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Originally Posted by firebug
While not quite from around the World, Margaret Wente from today's Globe and Mail. "I have great news. I’ve finally decided on the guy I want to be Toronto’s mayor. He’s got it all – smarts, vision, likeability and some really clear and practical ideas about how to improve the city. Unfortunately, he lives in Calgary." |
That's a great article, thanks for the link. Wente gets it:
"What’s great about Naheed Nenshi isn’t that he’s brown and Muslim – although he is a powerful symbol for a city that has become surprisingly diverse. What’s great is that he loves his city and has actual plans to make it better. A Harvard-trained business strategist, he was virtually unknown when he entered the mayoralty race two months ago. He had no funding, no professional campaign team and 1 per cent of the vote. He turned out to be a whiz at social networking. But tweeting doesn’t get people elected. Good ideas get them elected. Toronto mayoral hopefuls, please take note."
That, in a nutshell, is the story.