1.08.2006
Election 2006
Tonight I received an email from a friend passsing on this letter that this guy from Alberta wrote. I thought it was pretty striking:
Election 2006
Sorry if I sound like I'm preaching political garbage,
but a year and a half ago enough people thought this way to
cause a minority government. Maybe this time, letters like this
will circulate enough to get more people thinking about it, and we
can get rid of the federal liberals once and for all. It's your
future... Use the power of the internet, and most important, get out
and vote!
Hello! My name is Alan Robberstad. I am a Canadian.
One voter out of millions of Canadian voters.
Paul Martin is no friend of mine.
Liberal governments have not made my life any better.
Liberal governments have made the future worse for my children.
Jean Chretien became Prime Minister many years ago.
Guess who was the Liberal Finance Minister.....Paul Martin...LEST WE FORGET
Since 1993:
(1) My taxes have increased.
(2) My family's share of the national debt has increased.
(3) My personal expenses have increased.
(4) My waiting time to see a doctor has increased.
(5) My concerns for my family's safety have increased.
(6) My costs to educate my children have increased.
(7) Government interference in my life has increased.
(8) My personal debt has increased.
(9) My income has stayed more or less the same.
(10) My savings have decreased.
(11) The buying power of my dollar, in Canada, has decreased.
(12) The value of my dollar, in the U.S., has decreased.
(13) My trust of elected officials has decreased.
(14) My trust in the justice system has decreased.
(15) My trust in the immigration system has decreased.
(16) My hope that a Liberal won't waste my tax dollars has decreased.
(17) My dreams for a better future for my kids, in Canada,
have disappeared.
That is my story since the Liberals came to power.
I am not voting for Paul Martin's Liberals.
I am voting against Paul Martin and his Liberal Party
I am voting for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party. Do I like the
Conservatives?
Not particularly......I don't really like Politics.
I am not political by nature.
I am not passionate about politics.
I am a middle age guy (48).
I live in a small house on a fairly quiet street in Edmonton.
I have a wife, Kathy, and two children (ages 19 and 17).
I have no pets.
I am a middle class man.
I don't usually say too much.
Until now.
Now I am going to say something!
In 35 of the past 37 years, Canada has been ruled by:
(1) Pierre Trudeau - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(2) Brian Mulroney - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(3) Jean Chretien - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(4) And now we are going to vote for Paul Martin???? - a multi-millionaire
lawyer from Quebec???
The leader of the Conservative party, Stephen Harper, is:
(1) Not a lawyer.
(2) Not a multi-millionaire.
(3) Not from Quebec.
Stephen Harper says that the Conservative party will:
(1) Reduce my taxes.
(2) Pay off the national debt as fast as they can.
(3) Shrink the size and influence of the federal government.
That's good enough for me.
I'm going to give the Conservative party a chance with my vote.
But wait!
Paul Martinis now saying the same thing.
My mother told me forty years ago:
"Fool me once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame on me!"
The Liberals have had 34 years to be financially responsible.
Remember, Jean Chretien was Trudeau's Finance Minister.
Remember also, Paul Martin was Jean Chretien's Finance Minister.
These people have been raising my taxes for thirty four years!
They have been mis-spending my tax dollars for 34 years.
34 years!
And now Paul Martin says he'll stop taxing and spending.
No way.
Thank you for reading my story so far!
Why am I telling my story to you?
Although I feel alone, I know that I am not alone.
Your story may be similar to mine.
And you may also feel alone.
One small voter in the midst of millions of voters.
What can you and I do together to change things?
Here is my idea:
Lets you and I join up together.
Just you and I.
Together.
As a small team of two.
How can you and I fight a huge political machine?
You and I have two things that we can use:
(1) Our individual personal connections.
(2) The Internet.
The Internet is supposed to be this global zing tool, right?
Let's put it to use.
I have 27 Canadians in my personal e-mail address book.
I am sending this e-mail to each of them.
I'm asking you! to do two things:
(1) Forward this e-mail to every Canadian in your own address book.
(2) Vote against Paul Martin and the Liberal Party
Vote for the Conservative candidate in your riding.
I have probably written this e-mail too late.
As I said I am not politically adroit.
I feel like Peter Finch, in the 1976 movie "Network",when he shouted:
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
Please, forward the e-mail RIGHT NOW!!
As I type these last few words the voting begins in less than 18 days.
432 hours till voting begins.
I hope the Internet is as fast as some people claim it is.
This may not work.
This e-mail may "fizzle out" and go nowhere.
But you and I will have tried, won't we have?
My best wishes to you.
My best wishes to Canadians everywhere.
My thanks to David Stokes from Toronto
He actually wrote this just (5) days before the last federal election in 2000.
"Fool me once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame on me!"
Alan Robberstad
Edmonton, Alberta
Tell me what you think.
Election 2006
Sorry if I sound like I'm preaching political garbage,
but a year and a half ago enough people thought this way to
cause a minority government. Maybe this time, letters like this
will circulate enough to get more people thinking about it, and we
can get rid of the federal liberals once and for all. It's your
future... Use the power of the internet, and most important, get out
and vote!
Hello! My name is Alan Robberstad. I am a Canadian.
One voter out of millions of Canadian voters.
Paul Martin is no friend of mine.
Liberal governments have not made my life any better.
Liberal governments have made the future worse for my children.
Jean Chretien became Prime Minister many years ago.
Guess who was the Liberal Finance Minister.....Paul Martin...LEST WE FORGET
Since 1993:
(1) My taxes have increased.
(2) My family's share of the national debt has increased.
(3) My personal expenses have increased.
(4) My waiting time to see a doctor has increased.
(5) My concerns for my family's safety have increased.
(6) My costs to educate my children have increased.
(7) Government interference in my life has increased.
(8) My personal debt has increased.
(9) My income has stayed more or less the same.
(10) My savings have decreased.
(11) The buying power of my dollar, in Canada, has decreased.
(12) The value of my dollar, in the U.S., has decreased.
(13) My trust of elected officials has decreased.
(14) My trust in the justice system has decreased.
(15) My trust in the immigration system has decreased.
(16) My hope that a Liberal won't waste my tax dollars has decreased.
(17) My dreams for a better future for my kids, in Canada,
have disappeared.
That is my story since the Liberals came to power.
I am not voting for Paul Martin's Liberals.
I am voting against Paul Martin and his Liberal Party
I am voting for Stephen Harper and the Conservative Party. Do I like the
Conservatives?
Not particularly......I don't really like Politics.
I am not political by nature.
I am not passionate about politics.
I am a middle age guy (48).
I live in a small house on a fairly quiet street in Edmonton.
I have a wife, Kathy, and two children (ages 19 and 17).
I have no pets.
I am a middle class man.
I don't usually say too much.
Until now.
Now I am going to say something!
In 35 of the past 37 years, Canada has been ruled by:
(1) Pierre Trudeau - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(2) Brian Mulroney - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(3) Jean Chretien - a multi-millionaire lawyer from Quebec.
(4) And now we are going to vote for Paul Martin???? - a multi-millionaire
lawyer from Quebec???
The leader of the Conservative party, Stephen Harper, is:
(1) Not a lawyer.
(2) Not a multi-millionaire.
(3) Not from Quebec.
Stephen Harper says that the Conservative party will:
(1) Reduce my taxes.
(2) Pay off the national debt as fast as they can.
(3) Shrink the size and influence of the federal government.
That's good enough for me.
I'm going to give the Conservative party a chance with my vote.
But wait!
Paul Martinis now saying the same thing.
My mother told me forty years ago:
"Fool me once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame on me!"
The Liberals have had 34 years to be financially responsible.
Remember, Jean Chretien was Trudeau's Finance Minister.
Remember also, Paul Martin was Jean Chretien's Finance Minister.
These people have been raising my taxes for thirty four years!
They have been mis-spending my tax dollars for 34 years.
34 years!
And now Paul Martin says he'll stop taxing and spending.
No way.
Thank you for reading my story so far!
Why am I telling my story to you?
Although I feel alone, I know that I am not alone.
Your story may be similar to mine.
And you may also feel alone.
One small voter in the midst of millions of voters.
What can you and I do together to change things?
Here is my idea:
Lets you and I join up together.
Just you and I.
Together.
As a small team of two.
How can you and I fight a huge political machine?
You and I have two things that we can use:
(1) Our individual personal connections.
(2) The Internet.
The Internet is supposed to be this global zing tool, right?
Let's put it to use.
I have 27 Canadians in my personal e-mail address book.
I am sending this e-mail to each of them.
I'm asking you! to do two things:
(1) Forward this e-mail to every Canadian in your own address book.
(2) Vote against Paul Martin and the Liberal Party
Vote for the Conservative candidate in your riding.
I have probably written this e-mail too late.
As I said I am not politically adroit.
I feel like Peter Finch, in the 1976 movie "Network",when he shouted:
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take this anymore!"
Please, forward the e-mail RIGHT NOW!!
As I type these last few words the voting begins in less than 18 days.
432 hours till voting begins.
I hope the Internet is as fast as some people claim it is.
This may not work.
This e-mail may "fizzle out" and go nowhere.
But you and I will have tried, won't we have?
My best wishes to you.
My best wishes to Canadians everywhere.
My thanks to David Stokes from Toronto
He actually wrote this just (5) days before the last federal election in 2000.
"Fool me once - shame on you. Fool me twice - shame on me!"
Alan Robberstad
Edmonton, Alberta
Tell me what you think.
:: posted by craig, 00:42
2 Comments:
I completely agree that we would be crazy to vote Liberal, and don't understand why any one would, but when reading this e-mail, it really struck me that the writer was very misleading. The e-mail implies that the liberals have been in power for 34 consecutive years, and that Brian Mulroney was a liberal. In fact, Trudeau was PM from April '68 to June '79 and then again from March '80 to June '84. Trudeau, as we all know, is a liberal. From June '79 to March ' 80 Joe Clark, a Progressive Conservative, was PM. (Granted we don't take to much pride in Joe Clark due to his very left wing ideas which we have seen recently.) From June '84 to June '93, Brian Mulroney, in fact a Progressive Conservative, was PM. Mulroney was followed by Kim Campbell, another PC, who was only PM for a few short months in '93. Ever since '93 the Liberal's have been in power.
I guess my point is that we have to be careful what we believe. In order to understand politics we have to educate ourselves, or we will never make good decisions.
Uninformed and misleading emails that ly from person to person only confused the matter to the issues at hand. Let's stop talking about how horrible the liberals are, and examine other parties. Understand the issues of the day and find out what policies the parties have with regards to them.
I guess my point is that we have to be careful what we believe. In order to understand politics we have to educate ourselves, or we will never make good decisions.
Uninformed and misleading emails that ly from person to person only confused the matter to the issues at hand. Let's stop talking about how horrible the liberals are, and examine other parties. Understand the issues of the day and find out what policies the parties have with regards to them.
i do realize that some of the information in the letter was incorrect (it was very hard not to alter the orginal letter) but i just thought the letter was striking, despite the original author's false information.
yet you cannot deny the fact that the liberals have held power for the vast majority of our nation's history. furthermore, you must agree that it is not healthy for one party to rule for more than 15 years in a row. such unhealthy parliamentary rule will lead ultimately to the very scandals and the culture of entitlement which we are dealing with today.
ultimately, i think you have misundertsood the purpose of why i posted the letter. the point the author was trying to suggest was that change is needed, and the conservatives are the one party that have the opportunity to "dethrone" the liberals. i don't think he is bashing the liberals for the sake of bashing them.
thanks for the comment though...
yet you cannot deny the fact that the liberals have held power for the vast majority of our nation's history. furthermore, you must agree that it is not healthy for one party to rule for more than 15 years in a row. such unhealthy parliamentary rule will lead ultimately to the very scandals and the culture of entitlement which we are dealing with today.
ultimately, i think you have misundertsood the purpose of why i posted the letter. the point the author was trying to suggest was that change is needed, and the conservatives are the one party that have the opportunity to "dethrone" the liberals. i don't think he is bashing the liberals for the sake of bashing them.
thanks for the comment though...
