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Why we can’t stop talking about Vogue’s photo of Justin and Sophie
Topic Started: Dec 10 2015, 03:14 PM (1,777 Views)
Darcie Dec 10 2015, 03:14 PM Post #1
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Apparently we can’t stop tweeting it and looking at it. Its allure is surpassed only by our desire to figure out what the hell is going on.

Is he saying, “You know I love you, even if I have to work late at cabinet tomorrow,” while she replies “I don’t care, it still leaves me alone with three kids for supper?” Is the fact that he’s gazing into her ear and holding her hips into his own while she’s looking beyond him, at what’s coming, an accurate reflection of the dynamic of their relationship? Quite possibly. The camera has never frightened Justin or his wife, who worked as a correspondent for CTV, and as Mikhail Baryshnikov once said, the body never lies.

“We’ve been preparing for this for years,” Sophie said of the couple’s political career in a private interview with The Globe shortly before the election in October. “Once Justin decided to go on the political scene, all the spotlights were on him. I think we’ve done pretty well finding a balance and a centre. It can be very scrutinized. We see a lot of leaders and people in the public service and the political world reacting with fear, or intimidation, lack of respect for other human beings. I think not only Canada but the world as a whole is called upon to really choose leaders who can generate unity and compassion throughout the world. This is how you find peace, right? I think it starts from within. And Justin has that capacity to swim through crazy waters but keep his vision, keep calm. He doesn’t lose control. He analyzes. He opens up at that moment, whether it’s in the boxing ring and he’s getting shots, or whether it’s in the political ring, or in nature. His personality stays true to who he is, wherever he is. And I think that’s very reassuring.”

His weakness?


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/why-we-cant-stop-talking-about-vogues-photos-of-justin-and-sophie/article27671380/?click=sf_globefb

The whole world loves lovers.
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David Dec 11 2015, 02:39 PM Post #46
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 All the greats were rookie quarterbacks at one time. Give young Trudeau a chance Campy.
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campy Dec 11 2015, 02:45 PM Post #47
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 He's getting all the rope he needs David.

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David Dec 11 2015, 02:46 PM Post #48
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 Glad to hear it. I didn't think of you as the type to judge a man on the job for only a month.
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campy Dec 11 2015, 02:48 PM Post #49
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 He has a majority. I'm concerned as a Canadian about his policies.
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Bitsy Dec 11 2015, 02:55 PM Post #50
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Dec 11 2015, 02:37 PM
He couldn't walk in Harper's shoes.
Thanks heavens for that, Canada you just dodged a bullet.
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campy Dec 11 2015, 03:04 PM Post #51
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 Harper was highly rated as a leader in the world Bitsy.
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Bitsy Dec 11 2015, 03:10 PM Post #52
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Dec 11 2015, 03:04 PM
Harper was highly rated as a leader in the world Bitsy.

And that is why the world was mourning his departure during Trudeau's world visit? ROFL.

But you keep thinking that, Campy, you need it to validate your blind support for the man. Better to lie to yourself than admit the truth.
Edited by Bitsy, Dec 11 2015, 03:12 PM.
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Darcie Dec 11 2015, 03:16 PM Post #53
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 I can see the whole world crying at the loss of Harper.

Links please if anyone have found any outside of Canada.

We know that 68.1% in Canada did not vote CPC so I am assuming they are not crying and that 31.9% may be crying.
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campy Dec 11 2015, 03:20 PM Post #54
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Dec 11 2015, 03:10 PM
campy
Dec 11 2015, 03:04 PM
Harper was highly rated as a leader in the world Bitsy.

And that is why the world was mourning his departure during Trudeau's world visit? ROFL.

But you keep thinking that, Campy, you need it to validate your blind support for the man. Better to lie to yourself than admit the truth.
The truth was that he was admired as a world leader.

My support is not blind. That's just your opinion.

Canada's position in world rankings shows that.

Hey we are off topic now. The topic is the picture in Vogue magazine,
Edited by campy, Dec 11 2015, 03:22 PM.
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David Dec 11 2015, 03:28 PM Post #55
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 I thought you said we could stray off topic?
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Bitsy Dec 11 2015, 03:28 PM Post #56
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Dec 11 2015, 03:20 PM
The truth was that he was admired as a world leader.





And no one, well maybe Bibi,cares the he is gone. Most seem to be impressed with Trudeau.
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My support is not blind. That's just your opinion.

Well, you are taking this loss very hard.
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Canada's position in world rankings shows that.

Without knowing the rankings you mean, I can say that most of them had little to do with Harper.
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Hey we are off topic now. The topic is the picture in Vogue magazine,

But you aren't being disrespected are you?
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Shorty Dec 11 2015, 03:59 PM Post #57
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 First, I have no political affiliation. The Trudeaus are doing what any media smart politician does. Most non-Canadians will have no ideas about policies, only that they're a young, loving couple who represent Canada.
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campy Dec 11 2015, 04:01 PM Post #58
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And no one, well maybe Bibi,cares the he is gone. Most seem to be impressed with Trudeau.


Impressed? It's more of rock star adulation. Doesn't mean a thing as far as leadership goes. Harper proved himself.


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Well, you are taking this loss very hard.


Yep. Because I was happy with the government we had. Now I have to worry about changes and how they will affect me.




Canada's position in world rankings shows that.
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Without knowing the rankings you mean, I can say that most of them had little to do with Harper.


No Bitsy. The leader of Canada had a lot to do with the world rankings among them one of the best countries in the world to live in.
That comes from government policies and leadership.




Hey we are off topic now. The topic is the picture in Vogue magazine,


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But you aren't being disrespected are you?


Just backing up my previous contention that topics often go astray and that it's no big deal.

The comment that I read was that I should start a new thread.
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campy Dec 11 2015, 04:04 PM Post #59
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 Canada ranked as 'most admired' country in the world: report
www.ctvnews.ca/canada/canada-ranked-as-most-admired-country-in-the-w...
Jul 15, 2015 - Canada is the 'most admired' country with the 'best reputation' in the world, according to ... Canada's best city to live in is not where you think ...
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campy Dec 11 2015, 04:18 PM Post #60
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 The free world has lost its leader. In the absence of a vigorous American foreign policy, Canada's Stephen Harper supplied his own. For the better part of a decade, he energetically championed Western interests. He was serious about fighting terrorism, keen on free trade and prepared to deploy proportionate force in defense of freedom.

His defeat in last week's Canadian general election will be felt far beyond that sparse, chilly country. When other Western leaders fretted about Israel's 2006 Lebanon war, he gave his full backing to the Jewish state. When others dithered over Putin's invasion of Ukraine, he led international condemnation. Obliged to meet Vladimir Putin at a summit meeting, he was admirably curt: "I guess I'll shake your hand, but I have only one thing to say to you: Get out of Ukraine."

Canada, like most countries, partly defines itself with reference to what it isn't; but Harper was uncomplicatedly pro-American and pro-British. In his first overseas speech as prime minister, he told a London audience how glad he was that his was a common-law, Anglosphere nation. As a matter of historical fact, this might not seem especially radical; but, my goodness, what a refreshing break from the line taken by previous Canadian leaders, namely that their country was a happy multiculti fusion of First Peoples and Acadians and Vietnamese boat people

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-free-world-has-lost-its-leader/article/2574696
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