Red Friday – Part 4

Mulder

Below is part 4 of the Red Friday video. This segment is highlighted by the speech given by the Minister of Defence, Gordon O’Connor. Near me a protester tried to make her way up but seemed to chicken out when she saw the security and a security guard standing beside me for much of the event sidled up behind her.

Following Minister O’Connor, a representative from the Canadian Afghani community expresses his thanks as well.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwSXhSeGADE

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Red Friday – Part 3

Mulder

This is the third part of the complete footage from the gathering on Parliament Hill.

This clip is the speech by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He cracks a joke, he sends a message to the media and he shines…as he always does.

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Red Friday – Part 2

Mulder

This is the second installment of my video from the rally on Parliament Hill in support of our troops overseas and families here at home. This segment is primarily focussed on the speech given by General Rick Hillier, the head of our armed forces.

This is a great speech. Worth the 10 minutes of time.

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Red Friday – Part 1

Mulder

I had the luxury of being on parliament hill today to take part in Red Friday. I brought my camcorder with me and the next few posts will be short clips from the event.

The first is a bit of the preamble on CFRA, the crowd, the national anthem, the walk in of the Legion and a soldier wounded in Afghanistan and some signs from around the crowd.

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Smackdown – Karzai Not Meeting Layton?

Mulder

Walking out the front door I just heard that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai has accepted invitations to meet with PM Stephen Harper and leader of the opposition Liberals Bill Graham, but that Jack Layton’s request to meet with Karzai has not received a response.

It may yet come, but if it doesn’t it serves Jack right.  You reap what you sow Jack, and you planted a big bunch of shitseeds in Afghanistan.  Now you can eat the shitburgers that your planting has sown,

ASIDE: today you should stop by here between noon and 1pm to see how big the gathering is that is taking place on Parliament Hill.

Red Friday On Parliament Hill

Mulder

I told you it was spreading. This was in my inbox from the Conservative Party of Canada. I’ll be there with a red and white umbrella (in case the rain forecasted shows up) and my camcorder.

The wives of two men serving in the Canadian Forces have started a grassroots effort to send a message to our soldiers.

The concept of wearing something red – whether a red shirt, jacket, cap, bandana or whatever – every Friday is meant to let the soldiers and their spouses and children know they are not alone.

We appreciate the sacrifices they are making on our behalf. We thank them for their service to our country and their fight for peace and justice wherever in the world they are sent.

With that in mind, a massive public rally is being planned for “Red Friday”. This is a non-partisan, non-political rally in support of Canadian troops and their families:

* Friday Sept 22, 2006
* Parliament Hill, Ottawa
* 12:00 Noon – 1:00 PM

Police officers, firefighters, city staff, politicians of all stripes, OC Transpo staff, paramedics, United Way workers, private businesspeople and the general public will join a colourful parade of veterans as they show respect and thanks in a very public way.

PLEASE SHARE THIS WITH EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. HELP SPREAD THE WORD, AND WEAR RED THIS FRIDAY!

For more information on supporting our troops, visit http://www.marriedtothecanadianforces.com

CBC=Chopping Block Central (and I'm all smiles)

Mulder
The following exchange took place in Question Period yesterday and all I can say is good riddance. Now I do have to ask the question. In light of his “resignation”, is Fournier going to pull a Dingwall and get a giant kiss off package? He is the one who made ridiculous remarks last weekend and he is the one who resigned. I certainly hope he just skulks away into the shadows to never return again.

Mr. Luc Harvey (Louis-Hébert, CPC):

Mr. Speaker, can the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women tell us whether Guy Fournier, the chairman of the board of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, still has the confidence of the government, given the statements he has recently made in the media?

Hon. Bev Oda (Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women, CPC):

Mr. Speaker, Mr. Fournier was appointed as chair of CBC Radio-Canada by the previous Liberal government. He has increasingly lost the confidence of Canada’s new government.

I would inform the House that I have received the voluntary resignation of Mr. Fournier effective today. This will enable this new government to make an appointment that reflects the importance that we put on the role of the chair of CBC Radio-Canada.

Is Afghanistan Winnable? Damn Straight It Is!!

Mulder

It may take several years and an hard border between Pakistan erected, but it is possible.

I hear so many people say that the Russians couldn’t do it with over 100,000 troops. Well the Russians had to face an American backed force when they came to Afghanistan. The battle took place at the height of the cold war and may in fact been a big part of how the Americans sucked the resources out of the Soviet Union, which helped them win the cold war.

This time, the strong American economy, the strong Canadian economy and the strong British economy are behind the stabilization. The Russians may or may not be involved on the other side of the fence, but I really don’t think it matters. The need to treat Afghanistan like a meat grinder is starting to show. If the west puts in small amounts of troops, they will just be ground to bits slowly but surely by the populous militants flowing back and forth across the Afghanistan/Pakistan border. But if you stuff the meat grinder with so much meat that it can’t turn, the grinder comes to a halt.

The Canadians are on the brink of shaming the French and Germans into sending more troops to help in the south. The Americans are calling for more troops. Even Bill and Hillary Clinton support this idea. Poland just announced another 1000 troops. The Canadians are mobilizing the Van Doos early. Tanks will be rolling in to choke the meatgrinder. This is what Afghanistan needs.

It’s the right move to free the Afghan people from the tyranny of living under the Taliban.