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Old 10-18-2004, 03:50 PM   #1
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I know it's tough to get up for an election with no issues, hardly any campaigning, and many candidates acclaimed...but hell...go to the polls anyhow! Spoil your ballot if necessary, but go vote and retain your right to complain. Polls are open until 8:00 tonight.

Anybody want to start a pool guessing voter turnout? I'm in with a guess of

18.2%
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Old 10-18-2004, 03:54 PM   #2
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A candidate in my ward has signs up saying alderman should not be allowed to keep election funds. Anyone know what this is about?
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Old 10-18-2004, 03:54 PM   #3
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I normally do vote and all, but really the roads near where I live are crap, and well I have had one guy come to our door. This might sound selfish, but if the candidates can't be bothered, why should I?
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Old 10-18-2004, 03:56 PM   #4
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I'm going to go and vote, although it was hard to figure out what people stood for. Once I was actually able to track down some info on the candidates in my area, many only campaigned on what they have done instead of what they will do. There was "I did this, I've done that" instead of "This is important, I will do this, etc". Really hard to choose.
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Old 10-18-2004, 03:57 PM   #5
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A candidate in my ward has signs up saying alderman should not be allowed to keep election funds. Anyone know what this is about?
I saw that too....? I live in Cougar Ridge, so we must be in the same ward.

Anyone know what the hell does this means?
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Old 10-18-2004, 03:59 PM   #6
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the guy who wanted to dig under city hall for 900 billion in gold has a good shot, but then again so does the guy that compared Bronconier to Hitler, and called it a dictatorship. Where is dar when you need her.... oh thats right in her house.
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:01 PM   #7
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Who's the most likely to unseat Bronco? That is who I will vote for. He's a weiner.
One of the other mayoral candidates challenged Bronco to a wrestling match...If I could figure out who it was he would for sure get my vote.
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the guy who wanted to dig under city hall for 900 billion in gold has a good shot, but then again so does the guy that compared Bronconier to Hitler, and called it a dictatorship. Where is dar when you need her.... oh thats right in her house.
Sounds good to me... what are their names?
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:03 PM   #9
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the first guy was old looking and crazy, the second guy was 19, that is all I know.
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Who's the most likely to unseat Bronco?# That is who I will vote for.# He's a weiner.
Speaking of "unseating" one candidate fell out of his chair at the debate.


Fringe mayoralty candidates dilute meaningful debate
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:07 PM   #11
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Originally posted by troutman+Oct 18 2004, 10:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (troutman @ Oct 18 2004, 10:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-fotze@Oct 18 2004, 09:57 PM
Who's the most likely to unseat Bronco? That is who I will vote for. He's a weiner.
Speaking of "unseating" one candidate fell out of his chair at the debate. [/b][/quote]
Was it that crazy homeless guy Max is referring to???
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:10 PM   #12
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the guy who wanted to dig under city hall for 900 billion in gold has a good shot, but then again so does the guy that compared Bronconier to Hitler, and called it a dictatorship. Where is dar when you need her.... oh thats right in her house.
I'd vote for Darr.
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:12 PM   #13
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long-time City Hall observer Oscar Fetch
Obviously this is the homeless guy......I'm sure he observed city hall from 8th ave a lot over the years.
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:13 PM   #14
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I'd vote for Darr.
Why? So Calgary can have the circus just like Lethbridge did?
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:23 PM   #15
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Its funny cause Oscar fetch is my friends Neighbor.

Every now and again we see Oscar running around his front lawn drunk off his ass...

Its hilarious.

He even used to yell at us every now and again.

He aint homeless thats for sure... he lives in Kingsland!
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:33 PM   #16
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I'm going with 14.1%. Weather will destroy turnout.
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Old 10-18-2004, 04:41 PM   #17
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This has to be one of the worst campaigns (for ANY of the candidates) that I can remember. I don't even recall getting flyers in the mail for any of them.

Turnout will be a paltry 20.4%
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Old 10-18-2004, 05:21 PM   #18
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Bronco is the worse mayor Calgary has ever had. He basically bought the mayorship last election. I'm so p*ssed that no one else wants to be the mayor of Calgary!

I'm assuming everyone that hates Bronstupidier remembers that cheesy liberal ad he had downtown with him and Cretin shaking hands! arghhhh. puke puke he has the cheesiest politician smile ever! i'm embarassed for him.
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Old 10-18-2004, 05:34 PM   #19
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Bertuzzied, he was given a city that hadn't done anything in the past decade with Duer (very ironic name) at the helm. He may have paid a lot for the mayoral position, but you know what, he has done a pretty good job from what I have read.
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Old 10-18-2004, 05:39 PM   #20
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Obviously this is the homeless guy......I'm sure he observed city hall from 8th ave a lot over the years.
Oscar's well known on the city speaking circuit. He attends everything, and I mean everything, where someone with a corporate or political background might speak.

And he askes a question every time if he can. My favourite was asking the President of CP Rail if it was not in fact true that he was just a front man for a conglomerate of bankers ultimately owned by the Rothschilds out of France. To which Robert Ritchie replied simply 'No.'

Definitely Lanny's man. The biggest conspiracy theorist I've ever seen.
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