Jason Cherniak wants to go after anything connected to Wajid Khan
Of course emotions run high when someone feels betrayed. But bloggers like Jason Cherniak ought to know better. Cherniak, a supporter of Liberal leader Stephane Dion and generally a thoughtful guy, wants to picket the business of Wajid Khan, the member of parliament who crossed the floor to join the Conservatives, abandoning Dion and the Liberals.
Cherniak crosses the line. He wants people to go after Khan's business. What next? Khan's home? The school where his kids go to school? The restaurant he likes? Anyone with a name Khan?
Jason Cherniak reveals just how some Liberals like to play at politics -- no one is safe when power is at stake:
Before election as an MP, Wajid Khan was the President and CEO of a car dealership, Dufferin Mazda. I don't know if he still owns it, but I do know that Khan Motorsport is a Maza parts company that works closely with Dufferin Mazda. Maybe we should protest in front of the dealership. I would not organize such a thing unless I knew for sure that he or his family still had a financial stake, though. Does anybody know for sure?
Maybe Cherniak ought to recall that a business employs a lot of people, many of whom have no stake whatsoever in Khan's political life. The dealership does not, as far as I know, have a contract with the Liberal Party to provide cars, nor with the Conservatives. It is a private business that is struggling to make a profit in a very competitive business (and thankless business too -- how much respect do car salesmen get?).
What if Khan was a doctor? Would Cherniak picket his office and make it difficult for patients to make their appointments?
What if Khan was teacher? Wave placards in the face of students?
Jason, take a day or two and cool it. I was angry when Belinda Stronach crossed the floor. Here's my posting on it:
"Trickery and treachery are the practices of fools that have not the wits enought to be honest."
Benjamin Franklin"There is no act of treachery or meanness of which a political party is not capable; for in politics there is no honour."
Benjamin Disraeli"Tricks and treachery are merely proofs of lack of skill"
François de la Rochefoucauld". . . treachery and violence are spears pointed at both ends; they wound those who resort to them worse than their enemies."
Emily Bronte"Though those that are betray'd Do feel the treason sharply, yet the traitor Stands in worse case of woe"
William ShakespeareSeemed appropriate. Feel free to email them to Belinda.
Maybe Jason is upset that despite being exposed to Stephane Dion's luminous presence, Khan still decided to quit. Whatever. But Jason might be considering a future in politics. If so, he would do well to retract this idea and very quickly. Otherwise, years from now, some enterprising reporter or blogger is going to dig his post up (or mine, for that matter) and ask him just why his political opponents ought not to be demonstrating at Cherniak's law firm.
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As i posted yesterday Dion looks like a fool on this one. He said on the one hand that Khan is a Liberal and won't defect then we are to believe that he gave Khan an ultimatum.
Khan went on to make it clear that Harper was a better leader for Canada than Dion.
This, I think is where Cherniak takes it personally. How dare someone criticize Dion!
These guys had better get thicker skin. People will challenge Dions loyalty(dual citizenship), they will call him a coward (leaving Afghan. after sending them there), an environmental failure(former En. Min. with poor results, he sat on his hands during Gomery, he lives in an ivory tower, his English isn't good enough...
Some of these critcisms are unfair but he had better be prepared to defend himself because their own history (Liberals that is) of saying insulting things about their political opponents is well documented..I am not making this up.
This is only the tip of the iceberg.
Posted by: David at January 6, 2007 10:33 AM
Seems like Jason Chickenlittle is just another commie moonbat posing as a Canadian Lieberal. Do as I say or die. Yep pretty much sums up the left wing mentality of Canada.
To all the questions you asked Chickenlittle would scream yes.
Posted by: Pissedoff at January 6, 2007 10:35 AM
Maybe his name should be Chickenshit
Posted by: Pissedoff at January 6, 2007 10:48 AM
Where was Jason when the Liberals were ripping us off through Adscam? Did he picket any of the businesses who made kickbacks to the Liberals?
Did he picket Magna when Belinda did her Party hopping? Just another case of Liberal 'democracy' in action--do as Big Brother tells you or you are to be ostracized by the more equal? Must be 'Canadian Values' that the Liberals never tire telling us about, eh? Join the Borg and stay there or you are out?
Posted by: George at January 6, 2007 11:01 AM
You guys are all wrong.According to the Liberal blogs,who were first furious at Khan crossing,this is now a brilliant plan from Dion who wanted Khan to go to the Conservatives to change the balance of power to Harper and Layton.This is part of Dion's strategy to avoid an early election,and,are you ready for this,it lets him open up a seat in the GTA for a member of his unelected "dream team".
Dion tried a power control trip with Khan and lost.His comments on CBC saying Khan was staying a Liberal were proof he had no idea Khan was crossing.
As for Cherniak,in his time honored tradition,he won't allow posts proving Dion's failure.Tried posting Dion's quote Friday denying the floor-crossing,poor old Chumpiak won't post it.
Posted by: paulsstuff at January 6, 2007 11:30 AM
The Liberals are the biggest fools and hypocrites in the world right now. They elect an extremely left-winger to run their party and they wonder why the reasonable Liberals are preferring Harper?
Posted by: William E. Demers at January 6, 2007 12:18 PM
If the Libs are going to have a 'cleansing' , there are 12 more Liberal MPs who voted for the re-opening of the debate on SSM.
NDP will not unite with the Libs while these MPs are at large.
Posted by: wilson61 at January 6, 2007 12:22 PM
Boo hoo, this from Jason Cherniak vis a vis the petition he launched on his blog to demand Wajid Khan's resignation: "... the Tories created so many fake [AND HILARIOUS] signatures so quickly that it is now meaningless. Glad to know that they are so scared of seeing what people really think."
LOL!
I wonder if it has occurred to Jason that there were just way more signaTories than Liberal supporters on his petition.
Where was the Liberal support, Jason? How come l/Liberals didn't turn out in numbers that would overwhelm the signaTories, Jason?
Go ahead, Jason, and blame the Tories for hi-jacking your petition because, as you allege, they're "scared of seeing what people really think." No doubt Tories were waiting to see what "people" (Tories aren't people, Jason?) really think but were quite underwhelmed by the show of l/Liberal supporters.
You might look at your own party in the mirror, Jason, and ask yourself where WERE the l/Liberals on your list? How come there weren't more of them? How come they didn't outnumber Tories?
Was it that they were too lazy to sign your petition or that there just isn't enough support in the LPC and in empathetic admirers to tip the scales to what it was you wanted to see? 'Just too used to sitting on their butts and being pampered and entitled that they couldn't even lift a finger to demand Wajid Khan's resignation?
There ARE other explanations for what happened with your petition, Jason, other than "Tories" being scared to face reality. If anyone needs to face reality, it's you and your LPC.
Posted by: 'been around the block at January 6, 2007 01:21 PM
Floor crossers are a rank embarasment to our democratic process....there needs to be statute set to allow them to only sit as independents until a byelectionto determin if their constituents back their change of party and platform.
Harper has gone steadily down in my opinion with each gross compromise of principled conservatism he makes to secure power.
What conservative principle will Harper compromise next? Senet reform??? Nooo that;s been done already.....Killing the gun registry...noooo he's keeping that just making it paperless....hmmm howabout the bit about his objections to the shafting of constituent will by floor crossers like Stronach....oh well that one seemes compromised a couple of times.
Come to think of it, what CPC Member-ratified policies DO the CPC caucus stand for uncompromisingly? I can't think of one...maybe its all the afterglow of top down "guided" democracy grass roots policy makers recieved at the CPC policy convention that's blinded me to the great job Harper is doing taking uncompromised CPC principles to Ottawa.
Posted by: WL Mackenzie Redux at January 6, 2007 03:04 PM
Sheesh, WL Mackenzie.....I sense some reality issues there. If you were a Harper voter hoping for a new Ottawa, I feel your pain. But if you are just a pissed-off Lieberal, get stuffed.
There has been no more of an un-principled bunch of politicians ever elected than the Lieberals in the last 100 yrs. The degradation in the quality of political discourse in the last 30 years, as disgusting as it is, is directly as a result of the near-continuous leadership of the Lieberal party of Canada. Lies, corruption and total lack of respect for the electorate is the hallmark of the LPC. Decorum and accountability that was once the staus quo of Parliament in Canada 50 years ago is no longer. The blame is squarely on the backs of the Lieberal cheaters/liars/thieves that destroyed this country over the last 40 yrs.
Now "thou protest too much". Harper may not be perfect, but by god!, he is more a man of principle than any who has served as PM since before Pearson. Give SH the mandate and he will clean up government, beat back the disease that infects federal politics and he will eventually leave Ottawa a much better place. Unfortunately, that scares a liberal. Endless social programs and a neo-nanny-state mentality is what Lieberals feed on. No personal responsibility, no loyalty or allegiance to our country gives Lieberals the fertile breeding grounds and votes that keep them elected and keeps our once-great country dependant on the Federal government hand-outs. Individual initiative, free-market competition and self sufficient citizens scare Lieberals. Those people learn to think for themselves, and that makes them too smart to vote for Lieberals. I understand your fear. I would be affraid too. My place at the trough at tax-payer expense would be threatened too.
Posted by: arctic_front at January 6, 2007 08:00 PM
wl mackenzie.Please check your facts before stating them.Harper stated on the leaders townhall with Peter Mansbridge that floor-crossing was a parliamentry tradition and he was not against it,even though he got burned by Stronach.
As for the gun registry,he still wants it scrapped,as he has stated,but needs a way to do it as a vote will never pass right now.
Senate reform.He campaigned on it twice in two years and is proceeding with it.Soooo?
Posted by: paulsstuff at January 6, 2007 10:29 PM
I really feel sorry for Jason and for WL Mackenzie Redux: Jason because of his disappointment in Dion's bump in the polls being so short-lived; and WL Mackenzie Redux because of his amazing ability to not let his mind be confused by the facts as he slags Harper.
Posted by: Brian in Calgary at January 7, 2007 03:17 PM
 
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