September 2011
August 2011
morethis replied to your link: Funeral or NDP rally? | Opinion | Ottawa Sun
Ima play devil’s advocate kind of: I do think there was way more partisanship than I thought there was going to be. Not that I disagreed with anything that happened. Sun Media can suck a dick, though.
Honestly, I’d have to agree with you; there was definitely partisanship, and lots of it. What I’m scorning is their claim that he did not deserve the funeral—that his accomplishments (regardles of his political affiliation), and his mere passion and dedication were not worthy, etc..
Funeral or NDP rally? | Opinion | Ottawa Sun →
ottawasun.com
Jack Layton finally had his state funeral on the weekend.
Layton clearly did not meet the standard of a state funeral — a funeral for someone whose successes transcend our national divides.
Layton was not that. He was a hyper-partisan politician whose largest achievement was becoming the leader of the opposition — but, tragically, not even sitting in Parliament for a day in that capacity.
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This was not a state funeral. It was not a national funeral. It wasn’t even really a government funeral. It was a left-wing NDP funeral, paid for by taxpayers and scripted by party spin doctors.
Jack Layton didn’t deserve a state funeral. But neither did he deserve his funeral being turned into a distasteful campaign rally by party hacks.
Sun media’s ignorance never seizes to amaze me.
Layton wanted funeral to be a celebration of his life. And it was - thestar.com →
thestar.com
“The letter was, at its heart, a manifesto for social democracy,” Lewis said to a standing ovation, loud cheers and applause.
At this exact moment, the entire hall exploded with an indescribable uproar of emotionally charged applause and cheer. It was enough to make me cry… and I did.
The man who I mentioned earlier decided to bike back home to get some food. When he returned he brought with him a whole bunch of pastries from his favourite bakery on near his home, just to share them with us all.
