashing their teeth after the 2011 election because it was so unfair that Harper was only elected with 39% of the popular vote, and "61% of Canadians didn't vote for him". For some reason they all are silent after JT essentially did the same thing. It's been hilarious.

This made me laugh as I was totally expecting this. Of course Trudeau can be "hands off" with the media, especially right now, because they are just going to lob him softballs and extol his virtues, which is the same exact treatment his daddy got. You guys can bash me for this (and I know you will) but the media treats the Conservatives and the NDP/Liberals differently. I've seen it with my own eyes (and please don't ask me for specific examples). Trudeau can be a media darling because they'll give him tons of leeway, and aren't asking "gotcha" questions that they loved asking the Conservatives. Now that being said, if the media does turn on him eventually (except for the CBC, who will be loyal and in love with JT until doomsday) then we'll see if he starts getting more Harperish in how he controls his message. That will be interesting. Ok one example - I just remembered this: http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/07/16/john-baird-cbc-journalist-reporter-gaza_n_5592756.html Will Trudeau be asked a question this stupid by the CBC? I highly doubt it. And this is an example of the kind of crap the Conservatives had to deal with every day. I don't agree with the controlling of the message, but I do see why it was done.

actually, Kelowna went Liberal in the 1968 election thanks to Trudeaumania. Other than that one election,, it was always Conservative/Reform. The Liberal candidate did a lot of work (I'm not in his riding) from what I saw, he had tons of signs up and claims that he knocked on thousands of doors, according to an interview I saw. He also had the Club Penguin guys on his side, and they brought a lot of clout. From what I saw and heard, he deserved the win. I just think that just like in 1968, this is going to be a one-term Liberal riding.

Pennington pitching. That was just weird.

That link says that he was drafted by the Ravens, but it was actually the Raiders.

Looks like Justin's first act was to call Obama and tell him that Canada is pulling our six flying museum artifacts out of bombing missions in Iraq. He gave no timelines as to when, and they were scheduled to be pulled out in five months anyway. I am sure Obama got a good laugh about that one. Anyway, Justin is keeping his promises.

Camelot 2.0.

I think every generation thinks "we have it way harder", and "times are totally different now then they used to be", but in reality, as you said, things do repeat. I look at how hard my dad had it, and he had it great compared to his dad. I honestly don't know why there is this persisting myth that the future is so bleak. The sky is the limit for kids today. It really is. And that's a great thing.

I hope she runs!

You sound like a lot of baby-boomers I know who voted for the first Trudeau in 1968. They too felt that it was time for the younger generation to take over from the old guard, and the "Just Society" was the way to go. They ended up being pretty disillusioned though in the end with how things worked out, and many I talk to regretted their decision. I don't think that the expectations for Trudeau 2.0 are nearly as lofty as they were for the first one, and I also don't think this Trudeau will govern the same way. He seems far more inclusive than his old man, and I hope I am right on that. As Canadians now are much different than Canadians then....... I don't think so. The more things change, the more they stay the same.

You sound like a lot of baby-boomers I know who voted for the first Trudeau in 1968. They too felt that it was time for the younger generation to take over from the old guard, and the "Just Society" was the way to go. They ended up being pretty disillusioned though in the end with how things worked out, and many I talk to regretted their decision. I don't think that the expectations for Trudeau 2.0 are nearly as lofty as they were for the first one, and I also don't think this Trudeau will govern the same way. He seems far more inclusive than his old man, and I hope I am right on that.

I saw Lisa LaFlamme interview McKay and she asked him that question. He said no. He just had another baby. And he's getting a nice big pension. Why go back to the circus in Ottawa? Who needs it?

Your comment about "shy Tories" and how they affected the polls in England really made me think of all of the people that have told me this election "I'm voting Conservative, but don't tell anyone", including this morning. It makes me wonder how many people are in that same boat. I look at all of the personal attacks made on the two of us here, and it really is a reflection of why people are downright afraid to speak up anymore unless they say they are voting Liberal or New Dumb. It's not worth the aggravation and the insults. Just quietly vote Conservative, and move on, without having to be yelled at by imbeciles. In real life - as in life outside of this forum - I am the exact opposite of a shy Tory. Try having a discussion about anything but Conservative with a bunch old farmers in a rural coffee shop - then you'll learn what a true roasting is. You forget that I'm from the same kind of rural area. I think I'm pretty right-wing, then I go to the Chicken Chef in Niverville and I feel like I'm Bernie Sanders.

Looking at Wade I was going to guess bacon grease.

I don't mind the GST hike, but the carbon tax we have here in BC really burns my butt. It's not really fair to poor people, who have to heat their houses somehow. And it's just another tax. It has nothing to do with helping the environment.

Yak has screwed me in prior pools so I was gun-shy to grab him. I did get Hall pretty high though, probably could have waited a round or two, and then some bozo in my pool grabbed McDavid way before I was ready. I did take Ehlers with my final pick though. Everyone looked at me squirrelly, and said "Who?"

yeah the pressure-cooker of waiting to see if the other teams will **** the bed just as hard as you can be stifling...