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CBC's Election-Night Secret Weapon

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In an attempt to win the ratings race in tonight's (January 23rd) national election against CTV (Lloyd Robertson and Company) and Global (Kevin Newman, et. al.), CBC television (Peter Mansbridge and colleagues) will have a "secret weapon" as an election-night analyst: former Boston Bruins' coach Don "Grapes" Cherry.

Yes, you heard right! Mr. "Coach's Corner" himself, with his usual sidekick Ron MacLean appearing as well.

On the CBC website, the network lists it's English-language coverage plans, with CBC-TV in the middle column. And indeed, you'll see Cherry listed.

I wonder what he might say about Quebec and especially Le Bloc Quebecios.

That alone could give CBC the ratings edge.

Slightly off-topic: Too bad Canadians can't directly vote for Prime Minister. Otherwise, millions might have written-in Don Cherry's name.

In all seriousness, this is a rather unorthodox idea, but may not be new. I thought I read somewhere that on the night of the 1952 U.S. Presidential elections, Bob Hope was appearing at a Hollywood nightclub and that NBC sent a camera crew there and three or four times during the evening, he'd come out on-stage to do jokes about the latest returns which were also broadcast on NBC television. I don't know if it's true or not; I'm sure someone on Radio-Info.com can let me know if this happened or not.
 
Nothing new under the sun. Back in 2000 the CBC warmup show had contributions from the "This Hour Has 22 Minutes" gang and the Royal Canadian Air Farce.

But if it's acerbic you want, you can't beat Rex Murphy - CBC's version of Reverend Jim.
 
After 10 P.M. EST, CBC's television coverage (and I suspect CTV's coverage as well) will be streamed on-line, so I will watch a little of both.

I hope that I'll be watching the CBC stream when Don Cherry comes on.

Too bad he wasn't born here in the U.S. I'd start a "Draft Grapes For President" movement and get millions to write-in his name during the 2008 primaries in both major parties! ;)
 
> I hope that I'll be watching the CBC stream when Don Cherry
> comes on.

CBC won't start streaming until 10 PM ET, and Grapes will be long gone by then.
 
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