The NPA Dumped
Last night, the NPA tried to reorganize and salvage some sense of the ruling party they had been for many years here in Vancouver.
If the detestable behaviour of the small cabal of cronies who conspired to control who would and would not be elected to the new board is any indication of where this group is headed, hide the silverware, kids.
It used to be said of fights in academia that they were so bitter and mean-spirited precisely because the stakes were so low.
That old gag applies here.
Shame on those petty nitwits who seem to only gather pleasure in whispering behind the curtains.
8 comments:
Cronies? Where? I saw the list of names and it seems like a lot of new people. Were you actually at the meeting, or is this second-hand information you got from Frances Bula's blog? Her post was WAY off the mark.
No one is controlling anyone. A slate of directors was recommended by 2 different groups. So what! This is politics, people form alliances, why does that surprise you?
Dear Completely Anonymous,
I haven't read Frances' blog entry on this matter.
But it takes eyes to see.
Behind the curtains of what appeared to be going on, there was an entirely other cheezy melodrama at play.
Happy New Year!
The two sides of the NPA are at war.
The November election was the inevitable result.
Choosing sides is not helpful.
A consensus is needed. A good moderator would be working to find the middle, David.
Batter up! And good luck.
I will post this here as I have on Frances' blog.
David is ENTIRELY correct. I was there. 'Completely Anonymous' is an idiot.
The federal Conservative cabal who orchestrated the disgraceful display of spite yesterday night are the chief reason why Stephen Harper’s only hope to a majority is by ignoring such idiots and praying for the new seats in Ontario and British Columbia to be enough–otherwise, forget it. He’s almost halfway there.
The entire exercise yesterday, was to fuck Bob Ransford–pure and simple. The most qualified member of the entire slate was screwed because he was intelligent enough to abandon Sam and the rest of his useless, ultra-right wing nutjob crew and support Peter, who although too late, did his best to save his party. Or at least resurrect it from the fools that had hijacked it.
People like Danny and Annie were always token Grits who drank the bathwater, just like Davis and Manjot yesterday. But as long as they supported Sam, it was okay–or were supporters of supporters, even once removed. Sean, although a great addition, is aligned with Kimbo and Suzanne (who still wear part of the NPA loss), so he got a pass. Leung was included because of the three big names, Davis, Leung and Ransford, a two out of three call, literally eliminates the odd man out. This is very old school politiking and not a very complicated calculus, but was it necessary? Members of the Tory B.C. executive?? Operatives from outside Vancouver?? Marko Dekovic should hang his head in shame, as he was one of the chief architects of this yellow papered slate (what an appropriate colour!). But this is what happens when you start to suck the teat of the public trough, and the dinners, and cocktail parties, and flirting with the server all starts to go to your head.
Read my column on Friday in 24hrs. for the inside story on the charlatans who run the local Tories.
I will spare them no longer.
WHOA! Is Alex mad or what?
Based on the results of the recent civic and federal elections, madness is the new prerequisite for political success.
I anxiously await the Friday freebie.
Wow.
Lookin' forward to Mr. T's column on Friday....
(and here I thought maybe it was, perhaps, the last bit of silver hidden in the velvet folds at the bottom of the warchest that paid for the photocopying of the 'yellow' sheets)
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What David and Alex have said is proof-positive of why I will [likely] never join a political party. Doing so makes it all too likely that one will have to sell one's soul!
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