http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Layton

So long Jack We may not see your likes again

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Thanks for this CT.
I'm still in a state of shock. Jack was a once in a generation type of politician.
He leaves behind a powerful legacy of striving to improve the lot of common working people and I truly feel the fates have robbed Canadians of a golden opportunity.

I just don't see anyone waiting in the wings who is capable of holding the torch quite as high as Jack Layton did.

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I do not fight fascists because I think I can win.
I fight them because they are fascists.
Chris Hedges

A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

I agree with you, It is at times like this when you could hope for the reincarnation of Tommy Douglas. Regardless, male or female, I hope there is someone out there who can take this wonderful opportunity to build on the recent successes of the movement.

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Thanks for this CT.
I'm still in a state of shock. Jack was a once in a generation type of politician.
He leaves behind a powerful legacy of striving to improve the lot of common working people and I truly feel the fates have robbed Canadians of a golden opportunity.

I just don't see anyone waiting in the wings who is capable of holding the torch quite as high as Jack Layton did.

Wot's it matter?
Your plan, "Between these oblivions" is to "drink beer, go fishing and get **** as often as the situation presents itself. :)"
Oh, wait, was Layton protecting this? (Doubt it!)

Ok, I'll bite.......
When talking about Canadian politics it helps if you understand Canadian politics. Honest, it helps.
Edit: I don't drink beer!

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Wot's it matter?
Your plan, "Between these oblivions" is to "drink beer, go fishing and get **** as often as the situation presents itself. :)"

You are quite correct Sarge, in that after I die nothing will matter to me.
What we all should be striving toward is the betterment of life for those coming after us.
While you may believe that this quote you've pulled from another thread is a complete explaination of my existence on this Earth, you may rest assured that I also find time to take part in many aspects of life which promote the improvement of living conditions for working people.

Between the few worldly pleasures listed in that other thread, I've been very active in the union movement for almost all of my working life.

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I do not fight fascists because I think I can win.
I fight them because they are fascists.
Chris Hedges

A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

Debate starting around the cost of his funeral.

While not a huge Layton fan, (even tho I voted NDP lat time around) I know a lot of people loved him so he deserves a proper send off.

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Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Albert Einstein

No, let's just send him off with out all the hubbub.
I will miss him.

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The service starts at 11:00 A.M. Alberta time.

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"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton

Can any of us imagine Dick Cheney speaking this way?

I hope these words inspire some of our youth to seek political office for the right reasons.

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I do not fight fascists because I think I can win.
I fight them because they are fascists.
Chris Hedges

A riot is the language of the unheard. -Martin Luther King, Jr.

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world." Jack Layton

Can any of us imagine Dick Cheney speaking this way?

I hope these words inspire some of our youth to seek political office for the right reasons.

Amen.

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