tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post3257042900864467651..comments2024-03-04T13:46:25.458+01:00Comments on Dag Trygsland Hoelseth: Veterans' Day without King HaraldDag T. Hoelsethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-49623277886699661172011-05-10T18:56:57.555+02:002011-05-10T18:56:57.555+02:00Yes, I know that the prime minister has denied the...Yes, I know that the prime minister has denied the allegations. See my <a href="http://dagtho.blogspot.com/2011/05/debate-goes-on-stoltenberg-denies.html" rel="nofollow">latest blog article</a> today.<br /><br />DTHDag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-21518734206038512102011-05-10T17:51:42.755+02:002011-05-10T17:51:42.755+02:00Sir,
As I have to various degrees since junior hi...Sir,<br /><br />As I have to various degrees since junior high school been in opposition to the emasculation of the monarch, we probably do not totally agree on who <i>should</i> be the "real boss." <br /><br />I did one of my two junior high school "papers" ("særoppgave") on the King's no of April 1940. I debated my teacher in social studies class over whether "1884" was right (I don't recall exactly when it was, but it is unlikely that it was late in elementary school. It probably was in junior high.).<br /><br />I really liked it -- back when I was doing my computer science degree -- when my lecturer in relational databases class used "Gro" and "Harald" as entity examples with the relation "boss." The relation did not go the PC way, to put it that way.<br /><br />That being said, I have no illusions about how things are.<br /><br />BTW, in <i>Aftenposten</i> today the allegations are denied.J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-73229886372137550692011-05-10T17:38:54.349+02:002011-05-10T17:38:54.349+02:00Yes, "presiding over" is even better. :-...Yes, "presiding over" is even better. :-)J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-81804455994882989042011-05-10T16:51:28.313+02:002011-05-10T16:51:28.313+02:00Concerning "who the real boss is", there...Concerning "who the real boss is", there is of course no doubt that the prime minister and his government has the political power in this country, and that is the way it should be. Has Stoltenberg become too bigheaded? The king's military role is one of his most important constitutional obligations, and refusing him to be present at such an event as the Veterans' Day (first he was denied and then forced upon "an agreement" with the government) is to severely undermine his position. <br /><br />Wonderful reactions from the opposition today!<br /><br />DTHDag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-38110587983654813002011-05-10T16:16:05.641+02:002011-05-10T16:16:05.641+02:00Well, "chairing" might be a better choic...Well, "chairing" might be a better choice than "leading", but I have settled for "presiding over" instead.<br /><br />DTHDag T. Hoelsethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17668254228135893615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1651875509383972296.post-87677887589495218322011-05-10T15:28:19.108+02:002011-05-10T15:28:19.108+02:00Thank you for this post, sir.
with the king leadi...Thank you for this post, sir.<br /><br /><i>with the king leading the Council of State</i><br /><br />Would it not be better to say <i>chairing</i>, sir?<br /><br /><i>King Harald had wanted to be present at Akershus and to hand over the decorations himself, but was denied this by the Prime Minister.</i><br /><br />If this is so, perhaps it's time for the PM to learn who's the boss?J.K. Baltzersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096616644588479917noreply@blogger.com