An Inconvenient Truth in Newmarket/Aurora

So my wife and I have returned from our all but too brief vacation. The CC Writer (love Mitch Ryder) is relaxed and refreshed, and ready to fire-up my old blogging machine once again with a reinvigorated zeal. It has been said that zeal is fit only for wise men, but is found mostly in fools. I leave it to my peers on the blogosphere to be the final arbitrators as to which category The Cantankerous One falls into.

In the recent Conservative Nomination race in Newmarket/Aurora, Kirk West in my opinion, was the only person who fully understood the full magnitude of the task which lies ahead for any Conservative candidate aspiring to be elected in the riding. The next election will not be as simple as a Conservative candidate trying to unseat Belinduh Stronach, solely based upon ... one year of good Conservative governance ... a fairly reasonable "election budget" ... and a number of other "spread the goodies around" pronouncements. The Liberals have been doing that ad- nauseum for years. We're used to this kind of political schtick. Even the TV ads intended to define Stephane Dion as a person who lacks leadership qualities will not have much traction here.

What the knuckle-dragging Neanderthal's in the Newmarket/Aurora Conservative Party Association (NACPA) and in Lois Brown's Posse (LBP) have failed to do, is to fully understand the facts and implications of the federal voting history in this riding. History, rather than Belinduh is the real challenge. Let's take a quick look at just some of Elections Canada stats;

• Since 1867 (140 years) Canada has only elected 17 federal Conservative governments.
• 58% of those Conservative governments were elected before 1930.
• Since 1930, Canada has only elected 7 Conservative governments in 77 years.
• Newmarket/Aurora has sent a grand total of 11 Conservatives to Ottawa (much worse than the national average).
• In 140 years, Conservatives have lost every single by-election in Newmarket/Aurora.

Those are just the facts Ma'm ... just the facts! Nothing to write home about eh, mes Amis!

How about some more facts? The Final National Percentages for the Conservative Party of Canada Leadership Election 2004, were;

• Tony Clement 9%
• Stephen Harper 56%
• Belinduh Stronach 35%

You must admit that Belinduh had a certain amount of cache nationally. Now look at the Point Totals for Newmarket/Aurora;

• Tony Clement 7%
• Stephen Harper 37%
• Belinduh Stronach 57%

It's almost a mirror opposite to the National stats. Whether you like or dislike Belinduh is immaterial because the facts clearly show that she is extremely popular in the riding, and more importantly, Belinduh is significantly more popular than Prime Minister Harper himself ... facts which are totally lost on Lois Brown.

How about some more facts? Belinduh first defeated Lois to secure the Conservative nomination and went on to defeat Liberal Martha Hall Findlay to become one of the only 11 elected Conservatives from Newmarket/Aurora during the past 140 years.

When Belinda crossed the floor and became a Liberal, she defeated Lois once again in 2006, and this time raised the Liberal vote count by 6,047 ... while Lois managed a whopping 558 vote increase ... oh my!

Last but not least, in 2006 in the Central Ontario Region, which consists of 11 ridings and is traditionally a Conservative region, the Conservatives took 10 of the 11 ridings, leaving only ... yes you guessed it folks ... Newmarket/Aurora to Belinduh and the Liberals. A result which I'm sure did not go unnoticed by Mr. Harper! Well maybe it did. During the nomination race Lois claimed to have the ear of the Prime Minister. I'm not sure whether she mentioned as to whether Mr. Harper was wearing ear muffs at the time or not.

Now the same old same old gang that couldn't shoot straight is riding back into town, determined more than ever to win the shoot-out at the Magna compound. The trouble is that the LBP have only 3 bullets in their rusted out chambers. Their first bullet is ... one good year of Conservative governance in a riding which has been a 140 year-old Liberal stronghold. Good thinkin' pardners!

The second bullet is Lois' community involvement. Lois.....Lois quit trying to sign-up more memberships ... pardon me ... no I'm not a member ... Lois, stop grinning and look at me for just one minute. Don't you think that if the folks in your riding gave a flying fadoo about your community involvement that you would have been elected a long time ago? The hard straight goods are that it only matters to the 190 or so who consistently show-up to back you everytime you run for nomination.

With the third bullet Lois claims that she is "taking back the environment for the Conservative Party". What the heck does that mean? Maybe I'm being a little unfair. Lois did in fact display her environmental intuitiveness by "co-operatively" building an environmentally friendly blue box float for the Aurora Christmas Parade, which was towed on a flat bed trailer by a truck spewing emissions into the atmosphere. The woman is totally daft! To characterize the LBP as knuckle-dragging Neanderthals is an insult to Neanderthals!

It doesn't take a brain surgeon to know that, after the dust settles after the next election, Belinduh will hand Lois her lunch ... once again! This time it will be cooked goose and Lois will be really Browned off!

PS: Isn't there a 3 strikes and you're out policy with the Conservative Party? Stiiiiiiiiiiirike 3 Lois! Thank Heaven for tender mercies.

Memo to: Dianne

On February 21/07 you made the statement that "Frank Klees always endorses Lois."

Blogger Val Zans then challenged you to "show one reference on the web, in print, or anywhere where Frank Klees endorses Lois Brown."

Now I don't want to be pushy, but it's been a while now, but there's still no proof of your claim. If Frank's always endorsing Lois there should be no problem ...should be a veritable plethora of material.

Hold it ... I just went on to Lois' website....www.loisbrown.ca...that's hers right? My oh my she's added a web page that wasn't there a few days ago. Boy now I'm really confused. There are only 6 supporters...let's see...an M.P. from Barie, looks like 1 aquaintance or neighbour, 1 Newmarket Aurora riding association member...2 high school students and 1 university student. Doesn't seem like an awful for a woman who has been in politics all of these years ...... but NO FRANK KLEES! Mmmmm I guess the internet must be a little slow.

Anonymous Spanks the Cantankerous Conservative!

The Cantankerous one has been taken behind the woodshed and spanked! Here's another one of Lois Brown's supporters. Normally I wouldn't bother with it any more than I already have except.....this person makes mention of the fact that he/she has been going through the Conservative membership lists trying to find out who I am .... is that not illegal? Time to get "Deep Nose" involved.

Could the alleged Alliance candidate nomination vote result cover-up......the alleged irregular use of conservative party membership lists by Ms. Brown to sign members well in advance of nominations being called and now this witch hunt through the membership lists to find out about me be quickly spinning towards more sinister happenings? Could we be looking at LOISGATE? Just asking?

Here's the comments and my responses. Both have already been published on my post "A Comment from Kirk West."

anonymous said........
There is nothing more pathetic than a blogger who is ficticious, who hides his real name, and claims to be an Aurora resident, yet does not appear on any list...voters, PARTY MEMBERSHIP (I bolded this) or telephone directory.
Why do you not come out from the murky shadows? Or do you suffer from the same small-man complex that possessed the pathetic creature that hid behind the curtain in the Wizard of Oz?
Or are you the one that actually works for Bellind?

robert otto said....
Yes there is someone more pathetic! Someone who chastizes me for apparently "being fictitious and one who hides his real name" in a comment identifying himself/herself as ANONYMOUS!

By the way, you took the time to check lists, telephone directories, voters list, and am I reading this correctly....MEMBERSHIP LIST. My oh my, how did you ever get a look at the PARTY MEMBERSHIP LIST?

IS THAT YOU LOIS? If not, someone with access to the inner sabctum has been a busy little beaver.

PS: Who's Bellind?

Then robert while in a playful mood made a second comment ....
Oh by the way Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, where in my profile does it claim that I still reside in Aurora?...I guess I must have missed me still living here.

I suppose there may be other sinister reasons for hiding in the murky shadows with my small man complex. Perhaps they may be as pathetic as just making a living. Oh my, I'm off to see the wizard. If comprehending the written english language was your strong suit, you could have saved yourself a lot of effort.

Again I ask, who's Bellind?

An Addendum: After all of the allegations which have been made to date against Lois Brown, and not denied nor challenged by Ms. Brown, and now this post by someone who has direct access to confidential membership information and admits to using that access for what purpose I do not know, other than possibly to try to shut me up or shut me down ... and in my opinion, with Lois' complete knowledge and possible urging...although I could stand to be corrected if proved otherwise ... leads me to say that it's time for Lois Brown to step aside, and the nomination campaign postponed, pending a complete investigation!

Dianne, What am I going to do wth you?

My fellow blogospherians, I just received this comment from Dianne (I've posted it in the comments section). It's so lame that I just had to share it with you!

Dianne said....
"anonymous makes a good point though Mr. Otto. We have no way of knowing who we are actually talking to so you could easily be from the Belindah camp, or you could be Mr. West. I on the other hand am upfront with who I am. Click on my name and email me Mr. Otto and expose yourself otherwise everything on this blog may as well be an urban legend."

The Cantankerous one says.....

• as Strother Martin said to Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke ..."what we got here is a failure to communicate". I'll go real slow m'am ... I--Am--Robert Otto! Quite frankly it's not my problem if you don't know who I am. Seems as though you folks in the Lois Brown camp have been spending a lot of time trying to find out ...why is that Dianne? Has the Cantankerous one been hitting a little too close to home?
• what's more important ... that you know where Robert Otto is (that's what you folks really want to know isn't it) or the exchange of opinions?
• if I'm so off the mark, Lois Brown has had plenty of time to respond to me directly, instead of cowering behind your skirt. Where's Lois...where's Lois...where's Lois (sorry I got carried away with that chant)
• Is Lois Brown really all that shook up that she can't have a tete-a-tete avec moi?
• do you have a last name, or is Dianne a nom de plume? Just going back to the comment which you made about identifying yourself.
• oh my ... an urban legend already after only 7 short blogs. Where will I be after 14?
• if you had bothered to read any of my archived blogs, instead of getting yourself all worked up about me "exposing myself" you would have actually read some uncomplimentary comments about B.S. (Belinduh). To suggest that I may be actually in Belinduh's camp is a very astute observation on your part.
• could I be Mr. West? ... don't overestimate the powers of your perception.
• as far as Emailing you....guess what Dianne...I'm glad you asked. I actually tried to expose myself but you just weren't looking. I clicked your name on one of your Emails on 19Feb2007 20:16:41-000. Your message to me was "Thank-you Robert I do see your point and it would be a good idea to have a debate." "I'll see what I can do about organizing one." "Thank you for your help in this matter."
• I responded via Email by clicking on your name. My message to you was "That's fabulous Dianne. Looking forward to getting these two together for the benefit of the riding. By the way, I wonder if you would be kind enough to resubmit your last two comments so that I may publish them. My computer was acting up. I've remedied the problem...I fed the mice."

Here's what came back to me on 19Feb2007 20:16:41-000 from Mailer DAEMON.... "Hi, this is the qmail-send program at yahoo.com. I'm afraid I wasn't able to deliver your message to the following addresses."

"This is a permamnent error." "" recipient address rejected: Access denied."

Que sera sera

An Open Letter to the Citizens of Newmarket/Aurora

God bless Canada! For in my country which I love so much, a cantankerous old curmudgeon like myself has the freedom and the opportunity to express my opinions without trepidation and without the fear that on some dark, moonless night, men with sinister purpose will knock on my door and whisk me off to a remote Gulag for expressing those views.

I do not take this privelage and freedom lightly .... for literally generations of men and women, both young and old, have died never seeing their own dreams fulfilled so that I could fulfill mine. They died so that I may live in a country which is special among the nations of the world!

And because Canada is special, it does not merely require, but rather demands our best effort, and our willingness to believe in ourselves and to believe in our capacity to perform great deeds; to believe that together; with the providence of God, we can and will resolve the problems which now confront us.

Upon each and every one depends the fortunes of Canada. It is you who are to decide the important questions upon which rests the happiness and the liberty of millions yet unborn.

I implore each and everyone in the riding of Newmarket/Aurora to act worthy of yourselves and to actively participate in the Conservative Candidate Nomination meeting ... Monday, March 5, 2007 ... at Sir William Mulock Secondary School at 7:00pm.

Listen with understanding to Lois Brown and to Kirk West. Question with integrity and with the abscence of malice. Make your decision with wisdom for Canada ... so that Canada will be greater for you having been there and participated.

Thank-you
Robert Otto

My Last Lois Brown Post

I'm extremely surprised that 7 little blogs could create such a fuss.

When I first began blogging about Lois Brown it was because, as a former resident of Aurora, It had become tedious seeing her run for various nominations. It came as no surprise when she lost twice to Belinduh. My opinion then, as it is now, is that although she is community active, that does not necessarily translate into votes. In my opinion, Lois has no ideas or solutions to offer. Rather she will repeat the mantras and policies of the party with which she is affiliated. That's not good enough. I have never heard her take a stand on anything or express an opinion on anything. That's not good enough. And quite frankly having Lois running for nomination everytime an election is around the corner, always supported by the same core of individuals and always in the abscence of other credible candidates had become tedious.

Here's a newsflash to the Lois Brown camp. If the majority of residents of Newmarket/Aurora had wanted you as their M.P you would have been elected a long time ago! Believe me, it's time to give up the ghost.

So why have I become involved considering that I longer reside in this riding, after having retired twice? I guess you could say abscence sometimes makes the heart grow fonder. But that wouldn't be quite true. Understand why I gave myself the Cantankerous Conservative moniker. I turned my back on politics over a decade ago. I do not belong to the Conservative party nor to any party for that matter. I belong to me. The Conservative in my moniker refers to my values and I wouldn't give the time of day to at least half the bufoons who have run our Country, our Provinces and cities. I must admit that I like how Prime Minister Harper has governed our country and I hope that the aphrodisia of a Prime Ministership doesn't cause him to shot himself in the foot as it has done to a bevy of preceding Prime Ministers.

I became involved once again, when quite by accident, I stumled across Kirk West's Not the Same Old Same Old website. As I watched and listened to this young man speak, with wisdom beyond his years, the passion which I once felt for the possibilities for Canada was ignited again.

My first blog "Memo to: Lois Brown" was very much tongue-in-cheek. It garnered an eloquent defense from her friend Dianne which I much appreciated.

My second blog "Google Kirk West and Lois Brown" received 29 comments ... WOW! There were diverse opinions and some very unexpected comments. Once again Lois' friend Dianne posted a comment of worth. Her mention of Frank Klees "always endorsing Lois" prompted a response from Val Zans challenging Dianne to "show one reference on the web, in print, or anywhere" of Frank Klees' endorsement. As of this morning no reference has been posted. A comment posted by anonymous stated that he or she did not believe that Frank Klees was supporting anyone in the nomination race. Another anonymous post stated that Frank Klees had fired Lois Brown.

Dianne also asked about Kirk losing an Alliance Party nomination to Lois Brown. Once again Val Zans posted a comment that was absolutely stunning. Val Zans accused Lois Brown and the former Alliance riding association of extremely serious wrong doings in the actual voting process leading to the question by Val Zans as to whether Kirk had actually in fact lost the vote ... for the results of that vote have never ever been made public. Blogger hucksbud corroborated every single accusation made by Val Zans. I want you all to realize the significance of two seperate people having the guts to identify themselves instead of hiding behind an anonymous post. They're basically saying to Lois and the riding association .... bring it on if you dispute our allegations. To date Lois has been completely silent.

Another comment made to that same post, this time by anonymous, was made with yet further serious accusations relating to to the manner in which Lois Brown was apparently given preferential access to the membership list, many months before Kirk was given access to that same list with the supposed purpose being the re-signing of lapsed memberships. The accusation being that Lois was given a sizeable head start on signing members for her own nomination campaign. Once again Lois has been silent on this accusation.

Kirk West then posted a comment stating that he did not want animosity and that since we are all conservatives we should focus on the task at hand and not point fingers.

What surprises me is that, in light of some very serious accusations leveled against Lois Brown, by at least 3 different people ...Lois Brown has not responded ... but Kirk West has... in a very classy way. To me that alone speaks volumes about each candidate's character.

Only Dianne, and one anonymous post suggesting that I suffer from some sort of "small man complex" have come to Lois' defense. Dianne by her actions has clearly demonstrated that she is not only a good friend to Lois but a woman of true character and integrity. I take my hat off to you Dianne!!!!!

To the rest of you supposed friends and supporters of Lois... I say SHAME ON YOU for not standing up and being counted!

The banner on my blog states that "Whenever one has anything unpleasant to say one should always be candid." That's what I have tried to do and that is what I will continue to do!

I would like to thank everyone who has responded to my blogs. I am leaving later in the week for a vacation with my wife. Feel free to comment, I'll have my laptop with me and I understand that even the Europeans have access to the web.

Regardless of whether Kirk or Lois win the candidacy, the Cantankerous Conservative will be back big time ... because it's time for Belinduh to go kicking and screaming into that still night and quickly become a quick and distant memory.

Good Morning Y'all
Robert

Memo to Belinduh: Like your new hair color.... but don't you know that gentlemen prefer blondes? OOPs forgot ....you're with Tie!

A Comment from Kirk West

I have received a comment from Kirk West and it's been published on my "Google Kirk West and Lois Brown" post. Here's a reprint for your convenience.



Ladies and Gentlemen,

Please accept my deepest thanks for your support and words of encouragement. Believe me, they are appreciated.

Whatever happened in the past is in the past. The process that happened with the Alliance Party is not going to happen this time. I had a conversation many months ago with our riding president Mr. Stephen Sommerville and he assured me that this won't happen again.

I also know that the nomination committee chair Al Wilson will follow the rules to the letter. Of this I have no doubt, and I'm confident the nomination will follow the principles and values consistent with a fair and democratic process.

I also do not want to alienate anyone or create any ill will whatsoever during or after this nomination. Should Lois Brown win it is my hope that I will be welcome to assist her in the next election campaign.

Let's not forget that Lois Brown has a tremendous amount of support and I am still considered an outsider, an upstart, if you will.

I have said from the very beginning that my candidacy is not so I can oppose Lois Brown, it is so that I can bring my own talents, enthusiasm, and ideals to our democracy and offer them to the people of Newmarket Aurora.

While I'm glad these facts have come out and are available to the public at large, I do not want any animosity. We are all conservatives here!

Kirk West