Name dropping on the way to election day

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Here’s a fun game to play along with until election day, count the political mentions in the paper leading up to our voting obligations…

So a quick glance at the Daily News today provides for two mentions of the Liberals and uh, er, none of the NDP…

Among the items of note, another picture of former Mayor Herb Pond taking time out for a photo destined for page one as he helps the PAC seek out volunteers.

Over on page six there are some smiling young Liberal gals helping Terrace celebrate Hockeyville, apparently having just gotten off of something called the BC Liberal digiital bus…

To be fair Mr. Coons is mentioned in the paper as well, but he probably paid for that message board note the want ads eh… you would think he’d get a free photo shot too for all that investment in the local newspaper…

It will be interesting to track the ratio of Liberal/NDP photos/news as the campaign moves along…

So far the NDP is trailing early on in the first inning…

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How about creating an interactive score board for Mainframers???

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[quote=“ThePodunkian”]
Here’s a fun game to play along with until election day, count the political mentions in the paper leading up to our voting obligations…[/quote]

Here’s another fun game to play – stop reading the Daily News :wink:

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ah heck there’s no fun in that idea… :smiley:

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Yeah but it’s much easier to track.

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I have a hunch that if there were more mentions of NDPers in the paper than Liberal candidates that this wouldn’t even be an issue.

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Nah someone would pick up on the inequity, if only to drive the folks at the Daily News nutsoid

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My guess is that you’d quietly let it slip by.  :smile:

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Well guess away if you must, but that’s quite the assumption that you make :smiley:

sheesh some think I’m a right winger, others suspect I’m an agent for socialism, ah I must be doing something right :astonished:

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Its just an assumption but please do me a favour and point out the next bit of perceived unfairness towards the Liberal party or the next mistake that Coons or any other NDPer makes. Just to be fair.

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[quote=“ThePodunkian”]
Well guess away if you must, but that’s quite the assumption that you make :smiley:[/quote]

Bonecracker is full of assumptions.  He said all teachers are alike, remember?  

Well, a teacher is running Herb Pond’s campaign, and is being very effective in getting the photos in the paper.  

Remember what happens when you assume something…

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Feel free to browse through my blog (I wouldn’t mind the hits) I"m sure you’ll find that I can find worthwhile items for all political points of view

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Show me where I said that!!!

I seem to remember saying that you teaching types like to stick together but show me where I said you’re all alike.  I’m waiting.

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A helpful explanation from Felix Unger…

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Sorry, misquoted you.

You’re right, you said we like to stick together.  Care to take that back now?

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No, but I’ll accept your apology. :smiley:

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It might go unmentioned on HTMF proper, but I think A Town Called Podunk would have been all over that scoop.

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Ok just to be fair as you say.

Now I don’t necessarilly subscribe to either Mr. Falcon or Mr. Hahn’s point of view as described below, but if indeed I were some kind of agent provocateur on behalf of the socialist hordes I doubt I would have featured either of these two items on the blog…

atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … 1488247614

atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … 8625172495

There’s much more in the way of those reviews, but time is limited and space precious, just keep hitting the podunk link every time you want to seek out more, love to watch those  hits come in… :smiley:

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Well done!  Once every 2+ years isn’t bad.  :smile:

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Well I’m not going to provide you with any more bedtime stories, if you’re interested there’s much more material on the blog over the last number of years.

Just to help you clear up any assumptions that you may still feel need to be addressed.

Some of it takes on the NDP, some of it takes on the Liberal agendas, some of it is provincial, some federal, some municipal, all yours for the reading, if you feel like doing the research…

or not… :sunglasses: