Conservatives want Don Cherry to run in federal election

bornonaug9

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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - The Conservative Party of Canada is courting Don Cherry for the upcoming federal election.

Don Cherry, is being courted by the Conservative Party of Canada.

According to a report in the Globe and Mail, Tory MP and deputy leader Peter MacKay tried to set up a meeting last week with Cherry to see if he was interested in running for the party in the 2004 federal election.

"Too late," Cherry told The Fan 590, a Toronto all-sports radio station, on Thursday.

"I've got to see what Nancy's going to say first, by the way," he added, referring to Nancy Lee, his boss at CBC Sports.

"Just kidding," he continued.

MacKay told the newspaper that he passed a message to a mutual acquaintance of the Hockey Night in Canada analyst to see if they could get together over the weekend, but the meeting never happened.

Although he thinks the chance of getting Cherry to run for the party is highly unlikely, MacKay said he thinks the CBC broadcaster would make a good politician.

"I think he has a very strong personality and puts across his views in a forceful way that people appreciate," MacKay told the Globe and Mail.

I think MacKay is either joking or clueless when he said " he thinks the CBC broadcaster would make a good politician". He is trying to bank on his on-air personality to get votes. Don stick to hockey, politics is not your game.
 

bornonaug9

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This more a poor reflection of Peter MacKay or the Conservative Party, what does Don Cherry represents outside hockey? Goober what is your vote based on? Issues or personality. I still cannot understand how Arnold Schwarzenegger without any political experience became the Governor of California.
 

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bornonaug9 said:
Goober what is your vote based on? Issues or personality.
Neither. It's based on the simple fact that he isn't Paul Martin, Stephen Harper or Jack Layton.

Now, if DM is going to throw his hat in the ring....
 

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is who dresses this guy!

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bornonaug9

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Goober Mcfly said:
Neither. It's based on the simple fact that he isn't Paul Martin, Stephen Harper or Jack Layton.
If I follow your logic, Goober you will vote for anyone other than the major party leaders. However in Canada we vote for the candidate at each riding not the party leader, we vote on party politics.

I believe the questions we should be asking is would you vote for Don Cherry or your local candidates who worked in your riding for years. Hope we excerise our democratic rights and use common sense in voting in upcoming election.
 

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bornonaug9 said:
If I follow your logic, Goober you will vote for anyone other than the major party leaders. However in Canada we vote for the candidate at each riding not the party leader, we vote on party politics.
Ultimately we vote for the party leader.

By the way, I'm writing in "Intern Monica" in the next federal election...
 

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Cherry wouldn't be any better or worse than any other politician. I find them all pretty much useless.

However, imagine him winning his riding, the conservatives winning the election, and Harper putting Cherry in charge of the CBC.

Always LOL tillithurts
 
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