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Re-read the article. Singh is called Mulcair's attack dog and Jim Rutkowski, Brian Topp's campaign manager is the one that is pushing the lines, on the public record. Jim Rutkowski even says that it is the Mulcair campaign that should explain itself, not Singh. So not only is Singh slurred in a lengthy and quote riddled article as an "attack dog," Jim Rutkowski promotes the "he's a nobody" line forget about him and persecute Mulcair. Again...with what evidence? With what respect for your fellow candidates? Brian Topp campaign = "worst team players" hands down.
Martin Singh may wish to ask Thomas Mulcair a question at today's debate. Will Mr. Singh ask a hard or soft question? I will guess that he will try not to ask any questions to Peggy Nash or Brian Topp as they will likely have a prepared response against him.
Interview with Thomas Mulcair on CTV's Question Period in a few minutes!
ETA: oops - I'm watching Newfoundland TV, so times will be different.
If Martin Singh asks Thomas Mulcair a hard question, it is proof that he is Mulcair's attack dog and now, once exposed, must cover his tracks. All together now: conspiracy! conspiracy! conspiracy! Martin Singh = a robot mind controlled by Thomas Mulcair. Weeeeee!
It looks like it is one of those relay interviews, where Mulcair has already been taped for answers, and Craig Oliver just has to watch them then write his own questions.
The host of QP (Bob Fife?) said Craig Oliver interviewed Mulcair a day ahead so as to not interfere with Mulcair's debate preparation. Mulcair denied any deals whatsoever with the other candidates, and said the hype going around about something happening between him and Martin Singh is pure fabrication. He also eviscerated Nathan Cullen's co-operation plan, saying he is committed to fielding a full team of good, progressive NDP candidates across the country.
Just came across this:
http://www.globalnews.ca/video/ndp+leadership+candidate+brian+topp+with+...
For the Topp supporters out there, please start watching at around the 7 min. mark.
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I really hate to promote Tom Clark, (who I always found to be an American wannabe and a sometimes pale imitation of Bill O'reilly) but Topp's answer would have been disasterous in an election campaign. I've already voted him no.2, but the gap b/w him and Mulcair just seems to grow wider day by day.
308? Good luck, Tom.
Prove it!
These comments and several others by this BD poster are absolute unmitigated bullshit.
Don't fall into this really dumb trap by someone who is not even involved with the NDP.
seems that mulcair's concerned about cullen. he should use his "liberals are untrustworthy" line, i like that one.
Moving on from the BS...
Does anyone want to link me to a site where I can catch a livestream of the debate this afternoon?
http://www.cpac.ca
Thanks. Great interview.
Which one? The number of people who earn more than $250,000? It says here that it's 213,000 Canadians. That's 0.6% of the population; like, "1%."
http://worthwhile.typepad.com/worthwhile_canadian_initi/2011/11/public-policy-and-jobpublicity-opportunities-for-economics-students.html#more
Is that a scary number? Not to me.
i just received a fundraising call for the danforth by-election, promised them $100 once i receive my leadership voting package. he game me another number:
866-525-5555 ex8001 - haven't tried it out yet, but just fyi
I think Doofy meant the fact that Topp couldn't provide the # on air to one of his central policies, something he's been asked about a lot and should have expected it to come up in this interview. He should have been better prepared to answer.
Live from Vancouver, British Columbia, the NDP all-candidates debate titled 'Opportunities for young and new Canadians'.
Thanks G
http://accidentaldeliberations.blogspot.com/2012/03/leadership-2012-roun...
- In the same Planet S interview series featuring Cullen, Mulcair offered this on the effect of the Occupy movement:For those of you who have not seen Mulcair's interview with Craig Oliver on CTV's Question Period I highly recommend it. Tom comes acroos highly sophisticated, and charasmatic, with his fingers on the pulse of what matters most to Canadians. He is very media savvy and has had quite an amazin's leadership campaign coming from a base of few NDP party members in Quebec to the strong force it is now, and also taking on the party establishment.
Quite impressive!
PS And let's clear up some of the nonsense that is floating around here: Tom has never been in any negotiations with any of the other candidates concerning 2nd ballot support, and as Tom has just said on QP these rumours do quite at disservice to Martin Singh who is one of our 7 NDP learadership candidates and who is making a major contribution towards growing the NDP, so that hopefully we can form the Canadian government sometime soon.
Question Period repeats at 5pm on CTV NewsNet. Yeah, Tom looked and sounded good.
Thomas Mulcair Question Period Interview with Craig Oliver
I like Nathan a lot.
NDP top-job contender confident party will put him in saddle
http://www.theprovince.com/news/contender+confident+party+will+saddle/6284540/story.html
Watching the debate now. I kinda wish they wouldn't go to such an extent to silence the crowd. A little participation and enthusiasm could only help.
Mulcair says he has a plan to set aside $3.38 million for local riding campaigns; I assume that means $10,000 for each riding to spend. Where does this come from? I can't find it anywhere on his website, nor can google find it.
Mulcair defends NDP 'opportunity' in debate
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/story/2012/03/11/ndp-debate-vanco...
I got a robocall right in the middle of the debate, asking my first and second choice; rude. I was tempted to just hang up. But instead I answered "undecided" to both questions. Does anyone know which campaign was so rude?
Knowing Topp, I'm certain he did know the answer, but I expect he felt it needs to be presented in context in a setting where he can explain it, not baldly. He thought CTV would nail him with the number and make it sound scary. He could be right. That's why I asked: does 213,000 sound scary?
I got the same call Wilf. On the one hand, you could think it rude but in some ways it was smart. This was the last debate and thus if you wanted to be certain of someone answering the phone, today would be it - as perhaps many and hopefully most NDP members were home and taking in the live debate.
I just gave "I don't know" on the 2nd question. I didn't find it rude but good planning in terms of getting more responses.
That last leadership debate thread has gotten too long now.
Our right-wing msp had to find a bone to chew on. lol
final NDP leadership debate, Mulcair put on hot sea
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/Canada/20120311/ndp-leadership-debate-120311/