Newbie
Posts: 26 
Location: Alberta
Location: Alberta
February 26th, 2008, 12:20 PM
Having worked at getting rid of the present a**holes since the end of the first Lougheed administration I’ve had plenty of experience of Alberta elections. The first thing you need to realize about the present one is that nobody born and raised in Alberta under the age of 37 has ever lived under any government than Tory. Can there be any surprise that their brains are addled?
People get the kind of government they deserve and the most incompetent governments in Canada (Ralph Klein’s) were elected by the stupidest pack of mental midgets in the country. I have to admit that Steady Eddie and a few (very few) of his people are a breath of fresh air in the sh*t smelling world of Brown-nose Alberta. Suck up to the Oil Industry? Tories have long been the lowest bottom-feeders on the planet.
Oil royalties? The worthless Getty and Klein regimes managed to ease Lougheed’s Heritage Savings Fund from around $10 billion to just under $17. In that same time the Norwegians went from zero to $246 billion. What did the clowns do with the rest of our $200 billion? Left it in the pockets of their oil buddies and other hangers on. Now the oil industry is making all kinds of threats because Eddie plucked up enough courage to raise the royalty rates slightly – VERY slightly. A large number of Alberta voters are going to be panicked by these threats, and being weak kneed people with spineless characters he will lose votes because of it.
Tories here are so corrupt, they cannot even honour one of their own who thinks about doing something decent.
Eddie only looks good because his predecessors were so bad. He only suggests tiny changes in order not to scare away the big bucks who fund Tory politics. These people own the Tories and want Alberta to be run the way Klein did – as a banana republic directed from oil company boardrooms. (Guess what – Alberta is short of long term hospital beds. I suppose that wouldn’t have anything to do with Ralph Klein closing hospitals and demolishing them with explosives?)
Well, I have to go out and work for our local Liberal election campaign – the fourth consecutive one I participated in. Before that I worked on about three for the NDs. Trying to teach Albertans what democracy means is a hard row to hoe. The democratic process is about understanding and participating in the life of one’s society – not having half of the population turn out to mark a ballot once every four or five years. This will be one more attempt to educate the stupidest electorate in Canada.
Having worked at getting rid of the present a**holes since the end of the first Lougheed administration I’ve had plenty of experience of Alberta elections. The first thing you need to realize about the present one is that nobody born and raised in Alberta under the age of 37 has ever lived under any government than Tory. Can there be any surprise that their brains are addled?
People get the kind of government they deserve and the most incompetent governments in Canada (Ralph Klein’s) were elected by the stupidest pack of mental midgets in the country. I have to admit that Steady Eddie and a few (very few) of his people are a breath of fresh air in the sh*t smelling world of Brown-nose Alberta. Suck up to the Oil Industry? Tories have long been the lowest bottom-feeders on the planet.
Oil royalties? The worthless Getty and Klein regimes managed to ease Lougheed’s Heritage Savings Fund from around $10 billion to just under $17. In that same time the Norwegians went from zero to $246 billion. What did the clowns do with the rest of our $200 billion? Left it in the pockets of their oil buddies and other hangers on. Now the oil industry is making all kinds of threats because Eddie plucked up enough courage to raise the royalty rates slightly – VERY slightly. A large number of Alberta voters are going to be panicked by these threats, and being weak kneed people with spineless characters he will lose votes because of it.
Tories here are so corrupt, they cannot even honour one of their own who thinks about doing something decent.
Eddie only looks good because his predecessors were so bad. He only suggests tiny changes in order not to scare away the big bucks who fund Tory politics. These people own the Tories and want Alberta to be run the way Klein did – as a banana republic directed from oil company boardrooms. (Guess what – Alberta is short of long term hospital beds. I suppose that wouldn’t have anything to do with Ralph Klein closing hospitals and demolishing them with explosives?)
Well, I have to go out and work for our local Liberal election campaign – the fourth consecutive one I participated in. Before that I worked on about three for the NDs. Trying to teach Albertans what democracy means is a hard row to hoe. The democratic process is about understanding and participating in the life of one’s society – not having half of the population turn out to mark a ballot once every four or five years. This will be one more attempt to educate the stupidest electorate in Canada.
Newbie
Posts: 26
Location: Alberta
Location: Alberta
February 26th, 2008, 01:01 PM
I see your location is given as 'bliss'. As in Ignorance is Bliss?
Chriskander
Quoting karrie
Oh, Karrie.
Interesting POV. I think I'll vote Stelmach.
I see your location is given as 'bliss'. As in Ignorance is Bliss?
Chriskander
February 26th, 2008, 04:48 PM
Quoting Chriskander
Ignorance, no. Hard headedness, yes. Generally speaking, anytime someone posts in a manner like you did in your OP, I'm inclined to automatically slide away from their stance. Anticipatory name calling always puts me off of a discussion.
Oh, Karrie.
I see your location is given as 'bliss'. As in Ignorance is Bliss?
Chriskander
I see your location is given as 'bliss'. As in Ignorance is Bliss?
Chriskander
February 26th, 2008, 04:52 PM
LOL... okay, not really. Why would you think I get to live anywhere 'by choice' gerry? I just follow the work. lol. I am loving it though... only a moron would live somewhere and not look for all the best it had to offer.
Quoting gerryh
oh, so it's gonna be like that is it? Calgary versus Edmonton? Hmmm. Well, let me tell you buster, Edmonton is ten times the city Calgary is.
well....anyone that lives in the provincial capital by CHOICE...ignorance is bliss is a good by-line....lol
Me.....I'm going to do my part in kicking the PC's out of Calgary by voting Liberal.
Me.....I'm going to do my part in kicking the PC's out of Calgary by voting Liberal.
LOL... okay, not really. Why would you think I get to live anywhere 'by choice' gerry? I just follow the work. lol. I am loving it though... only a moron would live somewhere and not look for all the best it had to offer.
Time Out
Posts: 360 
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
February 26th, 2008, 04:59 PM
ahhn the Alberta election..what can one say other than there are likely a lot of nervous folks there today after yesterdays statement by Stelmach that "the environment comes before profits." Should strike fear in the oil digging indusrty.
ahhn the Alberta election..what can one say other than there are likely a lot of nervous folks there today after yesterdays statement by Stelmach that "the environment comes before profits." Should strike fear in the oil digging indusrty.
Time Out
Posts: 360
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
February 26th, 2008, 05:03 PM
Ohh, YOOHOO Karrie dearest - I see we still don't have your dissertation on genital integrity and teaching fairy tales about slaying dragons that you promised in another post.
Dodging?..AGAIN??
Ohh, YOOHOO Karrie dearest - I see we still don't have your dissertation on genital integrity and teaching fairy tales about slaying dragons that you promised in another post.
Dodging?..AGAIN??
February 26th, 2008, 05:05 PM
Quoting mrgrumpy
You still haven't answered the question I asked you (which I even bumped to refresh your memory). Feel free to answer it, or walk away, your choice.
Ohh, YOOHOO Karrie dearest - I see we still don't have your dissertation on genital integrity and teaching fairy tales about slaying dragons that you promised in another post.
Dodging?..AGAIN??
Dodging?..AGAIN??
February 26th, 2008, 05:19 PM
forget it grumpy. I doubt it's worth an answer. I've given up caring.
But, since you seem so immensely intrigued, first an answer on my advocacy ribbon, and second, a brief explanation of something you seem to be missing in the quote in my signature. The two, are unrelated except in their proximity due to where the forum places them.
Have a good day grumpy (and I won't be furthering this convo in here... I don't want to highjack this thread any worse).
forget it grumpy. I doubt it's worth an answer. I've given up caring.
But, since you seem so immensely intrigued, first an answer on my advocacy ribbon, and second, a brief explanation of something you seem to be missing in the quote in my signature. The two, are unrelated except in their proximity due to where the forum places them.
Have a good day grumpy (and I won't be furthering this convo in here... I don't want to highjack this thread any worse).
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,647 
Location: Alberta, Canada
Location: Alberta, Canada
February 26th, 2008, 05:23 PM
Your sig is self explanitory for anyone with half a brain.... that could be the reason our addle pated friend is having problems.
Quoting karrie
forget it grumpy. I doubt it's worth an answer. I've given up caring.
But, since you seem so immensely intrigued, first an answer on my advocacy ribbon, and second, a brief explanation of something you seem to be missing in the quote in my signature. The two, are unrelated except in their proximity due to where the forum places them.
Have a good day grumpy (and I won't be furthering this convo in here... I don't want to highjack this thread any worse).
But, since you seem so immensely intrigued, first an answer on my advocacy ribbon, and second, a brief explanation of something you seem to be missing in the quote in my signature. The two, are unrelated except in their proximity due to where the forum places them.
Have a good day grumpy (and I won't be furthering this convo in here... I don't want to highjack this thread any worse).
Your sig is self explanitory for anyone with half a brain.... that could be the reason our addle pated friend is having problems.
Time Out
Posts: 360
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
February 26th, 2008, 05:29 PM
My, my for a hard-headed woman you cave in fast.
I thought we could have a debate about the brainwashing of children.
If it pleases you we could return to the original thread.
I'll await your deep insights there.
My, my for a hard-headed woman you cave in fast.
I thought we could have a debate about the brainwashing of children.
If it pleases you we could return to the original thread.
I'll await your deep insights there.
Time Out
Posts: 360
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
Location: The desolate but charming outback of the prairies.
February 26th, 2008, 05:52 PM
Pity.
Quoting gerryh
How's the foot Gerry?...drop an anvil on it yet to test gravity? Maybe invest a few bucks first in steel -toed boots...oh, too late, eh?
Your sig is self explanitory for anyone with half a brain.... that could be the reason our addle pated friend is having problems.
Pity.
Newbie
Posts: 26
Location: Alberta
Location: Alberta
February 26th, 2008, 05:59 PM
I do admit that Ed is several hundred cuts above Ralph Klein, but would you hire a doctor again who had already cut out the wrong kidney or botched every operation he performed? The Tories have been in charge when every issue we have became a problem. They've caused all the messes. What does it take for Albertans to learn?
It's time for a change.
Chriskander.
Quoting karrie
Yeah, Karrie, I guess I'm showing my frustration with trying to get the government I deserve after 37 years. Having had my opinions and beliefs ignored or stomped under the mat for that long makes me want to retaliate -- even in such a poor way.
Ignorance, no. Hard headedness, yes. Generally speaking, anytime someone posts in a manner like you did in your OP, I'm inclined to automatically slide away from their stance. Anticipatory name calling always puts me off of a discussion.
I do admit that Ed is several hundred cuts above Ralph Klein, but would you hire a doctor again who had already cut out the wrong kidney or botched every operation he performed? The Tories have been in charge when every issue we have became a problem. They've caused all the messes. What does it take for Albertans to learn?
It's time for a change.
Chriskander.
February 26th, 2008, 06:18 PM
Quoting Chriskander
I can agree that it's time for the way the provincial government runs to change. I just can't say that I agree that any of the other parties are necessarily going to be any better. Personally, I'd be quite happy to simply wrest majority away and at least get a minority gov in.
Yeah, Karrie, I guess I'm showing my frustration with trying to get the government I deserve after 37 years. Having had my opinions and beliefs ignored or stomped under the mat for that long makes me want to retaliate -- even in such a poor way.
I do admit that Ed is several hundred cuts above Ralph Klein, but would you hire a doctor again who had already cut out the wrong kidney or botched every operation he performed? The Tories have been in charge when every issue we have became a problem. They've caused all the messes. What does it take for Albertans to learn?
It's time for a change.
Chriskander.
I do admit that Ed is several hundred cuts above Ralph Klein, but would you hire a doctor again who had already cut out the wrong kidney or botched every operation he performed? The Tories have been in charge when every issue we have became a problem. They've caused all the messes. What does it take for Albertans to learn?
It's time for a change.
Chriskander.
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,647
Location: Alberta, Canada
Location: Alberta, Canada
February 26th, 2008, 06:21 PM
Personally, after 37 years of power, I don't think a minority gov would be enough of a shot in the head for the PC's.
Give the Libs a minority, and you'll see the PC's do a shake up and maybe get their heads on straight.
Quoting karrie
I can agree that it's time for the way the provincial government runs to change. I just can't say that I agree that any of the other parties are necessarily going to be any better. Personally, I'd be quite happy to simply wrest majority away and at least get a minority gov in.
Personally, after 37 years of power, I don't think a minority gov would be enough of a shot in the head for the PC's.
Give the Libs a minority, and you'll see the PC's do a shake up and maybe get their heads on straight.
