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Agreed.  I guess he should have given his head a shake before saying that.  Also Pollyanna in my opinion.  I guess I am not inherintly against intervention from the top, providing you don't try to snow your subordinates that the system is open.  Maybe if he had never said that, he might not be...

So a two-time loser was shocked that perhaps party brass figured she might turn out to be a three-time loser and decided to back another, potentially more successful horse?  She should give her head a shake. Not denying her hard work signing up new members.  But the LPC needs that kind of staff...

Not sure I would expect a "passerby" to use the word formicate in calling the cops, nor would I expect the Ottawa citizen to use such an uncommon word even if it is perfectly good english.  I am willing got bet the person was simulating fornicating with the statue.  I don't think I have ever...

^This.  This is what is driving me nuts.  Although my opinions are not nearly as informed or nuanced as many in this thread, the "doing it at the exclusions of everything else" is what I was trying to get at in my earlier post when I called the Cons "ham fisted" in their approach.  They lack a...

I agree with everything you wrote there, for sure.  Perhaps it is because I have such a low opinion of most politicians that I can't generate too much outrage over these things.  The counter argument would be that these are the first steps down a slippery slope, but I personally am not sure...

I agree with you, 100% actually.  I would hope that EVERY party has some sort of cell working away in a back room, generating a "dirty tricks" campaign.  This cell should be removed enough to provide deniability for the party if they were ever caught out.  And yeah, someone is going to take the...

I would call it Shenanigans. I put it on the same level as candidates who engage in other unfortunate practises like overspending on their campaigns; signing up party members - the elderly or recent immigrants for example - who may or may not know what they are signing up for; using public...

Actually, I would kind of like to get you started on that, since I am going to have to apply for one for my upcoming OUTCAN...PM me if you want, but I would like to hear about the hassles I need to prepare for.

And I have seen her labelled as an "activist" equally as often as "educator" or "advocate" I question the vetting process which led the decision makers to choose her over other candidates.  I have to assume there are plenty of sexual assualt/harassment SMEs out there to chose from.

hmmmmm...I have been having the same problem as Oddball on my iPhone 4s for about 3 weeks now.

Good for them.  They are both pretty intelligent, smart, capable guys, regardless of their politics. They are probably only now getting paid what they are worth - political office would never have given them that kind of renumeration, in a financial sense.  They can have their lives back now.  I...

You would hope, but in the past the owner has been the subject of legal action because of posts made by the membership, who did not know their arcs, and broke them, but did not have to pay the consequences (time, angst and money) - the owner did. I can't really fault him, or the mods who...

JJT, The next Asessment Centre is from 8-15 Jun 15.  Files are "due" to PCC(A) 1 April, so next Wednesday.  That being said, we haven't reached the minimum 30 files MARLANT is looking for to select the 16 candidates to tryout for the 11 spots, so maybe there will be some extensions for a short...

Apply!  Now! I just received an email this morning that the East Coast cannot meet our requirements.  It was a hastener to re-canvass any interested people. The email specifically said: RegF: Sea Element/Navy MOS ResF:  All NAV RES occupations NCMs:  LS to MS NCOs: PO2 – PO1 Officers...

The overriding assumption in this thread (and throughout the Navy) is that this Order originated from within the Navy's guardrails. I heard something different, which may or may not be true. If what I heard is correct, then Admiral Norman is demonstrating outstanding leadership in making the...

Perhaps it is a navy thing, but the events that led to The Mainguy Report is something that was drilled into me HARD as a junior officer.  Days of instruction were rghtly allocated to that event. I would never...ever...dream of refusing or in any way slowing down such a request.  It could be...

MCpls and Sgts need this kind of guidance? Jesus wept.  Short of lining up for lunch everyday, I can think of few things in the CF that are simpler or more straight forward than completion of the member's brag sheet.  I once had one submitted to me written with a green sharpie marker on a...

Seen.  That makes sense.  Thanks

The good professor appears to contradict himself, in my opinion. Early on he says this: "...I’m not sure press freedom is actually at stake here. No one is required to answer anyone’s questions. Freedom of the press is about making sure the government doesn’t restrict journalists; it doesn’t...

I agree.  Your quote makes me think of Billy Connelly and the tail end of his "women's demands" stand-up comedy routine. Here is the Youtube of it, I think - hopefully just the end bit (I can't access Youtube from my current location to check the clip) www.youtube.com/watch?v=ga3BQWoNPq0 Here...