anonymous - October 26th, 2005
I cut and pasted this from Shane's website: Bennett is a paranoid illiterate Homophobe. Heed the advise of the above poster and read his blog. This guy belongs in an asylum, not on council.

NEWS flash Tip Nibbler lines up 10 Muni workers and before anything could cum out his mouth some one fluctuated and every one started laughing. This drove Tip Nibbler into a rage with the response of (I Will F^%$k You Up The A$% once NO I F&%#ck YOU UP The A%S twice and then fire you all if any of you lowlifes even think of joining a union). Then it was brought up that that mite not be politically correct thing to do or say and he retorted by saying (OK I Will Not F#%^ them Up The A#% then)

You heard it first here
Reporting Live from the bowls of Whistler
Shane Bennett

whistler - October 28th, 2005
Comment deleted due to swearing.

anonymous - October 29th, 2005
whos this guy who keeps swearing and getting his comments deleted above i wanna hear what he has to say without the inappropraite content.

anonymous - October 29th, 2005
What warped parallel universe did this guy come from? Does he not have anything positive to say about anyone or anything? Do check out his website. When I need a laugh with my morning coffee I do!

anonymous - October 30th, 2005
nice!

anonymous - October 31st, 2005
If I was Ted I would sue for defamation...this guy is crazy!

anonymous - November 01st, 2005
I'm sure he might be tempted!
But remember the old saying,
"Never wrestle with a pig, you both get dirty and the pig enjoys it!"

anonymous - November 04th, 2005
I am of the opinion that Shane Bennett is a fabulous candidate for a council. I am enjoying his stirring of the witches' brew. We need opposition in our democratic Whistler! Vote for Shane!!! Democracy has been believed to be a positive good and receives a great deal of congratulatory attention but little scrutiny, and even less criticism. If you look up democracy in a dictionary you will get a definition that the public has the means to participate in some meaningful way in the running of their own affairs.

In truth, the opposite happens with voting and elections – the supreme power is stolen from individuals, and invested in representatives. These representatives can then ignore the will of individuals and groups and cater to the special interest groups that they really represent. Voting and elections are a deception to steal power from the individual, to conceal the results in the empty skeleton of democracy, having the outward form, but lacking the inner essence.

The principle of our democratic state is that the people elect the individuals that they feel they can trust in their representation. Sadly, this representation in turn is often controlled by economic and political elites. This relates to a social system that tends to minimize the socio-economic differences and in particular those differences, which are the product of the unequal distribution of wealth and income.

After the election, the herd is supposed to sink back and watch the running of their society and their lives. And that is the idea of a properly run democracy and that’s what we have been taught to believe.

anonymous - November 04th, 2005
Hey Shane what didn't you show up at the WORCA all candidates meeting? You going to forgo all the others as well? Please explain you reluctance to get engaged in an open forum!

anonymous - November 04th, 2005
What a waste of the public’s time and money this guy is. He can’t be serious, just look at his website, not showing up to the meeting? I like the point brought up elsewhere on this site that candidates should have to have a lot more than 2 nominations and put up a fully refundable deposit say $1000-$2000 and that if that candidates doesn’t get 100 votes it’s toast.

anonymous - November 05th, 2005
Why didn't the Nov 3 comment person sign their name? Was it Shane? It seems like his words! Shane lets get some comments as to the issues here! Are you coming tonight?

anonymous - November 05th, 2005
Why didn't the Nov 5 comment person sign his/her name? The Nov 3 comment person wasn't Shane. Would the Nov 5 person like to deliver a polemic?

anonymous - November 05th, 2005
You can't be serious this guy is out there check out his website!

anonymous - November 05th, 2005
Yes, Shane is very chaotic but I attribute that to his passion for the good of this village.

anonymous - November 05th, 2005
Shane,
I am pretty sure you have lost many votes by having your Blog up. Let's face it Shane, you did'nt have amny to spare so that was a pretty big mistake. Shortly after you put it up you changed the format to where outsiders could not post comments so it became a Shane Manifesto Vehicle. The reason you changed the format from open to closed is that many people, myself included, managed to point out, on your own page, what a crackpot you are. Rather than make the couter point you just censored us right out of existence.What kind of Politician does this make you?
(side note: My favorite Shan-ism is that he, as Mayor, would undertake to change the hundreds of years of history embedded in the Olympic games and convince them to change the actual format to a multi country, multi location event - good grasp on reality Shane! I'm sure a task like that is within the scope of an illiterate paranoid from Whistler)

Your anti-Lorriman closed door approach would be more of a concern if, in fact, you were a viable Candidate.... You're not.
Shane, Please stop wasting the Public's time with your Candidacy. It isn't funny anymore. This is an important election with important issues to be addressed and you are an unwelcome white noise. Is it undemocratic of me to ask you to withdraw your voice? Perhaps, but you represent nobody other than yourself. You're not a new version of the Rhino Party, you aren't stirring the brew, you aren't some savant eccentric as you claim to be and you are not nearly as smart as you think you are. You are just extremely under qualified, over paranoid, and disrespectfull of anyone and anything associated with Whistler. What is good Shane? what do you stand for as opposed to against? Please go away you are the worm within the beautiful apple that is Democracy.

Alex H.

anonymous - November 05th, 2005
In a time of universal deceipt, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.

George Orwell

anonymous - November 06th, 2005
Well said, Alex H! He is using this process for his sounding board and that is it! You didn’t even have the decency to show up at the all candidates meeting! He has nothing to bring but paranoia and negativity! Drop out! Get lost!

anonymous - November 06th, 2005
Nice try Shane but your not a revolutionary either. A revolutionary would bring something new to the table (and the shan-ympics don't count!)
Alex H

anonymous - November 08th, 2005
At first i thought this guy was just trying to be funny, but then i actually realized he believes what he says.

anonymous - November 08th, 2005
Alex H. and the Anonymouses, the existence of an opposition, without which politics ceases and administration takes over, is indispensable to the functioning of our political system. If this systems is perceived as not working well, democratic rights tend to be threatened.

Margaret W

anonymous - November 08th, 2005
Dear Margaret,
I agree with what you say above. But please read his website, you can't think that if this guy got in that it/he would help anyone? There is so much anti-everything. Running a smear campaign doesn’t work. He has not said a positive thing! Plus he doesn't even have the decency to show up to any of the all candidate meetings? How would this guy represent us? I applaud all the other candidates on their valiant efforts even if I don’t agree with all of their platforms. They are making the ‘the existence of an opposition’ which is indispensable to the functioning of our political system.
Thank you,
Anonymous
Ps The reason I will not sign my name is that I know Shane and he knows me.

anonymous - November 08th, 2005
I don't agree with anything that Shane has to say. However, as a someone living in our society he does not deserve the comments he is getting. Everyone has a right to a voice, even a negative one, otherwise we would all be living in an even greater "Big Brother" world than we already are. I am amazed at the comments made by Alex H. You sure are one heartless individual that I am glad I don't know. You seem like the type who would kick a dog. Leave Shane alone. Many may not agree with his views on anything, but good God, have you NO heart at all? You are just as guilty as he is in your negativity. Do you have nothing better to do than make fun of someone? YOU should go away Alex H. ,as YOU are the worm within the apple that is human decency.

anonymous - November 08th, 2005
I have never met alex h but I have met shane. Have you ever met the man? He is a paranoid schizophrenic and all that alex h has said is true, actually he went a lot lighter than I would have! Read his website, everyone in whistler has done something to him. Should start a list? No, it would take to long, better to start a list with who hasn’t done something to him, you. But wait for a minute and you will of too! He started this because of his ‘forum’, without being able to post replies to his rants, it has moved here. Enough time wasted on him let’s move on to the viable candidates……

anonymous - November 08th, 2005
Are you implying that Shane is not telling the truth? That all he has posted about our mayoral candidates is a bunch of lies? What do they have to say about that? Is this a Whistler election or an Intrawest election?

anonymous - November 08th, 2005
It doesn't mattter if what Alex H. says is true or not. It is irrelevant when considering the cruelty being inflicted on a fellow man. I have no desire to meet Shane nor Alex H. but I simply donnot agree that anyone has the right to torment another, ESPECIALLY one who is seemingly a bit unstable. I would encourage counselling not ridicule. Alex H.'s behavior is that of a twelve year old bully and I pity him.

whistler - November 08th, 2005
I have posted more contact info for Shane on my site (as suggested from his site) but he will not return my calls to verify it.
Let’s talk more about the issues on the upcoming election.
Thanks,
Duane

anonymous - November 09th, 2005
Are Shane's statements untrue? Any rebuttle is welcome. Your collective silence is deafening.

anonymous - November 09th, 2005
I don't think any of Shane's statements are true, at least I can't find one that is substantiated in anyway. He has put a few links on his page but most are unrelated or just incorrect to his point (if he has one). I think alex h hit the nail on the head.
· Let’s look at his name calling of the other candidates, (he has one for just about everyone) what kind of respect is he giving to them, does he deserve respect himself?
· And how about the election process because it doesn’t suit him he doesn’t show up and is trying to get the election stopped as he has delivered ‘a letter of protest to have the current election null and voided, annulled, cancelled, flushed down the toilet.’
· Name calling of both the local papers.
· Name calling of our town ‘Reporting Live from the bowels of Whistler’.
· The chamber that hired away his employee to compete with him.
· He has even had an issue with Wag see his website http://www.whistlerweb.com/community/wag/
· The rmow (Ken “Bin Mellowmean”) is trying to put him out of business ” BlackMail With RMOW Blessing”
1. www.Cant’tFindwhistler dot Con stole his map idea and gave away their maps.
2. Using his tax dollars and stealing his idea to set up a wifi in the village
3. “Muni allows Interborg to take ownership to the Whistler Rip-off Association reservation database” he says it all right there!
4. Even this website ‘vomiteWhistler.Con” isn’t safe from him.

Not to mention his strata president trying to run his kids over, blackmail death threats against him and his kids, accusing a few people of hurting his pony, extortion of money, threat of exposing a criminal act (maybe there’s more to this?) and just so much more…..

All this just from his website. Paranoid schizophrenic? I would think so.

Okay lets look at the other candidates’ websites (and in their real lives), community involvement, helping people, helping raise money for charity’s, donations, donating time and just general caring for people and our community. They have a genuine commitment to the people of Whistler and the future of it. Shane is a taker not a contributor. I dare any business, organization or person to come forward with any proof that Shane has done anything of the above for the community.

anonymous - November 15th, 2005
A lot of what Shane posts can be substantiated:

i.e. Kristi's illegal suites; Ted's costly and illegal publicity stunt in shutting down Helmut Banka; Ted being booted out of Victoria....

While Shane is not everyone's favourite person, at least he is his own person and is not a corporate pawn telling the masses what they want to hear.

anonymous - November 15th, 2005
I agree that SOME of Shane’s posts can be substantiated (i.e. the ones you quote) but what about the ranting where/how do you separate them, there is a lot of misinformation there. Mostly I have a problem with him wasting taxpayers’ money and time by not giving the effort that the other candidates are. Not letting anyone ask him face to face about the issues? How would this guy represent us if he can’t even get to a meeting? That aside, if he has issues he could have written letters to the editor, started his website to inform not slag the candidates, start petitions, get out and volunteer, and a lot more, all without running.

anonymous - November 15th, 2005
Shane are you going to inform the public about your Criminal Record????

anonymous - November 16th, 2005
Yes, Please tell us.....

anonymous - November 17th, 2005
It's true that his website and public access leave much to be desired. A little less ranting and a little more editing would be nice. But I appreciate his candour. And he seems to have a lot of easily-verifiable dirt on people, which makes me wonder if he's making any of the other stuff up. I know we all hope most of it is psychotic ranting, but what if it's not?

I know of plenty of well-respected members of British Columbia society who have criminal records. George Bush has a criminal record (though he's not exactly a shining example of a leader).

anonymous - November 17th, 2005
Yes, but what is the crime(s) that was the result of the criminal record? It's one thing to make a mistake (especially when we were younger ie. shoplifting, drinking in public, etc.) but it's another if it's more serious.

anonymous - November 17th, 2005
Ask the BC Supreme Court judge busted for trafficking (and ask his colleagues) if they think he deserved a second chance.

Shane's crime may have been a heinous one, but if he paid for it according to society's rules then I don't see how his past should affect his ability to be an effective council member.

I think he has trouble communicating, which certainly would limit his effectiveness as councillor, but that's not the point.

I think a candidate who is a pawn of developers, or a consistent liar, is more of a detriment to this town than is a candidate who has emotional problems or has a criminal record.

anonymous - November 17th, 2005
trouble communicating?? Common.

anonymous - November 17th, 2005
Common?

whistler - November 18th, 2005
I think you meant to say 'trouble communicating?? Come on'?

anonymous - November 19th, 2005
No, actually I meant " common! "

Shane is one of the most articulate and well spoken (written) candidates running for council. Shane simply has a no fear being honest about his views and his ideas of what could actually be a strong and affective local gov't. This sort of integrity is what Whistler needs right now, badly. If anything, integrity is the primary issue of this entire campaign because as we all know, it's gone down the tubes in Council's Chambers, Chamber's Chambers, and more 'privledged' private enterprise Board rooms, aka, the powers that be-hold us.

Read: The Moon and Sixpence.