In the era of digital democracy nothing is certain and the case for Stephane illustrates the power of the people. An evolving on-line petition aimed at convincing Stephane Dionne to stay on as leader of the LPC is at this very moment gaining momentum.
Canadians from all walks of life are swamping the site to show their support for the little intellectual who would. Directly from the site I've taken the liberty of lifting some of the more poignant pleas.
From Family
| 555. | Celine Dion | He's my brother! |
From the Gay Community
| 549. | Niel and Bob | You can come over to the gay rights party, it's just a party and BYOB. |
From Stoners
| 538. | The Marijuana Party | Our only hope to have marijuana legal is gone |
Meat Eaters
| 533. | J.C. Reid QC | Stephane Dion is one BIG THANKSGIVING TURKEY & Conservatives are still giving thanks. ARGH! |
The young
337. | Larry | .....Can I please have some more Kool Aid please? |
Rural Canadians
| 405. | Celmo Muckridge | Why that speech Mr. Dijon gave on the picture box near made me cry. I swear that is a smrt man and he don't deserve no shuckin and trashin like he done got. Yesiree that man is smrt. |
Mothers
| 598. | Mother Cherniak | Stephane gives my boy a reason to live |
Fathers
| 480. | P.E. Trudeau | A true Liberal intellectueal and he should tap into his Dionmania side. |
The Compassionate
| 310. | Scott Janke | Can't we just let him start over again? |
Not so much
| 307. | D. Legace | Stephane should stay but not as leader. We can find him a spot in the mail room |
It's clear to this citizen reporter that a political groundswell is afoot. At the time of this filing nearly one thousand Canadians had weighed in support of Dear leader Dionne.
More as this develops:
Syncro
UPPDATE:
I've just checked the "Stephane is a Leader" site and just as I suspected the tsunami of support for Steph is swelling. As the poll surges towards the millennium mark many more concerned Canadians are speaking out.
More Moms
| 878. | Dion's Mom | Stephane..did you clean your room like I asked you to? |
Co-Workers
| 848. | John McCallum (again) | Stephane, I drink to your success! Burp! |
There have been instances of cyber-vandalism on the site including:
Grumpy old men
| 790. | David Suzuki | You did it all wrong, you idiot. we need someone else |
Grumpier old men
| 668. | jackass | stop encouraging him... |
All in all the fate of a defeated/interim/retired leader is in the balance and an
anxious nation waits.
Syncro
10 comments:
Hi Syncro. I fear the universal karmic balance would plotz if I told a fib that big. Obama's campaign is using up all the fibbery, there's not enough left to call Dion a leader.
Maybe there's a spot on the landscaping team for the LPC head office? Then they can call him a weeder.
The Phantom
That could work. Whatever it takes!!
Syncro
Great post. It may take surgery to remove that tongue from your cheek but it's worth it. Gotta love that Dion - a real gift to our side.
What is the URL for "stephane is a leader"? I'm dying to see the site.
East of Eden
It looks like the folks behind the petition have taken it down. Too bad really because the comments were becoming sublime.
Oh well...at least we still have Stephane for a few more months, I'm sure he'll give us something else to laugh at.
Syncro
That's UNFAIR. Do you think it's easy to follow Stephane without that web site. That's UNFAIR!!!! LOL.
The guy is a gift to us, really. At times during the campaign, I wondered if he was a mole working for the CPC, the way he was going about his campaign. Paul Wells wrote a great article on Dion's mistakes and flaws in this week's MacLeans. It's worth reading. It really shows Dion as he is and not as the image of a fair and honest guy. Turns out that he's dictatorial in a mild but firm way, petulant, vindictive, stubborn, arrogant, etc.
When I google "Stephane is a leader" the only thing I get is a website for cabbages. What's with that???
Syncro,
That's a shame really. I am dying to see "Stephane is a leader." You see, I've been struggling with irritable bowel syndrome and constipation this past week, and I'm just about clear of it. However I require the right kind of poison to flush the rest of the quagulated and gangrenous stew out of my system, and down my porcelain thinking stool (no pun intended)
Do you have any more sapplings from the orchard of our plentiful nurturer? I'm sure a few more tastes from this collaboration of prophets and right-doers would work better than any amount of flaxseed I could possibly force down my throat-hole.
Sincerely,
The Duke of Tubtpoia
P.S. miss ya bud, take care.
Teresa
Unfortunately the ironically named Liberal Party of Canada has excoriated any reference to green from their website.
Hence the cabbage link. Default.
Tubby
Really,really,really sorry to hear about your gastrointestinal challenges.
Still luv you though.
Syncro
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