tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post818373983409089363..comments2024-03-28T10:07:24.955-04:00Comments on Northern Reflections: TiresomeOwen Grayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-42594601150024843622021-08-18T01:21:47.117-04:002021-08-18T01:21:47.117-04:00That could well be the case, e.a.f. Singh may wind...That could well be the case, e.a.f. Singh may wind up as the Leader of the Opposition.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-68673685421920563722021-08-17T22:48:58.032-04:002021-08-17T22:48:58.032-04:00This ad in no way surprises me. its standard Con...This ad in no way surprises me. its standard Con fare. Many of the Cons are simply Trump light or perhaps middle weight. These types of ads in no way help the Conservative cause, with main stream voters. On the other hand, if the Cons keep this up, Singh may be the leader of the opposition. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-5617446257261061482021-08-16T08:21:25.609-04:002021-08-16T08:21:25.609-04:00Your brother has a ringside seat, BM. And he's...Your brother has a ringside seat, BM. And he's right.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-83313852307876540652021-08-16T08:19:27.916-04:002021-08-16T08:19:27.916-04:00I suspect there will be a lot of that, TB. Lots of...I suspect there will be a lot of that, TB. Lots of voters simply won't show up.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-214712228310736992021-08-15T20:39:49.100-04:002021-08-15T20:39:49.100-04:00Well, Owen, not all Albertans are UCP armpit-scrat...Well, Owen, not all Albertans are UCP armpit-scratchers. My brother in Calgary sent me an email Friday, titled:<br /><br />"If there were Olympic medals for dumb politicians ..." And in the body:<br /><br />"I am not saying that Alberta would win gold because there is stiff competition from Ron DeSantis and Greg Abbott, but our guys would just breeze through the heats and the semis no problem."<br /><br />BM<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-77747169998655476032021-08-15T20:36:07.226-04:002021-08-15T20:36:07.226-04:00Voter response...
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TBVoter response...<br /><br />None<br />Off <br />The<br />Above.<br /><br />TBTrailblazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03436709163754934547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-56810068950990015032021-08-15T19:17:20.895-04:002021-08-15T19:17:20.895-04:00All the parties should approach Alberta with extre...All the parties should approach Alberta with extreme care, sal. It is a catastrophe -- <br />for both physical and civic health.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-54198165958306216452021-08-15T19:06:37.580-04:002021-08-15T19:06:37.580-04:00.. Its a piece of garbage video. But that is an et..... Its a piece of garbage video. But that is an ethic the British PR experts espouse - saying that it actually generates higher exposure. As a Director & Editor I knew Graphics required 'readability time' rarely less than 5 seconds.. obviously no one can read those flying graphics, so I have no idea what they 'say', much less mean, if anything<br /><br />I think the lesson here though is that Erin O'Toole has presided over a string of embarrassing propaganda pratfalls. He's quite glib, much in the same vein as Jason Kenney, who I actually don't think is as slick as O'Toole anymore. A lot of hemming and hawing, ums & uhs and self correcting now from Jason. Erin of course trots out his wife Rebecca, who sadly is stultifyingly vapid on screen with him<br /><br />An aside - I found it amusing & even ignorant, that dear Rosie Barton, smug and secure called Trudeau 'The liberal leader' not the Prime Minister, just as she described OToole and Singh re their respective Parties<br /><br />Meanwhile its 'wait & see' in Alberta as modelling suggests something COVID is going to hit the fan .. and it comes from the rear end of cattle. Potentially disastrous infection rates & hospitalizations, primarily among the un vaccinated. The Science and Data that convinced the UCP and Dr Hinshaw that essentially every restriction could be lifted will a huge accelerant - 'COVID will now be treated as just another respiratory affliction' (the flu as Jason calls it) may leave Dr. Hinshaw under the bus, career in tatters - name mud.the salamanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853337802990122289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-87492331777553247792021-08-15T13:57:34.415-04:002021-08-15T13:57:34.415-04:00I fear that the Lib response will be similar, Cap....I fear that the Lib response will be similar, Cap. Big issues? Who wants to talk about them?Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-65109192678182082562021-08-15T13:18:28.640-04:002021-08-15T13:18:28.640-04:00The Con Willy Wonka ad is actually quite clever. I...The Con Willy Wonka ad is actually quite clever. It didn't cost much to make and its cringeworthy production made it go viral as people piled on to criticize it. Meanwhile, the Trudeau as spoiled brat meme was firmly planted in people's minds. Worse, the idea will stick as it has a kernel of truth. Even Trudeau partisans have to acknowledge his privileged upbringing and ethical missteps highlighting his disdain for rules. <br /><br />Not a bad first salvo in my view. It'll be interesting to see how the Libs respond.<br /><br />CapAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-24639629586489092732021-08-15T12:51:57.531-04:002021-08-15T12:51:57.531-04:00It's sad -- frightening -- to see the Conserva...It's sad -- frightening -- to see the Conservatives follow the lead of their Republican cousins, rumley.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-19165648889620620852021-08-15T12:50:18.138-04:002021-08-15T12:50:18.138-04:00As George Santayana wrote, Lulymay, those who refu...As George Santayana wrote, Lulymay, those who refuse to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-42008939724738411582021-08-15T11:17:06.033-04:002021-08-15T11:17:06.033-04:00Reformatories follow the lead of Republican trumpa...Reformatories follow the lead of Republican trumpaloonies. They have both given up any appeal to a wider public to pander to their right wing nut job bases.rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-62078619118558465962021-08-15T11:17:03.716-04:002021-08-15T11:17:03.716-04:00I guess the Cons don't remember when they made...I guess the Cons don't remember when they made fun of Jean Chretian (how he smiled, I believe) during an election and paid for it big time! <br /><br />There's that old saying..... something like "what goes around, comes around".<br /><br />They still haven't learned that its best just to stick to issues and even then, pick those issues that resonate with all voters, not just their base.Lulymaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-20098056720790203392021-08-15T11:02:59.265-04:002021-08-15T11:02:59.265-04:00If this is the kind of thing that drives Conservat...If this is the kind of thing that drives Conservatives, Lorne, they -- and we -- are in big trouble.Owen Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06464860078574618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35117130.post-78509117635123786112021-08-15T10:35:38.492-04:002021-08-15T10:35:38.492-04:00To describe it as "cringeworthy" somehow...To describe it as "cringeworthy" somehow doesn't do justice to this juvenile ad, Owen. If this is from the Tory braintrust, we should all be very concerned about their fitness to hold office.Lornehttp://politicsanditsdiscontents.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com