Please don’t judge us for taking these pics at Wal-Mart. Their own internal research shows their second biggest category of shoppers is people who loathe themselves for shopping there! (Not even kidding.)
…is to come up with ideas that are the “first of a kind”.
Last time, it was the idea for the Money Bomb (see #3 on the linked list) which was the first ever in Canadian politics.
This time, it was putting forward the idea for a Reddit AMA which was the first ever by a Saskatchewan politician.
Of course, given that I put forward about ten shitty ideas for every good one that gets used, I can’t be too smug! (“Buy A Meili-Branded Stethoscope, Get A Free Meili-Logo Tongue Depressor” Promo anyone? “Get Smiley with Meili” Digital Photo Contest? “Miles with Meili” Interactive Google Earth Map? “Give $2 and Vote For Me in the Morning” Money Bomb”?)
Even a million monkeys on a million typewriters will punch out Hamlet and Henry IV eventually! 😉
[Edit: A Meili 2.0 team member has reminded me that he brought forward the idea of a Reddit AMA way back in August while we were brainstorming social media ideas. I told him I’ve been thinking about having Ryan do an AMA since the moment I heard Ryan was running again but didn’t have documentation to prove it like he does. So we’ve agreed to share credit – though he’s asked to remain anonymous so that’s kinda hard to do! 😉 And now I feel pressure to come up with some another ground-breaking “first”. Hmm, maybe “Miles with Meili” needs revisited?]
The popular website Reddit has become the go-to place for people to meaningfully engage political candidates on the issues important to them. US President Barack Obama, Reform Party founder Preston Manning, and NDP MP Dan Harris have all held Ask Me Anything (AMA) chat sessions — and on Tuesday, Sask NDP leadership candidate Ryan Meili will be holding one. This is a great chance for members of the public to directly ask Ryan anything that’s on their mind – from the serious to the silly to the sublime.
Join us next Tuesday December 4, 2012 from 3 – 4:30 p.m. (Saskatchewan time) as Ryan Meili answers YOUR questions. To participate in this chat, please visit: http://www.reddit.com/r/canadapolitics at the appointed time. The link to Ryan’s AMA should be at or near the top of the page. Once you’re in the AMA thread, you can submit your questions via the text box at the top of the page. If you don’t have a free Reddit account, you can get one via the “Register” link at the top right of any page on Reddit.
