Yeah, because I don't like Blago from Pt. Grey.
I would go, but only times when I know he wouldn't be there. Thankfully if judging his career as mayor, he can't find East Van on a map so I think I'm good. lol
Creeps me out enough that he stalks this campus living in his condo.
In general its a golden rule of mine is to avoid politicians in public places. I know why they show up to these events, and all of my friends are the political partisan geeks who want to talk to them (both liberals and ndp and conservatives for that matter). It gets to the point where I know them in person already, I've had my 1hr long chats with them about whatever, they recognize me on the street, but they're not my friends so there's no reason to talk to them to make yourself look good.
Basically I have a life and I don't need to have my picture taken at every event and post it on facebook.
Example:
"No man, I don't care about (insert mla who is standing in the corner) we're at an after party for DOXA at the Vancouver Art Gallery, , I have a life and am going to find a friend and talk about art and films."
and sure enough not 15 seconds later a friend who is a filmmaker taps me on a shoulder whom I didn't see and we talk about the doc we saw and our love for Fassbinder.
for all the political groupies I know who think of themselves greatly, none of them actually know how to contact. lol
