Memo to Premier Christy Clark: Sincerity Shouldn’t Be a Punchline–Women Hate That…
After the train wreck that was last week for the BC Liberals, I thought about ‘why’.
Why is it that a young, presentable, passably articulate, enthusiastic hockey mom isn’t resonating with key constituencies like those earning over $100,000 per year; those who believe in a healthier environment and generally those who want a better British Columbia?
Why is it Christy Clark is disliked so much? It’s not for a lack of air time. With every newscast, she’s making yet another announcement about what she claims will be “thousands of jobs” for British Columbians. The Premier is omnipresent. Radio, TV, print media, all covering her every move.
Could it be overkill? Well, there might some truth to that, but she doesn’t know how to govern, that much is clear, so the Premier doesn’t know any other speed–all in, all the time.
No, it’s something else, something I’ve known for a long time. And once it’s gone, it never comes back. You can’t fool them. The emotional connection they make is the key to getting their vote.
Can you guess?
Women.
That’s right, women. Once that vote is gone, all others are soon to follow. When Christy Clark first became Premier, one of our mutual friends said to me, “What do you think she should tackle first?”
And my reply?
“Other than finding a manual on how to be sincere, she needs to concentrate on the womens’ vote. It was shaky through the leadership campaign, and regardless of her botoxed, stretched and plasticized gal pals, she needs to connect with the woman who spends every morning milking her cows Kamloops; the gal in Fernie, who is out the door at the crack of dawn to open the diner door for the first construction worker to come through–she needs to connect with women. They hated her on NW, they’ll hate her now. Christy wants to titillate the male vote and if she keeps that up, women will leave her in droves.”
It’s like I had a copy of her playbook.
As soon as Christy became Premier, the flirting, wiggling and over-sexualizing began. One member of the Victoria Press Gallery tells me it’s often so inappropriate and over-the-top that at the annual press dinner, she was cursing, stammering and carrying on like a drunk sorority girl. Largely someone who ignores strong women (as most women in the press are tough as nails–think Justine Hunter) the Premier is often found smiling and winking at the men or getting into someone’s personal space more often than not.
It’s intentional. And women hate her for it.
But this is no different from how she was received by listeners at CKNW. In the key demographic of 25-55 she consistently ranked seventh out of thirteen stations! Not once did she rank above that. A forty plus year old, who couldn’t attract her own.
The key inside column? Women listened more to Bill Good than they did to her. So, she started in with the book reviews and really pertinent material like how much to tip your waiter and then the number of times she had her sex therapist on, you’d think there was a problem somewhere.
But there wasn’t. At least not personally. Though, the foolishness of believing that women are so shallow that they need to listen to fluff to get by, sealed her fate. Her on-air flirting with male guests and colleagues was egregious.
And it’s not any different now.
She still thinks women are stupid and guys are easy to win over, that’s why she’s lost women to Adrian Dix.
Women, much more so than men, are intuitive about politicians. If they cannot connect on an emotional level, you’re done. I watched it happen to Bill VanderZalm. I sat front row when it happened to Brian Mulroney. It was obvious with both.
But I’ll tell you who got it and in droves-who deeply understood motherhood issues. Rita Johnston. Yes, the former premier–Canada’s first female premier, understood women. I can remember being in many a provincial strategy meeting and listening to her and the late Janet Pierotti (a long-time organizer and great friend to me and Rita) say it. Getting the women’s vote back was key. And it worked, despite the fact the Socreds got trounced–she was even with Mike Harcourt when it came to women.
So what does this Premier do? Well, it won’t be easy for Christy and I think she’s done anyway. But stopping the empty announcements and getting out into the communities without the cameras in tow would be a good start. You see, people get the funny feeling that when the cameras are there, it’s a shameless photo op. And with Christy Clark it always is.
But it’s also the insincerity of it. An announcement about the municipal auditor was a CLASSIC EXAMPLE of why the Premier really doesn’t get it. She actually had the temerity to state that there were municipalities that were “begging” her to be audited.
Now, who in their right mind would want that, regardless of whether it’s a municipal audit or personal one? Who would subject themselves to a process akin to having a suitcase extracted through your arse? Is she for real? Just how stupid does she think we are?
Well, to women, it would sound even more phony–they’re that much keener and sharper. I understand that the Premier was trying to show how much a municipal auditor is needed, I get that. But it’s this type of tremulous disingenuity that reeks to High Heaven. Her messaging has never been worse. Every announcement comes across as progressively more thin and counterfeit than the one before.
And through it, she’s lost the girls. And they’re never coming back.
No matter what she promises.
Alex, right on the money! The women’s vote is much like a good reputation … hard to earn and easy to lose and once lost even harder to earn back.
The premier is trying so hard to be the popular girl she comes across as vacant and shallow. She has about a year to turn it around and I really don’t see that happening. But if and thats only if the BCLibs want to get re-elected with her at the helm they should do 3 things:
1) make the HST go away and the sooner the better, the vote was held and foot dragging is not going to change the results of the referendum
2) (to echo your comments) not every moment of the day is a photo-op, have the premier show up to some event, unscripted, and go into the crowd and connect with the people and do this over and over again until the polls change
3) seek out a voice coach, she comes across as a shrill cheerleader most of the time, she has to learn to moderate her voice, use vocal inflication to relay emotion and points and absolutely no more crocodile tears for the camera
That may help a little but I think the damage has been done and she and the BCLibs are down for a drubbing next election.
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Complete agreement. Thanks for the kind words.
Yeah, I think she’s way too far gone and the wagon’s a circling, but I’m sure they’ll end up shooting inward. It’s an interesting character study watching her try to manipulate this thing. She’s in real trouble and knows it now.
Translation: She’s going to get more desperate and more nasty. Just watch. And then there’s the case of the Basi-Virk documents that the media is getting their hands on…
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“…but she doesn’t know how to govern, that much is clear….”
Agreed, but even worse, she appears as though she doesn’t want to learn how to govern the Province, or even understand, let alone manage, the economy ot the Province.
I suspect for this reason alone, she has lost (or is loosing) the female vote of the Province.
It does little to help her “image” when her speach patterns parrot those of both Sarah Palin and Barak Obama. You know that “talkin’ down to their level, phoney homespun speakin’ style”, which clearly does not reflect success in the “higher education” she professes to have received.
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I know, I find that so beyond the pale. Particularly when Obama does it. How does a guy, formerly of Harvard Law Review, pick up some folksy lingo? It’s hilarious.
In Christy’s case, since her entire post-high school career is a complete fraud, it’s not that tough to listen to her try it, but again, it’s in marked contrast to how she comported herself when she was at NW.
The whole effort is as phony as she is.
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You show why everyone reads you when you do opinion pieces like this one. I am so sick of the cheering by the msm and how she thinks we are so stupid as you say. I am a former liberal voter from when Campbell was premier and I voted for Christy Clark during the leadership but I have gone to the conservatives because this party has turned into a joke since she became leader. Your line about the punchline was perfect and as a woman I thank you for pointing out how stupid she thinks we are. The rest of your media friends are sleeping I guess.
Thank you Mr. Tsakumis!
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You’re most welcome. I’m not surprised that you have bolted from the BC Liberals to the BC Conservatives. Many members have and I’m certain many more will. You can bet on it. Thanks for stopping by. Haven’t heard from you since Christmas.
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In a word, patronizing to women while at the same time empty headed.
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Yes, that would be our Christy!
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Empty headed?
“Empty Helmet” would be what I would use.
Someone had it right. Dump the HST and immediately. That’s for your friend Falcon to accomplish. If he can do it by Victoria Day (at least start the process by sloughing off the HST from restaurants to start with and later on from places like Jack Ho’s Corner store, then they’ll get somewhere.
She does need to get into the crowd more.
Did she do anything useful in Chilliwack other than get all bouncy bouncy about the BC Liberal candidate up there? Did she actually get out there and do 50 houses? It was a nice day for it, and the exercise would have done her good.
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She didn’t do any of that. I heard she did a couple of photo ops and that’s about it.
Some notable absences by prominent MLAs though…it seems they were busy. Hmmm…
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She is too afraid to knock on any door that she does not control.
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Alex:
An addendum to my last post:
When the new drunk driving liquor law came into effect (which I support) and drove down liquor sales at publically licensed drinking establishments, at about the same time, the HST was introduced wherein publically licensed liquor drinking establishments lost their 10% liquor discount from the BC Government Liquor Board and yet these same drinking establishments still remain prohibited from buying liquor from a private sector liquor store even if it is right next door…it’s as if the NDP are already in control… as per bike shops they lost their PST exception under the HST…when will they get it back, if ever…why would you buy a bike now…why would you not wait to see what happens.
Here are but two examples as to how the Liberal’s are providing certainty to small business in these tough economic times.
Yes, small business must really love the Liberals.
Go ahead Christy, I dare you, start knocking on those doors.
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Alex:
A final addendum:
This reminds me of what Premier Ross Thatcher allegedly said just before he and his Saskatchewan Liberal Party were annihilated at the polls.
“The only reason you would still vote for us is because you haven’t met us.”
Grant Devine where are you today?
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Brilliant!
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Well, these are two, classic examples of how damning the HST really was–and remains!
Brilliant!
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Strange, most of her friends are knobs…
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Explains why all the competent and intelligent women in her caucus are warming the backbenches…
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Yes, absolutely. The most competent is Moira Stilwell, who loathes the Premier with a white hot passion.
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She has some real talent on the backbench. Too bad she figured a few carryovers from The Campbell government were the best way to go.
Worst error she made was making Bloy Social Services. Yes I realise she “had” to do that as a “reward” for his “loyalty” during the leadership, but if people figure they are going to work a leadership just to increase their chances, they aren’t any good to anyone.
Should have taken a few deserving backbenchers and let them have a try. If they fail so what? Everyone fails at something in their lives. Makes them better off if they learn from it.
But that’s not uncommon happens in every party. Even happening right now with the NDP. You wait and see after the first ballot where MPs line up. THey would want a coveted critic’s post in a Brian Topp Orange Caucus.
Same thing will happen if Adrian Dix manages to ecke out the seat in the Premier’s Office.
Be there when that happens.
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You can bet on it.
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“Christy Clark while interviewing Chris Delaney last year on radio called everyone opposed to the HST Taliban”
(the statement from CC was in 2010)
intuition alex??? how about christy publicly declaring that if you dont agree with her you are as bad as the taliban?
the woman does not beleive in democracy and has stated so.
is it so odd that the women of our society would not identify with someone whos defence of a serious public issue is to hurl hateful insults at those who oppose her, rather than explain her position?
id love to see adds run by the NDP or CONSERVATIVE’s running that sound bite of her calling the majority of BC’ers worse than the taliban….. how do you think that would resonate with the women in our society?
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I don’t remember the exact quote but she was partially misquoted–I do remember commenting about it when Global called.
Of course, we can’t go into the NW archives since they’ve changed their settings and you can’t go back to Christy’s shows.
Lastly, while I appreciate your contributions, please post links only to legitimate blogs written by sane people.
Brian Gough’s writing is an embarrassment and even when you prove to him that he’s wrong, he still pops off the same old story. He recently wrote me a note telling me that Sean Leslie’s wife works for the PAB. This is patently untrue. He also said Leslie admitted in-air that this was so. Also a lie. Leslie admitted that his wife was in communications in a govt Ministry (Children and Family Development). He never said she was with the PAB.
This one of many far-left, loony Goughisms with which the blogosphere is littered.
He also claims to have challenged me to everything from a duel to a street fight and that I declined. Brian is a funny guy, as well as being completely delusional.
He’s obviously got some sort of handicap and I’m sorry for that, but he is not credible at all. Please don’t post his material here as I will simply delete it. Thank you for your understanding in advance.
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absolutely, i only linked it as a source confirming what CC said.
i would have found the audio file in the nw audio vault, but as you say we no longer have access.
my apologies if it offended.
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No offense whatsoever! I always enjoy your pithy contributions. However, you are forewarned that most of the other bloggers, except for Norm Farrell and Harvey Oberfeld, have no credibility at all. They’ll do once good piece followed by one hundred duds specifically designed to elect the NDP. Or, they’ll get a story totally wrong. Just look at some of their readers…they wrote comments which make it obvious their families have only been one generation upright….
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Good one again Alex. Snooki hasn’t figured out that the people of BC want and DESERVE leadership – not empty cheerleading. There’s a world of difference, and as we know, winks and wiggles aren’t policy.
I see she’s visiting the great unwashed in the Okanagan today announcing a new prison near Oliver. Too bad she’ll be long gone by the time the thing finally opens (I really, really hope and expect). Another photo-op. Whoo-hoo!
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Yes, I know. It’s really quite shameless when she does this sort of thing, however…
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The jail is on an Indian Reservation of which I have mixed feelings. Any thoughts on this Alex?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/british-columbia/new-okanagan-prison-to-be-built-on-indian-reserve-land/article2328186/
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I’ll be doing a post on that tomorrow.
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If we’re REALLY lucky, they will have space for her and Campbell and all the others tainted by the BC Rail scandal. There’s a jail I don’t mind paying for….
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I took a long walk over the weekend and had time to reflect on a number of issues.
And I concluded that we’re hooped unless we rise up and demand a better quality public servant. It is offensive in the extreme that we must ensure such rubes and harridans.
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I hate to get up on my all too familiar soap box, but the rising up needs to be focused on demanding that the system be repaired. Fix the rules and the good players will start coming out of the woodwork. If the system remains broken, it stands to reason that, regardless of which party is in power, or who the players are, the results will be broken, too.
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An astute observation.
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I thought Christy was going to the prison site to check on future accomodations for herself and her party
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Oh, don’t get me started on Christy prison jokes…
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great column as usual,
my grandmother always used to tell me women think with their big heads men think with their little heads.
a women i know has always told me crispy is like the other women in a relationship all show no substance.
crispy has ensured at least 1-2 terms of a dix goverment
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I’m afraid that might be correct.
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Yet the NDP is advocating that more women are needed in government…
Christy might be ruining that for them…the NDP might need new speaking points after Christy is finished.
Single handed Christy is destroying any advancements woman have made in the past 30 years..it is embarrassing..
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A superb point which I missed. Very well done!
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Well hold on there on that one.
Apart from Christy Clark, the NDP is absolutely wrong on their insistence of affirmation for women when it comes to being a candidate. It’s a bit undemocratic.
I would rather choose on the basis of what is inside the candidate in terms of community service, and also what is it that said candidate wants to do for the region if said candidate was to win my support.
If the NDP’s insistence on % percent women candidate, then what is the quality of those?
I’ve seen very good women candidates one or two or three legendary, and also real duds. We have one of those as Premier (unless she smartens up in the next three months which is getting more impossible by the day).
But to balance that out from the boys side, I’ve seen Statesmen in candidates real leaders and also candidates who turned out to be a dunce when it comes to representing people and getting paid $100k to do it.
In fact with some of the male candidates I’ve seen, I had to wonder why they even bothered anyone to help them out on their campaign in the first place.
and same with the girl candidates.
and yes it goes with all parties, not just the NDP.
Vote with what you figure is up here..
not “down there”..
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@Seymour Forest.
I think you are running on a misconception… I am not an NDP supporter.
I really wish you would read my posts more thoroughly, with a different perspective…I really feel you are critiquing my comments with a particular filter….and it is becoming most annoying.
What is even more annoying is that I feel I must defend myself to you each time I post…perhaps I should remain silent, now lets think about that bullying theme for a moment shall we?
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Okay, let’s just relax here. Both of you are most valued commenters; to your corners, bout over…
As you were…
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As one of my wannabe mothers-in-law worded it “men rule the world, but women rule the men”. For those who are in doubt I’d recommend reading “Lysistrata” by Aristophanes.
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Good ole Uncle Aris wrote some doozies…
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And history, as always, hasn’t taught anyone anything …
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What a great comment.
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Mar 18th, 2011, 5:25 pm
I still view her as “more style than substance” and it will take some time before she can prove me wrong. She has a long road to travel.
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I wrote that back then. I have never had reason to change my opinion (as a matter of fact, my opinion of her has deteriorated).
Men went out of their way to “tut-tut” me and told I was just jealous of her… Ha!! Jealous of a bubbleheaded photo-op junkie? NFL!!
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Very well put.
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Christy was in way over her head when she got the NW gig. It was around that time I stopped listening to NW. She is BC’s version of the Titanic, she’s going down and fast. If she is not removed, or does the honorable things and resigns, the Provincial Liberals will be probably be reduced to under 17 seats or less in the next election. For a lot of us, we’ll have to hold our noses and vote Conservative. The NDP will get in and the next 4-5 years will be one large politcal enema in this Province.
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Complete agreement.
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well you have 3 mainstream choices.
pretend you own a small business and must hire someone to run the till for you. there are only 3 applications and you MUST choose one.
applicant 1- has a long track record of stealing form the till and lieing about it, but swears up and down that they have changed there ways and are a new person.
applicant 2- tends to give too much change from time to time, and is a bleeding heart who may give your goods to needy people occasionally.
applicant 3- refuses to accept the job unless they can hand out religous pamphlets and preach to your customers each time they give change, but seems fairly on the level other than that.
pick one.
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I’d put the first in sales, the second in administration and the third in marketing. In each case they could do little damage.
I always run my own till…
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… and in the office, someone like myself reads the Daily Cash sheet from that till examines it to see if it balances, and then figures out why the damn store is losing money, why the marketing is craptacular, and we aren’t selling enough product to realise the profit we should be making in the first place, so that we can offer more products to attract more customers and pay our hard working employees the wages they deserve, and also so the store can buy upgraded equipment and improve service to the customers we already have, and to get the delivery truck new tires…
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So, I guess this wouldn’t be a good time to ask you for a raise?
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I see a “Mr. Dithers” moment coming..
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Oh, you can bank on it. Christy and crew still still refer to Martin as our “best” prime minister. It’s riotously hilarious.
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I’d like to give a Mr. Dithers placekick to Christy and Kevin right now.
The same kind that Dithers gave ol’ Dagwood all the time.
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Boy, aren’t we spunky today!
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Brilliant! Can I use that one?
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good work all around alex, but the question states you only get to pick one… and they must run the till.
hilarious though , good answer.
and seymour, if ony we were allowed. in case you missed it the auditor general (public watch dog) recently blew the whistle that teh liberals have changed accounting practices (they legislated accounting practices taht would make them look better)…. the cash sheet now says what they want it too.
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Thanks for the kind words and solid perspective. Much appreciated.
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One wonders what Mr Kinsella is scheming on these days. His “prodigy” is failing miserably and he has a bit more than a year to go before the Libs must call an election..
Time to pull the plug on Ms Clark ? One wonder where she will end up in 5 years? 10 ?
Interesting times…….
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Shell have no problem being the MP for Vancouver Quadra. Shell replace her son’s former babysitter.
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I’m not sure if she would be an improvement over Joyce Murray or not. They seem cut from the same cloth, in terms of vapidness.
For some reason, I can see Ms. Clark as the leader of the federal Liberals in a few years…
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It’ll never happen. She is hated and there is a growing constituency inside te Liberal Party of Canada that can’t stand her and her ex-husband Mark Marissen. Their crew is identified as doing more damage to the party and contributing to its destruction than anyone else.
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I guess we all know what an airhead Christy is, but another liberal woman i hate is Shirly Bond,i’ve watched her during question period she is rude,obnoxious, and totally sickining. Oh Alex do you know what the very hard working Pamela Martin’s job discription really is or does anybody know?
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Bond is atrocious.
And no, Martin’s job description–the real one, is completely unknown.
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Director of Airhead Outreach?
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Do you think Crispy will attend His Excellency Gordo’s lunch Friday at VBoT? Will she share his podium and praise his record? And if she does go, which staffers will she take along? And who if anyone who should be there will instead boycott it? Maybe you could take bets, like over or under on how many times she says “Your Excellency” ….
You should go yourself and afterwards tell us all about it.
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I may have a scheduling conflict. Not sure yet. Ugh!
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I have a feeling the Prom Queen will probably skip the event.
Much as we like to loathe our former Preem, he makes the Prom Queen look like a chick from the trailer park, and I think she knows that.
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Premier Campbell must be underwhelmed by his first understudy in BC Politics.
Greatly underwhelmed. Where are the gyrations, the big plays, the smashing megaprojects, the big scores?
I doubt seriously the Christy Clark Clique would last 5 minutes against the Patriots or the Giants, let me put it that way.
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Josef, you wouldn’t last past the first minute before impact of a quarter back from the GIants or Patriots coming at ya at full steam, 5 minutes left on the clock, 4th quarter, tie game 4 yards to go for the touchdown.
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Okay, play nice. LOL!
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I know Seymour.
I am 5’7″/170 centimeters and I can tell you that you’re right. I have no athletic ability whatsoever. Thanks to school bullying, I have a bad back before the serious three-oh and can’t even run any more.
I thought Christy Clark was made of tougher stuff. Ooops.
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You know Joe….when you first started coming here, I didn’t know what to think. But I have to tell you, I think your a really good guy, who genuinely cares about people. I think you’re politics a little funny from time to time, but hey, you likely think the same of mine.
You never have to worry, Joe, about how tall you are. Because around here, knowing of your personal challenges and how you and your family have persevered, I’d say you stand taller and straighter than most people I’ve ever met. Think yourself a hero to those around you because most people look down on guys like you, and they shouldn’t.
It’s not about your height, it’s about your heart. And in that department, no one will ever be able to beat you.
Hang in there.
With respect and admiration.
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Wow, thank you very much Alex. Yes my politics can be a bit funny to odd – after all I am a BCLibFan. I like my politics moderately conservative, I am getting to understand that although we come at it from different ways we both want BC to have GREAT government. Ditto to Washington State, so needing somebody with the politics + passion and without the cronyism + Christy Clark Clique of Gordon Muir Campbell.
I’m flattered people think I stand tall. Jjust like to lead and get things done, hate losing.
Thanks much Alex. Wow.
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Your welcome, Joe.
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Agree that she has lost the women but that happened long ago when she declared war on their children’s education. She was the most pathetic education minister of all time. As vacuous as she is now. And as incapable of negotiating and adept at incinerating then as now.
I take exception (lightheartedly of course) to the implicit suggestion that she has the male vote. As a man she just doesn’t do it for me, no matter how low cut her tops are or how much of a phoney smile she puts on. I would think that she really wouldn’t be that much fun to be with. A “Harry met Sally” kind of thing.
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Okay, easy there champ… LOL!
Yeah, she was the worst Minister of Education.
No doubt about it.
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That is debatable. I think Bill VanderZalm still wears that badge of distinction. Things were so bad, even the Premier’s office had to pull end runs around him.
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I disagree. Bill might have been tough in that Ministry, but the cuts Christy made and the polemics against teachers was absolutely heart-stopping.
There is no debate to this. VanderZalm’s comments were what the were, but Christy did big time damage to the lives of special needs kids and those most vulnerable in the education system.
You can’t debate that.
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Bang on with this one Alex. My wife didn’t really like her before but she would at least listen for a few minutes. Now she can’t stand her. Sometimes the terminology she uses makes me wonder about the fairer sex. Whenever she is shown on the news she walks into the other room. If her picture is associated with an article it will not be read. Such is the level of distaste she has for her. In over 30 years together I have only seen this level of distaste once. There are a lot of other women I know in the same mindset. This bodes for trouble in ChristyLand.
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What?! Bang on with just this one?
I’m bang on with every post. I’ve never made a mistake. I’m perfect…
….ly pathetic! LOL!
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try saving jobs by not exporting half of all raw logs .and save burnaby refinery for economic and security reasons
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Hi Alex,
In addition to all the insightful things you mention, I would add Christy’s own and her party’s track record. British Columbians are ‘done’ with all of them and women know better than anyone what has happened to hospitals, schools, community services, legal and financial aid in the province.As mothers, daughters, and workers, few are better off than they were a decade ago–golden decade and golden spin be damned.The Heli-Jet flying and limo-riding Empress ain’t wearing no clothes! (She’d be kicked off the train but be damned if she didn’t help Gordo sell it!)
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Another astute comment. Very nicely done.
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I take most offense at what the Libs have done to the medical system, specifically the hospitals.
They have been turned into a disgusting mess since the outsourcing of the cleaning services, there’s no other way to put it then that. Fraser Health has been bleeding so much talent in the last 10 years due to rock bottom morale throughout, and political interference at the managerial level, especially at RCH. The whole system is in administrative chaos from top to bottom, it’s a wonder it functions at all. Thankfully we have some crazy dedicated people that put up with leagues of bullshit to keep things going.
Back on topic of the shameless lows of Ms. Crispy, the photo op at the recycling center has pissed off many local people in that riding, least of which were some key people that helped Marc get that seat. Not good news for the next go-around for Crispy.
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I was told many years ago from a waitress at The Guppy club, …if you smile and wiggle that thang,, ya get way better tips from the men.
But the women think its crass.
Just saying’
P.S Any words from Tim and Mr Ass House?…….Sorry Glass Ball.
Thanks Alex another great read.
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Your welcome.
No, nothing from enviro-freak DJ Ball, but I am getting all sorts of maniacal, insane-asylum emails from Brian Gough, who thinks it’s an annoyance to collect his insane ramblings. He keeps giving himself credit for stories he got wrong and claims he’s embarrassed me and others.
Poor guy. Meds delivery must be slow in Garden Bay.
I guess he’s done crying with mommy…what a wingnut!
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You have to love Rafe’s tact and deft touch in the opening paragraph of his editorial this morning:
“It comes as no surprise to me, who has said from the beginning that Christy Clark did not have what it takes to lead a party, much less a province. If she were not premier, I would call her an airhead.”
And you have to love Alex’s temerity and tenacity, premier or not.
God bless ‘em both!
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Thanks, yes, I received a very kind note from Rafe a few days ago, complimenting me on my editorials on Christy. He’s a good friend and I look forward to collaborating with him on a few projects this year.
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I have to disagree with Rafe. I still call her airhead even if she is the Premier.
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Well, you would never get accused of being inaccurate.
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Good for her for no bully day on CKNW but recently The province ran article of prov workers having trouble with same topic.Wheres the premier on this.?
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You mean where’s the biggest bully on bullying?
I don’t know. Let’s ask caucus… LOL!
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In her bio BC Christy claims she created the anti-bullying campaign Pink Shirt Day. That’s as disingenuous as her educational credentials in the same bio.
It was a couple of brave lads in Nova Scotia who created Pink Shirt Day.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2007/09/18/pink-tshirts-students.html
BC Christy simply co-opted the idea.
And yes the hyocrisy is remarkable, but it should not come as a surpise to anyone.
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And yet, the mainstream press are asleep at the switch. This is nothing new! I pointed this out years ago when he was still on NW. No one followed up.
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Recently Micheal Smyth wrote a column on the bullying in the government work place.
To me that would have been an opportunity for Christy…if she really believed in the issue/cause. She could have picked up the pink flag, and put on her best pink shirt… great photo op. But I expect that is coming on the 29th.
I remember seeing the CKNW car in the Pride Parade, oddly Christy didn’t even attend..She talks the talk, but is unable to walk the walk..
I assume the CKNW vehicle in the Parade was the MSM (eyes rolling) attempt to keep Christy’s cause relevant…nawww it was their attempt to pander … as I write this the ad on NW for anti bullying day just aired…….umm outside voice behave yourself.
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LMAO!
Last line is a classic!
But some very good points. It’s amazing isn’t it!? Christy claims to be a devout Catholic–her son attends the most prominent Catholic private school on te westside of Vancouver; and yet not one member of the press has asked her about why she turns her nose up at the gay community. And Mayencourt just stands there like a fencepost…it’s incredible.
VanderZalm would have been excoriated for even thinking it. Alas, that was when Baldrey and Palmer were actually hungry for real stories….
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Oh, that’s fascinating! I remember wondering when Christy was busy decimating public schools if she’d ever send her own child (still in diapers at the time) to one. I have nothing against private schools, of course, beyond my wish that every child could have a comparable opportunity. It’s been a lost decade and it’s a shame as it costs only a fraction to educate citizens compared to incarcerating them or supporting them for life. Not to mention lost economic productivity and human potential.
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All three of my children attend private school. It was not an easy decision for me and my wife. It wasn’t just the cost. Private schools provide the opportunities you (and I!) wish all children would have, because we, the parents, pay a great deal more than just the tuition into the system. I admire Christy’s decision to send Hamish to such a school, but she should be ashamed of herself for the incredible damage she did to public schools in this province.
Her hamfisted decisions have imperiled the education of the most vulnerable in the system and she’s done nothing to correct past mistakes. Nothing. For shame.
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She never had the women. She’s a disgrace to every woman who has ever worked in a “male dominated” job. She flashes the boobs, the legs and the choppers shamelessly. Can’t put a sentence together unless it’s written for her. Looking like she could hardly wait to get old SteveO in bed during their photo op. She was actually stupid enough to say in Maple Ridge last week, ” I never stand next to Pamela if I can help it. She makes me look too fat”. C’mon….WTF? This is our Premier. What a loser….Just call the election Christy. You haven’t got a hope in hell of redeeming yourself.
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I work in a male dominated job. Mind you, I’ve actually got a few brain cells that still work and I don’t need to flash the boobs or legs.
I’d love to see Snooki do what I do for even an hour…. the boys I work with would eat her alive, then spit her out in the oil trap.
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Hey Christy!
Here’s a little “substance over style” Zen for ya!
“At 20 you still have the face you were born with – at 50, you’ll get the face you deserve!”
Did you understand that Christy, or did it go over your head, just like just about everything else?
And Christy, you may want to cc this bit of Zen to ‘Squirrely’ Shirley Bond, Pamela ‘Botox’ Martin, Gregor ‘Lurch’ Robertson, and of course – ‘His Excrement’ Gordo the Magnificant.
Have a nice day!
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I agree – Christy Clark is no tough guy. Her and her clique have done more damage to the BCLib brand than Kevin Falcon ever could. In fact, the damage is as bad as the HST – just not as concentrated.
So when is the caucus putsch: Before or after the Throne Speech?
Thanks.
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I don’t know…
Yet.
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Christy’s best line in the Maple Ridge re-cycle video:
“Giggle, giggle…..OK, So,,,What am I doing?”
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Christy is ye single most embarrassing person to ever disgrace the Office of the Premier.
I never thought I’d ever say it, much less think it, but Gordon Campbell was a much better Premier despite the cronyism and corruption.
Christy is so beneath contempt, words cannot describe…
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I’ve never trusted Gordon Campbell.
Here’s a little clip from wikipedia (I searched Clan Campbell) on the origin of the name Campbell.
“….the likely source is the caimbeul, an Early Modern Irish or Gaelic by name meaning wry mouth, crooked mouth or twisted mouth, which refers to “the man whose mouth inclined a little on one side” .
Gordon never had to ask ” What am I doing?” To bad his rule was so self serving.
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No one ever trusted Campbell, except his pals, many of whom continue to make all sorts of money off the backs of the poor and most needy in this province.
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Alex:
On the new prison, did you know that we in Clearwater had a prison here for many, many years. Little to no problems from it. In fact they built a brand new prison with work shops and the total works. Then they shut it down (This government) They sold it, (gave it away) It still sits empty. The teen agers go up, crawl through the window and explore the place. I beleive Clearwater asked to reopen this prison and it was refused? Why? No money to be made by any liberal friends this way I guess. P/S I think Chief Joseph should be put in charge of all indian affairs and in time many problems would be resolved.
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Yes, I did. I’ll have some thoughts on that later. It’s quite troubling how this Govt continues to fail its people.
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Hi Alex,
I couldn’t agree more with the statement above that unless the political and bureaucratic systems are fixed with the help of truly independent investigative journalists, it’s not going to matter much who gets in to political office and we certainly won’t attract quality candidates who are really interested in a greater good for the majority of people beyond their own vested interests or pet peeves. We are all human–making mistakes and demonstrating our biases with everything we say or don’t say about any given situation–but to do so consistently, superficially, and unapologetically is what accounts for those low polling numbers and the increasing criticism of the corporate and tax payer funded media. It’s disturbing in the extreme to know that this has become the norm in BC with so much history of collusion between all the players that everyone seems to have either a vested interest or a skeleton in the closet that prevents full and objective disclosure for fear of a cascading domino effect. How sad and silly to be mired in such muck. Your BC Rail posts are but one example of how paralyzed and distorted thing can become. Even those who could or should ‘bell the cat,” resign while others stay on or come back just to dig themseves and the rest of us in deeper. The things that have been said and done in the name of transparent and accountable governance are ironic in the extreme.
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Absolutely agreed.
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Corruption and self-interest of those who are “elected” to represent us are rather ubiquitous and universal. Here’s a recent publication of the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/2012/01/12/gIQA97HGvQ_story.html?wpisrc=al_excl.
For those who want to get rid of any illusions about politicians I’d recommend a short, but very telling book by the late Mancur Olson, a US political economics professor and prolific author, “The Rise and Decline of Nations”. You may safely skip part 2 comprised of econometric calculations.
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A great book and super read, including the econometrics!!!
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We keep referring to this rudderless government as the BC Liberals,when in fact it is a conglomeration of far right conservatives and retreaded So Creds like Gordon Campbell who hijacked the party from Gordon Wilson. That is why they are going to lose a good majority of their vote to John Cummins and the real Conservative party.
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I’m sorry but I am compelled to correct you.
There are exactly two far right conservatives in the BC Liberal Party. The others are moderate, small ‘c’ conservatives. Then there are the glaring Liberals, deJong, Clark, Hansen, etc. And then there are the Neo-Liberals, led by former premier Campbell. There were NO Socreds that stayed on.
The worst of caucus are “retreads”, they’re retards.
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settle down Alex! The correct phrase is “they`re special”. LOL.
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Of course…of course…forgive me, I was overheating.
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Christy Clark is the most digusting politician this province has ever seen.
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You have a tremendous grasp of the obvious.
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