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COTLER! Perhaps something can be “read into” this, much as things can be “read into” the Constitution by liberal judges appointed by Liberals —like gay marriage! Of course this isn’t a gay affair at all for Liberals. It’s rather bad news for the Liberals. OK maybe it is gay then. And I think we should read plenty into this.
It seems that according to a letter to the editor appearing in today’s National Post (must be a subscriber to see it), Ariela Cotler, who is former Liberal Minister of Gay Marriage and Attorney General of Canada Irwin Cotler’s wife, is quitting the Liberal Party over Liberal Party leadership contender Michael Ignatieff’s anti-Israel remarks (or what liberals and their media call “Mr. Harper’s nation-splitting words of right-wing hatred and despicableness”).
Let’s start by reading into it that she isn’t simply endorsing a non-Ignatieff contender—rather, she’s quitting the Liberals altogether. Apparently there’s something to Prime Minister Harper’s words and they have merit among even Liberal Party elites. How embarrassing for the Liberals and their media.
I was a Liberal … until yesterday
Published: Friday, October 13, 2006
Re: Israeli Envoy, Rae Attack Ignatieff’s Remarks, Oct. 12.
I have been an active, involved and contributing member of the Liberal party until yesterday, when I decided to give up my membership because of the statements from Michael Ignatieff, given in French to a Quebec radio station.
I was hoping that with his background as a professor of human rights, Mr. Ignatieff would be able to make the distinction between the attackers and the attacked. I would remind Mr. Ignatieff that it was a Liberal government that placed Hezbollah on the international terrorist organizations list.
I feel it was not political savvy and wisdom that Mr. Ignatieff lacked in his address in Quebec. Rather, it was a lack of moral integrity, sacrificing the truth for personal political gains in the upcoming leadership election for the party.
I, and many of my friends, will no longer be there for that event.
Ariela Cotler, Montreal.
And let’s read into it the huge chasm that is developing in the Liberal Party.
(And also, let’s read my previous blog entry just for word-usage comparison purposes!)
Related blog entries:
** 65% say Harper comments were fair comments
** Liberal media history re-write attempt #1: HARPER was anti-Israel: Sympatico news
** Just now: Libby Ignatieff makes mockery of himself in public. Media pretends it didn’t happen.
** Anti-Israel liberal-left elephant: Meet Mr. Harper
** Liberals display more of their anti-Israel bias
** Headline News for October 13 2006 (item two)
** Our Town Square Forums thread started by “Dacre”: Liberals are anti-Israel
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