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obscurantist
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posted 19 December 2005 01:13 PM
This thread is not about Svend Robinson or Ed Schreyer. It's also not about Lorne Nystrom, Ed Broadbent, or the NDP's chances in Alberta or Quebec. Nor is it about Carole James, Gary Doer, Bob Rae, Ujjal Dosanjh, or Bev Desjarlais. Or Elizabeth Weir or Allison Brewer, for that matter. It's not even about how Olivia and Jack live in subsidized -- but never mind. It's about DEGENSTEIN DEGENSTEIN DEGENSTEIN! Ooga booga snarf snarf snarf! (Whoops, sorry -- dunno what came over me there.) So what should it be about? Well, I haven't seen a lot of threads on Darrell Dexter. How 'bout him? Any other ideas?
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posted 19 December 2005 08:46 PM
What this thread is about, is gum.Specifically, Olivia Chow's preferences in gum. quote: Olivia will be leaving municipal politics. fab hopes to see Olivia’s constituency assistant, Helen Kennedy, a feisty dyke on a bike and former East York councillor who helped the ladies at Slack’s get their liquor licence back, take her place. But before these two left-leaning ladies make a bigger splash on the political scene, fab got them to try new Trident Splash gum.After Olivia and Helen have tried both flavours, the votes come in. “The flavour works really well,” says Olivia. “I like the vanilla-mint.” Helen, on the other hand, prefers strawberry, saying slyly, “I’m not a vanilla girl.” Helen thinks the gum’s liquid centre helps with its elasticity, and recommends it for one of BDSM expert Midori’s bondage scenes. But Olivia finds another kind of inspiration in the gooey gel: “I’m going to make a splash on the federal scene by having substance in the middle. The ethical centre seems to be missing these days.” Olivia describes her politics as “sweet, but with an edge: just like the vanilla-mint, there’s an after-bite.” They both agree Trident Splash fights bad breath. So will Olivia use it on the campaign trail? “Depends on whether I’m talking to a Liberal or not.” Helen thinks she’ll stick to Tic Tacs, “because you can hide them under your tongue. Gum’s like you’re chewing your own cud.”
http://www.fabmagazine.com/miscthings/index.html
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Sharon
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posted 19 December 2005 09:16 PM
Okay... do you really want to know something about Darrell?Darrell Dexter became leader of the Nova Scotia NDP and Leader of the Opposition in 2001. He was first elected to the legislature in 1998, after serving as a member of Dartmouth City Council. Darrell was a key member of the Nova Scotia NDP Election Planning Committee through the '90s, chairing the '93 campaign, managing Robert Chisholm's leadership campaign, and taking a major role in preparing for the provincial breakthrough in 1998. Darrell's father was a sheet metal worker. Darrell was one of the youngest children in a large family, and the only one to attend university. He worked as a teacher, newspaper reporter and lawyer, and served in the Navy. Darrell has described Nova Scotians as conservative progressives - people with a generally progressive viewpoint who don't like to be hurried along by their political leaders. He earned trust within the party as a hard working volunteer. He's earned trust in the province by focussing his efforts on issues that make a real difference in people's lives, and gaining a reputation as someone who avoids cheap political shots. Very approachable. Darrell's most notable victory gained coverage of all health care costs in nursing homes. Liberal and Conservative governments had been taking the life savings, farms, homes, cars and anything else the residents owned. The NDP has pushed through regular increases in the minimum wage, a major improvement in overtime pay, vacation benefits and compassionate leave, and recently won the first pro-labour amendments to the NS Trade Union Act in more than 25 years. The province's leading newspaper, the Halifax Herald, suggested this spring that the most suitable successor to PC Premier John Hamm would be Darrell Dexter, since NDP ideas have formed much of the government's agenda since it was reduced to a minority that works closely with the NDP Opposition. There. How's that?
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posted 19 December 2005 09:21 PM
quote: Originally posted by Sharon: There. How's that?
Off-topic. Nothing about gum.
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obscurantist
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posted 19 December 2005 09:24 PM
Thanks, Sharon -- although I started the thread as something of a joke, I am indeed curious about the Nova Scotia NDP and their leader, particularly given that they've been a contender for government in the last few elections. I did a bit of searching and found a thread about the 2002 NDP leadership race, which I skimmed. So thanks again for the overview. Vanilla mint Trident sounds like another good topic, RB. I mean, how could anyone in their right mind like STRAWBERRY gum better than such a delicious combination as vanilla and mint? [ 19 December 2005: Message edited by: obscurantist ]
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posted 19 December 2005 09:47 PM
Now you're talking!Not only do they have it without sugar, but without sugar in new flavours - Red, Blue and Pink.
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posted 19 December 2005 11:29 PM
Gum, dammit. This thread is about gum.Durn kids with your polly-ticks.
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Screaming Lord Byron
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posted 19 December 2005 11:48 PM
Let's hear it for Ed Robinson.....Ed Robinson is the past president and past owner of AnswerPlus Communications, a Nanaimo-based web-enabled customer contact call centre. Formerly, Ed was President and CEO of Aetna Health, a health management company where he introduced Canada's first health care call centre that was integrated with the disability management process. Ed has served as Chair of Victoria's United Way business development committee and the Nanaimo Chamber's e-commerce committee. He graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Commerce in finance and marketing. He has completed advanced studies towards his Master of Business Administration degree as well as his chartered accountant and certified management accountant designations. Ed lives in Nanaimo. ....or Svend Schreyer. (OK - there is no such person. Soz.) Apparently Ed Nystrom is in trouble..... Nystrom also wrote checks for questionable unauthorized services performed by her husband, Ed Nystrom.
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posted 19 December 2005 11:53 PM
If Dad gums it, isn't that incest?(I should really be shot for that one)
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Screaming Lord Byron
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posted 19 December 2005 11:54 PM
Ed Martin could duke it out with the best of 'emwhile Ed Harper discovers the artist within I started painting things like piles of rubbish with bits of cigarette butts and stuff on the floor - the sorts of things you generally see in East London. Because it's rubbish, people think it's meant to be political or critical of consumerism but it's not really. It is kind of critical but it's also celebratory. A lot of people have this relationship with society - you're critical of the bad things about it but at the same time you're a part of it too. There's also something very appealing about branding and advertising for an artist because it's a way of creating associations with things instantly because people are very familiar with it. but Ed Layton just could not stop with the politicking To continue this type of safe and affordable water, we need to trust the future of water with someone who is experienced! Safety is a key issue, Education is a must, but Experience is Mandatory. Let's keep politicians out of a great system. Keep our water safe with experienced representation. Vote for Ed Layton!
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