Posted on 12/20/2005 8:50:15 AM PST by Pikamax
OAKVILLE, Ont. (CP) - The president of the Oakville Liberal riding association has resigned after telling a voter unhappy with gun control to take her "gun loving ass back to the U.S."
Elie Betito's response to a voter about Liberal handgun policy was disturbing and highly inappropriate, said Lindsay Williams, the Liberal campaign director in the riding.
Williams said Liberal incumbent Bonnie Brown was "disturbed by the terrible way it was handled."
At issue was an e-mail exchange initiated by Stacey Cherwonak, who identified herself as a sport shooter and wrote to Brown's campaign to take issue with Prime Minister Paul Martin's proposal to ban handgun ownership as a crime-fighting measure.
"In addition to the millions (if not billions) of dollars that your party has stolen from Canadians since 1993, Paul Martin's speech today makes it clear that your party's word isn't worth the breath it's spoken with," wrote Cherwonak.
"After work today, I signed up as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada, along with a $100 donation."
She concluded with an observation that she was "sick to death of you lying bastards."
In his response on Dec. 9, Betito told Cherwonak to "take your NRA gun loving ass back to the U.S. where you belong."
Brown's spokeswoman said Cherwonak was not a constituent and noted that she had used profanity in her original message. But she said that didn't excuse Betito's response.
Williams said Betito had been riding association president for about two years. "He is sorry for what he did, and realizes that the profanity in the original e-mail got the better of him emotionally."
Betito could not be reached for comment
Well, except for the 'welfare grandmothers', this exchange has largely happened over the past 30 years. Canada's 'progressive' forces have a large component of Yankee Whackjobs - take Svend Robinson, for instance - please! ;^)
I had a thought that this was going to be another "brokeback mountain" thread........
Canada's population would quintuple, and America's productivity would double.
The Liberals are a criminal conspiracy disguised as a political party,.....
do you mean something like the/a mafia???
Ma·fi·a (mä“f¶-…) n. 1. A secret terrorist organization in Sicily, operating since the early 19th century in opposition to legal authority. 2. An alleged international criminal organization believed active, especially in Italy and the United States, since the late 19th century. 3. Often mafia. Informal. A tightly knit group of trusted associates, as of a political leader. --attributive. Often used to modify another noun.
I support Paul Martin and the liberals. I want Canada to continue trekking leftward until it becomes the secular socialist welfare state that American Democrats dream about. (If it's not that already.) A strong magnet that will attract the bums and scum away from the United States sounds like a fantastic idea to me.
3. Often mafia. Informal. A tightly knit group of trusted associates, as of a political leader. --attributive. Often used to modify another noun.
Mafia is as mafia does. The Liberals are gangsters.
I support Paul Martin and the liberals. I want Canada to continue trekking leftward until it becomes the secular socialist welfare state that American Democrats dream about. (If it's not that already.) A strong magnet that will attract the bums and scum away from the United States sounds like a fantastic idea to me.
Lancey, I can only hope you were being ironic.
A riding is an area where a "seat" is being fought for!!
Anyway, just ANOTHER example of a Canadian Lieberal - just everyday behaviour for these classless Lunatics!!
This IS how liberals think.
ping
I agree. She's welcome to the ranch. 311 acres and a pistol/rifle/skeet range to boot, on the north east side of the King Ranch. Don't own any horses, but I could get some.
Liberals enjoy insulting their electors.
Just look at the smirking faces
of Scott Reid and John Duffy
or Scott Brison.
Canada's rulers despise their loyal subjects
and with good reason.
I highly doubt that the Liberals lost any votes for this bigoted outburst.
311 acres and a shooting range? Heck I want to live with you!
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