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Çons@31.5%
Mar 18, 2012, 5:34:49 PM3/18/12
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Frequent poster to these newsgroups - under aliases as well as his real name - he is now
looking to make an ass of himself once again in the upcoming byelection of Toronto-Danforth
riding.
(You can see a photo of the old fart here:
http://www.guelphmercury.com/print/article/688805 )
_____________________________________
March 16, 2012
TORONTO — In his 76th campaign for political office, John Turmel has predictably low
expectations.
“Oh geez, if I can crack the 19 votes I got 30 years ago I’d be pleased,” he says of the last
time he ran in the Toronto-Danforth riding in the 1982 federal campaign.
In his career, he’s experienced this particular “oh well” crush of defeat 74 times. His 75th
loss — a diamond jubilee of sorts — is set for this Monday in the byelection to replace Jack
Layton. His one non-loss — a tie, he calls it — occurred when the Guelph byelection was
pre-empted by a federal election in 2008. He even holds the Guinness World Record for most
elections contested — a record last updated in 2004 when he had 58 losses to his name.
The professional gambler laughs about the record-setting string of defeats from his Brantford
home.
“If I’d been on all the debates, and had a completely fair chance, then it would hurt more,” he
says. “If you’re being cheated, you don’t feel bad about losing.”
Turmel calls himself a “Libertarian Socred.”
“I want no cops in gambling, sex or drugs or rock and roll, I want no usury on loans, pay cash
or time, no dole,” he says in a singsong voice, rhyming off the political motto that has failed
to translate into election victory.
Turmel’s odyssey began in 1979, when he ran as the “champion of hookers gamblers and dope
smokers” in Ottawa West.
In this byelection, he has pushed for mass production of marijuana to fight cancers he says are
coming from the “nuclear fallout that hit us from Fukushima.”
Turmel also believes in using small denomination government bonds as currency.
“Let’s say someone walks in your store with a $25 Ontario Hydro gift certificate and he’s got
nothing else. Would you sell something to him? Probably, because you’ve got to pay for power.
Same with Ontario taxes, medical (expenses) and licences. If you could use this piece of paper
to pay four major expenses and everybody else could too, well then it becomes good money.”
He pitched a version of this monetary system Dragon’s Den in 2009.
Dragon Kevin O’Leary suggested Turmel “burst into flames” and Boston Pizza owner Jim Treliving
told him he was “blowing air up a dead horse’s ass.” Turmel sued for defamation but the case
was rejected by the Supreme Court of Canada this past December. He still maintains it was a
smear job.
Turmel, 61, lived in Ottawa for most of his life but stayed in Brantford after a 2003
provincial election run. He likes the area, and he lives a few blocks away from the “biggest
hold’em game in the country.”
He’s run for the job of MPP, MP, and mayor in places as far away as Nova Scotia, but he’s
missed a few elections.
“There are times when I didn’t hear about them,” he says
He doesn’t knock on doors with glossy pamphlets, because as long as he is left out of televised
debates, his chances would be “just as bad.” Never one to give up, Turmel taped himself
watching a recent TVO candidate’s debate, pausing to insert his own view.
“Steve (Paikin) could keep me out of the debate to make sure it’s always the same, but I’ve
done my bit to add to it,” he says.
His version of the debate had seven views as of Friday. And that’s the problem. Internet views
aren’t the same as television.
So he wears his standard royal flush tie and engineering hard hat and makes himself a fixture
of the community all-candidate’s debate, where he is often a crowd favourite. It’s not a
chore — more of a fun duty.
“You never know, some day, someone’s going to pick it up,” he says.
*******************************************************
"We CAN look after each other better than we do today.
We CAN have a fiscally responsible government.
We CAN have a strong economy; greater equality; a clean environment.
We CAN be a force for peace in the world." - Jack Layton
looking to make an ass of himself once again in the upcoming byelection of Toronto-Danforth
riding.
(You can see a photo of the old fart here:
http://www.guelphmercury.com/print/article/688805 )
_____________________________________
March 16, 2012
TORONTO — In his 76th campaign for political office, John Turmel has predictably low
expectations.
“Oh geez, if I can crack the 19 votes I got 30 years ago I’d be pleased,” he says of the last
time he ran in the Toronto-Danforth riding in the 1982 federal campaign.
In his career, he’s experienced this particular “oh well” crush of defeat 74 times. His 75th
loss — a diamond jubilee of sorts — is set for this Monday in the byelection to replace Jack
Layton. His one non-loss — a tie, he calls it — occurred when the Guelph byelection was
pre-empted by a federal election in 2008. He even holds the Guinness World Record for most
elections contested — a record last updated in 2004 when he had 58 losses to his name.
The professional gambler laughs about the record-setting string of defeats from his Brantford
home.
“If I’d been on all the debates, and had a completely fair chance, then it would hurt more,” he
says. “If you’re being cheated, you don’t feel bad about losing.”
Turmel calls himself a “Libertarian Socred.”
“I want no cops in gambling, sex or drugs or rock and roll, I want no usury on loans, pay cash
or time, no dole,” he says in a singsong voice, rhyming off the political motto that has failed
to translate into election victory.
Turmel’s odyssey began in 1979, when he ran as the “champion of hookers gamblers and dope
smokers” in Ottawa West.
In this byelection, he has pushed for mass production of marijuana to fight cancers he says are
coming from the “nuclear fallout that hit us from Fukushima.”
Turmel also believes in using small denomination government bonds as currency.
“Let’s say someone walks in your store with a $25 Ontario Hydro gift certificate and he’s got
nothing else. Would you sell something to him? Probably, because you’ve got to pay for power.
Same with Ontario taxes, medical (expenses) and licences. If you could use this piece of paper
to pay four major expenses and everybody else could too, well then it becomes good money.”
He pitched a version of this monetary system Dragon’s Den in 2009.
Dragon Kevin O’Leary suggested Turmel “burst into flames” and Boston Pizza owner Jim Treliving
told him he was “blowing air up a dead horse’s ass.” Turmel sued for defamation but the case
was rejected by the Supreme Court of Canada this past December. He still maintains it was a
smear job.
Turmel, 61, lived in Ottawa for most of his life but stayed in Brantford after a 2003
provincial election run. He likes the area, and he lives a few blocks away from the “biggest
hold’em game in the country.”
He’s run for the job of MPP, MP, and mayor in places as far away as Nova Scotia, but he’s
missed a few elections.
“There are times when I didn’t hear about them,” he says
He doesn’t knock on doors with glossy pamphlets, because as long as he is left out of televised
debates, his chances would be “just as bad.” Never one to give up, Turmel taped himself
watching a recent TVO candidate’s debate, pausing to insert his own view.
“Steve (Paikin) could keep me out of the debate to make sure it’s always the same, but I’ve
done my bit to add to it,” he says.
His version of the debate had seven views as of Friday. And that’s the problem. Internet views
aren’t the same as television.
So he wears his standard royal flush tie and engineering hard hat and makes himself a fixture
of the community all-candidate’s debate, where he is often a crowd favourite. It’s not a
chore — more of a fun duty.
“You never know, some day, someone’s going to pick it up,” he says.
*******************************************************
"We CAN look after each other better than we do today.
We CAN have a fiscally responsible government.
We CAN have a strong economy; greater equality; a clean environment.
We CAN be a force for peace in the world." - Jack Layton
johnturmel
Mar 19, 2012, 5:54:00 AM3/19/12
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I just love it when the low-tech losers start foaming at the mouth.
On Mar 18, 5:34 pm, "Ço...@31.5%" <Ço...@31.5%...@can.ca> wrote:
> Frequent poster to these newsgroups - under aliases as well as his real name - he is now
> looking to make an ass of himself once again in the upcoming byelection of Toronto-Danforth
> riding.
>
> (You can see a photo of the old fart here:http://www.guelphmercury.com/print/article/688805 )
> _____________________________________
> March 16, 2012
>
> TORONTO — In his 76th campaign for political office, John Turmel has predictably low
> expectations.
>
On Mar 18, 5:34 pm, "Ço...@31.5%" <Ço...@31.5%...@can.ca> wrote:
> Frequent poster to these newsgroups - under aliases as well as his real name - he is now
> looking to make an ass of himself once again in the upcoming byelection of Toronto-Danforth
> riding.
>
> (You can see a photo of the old fart here:http://www.guelphmercury.com/print/article/688805 )
> _____________________________________
> March 16, 2012
>
> TORONTO — In his 76th campaign for political office, John Turmel has predictably low
> expectations.
>
M@
Mar 19, 2012, 4:46:30 PM3/19/12
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BARF!...why would you cut him up like this...whats up? Are you ok?
Greg Carr
Mar 20, 2012, 12:09:10 AM3/20/12
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Çons@31.5%
Mar 20, 2012, 5:23:18 PM3/20/12
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>>"Greg Carr" <gregca...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:ee7a759d-8963-4dec-bd3e->>cd8a7e...@x5g2000pbl.googlegroups.com...
skinheads, and for Mennonite adulterers like Vic Toews. For the vast majority of Canadians,
it's "live and let live".
>>news:ee7a759d-8963-4dec-bd3e->>cd8a7e...@x5g2000pbl.googlegroups.com...
>> What is your position on the homosecual problem in Canada?
It's only "a problem" for bigoted and narrow-minded Jehovah's Witnesses, like yourself, for
skinheads, and for Mennonite adulterers like Vic Toews. For the vast majority of Canadians,
it's "live and let live".
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