Kevin O'Leary enters Conservative leadership race: 'I'm in'

[Tripper11]

Source: CTV News

Kevin O'Leary running for Conservative leadership

Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary appears on CTV's Your Morning moments after officially declaring his intentions to run for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada on Facebook on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2016.
Kevin O'Leary running for Conservative leadership
Celebrity investor Kevin O'Leary officially declared his intentions to run for leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada on Facebook on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2016.
O'Leary enters the fray one day after the Conservatives' first French-language leadership debate, in which all 13 other candidates participated. O'Leary, who lives in Montreal, does not speak fluent French. However, he says he's taking lessons so he can be fluent enough to debate Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in French during the 2019 election campaign.
O'Leary made his candidacy official less than a week after an exploratory committee told him there was a "clear path to victory" available to him in the race.

Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/kevin-o-leary-enters-conservative-leadership-race-i-m-in-1.3245919

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You have your Donald Trump and now we have ours!

This guy is all about money money money and nothing else.

[malthaussen]

1. Why not?

As Doonesbury pointed out years ago, actors and politicians are really devoted groupies of one another. Since both are performance arts, it makes sense.

-- Mal

[Roy Rolling]

3. "Politics is show business for ugly people"--Barney Frank (I think)

O'Leary made money with innovation. No comparison to Trump, except TV.

If he spouts failed conservative talking points, he is dead to me. LOL

[Tripper11]

2. more from the Canadian Press

THE CANADIAN PRESS@<
Kevin O'Leary has announced he is running for the Conservative
leadership, suggesting that as a businessman, he is better qualified
that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to work with president-elect
Donald Trump.<
O'Leary said he intended to run in a video posted to his Facebook
page Wednesday morning, moments before making the official
announcement on CTV.<
In a statement, O'Leary said Canadians need a prime minister who
will kickstart the economy and support business _ particularly in
light of political changes in the United States.<
``Now, with the election of Donald Trump to our south, Canada's
largest trading partner is headed by a businessman with an
aggressive strategy that could hurt the Canadian economy. Trudeau
doesn't stand a chance, and we deserve better,'' he said.<
``Canadians are looking for a prime minister who is not a career
politician; a prime minister who will fight for them, and is not
afraid to tell them how it is. They also want a prime minister who
will be inclusive and not lower themselves to use divisive
politics,'' he said.<
``Since the start of this leadership race I have looked for a
candidate with these qualities, but it has become clear that I am
the only one that can defeat Trudeau.''<
O'Leary _ an author and financial guru who became known to many
Canadians as a judge on the CBC-TV show ``Dragons' Den'' _ will be
competing against 13 other candidates, including MPs Kellie Leitch,
Maxime Bernier and Steven Blaney.<
Those already in the race faced off in a French-language debate
Tuesday night in Quebec City.<
O'Leary, who does not speak French but is now taking lessons, was
not at the debate, since he had not officially registered at the
time.<
He has said the crowded field has reduced the debates, in his
words, to ``just a bunch of sound bites.''<
Tuesday's debate often saw Bernier the target of his rivals, with
Leitch and Blaney in particular taking aim at the former cabinet
minister on different topics.<
The other participants were Lisa Raitt, Deepak Obhrai, Brad
Trost, Chris Alexander, Michael Chong, Erin O'Toole, Andrew Scheer,
Pierre Lemieux, Rick Peterson and Andrew Saxton.<

[True Dough]

4. I hope O'Leary and Kellie Leitch

split the far right-wing vote and that leaves an opening for Michael Chong to become the new Conservative leader.

[mahina]

5. Dennis Leary would be an improvement.

At least we could laugh.

[True Dough]

6. This belongs here...

http://www.cbc.ca/comedy/canada-announces-shitty-remake-of-flashy-american-show-1.3940897

[roamer65]

7. No doubt he has Russian ties as well.