Thursday, January 05, 2006

HEY SPINKS???? YOU ALIVE????

Just a special blog for ya Spinks...lol...I don't forget who my old friends are.....lol

BERNARD LORD IS THE NAME OR IS IT????

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PROTEST WILL CONTINUE ON JAN 11TH! TIM SMITH IN HIS OWN WORDS!!!

Tim Smith email me this note and he wants me to share his views with the readers. This is the reason he's returning to the Capital next week!

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Well I don't know about you but I for one do not like the idea that my Provincial government can get away with exploiting 30 Million Dollars a year out of my City alone each and every year and our municipal government is doing nothing to change that fact.

Our own “Mayor Norm MacFarlane” telling his Citizens strait up that
No, NOT one dime of VLT revenues comes back to the City of Saint John and that that is indeed a FACT.

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Yet he himself chose to give the Irving Billionaires a 125 Million
Dollar Tax break even though over that same twenty-five year period he could prevent a loss of 30 Million Dollars a Year. That would be 750 Million Dollars in investment monies if he were to abandon the use of VLTs through a separate City Referendum instead of robbing from the “Poor” to give to the “Rich” as we all know that Saint John would overwhelmingly vote to immediately remove all VLTs from this City.

The only real support for the referendum as we all know came from
Northern New Brunswick in support of this Conservative Leader we now call our, Gee we wish we didn’t have him Premier.

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I don't know where you live but I live in Saint John N.B. and every
morning on my way out and about I can see what 30 Million Dollars could certainly take care of if it were spent locally.

Might I suggest you take a walk through your area and take a good hard look at it's pockets of despair then think about what advantages you would be enjoying if the money stayed there.

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Also take a second to think about this, You may not play vlts or even anybody you know, but you can bet those who do within your community are hurting you as much as themselves and your Government is trying to convince you that this only effects a small
portion of your community and on that same token we all know that every one of our Neighbors on both sides of our fences can tell a few whopping stories about someone they know and the VLT curse.


I’ve had those stories told to me from all level of society when I did my protest in defense of this issue from Politicians ((ALL THREE PARTIES)), Security Personal, Reporters, Police Officers, Business Owners, Bankruptcy Officer,(as far back as 1997), as well as everyday people like you and me.

This has a name and it's call “deceit and exploitation” of the well
being of my and your communities for governmental greed.

It is becoming a modern addiction with Governments all over North
America.

This new addiction of your elected officials has risen in popularity at such an alarming rate that CNN in the U.S. and CTVnewsnet. Here in Canada felt the need to remind the National Public through their "year in review specials" that ran over the holidays on this very issue.

Their message being, if your Governments are addicted to this process and can no longer find a solution to the issue, How in the world are the VLT addicts going to be able to get proper help when they’re fighting their own governments who are as addicted to this as the addicts themselves, and their continually coming up with new and improved ways of reaching deeper and deeper into your communities pockets for that badly needed cash through continuous upgrades to the Machines and Operating Systems.

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This will eventually effect you directly when the Government of New
Brunswick has to come good a few more years down the road and make a public statement that it truly will cost you a lot more to fix this problem that they've created.

Statistics show that for every dollar the government receives through vlt revenues it will cost between 2 to 3 dollars to repair the damage.

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And finally it's not a matter of; there are many addictions out there.

The main issue here is vlt addiction and the erosion of your
communities are directly run programs of the Government of New Brunswick.

Without guideline or rules of law to stop them there are no boundaries to this Government addiction.

Not one single obstacle stands in their way NOT even advertising.

The only answer to this problem, As this Government has already used the excuse of a very weak referendum and then the loosely termed Entertainment clause - to defend their position on removal or reduction of the vlt machines, then Responsible Regulation of the program with very strict guidelines imposed on this Government and the future governments as well on the dignity of a refined program that is split with the communities with a part of the day when there is NO PLAY available should be immediately imposed as well as other solutions that take place in this regard.

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I will be going to Fredericton on January 11th to stand in front of the Legislature and fast for one day to mark one full year since my protest and out of respect for those who have lost their lives to this disease.

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As I feel they need their just voice and someone to continue to speak on their behalf of the silent suffering and the nightmares that they had surely endured until their final days until death was their only peace.

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a personal madness that most could not comprehend if not afflicted or effected by this disease.

Those who were indeed productive members of society in and on many
level of our communities and are no longer among us but still deserve every ounce of respect as human beings and not be shunned as people with no direction and have done this to themselves as most had direction before this affliction became a reality within their Cities, Towns, and communities.

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As well as those who are out there and still silently suffering PLEASE DO-NOT GIVE UP HOPE.

This one is a personal outreach to a couple of different people I am very close to but they cannot Secom to what they believe will be public persecution and are still struggling each and everyday with this addiction.

But my main focus is to remind the public of the broken promises that the Conservative government made one year ago to look into and do a study of a few proposals that were handed to them in the Legislature ofwhich has been quoted by many members of the house on BOTH sides of the floor as being VERY REASONABLE yet NOT one announcement or recommendation has come forth on this issue.

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Nor has there been any such apology by this or Government or the
Liberals before them to any New Brunswick Family who has lost a Family member to VLT addiction--Brother, Sister, Mother, Father, Grandparent, Nephew, Niece, cousin or even a close friend or neighbor, Even though it is without a doubt a GOVERNMENT RUN PROGRAM, faults and all.

If, like the Government of New Brunswick likes to claim, this is NOT as big a problem as you might think, then why would four working Ministers in a barely Majority Government remove themselves from their duties to make N.B. Political History by meeting with ONE individual on this issue for at least 45 minutes to an hour other than to quiet the storm that could have been, before it reached a roar of exposure for what it truly is, Exploitation of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and a blatant disregard of life and the well being of your communities as a result of their own
addiction to this disease for profits.

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It is well known that the New Brunswick Government has had 12 – 15
years to house these machines in all three Major Cities.

But have purposely chosen the current route, as this is the most
effective method of reaching most addicts just as in the seventies and eighties when it was the drug dealers who ran that very circuit, as well as putting as little as possible into any type of recovery programs.

They used the opportunity of buying time to see what the public
reaction would be over exposure to this deadly addiction issue and after a few months passed without too much public incident, the truth came out and they were exposed for lying on this issue and had NO plans or studies in place or committees to look at any such solutions on the issue of VLT despite Minister Blaney’s E-mails

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Assuring myself that they were closing in on an early spring announcement through her conversations with the health and finance Ministers as well as she would make it a personal ambition to get something in place for those effected by this disease and
that I have her personal assurance that she will not quit until such actions have taken place.

They were banking on the weak truly being weak and penniless,
((No vehicle or dignity left to go public with their pain and
suffering)) and not being able to get to Fredericton to gain public support for their dire conditions due to VLT addiction and they also got a unexpected gift in that the Families who lost a member to this disease did not want to come forward because of a personal belief that shame and embarrassment to the Family as a whole may take place instead of standing up to Government for the honor of those individuals who have lost their lives to this Government run program and to keep their name alive for the persons they truly were before this disease.

Nova Scotia has come along way since my protest here in New Brunswick with many creative ideas and implementations such as

A-lowering the time to midnight for shut off time.

B- removing the stop play button as well as

C-slowing the play speed by a whopping 30 percent.

D- removing over 800 machines which by the way-

“D”would be the only infringement on the referendum here in New
Brunswick, all others above would fall under acts of Responsible Regulation.

Also I am trying to put together a poll I have posted briefly in the past on this blog to hopefully get your honest opinion on if any of the selections would serve us as a more Responsible way of regulating the VLT Machines in our Cities and Communities.

Just please have a look at the choices and if you feel one might be a better solution on proper operation of VLTs then please make a choice.

May not appear on site until 9th or 10th of January…

Thank-you

Timothy Smith Saint John N.B.

bernard

TIM SMITH SURE CAME A LONG WAY FROM LAST YEAR!!!

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If you readers have the time? Click on the site below.

It's an interview Tim Smith gave a reporter one year ago. I believe it was one of his first one.

He told me that the interview was on the web so I went at the Library and I couldn't believe what I was hearing.

It's very very very emotional.

You don't believe me? Check it out but bring some tissues with ya.

It's very sad! click here -

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MY FIRST FACE TO FACE MEETING WITH TIM SMITH WILL BE ONE YEAR OLD NEXT WEEK!!!

My GOD? It will be one year ago that I came face to face with Tim Smith. I would have never guess that we would become close friends. This is the story that I wrote one year ago. Enjoy!!!

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Yesterday afternoon, I noticed someone walking with signs behind his back and in the front!

The guy name is Tim Smith and he’s from Saint John!

He’s against the VLT’S in this Province. He told me during the last ten years, that he has lost $140,000 in these machines and he knows a close friend who committed suicide because of these dreadful
addictive machines.

He’s in his forties and at first, I guess he wanted to chained himself in the hallway of City Hall but he woke up one morning and decided to go at the Legislature.

He has two daughters at home and he has been on a hunger strike for two days!

There’s only one itty bitty problem with this protest!!!

IT’S COLD OUT THERE!!!!! BRRRRRRR…..I just had a chat with the guy and my toes are still cold!!!!

He’s lucky because he hasn’t felt the cold Northern winds in front of the Legislature.

After chatting with the guy, I quickly went to the media and told them about the protester.

They answered - What kind of idiot is out there now Charles? I told them that this guy seem like the real Macoy and they should check his story out.

He showed me some emotions and he did the same with the media.
Last evening, he slept over at the Shelter and I went over to see if he was ok? He told me that his feet were cold so I bought the guy a nice pair of wool soxes which was given to me by someone during my protest!

I noticed in this morning paper Telegraph Journal <> His story is in that paper with a huge picture of him!

Now? I phoned the local talk show this morning and asked the host this question?

I was protesting in a tent for 50 days until the Irving Newspapers covered my protest! This guy protest for six hours and he gets the publicity????
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What’s wrong with this picture anyway? Is he better looking than me???? ,,,,lol

IRVING INTERFERENCE???? YOU TELL ME!!!!

But I’m glad for the guy! Ok…he wears a pair of earmuffs and a couple of sweaters.

I’m a pretty good judgement of character and he sounds very determine in his fight!

He told me that he has died ten times over during these last 10 years and he’s not afraid to die! He just doesn’t want to become just a another statistic for the Government.

He could go and blow his head off but he has two young daughters at home.

I told the protester where he could use the washroom at the BeaverBrook Hotel. He told me that once the sun hides behind the clouds? It’s very cold!

I told the guy that I know all about it!!...lol

Last night, he told me that Rolly McIntyre < Liberal MLA > came to chat for him and he’s going to invite the protester inside the Legislature and introduce him.

Hey? This is good because I sure wasn’t invited inside during my protest but I reminded the protester that it was the Liberals who first introduced these machines in the 80s?
HAMMER VLT!!!
This morning, Rick Doucet an MLA from Charlotte County! <> walked by and I shouted that he should chat with the protester! Of course, the guy noticed that I shouted at everyone who walked by! I
can’t help myself because I’m an huge agitator!!!...lol…

Don’t forget this area was my home for six months so therefore I know a lot of people!

Rick Doucet came to chat with the protester and I reminded the young MLA that it was the Liberals who began this mess!

He told me - Yes, it is true but we can still try to find some solution to this very emotional problem!

One suggestion Tim Smith said was these VLT’S should be shut down on Sundays and during the month of December!!!

Sounds like a good idea to me. Maybe just maybe that if a person don’t play these addicted machine for one day? He/she would maybe kick this very expensive habit????

Tim said - It’s like the Government won the Super 7 every Friday evening! The Government collects 2.5 million dollars every week from the less dreadful citizen. He says that the Government is collection 125 Million dollars every year from a population of only
750,000!!!

Something is very very very wrong with this picture!!!

The cash is flowing but something must give in at the bottom! Some families are really hurting because of these machines!!!

I noticed while he chatted with the MLA? He began to show some emotion while he was speaking about his kids at home.

I might admit that this act really touch me and I notice that the MLA was also touch!

He told me the story of a guy in Saint John. He collects empty bottles all day long and at the end of the day he walks close to two miles at a bottle exchange to get his money.

He quickly runs to a machine and loses his money in 5 minutes! Works all day collecting empties and loses everything in 5
minutes!

But gambling has been around for centuries but it seems to be worst these days!

If I was this protester? I would have pitch an winterizes tent! At least, he would be away from the cold Northern winds!

I wish that he wouldn’t go on a hunger strike because his body surely wouldn’t stand the cold weather!

But he’s a very determine individual! Someone came over this morning from CBC and he was wearing a Irving winter hat.

I told the guy to get rid of that hat! He quickly changed his hat inside out! He gave a number to the Protester to told him to phoned CBC collect in Saint John.

The protester asked me if I knew the guy because I ordered him to change his hat and he did!!!

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I told the guy that I didn’t know him but he knew me!!!..lol…

I would shout at the politicians who’s running inside the Legislature to come and chat with the Protester!

Especially the P.C.’S! I told the protester that he should stay on the right side of the Legislature because this is the area the politicians goes outside to enjoy a smoke!

Sh@t over 1,000 words already! I got more issues but they will have to wait in the morning! Ok…if you have some nice winter boots or a winterizes Jacket?

Drop it over or lend it to the Protester! I gave him my radio but he only has a small bag with him and he hates to carry a radio around!!!

He’s genuine and I’m certain that he won’t accept the help but you never know????

Please excuse the grammar of this update because I wrote this one in a very fast manner! Send this to all your friends on your list so they can continue reading the going on within the Province of New
Brunswick! BYE BYE

SAINT JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK BREAKING NEWS & RUMUORS COMPUTER CRASHED DOWN!!!

I just received this email. I feel bad for the poor guy. That's all he does all day is write news on his computer. He used to be a reporter.

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Here's his story!!!

Charles :

My computer broke down yesterday morning, I had a Major Hard Drive Crash.

I lost everything.

Would you please be kind enought to tell your readers this.

I can get another Computer if I wish, but the service down here is so bad, I'm afraid to get another one, because once you go out the door, they seem to forget You real fast :

I'm on my wife's computer, so please don't respond, as she uses this one for her university studies Only.

All the best until I figure out what I'm going to do, and can find an honest computer dealer.

Sean O`

THis isn't a joke Charlie, one minute the thing was working, then the next, I had the black screen of death.

That little news site is what kept me going, and gave me something to look forward to every day.

BERNARD LORD SURE COULD USE SOME GAS????

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GOD'S MINUTE!!!

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HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE THE LORD, AND HE WILL
LIFT YOU UP.
( JAMES 4:10 *NIV )

Dear Charles,
Sometimes we all become depressed because of things
that happen in our lives. For sometimes we feel; WE ARE
HARD PRESSED ON EVERY SIDE, BUT NOT CRUSHED;
PERPLEXED, BUT NOT ABANDONED; STRUCK DOWN,
BUT NOT DESTROYED. ( 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8-10 )

Now when you feel the pressures of life remember
the words of king David, for he wrote; THOUGH I WALK IN
THE MIDST OF TROUBLE, YOU PRESERVE MY LIFE;
YOU STRETCH OUT YOUR HAND AGAINST THE ANGER
OF MY FOES, WITH YOUR RIGHT HAND YOU SAVE
ME. ( PSALM 138:7 )

THEREFORE WE DO NOT LOSE HEART. FOR OUR
LIGHT AND MOMENTARY TROUBLES ARE ACHIEVING
FOR US AN ETERNAL GLORY THAT FAR OUTWEIGHS
THEM ALL. SO WE FIX OUR EYES NOT ON WHAT IS
SEEM, BUT WHAT IS UNSEEN. FOR WHAT IS SEEN
IS TEMPORARY, BUT WHAT IS UNSEEN IS ETERNAL.
( 2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18 )

So Charles, HUMBLE YOURSELF, THEREFORE,
UNDER GOD'S MIGHTY HAND, THAT HE MAY LIFT YOU
UP IN DUE TIME. CAST ALL YOUR ANXIETY ON HIM
BECAUSE HE CARES FOR YOU! Amen.
( 1 PETER 5:6-7 )

With My Love & Prayers,
your servant Allen
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