OOPS, it's NOT PM Harper, it's Iggy!
Ross Rebagliati's 300-metre skateboard up the highway from Osoyoos yesterday was the closing of a circle for him; the restoration of his good feelings about the Olympics, just as they're about to hit his home turf.
"That was very, very exciting, emotional," Mr. Rebagliati, 38, said after completing his torch run on wheels, as his wife, bundled-up baby and parents tried to keep up on the side of the highway.
But once again the drug controversy he's been unable to shake since shortly after his history-making Olympic medal in Nagano, Japan, re-emerged after his glorious Olympic moment.
Despite the imposition of a code of silence on Mr. Rebagliati by the federal Liberal Party, for whom he plans to run in the next election, the former Olympian spoke openly about his desire to see marijuana legalized.
"Prohibition didn't work; this isn't working," he said after running with the torch, which some have even said resembles a giant joint.
"You look at the numbers; it's not helping by throwing people in jail. I think the thing we can focus on is helping people with addictions, taking a proactive view.
How can we help people rather than throw them in jail?" Mr. Rebagliati was jubilant in his post-skateboard moment, and either forgot about his party's edict that he not speak to the news media, or chose to ignore it.
Yikes! Did all that second hand pot go to his head and stay there? Seriously, this is the guy the Liberals are going to run against Stockwell Day? Are the Liberals that desperate?
Funny how it's a "code of silence" when it's Iggy clamping down on his candidates, if it had been PM Harper, we would still being hearing about the "dictator", blah, blah, blah!
Iggy imposes order, PM Harper shuts his candidates up. Do you see the difference? I see the difference. Guess the media doesn't even see their bias anymore.
By the way, has anyone else noticed that CBC and CTV look identical these days? Is there collusion going on between CBC, CTV, and Global? Look at these screen shots of their sites:
Are they all using the same web designer? Does CTV have to use all that RED??? They all use the same articles, you might as well just pick one, because they offer nothing different. One talking head is the same as the other, one journalist has the exact same views as the other. That is why they are dying, oh, except for CBC which is too precious to Canadians (1 BILLION a year precious) and can't be allowed to die. We might as well just watch CBC as we are paying for it anyways, and let Global and CTV die from lack of viewership. Oh well, what do I care, I only watch Fox News these days, much more informative.
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For the record, I support the decriminalization of marijuana, as does the Fraser Institute. Alcohol does more damage to our society.
Having said that, Ross Rebagliatti is an idiot. I have listened to interviews with him and I swear he's not much smarter than a 5th grader...
To his credit the Iffy Liberals are trying to act more professional and emulate the CPC party's communication strategy.
The PPG were not impressed and a few inside leaks reported their displeasure. (around December 08)
The trademark inside sources *Bob Rae supporters have been busy undermining and feeding the rumours. In September-December some in the press noted it now went beyond the Bob Rae troops, it was Iffy loyalists who were providing information confidentially.
Red:
I like "my" red in wine, salsa, ketchup and ju jubes, not so much in my politics.
Great post!
We could host a drunk Olympics (alchohol/drug impaired) events with adult supervision.(For insurance purposes)
Imagine the ratings, a huge sponsorshp bidding war for munchies could help repay the Liberal Party debt.
o/t kinda
Spector said it
and it is said again here,
the prorogygate is media driven, and they continue their surge today, NNW is a Liberals organ.
Reckless media coverage (on prorogygate)
http://www2.canada.com/chilliwacktimes/news/story.html?id=0f2b1953-6c1e-4207-b074-f97f6767a1b9
Iceman: I'm with you. I have never done any drugs but I agree that grass is less harmful than alcohol. I discovered, at 19, that I actually didn't like booze or being drunk so that was it. Rebagliatti sounds like a total tool - he's a bit too old to be doing the California pubescent thing but for some reason, people lap it up.
Oh, SQ - no, I was not having a bad day. I just felt it was time for somebody to be honest with you. And, as Eskimo said - I was being gentle, not out of respect for you but out of respect for Hunter who asks that we keep it clean.
If it were up to me, I'd call you a fallopian-featured son of a bachelor.
Since the count for the protesters at the various rallies included all men, women and children(holding signs) then a turnout of 22,000 out of 33,000,000 plus people in Canada can be called a dismal flop .
As well remember some of those people at the rallies were curiosity seekers and not protesters.
Spread 22000 across Canada is not that overwhelming either.
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