They didn't call him Lyin' Brian for nothing. Yet it seems Deceivin' Stephen isn't going to let his Tory predecessor hold onto the mantle of Prime Prevaricator.
It's getting nigh impossible to keep track of the outright fabrications Stephen Harper has foisted on the Canadian public. It's not just his magnificent string of broken promises either. It's the outright lying.
Hardly a day goes by that we can't log yet another tall tale spun by the Chief Stiff, our Furious Leader himself. Today? Well that'd be Harp's laughable explanation of why he dropped his defamation lawsuit against the Libs. Harper's story? He dropped the suit - no apology, no damages, no injunction, not even a dime in costs - because Stephane Dion is no longer Liberal leader. Groan.
Who does Canada's Prime Bullshitter think is going to buy that one? Why did his former counsel, Rick Dearden fire him, the sitting prime minister, as his client? Oh I know, maybe Mr. Dearden's in-box got too full. And why did Harp drop the law suit just when he was going to have to explain to a judge why he hadn't answered a bunch of questions or produced a ream of relevant documents? Wait, I know, with the deficits and all it wouldn't have been fair to the taxpayers to hit them with an extra twenty bucks in photocopying charges.
No, Steve, let's be honest - just this once. You dropped the lawsuit because it was a loser and you didn't want to risk a court order forcing you to show your hand and reveal potentially troublesome information and documents to the opposition and the voting public. All that Bully Boy nonsense that served you so well, for so long and masked your inability to lead doesn't work any more. And without that Steve, even your friends turn on you.
By the way Steve, do you still get the National Post? That must be a painful read these days.
It's getting nigh impossible to keep track of the outright fabrications Stephen Harper has foisted on the Canadian public. It's not just his magnificent string of broken promises either. It's the outright lying.
Hardly a day goes by that we can't log yet another tall tale spun by the Chief Stiff, our Furious Leader himself. Today? Well that'd be Harp's laughable explanation of why he dropped his defamation lawsuit against the Libs. Harper's story? He dropped the suit - no apology, no damages, no injunction, not even a dime in costs - because Stephane Dion is no longer Liberal leader. Groan.
Who does Canada's Prime Bullshitter think is going to buy that one? Why did his former counsel, Rick Dearden fire him, the sitting prime minister, as his client? Oh I know, maybe Mr. Dearden's in-box got too full. And why did Harp drop the law suit just when he was going to have to explain to a judge why he hadn't answered a bunch of questions or produced a ream of relevant documents? Wait, I know, with the deficits and all it wouldn't have been fair to the taxpayers to hit them with an extra twenty bucks in photocopying charges.
No, Steve, let's be honest - just this once. You dropped the lawsuit because it was a loser and you didn't want to risk a court order forcing you to show your hand and reveal potentially troublesome information and documents to the opposition and the voting public. All that Bully Boy nonsense that served you so well, for so long and masked your inability to lead doesn't work any more. And without that Steve, even your friends turn on you.
By the way Steve, do you still get the National Post? That must be a painful read these days.
Not sure I'm right but read somewhere that Harper has either lost every lawsuit he's implemented or settled out of court.
ReplyDeleteNot a good track record. In the end the lies take precedence & cause his inability to win any lawsuit he institutes.
That's an interesting stat about Harper. If that's the case, I hope his streak of losing lawsuits continues considering the one with Elections Canada is still ongoing!
ReplyDeleteJeebus Penlan I'd love to get a reference to that. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMoS, I've been trying to find a list but can't find one. But some things that come to mind are the case against Riddell which Harper settled out of court. Here's a link:
ReplyDeletehttp://nathanr.ca/politics/canadian/prime-minister-invokes-parliamentary-privilege-to-delay-defamation-lawsuit/
The Wheat Board fiasco that the courts crushed Harper & the govt., & there have been others they've lost in the courts against other ruling of boards. I just can't remember where I heard & read about him losing all his suits.
Harper also goes back & appeals all the time but has also lost appeals but keeps trying. He's a jerk & won't take "no" for an answer.
If I ever find out more I'll post it.
Thanks. I wonder how much of that hard-earned taxpayers' money Steve has squandered on what are primarily personal issues?
ReplyDeleteThis discussion has made me realize just how craven and cowardly this guy really is.
SHarper reads the public mood before he does anything and, even then, he doesn't seem to understand until it's too late. Now, as so many have pointed out, he's keeping busy giving luncheon speeches and kissing babies rather than addressing the recession. Incredible.
He's always in campaign mode. But by not speaking to the people about the job losses etc., he is weakening his "leader" image.
ReplyDeleteI find it unbelievable that he said nothing when the last job losses no.'s came out. As you said, kissing babies, shaking hands - Mr. Photo-Op.