September 1, 2010 - 12:37 pm |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
Danny Devito was brilliant in the movie "Batman Returns."
Just saw one of the older Batman movies on television the other day…boy was Danny Devito good as the Penguin.
On an entirely different stream of consciousness, readers of this blog are well aware of the battles between myself and Alex Tsakumis, whose venomous rants have been on display through his blog for the better part of the past year. Some of his highlights include:
There are so many more to highlight, but unfortunately, I just ate and I want to ensure that I can keep the food in my stomach for the remainder of the day.
Alex, of course, is no fan of Vision Vancouver, and has used his website to go on the attack against everything associated with the party and its policies.
And every time I think that I have snickered and shaken my head for the final time, he presents me with even more fodder.
Yesterday’s post was the latest ammunition for my internal laugh track.
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August 31, 2010 - 9:04 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
With the way that the NPA has planned out their candidate selection process, the above signs have little to do with the reality of the current political climate in Vancouver.
For the first time in years, it seems as though the NPA is showing signs of life by organizing a number of events for the fall. A pub night, followed by a fundraiser with former NPA Mayors as the main attraction, moving onto a public forum are all being circled on the calendars of the remaining fifty members of the party who bother to show up to events.
All of these events are designed to create the perception of momentum as the party/association/political entity moves towards November 20th, when the party intends to nominate its candidates for next year’s election.
Here, however, is why these series of events are unlikely to divert attention away from the lacklustre results that that nomination meeting is likely to produce.
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August 27, 2010 - 9:21 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
The image of a reporter aggressively tracking down a story has been shattered by a Vancouver media contingent that doesn't seem to be bothered with the facts.
So this week’s latest pile-on by the media is over the renovations that are occurring at City Hall and the empty space that has resulted in the city’s engineering department moving to the Crossroads building at Broadway and Cambie.
This story by Vancouver Sun reporter Jeff Lee was the piece that started the frenzy.
And ever since Monday, most reporting that has picked up on the item has failed to acknowledge a number of pertinent pieces of information that changes the entire context of the way in which the vacancies within City Hall came to be.
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August 24, 2010 - 9:40 am |
Posted by Jonathan Ross
The loss COPE Executive Director Rachel Marcuse is going to prove to be a huge lost for the party.
It has just been announced that COPE’s Executive Director Rachel Marcuse is leaving to pursue her education.
Rachel is the institutional strength of that party, and her departure is going to set the organizational strength of COPE back significantly.
In her place comes Alvin Singh, who was a COPE school board candidate in the last election and an extremely bright individual who is more than capable.
That being said, there are many within COPE that are devastated by this loss, particularly Ellen Woodsworth, who from what I am being told is getting very nervous about her ability to make it into the top 10 again in the 2011 election.
Singh is a moderate voice in the COPE fold, and thus this could prove to be a good thing for the negotiation of a cooperative electoral arrangement with Vision Vancouver.
I am out and about Montreal this morning visiting family and doing a little business, but will be back tomorrow with a comprehensive analysis of Vision’s strengths and liabilities in the preparation towards the next campaign.
Until then, folks.
