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Originally Posted by zuluking
Most inane comment ever. And you've uttered some doozies. According to you, somehow "people" (whoever they are) would inherently know if it was an "actual" scandal and then start caring. So the proof that there is no scandal is that those psychic "people" out doing their Xmas shopping don't care. And you would somehow have to "see" evidence of outrage somewhere outside of the newspapers to back it up. Like where?
Awesome contribution to the topic. Top notch political astuteness.
The comments that I most agree with center around Redford's poor judgment in not stepping away from a process that was ethically-charged due to her former relationship both personally and politically. However, seeing her in action, I'm inclined to think her massive ego prevented her from not being THE decision-maker, be damned the optics of it all.
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There is no scandal here. That a politician is dishonest? We need news coverage for that? If we did, where would we find time for anything else to cover? Politicians being dishonest and lying...colour me shocked!
My suggestion that the general public doesn't care is accurate. Go to downtown Calgary and ask 50 random people: What do you care more about? Christmas shopping, the NHL lockout, or this, I'm guessing you won't find many people losing their minds over this. And no one
really cares three and half years out from an election. This story will be totally irrelevant well before that time. Just because you'd like the general public to care doesn't mean they do. But a general public that rarely, if ever, passes 50% voter turnout shows me how apathetic most people are towards politics. They simply don't care.