Sunday, April 17, 2011

Come On Students Come On Vote Mob Change your Country (old political farts-move on)

I for one have now been reinvigorated by a social media movement - by students.

I would like to see the youth send a strong and clear message. The actions our government takes affects their future.

The political parties of this country need a wake-up call. They need to clean house - clean out the dirt - and stop recycling failed politicians.

In Newfoundland and Labrador we are resurrecting the likes of Fabian Manning, Loyola Sullivan, and John Ottenheimer. It is time to turn the parties over to our youth.

I don't mean youth wings of parties - I mean take over the political dust bunnies.

It is time that tired political farts move on and take their failed policies with them. Not only are we repeating mistakes of our history - we are reliving them over and over with the same people.

Then these MP wannabes are too selfish, too self-serving and too arrogant to recognize there are more brains in our society than theirs.

Come on Vote Mob - Come on Students. The time is now. Send the message.

Send the media a message, send the politicians a message, send the party establishments a message and send the fat corporate elite a message. You - not them - own Canada.

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  1. Mr. Harper, How Do You Sleep?

    On March 29 Prime Minister Harper played keyboard while singing John Lennon’s “Imagine” at a Winnipeg photo op.

    Another song on Lennon’s 1971 album Imagine is “How Do You Sleep?”, directed at Paul McCartney (www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNjTPZW7GCU).

    Once you’re familiar with the melody, try these new lyrics. All together now!

    Mr. Harper, How Do You Sleep?

    So the contempt vote took you by surprise
    You better see through the people’s eyes
    Those guys were right on the price of the jets
    Cost twice as much but what about our vets
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    You made coalition a dirty word
    Most Parliaments have them, haven’t you heard?
    Policies favoured by most in their land
    More moderate than left and right demand
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    Prorogue the Parliament, twice down the drain
    Can’t hear Afghan detainees scream in pain
    Large tax cuts for the largest companies
    And for the Tar Sands boys more subsidies
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    At the climate talks, what do we have here
    Four times awarded Fossil of the Year
    Those Action Plan ads cost twenty-six mill
    The G8 and 20, over one bill
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    Why did you lose the seat at the U.N.?
    Who inserted the word ‘not’ with a pen?
    Five times Bruce Carson convicted of fraud
    Then secret clearance in a PMO job
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    Only five questions, ’cause you are the king
    Jump when reporters ask you anything
    You keep them more than forty feet away
    Behind steel fences, just another day
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    You challenge Michael to a face-to-face
    He tell you any time, any place
    Next day you say that it can’t be done
    You’ll just abide by the consortium
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    Get back on the ‘rights’ track says Amnesty
    And how do you define democracy?
    Your London rally, two students kicked out
    ‘Cause of a picture on a Facebook account
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    The AG’s words recycled by mistake
    But who says he’s sorry for that fake lake
    Why does food with GMOs get no blame
    Why is Helena the one you can’t name?
    How do you sleep?
    Ah, how do you sleep at night?

    For further reference:

    Getting Back on the ‘Rights’ Track
    (www.amnesty.ca/files/HRA.pdf)

    Hey Canadians!
    (www.arcadefire.com/blog/hey-canadians/)

    Harper missing the point on F-35s
    (http://embassymag.ca/page/view/edit-03-16-2011)

    Auditor general to probe lump-sum disability payments for veterans
    (www.leaderpost.com/story_print.html?id=3948651)

    Government sees no need to test GMOs
    (www.commonground.ca/iss/237/cg237_gmos.shtml)

    Are we going to reward contempt of Parliament?
    (www.ottawacitizen.com/story_print.html?id=4564215&)

    The Government of Canada’s record on climate change
    (www.climateactionnetwork.ca/e/news/2011/release/index.php?WEBYEP_DI=8)

    Tories used praise for Liberals to defend summit costs: Fraser
    (www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadavotes2011/story/2011/04/11/cv-election-weston-ag-fraser.html)


    David Buckna

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