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(CTV) Hero Canadian political candidate forced to resign after slamming American chickenhawks who fled to Canada as "crybabies that are trying to turn this country into a hotel." Tag is for him. Too bad about the stars and bars background   (toronto.ctv.ca) divider line 62
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sigdiamond2000 [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:25:06 PM  
He said McKeever wrote in one posting to a woman: "Answer a direct f---- question you c---. I can guarantee, if I ever see you face to face I will make you squeal for the same authority you have such a baseless disdain for."

This guy sounds like a real maverick.

 
Howie Spankowitz [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:35:01 PM  
God...the quantity and magnitude of fail in that headline is of epic...oh...of course it goes green.

I don't think you understand the definition of a "chickenhawk."

And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.

 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:36:34 PM  
Howie Spankowitz: God...the quantity and magnitude of fail in that headline is of epic...oh...of course it goes green.

I don't think you understand the definition of a "chickenhawk."

And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.


You ever been to Mexico?

 
Mordant [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:37:01 PM  
someone spilled words all over that headline.

 
Howie Spankowitz [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:40:58 PM  
Tr0mBoNe: Howie Spankowitz: God...the quantity and magnitude of fail in that headline is of epic...oh...of course it goes green.

I don't think you understand the definition of a "chickenhawk."

And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.

You ever been to Mexico?


No, but I watched a woman fellate a donkey there once, and frankly...I have never been more ashamed of a boner in my life.

 
Mobkey [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:41:16 PM  
Howie Spankowitz: And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.

I might have missed the point because of course political parties during elections like the point out the bad things about everything and the story was unclear, but I think those arbitrary lines have immigration laws.

 
A Dark Evil Omen 2008-10-04 03:41:36 PM  
i2.cdn.turner.com

My party is full of retards.

 
Howie Spankowitz [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:45:05 PM  
Mobkey: Howie Spankowitz: And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.

I might have missed the point because of course political parties during elections like the point out the bad things about everything and the story was unclear, but I think those arbitrary lines have immigration laws.


I'm certain you had a point in there somewhere, but your complete lack of punctuation and basic grammar make it impossible to decipher. Please try again and I will be happy to respond.

 
Weaver95 [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:48:37 PM  
Howie Spankowitz: And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.

that's all well and good, but if you signed up to serve your country then you stand to and deliver. you don't cut and run. And if you believe that your leaders have betrayed you, then you refuse to follow their orders and face whatever they throw at you. Because that is what a hero does.

 
bobbette [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 03:58:41 PM  
There has been so much fail in this election related to candidates posting foolish things on the internet. What is this, the 7th resignation of a candidate now?

I think we're just going to have to get over it. So a candidate called someone the c-word on Facebook. Let the voters decide if they want to tolerate that kind of behaviour. It's dumb to put that out there in the public record, but it mirrors the behaviour of most people in the country. People swear, including in public. Today, would Pierre Trudeau get disqualified for saying "fark" in the House of Commons?

img1.fark.net is for all the political parties being incredibly over-PC. At this rate, in ten years there will be nobody qualified for office in Canada except for androids and control-freak douchebags.

I wish Jack Layton, Stéphane Dion, Stephen Harper, Gilles Duceppe and Elizabeth May would just man/woman up, say, "This is the candidate that was nominated, they haven't committed any crimes, they were selected democratically by the riding association and they will apologize and move on." And then we could have an election about the issues instead of about what Candidate X posted on freaking Facebook.

 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:07:23 PM  
Be a hero or an hero.

 
Because People in power are Stupid 2008-10-04 04:09:53 PM  
Canadian nationalism used to be so funny. Thanks to Bush -we have to take it seriously.

 
Howie Spankowitz [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:11:01 PM  
Weaver95: Howie Spankowitz: And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.

that's all well and good, but if you signed up to serve your country then you stand to and deliver. you don't cut and run. And if you believe that your leaders have betrayed you, then you refuse to follow their orders and face whatever they throw at you. Because that is what a hero does.


I re-read the linked article and I'm willing to retract my comments if the Canadian politician was referring to military deserters. I read it as referring to non-military people leaving the United States to live in Canada. If he is referring to the military, then you are correct. They should stay and follow military procedures for conscious objection.

 
Howie Spankowitz [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:12:45 PM  
Make that conscientious objection.

Doing too many things at once.

 
gopher321 [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:26:03 PM  
bobbette: So a candidate called someone the c-word on Facebook.

So I guess you could call this a

img98.imageshack.us

/not submitter btw

 
bobbette [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:28:11 PM  
Howie Spankowitz: Weaver95: Howie Spankowitz: And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.

that's all well and good, but if you signed up to serve your country then you stand to and deliver. you don't cut and run. And if you believe that your leaders have betrayed you, then you refuse to follow their orders and face whatever they throw at you. Because that is what a hero does.

I re-read the linked article and I'm willing to retract my comments if the Canadian politician was referring to military deserters. I read it as referring to non-military people leaving the United States to live in Canada. If he is referring to the military, then you are correct. They should stay and follow military procedures for conscious objection.


I agree with this, actually. I oppose the war, but the United States currently has a volunteer army. Enlisting is a choice. It would be a different situation if there was a draft for the war in Iraq. In that case, I would welcome draft dodgers to come to Canada, just like Canadians did for draft dodgers from the war in Vietnam. (And, I would hope our government would no longer see the United States as a "Safe Third Country".)

 
Mobkey [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:28:50 PM  
Howie Spankowitz

My point was that the Liberal party is just having fun with the fact that he said bad words. I was trying to imply more legal reasons, like Canadian laws, and others have pointed out the fact that they may be deserters.

Yeah I'm still voting NDP though.

 
bobbette [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:29:13 PM  
gopher321: bobbette: So a candidate called someone the c-word on Facebook.

So I guess you could call this a



/not submitter btw


WTF is that stupid shiat?

 
A Dark Evil Omen 2008-10-04 04:31:03 PM  
Mobkey: Howie Spankowitz

My point was that the Liberal party is just having fun with the fact that he said bad words. I was trying to imply more legal reasons, like Canadian laws, and others have pointed out the fact that they may be deserters.

Yeah I'm still voting NDP though.


Yep. I already voted. NDP, proud to be.

The above facepalm still stands.

 
gopher321 [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:32:19 PM  
bobbette: gopher321: bobbette: So a candidate called someone the c-word on Facebook.

So I guess you could call this a


WTF is that stupid shiat?


Somebody got punted for calling someone a c__t? I had to edit it because some might be offended. Don't know where the pic is from, just found it on the net.

Sorry if it offends you.

 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:33:56 PM  
bobbette: gopher321: bobbette: So a candidate called someone the c-word on Facebook.

So I guess you could call this a



/not submitter btw

WTF is that stupid shiat?


It's likely from 4chan... where they offend for the lulz. And c-nt punt brings the lulz.

 
Mobkey [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:34:31 PM  
gopher321: bobbette: gopher321: bobbette: So a candidate called someone the c-word on Facebook.

So I guess you could call this a


WTF is that stupid shiat?

Somebody got punted for calling someone a c__t? I had to edit it because some might be offended. Don't know where the pic is from, just found it on the net.

Sorry if it offends you.coont punt: for when KHITBASH is much too subtle.

 
Mobkey [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:35:14 PM  
The filter broke the formatting, I swear.

 
Weaver95 [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:43:51 PM  
bobbette: I agree with this, actually. I oppose the war, but the United States currently has a volunteer army. Enlisting is a choice. It would be a different situation if there was a draft for the war in Iraq. In that case, I would welcome draft dodgers to come to Canada, just like Canadians did for draft dodgers from the war in Vietnam. (And, I would hope our government would no longer see the United States as a "Safe Third Country".)

A draft would change the situation a bit, but not as much as you'd think. I'd still refuse to fight if I were drafed, and I would organize others to resist as well. But in today's society, we have a volunteer military. Part of enlisting means knowing that you might have to follow orders from a slobbering idiot sitting in the white house. The easy way to avoid being in that situation is to not enlist in the first place.

I dunno...back in my day I think enlisting in the Navy was the smartest thing I ever did. But with what's going on these days, I'm not so sure that's still the case. Not that the military or it's leaders are wrong or bad, but it's just that I don't think we can trust our civilian leaders to behave themselves when it comes to the use of military force.

 
bobbette [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 04:50:51 PM  
gopher321: bobbette: gopher321: bobbette: So a candidate called someone the c-word on Facebook.

So I guess you could call this a


WTF is that stupid shiat?

Somebody got punted for calling someone a c__t? I had to edit it because some might be offended. Don't know where the pic is from, just found it on the net.

Sorry if it offends you.


Not offended, that's just my usual response to anything 4chan.

Although occasionally they deliver the lulz.

 
Lee Jackson Beauregard 2008-10-04 05:33:46 PM  
Ummm...subby..."Stars and Bars" is the flag of, well, Lee, Jackson and Beauregard.

 
Coco LaFemme [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 05:37:47 PM  
Lee Jackson Beauregard: Ummm...subby..."Stars and Bars" is the flag of, well, Lee, Jackson and Beauregard.


Damn you, I was just about to say this. "Stars and Bars" is the Confederate Flag, doofusmitter. Stars and Stripes is the US flag. The only people flying the Stars and Bars in 2008 are well......redneck trash.


Disrespect intended.

 
Lonestar [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 05:39:36 PM  
Wonder how many "immigrants" would move to canada once they voted...

Bush will ask for political asylum, and most of his cronies.

 
Larry Mahnken [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 05:40:48 PM  
Howie Spankowitz: I don't think you understand the definition of a "chickenhawk."

For the idiots: a chickenhawk is someone who espouses war but is unwilling to fight a war themselves. Dick Cheney, for instance.

 
bicentennialman 2008-10-04 05:46:41 PM  
Coco LaFemme: Lee Jackson Beauregard: Ummm...subby..."Stars and Bars" is the flag of, well, Lee, Jackson and Beauregard.


Damn you, I was just about to say this. "Stars and Bars" is the Confederate Flag, doofusmitter. Stars and Stripes is the US flag. The only people flying the Stars and Bars in 2008 are well......redneck trash.


Disrespect intended.



And most of them are actually flying the Confederate Naval Ensign (new window)

 
DarnoKonrad 2008-10-04 05:48:53 PM  
So you're a img1.fark.net for harassing people online.

Fark should be made a national monument.

 
g026r 2008-10-04 05:53:59 PM  
Did this guy even read up on which party he was running for?

 
s1ugg0 2008-10-04 06:16:29 PM  
The Stars and Bars is for the confederate flag
www.confederaterailroad.net

Subby what your referring to is what we call Old Glory
www.robotsandwrestlers.com

/Remember kids ignorance relies on you being too lazy to do a GIS.
//Hot linked FTW

 
Alebak 2008-10-04 06:30:01 PM  
He can yell all he wants, the more stupid crap in politics that happens in America, the better Canada looks.

 
The_OcO 2008-10-04 06:41:07 PM  
Go ahead subby, bring back the draft. Things will be a little bit different this time around.

 
SemperLieSuckah 2008-10-04 06:54:48 PM  
Too bad about the stars and bars background

"Stars and Bars" refers to the confederate flag.

/TMYK

 
JeffTL 2008-10-04 06:57:04 PM  
www.usflag.org

This is the Stars and Bars. It differs from the Stars and Stripes (of which it is a knockoff), the Confederate Battle Flag, and the Confederate Naval Ensign. Usually, its name is mistakenly given to the Confederate Naval Ensign, and by s1ugg0 to the Battle Flag.

 
Izunbacol 2008-10-04 07:00:06 PM  
JeffTL: This is the Stars and Bars. It differs from the Stars and Stripes (of which it is a knockoff), the Confederate Battle Flag, and the Confederate Naval Ensign. Usually, its name is mistakenly given to the Confederate Naval Ensign, and by s1ugg0 to the Battle Flag.

Came here to say that... the white trash sitting around waving a the adopted flag of the Klan and claiming heritage would wave one of these if they actually cared about their history and heritage. What they really mean is "Die, you in-no-way attractive and successful African-Americans!"

 
4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse 2008-10-04 07:14:02 PM  
Izunbacol: JeffTL: This is the Stars and Bars. It differs from the Stars and Stripes (of which it is a knockoff), the Confederate Battle Flag, and the Confederate Naval Ensign. Usually, its name is mistakenly given to the Confederate Naval Ensign, and by s1ugg0 to the Battle Flag.

Came here to say that... the white trash sitting around waving a the adopted flag of the Klan and claiming heritage would wave one of these if they actually cared about their history and heritage. What they really mean is "Die, you in-no-way attractive and successful African-Americans!"


I assume that you'd say the same about southern blacks that fly the flag outside their home, correct?

 
PUFTAS 2008-10-04 07:15:58 PM  
Howie Spankowitz: God...the quantity and magnitude of fail in that headline is of epic...oh...of course it goes green.

I don't think you understand the definition of a "chickenhawk."


Came here for this.

 
Tr0mBoNe [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 07:24:44 PM  
upload.wikimedia.org

My flag.

 
4th Yorkshireman of the Apocalypse 2008-10-04 07:30:58 PM  
Tr0mBoNe: My flag.

Still sucking up to the Queen, I see. I understand your pride.

 
noneyourbase 2008-10-04 07:31:44 PM  
Tr0mBoNe: My flag.

img355.imageshack.us

Mine.

/o maryland, my maryland

 
bobbette [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 07:35:15 PM  
upload.wikimedia.org

ftw.

 
The guy at the end of the thread 2008-10-04 07:44:27 PM  
I don't see why the phrase "chickenhawk" is viewed as such a pejorative. On the contrary, one would be most shrewd to convince others to kill and be killed, in order to secure their interests.

Sure, wars are fought by soldiers, but the spoils go to the brave civilian leadership. Men of courage, who are not afraid to send others off to die in their place. No matter the cost to human life.

Canada should welcome our draft-dodgers,if anything for the glorious opportunity for us to enrich their nation's genepool. After all, even one America's coward, is worth 12 of their strongest warriors.

USA USA USA

 
rob.d 2008-10-04 07:59:23 PM  
Bush is hiding in Canada?

/didn't rtfa

 
ipsofacto 2008-10-04 08:09:00 PM  
I like how someone can be sent to jail for changing their mind about a voluntary commitment. That makes perfect sense to a jingoistic asshole like myself. I hope the private sector catches up to this progressive and altogether patriotic idea.

 
Relatively Obscure [TotalFark] 2008-10-04 08:21:25 PM  
Submitter, you may want to consult these guys before submitting your headline, next time.

 
thedarkshadow 2008-10-04 08:24:18 PM  
Howie Spankowitz [TotalFark] Quote 2008-10-04 03:35:01 PM
God...the quantity and magnitude of fail in that headline is of epic...oh...of course it goes green.

I don't think you understand the definition of a "chickenhawk."

And, yes, people who desire to live in places that better reflect their values and principles are raging assholes. How dare they want to live on the other side of an arbitrary line drawn in the dirt.


Yep. Hard to tell if smitty's a repressed child molester or likes his beer and guns more. Ain't that right smitty you farking half wit?

 
Devin172 2008-10-04 09:22:30 PM  
Howie Spankowitz: I'm certain you had a point in there somewhere, but your complete lack of punctuation and basic grammar make it impossible to decipher. Please try again and I will be happy to respond.


That's just not true. The human mind is perfectly capable of deciphering the meaning of words, phrases, and sentences with imperfect information/delivery. You're just being a douche bag.

 
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