The Neighbor of the beast.....Open Thread and media watch.

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If this was a Liberal move? the Cons would have squealed like pigs stuck in a door.

Any media dropping by? Is it normal to ignore a big story like this? Seriously, I really wanna know? We have democracy being DICTATED and a nekkie mayor? WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?

Powers that be, powers of three, keep me strong during this insanity......

about this crap. From Zorpheous at The Wingnuterer. 

From the "Did He Actually Write That" Dept., Blogging Tory Richard Evans is the only one of the BTs to weigh in on the Sharon Smith appointment, unless it's not actually Evans and his body double instead. Nah! It's him. This post might surprise you (h/t to CC). Make sure you have your smelling salts. 

And also from CC, a comment on the Brendan Bell question. Yep, we only have something that's said to be 'common knowledge' around Yellowknife. I'll edit the update on the original post in a few moments.

Yeah, yeah. I'm no fun. blah blah

667 is across the street from The Beast. At least you can see him coming. I feel more concern for 664 and 668. Does 'Steve' know that one is in the National Library?

Everything's cheaper than it looks.

Agents provocateurs only the tip of Montebello story.

Read it here.

Everything's cheaper than it looks.

Still nothing...
But the part that I find odd? Is that Nathan Cullen has zip about this on his own site. hmmmm

Im a little teapot....

from Republican to English (and you don't even need babblefish).

You meet interesting people in airport washrooms. What's wrong with that?

Everything's cheaper than it looks.

Finally have some confirmation that the 'go to' liaison thing in S-BV is not an accident nor is it a one-off. Looks to be part of a plan of some sort (h/t to kp at A Town Called Podunk)

Vancouver Island North MP Catherine Bell has already had a similar situation happen to her in her riding. Several months ago, the Tories named a candidate as the “go-to person” for the Conservative party, in what Cullen feels is an effort to undermine her and give the perception that she is not doing her job.

However, he (Cullen - my addition/ff)  is not sure yet if this practice is something the government has been doing across the whole country or not.

“I’m on my way right now to Montreal, where by coincidence, we’re having a caucus meeting to find out if this is happening across the board, but I don’t know,” said Cullen on Saturday afternoon.

“But according to what Dick Harris had to say, this is an accepted policy, and that they’re going to do this in ridings where they want to do it. We’ll be taking this to the next level obviously, the prime minister and the Ethics Commission, because this is unethical and likely illegal.”

So, there you have it kiddies. Cullen has responded, the NDP caucus is meeting this week discussing this very topic and has plans to to raise it before the Ethics Commission.

Now, did a search on the Prince Rupert Daily News and found this - too bad it's cut-off after the 3rd paragraph. Now you know why we can't find any info via news searches.

Everything's cheaper than it looks.

Trying to find reports from other participants and eyewitnesses as to what happened and what was said by the three police officers leading up to the events on the infamous Montebello video.

I haven't found much.

So far we have the video, some additional comments by Coles and this (not sure if already linked to) report of an interview with Paul Manley, the man behind the camera. Here too.

I'm not sure if more was said by Manley. I can't find a transcript of the full Manley interview given at the Tsawwassen, B.C. ferry terminal. (Why don't reporters link to full transcripts instead of leaving us to wonder if there is more?)