tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post117046031219816980..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: If The Rhetoric Is True..Steve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170652301009281232007-02-05T00:11:00.000-05:002007-02-05T00:11:00.000-05:00Good point! It is also used by Conservatives to m...Good point! It is also used by Conservatives to mask their own handicaps, whenever they mess up, just go the Liberal well. When my sources of MSM came out of Calgary, I was amazed to watch Klein use that to great effect, and was even more surprised how easily people ate up his ignorant, really dangerous rhetoric.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170645870711316492007-02-04T22:24:00.000-05:002007-02-04T22:24:00.000-05:00Rajotte was talking about pitting one region again...<I>Rajotte was talking about pitting one region against another, but that is exactly what these narrow ideologues engage in. </I><BR/><BR/>It is partly that, but neo-cons at least one to have one region solidly in their grip. If they don't use the Liberal bogeyman, they won't even have Alberta on side. After all they want deny the Liberals the ability to call themselves a national party since even though the Tories are weak in most other provinces, there are pockets of conservatism in every province except PEI so they will win at least one seat in every other province. And getting shut out of Alberta is far more serious than getting shut out of PEI. The Tories want to make sure the Liberals don't even win a single seat in Alberta since they can then start calling themselves a truly national party again, something the Tories don't want.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170524926216199152007-02-03T12:48:00.000-05:002007-02-03T12:48:00.000-05:00It's not rocket science. Harper governs by the po...It's not rocket science. Harper governs by the polls (now that's leadership for you). Other than Alberta he is losing ground and therefore, has to make the west believe their being left out.<BR/><BR/>Just watch the polls and you'll know what he'll do next.<BR/><BR/>He's to blatantly transparent when it comes to governing, but not transparent when he makes over a 100 patronage appointments, doesn't implement parts of the Accountability Act so he can do his double standard thing.<BR/><BR/>I don't get it. Albertans keep whining about how everybody hates them (just like kids) when in fact most people don't spend their daily lives event thinking about them.<BR/><BR/>When alternatives are used what's going to happen to their economy then - they should be thinking about. A change in energy sources is inevitable.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170516123498607792007-02-03T10:22:00.000-05:002007-02-03T10:22:00.000-05:00Guys,Its even simpler than that. Muzzle the screa...Guys,<BR/><BR/>Its even simpler than that. <BR/><BR/>Muzzle the screaming soap box addicts (e.g. mark Holand).<BR/><BR/>TommAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170509107534201822007-02-03T08:25:00.000-05:002007-02-03T08:25:00.000-05:00burlThat is a good point. It was those dasdardly ...burl<BR/><BR/>That is a good point. It was those dasdardly Liberals that gave the oil companies a pass to invest.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170486087162146772007-02-03T02:01:00.000-05:002007-02-03T02:01:00.000-05:00However, and it is one we have to start trumpettin...However, and it is one we have to start trumpetting loudly, it was a federal liberal gov't that invested millions - billions - to help the tarsands projects get off their feet. Investment and technology was a main pillar of Chretien's years, along with gaining a stranglehold on our finances. We need to remind people that a lot of tough decisions were made, but Canada -- and especially Alberta -- benefited economically from these platforms.<BR/>Now, with people like Ft Mac's mayor and council crying for a slowing of production, I think there is a serious concern in that province by many of the ecological damage that is being done in the great race to suck up the black soup. That the Cons are trying to stir up the 'fear factor' is kind of amusing, but we have to be aware that it is playing to a wary audience. We need to get in there and bang the drum, show them that despite media blowhards like C-ADler and Jackson that there is no canadian Hugo Chavez. But there is a Canadian Benedict Arnold, and that is Harpor, who would turn his back on Albertans and force some responsible development standards on B-O. Who we all know bought and paid for his first leadership win. And I'd love to see how many B-O executives and employees who are garnishing the max to the Cons, whether they want to or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170476545155769302007-02-02T23:22:00.000-05:002007-02-02T23:22:00.000-05:00"The Neo-cons love to use the Liberal bogeyman goi..."The Neo-cons love to use the Liberal bogeyman going after Alberta since it helps promote fear against the Liberals and allows them to maintain their iron grip on the province."<BR/><BR/>Rajotte was talking about pitting one region against another, but that is exactly what these narrow ideologues engage in.Steve Vhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1170476087578757952007-02-02T23:14:00.000-05:002007-02-02T23:14:00.000-05:00Actually most Albertans are quite open to dealing ...Actually most Albertans are quite open to dealing with the environment. The Neo-cons love to use the Liberal bogeyman going after Alberta since it helps promote fear against the Liberals and allows them to maintain their iron grip on the province. The National Energy Program did devastate the province and bringing it up is enough to keep the province solidly conservative.<BR/><BR/>That being said I don't believe we have to shut down the oil sands, but we should extract the oil responsibly. In addition all the wealth the oil has brought should be used to help diversify Alberta's economy since once the oil runs out Alberta won't be so well off. In fact with a strong economy, now is the time to create new industries and this would mean people from the oil sector could move elsewhere and still have good paying jobs.<BR/><BR/>Finally I should note only Ted Morton in the last Alberta PC race proposed doing nothing about rising GHGs. Both Ed Stelmach and Jim Dinning called for restrictions on the growth of the oil sands and efforts to reduce Greenhouse gases.<BR/><BR/>I suspect James Rajotte probably realizes some Edmonton seats could go Liberal so using the Liberal bogeyman to help keep Edmonton from going Liberal since Edmonton is not a staunch conservative city like the rest of the province is.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.com