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OT: American Politics

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UWHabs said:
It's a tough issue, but I think Justin needs to take some stands on these issues to be able to resonate with voters. He's already been pegged as being a flake and wishy washy, if he refuses to take a stand, it won't do him any good.

But if he comes out in the next 2 years and has ideas, develops a plan, and takes a stand, on multiple of these problems, he'll have a better time dropping that airhead mentality. Even if you don't like those ideas, I think it will help him. And this idea will resonate with some of the younger left wing folk, who tend to be NDP. If you have an old bearded grayhead against pot legalization, or a young leader in favour, we might be able to take back a bunch more of the NDP votes we've lost the last few elections.
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Yeah, I don't think that the tried and true ideas about weed of yesteryear are as relevant as they used to be. 67% of Canadians support significant change to the existing laws. Though I absolutely expect that to trend downwards as the age demo increases, how far down does it trend? If it's anything north of 45% in the 55+ demo, I think it's in a good place for change to be possible.
 
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We have internal polling that suggests talking about changes to weed policy will in fact not gain you votes.

Our polling indicates that nearly 70% percent of those who want change to weed policy have never in fact voted before.

It's just not an issue that mobilizes voter. It just gets the naysayers out even more.

He could have waited on this one.
 
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I would agree with Bolduke because I can see Harper and his Henchmen will be claiming that Trudeau is soft on crime, he wants drugs legalized, shame, shame etc
 
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I have agreed with nearly everything Justin has done. However, this strategy goes against practical political trends.

He's right that weed policy should be reviewed, but this is something you tackle AFTER you get elected. Talking about publicly while campaigning just isn't worth it the risk.
 
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It all depends on what they really brought Justin in for. Is he to energize the people who long for the days of his father, or to bring in totally new youth votes? If the grand plan is to focus on the youth in a meaningful way and hopefully pick up some Pierre-fans along the way, this is smart. If it's the other way around, it's maybe not a great idea. But overall, I don't see him hurting himself by doing this. As weak at the actual polls as legalization supporters may be, I can't imagine there being more people who would switch from the liberals because they support it than people who would vote for the liberals because they do.
 
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It will be a very small part of the plank.

With the way the Harperites are going, Justin might not have to do much, just watch them kind of self-destruct or figure people will want a change just to have a change.

I am not convinced people will vote for NDP for govt.

2015 is still Harper's to lose.
 
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This won't help Stevie:
An attempt by the Conservative Party to highlight job creation for disabled people fell flat when it sent out flyers with a message printed in braille lettering that cannot be read by the blind.

The so-called "householder" pamphlets, prepared by the party's research office and sent out by MPs using their parliamentary mailing privileges, were intended to flag the government's efforts to help people with disabilities enter the workforce.

The headline on the document, Supporting Jobs for All Canadians, is also written in what at first glance appears to be braille.

But the dots used to render the braille letters are printed in ink and are not embossed or raised using a braille printer.
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Atta boy, Harper. Show us how well you understand that disability... give us faith in your ability to empathize...
 
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He could steer away from the pot debate and make it a Hemp debate. We could be slowing deforestation to a crawl, but we continue to ignore this amazing product. You can grow more than one crop a year...how long does it take to to grow a harvest-able tree again?
Probably wouldn't help though, people into that are already on his side anyway.

We're a few years away from fixing the marijuana issue.
 
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CaptainBolduke said:
In my opinion Justin has been very good at talking about policy until this issue.

He has constantly stressed the need for factual and evidence based policy and decisions making. He has mentioned health care, the economy, education and the environment in many speeches. He has articulated his stance on the oils sands perfectly, and he would be a great representative for us internationally.

However, talking about wedge issues like weed, war or abortion should be avoided or spun until after in power. These are topics that are rigid with most voters.
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Libtard to the extreme.

What is his policy on the oil sands?
 
Yeah, who didn't see this coming?

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2013/07/money-nsa-vote/
The numbers tell the story — in votes and dollars. On Wednesday, the house voted 217 to 205 not to rein in the NSA’s phone-spying dragnet. It turns out that those 217 “no” voters received twice as much campaign financing from the defense and intelligence industry as the 205 “yes” voters.That’s the upshot of a new analysis by MapLight, a Berkeley-based non-profit that performed the inquiry at WIRED’s request. The investigation shows that defense cash was a better predictor of a member’s vote on the Amash amendment than party affiliation. House members who voted to continue the massive phone-call-metadata spy program, on average, raked in 122 percent more money from defense contractors than those who voted Wednesday to dismantle it.
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Campaign finance reform would be the single biggest change the American government could make to end most of their nonsense policies. Which exactly why no real campaign finance reform will occur.
 
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In what might be the biggest blow to Rush Limbaugh’s career as a radio personality as of yet, the second largest radio distributor in the country, Cumulus Media, is set to drop Limbaugh’s show from its airways at the end of the year.

But not just Limbaugh’s show—Cumulus Media will drop Sean Hannity’s show as well.

Politico is reporting that Cumulus Media has decided not to renew the contracts of either host, effectively removing both media personalities from 40 stations in major markets.

The split apparently comes as negotiations between Clear Channel and Premiere Networks, the division of Clear Channel which handles both shows, broke down.
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The two biggest blowhards are losing a big chunk of their market. My heart bleeds... for the ones who still have them.
 
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Are you effen kidding me? Nine rounds for someone who posed no immediate threat to anyone? Nor caused any harm to anyone? An effen knife? Surrounded by cops? In an empty streetcar? A one eyed midget with a taser could of taken him down.

I hope there is a lot more to this.......


Toronto police criticized for shooting of ‘cornered’ man brandishing a knife on empty streetcar.

Toronto police are facing harsh criticism after a video of officers fatally shooting an 18-year-old man armed with a knife on an empty streetcar was posted online over the weekend.

http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/0...d-man-brandishing-a-knife-on-empty-streetcar/
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