The Battle Up North

A very interesting debate going on up in Canada for Prime Minister. One little noted by the U.S. press.

Nice to see Elizabeth May of the Canadian Green Party getting into the mix and doing so well. Thanks to markmc03 and xeipwv on these links.

Canadian Federal Election Debate 2008 (English) - YouTube

Canadian Federal Election Debate - 2008 (French with English Dubbing) - CBC

'A Star is Born' in Elizabeth May: Pollster - Globe and Mail - 03 Oct 08

". . .it was Green Leader Elizabeth May who emerged the real winner of the round-table event to which she was initially excluded. Having fought to be included, and then struggled through some language difficulties in Wednesday night's French debate, Ms. May was third overall in the English debate, claiming 17 per cent of support, said Ipsos Reid public affairs CEO Darrell Bricker.

'I think a political star was born last night,' Mr. Bricker said Friday. 'They [respondents] didn't really know what she was going to do. Her first impression was really strong.'"

The Battle Up North

A very interesting debate going on up in Canada for Prime Minister. One little noted by the U.S. press.

Nice to see Elizabeth May of the Canadian Green Party getting into the mix and doing so well. Thanks to markmc03 and xeipwv on these links.

Canadian Federal Election Debate 2008 (English) - YouTube

Canadian Federal Election Debate - 2008 (French with English Dubbing) - CBC

'A Star is Born' in Elizabeth May: Pollster - Globe and Mail - 03 Oct 08

". . .it was Green Leader Elizabeth May who emerged the real winner of the round-table event to which she was initially excluded. Having fought to be included, and then struggled through some language difficulties in Wednesday night's French debate, Ms. May was third overall in the English debate, claiming 17 per cent of support, said Ipsos Reid public affairs CEO Darrell Bricker.

'I think a political star was born last night,' Mr. Bricker said Friday. 'They [respondents] didn't really know what she was going to do. Her first impression was really strong.'"

Makin' Stuff Up, Ya Know!

More complete B.S. from Palin.

Record Refutes Palin's Sudan Claim - ABC News - 03 Oct 08

"In Thursday's debate, Palin said she had advocated the state divest from Sudan. "When I and others in the legislature found out that we had some millions of dollars [of Permanent Fund investments] in Sudan, we called for divestment through legislation of those dollars," Palin said.

But a search of news clips and transcripts from the first three months of this year did not turn up an instance in which Palin mentioned the Sudanese crisis or concerns about Alaska's investments tied to the ruling regime. Moreover, Palin's administration openly opposed the bill, and stated its opposition in a public hearing on the measure."

Makin' Stuff Up, Ya Know!

More complete B.S. from Palin.

Record Refutes Palin's Sudan Claim - ABC News - 03 Oct 08

"In Thursday's debate, Palin said she had advocated the state divest from Sudan. "When I and others in the legislature found out that we had some millions of dollars [of Permanent Fund investments] in Sudan, we called for divestment through legislation of those dollars," Palin said.

But a search of news clips and transcripts from the first three months of this year did not turn up an instance in which Palin mentioned the Sudanese crisis or concerns about Alaska's investments tied to the ruling regime. Moreover, Palin's administration openly opposed the bill, and stated its opposition in a public hearing on the measure."