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NN
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posted 15 December 2005 12:23 AM      Profile for NN     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
http://www.ndp.ca/page/2190

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As you read this, Jack is in Vancouver, busy preparing for Friday's debate. Jack plans on using the debate to make the campaign about getting results for people!

You can send Jack into the debate with an extra spring in his step.

All you need to do is leave Jack a personal message and make an online donation before the debate. Your message will be sent to Jack's Blackberry.


In a nutshell, I suggested he:

1) talk gov't
2) talk about how he feels
3) Talk about the Liberal record
4) Lay off Harper


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Kinetix
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posted 15 December 2005 01:53 AM      Profile for Kinetix     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
Why the hell would he lay off Harper? He's in an election against the creep!
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fatal ruminate
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posted 15 December 2005 10:13 AM      Profile for fatal ruminate     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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Originally posted by Kinetix:
Why the hell would he lay off Harper? He's in an election against the creep!

Because Harper's Conservatives take votes away from the Liberals, not the NDP?

I would expect Harper to focus on Martin's Liberals as well.

Should Layton attack Duceppe and Harris? He's contesting an election against them as well.


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No Yards
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posted 15 December 2005 10:25 AM      Profile for No Yards   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
He should attack stupid policy where ever he finds it. Discuss what's important to Canada and Canadians, and not ignore stupid Conservative policy in fear that it might drive a few votes from the NDP to the Liberals, or cause a few votes to jump from Liberals to CPC.
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rinne
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posted 15 December 2005 10:39 AM      Profile for rinne     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
"All you need to do is leave Jack a personal message and make an online donation before the debate. Your message will be sent to Jack's Blackberry."

Am I understanding this correctly, as in the donation determines whether Jack will read my message?

If so, I think this is a very bad idea.


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West Coast Tiger
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posted 15 December 2005 10:42 AM      Profile for West Coast Tiger     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I had the same thought ACoW. I don't have a problem with giving more donations... but 'pay-per-message-to-Layton'? Not liking the idea.
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Erstwhile
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posted 15 December 2005 10:46 AM      Profile for Erstwhile     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
It's just a fundraiser.

Also, it screens out the Frito Minions and other wingnuts, since they'd rather eat glass than donate to the NDP, even if it DID mean they could have OMG WTF U SUXX0R COMIE SOCALIST JERK on Jack's Blackberry.


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Left J.A.B.
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posted 15 December 2005 10:48 AM      Profile for Left J.A.B.     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
No I sent a message first. Then I was given a choice to donate. I declined, but the message was long forwarded by then.
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Erstwhile
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posted 15 December 2005 10:51 AM      Profile for Erstwhile     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
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Originally posted by Left J.A.B.:
No I sent a message first. Then I was given a choice to donate. I declined, but the message was long forwarded by then.


Oh.

Well, forget I said anything, then.


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rinne
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posted 15 December 2005 10:55 AM      Profile for rinne     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I looked at what I had written and wanted to say, I'm sorry I started with "I and my husband blah, blah, blah". That isn't what is important about this.

I and my husband have paid our NDP dues and donated to our local candidate. We won't be making any further donations though I would like to send Jack a message. Truthfully, this is not really a big deal for me as I can email him and I know he reads his mail.

What I do not like about it is the clear message that you can "buy my attention" with a donation.

[ 15 December 2005: Message edited by: a citizen of winnipeg ]


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Kinetix
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posted 15 December 2005 11:54 AM      Profile for Kinetix     Send New Private Message      Edit/Delete Post
I'm sure the messages are pre-screened. At $0.25 a blackberry message, these are definitely being sorted at HQ and then neatly packaged, if they even get to him at all. NDP admin has made some bad mistakes in the past, but they're not trying to run up a $30000 Rogers bill.
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