
Wondering who it was that came up with the name Vision Vancouver? Well, look no further than political consultant, feared letter-to-the-editor writer and federal Young Liberal alumnus Jonathan Ross. In a posting on his company Website, Mr. Ross writes "TDH Strategies' original concept was 'Vision of Vancouver,' a party that embraced a non-political approach in contrast to the polarized politics of the municipal scene locally - Larry was not a politician, and the new entity was as a result going to attempt sometlshing different. We lobbied Councillor Jim Green at the Mayor's fundraising dinner back in March, and he really liked it then. We talked to Councillor Raymond Louie and Councillor Tim Stevenson about it, and were ao always in close contact with the Mayor's office. We then finally sat down with Leonard Schein, one of the founders of the Friends of Larry group, and presented the abovementioned speech (something delivered directly to Larry back in December), which was subsequently given to the entire board in April."
Jonathan Ross is just a little full of himself. Why all the worry who came up with the name. I guess if it sounds good, get the credit eh.
Jonathan Ross isn't a little bit full of himself; Jonathan Ross is amongst the most arrogant young men I've ever met in my life. Like Jim Green and Alan Herbert, Jonathan is the smartest person in every room he's ever been in - in his own mind. He's also the smartest person in a bunch of rooms he's never been in and, more importantly, a bunch he'll never even walk into (or wouldn't be allowed to walk into.)
Voltaire's motto was : "Que sais-je?" , or, in English, "What do I know"
The Know-It-Alls of the world like Jonathan Ross ought to have their motto printed up too: " Je sais tout" or "I know it all".
I remember reading an artcle on the City of Bangkok, Thailand, in which a Buddhist priest was interviewed. He said that the current malaise in the world is partly due to people believing they know everything.
A DANGEROUS proposition.
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