Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Coalition of the willing; same speeches, common cause

"That is the ultimate nightmare which the world must take decisive and effective steps to prevent. Possession of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons by terrorists would constitute a direct, undeniable and lethal threat to the world, including to Canada and its people."
-Stephen Harper, as leader of the Canadian
Alliance, in a speech to Parliament on March 20, 2003, calling for Canada to join the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

"That is the ultimate nightmare which the world must take
decisive and effective steps to prevent. Possession of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons by terrorists would constitute a direct, undeniable and lethal threat to Australia and its people."
-Australian Prime Minister John Howard, speaking to his country's parliament on March 18, 2003, two days before Harper's speech.

2 comments:

Bahtman said...

What a bunch of bozos! I can't believe that people think they can get a way with this kind of crap.

sallreen said...

Hitting some populist themes strongly, but with a bit of subtelty and grace; emphasizing the idea of organizing and mobilization as more than just election tactics, but as integral to changing the world. The Obama who gets panned in Paul Krugman columns and sundry blog posts.
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