Decision 2010: Calgary Municipal Election

[frinkprof]

Nevermind.

[fusili]

The whole hat into the ring would be hilarious if Joe was a really sarcastic candidate, or was a joke candidate, like the Rhino party. There are probably a lot of bad puns someone like that could use during a campaign. But he is not, and that is sad.

[Bassic Lab]

Originally Posted by fusili

The whole hat into the ring would be hilarious if Joe was a really sarcastic candidate, or was a joke candidate, like the Rhino party. There are probably a lot of bad puns someone like that could use during a campaign. But he is not, and that is sad.

Yes, the stunt shares a great deal with the Vancouver Olympic closing ceremonies in that regard. If done ironically so as to highlight how pathetic and contrived these events are it would be a gem. Instead we basically have the equivalent of Joe Connelly, in all seriousness, telling us he's cool with Nickelback representing our nation.

[Wooster]

A message, from Naheed Nenshi to those who signed up for notices on his webpage:

Dear Supporter,

What a ride the last couple of months have been! I’m writing to let you know about my next steps in terms of the election this fall, but before I get to the news, I need to do one thing:

Thank you. For all of your support, for all of your encouragement, and for all of your faith in me.

Now, to the news.

Today, we launch a new website and release a fun new video (both at www.nenshi.ca), but also continue the conversations we’ve been having. As I say in the video, I've spent a lot of years advocating for a better Calgary, and I'm ready to play my part to make this happen.

What we're talking about now is what this role ought to be and how to move forward -- is there support for a mayoral run? For an aldermanic bid?

So, over the next few weeks, we'll be looking at recruiting volunteers, seeking donors, and using this website to continue the discussion about the Calgary you want to see.

To get started, you can join the new Nenshi fanpage on Facebook here and follow me on Twitter here.

Most important, if you can spare time (even if you're not in Calgary, there are things you can do!), please register on the volunteer page.

You can also make a donation of any size on the donate page. In the event that we decide not to proceed with a campaign this fall, all donations will be refunded.

Again, thank you for all your support.

Naheed

[fusili]

Wow, I never knew Nenshi went to the Kennedy School of Gov't. That is a pretty hard school to get into (well, it is Harvard). Most people will think I am a leftist for supporting him, but the guy has a head on his shoulders and I think he will do very well, either as a mayoral candidate or as an alderman.

[Wentworth]

Look's like joeformajor.ca is back online. Seems like his only specific promise is to reduce park and ride fees to $1.

[ST1]

One can only hope that Joe and Rick will split the votes by the conservative right.

[Calgarian]

So Connely's campaign is starting off demanding more parking downtown? he is basically supporting more traffic then. I am all for more short stay parking, but not more long stay parking.

This guy sounds like an idiot.

[ST1]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

So Connely's campaign is starting off demanding more parking downtown? he is basically supporting more traffic then. I am all for more short stay parking, but not more long stay parking.

This guy sounds like an idiot.

He's another Dr. No, from what I've read about him. The best scenario is three or four of these kind of guys running against each other.

[LFRENCH]

http://vimeo.com/channels/joeformayor

Watch this if you guys dare

[srperrycgy]

Originally Posted by LFRENCH

http://vimeo.com/channels/joeformayor

Watch this if you guys dare

[frinkprof]

Nevermind.

[LFRENCH]

I watched it and thought it was somewhat of a pathetic attempt to imitate Joe Francis's smut. It is somewhat embarrassing, for other less intoxicated students of this institution.

[DizzyEdge]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

Shove a microphone and camera in the faces of a bunch of drunk university students in a celebratory mood and you can get them to exuberantly agree to almost anything. May as well have told them you were fighting against women's suffrage and ask them if they supported that.

Vote for Pedro!

God that's so tempting to do as a response to the vid

or maybe just suffrage in general.

PEDRO AGAINST FURTHER SUFFRAGE

[TallDrinkofWater]

Originally Posted by Calgarian

So Connely's campaign is starting off demanding more parking downtown? he is basically supporting more traffic then. I am all for more short stay parking, but not more long stay parking.

This guy sounds like an idiot.

Anyone who disagrees with this poster is an idiot

[frinkprof]

Nevermind.

[artvandelay]

Originally Posted by LFRENCH

http://vimeo.com/channels/joeformayor

Watch this if you guys dare

Hilarious, my friend is in that. Brings back good memories of BSD '10.

[freeweed]

I couldn't even make it through half of this video. It's just painful to watch.

I'm confused - is this serious? I'd think this is a spoof of politics if I didn't know who he was.

This seems almost like a "hey young folks, I'm cool and hip!". Does he start break-dancing later in the video? Or maybe does some rap or something?

[Bassic Lab]

Originally Posted by frinkprof

Shove a microphone and camera in the faces of a bunch of drunk university students in a celebratory mood and you can get them to exuberantly agree to almost anything. May as well have told them you were fighting against women's suffrage and ask them if they supported that.

Vote for Pedro!

I don't know about that. I'd wage that for every student that appeared in the video there were ten who refused to talk to him, four who said something obscene, and two that made thinly veiled comments to the effect that Joe would be a lousy mayor.

[Wentworth]

Hey girls, wanna come back to my place and check out my secondary suite? I have candy. And strawberry coolers.