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By realfreeenterpriser (registered) | Posted August 20, 2010 at 18:14:49

Jason said "This is a big set up, which explains DiIanni showing up at the rally tonight".

He couldn't be more correct.

What a disgusting piece of work this individual is. It would be difficult to find a more bald-faced example of political opportunism at its sleaziest. Instead of saying something statesmanlike, this weasel first refused to state which stadium location he favoured and then pandered to the crowd and told them they have to convince Council to "include the Tiger-Cats in your plans" (effectively giving them a veto on stadium location) all the while costumed in a Tiger-Cats jersey (pullease). DiIanni's outfit did nothing to quell the rumour that he's been a wide receiver for the development industry for years.

Apparently, DiIanni must have forgotten that he was Mayor during the Commonwealth Games bid that included a stadium located at where? You got it, the West Harbour. What's changed Larry? Oh yeah, I forgot, there's an election on.

Incredibly, DiIanni's running on a platform of "leadership". He can't even decide that he supports a stadium that he already supported. What kind of leadership is that? And if you believe what he said at the rally, he's prepared to allow the Tiger-Cats a defacto veto on stadium location. To me, that sounds a lot more like following than leading.

This behaviour, of course, should come as no surprise to anyone. This is the same guy who accepted $26,000.00 in illegal mayoralty campaign contributions, many of them from developers. That's right, $26,000.00. That's no isolated slip of the pen but rather a well-orchestrated series of large, illegal contributions that the court found were "split" into "legal" ones through the issuance of fraudulent receipts.

And then, after pleading guilty, in a moment reminiscent of Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook" speech, DiIanni actually told the Spectator that he felt that he had come away with his integrity intact. Thank God! Think of how his integrity would have been sullied if he'd suffered the indignity of being found "not guilty" or, worse still, hadn't been charged at all.

The people of Hamilton have already rejected this guy twice. Let's make sure he strikes out in October.

Comment edited by realfreeenterpriser on 2010-08-20 17:25:39

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