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Old 09-10-2013, 10:38 AM   #1021
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Ezekiel 7:14 "And let it not be said that a man should treat his wife with cruelty, but rather, although he is ruler in his house, he shall not mistreat her nor beat her for her wanton ways with a rod thicker through than his thumb. The use of handcuffs and other devices of restraint shall also be totally optional, although certainly good in the eyes of the Lord."
Cute. Which rhetorical device does made up quotations fall under?

The "I-was-serious-but-then-got-called-out-for-being-full-of-it-so-went-with-sarcasm" fallacy?

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Old 09-10-2013, 10:39 AM   #1022
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Ezekiel 7:14 "And let it not be said that a man should treat his wife with cruelty, but rather, although he is ruler in his house, he shall not mistreat her nor beat her for her wanton ways with a rod thicker through than his thumb. The use of handcuffs and other devices of restraint shall also be totally optional, although certainly good in the eyes of the Lord."
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Old 09-10-2013, 10:50 AM   #1023
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No, it isn't. That's the point. Criticism of his diction is not valid. It's a meaningless quibble about unimportant nonsense.

The appropriate response, if you want to make any response at all, is "While I understand what you're getting at there Naheed, I find your particular wording rather unfortunate as it might be considered offensive despite the fact that everyone is aware you didn't intend it that way". To which I suspect the Mayor would reply something like, "Fair point, I'll retract the wording, but the sentiment stands - your questions are loaded and intellectually dishonest, intended to stir up controversy rather than discuss real issues facing Calgarians". Finished, done, end of "controversy", moving on.

VALID questions - like the underlying issue as to whether there's anything offside about relationships with Pembina - are worthy of discussion (at least potentially, if there's anything to them that can't be dismissed in thirty seconds). But at this point I'm not even clear as to the particulars of what Ezra was even driving at. Who is this group, what did the Mayor allegedly do to favour them, why is that a bad thing, and what information do we need to confirm or disconfirm the implied allegation being made? Christ, you could do this with BULLET points.

Instead we get 5 pages of wasted time and energy talking about common rhetorical responses to loaded questions. This does a disservice to anyone who actually cares about what's going on at city hall.

Says who? YOU? You are deciding this?

OK then...carry on.
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On a note unrelated to ridiculous made up quotations or rhetorical devices: what was the deal with the contract for Pembina?

Is there a summary anywhere of what they're actually getting hired to do and how much we're paying them. I would generally be opposed to giving an anti-oil lobbying group municipal contracts for anything, but they don't seem especially qualified to give PR advice if that's what they were hired for. Why not hire a regular PR firm?

I've only seen second hand innuendo and vitriol though, so if I'm missing something I'd love to be corrected.
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Old 09-10-2013, 11:01 AM   #1025
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Says who? YOU? You are deciding this? OK then...carry on.
Yes. Okay, sure, me. I'm deciding this. Unilaterally. I say that talking about people's word choice, rather than their policies, their record, their intended actions, their philosophy about what the best thing to do for (in this case) the City of Calgary might be, is a massive waste of time. It is a distraction from issues that really matter. There, it has been declared. If you disagree, good for you, but I say you're wrong and part of the problem.

The only reason it's done is to drum up controversy, because things like good government, transparency, effective policymaking, urban planning goals, these things are boring and the average dolt doesn't have the attention span to bother with them, much less learn enough about them to participate in an actual conversation.

Instead, just find something that everyone can understand and hopefully work themselves into a lather about in twenty seconds and then yell and scream about it as loud as possible. That'll sell a few papers. Doesn't particularly matter what relationship your yelling and screaming has with reality. In fact, the more illusory the better; if you're distorting the facts you're probably only doing so to make them more SENSATIONAL! and thus shinier and more eye-catching to the above-mentioned short-attention-span dolts.

This is quintessentially the problem with American politics and why it's more or less intolerable to follow at this point. The existence of people like Levant and the acquiescense and participation of people like, presumably, you, are making the Canadian political realm - not that it was particularly enlightened sphere in any event - much more like the USA's. This isn't a good thing, unless you follow politics for much the same reason people watch Big Brother.

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On a note unrelated to ridiculous made up quotations or rhetorical devices: what was the deal with the contract for Pembina?

Is there a summary anywhere of what they're actually getting hired to do and how much we're paying them. I would generally be opposed to giving an anti-oil lobbying group municipal contracts for anything, but they don't seem especially qualified to give PR advice if that's what they were hired for. Why not hire a regular PR firm?

I've only seen second hand innuendo and vitriol though, so if I'm missing something I'd love to be corrected.
SO WOULD I! That's precisely the problem with all of this! I have no idea if this Pembina thing is actually a real issue - previously if you said "Pembina" I'd assume "pipeline company". I still have no idea if this Pembina has any relationship to the pipeline concern. I have no clear sense of what's being implied in terms of what the Mayor did to or for whom. I have no concept of what the alleged impropriety is if there IS one being alleged as I assume. Obviously, knowing none of the foregoing, I have no idea to what extent the Mayor would be responsible or even aware of the issue if there IS an issue, or how big a problem it would be.

There's a total dearth of useful, meaningful information. Yet, again, we've been talking about this for five pages.

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Cute. Which rhetorical device does made up quotations fall under?

The "I-was-serious-but-then-got-called-out-for-being-full-of-it-so-went-with-sarcasm" fallacy?
I think your sarcasm detector is off, because that's not sarcasm. It's a joke, which obviously you don't find funny. Sorry, if I just say "Oops, I was wrong, should have checked my facts", will you be happy?
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"Dracula: Ah...sarcasm. 'For what profit is it to a main if he gains the world, and loses his own soul'?. Matthew 16:26 I believe."
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On a note unrelated to ridiculous made up quotations or rhetorical devices: what was the deal with the contract for Pembina?

Is there a summary anywhere of what they're actually getting hired to do and how much we're paying them. I would generally be opposed to giving an anti-oil lobbying group municipal contracts for anything, but they don't seem especially qualified to give PR advice if that's what they were hired for. Why not hire a regular PR firm?

I've only seen second hand innuendo and vitriol though, so if I'm missing something I'd love to be corrected.
Pembina posted this response on their website today that explains it well: http://www.pembina.org/blog/748

It's funny that they were hired in 2009, before Nenshi was even elected.


As it says, they delivered a complete report document. It's not unrealistic to expect them to have employed editors, graphic designers, and other communications people to put together the final document. I believe Levant himself even stated that the bulk of the charges to the city were by the lead researcher, and that the communications people, although numerous, didn't charge that much time overall. That is perfectly logical for a document of this size.
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Levant, proud defender of ethical oil and the Albertans way of life, is trying to make it out that Nenshi is anti-oil.
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Pembina posted this response on their website today that explains it well: http://www.pembina.org/blog/748

It's funny that they were hired in 2009, before Nenshi was even elected.

As it says, they delivered a complete report document. It's not unrealistic to expect them to have employed editors, graphic designers, and other communications people to put together the final document. I believe Levant himself even stated that the bulk of the charges to the city were by the lead researcher, and that the communications people, although numerous, didn't charge that much time overall. That is perfectly logical for a document of this size.
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Naheed Nenshi the Teflon mayor. You know when a guy messes up and still comes out in the minds of his followers as a saint that he's more cult than substance.
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Naheed Nenshi the Teflon mayor. You know when a guy messes up and still comes out in the minds of his followers as a saint that he's more cult than substance.
Actually, the reason he's Teflon (particularly to his supporters) is because he's got a ton of quality substance, which vastly outweighs a poor choice of words.

I'm now in favor of splitting this discussion from the thread. We're clearly off the rails from the intended purpose.
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Naheed Nenshi the Teflon mayor. You know when a guy messes up and still comes out in the minds of his followers as a saint that he's more cult than substance.
You make it sound like he sent picks of his junk to women on the internet or something.
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You make it sound like he sent picks of his junk to women on the internet or something.
If it came out that he did that, his popularity would probably only increase.
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If it came out that he did that, his popularity would probably only increase.
I can see the Sun headlines now:

"Nenshi Exposes Barney Stones"
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I don't know if it is specifically applicable in this case, but if I was Nenshi I would have gone straight to the Chewbacca defense.
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Won't someone please think of the children?!

Seriously though, this is at least a class 3 political correctness violation. Someone call the P.C Police!

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@latestnewsbot: Ezra Levant's ‘Gypsies' Comments Condemned By Broadcast Standards Council: Sun News host Ezra Levant violated ... http://t.co/PgPWvGeJJJ

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You make it sound like he sent picks of his junk to women on the internet or something.
I don't think that's something that any of us have to worry about with Nenshi. He's way too classy.
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I don't think that's something that any of us have to worry about with Nenshi. He's way too classy.
That's what they said about Weiner too.
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