tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post8366073472383956140..comments2023-11-02T06:37:23.839-06:00Comments on daveberta.ca: save the date: alberta politics in fall 2009.davebertahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-85200403270421756642009-10-14T16:05:27.385-06:002009-10-14T16:05:27.385-06:00Ed Stelmach will putz along until Ted Morton and h...Ed Stelmach will putz along until Ted Morton and his supporters have enough of the mushy middleground and they will strike and sell 100000 new members. Danielle Smith will join the PC Party and be Deputy Premier and Finance minister to Premier Morton.<br /><br />Progressive Conservatives will unite behind Jim Prentice. It is our only hope.Colin F. Specternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-83788132108885552132009-10-14T13:46:32.995-06:002009-10-14T13:46:32.995-06:00Did you check out the Capital Notebook blog today?...Did you check out the Capital Notebook blog today? It would seem that Mr. Hinman had himself sworn in on his own 'book of Mormon', from his days of missionary work. <br /><br />Below is a fascinating cartoon that really does seem to have been produced by the Mormon church. If the link doesn't work, just do a youtube search for 'banned mormon cartoon' Enjoy! I wasn't sure what interested me more....the reason for black skinned people or the endless celestial nookie.<br /><br />www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFZ1jVO3-OEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-73436218729171827592009-10-14T11:42:24.982-06:002009-10-14T11:42:24.982-06:00The biggest laugh is the whole Wildrose Alliance p...The biggest laugh is the whole Wildrose Alliance party. Extremist ideologues!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-60820021626813077812009-10-13T12:35:26.737-06:002009-10-13T12:35:26.737-06:00Why are we paying for such a blatantly political a...Why are we paying for such a blatantly political advertisement? This is clearly an attempt to influence voters in favour of the PC party, at the expense of taxpayers...and worse, at a time when we can't afford to pay for education and health care. I'd suggest that everyone flood the Premier's office with phone calls protesting this waste of money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-40781652722415955772009-10-12T09:37:32.855-06:002009-10-12T09:37:32.855-06:00I think it's interesting that Stelmach doesn&#...I think it's interesting that Stelmach doesn't take more heat for how inarticulate he is. Public speaking and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively are absolutely critical skills for a politician. An inability to show competence in these skills should disqualify someone from high public office as surely as a surgeon who can't stand the sight of blood.<br /><br />Only in Alberta…jerrymacgpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-37988538741911263272009-10-11T22:12:39.342-06:002009-10-11T22:12:39.342-06:00This from a party that's only ever elected one...This from a party that's only ever elected one person MLA? I think 8:51 is the biggest joke here!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-10640574145693004262009-10-11T20:51:10.756-06:002009-10-11T20:51:10.756-06:00OK Anon at 6:13 pm, would you care to share the pu...OK Anon at 6:13 pm, would you care to share the punchline with us? If it is not 20% popularity then perhaps the punchline is 30%, which is where it will be when Smith gets elected as their leader.<br /><br />So far the only jokes are Stelmach, Swann, Mason and probably you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-70762711394629898782009-10-11T18:13:22.656-06:002009-10-11T18:13:22.656-06:00The Wildrose Alliance is a joke.The Wildrose Alliance is a joke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-13097702949954781372009-10-09T23:18:41.479-06:002009-10-09T23:18:41.479-06:00CBC Radio just gave the WAP one hour of airtime ye...CBC Radio just gave the WAP one hour of airtime yesterday. It seems to be bending over backwards to promote a small group, that gets media coverage from private broadcasters and newspapers, at the expense of more widely-supported mainstream parties.<br /><br /><i>(It's a bit rich for Ralph Klein to lob poison darts at Honest Ed from afar. He left a lot of messes for Ed to take the rap for.)</i><br /><br />As for the Premier's Oct. 14th speech, that's the day before <a href="http://www.blogactionday.org/" rel="nofollow">Blog Action Day</a> on climate change. Are you going to post on that, Dave?lyricalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02405152724476514152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-4825701926036654292009-10-09T19:50:33.259-06:002009-10-09T19:50:33.259-06:00Wow "Government of Alberta" personally c...Wow "Government of Alberta" personally comments here now. That's like when God comes over the loudspeaker at church! Pretty powerful stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-16412564573899700012009-10-09T19:27:51.667-06:002009-10-09T19:27:51.667-06:00The only saving grace is it will be the same peopl...The only saving grace is it will be the same people writing his tv address that has been advising Stelmach thus far. I am pretty sure the people of Alberta(and PC grassroots)have seen enough of him.Not sure the farmer gets it yet?Too little too late.Bye Bye FarmerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-48242885229764801752009-10-09T18:49:48.192-06:002009-10-09T18:49:48.192-06:00I can't believe how hyperpatisan Dave Cornoyer...I can't believe how hyperpatisan Dave Cornoyer is. Get a life and grow up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-86857788271711047582009-10-09T18:01:36.923-06:002009-10-09T18:01:36.923-06:00We've seen the Federal Conservatives pretty bl...We've seen the Federal Conservatives pretty blatantly violate advertising guidelines - at least the spirit of them - and with Alberta's less "mature" political culture, look for a message designed as much to prop up the Premier in his own party as to communicate anything meaningful to the public. Dual purpose for sure. <br /><br />If this event is to be an annual event paid for by the tax payers (along the lines of the US State of the Union), it would be nice if there was a tax-payer funded opportunity for the Official Opposition (at least) to provide a competing perspective. But since when did Conservatives actually embrace "competition"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-39800249834831166212009-10-09T15:09:07.968-06:002009-10-09T15:09:07.968-06:00Hi Denny, daveberta: The Government of Alberta got...Hi Denny, daveberta: The Government of Alberta got quotes for costs from all networks, including CBC. While CBC may offer political parties free air time (and I don't know that it does or not), it does not offer that to the Government of Alberta. Hope that answers your question.<br />- David Sands, for the Government of AlbertaGovernment of Albertahttp://www.alberta.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-36595215865140650302009-10-09T14:28:08.805-06:002009-10-09T14:28:08.805-06:00The blog has been awesome this week, Mr. Cournoyer...The blog has been awesome this week, Mr. Cournoyer. Keep up the great work!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-72661738057620974272009-10-09T14:25:28.503-06:002009-10-09T14:25:28.503-06:00On another note, this morning started out with fou...On another note, this morning started out with four different people calling with rumours that Health Minister Ron Liepert was resigning due to health reasons, now I read/hear that he's going on tour... <br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/edmonton/media/audio/mp3/2009-10-09-stress-liepert.mp3" rel="nofollow">CBC Edmonton Radio Interview</a><br /><br /><a href="http://communities.canada.com/edmontonjournal/blogs/electionnotebook/archive/2009/10/09/road-trip.aspx" rel="nofollow">Capital Notebook</a>davebertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-79790407134306144792009-10-09T14:22:48.127-06:002009-10-09T14:22:48.127-06:00Denny - I'm not sure if that is the case. Does...Denny - I'm not sure if that is the case. Does anyone know? If so, it would certainly explain why the other party leaders don't buy airtime on CTV (even <i>local TV</i> is too expensive for the other parties to book). I seem to remember that the PC Party paid for one of Ralph Klein's final infomercials, though it was attempted to pass it off as a GOA address.<br /><br />Can opposition leaders get airtime on CBC TV on their own? If so, I wonder why they wouldn't take more advantage of this (I know that CBC Radio offers public service airtime).<br /><br />Libarbarian - thanks for the correction. I'll make sure to get the date right next time!davebertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06822739409684978316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-35706410822548615122009-10-09T14:16:35.549-06:002009-10-09T14:16:35.549-06:00Civic Camp link: www.civiccamp.netCivic Camp link: <a href="www.civiccamp.net" rel="nofollow">www.civiccamp.net</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-65086921562839004162009-10-09T14:15:30.696-06:002009-10-09T14:15:30.696-06:00Ditto on Redford for Premier.
Now more than ever.Ditto on Redford for Premier.<br />Now more than ever.Colinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-84929686808201915132009-10-09T13:34:02.772-06:002009-10-09T13:34:02.772-06:00I've been told that the reason the province pa...I've been told that the reason the province pays for these infomercials on private TV, rather than CBC who would air it for free, is that back when they started doing it, CBC told them that if they wanted to air it on CBC, CBC would have to provide time for an opposition rebuttal. So the province went the paid infomercial route, rather than the free route.<br />Has anyone else heard this? Is there any truth to that?Dennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03504852115380593351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-86564618228247706862009-10-09T12:39:14.369-06:002009-10-09T12:39:14.369-06:00Just a quibble about your ChangeCamp intro at Pech...Just a quibble about your ChangeCamp intro at Pecha Kucha: The Charlottetown Conference took place in 1864, not 1867.Libarbarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05900051908307943905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-84550274879514443932009-10-09T11:35:59.968-06:002009-10-09T11:35:59.968-06:00CivicCamp Calgary is October 24.CivicCamp Calgary is October 24.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-6399886364489850002009-10-09T10:59:26.485-06:002009-10-09T10:59:26.485-06:00Thanks for the fantastically comprehensive post, M...Thanks for the fantastically comprehensive post, Mr. Cournoyer!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-13057705714641092122009-10-09T10:55:21.661-06:002009-10-09T10:55:21.661-06:00Give Allison Redford another 5 years in cabinet. S...Give Allison Redford another 5 years in cabinet. She will be the dawn of the rebirth of the Progressive Conservative Party.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10290429.post-19977711229193504332009-10-09T10:35:08.069-06:002009-10-09T10:35:08.069-06:00Don't forget ChangeCamp on October 17th :)Don't forget ChangeCamp on October 17th :)Mack D. Malehttp://blog.mastermaq.canoreply@blogger.com