Comments on: Congratulations, Mr. Mulcair http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/17/congratulations-mr-mulcair/ Can you think of a better name? Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:25:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: french panic http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/17/congratulations-mr-mulcair/comment-page-1/#comment-1675 french panic Tue, 18 Sep 2007 16:19:12 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/17/congratulations-mr-mulcair/#comment-1675 Yes, congratulations to Mr. Mulcair and his truly irritating campaign workers: during the campaign/popularity contest, we received 3 automated messages at our house courtesy of the NDP, as well as 3 real-person calls. I've never been interested in telling strangers (or anyone, really) who I'm voting for. I wish they hadn't been so persistent. But I guess it paid off in other households. NONE of the other candidates called us or threw any propaganda into our mailbox, but the NDP sure was on top of things. Perhaps they won simply through irritation tactics? Mulcair's campaign was definitely the most visible. Now, if only they would win more seats and get into power so Canada can get involved in Darfur. Because Afghanistan has worked out so smashingly. Yes, congratulations to Mr. Mulcair and his truly irritating campaign workers: during the campaign/popularity contest, we received 3 automated messages at our house courtesy of the NDP, as well as 3 real-person calls.

I've never been interested in telling strangers (or anyone, really) who I'm voting for. I wish they hadn't been so persistent. But I guess it paid off in other households.

NONE of the other candidates called us or threw any propaganda into our mailbox, but the NDP sure was on top of things.

Perhaps they won simply through irritation tactics? Mulcair's campaign was definitely the most visible.

Now, if only they would win more seats and get into power so Canada can get involved in Darfur. Because Afghanistan has worked out so smashingly.

]]> By: Fagstein http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/17/congratulations-mr-mulcair/comment-page-1/#comment-1666 Fagstein Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:28:46 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/17/congratulations-mr-mulcair/#comment-1666 I too have been mistaken for a campaign worker in Jack Layton's presence. But he looks so happy, it's a shame to bring him down. I too have been mistaken for a campaign worker in Jack Layton's presence. But he looks so happy, it's a shame to bring him down.

]]> By: Christopher DeWolf http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/17/congratulations-mr-mulcair/comment-page-1/#comment-1664 Christopher DeWolf Tue, 18 Sep 2007 07:22:37 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2007/09/17/congratulations-mr-mulcair/#comment-1664 I was just at Les Bobards where NDP supporters were celebrating their victory. The atmosphere was positively giddy. Olivia Chow knows my girlfriend so she came up to speak with us; she was practically jumping up and down with excitement. Amusingly, when Jack Layton came over to shake our hands, he mistook my girlfriend for a campaign worker and was thanking her profusely. Olivia had to pry him away. I think he'd had a bit too much to drink. Of course, if I was in his situation, I'd be drunk too. What a breakthrough for the NDP! I was just at Les Bobards where NDP supporters were celebrating their victory. The atmosphere was positively giddy. Olivia Chow knows my girlfriend so she came up to speak with us; she was practically jumping up and down with excitement.

Amusingly, when Jack Layton came over to shake our hands, he mistook my girlfriend for a campaign worker and was thanking her profusely. Olivia had to pry him away. I think he'd had a bit too much to drink. Of course, if I was in his situation, I'd be drunk too. What a breakthrough for the NDP!

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