Who is Frank Stronach, and why is he so good?

[tough love]

PALM MEADOWS, Florida -- Canadian businessman Frank Stronach has gone south to help out families displaced by hurricane Katrina.

The 73-year-old head of Magna International flew from Ontario to Florida, where he has turned his equestrian compound into a temporary home for more than 200 evacuees from Louisiana.

Stronach had also arranged to have the survivors airlifted to Florida from the disaster scene.

The millionaire industrialist embraced and shook hands with evacuees, many of them smiling through tears at the generosity of the man they had never met.

"I've got to give them some hope," he said. "The worst thing in life is if there's no hope."

Stronach said he plans to buy a 1,000-acre plot of land in Louisiana and build 300 permanent homes so the evacuees can return and start a new life.
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Is this the same Stronach who has a honorless open legged poli_skank for a daughter?
If yes; so much for the apple not falling to far from the tree.

Regardless; Mr. F Stonach prolly deserves great props even though one has to wonder how a guy who sold auto parts got to be in this sainthood position in the first place if not for goudging the beegeebees outta his customers.
Just saying cause it would go against my grain to be racking greed, but what the hey, even if that be the case perhaps just this once it would be okay to:

RACK the living shit outta Frank Stronach.

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PALM MEADOWS, Florida -- Canadian businessman Frank Stronach has gone south to help out families displaced by hurricane Katrina.

The 73-year-old head of Magna International flew from Ontario to Florida, where he has turned his equestrian compound into a temporary home for more than 200 evacuees from Louisiana.

Stronach had also arranged to have the survivors airlifted to Florida from the disaster scene.

The millionaire industrialist embraced and shook hands with evacuees, many of them smiling through tears at the generosity of the man they had never met.

"I've got to give them some hope," he said. "The worst thing in life is if there's no hope."

Stronach said he plans to buy a 1,000-acre plot of land in Louisiana and build 300 permanent homes so the evacuees can return and start a new life.
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Is this the same Stronach who has a honorless open legged poli_skank for a daughter?
If yes; so much for the apple not falling to far from the tree.

Regardless; Mr. F Stonach prolly deserves great props even though one has to wonder how a guy who sold auto parts got to be in this sainthood position in the first place if not for goudging the beegeebees outta his customers.
Just saying cause it would go against my grain to be racking greed, but what the hey, even if that be the case perhaps just this once it would be okay to:

RACK the living shit outta Frank Stronach.

It's not just auto parts that he owns, he also owns numerous race tracks...

MEC’s network of North American thoroughbred racetracks includes Santa Anita Park, Gulfstream Park, Pimlico Race Course, Laurel Park, Lone Star Park at Grand Prairie, Golden Gate Fields, Thistledown, Remington Park, Portland Meadows and Great Lakes Downs. In addition to these thoroughbred racetracks, MEC owns two standardbred tracks, The Meadows, in Pennsylvania, and Flamboro Downs in Ontario. In addition, MEC has recently opened Magna Racino™ in Austria, a racetrack which runs both thoroughbred and standardbred meets.





Yes tl, it is the same Stronach.
The same Stronach family that donated $8 million to help fund a new cancer hospital..

Magna donates $8M to Southlake
COMMUNITY PARTNERS/ CANCER CENTRE CLOSER TO REALITY

Nov 1, 2004
Chris Traber, Staff Writer - More from this author

Southlake Regional Health Centre will receive $8 million from Magna International Ltd. toward the construction of a new cancer facility.

The donation, announced yesterday by Magna chairperson Frank Stronach, is deemed a Canadian record as the largest corporate gift to a hospital outside an urban area.

In recognition of the beneficence, the $65-million facility, scheduled to open in 2007, will be named the Stronach Regional Cancer Centre, Magna Building.

The donation will be phased in over four years, Mr. Stronach's daughter Belinda said.

"Magna has a corporate constitution that mandates to give 2 per cent of its pre-tax profits to the communities in which its employees live and work" she said. "Based on the fact that Magna has over 12,000 employees who live and work in York Region, this is one of the main areas of focus for donations."

The father and daughter duo said the company's decision to support Southlake was based on personal and professional reasons.

"The need for a cancer hospital in York is real and very important," Mr. Stronach said. "My kids were born here; my three grandchildren, too. We're rooted here. We have been successful here. You have to look after your community first.

"This is very much a re-investment in the health and well-being of the women and men who have made Magna a successful company."

Ms Stronach, whose children were born at Southlake, served as honorary chairperson of Southlake's Nurture the Future fundraising campaign

"It's not only personal involvement for me," she said. "It's a great partnership towards building a world class health facility."

RACK Belinda's dad.

Btw, he's a Liberal :wink:

[tough love]

Otis Wrote:
RACK Belinda's dad.

Btw, he's a Liberal
:wink:

What's his embareassment of a daughter claiming to be for this week? :wink:

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Otis Wrote:
RACK Belinda's dad.

Btw, he's a Liberal
:wink:

What's his embareassment of a daughter claiming to be for this week? :wink:

She's not claiming to be anything tl...

She's still the one that completely got over on the Conservatards and for that, has a lifetime supply of Bode. ;)

Surely you don't hold it against her for crossing the floor after she finally got tired of hanging with losers..

[Donovan]

C'mon, I'm no more conservative than you are, but Belinda comes across as nothing more than an opportunist to me.

But rack her dad anyway.

[tough love]

How can Belinda ever be trusted by anyone again, including The Pauly Pockets Corruption Party of Ontario.

Call me old fashion, Otis, but I do reacon that folks should dance with the losers who brung em until the dance is over, and I will never understand how anyone from any party who get's elected by the people because of the party of which they subscribe to, are allowed to betray those who elected 'em, in the first place....That just don't seem right, does it?

Poli_treason at it's finest, I suppose.
Anywho; what is right about our system, Not Much, and that's a for sure.

WE NEED POLI REFORM.

And; once again, RACK Magna Frank, certainly not his Mega Skank.

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C'mon, I'm no more conservative than you are, but Belinda comes across as nothing more than an opportunist to me.

But rack her dad anyway.

Okay, maybe I was stretching it a bit tooooooooo far.
I don't disagree with you at all Donovan, she is an opportunist for sure.
But I remember watching the conservative convention back in March of this year and seeing Belinda stand up for more than one issue that she felt strongly for or against that was being voted on by the Conservatives during their convention.
Both times of which I saw, her stance or side was voted down by the hard right wing side of the party.
You could tell just by the look on her face that she knew there and then that the path which the conservatives were heading wasn't something that she believed in.

Should she have been given a cabinet position after she had crossed the floor? That's debatable certainly but what person in their right mind would choose to turn down that opportunity if it presented itself.
She did what any other right minded person would have done, she accepted the offer because she believes she can make a difference.

[Hapday]

Should she have been given a cabinet position after she had crossed the floor? That's debatable certainly.

No it isn't.

[tough love]

Otis wrote:
Should she have been given a cabinet position after she had crossed the floor? That's debatable certainly.

Hap Wrote:
No it isn't.

Bang On.

I also got a kick outta this one:

You could tell just by the look on her face that she knew there and then that the path which the conservatives were heading wasn't something that she believed in.

That struck me the same as when Tom posted he was SURE that Bu$h is an honest man.

Perhaps the look on her face was there cuz she was just trying to suppress a fart.

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Should she have been given a cabinet position after she had crossed the floor? That's debatable certainly.

No it isn't.

Still bitter eh?

Come on Hap... if Peter MacKay could move on (like Belinda gave him any choice after she dumped his pathetic ass)... surely you can too.

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Otis wrote:
Should she have been given a cabinet position after she had crossed the floor? That's debatable certainly.

Hap Wrote:
No it isn't.

Bang On.

I also got a kick outta this one:

You could tell just by the look on her face that she knew there and then that the path which the conservatives were heading wasn't something that she believed in.

That struck me the same as when Tom posted he was SURE that Bu$h is an honest man.

Perhaps the look on her face was there cuz she was just trying to suppress a fart.

Both times? I suppose she could have been cramping...

It was the conservatard convention tl, she wasn't posing for the cameras. It was on CPAC for crying out loud. How many people actually watch it.

[Hapday]

Should she have been given a cabinet position after she had crossed the floor? That's debatable certainly.

No it isn't.

Still bitter eh?

Come on Hap... if Peter MacKay could move on (like Belinda gave him any choice after she dumped his pathetic ass)... surely you can too.

At least when shhhcott Brison accepted his bribe and crossed the floor, the gLiberals gave him a stint in the back benches.

As far as Belinda goes, you can have her. She'll be great comic relief in QP this fall.

[tough love]

OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper is being asked to resign as leader of the Conservatives by a group of current and former candidates in Quebec who say he will never be an option for voters in that province.

"We will never win the next elections. Harper will resign after, that's for sure. But why wait after the elections? Isn't it better for him to get out NOW?" asks a letter being circulated to Quebec's Conservative candidates.

"We have more than enough time to find ourselves a real leader before the next elections. We all know what has to be done for the good of our party and country, and that's why we are asking publicly our leader to resign."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... TopStories

"We have more than enough time to find ourselves a real leader before the next elections.

Hummm.
These jam tarts are from Give Me Quebec, and they have the nerve to use the term 'We' in reference to a Real Canadian National Poli-Party.
Pretty freakin funny, if you ask me.

What Harper Needs To Do:

Forget Quebec, and all else East of Thunder Bay.
Become a *Western Bloc Party, and lets make some poli waves.

POLI_WAVES...WooHoo.

Until Ontario wisens up and gets off of the self_serving libby scum wagon, Harper and the Alliance will remain the kids in the hall, so why even wait for what scandal after scandal hasen't been able to accomplish.

Dazed Ontario enjoys it's slumber to much for the West to bother with anymore.
In time, if they ever do come to their senses, the sad poli_reality of them which now exists may change, but for now, trying to appeal to common sense there is fruitless.


*Found the idea for a Western Bloc Poli_Party on a board Otis once linked up, and it sounds like the right ticket for Real Canada.

The Ontario Party of Martin will never recognize Western Canada as an equal playing partner, so why even pretend.
As our Dollar continues to rise, Ont will continue to sink to the point where they will become a very big drag, so nows the time to get a party going which represents Real Canada, and paves the way for our seperation from the Eastern Sinful Beast when the time be right.

Tick Tock


Go Bloc West. :)

[Hapday]

OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper is being asked to resign as leader of the Conservatives by a group of current and former candidates in Quebec who say he will never be an option for voters in that province.

If he changed his name to Stephan Harperdreau, he would the most popular man in that province.

If the gLiberals get a majority, don't worry about that Western Bloc party because they will simply seperate. Unlike Quebec, Alberta and B.C could easily survive on their own.

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OTTAWA -- Stephen Harper is being asked to resign as leader of the Conservatives by a group of current and former candidates in Quebec who say he will never be an option for voters in that province.

"We will never win the next elections. Harper will resign after, that's for sure. But why wait after the elections? Isn't it better for him to get out NOW?" asks a letter being circulated to Quebec's Conservative candidates.

"We have more than enough time to find ourselves a real leader before the next elections. We all know what has to be done for the good of our party and country, and that's why we are asking publicly our leader to resign."

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ ... TopStories

"We have more than enough time to find ourselves a real leader before the next elections.

Hummm.
These jam tarts are from Give Me Quebec, and they have the nerve to use the term 'We' in reference to a Real Canadian National Poli-Party.
Pretty freakin funny, if you ask me.

What Harper Needs To Do:

Forget Quebec, and all else East of Thunder Bay.
Become a *Western Bloc Party, and lets make some poli waves.

POLI_WAVES...WooHoo.

Until Ontario wisens up and gets off of the self_serving libby scum wagon, Harper and the Alliance will remain the kids in the hall, so why even wait for what scandal after scandal hasen't been able to accomplish.

Dazed Ontario enjoys it's slumber to much for the West to bother with anymore.
In time, if they ever do come to their senses, the sad poli_reality of them which now exists may change, but for now, trying to appeal to common sense there is fruitless.


*Found the idea for a Western Bloc Poli_Party on a board Otis once linked up, and it sounds like the right ticket for Real Canada.

The Ontario Party of Martin will never recognize Western Canada as an equal playing partner, so why even pretend.
As our Dollar continues to rise, Ont will continue to sink to the point where they will become a very big drag, so nows the time to get a party going which represents Real Canada, and paves the way for our seperation from the Eastern Sinful Beast when the time be right.

Tick Tock


Go Bloc West. :)

Well this is certainly new... the taking your ball and going home spin.

Only one slight problem tl, you might have noticed there that those in BC don't care for the neo-con right in Alberta.
The only true support for western seperation is coming from Alberta because they're having it good these days with their oil.
How surprising is it to see a province that hasn't changed its political stripes in 42 years now complain that the federal government doesn't lock step with their right wing base.

[tough love]

Nothing new about it, Otis.
Real Canada been asking for a fair shake for how long now???

With eastern politics going down hill for the past 42 yrs, not only is it a good thing that real Canada remains relatively unchanged, it's down right **miraculous

As for B.C.
No prob; once Victoria sinks, and most of the other hippy parts are consumed by the bog fires, British Columbia will be happy to have a real friend.

Your going down, Ont, and you know it.


**miraculous: In this case; is what blessing which came about from not embracing the Eastern Heathen Way of Being.

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Nothing new about it, Otis.
Real Canada been asking for a fair shake for how long now???

With eastern politics going down hill for the past 42 yrs, not only is it a good thing that real Canada remains relatively unchanged, it's down right **miraculous

As for B.C.
No prob; once Victoria sinks, and most of the other hippy parts are consumed by the bog fires, British Columbia will be happy to have a real friend.

Your going down, Ont, and you know it.


**miraculous: In this case; is what blessing which came about from not embracing the Eastern Heathen Way of Being.

Uh huh...

Strangely enough tl, on one of the talk radio stations here today, there was for the 1st time that I have ever heard, a serious discussion on the merits of starting an Ontario First party.
Apparently, judging from the responses by callers, the idea was well received.
I suppose since we are about to become a have not province thanks to Ottawa's catering to every other province's needs above ours... a growing groundswell has surfaced to do what every other region does... bitch and moan and threaten to seperate unless we're given what we're rightfully due.

But in the meantime, let's get back to the one thing that unites us both...

Mulroney bashing ;)

Let's keep in mind just who created this political regional seperatist feeling to begin with..

The initially unflattering view of Mulroney's legacy began when he was replaced as Prime Minister and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party by Defence Minister Kim Campbell. She suffered a stunning electoral defeat in the 1993 election. Many blamed Mulroney not only for his unpopular policies, but also because Mulroney had stayed on as leader for almost the entire mandate, only resigning at the last minute in 1993 when an election would have to be called not long after and leaving Campbell with little time to consolidate her leadership. The Canadian political right had fragmented during Mulroney's tenure. Many veteran Cabinet Ministers and MPs decided not to run for re-election. Western conservatives left the Progressive Conservative party for the new Reform Party, and Quebec conservatives left to join the separatist Bloc Québécois. This fragmentation contributed to the defeat of the Progressive Conservative Party, and left it a marginal force in the House of Commons. The Canadian right was not reunited until the December 2003 merger of the Progressive Conservatives and the Canadian Alliance (successor to the Reform Party) to form the new Conservative Party of Canada.

The defection of his (ex)-friend Lucien Bouchard from the cabinet to lead the forces of Quebec's separation

Mulroney became a target when he got elected thanks to "Blue" Conservative support. Once in power he leaned on "Red" Tories, which offended the West and gave birth to the Reform party.

And there was a beauty of a quote by him about what he thought of Preston Manning and Albertans, specifically those that believe in the Reform Party.. something about them being racists...
But damn if I can find it now.

Oh and this just in from the Calgary Sun's opinion poll today...

Do you think Stephen Harper should step down as leader of the Conservative party?
Yes:
(53.74%)
No:
(46.26%)

Even Albertans think he's not fit to lead :lol:

[tough love]

^
Lying Brian can't even lead his dick to the bowl anymore, but Harper would prolly make for a decent leader of the Bloc West Party.

Harps main prob has been his trying to deal honestly with a corrupted eastern mindset.
Take the huge self_serving eastern influence outta the equation, and his message is sound and the direction he purposes actually makes common sense.
The truth is; Steven's words only come across as sounding garbled cuz of the eastern greed filter they be over played through.

If your Fiberals ever do own up and change their name to the Ontario Party, The Bloc West would kick their open puuuffffy asses all the way back to Opee's Steam Bath.


You should go for it Ontario, you really really should. :twisted:

[Hapday]

Let's keep in mind just who created this political regional seperatist feeling to begin with..

Mulroney fanned the flames, but Trudeau started the fire. Chretien and Martin have added gasoline to that fire.

[Mikey]

Who is Frank Drebin and why does he always get the hot babes?