NOT(X)=X, or, Denial is a river in Newfoundland
Among the many other truly surreal bits of Jerome! Kennedy's! exclamation! point! laden! appearance! 1867! Churchill Falls! Grace Harbour! on Nightline this evening was the following exchange with host Linda Swain, concerning alleged intimidation reported yesterday by CTV Newsnet:
Swain: They're not making this up are they?Perhaps Minister Kennedy should have a chat with his supposed constituents.
Kennedy: Yes, they are!
Item: No Tory ties hurting Harbour Grace, councillor says
Item:
President pulls out
Liberal ties a political albatross for CCL, Oliver says
Jamie Baker
The Labradorian, December 17, 2007
Stan Oliver says a nagging health issue and his past Liberal affiliation left him with no choice but to step down as the president of the Combined Councils of Labrador (CCL).
It appears having close Liberal ties is not the most effective way to help advance the agenda of any kind of advocacy group in the province at this point in time - even a group that speaks for people of all political stripes in more than 30 Labrador communities.
"Everybody knows my political past. It's been extremely difficult for me sitting as the president to move the agenda forward," Mr. Oliver said of his decision to step aside after just under a year in the two-year job.
"If government would rather deal with somebody else at the helm, sometimes you've got to step aside."
Premier Williams has been known to personally call editors and letter writers who offer criticism of him and his government's decisions.
While his stated aim is to "set the record straight" the tactic probably leaves ordinary letter-writing citizens with the sense of "better be careful what you say because He is watching."
posted by WJM @ 8:43 PM
4 Comments:
At least his [Danny's] petulant ABC campaign will only likely lead to the failure of a few NL federal Tories. Unlike Clyde Wells, whose Charlottetown Accord thuggery led to the fall of national unification as we know it.
Actually, nbt, Clyde Wells supported the Charlottetown Accord.
Canadians rejected it.
That's called democracy.
Wall, having difficulty trying to figure this one out re:Item: No Tory ties hurting Harbour Grace, councillor says. Are you suggesting Mr. Kennedy should have researched all electronic/print media to learn what statement his constituents made prior to his taking office from Geo. Sweeney before making any comments?
Are you suggesting Mr. Kennedy should have researched all electronic/print media to learn what statement his constituents made prior to his taking office from Geo. Sweeney before making any comments?
No, that Mr. Kennedy shouldn't be surprised by allegations of partisan retribution on the part of his party's partisans, given that at least some people in the district he now represents had previously, and publicly, levelled similar allegations.
Bye, Rick - or whoever you are.
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