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Globe and Mail presents Conservative Party dis-information courtesy of Preston Manning

by M. Lamoureaux

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This commentary is further to The Globe and Mail's Feature 'In Praise of Modesty' by Preston Manning, published on April 7, 2006. In this feature, Mr. Manning defined 'conservatism'. Well, at least the American version of 'conservatism' that he, and his Conservative Party entourage, and members of the U.S. Republican Party subscribe to. Preston Manning also indicated that the Conservative Party 'Throne Speech' was excellent. And of course, the Globe and Mail could not have chosen an more 'objective' commentator on Mr. Harper's 'Throne Speech', than one of the champions of the so-called "Unite the Right" campaign. Mr. Manning went on to further try to convince Globe and Mail readers that Stephen Harper represents a triumph of modesty and moderation. Fancy eh, those words coming from you Mr. Manning.

Mr. Manning making statements praising 'modesty' and "moderation", is kind of like the Klu Klux Klan correspondingly praising someone for their 'multicultural' and tremendous human rights perspective.

Mr. Manning is an apparent ultra-right wing ideologue, who co-authored with former Ontario Premier Mike Harris apparent support for the annexation of Canada by the United States via a "commercial union". This co-authored Orwellian-like "newspeak" document was ironically called something like "True North Strong and Free".

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-- And such as do wickedly against the covenant shall he corrupt by flatteries: but the people that do know their God shall be strong, and do exploits. (Book of Daniel 11:33

Mr Manning professes to be a Christian. However his substantive worship which is aimed at the 'Almighty Dollar' with an emphasis on U.S. Dollars, that are associated with U.S. Big Business interests. He could be viewed as an apparent religious hypocrite. Like other neo-conservatives, Mr. Manning and his entourage turn their back on the plight of the poor in the context of social justice, while cynically speaking of Jesus and the Bible.

The Conservative Party of Canada is actually an amalgamation of ultra-right wing interests, which include members of U.S. transnational enterprises, and Corporate Globalization oriented "think tank" representatives, as well as racist and neo-fascist interests. These interests are substantively associated with an American neo-conservative ideology, that are anything but "moderate" or modest". However, you will not find such information in the Globe and Mail, and other such corporate owned newspapers, which ally themselves to the sell-out of Canada.

Ever since the beginning of the 2006 Federal Election campaign, The Globe and Mail has been engaged in trying to help bolster the public relations image of Stephen Harper. The Globe and Mail has increasingly become more strident in its pro-Conservative editorial presentations, since the election of a Conservative minority government in late January 2006. It is unfortunate that the great tradition of reasonably balanced journalism, that was originally inspired by George Brown in the 1840's, has now been replaced by Conservative Party pamphleteering.





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