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Reforlll Gets "da Bomb!"
By Len Catling, Minister of Information
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The last provincial election lingers like a hostile hangover. It was a show of mimes bent on "destructopolitics". Gordon Campbell's staff of "dirt-diggers" versus Glen Clark's verbal choreographers. Every four years the evidence spills from the media juggernaut, turning substance into a contaminated sludge of public image. This process makes the intellectual apathetic towards political elections. The process turns socially vicious when it is realized where this trend of well-written rhetoric and adversary exposure leads. The more stagnant election process and discourse becomes, the greater the apathy rate. This creates a power structure of "blinded affirmations" which is damn dangerous. There is too much money at stake for it not to be. Politicians must realize how offensive their meager bannerwaving is. How can one make the effort to vote if not given the chance to think, only the opportunity to react.
As 1997 draws near, so does a federal election. The Reform Party has recently released its "Six Point Plan", stating their pre-election platform. "Preston's Posse" is an interesting entourage to analyze. Of course it is for the purposes of degredading their ideals, but alas, they are right wing. You know the disclaimer.
The Six Point Plan Through The Eyes Of The Sarcastic Voter
Preston's Propaganda Pt. 1-We'll reduce the size of government to create real jobs. This point is merely a smokescreen. Preston understands well enough that economies, not governments, create jobs. He knows the economy won't roll until the debt is paid. He is trying to convey an image of how his government would make concessions for the public. The influx of capital, through business and consumerism, into infrastructure leads to development , and eventually job creation. All Preston would be doing is centralizing the power of government.
Preston's Propaganda Pt. 2-We 'II give you tax relief.
Acid/Reincarnation-FlashbackDialouge-Sarcastic-InterludeDiff- "These income taxes are a bitch Duff." Duff- "I know Diff, but as soon as we beat Hitler they will all go away." Diff- "Yeah! Huh, huh, kill Hitler, huh, huh." Don't beleive the hype! Learn from Sheila Copps or continue to be a sucker.
Preston's Propaganda Pt. 3- See #2.
Demonic-Left-Wing-Sarcasm-GoingA-Bit-To-FarPoint three is point two continued. The points separate to satisfy the Reform Party's fetish for sixes. It relates to the fact that they are evil agents of the serpent, who dance around fires naked with Charles Scott and his well armed militia. of criminals". This is very noble indeed. It would help incredibly in the prosecution of sex offenders. In very basic theory it could also curb the most demonic, yet still rising trend of domestic violence. In very basic theory indeed. Reform politicians and their soapbox liberalism on issues of crime are ridiculous. Reformers like Abbotsford's Randy White will rally behind easily exploitable incidents and characters, such as sex offenders. This enables them to sway votes from clear demographic sectors. The tax-paying, dependent claimers. The constant media attention from these incidents, a moral question in itself that isn't asked any longer, gradually alarms and sways the votes of the elderly. Sex offenders should be locked away until they are rehabilitated by the state or die in jail. In order to do this one would have to change actual laws which govern sentencing, not the prosecution. Randy White will never realize that crime control runs deeper than banner waving. Do you think he would ever be caught backing a gun control bill? Preston is from Alberta, and in Reforms new shaped place on the Canadian map you wouldn't dare cross the interests of your leader. How many party members did Manning fire this year?
This glaring contradiction in morality still smells like political contradiction to be used in the means of power centralization. Reform, although a fairly young party, already has a clear picture in doctrine of who can give it more power in Canadian politics. Or should I say "eco'Namics".
Preston's Propaganda Pt. 4- We'll "Rally 'round the family! With a Sarcastic Interlude- make our streets safe again. pocket full of shells!" How cutting government workers and The-Joe-Friday-Interlude job creation relate to one another is mysterious to me. I think it's because The-Reform Party proposes to "enact they are the opposite of one another. a Victims' Bill of Rights ahead of those Zach de la Rocha " I called him fascist and he went running for his dictionary." - Doug Bull on his encounter with a right-wing theater usher
Preston's Propaganda Pt. 5- We'll repair the social safety net
Basically deciding to cut unemployment insurances to satisfy the growing need for accessible medical and educational systems. The extra money for these systems will be beneficial, providing it is delivered. (see Glen Clark). This action would be pure disaster for large urban cores, especially Vancouver. The cities drug users will find a situation even more desperate than before, and tum to crime more frequently. Once again, it runs deeper than sugar-coated diction.
Preston's Propaganda Pt. 6- We'll end the uncertainty caused by the national unity crisis
Once again the function is much deeper, Which is why it can pass the most blatant peepers, Instictual creatures will act as they may, Probably nationalistic since the very first day.
It will probably end up in the boardroom, It's a corporate decision but still make room, For the repercussions that happen then are covered, When capitalism finds the social and smothers.
96' and still responding while timebombing. Peace to the herbal, footballing militia.
By Paul Becker
Jacob Curley, who later would play this weekend in Mission both on greenish tinge. He stares appallingly at This past long weekend the shed his curls for a more military salad, Friday night and Saturday. Look for the meat, then he speaks these words, Cascades went on a small tour of the was a menace on rebounds as he went athletics ads for details. Watch for the words that I can still see today, hangVancouver Island in search of victory. Both the women and the men came up with one loss and one victory ... as I was not there I won't even bother to try and give you my usual scathing response to the Malaspina players who beat our Cascades but I know we will get them next time. As for the win ... The Cascades trounced the Camousen College teams, with some outstanding individual performances. You will have to excuse the crudity of this reprot as I am relying on secondhand info. Apparantly, Dan Turner decided to cast of the rookie glaze and scored an outstanding 27 points! That's right, this young gunner hit 5 three's in the first half alone. That warrants a skillz award, if I don't say so myself. My main man, the man with the "Moxy", Steve Cavanaugh was a solid presence on the court, according to my sources, and that only brings a smile to my face--don't stop yet Moxy! to beat his personal best. he settled for two-page spread in the next Cascade. ing frozen in the air-eternal. .. "I'm a tie and came off the floor with 15 To the teams: I apologize for not com- not some homeless person!" solid boards. Jake, it could just be that ing on the weekend but I got suprises Hmm ... ? you are the shit. On the women's side for ya ... getthose showtime styley looks Well sir, I'd like you to meet ofrebounding Lindsay Fennell was all going cause it is on! someone. You walked right past her on over Camousen, causing her team to wonder "Did she buy those boards, she Rotten Meet your way to the restaurant. You might not have noticed her, sitting there on must of 'cause she owns them right the sidewalk, or maybe you did and she about now." By Lisa Chew made you smirk. She had on some biKrista Harris, Erin Brooks and zarre pseudo-ethnic clothes and the Nicole Schubert drove to the hoop like A man enters the Granville smell of incense clung to all who a trio of Mack trucks to provide the Street McDonald's, illustrious location walked past. Her eyes have a vacant Cascades with a solid demolition of the of blood spattered bathrooms. He is in look and she was sitting with some scoreboard. These three were the high search of a quick bite to eat. He can kooky-looking guy. They'd sell you scorers of the women's game and so I afford to eat anywhere but this is the your fortune - the Tarot knows - but gotta give out three "all that" pins. most convenient, and often most inter- you've already got yours, sewn up with Overall, the team seemed happy esting, restaurant. He disappears into confidence. Scorn her as you walk past with their results although the the crowd at the counter and emerges that she didn't grab hold of opportuMalaspina losses could only sting a with a tray loaded with the greasy de- nity, that she chose and deserves this long weekend's happiness somewhat, lights that can only be found under the unfortunate existence. But, when I inbut, what the hell? Half of the fun in golden arches. After getting comfort- troduce you to my mom, this "homebeing the Best in the West is getting able in his yellow swivel-chair, he bites less person" on the street - look me in there. And they will-I guarantee it. into his burger. As he dives into his the eye and say again, that she deserves Come out and see your Cascades second oozing mouthful, his eyes bug to eat McDonald's rotten meat.
