Thomas Mulcair: Down to third choice

Over the past few months, I have sent polite emails under my real name to Thomas Mulcair's campaign.  I have not received one reply yet.  If a political candidate's organization is unable to respond to questions and comments from Canadians, then is that candidate fit to become the leader of the NDP and eventually prime minister?

If I do not receive any responses from Thomas Mulcair's campaign, I will place Mr. Mulcair in a lower rank on my preferential ballot.

Please respond to my emails.

SD

On the lighter side: Peter MacKay and John Baird getting ready to bomb Iran on behalf of Israel

Image of Peter MacKay and John Baird:

My NDP leadership rank-ballot poll mentioned on CTV by Alice Funke from Pundits' Guide

I was watching CTV Power Play's Don Martin interview Alice Funke from Pundits' Guide.  Even though she didn't mention my blog or blog name, she did briefly mention my rank-ballot poll for the next NDP leadership.  I will state that I am not working for any candidate in real life.  I will not be supporting any candidate on my blog.  Ms. Funke did mention that people can track the transfer of votes from candidates dropping out to those remaining.

I will emphasize that the poll is not scientific.  I am encouraged that more people are participating--perhaps multiple times.  I do limit voting to one per hour.

NDP leadership rank-ballot poll

Did you join the NDP after Jack Layton's death? You might not be eligible to vote for the next leader.

I just noticed on the NDP's website the early and late cut-off dates that one must obtain an NDP membership in order to vote for the next leader of the federal NDP.  While all those who want to vote for the next leader must obtain a membership by February 18, 2012, NDP membership holders will have had to obtain their memberships after different dates depending on the province or territory where they live.

From the NDP website: http://leadership2012.ndp.ca/convention/how-vote

• Individuals who take out memberships on or before February 18th 2012 are eligible to vote in Leadership 2012.
• See the chart below for the membership cut-off date in your province/ territory. You must have joined or renewed your membership AFTER the following dates:
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• Newfoundland and Labrador September 15th, 2011
• Prince Edward Island January 1st, 2011
• Nova Scotia October 1st, 2011
• New Brunswick February 18th, 2011
• Quebec February 18th, 2011
• Ontario September 15th, 2011
• Manitoba September 1st, 2010
• Saskatchewan September 15th, 2011
• Alberta September 1st, 2011
• British Columbia February 18th, 2011
• Yukon November 20th, 2010
• Northwest Territories February 18th, 2011
• Nunavut February 18th, 2011

I live in Ontario.  I also signed up for a membership on August 24, 2011 just after the death of Jack Layton.  According to the membership sign-up requirements, I will not be eligible to vote unless I choose to renew my membership.  Since I signed up for a membership 23 days too early, I will not be eligible to vote.  I hope that the party will rectify this situation as I may choose not to renew my membership out of principle.  There may be a few members who may suddenly realize that they will not be eligible to vote if they joined the party a few days too early.

And here's to you, Attawapiskat

And Here's to You, Attawapiskat
[Sung to Simon and Garfunkel's Mrs. Robinson]

And here's to you, Attawapiskat

Harper loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)

God bless you please, Attawapiskat

Harperland’s a place for those who pray

(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

I'd like to know a little bit about you for my files

I'd like to see you learn to help yourself

Look around you, all you see are lazy eyes

Stroll around the cruddy shacks that you call home

And here's to you, Attawapiskat

Harper loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)

God bless you please, Attawapiskat

Harperland’s a place for those who pray

(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Hide it in a hiding place where no one ever goes

Put it in your mind that is far away.

It's a little secret, just the ‘Wapiskat affair

Most of all, you've got to hide it from the kids

Coo, coo, ca-choo, Attawapiskat

Harper loves you more than you will know (Wo, wo, wo)

God bless you please, Attawapiskat

Harperland’s a place for those who pray

(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Sitting on a sofa on a Sunday afternoon

Gonna watch the candidates debate

Laugh about it, shout about it

When you've got to choose

Ev'ry way you look at it, you lose

Where have you gone, Attawapiskat

A nation turns its lonely eyes to you (Woo, woo, woo)

What's that you say, Attawapiskat

Harperland has left you, gone away

(Hey, hey, hey...hey, hey, hey)

Participate in my federal NDP leadership rank ballot poll

Watch the federal NDP leadership debate on CPAC or on the NDP website at 2 p.m. Eastern or 11 a.m. Pacific.  At anytime, particpate in my rank ballot poll at Demochoice NDP2012NPD. Rank your preferred choices 1, 2, 3, and so on.  Vote once every hour if you wish.  The results will accumulate until March 24, 2012.  You don't need to be an NDP supporter to vote.

Vote here.

It's time to drink some liquid Ajax down my anti-Semitic throat

Related blog post: We are anti-Semitic Slime (The Skinny)

Thanks to an anonymous commenter who decided to leave me this kind message (I left out his name and family affiliations):

What about the Jews of Iran,Syria? You are a bastard!

Skip,or Skinny1,or Skinny Dipper-you are a punk and a vile prick!

Here's my menu for you Skinny Dipper:

Soup of the day: cream of raccooon and moles in Ajax and milk of Magnesia with garlic scented moose piss!!

Salad: Pokeweed and ergot,with mice droppings in bear crap with munchee cheese and arsenic!!

Dinner: pan fried roasted wolverine and marmot with skunk cabbage and stuffed with rancid Kommodo dragon crapula!

Dessert: 400 pound Bengal Tiger and Tasmanian Devil pie,with chokecherries and chocolate flavored Elder Berries! Wine: Canada Moonseed and TNT! Unholy BASTARD!

The commenter did decide to delete this comment and offer me a more subdued one.  I wished him an enjoyable Sabbath today.