Poll Results: May vs. Duceppe -- And the Loser Is...

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The Ball Bounces poll asked, if you had to chose, which of the two leaders would you rather see participate in a federal leadership debate, Elizabeth May, representing the Greens with federal aspirations, or Gilles Duceppe, representing the Quebec-only Bloc

70% of you, forced to choose between the two, chose Elizabeth May over Gilles Duceppe (and, based on an earlier poll, no-one wants to see Elizabeth May anywhere near a federal leaders' debate.)

Antipathy towards the Quebec-only Gilles Duceppe participating in federal leaders' debates appears strong -- at least among the readers of the Ball Bounces!

And that's the way the polling Ball bounces.

BallBounces Poll: Elizabeth May or Gilles Duceppe in the Debates?

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There's still time to vote in the latest Ball Bounces poll.

I am interested in hearing what you think about this. If it had to be one or the other, who do you think should be in the federal debates -- the leader of the Green Party (which has federal aspirations and seeks to be a national party) or the leader of the Bloc Quebecois (which seeks to represent one region only).

Breaking News: Elizabeth May Snubs Geek Who Invites Her To The Prom

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This breaking story has everything: a spurned lover, a pirate, a rhinoceros, a communist, a small pond, fear of contagion, and a gun registry issue.

Green Party leader Elizabeth May has been invited to a party leaders’ debate but likely won’t attend — a coalition of small or fringe political parties are hosting their own public forum this month.

“We are not one of the small, fringe parties.... We do not group ourselves in with them,” said Kieran Green, a Green Party spokesman.

The apparent snub from the Greens disappoints political rivals.

“I think that’s absurd,” said Shawn Vulliez, spokesman for the Pirate Party, which seeks to reform copyright and information laws.

“If they don’t participate they are just shooting themselves in the foot. The Green Party is not significantly ahead of the Pirate Party right now – they’ve never had a seat in Parliament.”

“Do they think we’re contagious?” asked Serge Grenier, spokesman for the Rhinoceros Party. “This is a missed opportunity for them.”

And Vicki Gunn, spokeswoman of the Christian Heritage Party, said: “Whether they have to play in a small pond or not, surely it is better than not playing in any pond.”

The “Other Parties Discussion” is tentatively scheduled for April 23 at York University in Toronto. 

First Elizabeth cries foul for not being invited to the prom, and then, when she's invited by the pimply geek, she suddenly has to wash and dry her hair that evening.

Oh, well. As Herself might say, "It's my Party and I'll dry if I want to".

May Day! May Day! Green Party Leader Not Invited to the Prom!!!

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Green leader Elizabeth May says a broadcast consortium’s decision to exclude her from a televised leaders’ debate is “breathtakingly anti-democratic" [this from a leader whose party doesn't have a single seat in the House of Commons].

She is calling on Canadians to rise up and to register their disapproval.

“It’s very important that in the next few hours that Canadians from coast to coast express their concerns,” May told the Victoria Times Colonist. “Otherwise, the old-boys’ club will win.”

I hope you are all as outraged by this as I am. If you are, there's only one way to express your displeasure. Send me, The Ball Bounces, five dollars NOW!!!  Otherwise, the "old boys" win, if you'll pardon the ageist-sexist expression of Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

Plus, don't forget to vote in the latest Ball Bounces poll -- express your outrage!!!!