The Basi Memo Aftermath: Watching Christy Clark Blatantly Lie and Watching Some of BC’s Media Finish Off Their Careers…Very Sad…
There was a moment in the last two days, where I couldn’t go a half a mile without the phone ringing. I got stopped in, of all places, a gas station restroom–don’t ask–an exploding bottle of sunscreen to blame, and swarmed by three j-school students.
Another member of the press seeking comment. Requests for interviews, many of which I had to turn down. Pleas for more information on where Basi’s memo came from (a rather amateurish, if not foolish, question to ask, but this is what we’ve come to expect from the media masses).
What I witnessed, more so than any other time–and that has me more troubled than ever before, is that there really are deep, unbending and intractable BC Liberal shills in British Columbia’s media, who are specifically dedicated to ensuring the entire BC Rail/Basi-Virk story never hits the light of day.
That or they are incompetent. Either way, they deserve to be sent packing.
It didn’t help either, that while CKNW did yeoman’s service to the people of British Columbia, the two opposition parties had one member each making astute observations about the memo, while others failed you.
Case in point: Leonard Krog must be suffering from some sort of problem. I couldn’t care less that he’s a lawyer, many people suffer from the exact same affliction. But for him to be launching such a virulent attack against Dave Basi is astounding–if not moronic and counter productive. David Basi isn’t a choir boy. Far from it. He, and Bob Virk, are responsible for some of greatest political escapades in this province’s history. I’ve told them both, that for two very bright individuals, if stupidity were a crime listed in the Canadian Criminal Code, they’d be getting the death penalty. And that’s just where the BC Rail deal is concerned, never mind the foolish orders barked at them by Mark Marissen and Christy Clark over the years–orders on which they masterfully delivered. But for Krog to be referring to Basi as a “convicted” criminal makes me wonder if he earned his law degree in a week, because the $29.99 K-Mart special orders department took that long to deliver the pewter frame. Basi and Virk pled guilty. They were not formally “convicted” of anything. In fact, this is inaccurate, while at law it may be technically correct. They took a sweetheart deal (which you’ll see soon enough). There was no trial “conviction” per se. A conviction, if you will, was obtained through a plea–a significant difference that Krog ignores and Vaughn Palmer repeats without explanation–and does so, with rather perverse glee.
I understand why Krog is taking this tact. He wants to show how the NDP are unbiased. They don’t want to be supporting the words of the ones the BC Liberals will surely cast as a crazed criminals (there’s great irony there, I know). The problem with that is that they are limiting how much of Basi and Virk’s credibility will help them get some answers if an inquiry is called under their government. Rebuttal from skilled lawyers–obviously, a first year law student could confuse Krog, would take Krog’s words now, and make mincemeat of almost anything Basi or Virk had to say, when in point of fact, they are the two people whose word you can rely on the most–they have nothing to lose and were the BC Liberal’s toilet paper.
Basi and Virk know where all the bodies a buried, since they did all the digging and had to shoulder every bag of lime.
They took a bulletproof deal after an eight year ordeal–that included constant threats of jail time, and an indemnity for ANYTHING, including David Baines’ concerns about the tax department. Virk missed his wife and kids, as did Basi his wife and children, and Basi’s mother’s health started to decline (she remains in bad shape). Instead of Krog asking why this all happened, he’s off agreeing with the stunningly vacuous Vaughn Palmer and obstinate Keith Baldrey, both of whom have a vested interest in this matter dying–they are on wiretaps I have heard, making some VERY unprofessional comments (at least, that’s the way it would be seen by the public) about the deal and the government–along with other anecdotal nuggets. Sorry boys, I like you both very much, but your take on this matter is, to put it mildly, complete horse shit.
If I had no respect for them, I’d release the tapes, but that’s not fair and I won’t do it. However, do know, that ANYTHING Baldrey or Palmer have to offer on this matter is tainted by their own fears of what would happen to what’s left of their self-immolated reputations on the BC Rail issue–if they and the rest of the media had truly done their jobs, as they did on Bill VanderZalm or Glen Clark, Carole James would today be Premier. It’s as plain as day. (You’ll see below, how they could have asked serious questions, instead of fixating on Basi–which is the easy route).
Moving forward, if Leonard Krog is ever appointed Attorney General by the NDP, I will spend every waking, breathing moment on his tail. He is completely incompetent and yet another political shill. He could have handled this much differently–but instead he chose the expedient (read: IDIOTIC) political route instead of worrying about YOUR RIGHT TO KNOW–FIRST!
Is this what we can expect of an NDP government? An Attorney General who plays political games? We already have that in Shirley Bond, and before her, with the worst AG in BC history, Mike deJong–who Christy has never asked: ‘Why did you cut a deal with criminals, Mike? Why did you give money and such an airtight deal to criminals???’
And then there was John Horgan: Upright, solid, serious, straight-to-the point, no attacks against Basi and astute observations about the unethical, and illegal, behaviour of Christy Clark while Deputy Premier. That’s the goddamned point in all this, never mind what Baldrey and Palmer are feeding you. No one would defend what Basi did, but in this province, we’ve put people on the stand with considerably less credibility and obtained murder convictions! Who are Palmer and Baldrey kidding other than themselves???
No will defend what Basi or Virk did–they didn’t. But why are Palmer and Baldrey giving their pal Christy Clark as free ride on the BC Rail matter??? It’s disgusting.
On the other side of the aisle, John vanDongen could have been Horgan’s twin in this. Solid as a rock, concentrating on the obvious issues: Did Christy Clark commit a breach of trust? That’s what this boils down to. And yet his own party, the Conservatives, were busy preparing for what turned out ot be a sold out and successful downtown business lunch, instead of having their leader front and center. Where was John Cummins, the man who says he can lead us? Adrian Dix passed comment, barely, and with all the forcefulness of an infant’s fart. Of course, Christy showed up to lie once again. And yet Cummins sent out a press release about CLBC–last week’s BC Liberal scandal/crisis.
Maybe the Conservatives will send out a press release on this matter after the long weekend.
The upshot of all this is that while the whole province is abuzz over Basi’s devastating memo, Christy Clark hasn’t been asked ANY of the tough questions. Only Mike Smyth at the Province and CKNW’s Jon McComb and Simi Sara had the journalistic integrity to serve the public interest by hammering the right points home. Bill Good sat idle and repeated absolutely stupefying, exhausted canards about how the RCMP investigated this case for six years and found nothing (oh, to be but the wispy feather in thy master’s kingdom…what a light weight! COME HERE AND DO SOME GODDAMNED RESEARCH, BILL! Simi and Jon did–look at the documents!!!). Baldrey provided some surprisingly moronic excuse about the story solely hinging on Basi’s credibility, and Palmer followed the same meme. Palmer’s colleague at the Sun, Jonathan Fowlie, might as well have written nothing. He collected Clark’s quote about Basi being a criminal, scratched and filed, (pity, as he’s a solid journalist).
So, as per usual, let me help them all.
(1) Christy claims that the memo contains the ravings of a criminal. Really? Then why do the “criminals” Basi and Virk want all the documents released? Why are they the ones who want the people of BC to see every document? They signed off on releasing all the trial docs to the Auditor General long ago, while the ‘innocent’ Ms. Clark demanded of then AG Barry Penner (in a Cabinet meeting with all members present) to appeal the court ruling in favour of the Auditor General receiving the agreement between the government and Basi and Virk. Why didn’t Palmer and Baldrey make that connection? Good at CKNW? Global? Smart at CBC? As the Premier, Clark has the power, with the stroke of a pen, to end this, by releasing all the information, but instead, she demands it remain hidden. Who’s acting like a criminal and who isn’t?
(2) In the Fowlie column, Clark (badly) dances around the issue, so let me help Jonathan and his colleague Vaughn uphold the public interest, just for once: “Premier, did you ever divulge any Cabinet information to ANYONE, including Erik Bornmann, Brian Kieran, Jamie Elmhirst, your ex-husband Mark Marissen or your assistant Kim Haakstad? YES OR NO? Because in the four binders CTV and the Globe and Mail used to “exonerate” you during the leadership run, Premier, there are transcripts collected by the RCMP, wherein, your close political confidante Erik Bornmann specifically notes the importance of having YOU, (Christy Clark) in Cabinet on the BC Rail matter.” But you didn’t get a stitch of that from either CTV or the Globe, did you my darlings? Add that to the July 28, 2003 RCMP memo I released long ago, containing how Kieran sends Bornmann an email specifically asking for their pal Christy Clark to provide Cabinet intel from the then caucus retreat. Four hours later, Bornmann replies with the detailed information, including CABINET specifics and details about how challenged they were with, among others, Shirley Bond–ALL DIRECTLY FROM CHRISTY. So why aren’t the media asking these questions? And when they received these binders, why didn’t they zero in on the Bornmann transcript. Answer: Because they’re lazy sods and biased in favour of their friend Clark. They aren’t interested in looking out for the people of this province. They are content to follow the herd mentality of the Victoria Press Gallery that needs an enema with a fire hose.
(3) When Christy claims the RCMP investigators “found nothing” on her (the same nonsense promoted by Bill Good and often Sean Leslie) please explain, Premier, how your name is on a dozen Pilothouse billing statements (that we know of) with the inclusion of notes that reference the BC Rail matter. What were you discussing? Are you suggesting your friends Kieran, Bornmann and Elmhirst defrauded their client?
(4) When former Finance Minster Gary Collins and former Transporatation Minister Judith Reid were interviewed by the RCMP, BOTH were crystal clear and stated repeatedly, that they NEVER divulged Cabinet level information to to Basi and Virk. In fact, when a Pilothouse briefing note, WRITTEN BY CLARK FRIEND AND CONFIDANTE ERIK BORMANN, was read to Collins during his interview, he stated how stunned he was that the document had such “Cabinet-specific” detail. Collins stated that the memo was so accurate that the intel could only have been obtained through a discussion with a member of Cabinet. Collins then makes clear, and the RCMP concur and make note, that neither Basi or Virk had ever been to Cabinet. And no other government member appeared as often or with as much detail in Bornmann’s diaries or billing statements as Christy Clark. Once even, Bornmann noted a birthday toga party, which then Deputy Premier Clark hosted at her home for her then husband (with Basi and Virk in attendance), and another time for “Dinner at Mark and Christy’s/RE: BC Rail” The Basi-Virk trial documents I released in 2010/2011 show this…..it’s all there. It’s what originally got vanDongen’s back up.
(5) Here’s another one that Vaughn Palmer and Keith Baldrey know about, since I sent them the email with my comments in February of 2011. “Premier, while Deputy Premier, did you ever delete any emails from your office computer related to meetings you had or were scheduled to have with OmniTRAX executives, or Erik Bornmann? YES OR NO?” Because in point of fact, this was referred to in open court on June 4. 2008 during pretrial, by Basi defence lawyer Michael Bolton. It was also recited by Bobby Virk defence lawyer Kevin McCullough. Neal Hall of the Sun covered this in detail. Fowlie and Palmer could have made the connection and asked Clark, point blank, but didn’t. The same story was extensively covered by Bill Tieleman in 24 Hours and on his eponymous blog.
(6) “Premier, why are there wiretap conversations, wherein Erik Bornmann notes your appearances in Cabinet and discusses details he received from you?”
(7) And again, I also sent a note about this to Palmer and Baldrey in late 2010: “In February 2004, with Basi and Virk well out of the picture, Premier, can you explain how OmniTRAX, represented by your friend Erik Bornmann, mysteriously increased their bid for the Robert’s Bank line to the exact amount of CN? If Basi and Virk were the source of all leaks, as you echo the statements of your predecessor Mr. Campbell, where did OmniTRAX receive this critical information from? How could they have known, Premier, that exact amount? DID YOU TELL THE PILOTHOUSE LOBBYISTS ABOUT THAT?” Please answer…specifically, Premier.”
And lest I forget my darling Sara the Gum, thrashing about the rubber in her mouth and failing the truth in her messaging to save the beleaguered Premier. What kind of press secretary doesn’t do her homework? The Premier’s innocence is consistent with the “proven” facts emanating from the documents already released???
Really?
It’s the exact opposite, Sara, stop lying and do some bloody homework. What an absolute embarrassment this government is. They’re making Gordon Campbell look like a principled caretaker.
All I can say is to the rest of you, stay tuned. I have more coming next week. I will show you more of Christy’s clear guilt and prove to you why this government failed you. I’ll show you in specific detail how they were desperate to close down the trial.
Although the NDP is NOT filling me with confidence that they will be a worthy government, when they demonstrate such breathtaking incompetence in the handling of this file, John Horgan excepted. Makes me wonder what else they’ll screw up–perhaps equally as bad as Ms. Clark, when they’re government.
I’ll break this whole matter wide open soon enough. Just sit tight. I’m gone through the long weekend to let the metal horses out for a lengthy run, but be quite sure, I’ll be back next week.
God bless and be safe out there. Enjoy the global warming.
I know you’re no fan of Laila Yuile, but she is the only one covering the fiasco that is Postmedia pulling a Dan Murphy video that offended Enbridge – their advertiser.
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It’s a moderately intriguing story. But not worth much in the general scheme of things.
And I’m not down on Laila, I like her very much. She’s just off the grid on a number of issues, including Surrey and makes ridiculous assumptions about things she hasn’t researched.
Then there is the other Laila, who can be one of the best writers and researchers in the province, is a great mum and decent person.
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I will mildly disagree with you Alex. This is why the MSM is lame. There is no journalistic independence from the moneymen. Can NW as an example pound on the Liberals and then the next day ask for a piece of the $400,000 that will be spent telling us how great the new Port Mann bridge is? WTF telling us with our money how great it’s going to be to pay a toll on a bridge we built. To my point of thinking the biggest advertisers are Gov’t, Big Oil, Banks and Auto manufacturers. Certainly not Blackberry. “We’ll spend money boys but heaven help you if you say anything negative or true about us. Just pablum for the masses!” All heavily government subsidized by the way. Or tax breaks or corporate welfare, call it what you want.
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I agree there hold be no govt advertising period.
They are buying media loyalty.
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KK on NW with Good this am:
Hes delusional!
Oh and nice work NW for taking 1 caller to debate KK and it ends up the caller is a pro Liberal…Niel Macrae be thankful your leaving that hopeless station
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Asking myself whether I rather be governed by the BC NDP or the BC Liberals, results with the same answer I come up with when deciding to walk into a 7-Eleven or a Mac’s Convenience Store.
Ah, what the fuck difference does it make, I say to myself. They both spew out the same bullshit, just a different pile of it.
I know they’re both fronted by order-takers with no decision-making power of any significance to me. I know their order-takers don’t give a rat’s ass about me and I know (as per the instruction of their corporate powers that be) that these order-takers will gleefully take a sickeningly-large amount of my money, relative to what they provide in return for it.
Deciding who to cast my vote for this upcoming May would sure be much easier if a new party is formed by then called, The Great Canadian Super Political-Party.
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HAHA! At Crusty’s little golf tourney Monday, some people were discussing renaming the party and someone said “Ummmm, the logo now looks like the BC Christy Party…. a little narcissistic, don’t you think?”
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Forrrrr sure!
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Did I hear correctly on the news that Christy’s new Communication Director Sara “Mac” has hired a high paid assistant ?
WTF?
Is this Political gravy train ENDLESS!!!!!!!
Christy!
News Flash!( in lay mans terms you can understand!)
” All the Kings Horses and all the Kings men….couldnt put Humpty together again”
In other words, it doesnt matter how many people you hire, You’re untrustworthy, unbelievable and unelectable.
Save the party and resign….they would still have 11 months to change course with someone potentially electable at the helm.
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Why would the Premier hire Mike Morton?
Afterall, how much does it need to cost to say:
“I am stepping aside”?
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Because he has an excellent relationship with the media and knows his way around the block.
It was a smart move.
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unlike sara?
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I see that the unelected Premier has hired Mike Morton to help with her media relations. The Vancouver Sun reports that, ‘Sara the Gum’, will remain as director of communications.
I wonder why the journalist; Mr. Fowlie (jfowlie@vancouversun.com) http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Christy+Clark+hires+Gordon+Campbell+former+press+secretary/6855765/story.html#ixzz1z8KUFiGC did not point out that Mr. Morton, as suggested in the The Tyee was alleged to be one of the players in BC Rail. {http://thetyee.ca/News/2008/12/29/Railgate/ } Maybe he didn’t realize that some honest British Columbia want to know the truth about BC Rail!
I also wonder if the unelected Premier Christy Clark will call back Laura Dauphinee? Remember her – she was Gordon’s very close friend. She could join Christy and Pam in the Hot Tub and call themselves: The Three Tubeteers, not to be confused with, The Three Bucketeers or The Three Racketeers. Can you recall or as pointed out at {http://gordonlara.blogspot.ca/ }, when Shane Mills another former communication director in the unelected Premier’s Office stated about Dauphinee’s termination? “The [staff] list is there”, Mills told the Straight by phone, before later adding: “Well, you might not have noticed, there has been a new premier. Premiers pick their staff.” { http://gordonlara.blogspot.ca/ } HAHAHA – a new Premier – hard to tell. Is this like the Gordon’s: ‘ A New Era for BC?
\as you pointed out, I also wonder if Mike Morton’s return has been in the works for a while, maybe just after the ‘unelected Premier’s’ 30 minute conversation with Gordie maybe he suggested to clean house. Will they will bring back Chad Pederson from the Richmond Hospital Foundation? http://alexgtsakumis.com/2012/03/05/christy-clark-must-resign-as-premier-of-british-columbia-part-i-the-case-of-the-stolen-pin-numbers-finally-revealed/ I sure am glad he got the appointment at the Richmond Hospital Foundation rather than Elections BC.
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Alex, I have never thought of myself as much of a writer. Because of your blog I am encourages to try and voice my views. Thank you!
Although most of this is based on your site, I have referenced material that I collected from the Internet in the event they come after you for libel
I use the handle, ‘just wondering’ because of Harry Bloy’s disgusting behaviour in the People’s House in British Columbia.
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Thank you. That’s very kind.
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Geeze. Do ya think he knows his way around a rail yard?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45379817@N08/5277765903/
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Does that mean the slowly awakening MSM hits the Snooze button and goes back to sleep?
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It took her long enough to figure out she needed someone competent….
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Forrrrr sure! lol
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I had a question along the lines of Wake Up’s. Is this partly because Mike is better connected with editorial boards, hence better at suppressing that which needs to be suppressed, (like you
Can you imagine the calls that Sarah the gum was putting out after your latest salvo?
“Like, what are you guys doing over there…? [chomp, chomp slobber]“
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Smart move for her….bad career move for him …he will be on the unemployed gravy train in May 2013…really whats in it for him? seems like one major headache having to work for those two cows!
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Hey Alex,
Families FIRST once again Krusty cancels programs that oh I dunno, inspire kids to love science, continue going to school, want to become a scientist or develop a passion for learning. Nothing important really except to parents and NOT to KRUSTY.
http://www.vancouversun.com/Clark+government+cuts+Science+World+program+kids/6856207/story.html
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It’s unbelievable how she has no control over this government. None.
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Is it any wonder? Check out 1:01 where CC tries to use a BIG word! She should stick to the element of surprise…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEOuAClLtSQ&feature=related
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
Christy turned Molybdenum into “MolybdeMUM”.
LMAO! And the idiots didn’t edit it out! They probably thought she was right!!
LMAO!!!!!
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She acts and talks like a space cadet when the media is nowhere to be seen
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Once, just once I would like to hear CC enunciate our province’s name clearly. Every time she tries tshe molybdemumbles something that sounds like “Brish” Columbia…
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No.
It’s “Burtish” Columbia. She can’t get anything straight.
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Sounding more like George Bush Jr. every day. Maybe that’s the string pullers’ plan. Put a dolt in there that will do their bidding and won’t make waves because she is ‘Clueless in Vancouver’.
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I’ve noticed that when ever Christy is interviewed ALL her responses are carefully honed tired cliche’ riddled “folksy” 60 second sound bites.
She lacks credibility with the public because every question she answers has a familiar ring to it.
I’ve heard all these annoying “folksy” cliche’s thousands of times from hundreds of people over the decades. It doesnt impress or inspire me to think she is credible
While the news editor may love Christy’s self editted clips the general public dont respond well to “canned” answers designed to make a great “30 second clip” on the Evening News.
Unfortunately she lacks the intelligence to actually “wing it” with an unrehearsed answer to any situation. The proof is her “deer in the headlights” moments whenever a real reporter or voter asks her a spur of the moment question.
25 years ago Ronald Reagan was able to get away with it.
Because even with his intellectual limitations, deep down , he had a ring of authenticity about him. She lacks even that one quality.
But he was a different person and that was a different decade… I doubt that Reagan could get elected today with the internet and all its bloggers ……..
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Telus could take on the sponsorship, for $1 million a year. Great opportunity to stick it to Christy.
It is a REALLY good program. They’ve been to our school in Hope before and the kids (and teachers) were very impressed. Money well spent.
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So you don’t think she is the one behind these cuts to Science World?
By the way, I really hope they smarten up and restore this program, it really does an amazing job at getting kids interested in learning, and animals and our environment. Really silly that it could come to this. Not everyone has the money to go to Science World.
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Total agreement…
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I agree, Alex! My official name for this unelected and completely unqualified squatter who stole or bought her way into the highest chair in our province and admits that she is no stranger to BC bud is Premier Occupy. Nothing she has been under investigation for will remove her from this office as she has the media, RCMP, and judiciary as friends and supporters. Flying High with Premier Occupy!
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Alex,
I just saw this piece of interesting news…… What are your thoughts?
http://www.theprovince.com/news/Premier+Christy+Clark+brings+Gordon+Campbell+press+secretary/6857673/story.html
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Morton is a skilled press secretary who has a great relationship with the media. It’s the smart move as Shane Mills is totally inept and Sara MacIntyre belongs at Holt Renfrew behind the make up counter.
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“belongs at Holt Renfrew behind the make up counter”
Berating people who work retail jobs? Is that where you believe the noisy gum chewers all belong?
Maybe you could give a quick ranking of the levels of peoples worth based on characteristics of employment?
People of all sectors of the workforce read your blog. Elitism doesn’t help the cause.
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You missed the point.
She’s very chic and likely wouldn’t work anywhere else.
It wasn’t a slight against retail workers.
You’re comment is ridiculous.
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I bet that Halo girl is just as chic but could beat Sara Gummi Bear in an arm wrestle….
where is halo lately anyways?
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She’s well I believe.
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I hope so. I hear she’s cute!
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She is that, certainly.
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Jayzus Karl !
Have you ever been in Holt Renfrew?
Vancouvers most pretentious gathering of self important retail snots this side of Beverly Hills.
THATS what Alex was referring to, self important snotty little shits like Sara….
Not the “oppressed masses” of hard working slaves out there in the real world.
Whats next?
Karl Marx quotations or a rendition of “Solidarity Forever”?
Take a pill, then go back out to your garage and keep painting your anti big business protest signs for the Labour Day protest at the Art Gallery.
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Couldn’t have said it better myself.
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Or behind the counter at Dairy Queen.
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I agree it is a smart move for CC however I was really looking forward to her burning to a crisp in the next election or even sooner. I really hope she is past saving.
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She is.
But there is another story which is emerging about the Morton hiring.
Stay tuned.
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Can’t wait!!
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Alex, may you and your family enjoy a wonderful Canada Day long weekend.
Your articles this week obviously have garnered a great deal of traction. Absolutely delightful.
There is one point though, your #7 that has had me chewing since I first read it. You know that I have asked you questions in the past about the Roberts Bank spur line….but this is the first time that I have been made aware that Omnitrax increased their bid to match CN.
This is the RFP that was cancelled because the RCMP advised that the process had been compromised…. much to the chagrin of Campbell.
Having been employed in the tendering process for most of my adult life…something is bothering me here.
If for some reason I was to become aware of a competitor’s price, I would obviously have an advantage. This scenario would also be be very rare indeed….but if it did happen….how would I respond?
Human nature would tell me that I should submit a tender amount slightly higher than my competitor….given that this was a purchase bid. Any ebayer can explain that to you.
Why on earth would I submit a bid for the exact same amount? Where is the percentage in that? It doesn’t make any sense.
Unless…….unless…… the fix was in…and all I needed to do was be in the running…and the rest would look after itself.
You nailed this little tidbit for me Alex.
Bless you.
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Exactly.
And you.
Enjoy your weekend.
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The lunatics are in charge of the asylum…
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That’s crazy….
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Wow!/??/! Whats with all the NDP bashing? By all means put ‘em in the cross hairs when they arrive in Victoria, but the last time I checked, they hadn’t enacted a policy in about twelve years. They have already pledged to hold an inquiry if elected. Short of physically removing the Liberals from the legislature(which, perhaps, considering the situation,we the people may have to consider doing)what are they supposed to do about BC Rail? If law enforcement and MSM wont get behind it, and the Liebs themselves are intransient on the topic, its pretty much wait and see. As far as the NDP just sitting back and letting the Liebs burn themselves, show me a party in opposition or otherwise that would not play it exactly the same way. Let the Liebs eat themselves right up to the bitter end, and then give the Dippers a chance-As has been well documented here, they can’t possibly do worse.
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They should be knocking on our doors, they should be present in our communities, they should be making noise and helping people like Alex spread the information. They should be informing the electorate and giving us forums to vent. They should be putting alternatives in front of us and standing shoulder to shoulder with the people who are fed up. But what we will get is silence for now, robocalls at election time, tailored campaign speeches and more of the same disguised as something better. You say any party in opposition would do the same, and that’s just the problem. They are more concerned about the interests of their party than they are in the people and the province. I’m not bashing the NDP, but their inaction speaks volumes about what they will do as government.
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Your point is well-taken, Mike, and I wholeheartedly agree that the NDP could not do any worse than the BC Liberals, but I do think we are pretty desperate not to be as naive and apathetic as we have been for the last 15 years or so–falling for the empty rhetoric, mismanagement, and pension flip-flop tactics (to cite one example) that make the parties more alike than not. This blog transcends ideology and calls things as they are. Alex has set a standard of truth, however subjective for each one of us, that cannot be bought. That is what makes it rare and wonderful.
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Campbell built his legacy by ensuring his supporters and friends were paid off.
Morton is just getting a couple of hundred thousand payoff.
Just like he did for Judy Kirk and multitudes of others – paying them off with public funds.
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No he’s not.
He’s there…because of me.
Stay tuned. This will blow open next week.
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No matter how able Mr. Morton is, he can’t overcome a fundamental problem: The Dummy. Clark is unelected and has demonstrated with breathtaking consistency she is unfit for office. And she is untrustworthy. You’ve only to dig into her academic record or how she became premier to discover her propensity to cheat. Her judgement is utterly lacking; she hired The Gum.
So then, untrustworthy, unelected, unqualified, unfocused and unfit for office. Mr. Morton, you are facing an impossible task, unless you are about to welcome in a replacement for The Dummy.
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He’s there…because of you Alex — or — he’s there to deal with you?
Morton: When it rains…it pours.
Has someone slipped something into Morton’s Balvenie? Or perhaps it’s just my own distain for the corruption, arrogance and deceipt running rampant among the BC Liberal party that gives me pause to believe that not even the second coming of Mike Morton will precipitate salvation for the BC Liberals Party and the UnPremier.
A befitting departure for the entire crew:
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He’s done.
Just watch what happens this week.
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Alex: Just in case you didn’t hear it – CKNW this PM 4:00PM – 4:30 PM interview with Michelle B. on Sean’s show with Mike Morton. After listening to that pathetic interview dealing with issues like liquor distribution, Basi Virk memos among others I don’t have the same opinion of him that you do. The guy is an airhead! On Basi Virk he talked about the leaked memos published by you (a blogger not by name) and carried the party line, offering comments like they can’t believe NW carried the story, supported Baldrey’s position for not using the item, critized the blogger for comments about the Premier and more. Keep at it Alex, I believe you are getting to them.
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Mike Morton, by the end of the coming week, will wish he was never returned to cover for the Basi-Virk/BC Rail scandal–because that’s precisely why he’s back. Three days after my release…and now direct attacks against me?
BRING IT ON!!!!!!!!
And I hope he’s got a good lawyer.
He’s going to need him, very, very badly.
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Wow that was a long read today.I Recently went to victoria and visited our Gov.House with my son ( 12 yrs old ). During the tour i asked if any female premiers were elected or just took over from someone else and the girl nearly fell over” she said looking at my son that she was voted in by her constituents and that is all she needed to be premier. I of course had to tell my son that just a few thousand votes is not enough but as i think about it maybe she’s right ??? How big of a party do you need to have ??? Something to think about Alex ???
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You have my vote !!!!!!!
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“He’s there…because of me.”
Hopefully because the BClibs are feeling the HEAT and not because you have advised him to take the job?!
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Your comment would be insulting if it wasn’t so ridiculous.
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ALEX!!! Take the weekend off!!! That’s an order. 2nd Lt Newton .\ Blake.
Go burn some rubber off your Challenger and take the kids out for a run. You have earned it.
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I am. Thank you.
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Happy Canada Day! Keep fighting for a better Canada!
We do appreciate your hard and not always the safest work.
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I had the pleasure of sitting in that muggy hell they call BC Place last night. I’m so glad they spent $600 million to upgrade the roof for it to remain closed. We should have just spent $25 million to replace the old roof and put the savings towards teachers and health care. I’m so sick of this corrupt province.
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Truly.
Unheard the same complaint from many readers.
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Christy Clark is such an idiot cutting a million bucks from the Science World program for kids. Next, we could just see Telus or somebody donate a million bucks to restart and continue the program, and during the announcement, we will see Christy Clark dropping by at the podium with some Telus spokesman trying to get credit and her photoshot.
Can’t wait to see that happen. It’ll show how stupid she really is.
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That she allowed this is utterly shameful.
Go read Mason’s exceptional piece in the Globe and Mail. He hammers her.
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Wise babies throughout BC are holding onto their candy much tighter than the usual these days.
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Is there a relationship between the renaming fiasco related to BC Place and Telus and the Provincial Government pulling funding from the Science Centre (Telus) ?
Could this be a case of petty revenge on the part of the Premier?
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I was speaking to someone about this Friday morning. I found it odd.
But I will tell you: The person who killed the Telua deal was Kevin Falcon, not Christy Clark. She simply allowed it.
He was the culprit. Absolutely shameful.
I hear it may get revisited.
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What’s in it for Kevin Falcon?
Why would he bother quashing the BC Place/Telus renaming deal – he says he’s not running for re-election…
Things that make you go… hmmm…
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Yeah…all of us in the know are asking the exact same question.
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How about covert sabotage?
Payback for the stolen pin numbers!
Falcon gives her intentionally bad advice; she’s too dumb to understand the negative political consequences and proceeds with self-destruction til the party elite ousts her… and Kevin has a change of heart about not running again, once he’s offered the interim premier’s appointment and is also selected to run for head “LIEberal” in the forthcoming election.
Hmmm…
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“Not that long ago, Ms. Clark seemed like science’s biggest booster, a politician ready to champion an area that desperately needs championing. Now, it seems, that grand experiment is over.”
Geezus
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Yes.
It can for this exceptional piece.
http://m.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/bc-premier-christy-clarks-about-face-on-science-learning/article4382426/?service=mobile
Thank God for Mason and Smyth, otherwise, Palmer and Baldrey might as well be working for the PAB.
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Good tip on Mason’s article.
Her recent past statements were all easy facts to find and assemble as a lovely contrast to her recent actions of curb-stomping access to science for BC Children. What I found schocking is how the Vancouver Sun “reporters” did not find any of these past statements to show how she lies to us when they reported on it here in Vancouver (where science world is located, in case they forgot that too).
I suppose that this is the same level of journalistic integrity that allows them to be willfully blind to the immense evidence of her BC Rail involvement, all neatly compiled here on your blog. If one doesn’t look then of course there is “nothing to see folks”.
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No cheering crowds as CC passed by in an open wagon during the stampede parade in Williams Lake. The horses pulling the wagon looked embarrassed.
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They were probably conflicted.
If the Premier’s carriage was being drawn by two horses, then there were three horses’ asses in that procession….
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Could it be that it took Christy 30 minutes into the parade to figure out that she was not looking into two mirrors?.
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At least 3 and one is very disconnected with the voting public!
http://politicalinsider.ca/premier-christy-clark-could-she-be-anymore-disconnected-with-voters/
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Naw!
She thought those other images were just 2 of her Sybil-like personalities.
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the photo op queen gives a pass on sicamous! perhaps she was worried it was just a little too dangerous. wouldn’t want emergency officials to stop restoring roads, electricity and safe drinking water to fish her out of the raging floodwaters. now that would be a photo op!
Premier Christy Clark says she’s steering clear of the Sicamous area — for now — because she doesn’t want to be in the way while crews clean-up after last weekend’s flash floods.
Clark says emergency officials have enough to do restoring roads, electricity and safe drinking water — and don’t need politicians posing for a photo-op.
“Politicians sometimes get out there and want to get a photo op in the midst of disaster, and all they do is make the problem worse because they’re not helping.”
http://www.1075kiss.com/kiss-news/latest-stories/5727-premier-passes-on-sicmaous-photo-op
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She is utterly pathetic.
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People in distress usually welcome a leader’s visit which, if sincere, is a sign of care and respect. It is only when it is feigned that it looks like a photo op. Wearing the same outfit and bringing the same broom used after the riot would not be advised however.
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“Politicians sometimes get out there and want to get a photo op in the midst of disaster, and all they do is make the problem worse because they’re not helping.”
Words to live by, she should put this into general practice.
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She can’t.
She doesn’t believe in it.
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Exactly.
A matter of skill and a matter of will.
Severely lacking on both (at our expense)…
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Precisely.
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If she truly cared about people other than herself and believed the words she just spoke regarding politicians and disasters she wouldnt have shown up to both the mills that exploded with empty promises and fake smiles.
You can tell shes being coached on what to say/do in the hopes it might help.
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Of course.
And the results: Epic failure.
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The fact that this many of us know the names and faces of Premier Occupy’s handlers and media apologists means that there is something desperately wrong. Actual MLAs outside the Occupied Camp are less known than the paid circus staff and the ‘tightly knit’ corporate media and CBC that prop up this regime.
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So Morton is going to perform a ‘rising from the ashes’? Jeezzus!!
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He won’t be doing a godammned thing.
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June 30, 2012;
This afternoon I heard Chrity Clark’s new Public Relations Officer, ( he starts next week), was questioned by the Host about this BC Rail fiasco. The CKNW Host asked him about the newly relaesed memo from dave Basi that was written before Christy claimed she knew nothing. His come back was “Consider the source” referring to this blogger, Alex T. He then went on to dismiss the entire BC Rail debacle as being “Too old” “That happened more then ten years ago”.
Well, I guess I can go out, rob a bank and if I don’t get caught for ten years I have nothing to fear. I will also have my legal fees paid if I were to plead Guilty to any crimes I may have committed.
It’s a wonderful place, this here BC.
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Mike Morton is about the sink.
He just doesn’t know it yet.
But he will. Soon enough.
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Mike Morton: “I think that rather than talking about something that happened more than a decade ago – I just don’t think it’s really going to wash with a lot of British Columbians at this particular point in time.”
http://www.cknw.com/Channels/Reg/NewsLocal/Story.aspx?ID=1731191
Its almost like no one told him that his party’s entire anti-Dix campaign is based on a decade old memo.
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That’s exactly what I thought!!!!!!!
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That’s funny because every time they open their mouth they talk about the 90′s NDP
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I was under the impression that Morton was referring to Basi when he said “consider the source” and not AGT’s blog. Marcella pointed out that the memo was written before the raid or any charges. But Morton would give an inch. I would also say “consider the source” in reference to the person denying the content of Basi’s memo. Is CC a paragon of virtue and integrity?Given the choice, I believe Basi as, at that point, he had no reason not be honest.
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Actually, I had a listen.
Morton was VERY CAREFUL. Extremely careful. He wasn’t referring to me in that instance, no.
But I love how he claims I’ve been tough in the Premier. Has he seen some of the Premier’s comments about me???
Has he seen the things her campaign workers posted on Twitter? About me? My wife and one of my children?
Does he know what that’s like?
Let me just write one thing and see if he understands what I’m going to do to him and his government this week.
Room 088-A
Do you understand now, Mike why you should get Sara to shut up?
Mike…you can’t stop this train. You cannot stop this train, pal.
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“Room 088-A”
Alex, is that code for “kiss your ass goodbye” ?
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I hope Morton is as religious as Christy.
I was Simply doing my job by releasing the memo. Baldrey’s bias, that of Leslie and others is palapable. The attacks against me I don’t mind, but the dragged my wife and youngest daughter into it and for that I’m going to beat them without pause.
As I said, I sure hope Mike Morton is a faithful man.
God will have mercy.
I won’t. Just remember that they drew first blood.
I won’t spare him or the idiots he’s standing in front of, a single breath.
Not one.
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In my simple mind…..the gloves come off if one was to attack Mrs. Sparky or one of our daughters.
It might be time to pull out all of the stops.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7Q4K72KqAs&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Alex,
Just a suggestion, every now and then Michelle Malkin publishes a random sample of the hate mail she gets from those on the looney left and it’s always full of the very things they’re supposedly against (racism, sexism, it’s got it all) just to show them for the evil , vicious, phonies they are.
You should do the same, particularly for those of us who find e-mail a challenge and wouldn’t have the first clue about getting on to Twitter. It would probably cost CC the few remaining supporters she has. There are some who would still hold their nose and vote for crooks over the NDP but there aren’t too many who would condone attacking a man’s family.
As far as Morton goes, you won’t have to lift a finger (but we want to see you do it anyway) as he’s already done himself in with his ‘nothing to see here’ appearance on ‘NW. It was like he was channelling Gordon Campbell and the comments on NW’s site are all completely negative. Listeners are furious that these people take them for fools.
Happy Canada Day my friend and thanks for helping to make it a better country. Enjoy the rest of the weekend with your family. We’re all waiting patiently for next week.
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Thanks, pal. Right back atcha.
You can bet on it.
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Bob, you always seem to know exactly what to say.
Nice
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Thanks Sparky.
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Does this also mean that you’ve reconsidered your position on the release of the wire tap tapes involving Baldrey et al?
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No, that won’t happen.
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It seems this all boils down to Basi’s credibility. If what he said in the memo is true, the Premier is a bald-faced liar and must resign or quickly be forced out by her party — tainted beyond all repair. It’s his word against hers.
Somehow, someone needs to get him under oath. A ‘discovery’ of some kind or an interview by the RCMP where he’s asked directly about the validity of the comments in the notarized memo. The one thing that Mr. Basi does NOT need at this stage in his life is to perjure himself.
It would be a felony to perjure himself under oath, or to lie during questioning by the RCMP.
This memo can’t be the only smoking gun — there must be other evidence that the Premier was spilling the beans while DP — or not. And eventually if Basi committed perjury, it would come out that he’d lied, probably resulting in a stay in Her Majesty’s Hotel Crowbar..
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Actually, no, it boils down to Christy’s credibility.
Every bit of evidence I’ve released with her name on it, is entirely consistent with Basi’s memo to file. Completely and totally–without a hint of difference.
An then add to that her comportment in the matter: evasive and obstinate.
Does this sound like someone who’s innocent?
On the other hand, Basi and Birk want all courts documents released and a full public inquiry.
In addition, something no one else has ever revealed–it was the govt that insisted on an indemnity–a full indemnity for Basi and Virk–and NOT th other way around.
Why? These are criminals, correct?! They were guilty as hell, right?
Cut them a deal, sure. But such a sweetheart deal? Why?
Beginning to see the picture? It’s not about Basi and Virk’s credibility. Not at all.
They’ve already admitted to their sins.
What about Christy?
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I wait for the day when this is Christy:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBzJGckMYO4
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Alex,
I was actually referring specifically (and poorly…?) to the credibility of the Basi memo in your June 27 post. There is no doubt that CC has no credibility. This one document could sink her, if only it could be proven true.
In spite of all his heinous crimes, the US feds ended Capone’s career on income tax evasion.
Who cares what single piece of irrefutable proof of lying (or worse) it takes to end CC’s career, as long as it ends quickly.
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Alex, you’ve given us something to look forward to next week. I hope it helps to unravel the lame MSM, Good & Baldrey in particular.
Let the games begin!
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CKNW, keeps playing the news sound bite of Morton, basically trying to discredit your information.
This is their game plan Alex, if you have stuff to knock these creeps out like 10 pin bowling , please do it , because I think these boys and (girls) are planning to get nasty
The Chess match has officially begun .
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I thought so at first but now I’m not so sure. If that was their plan you’d think they’d have pulled the piece by now because it’s certainly backfired. Remember they were one of the first newsrooms to cover Basi’s memo when AGT released it.
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Photo op alert… I didn’t want to ruin your beautiful Canada Day post honoring your family….so hence the post here.
Christy Clark and her family lovely family photo op…too bad she won’t appear to discuss Alex’s revelations.
Christy Clark @christyclarkbc
No better way to spend #canadaday than with your family and in beautiful, diverse #BC. Happy Canada Day! http://ow.ly/bWEtX
I found this kind of funny considering the private photo I sent you yesterday… what is it with horses
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ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!
You, my friend, are hysterical.
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What is even more hysterical is the photo is staged.
None of her high priced handlers noticed nor paid attention to the details.. look at the child’s foot…the stirrups, his feet don’t reach… and where is the helmet…
no attention to detail… exactly the way they are running the province…
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Actually, greats points!
I totally missed that.
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And yet this morning she shows her need for attention again,she shows how star struck she is… every prop in place, hat, cowboy scarfe color coordinated to her eyes and jacket… so much for family first….if anything the son should be with the hockey star since he is the hockey player in the family…
I’m just so angry that Christy can keep tweeting this garbage out…and yet she can’t face the people of this province over the BC Rail documents you have produced..
Instead they try to discredited the messenger..
Christy Clark @christyclarkbc
Only at #williamslake Stampede can you hang out with @NHL goalie Carey Price… on horseback! http://ow.ly/bXQlk
The only thing they got right in this photo op is Christy is the one wearing the BLACK HAT….
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Dave a horse, ride a cowboy.
Don’t tell me she didn’t think it…good ol Snooki.
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Check out the 4th comment underneath that photo!
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Our premier actually managed to hang out and get her picture taken with a real hockey player? Wow! Just think;, some day we might see her forge to the front in a crowd of groupies after Justin Bieber. That’ll put this province on the map. Kinda makes you feel proud doesn’t it?
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Isn’t that what being a good governor is all about?
Pathetic.
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Alex I am really confused.
Point #1. The memo was written by Basi before the legislature was raided.
Point #2. Correct me if I am wrong but the memo was written at a time when Basi had no idea there was a police investigation.
Point #3. Every document you have released to date confirms the contents of the memo.
Point #4. The documents presented in court by the defence lawyers also verify the memo and its contents.
Point #5. A respected senior lawyer George Jones Q.C. witnessed the memo in 2003.
With all these indisputable facts I am at a loss to understand how anybody with half a brain can dispute the memo or the “author”.
Have we really become so ignorant that we are oblivious to the facts and allow ourselves to be brainwashed by misinformation and blatant lies? Its astounding if nothing else. The best spin Christy and her handlers can give is “consider the source”. Lets take that at face value. If we consider the “source” then doesn’t the time, date and every other document produced from that time back up the “source”.
Sometimes I wonder why you bother. Webster must be rolling over in his grave!
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People often dispute the facts because of cognitive dissonance and cognitive biases.
Cognitive Biases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cognitive_biases
Cognitive dissonance (Dissonant & Justified) Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp39qSdyTc4
Bias Bingo: How Cognitive Bias Generates Belief
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBXxJJfX3Nk
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Vancouver Real Estate = Drug Money
Talking about so called propagandist, I mean journalist, or is it just corporate media lacy, in west cost speak. Well here is the problem with politics in BC.
http://www.macleans.ca/canada/national/article.jsp?content=20080507_26032_26032
http://www.genuinewitty.com/2012/06/30/who-is-sasha-wiley-shaw-and-what-is-her-agenda/
It is corrupt. The same moral and ethical deficiencies in the extreme left as in the extreme right. They follow the same mantra “The ends justify the means.” Fascist versus Stalinist.
In the end we all lose, democracy dies. And it death starts when journalists, investigative reporters, news reporters, choose to be accomplices in the over throw of democracy, honesty and plain civil decency, by simply lying. Not reporting the whole story, not reporting the story, censoring the story, diverting attention away from the story, it is all just lying. British Colombia media workers, you make Joseph Goebbels proud. You are all for the most part just liars.
And how do we know this, well hobbyists, people unpaid for the work that you do for mountains of cash, time and again bring the real truth to the public. While you folks create spin and cast dispersions.
This is a special time in BC, for this time not only is a political party going to see it’s career ended, but so will those of you so called reporters in the MSM find that not a word that you write will ever hold value again.
Left or Right BC does not need radical extremists, religious nuts of what ever strip, be they radical feminists, 4th century lunatics, or born again zealots, we need honest people that are civil and want to build a better tomorrow for everyone not just their chosen few.
Thank you Alex for showing us what real reporting is all about. Thank you for the great effort that you put into shining the light of day in the dark places where evil grows. Thank you for making our communities a better place, not because of hiding the truth but because of reporting it. In all its ugliness, all its hurt, and all its disappointment.
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Vancouver Real Estate = Drug Money
The comment above makes more sense once you read this
http://www.genuinewitty.com/2012/06/29/mediawatch-ethan-baron-of-the-vancouver-province-gets-it-wrong/
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The auditor general’s report on Pacific carbon trust will be out next month,rumour has it that it won’t be pretty,what a surprise!!
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