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Bev54

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3. Tell me what you think, I hadn't watched much of the new speaker of the house

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 2, 2023, 09:29 PM

Nov 2023

but watched him this morning in a press briefing or something and my immediate reaction was that he reminded me so much of Pierre Poilievre. Not just the glasses (although Poilievre has ditched his for contacts lately) but the fast talking, blame everything on the other side. This SOTH blames democrats for everything and Poilievre blames Trudeau for everything and I mean everything. He cannot go a sentence without bringing Trudeau's name into it. I trust neither of them.

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Not really a winning strategy Bev54 Nov 2023 #1

Yup. I liked what the Liberals said about Polievre trying to farm resentment applegrove Nov 2023 #2

Tell me what you think, I hadn't watched much of the new speaker of the house Bev54 Nov 2023 #3

And Pierre Poilievre is acting like some people getting something applegrove Nov 2023 #4

Well let's hope Canadians in other provinces are smarter than the dumb asses in Bev54 Nov 2023 #5

I think some of the religious right use religion as a cudgel to act out their sadistic tendencies. I'm wondering applegrove Nov 2023 #6

Yeah I am waiting for the hammer to come down, he is far too pious, he has skeletons somewhere. Bev54 Nov 2023 #7

He has been obvious with Jan 6 support of Trump and wanting to undo social programs. applegrove Nov 2023 #8

The Atlantic calls him a religious zealot. So i could be wrong. applegrove Nov 2023 #9