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Index of Subjects Good to hear from you Roland. You lead a charmed life! Everyone finds my door - folks collecting for you name it, folks trying to sell snake oil, politicians of all sorts, police telling me they could give me free accomdations if I don't cease some fun activity. A motley crew! Have a great day Paul --- On Fri, 4/15/11, Roland McCormick <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote: > From: Roland McCormick <roland.mccormick@ns.sympatico.ca> > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Dealing with politicians > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Received: Friday, April 15, 2011, 8:16 AM > I am amused by this > discussion about politicians coming around asking for our > vote. I am now in my 80's and have yet to see a politician > at the door. > > Roland > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "John and Nhung" <nhungjohn@eastlink.ca> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 11:37 AM > Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Dealing with politicians > > > > To: Doug and all > > > > From: John Sollows > > > > Date: April 15/11 > > > > I think this is highly appropriate, Doug! It's a > little scary how few of us > > bother to get informed on various issues, and take the > trouble to vote. > > > > The fact that the timing of the French language debate > got easily (and > > wisely) moved so as not to compete with a hockey game > speaks volumes about > > our priorities. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca > [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] > > On Behalf Of Doug Linzey > > Sent: April-15-11 1:47 AM > > To: NatureNS > > Subject: [NatureNS] Dealing with politicians > > > > Warning: This is not strictly natural history-related, > but it does apply to > > most of us in an election period. > > > > Candidates will always ask you about your concerns. > Don't tell them. > > Whatever you say, they'll feed right back to you. > > > > Rather, tell them that in order to decide whom > to vote for you have to know > > what their concerns and interests are. Your own > opinions are irrelevant when > > it comes to judging the candidates until you know what > they really stand > > for. > > > > I have two standard questions for candidates: What are > the three (or four or > > five) issues ofmost concern to you in this riding? and > What are the three > > issues of most concern to you facing the country? Once > they've answered > > these questions, you can feel free to get into a > discussion about anything. > > > > If you want to know if a candidate is interested in > the environment, for > > example, you won't really know unless you ask these > sorts of questions > > first. If the candidate knows right off the bat that > this is your primary > > concern, guess what? You have an instant friend. > > > > One other point is that if the candidate starts to > offer the party platform > > or complain about the other parties, my response is, > "No, I'm familiar with > > your party's stand on things. What I want to know is > your own position." > > Likewise, if a handler tries to answer my questions, I > just say I'd prefer > > to hear directly from the candidate, thank you. > > > > Doug Linzey > > > >
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