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To: Pikamax

What's "riding" as used in this article?


4 posted on 12/20/2005 8:56:54 AM PST by Pessimist
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To: Pessimist

What we would call a congressional district.


6 posted on 12/20/2005 8:58:18 AM PST by TheBigB ("Hey, barkeep, whose leg do you have to hump to get a dry martini around here?"--Brian Griffin)
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To: Pessimist

Electoral district.


7 posted on 12/20/2005 8:58:53 AM PST by fanfan (" The liberal party is not corrupt " Prime Minister Paul Martin)
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To: Pessimist
What's "riding" as used in this article?

The term is also found in Britain as well. It's origins go back to the time when an areas representative rode horseback. How much of an area, or number of villages could be reached in a day or week by "riding" a horse.

Today such an area would be known as a Gulfstream V.

12 posted on 12/20/2005 9:12:25 AM PST by elbucko
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To: Pessimist
A riding is a Canadian equivalent to a U.S Congressional or State lower house district. Both the federal and provincial Parliaments have members elected from ridings.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie.Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

14 posted on 12/20/2005 9:17:17 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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To: Pessimist

It's something that liberals enjoy.They want us to surrender in Iraq and give up our guns so the criminals and terrorist can ride us into the ground.


19 posted on 12/20/2005 9:31:52 AM PST by rdcorso (There Is No Such Thing As A Neutral Person During A War With Radical Islam.)
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To: Pessimist
My first guess was an equestrian club. :-)
25 posted on 12/20/2005 11:20:48 AM PST by processing please hold (Islam and Christianity do not mix ----9-11 taught us that)
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To: Pessimist

A riding is an area where a "seat" is being fought for!!

Anyway, just ANOTHER example of a Canadian Lieberal - just everyday behaviour for these classless Lunatics!!


28 posted on 12/20/2005 12:59:06 PM PST by Canadian Outrage (I want Western Canada to SEPARATE - Western Canadians CANNOT win in a corrupt system)
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