Throwing The Book At Him
This is hilarious and might wipe out the entire ALP debt at once:
Edmonton -- An infamous piece of Alberta's political history is being put on the auction block.
The Alberta Liberal Party has announced plans to sell on eBay the copy of their health-policy booklet that Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein hurled at a 17-year-old legislative page earlier this year.
The 63-year-old Premier later apologized for the outburst, which garnered national attention
posted by calgarygrit at
11:30 a.m.
7 Comments:
Is this even legal? If so, it shouldn't be. What's to stop a party from auctioning off a paper clip that's bought for a million bucks by a wealthy supporter in a blatent attempt to circumvent donation laws.
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Robert McClelland, at 12:56 p.m.
What's to stop a certain party from promising to block unionization if elected so that unions will donate to them?
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Hishighness, at 1:07 p.m.
There aren't limits on donations in Alberta for provincial parties.
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calgarygrit, at 1:30 p.m.
I stand corrected. So long as the book doesn't fetch over 15 grand, then I presume it's a perfectly legitimate way to raise funds.
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calgarygrit, at 4:10 p.m.
I think this is awesome.
I never understood how someone with a drinking problem who hurls things at homeless could still be a sitting Premier.
We make fun of American politicians but Ralph Klein takes the cake to me! Can't wait til he's gone!
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Forward Looking Canadian, at 5:25 p.m.
Well at least the ALP found an honest way to raise cash... much better then the Volpway.
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Dwayne, at 11:14 p.m.
Wait, Dwayne - let's see who breaks their piggybank to buy the book first before cheering.
Riley - fyi, imho (wow, how many acronyms can I fit into one sentence), Ralph was a better premier as a drunk than, say, Dalton on his best day.
To throw stones at someone struggling with a problem is, um, kind of unkind & unCanadian, isn't it?
By
Candace, at 1:16 a.m.
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