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If so, he's over-qualified.
Can anyone "trump" that juicy retort?
I guess Mr. tor bridge founder had more support from Lib insiders than Lang. Lang sounds bitter and twisted - and how different is that?
"We're listening. We're changing. We want you* back."
*Andrew Langs not included.
hahahahhah!
the south african constitution, by the way, has the strongest gay rights protects of any constitution on the planet earth.
a neat bbc radio doc on how it happened: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/worldservice/docarchive/docarchive_2...
If he plays duplicate bridge - maybe he can try to be a duplicate of Andrew Lang!
I guess Andrew is a Liberal because it 'suit's him. He hopes that he's no 'dummy'. We have to wonder if he has the 'heart' for politics in his 'bid' for the seat, but I think we can tell that he's just a 'card',
The better the pun, the bigger the groan!
Young almost hits a 'grand slam" but with 5 "tricks" he makes a small slam on ode to bridge founder - good one to all!
The Liberals need to run that last scene from "Shane" as their campaign advertisement.
"Shane!.... Come back!...."
"Please vote for us. We'll do anything. ANYTHING. If we win a by-election in Ontario, Bob Rae will sit in a dunk tank and let you throw rocks at him! We also have cookies. Cookies? No?..."
http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/politics/article/1131505--poll-ndp-will-win-toronto-danforth-byelection-by-wide-margin?bn=1
Not a fan of how this might make us complacent, and i just don't think we can take any riding for granted. I do not see that happening from the Team in TD, good on Scott for fighting for it!
As much as i agree with it, and hey who dosen't like an ego boost... it might just get people to not vote and whoops there goes the liberals who now are going to be desperate to get every last voter out.
I find it astonishing that the polls were showing a creep like Rae was doing so well while the NDP was going through its leadership race.
But seeing this poll makes one wonder whether those rumours of a total Liberal collapse are coming true after all.
I am not in any way suggesting complatency but hopefully after the by-election we can firmly put those nonsensical msp media comments about a Liberal recovery to rest once and for all.
It would warm my heart to see the Liberals end up in 3rd or even possibly 4th place.
If the Liberals lose as badly as the poll suggests then this will be a particulary harsh verdict on Rae. Consider:
1. He has had lots of recent publicity, most of it quite fawning.
2.He has campaigned openly in the riding with his picture prominently displayed on the candidate's literature (and at twice the size of the candidate)
3. This is his old federal riding where people presumably know him best.
4. Rae own riding is right next door Toronto Centre
The gap is not that great between the Liberals and the Torioes according to this poll. i think the Tories shoudl spend the legal maximum and see if they can drive the liberals into third place!
That was my thought too. Assert the end of Liberal fortunes in the GTA.
So Howard and Stock want an NDP "grand slam" - Go Craig - make us proud - NDP Danforth riding association rocks!
you should visit the comment section of the paper and give a few ticks here and there. It looks like the few people working on the Libs campaign are trying to suggest the poll results are not true. lol
The Liberals have absolutely nothing to lose in this race. If they lose, especially if their vote goes up, then they say it was clearly a safe NDP seat. If they win, then we have serious, serious egg on our faces.
It's up to the NDP to get the Liberal vote low enough, so that the Tory vote can be high enough, to push the Liberals into third place.
But, the Liberals couldn't even win Bob Rae's old seat! If they can't win in the old fiefdom of Bob Rae - they cannot win ANYWHERE!
just remember what happened in winnipeg north - twice! and that was under the igg
Agreed, like i mentioned we can't get over confident and take the riding fro granted. In the case of TD i don't see that happening, the party is putting a lot of resources and Scott continues to say "were not taking it for granted" :P I think we learned our lesson on the ground
the MAIN difference between WN and TD, is there is no strong Liberal candidate. Lamoureux was a legitemate "star" candidate which is something thankfully we don't have to worry about facing.
In Winnipeg North the NDP also had to contend with a provincial government that was in a bit of a popularity trough and a some latent (and not so latent) racism against an aboriginal candidate.
Agreed, but that's pre-supposing they come in 2nd. The poll indicates that might not be the case. If they come in third, that would be a serious embarrassment to them.
Liberals and Buzz Hargrove know the drill as they have been spewing it out for years and years. Strategic voting. Well if that is the case, to keep the Cons at bay, the Liberals should all be jumping on the NDP bandwagon now shouldn't they!
ha ha ha - yeah, make sure to vote NDP because voting liberal is a waste of a vote. I am just saying what you mean NR - but I so dispised strategic voting because often it was done in races between NDP and liberal and the cons weren't even a factor.
Oh well...to all the Dippers who cheered when Bob Rae was chosen ONDP leader back in 82, I just keep sayin' "I told you so!" I saw this kind of thing coming a mile away. I worked on Richard Johnston's campaign for ONDP leader in 82
Looks Andrew Lang has realized his comments don't exactly help the Liberal cause, and is trying to deny he said what he said.
Meanwhile, Andrew Lang may no longer be the candidate, but his doucheyness lives on in Grant Gordon.