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Newsjock

(11,733 posts) Fri Feb 7, 2014, 08:22 PM Feb 2014

Ottawa mayor flies rainbow flag at city hall; tells angry voter, 'I really don't want your vote'

Source: CBC News

Mayor Jim Watson received hundreds of retweets and favourites on Twitter when he announced on the social network Thursday that the Pride flag would fly at City Hall until the end of the Olympics.

But at least one person was not pleased with the move, telling the mayor: "This is a stupid waste of time. You've lost my vote."

Watson's response also went viral.

"If you have that point of view, I really don't want your vote," the mayor tweeted back.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/jim-watson-tweet-in-support-of-pride-flag-goes-viral-1.2527649

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Ottawa mayor flies rainbow flag at city hall; tells angry voter, 'I really don't want your vote' (Original Post) Newsjock Feb 2014 OP

K&R riderinthestorm Feb 2014 #1

I like you, Mr. Mayor. I really, really like you. cali Feb 2014 #2

K&R! sheshe2 Feb 2014 #3

More people should just tell the haters to F off! n/t RKP5637 Feb 2014 #4

Agreed. K&R. nt awoke_in_2003 Feb 2014 #8

THAT is the way you deal with homophobia Skittles Feb 2014 #5

An awesome way to deal with hate and bigotry ... period! etherealtruth Feb 2014 #6

"This is a stupid waste of time. You've lost my vote." blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #7

lol Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #9

Wow. That's my mayor. C_eh_N_eh_D_eh Feb 2014 #10

Apparently Rob Ford took the flag down at Toronto and had to put it back up. nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2014 #11

Great response Thespian2 Feb 2014 #12

I really wish more politicians would say that. gLibDem Feb 2014 #13

Awesome! City Lights Feb 2014 #14

that's the way, Mayor Jim Watson! Cha Feb 2014 #15

Now that is how you have to talk to the RW Loons! wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #16

riderinthestorm

(23,272 posts)

1. K&R

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 08:23 PM

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cali

(114,904 posts)

2. I like you, Mr. Mayor. I really, really like you.

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 08:27 PM

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sheshe2

(84,009 posts)

3. K&R!

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 08:32 PM

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RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

4. More people should just tell the haters to F off! n/t

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 08:35 PM

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awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

8. Agreed. K&R. nt

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:33 PM

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Skittles

(153,262 posts)

5. THAT is the way you deal with homophobia

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 08:51 PM

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yes INDEED

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

6. An awesome way to deal with hate and bigotry ... period!

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 08:54 PM

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blkmusclmachine

(16,149 posts)

7. "This is a stupid waste of time. You've lost my vote."

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:21 PM

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Was that Rob Ford?!?!

Joe Shlabotnik

(5,604 posts)

9. lol

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:35 PM

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Hours later Ford wakes up confused, on an park bench in Ottawa, remembers nothing and denies that he's ever been to Ottawa.

C_eh_N_eh_D_eh

(2,205 posts)

10. Wow. That's my mayor.

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 09:50 PM

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I just might vote for him next elec... oh wait, he's a Grit.

Meh, could be worse.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,064 posts)

11. Apparently Rob Ford took the flag down at Toronto and had to put it back up. nt

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 10:11 PM

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Thespian2

(2,741 posts)

12. Great response

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:22 PM

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Want to visit Prince Edward Island?

gLibDem

(130 posts)

13. I really wish more politicians would say that.

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:26 PM

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I wish Wendy Davis had said that instead of announcing her support for an unneeded gun law that will only encourage fear and bullying through inappropriate shows of force.

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

14. Awesome!

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Fri Feb 7, 2014, 11:28 PM

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Cha

(297,941 posts)

15. that's the way, Mayor Jim Watson!

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Sat Feb 8, 2014, 06:05 AM

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Yay!

wocaonimabi

(187 posts)

16. Now that is how you have to talk to the RW Loons!

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Sat Feb 8, 2014, 07:16 AM

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ALL RWers and TeaHadists need to be treated that way. Refuse to put up with the BS and publically call them on it every time they do or some thing stupid, racist or hateful.

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