tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post6433286849645245349..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: The Bloated Ambition of the Con Bigot Jason KenneySimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33593660910772184382017-02-09T15:32:26.948-05:002017-02-09T15:32:26.948-05:00he is actually gayhe is actually gayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-77595811147820827042016-07-18T06:40:41.707-04:002016-07-18T06:40:41.707-04:00At Sierra Springs Dental we strive to provide exce...At Sierra Springs Dental we strive to provide exceptional dental care for the residents of Airdrie. <b><a href="http://www.sierraspringsdental.com/" rel="nofollow">bad breath halitosis Alberta</a></b><br />sierraspringsdentalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12569016015236284760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-41612122959780241892016-06-24T02:45:11.836-04:002016-06-24T02:45:11.836-04:00http://albertapolitics.ca/2016/06/take-high-road-w...http://albertapolitics.ca/2016/06/take-high-road-well-take-low-road-kenney-cabals-strategy-grab-back-power-alberta/Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-48296342441247222702016-06-22T07:03:08.793-04:002016-06-22T07:03:08.793-04:00hi David...I think that Kenney is deluded enough t...hi David...I think that Kenney is deluded enough to see himself as the Conservative saviour, but I think that his pushy personality, and his social conservatism, will make most people regard him as a trip to the dentist...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-5800024110872762822016-06-22T07:01:14.597-04:002016-06-22T07:01:14.597-04:00hi Way Way Up...yes it will be fascinating. As I&#...hi Way Way Up...yes it will be fascinating. As I've mentioned before, the Cons want to create a provincial Conservative Party, modelled on the federal one. That would get around the problem of being unable to merge the two existing parties. However it's a dangerous gamble, because if they're not careful they could split the right three ways. <br />My guess is that Kenney does not have the star power to get everyone to flock to his tent, and if they did get a provincial party up and running, they would need a younger and more charismatic leader to make it successful. I think Kenney has just been around too long, and away too long, and will just be seen as a pushy outsider. The only other possibility I can think of, is that Kenney would only try to pave the way for the return of Stephen Harper, who although he is making it look as if he's gone from politics, is very involved behind the scenes with efforts to unite the right, as is of course Preston Manning. So yes,as you say it is going to be fascinating, and we live in interesting times...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-47342543108152657202016-06-22T06:49:48.256-04:002016-06-22T06:49:48.256-04:00Hi Photo-Clean Your House...hmmm..that's inter...Hi Photo-Clean Your House...hmmm..that's interesting too. As I was just telling e.a.f, we do tend to stereotype each other, when reality is far more complex and interesting. From my perch in Canada I do get the sense that the province has been evolving quite rapidly, and that the extreme right-wing elects in the Wildhog Party are having difficulty gaining any traction. And what you have to say about the LGBT situation is very encouraging, as is the fact that Rachel Notley seems to be doing a good job. You know, if you keep this up I might have to stop thinking of Albertans as the annoying cowboys, and we Eastern bastards will be totally discombobulated... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-46845718161373998932016-06-22T06:37:39.527-04:002016-06-22T06:37:39.527-04:00hi e.a.f...that's interesting what you say abo...hi e.a.f...that's interesting what you say about Alberta. And very reassuring. You know in this country we like to stereotype each other. But I have found decent Canadians in every province I've visited. So maybe Kenney won't fit in, and can finally go and join a monastery, and leave us all in peace at last....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-2399114572108520442016-06-22T03:10:57.729-04:002016-06-22T03:10:57.729-04:00JASON KENNEY: CONSERVATIVE SAVIOUR OR A GUY WITH T...JASON KENNEY: CONSERVATIVE SAVIOUR OR A GUY WITH THE APPEAL OF A TRIP TO THE DENTIST?<br />http://albertapolitics.ca/2016/06/jason-kenney-conservative-saviour-guy-appeal-trip-dentist/Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09630890163958807048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-42160603417918119052016-06-22T01:18:25.001-04:002016-06-22T01:18:25.001-04:00This will be an interesting thing to watch to see ...This will be an interesting thing to watch to see how it plays out. Kenny does face a few challenges though which leaves me a bit puzzled as to what his motives are. Firstly, to the best of my knowledge, under Alberta election laws, the finances of 2 separate parties cannot be merged. Not like the Wildrose would want to do this anyway since the Alberta PC's are essentially broke and can no longer raise money through corporate donations. <br /><br />Secondly, the Alberta PC's lasted as long as they did in part because of their ability to become a big tent party. This pretty much killed off the Liberals who were squeezed out between the PC's and NDP. I have a difficult time seeing Kenney being able to build a large spectrum of support. Personally, I consider myself to be socially very liberal but fiscally Conservative. I was loathe to vote PC in the past 2 elections that have happened since I've lived here and having Kenney as a leader would kill off any remote chance the PC's have left of having me vote for them. <br /><br />And lastly, of course, there is the matter of certain other former federal PC who jumped ship to become a party leader......and we all know what happened to him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-32209964589262258812016-06-21T09:14:14.187-04:002016-06-21T09:14:14.187-04:00If he comes to Alberta, and becomes Premier someho...If he comes to Alberta, and becomes Premier somehow or other, I really will have to move. But someone reminded me about what happened to the last Federal Tory who tried to take over; Jim Prentice was chewed up and spit out by the voters, and we have Notley in charge and doing ok. Much to my shock, I vote Liberal and assumed the Tories would be back as usual. Prentice was too high handed and took victory for granted. People were really really angry when he would not support LGBT clubs in schools,and let him know in no uncertain terms, then he told Notley math is hard. Alberta is a funny place sometimes. Not at all what people think it is socially. I get the feeling people don't like Feds interfering. And they don't like intolerant homophobic politicians in leadership. Harper tried to get a PC candidate in as Mayor of Calgary, allegedly supplied money to Ric McIver, and again, that was another case of an unknown sweeping into<br />office, almost as if people reacted against Harper's interference. 8 years later, still Nenshi. The Wildrose party have never made it because of their bigotry. We had a WRP MLA in my riding by default, first one to get in, and the kids on the Jr High down the road grilled him in an assembly on tolerance, and wrote a letter to the Herald complaining about his LGBT bigotry. He was booted out in the next election. <br /><br />If Kenney does try leading the broken Conservative mess here, might get further lessons in humility. Remember when he called Thomas Lukaszuk, Polish immigrant and AB MLA, a "fucking asshole" in an email? That will come up. And the TFW crisis affected Alberta more than any other province, and that was his. We seem to be doing OK with an NDP government that might decide to forge their own identify and break away from the Federal NDP. The Muslim mayor worked out fine, and a new LGBT club just opened. Harper is here, no doubt working in the background with Kenney. felicitatumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03004779591210641258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-71694184557827803682016-06-20T21:34:02.073-04:002016-06-20T21:34:02.073-04:00I don't think he could unite much in alberta. ...I don't think he could unite much in alberta. Many see Alberta as a right wing province with not much going for it in the way of social attitudes. I think that is wrong. what I see in Alberta is people being accepted for what they bring to the table, not what they look like. Many went there from other parts of Canada for just that reason. They weren't "connected enough" in other parts of Canada and were welcomed in Alberta for their ability to work and bring something to the table.<br /><br />Lets remember when theu had the Olympics people volunteered and it broke even, not like in B.C. where it cost a shit load of money and people made lots of it. Look at all the volunteers each year to put on the Stampede.<br /><br />When other provinces 20 30 years ago were doing nothing for seniors, Alberta was. It was the right thing to do. I living in B.C. was amazed. Same for day care back in the 1980s. People who needed 2 or 3 day care centres, paying huge amounts of money or getting live in nannies moved to Alberta only to find affordable government licensed day care for all their kids. Better community centres in Calgary, all sorts of things which most never thought would be on the radar for Alberta. Just look at who the Mayor of Calgary is. They were interested in what he brought to the table, not how he looked or his religion.<br /><br />In some ways I have found more "socially" minded people amongst "right wing" Albertans than those living in the left coast of B.C. <br /><br />Therefore I don't think Jason is going to make it as the leader of anything in Alberta. people actually care about each other in that province. neighbours seem to be more interested in each other than in B.C. Perhaps its because for so long so many Albertan came from other parts of the country and had to rely on each other. <br /><br />I for one, if things get much worse in B.C. would consider Alberta as the place to go. Hey, Notley said she wasn't going to cut back on education or health. In B.C. not so much. Vancouver is faced with closing over a dozen schools, Surrey has so few schools it does shifts. Seniors live 50% below the poverty line and 500K of us don't have family doctors. e.a.f.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-28053211292407991512016-06-20T17:06:57.217-04:002016-06-20T17:06:57.217-04:00Racists and bigots can be found anywhere. Don'...Racists and bigots can be found anywhere. Don't judge my province based on a few idiots politicians. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-20575554206718922682016-06-20T15:42:57.912-04:002016-06-20T15:42:57.912-04:00Kenny is most certainly not gay. He does not have ...Kenny is most certainly not gay. He does not have the moral capability to respect anyone other this his religious, racist, bigot CON base. He is simply a lonely old virgin that no right minded person would consider to be of human quality, let alone leadership quality. Except for maybe Alberta, you know that racist, bigot province that should join Texas!!!!!! FSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-78328461385116956262016-06-20T07:48:40.886-04:002016-06-20T07:48:40.886-04:00hi TS...As I said in my post I do find his ambitio...hi TS...As I said in my post I do find his ambition a little bloated. I think the mediocrity of the other candidates has given him delusions of grandeur. He is still popular with the federal Cons, but surely they must know that he is unelectable. And as for the ones in Alberta, I very much doubt that they want that maniac running around giving them orders. Still as I've mentioned before, both Harper and him are very concerned with trying to unite the right, so maybe that's what has him so excited. All I can say is that with a reverse Midas touch like he has, good luck to those who would vote for him...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33467697047021065132016-06-20T07:43:13.287-04:002016-06-20T07:43:13.287-04:00hi Rumleyfips...although I despise that bigot, I w...hi Rumleyfips...although I despise that bigot, I would probably celebrate by drinking a bottle of communion wine if he did become leader. Because then I'd know for sure that the Cons would be gone from power for at least a generation....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-90288796607115868612016-06-20T07:41:35.054-04:002016-06-20T07:41:35.054-04:00hi anon...yes I've always thought that somebod...hi anon...yes I've always thought that somebody who deliberately chooses chastity, as opposed to those who have it thrust upon them, can't truly appreciate the human experience, good or bad. I wish Kenney would just go away and follow his heart all the way to a monastery or a convent. I bet he'd make a terrifying Mother Superior... ;)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-80104366229994953052016-06-20T07:38:34.222-04:002016-06-20T07:38:34.222-04:00hi Steve....I can never decide whether Kenney is a...hi Steve....I can never decide whether Kenney is a closet case or a eunuch. But according to a recent story in the Globe, he likes to spend his nights listening to Gregorian chants, so I think he really does need to get a life....Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-79644181085369525732016-06-19T20:07:59.337-04:002016-06-19T20:07:59.337-04:00Seems like his ambitions are just in his own head....Seems like his ambitions are just in his own head. I don't think CPC or Alberta really want him. <br /><br />TSAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-64023502347992389372016-06-19T11:50:33.132-04:002016-06-19T11:50:33.132-04:00If he leads the reformatoris I will get to enjoy w...If he leads the reformatoris I will get to enjoy watching his further humiliation.rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-63660590270482385922016-06-19T11:18:38.847-04:002016-06-19T11:18:38.847-04:00Unless something drastic has changed, Jason is a 4...Unless something drastic has changed, Jason is a 48-year-old virgin. I doubt Harper's the only one in that party hiding in closets. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-91745392989241088002016-06-19T10:41:10.214-04:002016-06-19T10:41:10.214-04:00Does anyone in Canada think someone is in the clos...Does anyone in Canada think someone is in the closet?Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14162783936999869984noreply@blogger.com