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   Robert MacKenzie to Kelly Bert Manning   
   Re: sports fans have short memories it s   
   21 Feb 10 15:24:07   
   
   XPost: bc.politics, can.general, can.politics   
   From: rmck@yatestownbc.com   
      
   "Kelly Bert Manning"  wrote in message   
   news:hlqai0$fmb$1@theodyn.ncf.ca...   
   > Remember own the podium where Canadian Olympic Committee hacks   
   > claimed that with $110,000,000 they could put Canada in the top   
   > rank for medals?   
      
   Yep.   
      
   >   
   > Anybody who remembers their past lies should have known that they   
   > would be quite happy to spend the money on hack coaches and   
   > organizational funding, but unable to deliver, as usual.   
      
   Could also be true for the NDP spending money on political hacks and   
   organisationa; funding and failing to deliver a win in   
   last year's provinical election, as usual.   
      
   >   
   > So far Canada is well back in the medal count, no where close to the lead.   
      
   4th place isn;t that bad hald way through.   
      
      
   >   
   > You can fool all of the people some of the time.   
      
   Like the NDP did?   
      
   >   
   > You can fool some of the people all of the time.   
      
   Like the NDP does?   
      
   > You shouldn't be able to fool all of the people all of the time.   
      
   Like the NDP constantly does?   
      
   > Somehow the Canadian Olympic Committee has managed to fool most   
   > of the people in Canada most of the time. Quite astonishing.   
      
   Not exactly, Junior.   
      
   > Ben Johnson, the real face of Olympic Athleticism in Canada. Enjoy   
      
   He's history.   
      
   > What real value is there in a medal for the Canadian team? None.   
      
   Pride, medal winners being an example for the kids?   
      
   > Other than the hacks paid by the COC is anyone going go be less hungry,   
   > better fed, better closed, or better housed?   
      
   Are you personally working to resolve the problem?   
      
   > This was a huge amount of public money, spent in a futile pursuit   
   > of nothing very important.   
      
   Like a few of the NDP's projects when they were in power.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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