https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuGIgDfN9Y0
Sep 4, 2014
Elections 2014. The leaders on arts & culture.
Dominic Cardy, leader of the New Democratic Party of New Brunswick.
Watch other leaders on arts & culture:
http://www.aaapnb.cahttp://artslinknb.com
Project by the Association acadienne des artistes professionnel.le.s du Nouveau-Brunswick and Artslink NB
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiBO3yXggeE
Jan 9, 2017
Former New Brunswick New Democratic Party Leader Dominic Cardy is interviewed on January 3, 2017, two days after his resignation as Leader. During the interview, Cardy praises new Progressive Conservative Party Leader Higgs and takes a swipe at both the provincial and federal New Democratic parties.
Methinks Higgy regrets hiring Cardy to send me butter tarts N'esy Pas?
weasel
YO Dominic Cardy how can you Conservatives brag of buying Butter Tarts
when CBC tells me you dudes have to sell your HQ? Yet you wackos want
control of our provincial economy?
http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2017/10/methinks-if-blaine-higgs-had-two-clues.html
Methinks if Blaine Higgs had two clues between his ears he would not have hired the Arsehole Dominic Cardy in the first place
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From: David Amos <motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Date:
Fri, 12 Jan 2018 14:00:20 -0400
Subject YO Dominic Cardy how can you
Conservatives brag of buying Butter Tarts when CBC tells me you dudes have to
sell your HQ? Yet you wackos want control of our provincial
economy"
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From: "Cardy, Dominic (LEG)"<Dominic.Cardy@gnb.ca>
Date:
Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:22:47 +0000
Subject: Hamish's birthday
To: David Amos
<motomaniac333@gmail.com>
Cc:
"Wright, Hamish (LEG)"<Hamish.Wright@gnb.ca>
Dear
Mr. Amos,
As a regular correspondent I thought you would like to know
that it's
Hamish's 20th birthday! We even gave him some butter tarts in
your
honour! I'm sure he'd appreciate a note.
Have a good weekend,
best wishes,
Dominic
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/progressive-conversative-headquarters-sale-fundraising-1.4484153
David
Amos
Strange just today Dominic Cardy was bragging to me they have lots
of
money to spend on Butter Tarts
Methinks the PCs are gonna lose the
electin bitime with him as Mr
Higgs' Chief of Staff N'esy Pas?
(Piss
Poor spelling a grammer I know but the real question is will CBC
even allow
the comment o stand the test of time EH Jacques Poitras and
Hubby
Lacroix?)---------- Original message ----------
From: David Amos motomaniac333@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2017 14:57:57 -0400
Subject:
Yo Brucey Baby is that your signature I see on the note with the treats
from Mr Higgs that your buddy Dominic Cardy sent?
To:
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http://davidraymondamos3.blogspot.ca/2017/11/yo-blaine-higgs-i-just-called-and-tried.html
Thursday, 2 November 2017
Yo Blaine Higgs I just called and tried to talk to your buddy Hamish
Wright Trust that I don't care that Dominic Cardy is concerned about
his fondness for butter tarts
Yo Mr Cardy Do Ya Think This Dude Cares About Your Dumb Puffin?
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Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2017 16:16:32 +0000
Subject: Re: Yo Mr Higgs I updated the blog for the benefit of your
mindless assistant, your pal Chucky "The Welfare Bum" Leblanc and his
many LIEbrano buddies for obvious reasons N'esy Pas David Coon?
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Date:
Fri, 12 Jan 2018 18:00:25 +0000
Subject: RE: YO Dominic Cardy how can you
Conservatives brag of buying Butter Tarts when CBC tells me you dudes have to
sell your HQ? Yet you wackos want control of our provincial
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Oct 14, 2022
FREDERICTON
New Brunswick PC MLA Dominic Cardy talks about his decision to step down as the province's education minister and his letter to Premier Blaine Higgs.
Methinks Cardy is playing everybody like a fiddle and is keeping his name in the news lately with the 713 Issue N'esy Pas?
Apr 7, 2023
Centre Ice Canadians Director and MLA for Fredericton West-Hanwell Dominic Cardy shares his thoughts on the state of New Brunswick, the public healthcare system and government transparency.
Was "Centrist United Canadian Kleptocrats" already trademarked?
Someone should tell Dominic that children belonging to the state is not a centrist or Canadian view.
Dominic Cardy should just shhhhhhh. 100 plus years of evidence? You’re wrong. Shh.
Premiered Apr 4, 2023
Fredericton -- In a live press conference, NB Premier Blaine Higgs apologized to New Brunswickers for being an Irving lackey.
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Jun 5, 2023
Fredericton -- This week, New Brunswickers will be on the lookout for the outcome of the government's review of education Policy 713.
The policy, which ensures a safe and inclusive school environment for 2SLGBTQIA+ students in New Brunswick, caused a firestorm for Higgs when he suddenly called it into question.
While he's backpedalled a bit, many still expect Higgs to erode protections for 2SLGBTQIA+ students that his own government implemented in 2020.
Today, The Manatee sat down with Premier Higgs to grill him on Policy 713 and the whereabouts of the elusive Minister of Education, Bill Hogan.
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Go Figure
Feb 3, 2020
Paul sits down for an in-depth interview with Fredericton's Green Party MP Jenica Atwin, the first Green MP outside British Columbia.
Stay tuned for more serious talks.
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May 13, 2020
New Brunswick's Education Minister Dominic Cardy made national headlines recently for his heroic and unprecedented response to containing COVID-10. Here is his humble announcement about being named "Corona King".
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I sent my love to The Manatee video editor; Alex Vietinghoff and his mates and they tried to have me arrested st like the Higgy et al did on election night 2010
Too Too Funny Indeed
How have I not seen these !!!!
Maybe you weren't subscribed?!
I'd love to see him in a walmart parking lot
he is a bully and an enemy of parents and Canada
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Subject: RE: YO Higgy Methinks the clowns within the Manatee may have
also upset some dentists and Dominic Cardy's old Pharma buddy Paul
Blanchard N'esy Pas?
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Subject: YO Higgy Methinks the clowns within the Manatee may have also
upset some dentists and Dominic Cardy's old Pharma buddy Paul
Blanchard N'esy Pas?
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New Brunswick Dental Society won’t mandate vaccines, but still want to
be called ‘doctors’
Business & Technology, NB, News
December 17, 2021
Posted by Brandon Hicks
New Brunswick Dental Society won’t mandate vaccines, but still want to
be called ‘doctors’
New Brunswick — The New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS) determined
this week that they will not be mandating that their members be
vaccinated.
While this position puts them in opposition with the College of
Physicians and Surgeons of New Brunswick, NBDS executive director Paul
Blanchard says that this does not in any way lessen their value as
medical professionals.
“Just because our members have a more…uh, laissez-faire attitude about
safety precautions, doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be taken seriously as
medical professionals.”
“Yeah!” chimed in Dr. Andrew Parker, a Media Studies professor who
wrote his thesis on the Star Wars prequels. “And we PhDs shouldn’t be
afraid to call ourselves doctors, either!”
“Did we have to invite him to this Zoom chat?” asked Blanchard, wincing.
Dental society members say that they believe patients are adequately
protected by the minimal safety protocols that were in place early in
the pandemic.
“It was a battle, but we were able to get our members to agree to
regularly wash their hands last April,” said Blanchard. “After many
months of research and development, we were able to implement a new
tool that will allow our dentists to perform their work from six feet
away.”
With one hand on a stainless steel lever, Blanchard showed The Manatee
how the device is operated.
“You turn this wheel, see, and that rolls up this bit of string, which
then pulls back this rubber band, causing these pincers to open and
close. When open, any number of dental tools can be placed inside of
these tongs. As you can see, it is now using a tartar scraper.”
The device’s joints creaked as its metal arm made sharp jabbing
motions in the general direction of the exam chair.
“Since we’ve begun introducing these instruments across the province,
we are proud to announce that the spread of COVID via our dentists has
been kept to an acceptable minimum,” he said, proudly.
But what about the alarming uptick in eye-gougings?
“Pffft,” Blanchard scoffed. “What do we care? We’re not optometrists.”
Deja Vu Anyone???
Hearings on mandatory vaccines for students draw speakers on both sides of issue
Legislative committee studying bill proposing all schoolchildren be vaccinated
Elizabeth Fraser · CBC News · Posted: Aug 26, 2019 1:27 PM AT
"The public have a right to be heard and there are members of the
public who hold positions against the vaccination regime," Cardy said.
But the minister, who will be the first to speak to the committee when
the hearings get under way Tuesday, said he plans on addressing who
the vaccine opponents are.
"They are people who have had their medical licences yanked. They are
people who are on the internet espousing bizarre conspiracy theories."
Education minister likens unvaccinated students to guns in schools
Cardy said many parents in the province have sent him online articles
about the dangers of vaccines, which he said are untrue.
"They're playing on the fears that a lot of parents have," he said.
Others on the agenda for the hearings, which run through Thursday,
include Dr. Serge Melanson of the New Brunswick Medical Society,
Norman Bosse of the Office of the Child, Youth and Seniors' Advocate,
and Paul Blanchard of the New Brunswick Pharmacists' Association.
Methinks CBC is far more fun to watch particularly when they are
yapping about a CTV debate N'esy Pas?
Cardy, Gallant spar over Nazi parody video tweeted by NDP candidate
David Alward, Brian Gallant and Dominic Cardy participate in final
leaders' debate
CBC News · Posted: Sep 19, 2014 8:57 AM ET
NDP Leader Dominic Cardy reached out to shake Liberal Leader Brian
Gallant's hand over a candidate's decision to link to a parody video
that compared the Liberals to Nazis. (CTV debate)
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Tuesday, 28 December 2021
How an N.B. couple bonded over a love of satire and gave birth to a Manatee
How an N.B. couple bonded over a love of satire and gave birth to a Manatee
Founders of satirical website read the same gloomy news you do - then
they rewrite it and make it hilarious
Marie Sutherland · CBC News · Posted: Dec 28, 2021 8:00 AM AT
Shauna Case and Alex Vietinghoff, founders of the satirical website
the Manatee, delight in poking fun at all things New Brunswick —
including themselves. Here, they pose for an engagement photo with the
toilet paper they hoarded during the pandemic. (Alex Vietinghoff)
To some people, New Brunswick might not seem the most exciting
province in the country.
It might seem like a less razzle-dazzle version of upscale provinces
like British Columbia, a less boasty version of powerhouse provinces
like Ontario.
In fact, there are rumours — hotly denied and never openly spoken of —
that some people refer to it as No Funswick.
Shauna Chase and Alex Vietinghoff are not those people.
To this Fredericton couple, born and raised No Funswickers, New
Brunswick is such a hotbed of hilarity, outrageous goings-on and
bizarre political antics they had to create a website to hold it all.
That website is The Manatee, and if you've ever taken even a casual
look at it, three things probably happened: 1) you laughed out loud,
2) you bookmarked it and 3) you realized New Brunswick might just be
the Most Funswick province of them all.
Who needs onions when you have manatees?
It started in 2014.
Chase and Vietinghoff were just friends back then, with a mutual
fondness for the sort of sass and sarcasm served up on The Onion, a
U.S.-based satirical website.
"We'd send each other Onion articles" and muse about how New Brunswick
sort of has an Onion flavour of its own, Chase said.
It was a fact few seemed to be aware of.
There were other Canadian satirical websites, but they rarely covered
anything that happened in Atlantic Canada.
"It was like they didn't know about the Maritimes," Chase said.
She and Vietinghoff mused that maybe they should start their own website.
"And so we decided to do that."
Vietinghoff proposed to Chase in 2020, adhering to strict COVID-19
public health protocols, of course. In this re-enactment, he proffers
her the engagement ring, taped to a stick, from a safe distance.
(Facebook)
Together, they birthed the Manatee, writing posts about news events
and local personalities and bringing on other writers who shared their
vision.
It didn't take long before the Manatee got noticed.
One of their earliest stories, a satirical Halloween post warning New
Brunswickers that the government had imposed a curfew on trick or
treating, caused quite a kerfuffle.
"Anyone found going door to door past 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31
will be fined a minimum of $100, up to a maximum of $500 depending on
the number of children in their group and the amount of effort put
into the costumes, with smaller fines for more creative families," the
post warned.
Satirical website The Manatee tricks New Brunswick for Halloween
New Brunswickers, who weren't yet accustomed to being Manatee'd, were
outraged. They phoned their mayors, they phoned police, they phoned
whoever they could think of who could do something to put a stop to
this crackdown on Halloween fun.
"People freaked out," Chase said. "The Fredericton police had to issue
a statement that it wasn't true [because] they got so many calls."
That put the Manatee on the map, and its writers haven't looked back since.
A Manatee story titled 'New Brunswick's 10 most beautiful
clear-cuts, ranked' featured this photo of an underrated tourism
attraction, noting 'the juxtaposition of new growth struggling to
reach beyond the dead trees creates a stark contrast that delights
onlookers.' (The Manatee)
Seven years later, the website has perfected the art of snarkasm and
has built a robust catalog of favourite targets.
Irving-owned everything is a favourite whipping boy.
"People are obsessed with the Irvings," Chase said. "It's something
that's controversial in New Brunswick, the Irving family and
everything they do. So it's pretty easy to make fun of that."
Hence you'll find headlines like this one: "Irvings buy naming rights
to every child born in 2020."
"If you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant in the next few
months, your baby could be named by and after the Irving Group of
Companies," the Manatee warned in that September 2019 story.
Provincial and municipal politicians are treated to frequent snark baths.
Nuisance deer, sports and COVID-19 also come in for almost weekly
roastings, and on a good day, the Manatee can take out two targets
with one arrow, as it did in this story in November: "Omicron COVID
comes from anti-mask N.B. deer, says Public Health."
New Brunswick's health-care struggles have spawned countless
headlines. Take the government's desperate scramble to cope with
hospital staff shortages by rotating emergency department closures at
various hospitals.
The Manatee's take? "New Brunswickers shooting themselves in order to
be admitted to ER," with quotes from fake patients who'd successfully
busted in.
"Yeah, it's already starting to heal quite nicely," said patient David
Oates, rubbing his fingers over his swollen bullet wound. "It was
painful, I'm not going to lie to you, but when the nurses saw it, they
ushered me right in."
Basically, Chase said, nothing is off-limits, and if it seems like it
should be off-limits, then it's probably going to be one of the site's
most popular posts.
The Irvings are favourite Manatee subjects. This 2019 post warned
parents that baby-naming rights were being handed over to the Irving
family. (The Manatee)
Reality got you down? Rewrite it!
The key to effective satire, Chase said, is having it firmly rooted in
reality. It has to have an element of absurdity, and if you're really
lucky, has an almost magically therapeutic, blood-pressure-lowering
effect on the reader.
It's a way to help people cope with stress by letting off steam and
nervous energy, much as sports do but without the physical effort and
unpleasant perspiration.
"The stories that do the best are based on real events," putting of a
humorous spin on nettlesome reality, Chase said.
WATCH: New Brunswick man GPS voice
The Manatee's N.B. GPS man will getcha there, no probs
6 hours ago
Duration 0:48
What if Garmin introduced a New Brunswick man GPS voice? A satirical
website took that idea and ran with it. 0:48
Chase and Vietinghoff, who are now married, both write for the
website, with Chase also handling administrative duties and
Vietinghoff handling video.
Three other writers — Shawn Rouse, Brandon Hicks and Paul Lewis —
round out the main contributors stable and have been writing for the
website since it began.
A very New Brunswick book list: 2021 edition
The writers have honed their style over the years, learning as they
go, and are constantly delighted by New Brunswickers' endearing
willingness to laugh at themselves — with occasional, extremely heated
exceptions.
Chase learned that the hard way, when she posted what she thought was
a fairly innocuous story.
The headline was "Report: Nobody wants to go to your games night."
"I didn't think anything of it when I posted it, but before long
people were emailing me personally to tell me off," Chase said.
Despite the occasional negative feedback, Chase and Vietinghoff plan
to let the Manatee continue exposing New Brunswick's underbelly as
long as people keep wanting to see it.
It won't ever make them rich, but that was never the plan, Chase said.
It's always been a labour of love, with all contributors, including
themselves, writing as volunteers and with the revenue from ads
generating just enough to cover the web hosting fees.
"I think it's really cool that despite us not being able to offer
anyone money, they still do it, and have been doing it for years,"
Chase said. "It's a lot of work, but it's really fun to do."
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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David Amos
Why does this spin not surprise me???
Robert William Trusted by a Community Administrator.
Reply to @David Amos: c and g and jc feel threatened, by me, a
tracker, affixed to my post.
David Amos
Reply to @Robert William: Perhaps we should talk
Robert William Trusted by a Community Administrator.
Reply to @David Amos: sorry, my mistake, c b c's fault, go figure
Myc Baker
Most days it’s difficult to tell if an article is CBC or manatee…
David Amos
Reply to @Myc Baker: C'est Vrai
Johnny Lawrence
Reply to @David Amos: replying to yourself, nice.
David Amos
Reply to @Johnny Lawrence: Dream on
Geoff MacDonald
Reply to @Myc Baker: Very true. The quality of reporting here is
questionable here at the best of times. Remember ladies and gentlemen,
if it's woke, it's a joke.
David Amos
Reply to @Geoff MacDonald: Trust that I am not joking about these clowns
Alex Vietinghoff is a freelance cinematographer and videographer
based in Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is best known for his
cinematography, editing, and documentary filmmaking, but is also the
co-founder of The Manatee, a satirical news website. Little-known
fact: Alex is also a professional narrator/voice actor and has been
the voice of numerous commercials, ads and videos that have aired on
television, radio and the web.
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Alex Vietinghoff is a filmmaker, videographer and editor based in New
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Resumé
I’m a filmmaker, cinematographer, multimedia specialist, and avid
craft beer fan. I have years of experience in journalism, marketing,
and communications, but I love being behind a camera; telling stories
with eye-catching visuals.
Experience
Horizon Health Network
Dec 2018 – Present
Creative Communications Advisor
Creating engaging visual content for Horizon’s web platforms and
social media. Special focus on video, photography, and animation.
Working with the communications team to develop video content that
furthers the Horizon brand strategy.
CBC New Brunswick
04/2018 – 02/2021
Digital Associate Producer
Casual Digital Associate Producer and back-fill for Video Producer and
Videographer positions. Responsibilities include posting to CBC N.B.
social media, conceptualizing videos, shooting, editing videos and
using After Effects to create animations and visual effects to
increase video production value and polish.
SarCatStic Media
2010 – Present
Director/Cinematographer
Producing promotional videos, short documentaries and award-winning
short films with a special focus on travel and adventure
documentaries. Managing online video channels and interacting with
viewers. Freelance video production for various companies and clients.
Notable clients include Maclean’s, Bell, CBC, and the Government of
New Brunswick.
The Manatee
10/2014 – Present
Co-founder, Video Editor, Writer, Web Editor
Atlantic Canada’s satirical news website. Boasts province-wide
readership across New Brunswick and thought-provoking, entertaining
articles. Won the 2015 Saint John Salty award for New Brunswick’s
“Coolest Blog.” In 2016 The Manatee expanded from only covering New
Brunswick stories to covering all of Atlantic Canada.
Beerocracy
10/2015 – 03/2017
Co-Creator/Editor
Beerocracy is a feature documentary and TV series about the New
Brunswick craft alcohol industry; it’s potential for economic growth,
job creation, and as a tourism driver, as well as the challenges that
could prevent it from growing. I am the cinematographer, co-director,
editor, English narrator, co-researcher, co-writer.
Trekkit TV
11/2013 – 2/2017
Adventure Documentary Filmmaker
Filming 30 minute TV episodes on travel, adventure, and nature
exploration for television and web. Producing Trekkit videos for the
smartphone app and promotions. Posting on Trekkit social media to
build a united brand and engage a growing audience.
Outreach Productions
01 / 2014 – 07/2015
Videographer/Multimedia Creator
Meeting with clients to understand their needs for branding and
video/multimedia production. Finding and telling stories through a
visual medium. Pitching a product, writing, filming and editing the
product, all while integrating the client as part of the creative
process. Part of a team effort to create high-quality corporate
branding and promotions. Additionally, narrating videos, updating
numerous social media channels in English and French and creating
graphics animation. From July 2015 on, working in a freelance capacity
for videography and editing.
The Northern Light
05 / 2012 – 08 / 2012
Multimedia Reporter
Summer internship. Reported on local news, events, and politics for a
weekly print publication and online. Captured video and images for web
use and photo galleries.
Freelance Voice-Over Artist
2007 – Present
Voice Artist
Narrating documentaries, commercials, tutorials, dubbing videos in
English and French, taking direction from sound designers and
directors in studios or recording from home studio.
Education
St. Thomas University (CA)
2008 – 2012
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) , Journalism
Off-Campus representative (2009-2010) Student Senator (2010-2011) VP
Student Life (2011-2012) STU Singers (2010-2012) The Aquinian (student
newspaper) (2011-2012)
Honors
“Best low-budget NB documentary” -Silver Wave Film Festival (2015)
“Excellence in Sound Design” -Silver Wave Film Festival (2014)
Saint John Salty Award for New Brunswick’s “Coolest Blog” (2015)
Tom McCann Memorial Trophy (2012)
SRC Leadership Award (2012)
N.B. Youth Environmental Leadership Award(2007)
Junior Achievement Individual Sales Award (2005)
Languages
English
French
Skills
Multimedia Journalism
Online Journalism
Broadcast Journalism
Radio Broadcasting
Radio Host
Social Media
Fitness Training
Narration
Narrative Journalism
Voice Over
Voice Acting
Studio Recording
Copy Editing
Audio Editing
Interviewing
Public Speaking
Improvisation
Singing
Theatre
Acting
Supervising
Staff Supervision
Journalism
Interviews
Teaching
Television
Storytelling
Copywriting
Board of Directors
Rudy Walters (President)
Sharon Buchanan (Vice-President)
Barbara (Laurie) Higgins (Secretary)
Gerry Redmond (Treasurer)
Craig Dykeman
Jason Inness
Randall Leavitt
Larry Lynch
Tom L’Huillier
Frank Mullin
Aaron Richter
Bob Vautour
People's Alliance
127 Main St - Suite 206
Fredericton NB
E3A 1C6
Phone: (506) 455-3015
---------- Original message ----------
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 16:07:58 -0300
Subject: I called a dude named Rudy in Riverview and obviously I
contacted the RCMP for you Methinks you all should check Section 300
of the Canadian Criminal Code N'esy Pas?
Cc: alex@themanatee.net, shauna@themanatee.net, oldmaison
Feel free to save the recording of my voicemail to Rudy I will wish to
argue every word of it
---------- Original message ----------
Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2019 13:50:25 -0300
Subject: Re: RE Fake News by Rudy Walters Who says what people publish
is not libel just because they think it is funny?
Cc: alex@themanatee.net, shauna@themanatee.net, oldmaison
Hi David, calling people at their houses and harassing them actually
is illegal, like you did to me. Satire fortunately is not illegal.
Please do not contact us for any reason.
Regards,
Shawn
Cc: everyone on this crazy train
>> wrote:
>>
>> https://themanatee.net/kiss-nb-wins-provincial-election-in-startling-upset/
>>
>>
>> KISS NB wins provincial election in startling upset
>> 0NB, News, Politics
>> September 24, 2018
>> Posted by Rudy Walters I called this number and left a message (506
>> 389-2601)
>>
>> KISS NB wins provincial election in startling upset
>>
>> New Brunswick — In a shocking turn of events, Gerald Bourque and the
>> KISS NB party have won the New Brunswick provincial election.
>>
>> This result surprised everybody as KISS NB, or “Keep It Simple
>> Solutions, New Brunswick,” were hovering around 0.5 per cent in the
>> polls heading into today’s election. Experts are scrambling to
>> determine what caused this sudden shift in popularity.
>>
>> KISS NB won all nine ridings in which they had candidates running, and
>> are in line to form a minority government. The Liberals, Conservatives
>> and People’s Alliance each won eight seats, the Green Party took seven
>> seats, the NDP picked up six seats and three independents were
>> elected.
>>
>> The other parties would not commit to forming a coalition government.
>>
>> “Those third parties split the vote; if they had stayed out of things
>> then the people would have the Conservative government they
>> desperately need!” exclaimed an upset Blaine Higgs. “I’m not about to
>> work with any other parties to provide a watered-down version of what
>> we came to offer.”
>>
>> Brian Gallant was also quick to brush aside the possibility of a
>> coalition government.
>>
>> “Sure, we could join forces with the Green Party and NDP which would
>> give us the highest seat count, but who would they make premier? Me! I
>> made that mistake once, but being in opposition is much easier —
>> nobody asks you tough questions or expects you to live up to your
>> promises. Being premier is actually really hard.”
>>
>> Even KISS NB voters seemed surprised by tonight’s results.
>>
>> “I never really thought about who I was voting for,” explained Bruce
>> Mullin of Miramichi. “I knew about all the other parties and I can’t
>> stand them. I thought I would send a message by voting for somebody
>> who had absolutely no chance of winning. I guess most people had the
>> same idea!”
>>
>> Apathy in the established parties wasn’t the only draw for KISS NB,
>> though. Andrew Steeves of Petitcodiac, who wore a jean jacket and
>> smelled like he was celebrating the marijuana legalization a little
>> early, provided some insight on why he voted KISS NB.
>>
>> “A few of my friends thought it would be funny to spoil our ballots to
>> stick it to the man. Before I had a chance to draw pentagrams and
>> devil horns all over it, I noticed the KISS party was running. I
>> didn’t even know KISS was an option. I quickly changed my mind and
>> voted KISS, mainly because I think Gene Simmons will be the best
>> president this province has ever seen!”
>>
>> KISS NB Leader and Premier-elect Gerald Bourque was just as surprised
>> as everybody else.
>>
>> “I have no clue how we won. I didn’t have nearly enough candidates
>> running to form government…I still don’t understand the math.”
>>
>> When asked about his plan to govern, Bourque didn’t provide much insight.
>>
>> “I dunno, I guess we’ll build a couple of them toll booths to raise
>> money. I really can’t remember what else we promised — I didn’t expect
>> I’d have to remember!”
>>
>> While analysts struggle to explain the phenomenon that led to KISS NB
>> forming government, everybody seems to agree that the future of New
>> Brunswick is not likely to improve anytime soon.
>>
>> Our mandate is to bring Atlantic Canada’s dark underbelly to light.
>> Based in New Brunswick, The Manatee has been shedding light on untold
>> stories since October of 2014.
>>
>> Our highly trained news-hounds have no greater purpose in life than
>> covering the stories that matter to the public. Our mantra is “Truth
>> comes first.”
>>
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>>
>>
>> Editorial Staff:
>>
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>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>> Paul Lewis (Photo) Alex Vietinghoff (Photo,
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>>
>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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>>
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