10-22-2021, 06:05 PM
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#3581
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by octothorp
i'd like to see that compared with advanced vs. Election-day polls in other wards. I assume that it would reveal that this is a way bigger shift than we saw in any other race, but that seems like an important part of the story.
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10-22-2021, 06:28 PM
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#3582
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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So Chu was gonna win in a cakewalk if it weren’t for the scandal and even then it wasn’t enough.
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10-22-2021, 07:58 PM
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#3583
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
So Chu was gonna win in a cakewalk if it weren’t for the scandal and even then it wasn’t enough.
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Yeah. It shows how little of a chance DJ had of actually winning. His only hope would've been if the story dropped just a day or two early so there was more awareness.
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10-22-2021, 11:15 PM
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#3584
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by Fuzz
It really sucks for Ward 4 though. Another 4 years of crap representation, and now with him being persona non grata, it will probably be even worse for us. It hurts so mcuh more that it was only 54 votes, which wouldn't be the case had the news come out a week earlier.
Just so much to be mad about.
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Who were the people that voted for him after that came out? 
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10-22-2021, 11:17 PM
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#3585
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Fuzz
It really sucks for Ward 4 though. Another 4 years of crap representation, and now with him being persona non grata, it will probably be even worse for us. It hurts so mcuh more that it was only 54 votes, which wouldn't be the case had the news come out a week earlier.
Just so much to be mad about.
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But the Police probably love you though....so you've got that going for you...which is nice....
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10-23-2021, 10:24 AM
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#3586
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jayswin
Who were the people that voted for him after that came out? |
The same ones that are adamant this is all a left wing plot to get one of the few conservatives off of council?
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10-23-2021, 10:57 AM
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#3587
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First round-bust
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: speculating about AHL players
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Holy, the Sun editorial section is even worse than usual today:
https://twitter.com/user/status/1451905935375585284
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10-23-2021, 02:56 PM
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#3588
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#1 Goaltender
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: North of the River, South of the Bluff
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There is dual protests at city hall one to resign and one to defend Chu.
I guess after protests at hospitals I shouldn’t be surprised a sex offender has people ready to march for him.
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10-23-2021, 03:32 PM
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#3589
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THE Chuck Storm
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OldDutch
There is dual protests at city hall one to resign and one to defend Chu.
I guess after protests at hospitals I shouldn’t be surprised a sex offender has people ready to march for him.
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My guess is it'll be about 20:1 on the ratio. I've heard of about 20-40 people being pro-Chu.
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10-23-2021, 07:15 PM
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#3590
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Why does the Western Standard love him so much?
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10-24-2021, 01:53 AM
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#3591
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by Wormius
Why does the Western Standard love him so much?
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I watched at bit of western standards election coverage. It’s a culture war. Doesn’t matter how you shake it. It’s an us vs them mentality and all hands on deck against this socialist machine.
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10-24-2021, 08:00 AM
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#3592
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Uzbekistan
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As much as I detest Chu, if he resigns, what could he be possibly do for a living at this point? No way he resigns.
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10-24-2021, 08:53 AM
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#3593
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That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield Penitentiary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny199r
As much as I detest Chu, if he resigns, what could he be possibly do for a living at this point? No way he resigns.
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Work for a church? He’d fit right in. Or is 16 too old for them.
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10-24-2021, 09:14 AM
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#3594
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Self Imposed Retirement
Join Date: Dec 2020
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnny199r
As much as I detest Chu, if he resigns, what could he be possibly do for a living at this point? No way he resigns.
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People like that always seem to resurface somewhere, he's probably eligible for a couple pensions by now as well.
If Kevin Johnstone can get people to campaign for him then anything is possible.
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10-24-2021, 10:39 AM
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#3595
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I can't get over the people claiming this was a "political assassination" or "politically motivated".
It's hard to imagine a greater act of political cynicism than voting for someone you know is an awful person just to make sure you have your guy on council who can "own the libs" or whatever.
Sick and hypocritical.
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10-24-2021, 12:57 PM
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#3596
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Johnny199r
As much as I detest Chu, if he resigns, what could he be possibly do for a living at this point? No way he resigns.
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Guy already has multiple pensions from the CPS and Council. Retire and go away quietly would be my recommendation.
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10-24-2021, 01:54 PM
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#3597
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Cowtown
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Fisher Account
Guy already has multiple pensions from the CPS and Council. Retire and go away quietly would be my recommendation.
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The guy is almost 60 years old, those 2 pensions should make retirement very comfortable.
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10-24-2021, 02:01 PM
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#3598
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by _Q_
After all this stuff, it's very shameful that over 6800 people voted for Sean Chu on election day.
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Unless you saw the news in passing somewhere and follow municipal events like a hawk, most people would have not known of the Sean Chu incidents by election due to how fresh the revelations were.
I saw Sean Chu memes on reddit and didn't know what it meant, and I frequent reddit and this forum very frequently.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Calgary/com..._34_16_resign/
I don't follow municipal politics closely (I know very little about the candidates in my ward). Chu had name familiarity by being the incumbent councillor, and has a strong backing from the chinese community. The incumbent always has a strong advantage in municipal elections.
The gag order and the system protecting a police officer's transgressions is the problem, not the voters. People can vote however they wish, no matter how uninformed they are, that's the democratic system.
He was elected prior to this, when he should never have been close to being allowed to run.
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10-24-2021, 02:03 PM
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#3599
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Scoring Winger
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Locke
But the Police probably love you though....so you've got that going for you...which is nice....
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Why?
I know better than to ask you that.
Did you ever look into the way Chu voted on police reform? You said you were interested. Or was that just another fly-by piece without any merit or real forethought to promote your crappy agenda?
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10-24-2021, 02:36 PM
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#3600
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Captain Otto
Why?
I know better than to ask you that.
Did you ever look into the way Chu voted on police reform? You said you were interested. Or was that just another fly-by piece without any merit or real forethought to promote your crappy agenda?
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Because I've met Fuzz and he's as white as they come.
How is it that I have a 'crappy agenda' when all I'm suggesting is that maybe Police shouldnt be able to just do whatever they want to whoever they want without any consequences?
I dont think asking for an end to Police coverups is all that patently unreasonable.
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