Toronto Tory candidate quits

[CHIMO]

The Conservative candidate running against Liberal Bob Rae in downtown Toronto has abruptly quit the campaign while the party distances itself from his online musings about gays, women, and guns.

Chris Reid resigned this weekend because he couldn't commit to serving four years in government, said Tory spokeswoman Deirdra McCracken.

But the Liberals claim Reid quit because of controversial online comments in his blog, where he allegedly promotes carrying concealed weapons as a way to fight violent crime.

In the posting he is all edged to have written: "If women and gays really wanted to stop being victims of hate crimes, they'd be in support of this, but judging from discussions, they'd rather be helpless and rely on government."

http://www.thestar.com/FederalElection/article/503298#

Nothing wrong. Happens to all parties.

[LiberadorHugo]

1. What's not mentioned in the article...

Mr. Reid himself is gay. (Not as strange as it sounds: The Tories ran a social democrat in Gilles Duceppe's riding last election; But that's a very oddball riding covering the Gay Village and the Mt. Royal Plateau, the two most left-wing areas of Montreal. The NDP came in 2nd behind Mr. Duceppe and the Greens finished in fourth, barely behind the Liberals and ahead of the Tories.)

http://bigcitylib.blogspot.com/2008/09/tories-run-gay-nutter-in-to.html

My posting of this link is in NO way an endorsement of the Liberal Party or of Keynesian economics.

[Caradoc]

2. Yesterday on the campaign trail...

...in my very rural riding I put up a big liberal sign on the lawn of a noted Canadian artist/musician who is both gay and a lifelong NDPer. 'Harper's gotta be stopped' was about all he said.
CPAC-Nanos poll for Sep. 21 puts the tories just 5% ahead of the liberals OVERALL.

The CBC and the Toronto Star seem more interested in pushing the theme that liberals don't like Dion while ignoring the fact that while there's a lot not thrilled with him, almost everyone shares the same sentiment that Harper must be stopped! I've got pro-gun and anti-abortion types who have always voted conservative coming in for liberal signs because, as one farmer put it, 'he's a dictator'.

Watch those Green, NDP and even Bloq votes at the last minute...they're very fluid.

[LiberadorHugo]

3. If the Liberals someone win and fail to fix our broken electoral system...

I say bring out the torches and pitchforks. Those assholes have it coming.

[HeresyLives]

4. Anyone but Harper

seems to be the sentiment. Whatever newspaper columnists have to say about it.