Another Scandal Bombshell Monday

[scarascar]

And the CPC wants to attack the LPC on ethics.

What a friggin' joke!

Well there goes the CPC probably down about another 5% in the polls before this scandal is all over.

But don't let me interrupt you with your Raw Raw Harper songs you sing here

Bluthering idiots.

[Bakunin]

And the CPC wants to attack the LPC on ethics.

What a friggin' joke!

Well there goes the CPC probably down about another 5% in the polls before this scandal is all over.

But don't let me interrupt you with your Raw Raw Harper songs you sing here

Bluthering idiots.

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what his the scandal ?

[shoop]

I like the fact that this guy is so clueless he actually talked about 'raw raw Harper' songs. Hmmm, wouldn't that be 'rah rah'

[Canuck E Stan]

scarascar,

You started a topic, what is it? Another place to express your opinion about CPC's? Got nothing to contribute worthwhile except insults.Don't expect others to put up without giving it back.

Don't have anything worthwhile to contribute?. Don't bother posting.

[Kiraly]

what his the scandal ?

On Friday, I saw a little piece on Cutler and his nomination in the riding. Alan Riddell was interviewed and he said that he was asked to step aside for Cutler. He also mentioned something about the CPC agreeing to pay for his campaign expenses, but he has yet to receive payment.

Can you imagine asking someone not to run in favour of a better candidate. I'm sure maplesyrup is underestimating the damage to the CPC. I foresee at least a 10 point drop for the Conservatives.

For some reason, that I cannot explain, this story is absent from the content on CBC's website.

Not sure why there would be a delay.

[shoop]

Yeah,

We all saw how much of an impact the appointments by Paul "Fight the Democratic Deficit" Martin, were in the last election.

What ridings were those again? Burnaby-Douglas and Edmonton East pop to mind...

Can you imagine asking someone not to run in favour of a better candidate. I'm sure maplesyrup is underestimating the damage to the CPC. I foresee at least a 10 point drop for the Conservatives. 

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[Kiraly]

We should be careful not to compare this to what the Martinistas have done with Ignatieff this year and Bill Cunningham last year in Burnaby.

In the latter two situations, the riding associations rebeled.

This is not the case with the Cutler nomination....

...although there may be a few Riddell supporters who are less than thrilled with the events of the last few days.

[tml12]

And the silence was deafening from the CPC supporters

Gee I wonder why!

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You make me consider voting Conservative...now I probably will...

[scribblet]

what his the scandal ?

On Friday, I saw a little piece on Cutler and his nomination in the riding. Alan Riddell was interviewed and he said that he was asked to step aside for Cutler. He also mentioned something about the CPC agreeing to pay for his campaign expenses, but he has yet to receive payment.

Can you imagine asking someone not to run in favour of a better candidate. I'm sure maplesyrup is underestimating the damage to the CPC. I foresee at least a 10 point drop for the Conservatives.

For some reason, that I cannot explain, this story is absent from the content on CBC's website.

Not sure why there would be a delay.

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Press Release

http://www.alanriddell.com/riday

RIDDELL BOWS OUT OF OTTAWA SOUTH RACE FOR PARTY UNITY

Ottawa---Alan Riddell decided last night not to enter the Ottawa South

nomination race and to throw his support behind Allan Cutler.

Riddell said, "Given the overwhelming support that I enjoy from the Ottawa

South riding executive and membership, my withdrawal from the nomination

race is the only way of ensuring that Allan Cutler could stand as our

candidate in Ottawa South. The Party knows that I signed up 705 of my

supporters to vote for me at next week's Nomination Meeting and some

officials were worried that I would beat Mr. Cutler in a contested race.

Riddell believes that the the "disqualification" story which appeared in

this morning's Ottawa Sun is the result of overly nervous party officials

facing an impending federal election.

Riddell went on to say, "Their worries were totally misplaced. I am a loyal

Conservative and Team Player and last night I chose to avoid a divisive

nomination race, which could only weaken our Party on the eve of an

important national election. Mr. Cutler is a great Candidate who is going to

help our Party win seats across Ontario, and as a loyal Party member I feel

that it is the duty of all good Conservatives to get behind him."

Riddell was puzzled by media reports that he was disqualified from running.

He said, "Media reports of my disqualification are untrue. On August 8th a

high ranking party committee, with binding authority over who can be a

Candidate formally ruled that I could run in Ottawa South and eight days

later, on August 16th, Mr. Harpers's current chief of staff, Ian Brodie,

confirmed in writing that the decision would be respected."

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Boy that is an election winning scandal for the Liberals if I have ever seen one.

Riddell went on to say, "Their worries were totally misplaced. I am a loyal

Conservative and Team Player and last night I chose to avoid a divisive

nomination race, which could only weaken our Party on the eve of an

important national election. Mr. Cutler is a great Candidate who is going to

help our Party win seats across Ontario, and as a loyal Party member I feel

that it is the duty of all good Conservatives to get behind him."

Riddell was puzzled by media reports that he was disqualified from running.

He said, "Media reports of my disqualification are untrue. On August 8th a

high ranking party committee, with binding authority over who can be a

Candidate formally ruled that I could run in Ottawa South and eight days

later, on August 16th, Mr. Harpers's current chief of staff, Ian Brodie,

confirmed in writing that the decision would be respected."

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[tml12]

Boy that is an election winning scandal for the Liberals if I have ever seen one.

Riddell went on to say, "Their worries were totally misplaced. I am a loyal

Conservative and Team Player and last night I chose to avoid a divisive

nomination race, which could only weaken our Party on the eve of an

important national election. Mr. Cutler is a great Candidate who is going to

help our Party win seats across Ontario, and as a loyal Party member I feel

that it is the duty of all good Conservatives to get behind him."

Riddell was puzzled by media reports that he was disqualified from running.

He said, "Media reports of my disqualification are untrue. On August 8th a

high ranking party committee, with binding authority over who can be a

Candidate formally ruled that I could run in Ottawa South and eight days

later, on August 16th, Mr. Harpers's current chief of staff, Ian Brodie,

confirmed in writing that the decision would be respected."

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How much taxpayer money would you say was wasted in that HUGE CPC scandal Shoop? $900 million?

[shoop]

But we will promise to pay the full amount we get caught with back *eventually*!

About $1.14 million?

How much taxpayer money would you say was wasted in that HUGE CPC scandal Shoop?  $900 million? 

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