01-12-2015, 08:35 PM
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#241
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Ill just leave this post from October I made. Yes I know he hasn't run or been voted in yet but still, not as crazy as it sounded a mere 4 months ago.
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Originally Posted by Ducay
I agree the WRP would do well to pickup a "Prentice" of their own, but I can honestly see them picking up Anders as their leader. $5, I'm calling it now. The guy needs a job right now, and he's already indicated his liking of the WRP. Match made in heaven.
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Originally Posted by ben voyonsdonc
That won't happen. The WRP has large corporate donors who will make sure it won't happen.
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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
I don't think the WRP is stupid enough to bring Anders into the party and let him run in any riding. Putting him up for leadership would be the stupidest decision ever and would kill the party.
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Originally Posted by nik-
I don't think they're looking to go all in on losing.
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
There's absolutely ZERO chance that Anders becomes the next WRP leader. If he's even on the ballot, I -- a latte-sipping small-l liberal -- will personally buy a party membership just so I can vote against him.
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01-12-2015, 08:44 PM
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#242
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Dont you need money to launch a leadership bid...
Who in the hell would support him ?
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01-12-2015, 08:46 PM
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#243
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Originally Posted by Ducay
Ill just leave this post from October I made. Yes I know he hasn't run or been voted in yet but still, not as crazy as it sounded a mere 4 months ago.
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It didn't sound crazy then...can totally see Anders RUNNING for the Wild Rose leadership. Still can't see him WINNING the race.
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01-23-2015, 04:58 PM
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#244
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by Ducay
Ill just leave this post from October I made. Yes I know he hasn't run or been voted in yet but still, not as crazy as it sounded a mere 4 months ago.
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http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle22609348/
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Only hours after Calgary MP Rob Anders said he was mulling a run for the leadership of Alberta’s official opposition, the president of Alberta’s Wildrose Party confirmed Friday that the door was closed to the federal politician.
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01-23-2015, 07:36 PM
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#245
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I knew the Wildrose Party wouldn't be stupid enough to let Anders take over.
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01-23-2015, 08:05 PM
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#246
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Self Imposed Exile
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
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Excuse my ignorance, but the president of the party decides who gets to run?
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01-23-2015, 08:20 PM
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#247
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Franchise Player
Join Date: May 2004
Location: YSJ (1979-2002) -> YYC (2002-2022) -> YVR (2022-present)
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Originally Posted by Kavvy
Excuse my ignorance, but the president of the party decides who gets to run?
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Apparently they have a rule that all leadership candidates have to be party members for at least 6 months. They could have made an exception for Anders, but the party president chose not to.
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01-23-2015, 10:54 PM
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#248
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Self Imposed Exile
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by MarchHare
Apparently they have a rule that all leadership candidates have to be party members for at least 6 months. They could have made an exception for Anders, but the party president chose not to.
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Ha, second paragraph of the link I quoted...... thanks for answering and not pointing that out 
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02-11-2015, 01:28 PM
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#249
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: North America
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@660News: The Wildrose has voted unanimously to deny Calgary MP Rob Anders' leadership application.
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02-11-2015, 02:54 PM
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#250
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I found video footage of the meeting.
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02-12-2015, 08:18 AM
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#252
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Ducay
Ill just leave this post from October I made. Yes I know he hasn't run or been voted in yet but still, not as crazy as it sounded a mere 4 months ago.
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And here is the danger of patting ones-self on the back prematurely. One ends up looking foolish in the end.
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02-12-2015, 08:44 AM
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#253
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
And here is the danger of patting ones-self on the back prematurely. One ends up looking foolish in the end.
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Did you read the post? I acknowledge he wasn't even technically running or voted in, but that it was simply not as far fetched as it was a few months ago. But thanks.
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02-12-2015, 08:49 AM
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#254
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Self Imposed Exile
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Ducay
Did you read the post? I acknowledge he wasn't even technically running or voted in, but that it was simply not as far fetched as it was a few months ago. But thanks.
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Yes you were correct, it wasn't far fetch considering he tried to run.
I think people are just confused because you quoted a bunch of posts of people who said Wildrose wouldn't allow it to happen, which is also correct.
But you quoted them in a way to make it sound like they were contradicting you and therefore wrong... so your post was half wrong? I don't know...
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02-12-2015, 08:52 AM
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#255
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In the Sin Bin
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Originally Posted by Ducay
Did you read the post? I acknowledge he wasn't even technically running or voted in, but that it was simply not as far fetched as it was a few months ago. But thanks.
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No, in your bragging, you made it a point to highlight how you can "honestly see them picking up Anders as their leader". Then you basically criticized people who disagreed with you. Except the party has explicitly rejected Anders for leader.
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02-12-2015, 09:02 AM
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#256
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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
No, in your bragging, you made it a point to highlight how you can "honestly see them picking up Anders as their leader". Then you basically criticized people who disagreed with you. Except the party has explicitly rejected Anders for leader.
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The party president rejected Anders' bid to get the exemption to run. Who knows what the party membership would have done, they shot themselves and their MPs in the foot repeatedly, not like there was solid decision making going on at the member level.
That said, no need to argue further, we can all just be glad Anders remains jobless and hopefully returns to whatever cave he crawled out of.
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09-29-2020, 04:28 PM
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#257
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Former Calgary MP Rob Anders faces tax evasion charges
Calgary West MP, who held seat from 1997 to 2015, was a long-time crusader for lower taxes
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...h6ePKm-0xw-GJM
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09-29-2020, 04:32 PM
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#258
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: 161 St. - Yankee Stadium
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Originally Posted by troutman
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Technically, evading taxes is paying lower taxes in practice.
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09-29-2020, 04:33 PM
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#259
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Calgary
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Yeah, I don't think this makes him a hypocrite, it confirms he is a twat though.
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09-29-2020, 04:59 PM
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#260
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Hahaha. What a POS. Too bad he won’t get any jail time for it.
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