guigsy Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 dion vs. ignatieff.this has been the only thing keeping me interested at work today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 WE ALL KNOW DION WON!!! GET THE ROCK BAND OFF THE STAGE AND ANNOUNCE IT! Look forward to the speech... Unless Iggy pulls it out... but common! Silly propaghada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted December 2, 2006 Report Share Posted December 2, 2006 Delighted Tories say they helped knock Rae out of Liberal race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 wow there's people talking in the politics forumthat was a quality evening/afternoon"The World needs Canada!""People between 16 and 35 must get involved.""How can you back out of Kyoto and then say you must stay in Afghanistan so as not to break your promise."lots of great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 wow, i'm impressed. Probably my first choice for Liberal leader and definately the best environmental advocate. Remains to be seen how well it'll sell out west though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Remains to be seen how well it'll sell out west thoughAin't that the truth. Mind you, they'd probably be calling Ignatieff a Yankee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blane Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 I wonder how the greens feel about this? I bet it takes some wind out of their sails in terms of polling. Just when they seemed to be pulling themselves together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 dion in 4what do I win? pay up, sucka's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted December 3, 2006 Report Share Posted December 3, 2006 Nice one, PT! I wonder how the greens feel about this? I bet it takes some wind out of their sails in terms of polling. Just when they seemed to be pulling themselves together. Wondering the same thing. If Dion can really sell a progressive and G/green vision, the Liberals might be able to reverse the - slow but steady - growth of the Greens, and further marginalize the NDP. Not to mention really distinguish themselves from the Conservatives in all those ways that people suspected the two major parties differed only in rhetoric, but not action. Should be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Megs and I are voiceless, exhausted, hungover but happy. It was a hell of a fun weekend in Montreal. Got some great pics and stories to come when we are back to 100%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Glad to hear you got back intact . Can't wait to hear some inside scoops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 (edited) during the coverage, i heard some discussion about non-voting during the first ballot. im kinda curious as to how a delegate can say they are voting for X on the first ballot, and then either not vote for X, or abstain (perhaps some even voted for Y? dunno). isnt there an obligation to vote for X, if your riding has (s)elected you (at least partially) on the basis that you will vote for X? it was actually kinda fun to watch some of the coverage. im nowhere near the political junkie i used to be, but this convention got my juices flowing. Edited December 4, 2006 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Evil_Mouse Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Free booze every where you go = good times. I'm guessing the CPC conventions are fueled by oxycontin and SSRIs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 Megs and I are voiceless, exhausted, hungover but happy. It was a hell of a fun weekend in Montreal. Got some great pics and stories to come when we are back to 100%. Hopefully those pics and stories involve those condoms and thongs with the Liberal party logo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I'm guessing the CPC conventions are fueled by oxycontin and SSRIs. Gimme that z, o-l-o-f-t Gimme a grip, make me love me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 i heard some discussion about non-voting during the first ballot. im kinda curious as to how a delegate can say they are voting for X on the first ballot, and then either not vote for X, or abstain (perhaps some even voted for Y? dunno). isnt there an obligation to vote for X, if your riding has (s)elected you (at least partially) on the basis that you will vote for X?Not too sure about the first ballot, except that there seemed to be some confusion about what time delegates needed to be there or something. On CPAC that night one of the organizers was looking a bit put out about the whole thing and mumbled something about not having done a good enough job getting the word out to delegates.There were a lot of missed votes on the second ballot (first ballot on Saturday morning) that were attributed to people sleeping in. (As Hux said, free booze ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hux Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 I'm not sure how first round ballots were spoiled, maybe by writing "Belinda Stronach" over it, but I suspect not voting was likely the only way for a delegate's first round ballot not to count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_rawk Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 4 spoiled first round ballots. (source at parl.gc.ca)Manley had joked during his CBC commentary that two of those ballots had "Stronach" written on them, and that one of those was his. I'm sure he was kidding about one of them being his, but not sure if the number was made up or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted December 4, 2006 Report Share Posted December 4, 2006 ... I suspect not voting was likely the only way for a delegate's first round ballot not to count.they suggested on TV that some delegates did not vote intentionally. i seem to recall something about the commentators saying that the pres. of a local youth wing said that they were selected in their riding and sent to the convention to vote for Iggy, but they didnt vote on the first ballot because they didnt want to vote for him. maybe i heard it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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