The Bill Good Interviews’ Take Away: Christy Clark Will Be Demolished by Adrian Dix
The impudent little tyrant vs. a measured and, for now, reasonable alternative.
No matter how the BC Liberal war room attempts to frame the next election, should Premier Clark still be around, the above is likely to be the reality for a majority of BC voters, thus, electing an NDP government in a landslide.
Even though the BC Conservatives are down to 9% (and dropping, thanks to John Cummins and his ‘God Squad’), Clark is so out of her depth, that I shudder to think what she’ll be like in time for next May, no one with a properly operating brain cell will touch her or her party.
If her performance the other morning on Bill Good’s program is any indication, regardless of a vote split on the right, the NDP will soar to victory, simply because of one factor: The Premier herself. She is confused, as confusing, totally wrong on even basic facts on any number of files, and continues to bombard the public with such a demonstrable dishonesty, it’s a wonder Adrian Dix doesn’t send her flowers, weekly, for being so stubborn and insisting she can do anything but surely deliver a most devastating election loss.
The woman who stole the leadership (thanks to the backroom efforts of her ex-husband Mark Marrisen, and her brother Bruce) from her party, so that she can “rescue” them–this government, is, without a doubt, the single greatest reason that the BC NDP will win the next election. She will get pummelled. Clark doesn’t have the royal jelly: Daft, disingenuous, and dishonest.
The spin and lies she offered Bill Good were truly breathtaking.
Off the top she tried to convince Good–who I commend for conducting his best interview with her yet, that she wants 10 years of labor peace with teachers.
Let me repeat, Christy Clark, of all people, wants labour peace with teachers. Good, of course, wouldn’t ask the obvious question(s) even if he was prepared with the evidence of what fraud she’d just proffered, but I have no such limitations (or inhibitions)–even if she were a friend.
And again: Christy, Lord love a duck, wants “labour peace” with teachers!
This from a woman who championed Bills 27 and 28 while she was Minister of Education and Deputy Premier. Those, limited collective bargaining rights to such a degree, that she effectively shut down teachers’ rights in one pen stroke. The imposition of contracts didn’t help either.
As Premier, she also championed Bill 22, which also shut down (a common theme for her) job action by teachers, in support of the their own demands. She then turfed the fall sitting where precisely such a ten year deal SHOULD be debated. That’s part of our bloody democracy!
The only certainty about the next ten years, is uncertainty. A decade ago, I had long flowing hair. Get my point? She is making this up as she’s going along. There is no rhyme or reason to her utter madness: Completely adrift and summarily clueless.
Christy capped off the discussion about teachers by referring to BCTF President Susan Lambert as “Suzanne”.
Twice!
Then, Clark was off in well-worn fantasy. She persists in repeating a whopper of a lie, and suggests that it was HER and HER GOVERNMENT that helped deliver the Washington Marine shipbuilding contract–DESPITE the fairness panels’ repeated declaration that NO POLITICAL INVOLVEMENT WAS PERMITTED OR RECEIVED from any level of government. And that she lobbied the federal Conservatives, another whopper, is also bunk. Of the three possible ports, only Vancouver and Nova Scotia (Irving Shipyards) were viable. Nevis, in Quebec was technically insolvent (read: bankrupt) and couldn’t do the deal. So, by process of elimination, Washington Marine received the smaller of the two contracts. But Clark insisted on Good’s show that it was her intervention and that of her government that sealed the deal. A bald-faced lie if there ever was one. A total fabrication.
From there she acted as if the “trillion dollar” LNG play was already running and yielding huge gains. Another complete fabrication. Then, there was her palpable confusion on the BC Skills Training Plan, which she claimed would increase affordability in this province, instill K-12 support for blue collar jobs and some amorphous “councillor training” presumably referring to teacher education–she just couldn’t bring herself to say either word, for obvious reasons.
This, on the heels of attempting to explain the Chinese mine workers controversy by saying those would be very dangerous jobs that BC miners hadn’t the skills for. So, if you’re an unemployed coal miner from the Interior–if you’ll excuse the patois of the street, the Premier thinks your a goddamned pussy. How’s that for families first, boys? REmember that when it comes time to head to the ballot box in May. Maybe Clark supports foreign Chinese workers’ families first, but not ours here. Again, Bill ran a good interview, but he could have tagged her so badly on this, her proverbial mouthpiece would have ended up in the cheap seats. No wonder she won’t go on with either McComb or Sara. She’d get killed. First round KO with either.
Of course, Clark had to demonstrate that she is the true lightweight of lightweights, and doesn’t even know how to properly fund transit. Instead of redirecting the Carbon Tax–which remains a pure tax grab reducing no carbon whatsoever, and cutting waste in her own wasteful government, she spouted off the McGuinty method, and suggested that local governments would have to find $41 million in savings to “fund their own transit.” Huh???
To further her own confusion, she said: “Transit should be regionally sourced anyways…”
It isn’t? That’s news to Translink’s budget hounds. It’s also news to workers and other daily travellers and commuters of the new Port Mann Bridge, for example, who must now fork over $1500.00 EXTRA, out of their pocket every year, thanks to Christy and her genius government.
Is this woman sane?
The two most interesting segments for me were these:
1) Christy tried to play off the repeat funding of Vanocuver’s four winter shelters, as “the right thing to do.” Granted, that’s obvious. However, she paid extra special attention to Gregor Robertson and lauded him lavishly, for his “great co-operation and leadership.”
Since when has Mayor Moonbeam been able to spell either word, much less act them out???
Here’s why that’s interesting. Clark, who is still trying to play herself off as a conservative, is counselled by the same chap who is close to Robertson, Don Millar–an abrasive, over-the-top, nasty PR hack, that in Robertson’s first term, helped seed the failed blog of a guy who spouted all sorts of lies about how great Robertson was (this is a must-see, for a review of the kind of dishonest work Millar helmed for Moonbeam). Interesting that she came around a second time to laud Robertson on yet another issue, this time shelters. Future federal Liberal MPs sitting on that bench together? Time will tell.
2) The other one was on Bob Mackin‘s breaking story of the day before her interview with Good, regarding her viral and EXPENSIVE usage of Blackcomb Aviation jets. She claims that “this is no different from others premiers, past and present…” What the hell is this woman on??? Gordon Campbell NEVER ran up such bills, neither did Ujjal Dosanjh or Glen Clark before him, or Dan Miller, Mike Harcourt, Rita Johnston or Bill VanderZalm. And certainly not either Bennett or Davey Barrett. Not one of them did that. And in a quick review of other current (or just retired) premiers across Canada, not McGuinty, Redford, Ghiz, Charest or Marois has either.
The interesting connection is, of course, that Blackcomb Aviation is owned and operated by the BC Rail famed David McLean (more specifically, one of his sons). McLean is another federal Liberal diehard–like Clark. Mackin apparently cornered the premier in the hallway outside ‘NW studios and tried for a comment. “Sorry…” was her angry and dismissive reply–coupled with a look that would liquify aluminium, while her handlers actually physically blocked Mackin from asking her a follow-up question (too bad they don’t try that on me–oh, how I wish they’d try that with me!) about the appearance of the McLean/BC Rail connection being problematic. She looked at Bob stone-faced, and wouldn’t even speak.
But here’s the real killer: On air she told Bill that she needed to use such hugely expensive aircraft because she “had to get into communities like Burns Lake.” Meanwhile, her twitter followers started attacking Mackin, for being, according to them, “soulless” and not supporting Christy in her role as Mother Teresa of the stricken in Burns Lake.
One problem: A Burns Lake run wasn’t one of the ones noted by Mackin in his breaking news piece!!! She hadn’t even read his story or been briefed on the file!!! OR, had she, and was simply lying again? Stunning, just beyond stunning.
I also noticed Clark has reverted to the condescending, school marm tone, when she was doing the worst with the public, and began her popularity descent into hell. She has nothing substantive to offer (for that, you should go to the CBC national site and search out a recent interview Peter Mansbridge did with Alberta Premier Alison Redford–superb). Clark speaks to us as if we’re a class of bratty kindergarten children. It’s the height of stupidity for her to be doing this, however, it’s her epitaph she’s writing.
A cutesy, arrogant nightmare.
On the other hand, the very next day (yesterday) Adrian Dix came on to Bill’s show, and sounded ever the moderate (hard to tell if he’ll stay that way) by being clear that any major tax hike to business would be at 2008 levels, and as he pointed out, is precisely what the BC Liberal government is proposing as well. He didn’t falter or stumble. I noticed more of a push from Bill against Adrian, but I’m sure it was a figment of my imagination. The questions were more pointed than those Bill asked Christy–that’s for sure.
The interesting parts were how Adrian answered. Purposeful, reasonable and polite. Common sense prevailed. I was pleased, to say the least. If he’s trying to channel Gary Doer, well that’s the only thing that will save him from losing after his first term, when the right will by then unite. He’ll have a terrible economy to helm in the beginning, and major headaches left behind by this most corrupt and worst government in BC history.
Meanwhile, Christy is running up huge expenses on YOUR DIME, for everything from coffee, to wine, to roses, to private jets.
That’s quite a lifestyle we’re all providing her, no??? And she has an excuse for all of it. It’s like we’ve spawned our own Marie Antoinette!
Well, at least now you know what she meant by “families first.”
Hers and those of her friends and cover-up team.
She’ll get to yours after you’ve had your sliver of cake–provided she doesn’t gobble that up, too…
She will have to be dragged kicking and screaming with her nails dug into her desk from the legislature crying, “It’s not fair, it’s not fair” the day her and her party are tossed forever by B.C. voters. Pam will have a nervous breakdown too. Only six months of taxpayer funded WooHoo left girls.
I expect there to be quite a large cleansing by Dix in various crown corps. as well.
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She just is so “grating”. I viewed her visit to Alberta and her demeanor……cheap, tight clothing; the ‘Snooki walk’ …..clomping along in stripper heels……she is a never ending embarassment!
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Total agreement.
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Alex….you just confirmed precisely my thoughts and feeling about her intetrview….and then some…..
Thank you kind sir…May 2013 cant come fast enough
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loved the column. Just when I was trying to figure out to a friend how badly B.C. is doing, you wrote this. I can now email it to them. thank you. Now if eveybody read this from time to time, it might just educate a few voters.
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David McLean owes so much of his recent ill-gotten riches that he should step up and finance the BC Liberals campaign of lies singlehandedly.
How The Dummy has survived this long, I’ll never know. She’s so airheaded and clueless, it’s ridiculous. You would think Kinsella would have pulled the carpet out from under her feet months ago.
I would have loved to have seen Bob Mackin corner her after her NW interview. Did any of the other media syndicates catch it on camera?
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No, but Bob has it on tape. He played it for me yesterday.
“That’s gold, Jerry, gold…”
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“You would think Kinsella would have pulled the carpet out from under her feet months ago”
hows that gambler song go again?… know when to fold.. know when to walk away..know when to run
Kinsella has done well under the liberals, and the one person that was GUARANTEED to actively oppose a BC rail investigation of ANY kind was CC.
maybe it was just time to fold, rather than be forced to run? better to let CC destroy the liberal party of BC and walk away hipefully, rather than get mixed up in a messy investigation that might bring you into it maybe?
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Kinsella is the Puppet Master. And CC is putty in his hands. Maybe this is exactly what he wants.
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And what happened to Marie Antoinette? Why she was beheaded for treason. Absolutely fitting punishment for one of several fitting crimes in the case of Clark. Only thing is, she would keep right on babbling after her head plunked into the basket.
It was painful listening to her on NW. The woman has no idea what she is talking about, obviously has a “Baffle them with bullshit” philosophy, and undoubtedly makes things up as she goes. Policy? She has no policies.
Yes Good could have slammed her several times, especially on the teachers bull. Why didn’t he?
And why was she not asked why there was no appearance at the Enbridge protest at the legislature? After all, she professes to be acting on behalf of what British Columbians want regarding the project. You’d think she would have wanted to speak to those British Columbians.
The Mansbridge interview with Redford demonstrated how quick Redford is….she doesn’t miss a beat and actually has something to say, even when ducking questions. No wonder the photo exists of her looking at Clark with utter contempt and disdain.
Clark is mindless and let’s face it……she fits the image of the smiley, ditsy photo-op princess with the low-cut blouse much more than she does the statesman with a vision, principles, the ability to find consensus and policies to lead us forward to social and economic prosperity.
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I don’t think Clark could understand what you wrote. I am in total agreement.
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If you tell the same lie over and over again,crusty thinks that the voters will actually believe her…..with the state of the economy right now you would think the government would not be rolling out their bc jobs plan bullshit and other reannouncements in primetime on global tv.but the liberals have no shame.
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Alex
I saw some highlights on the news, if I can call Global that, and what I loved was when she was listening to the woman caller basically telling her she was useless. Her response was a bit off?? Women despise her by a large margin and she still doesn’t seem to get it.
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I know. I was going to mention it but thought I’d gone on too long and provided you too much already.
Besides, the families first theme against the backdrop of kindness is what’s killing her with women. It’s inevitable.
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Not to mention her attitude — I saw that piece too and was struck by how she really didn’t care that she’s alienated other women. It reminded me of high school “mean girls” and the attitude that it doesn’t matter what the other girls think — just what the men think.
I truly feel that is a big piece of why she’s lost ground with women.
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What’s with these 15 second propaganda commercials that the BC government has been airing recently?
“$500 million to make sure BC workers are first in line for skilled jobs”
(except in the coal industry, or the Enbridge pipeline if it ever gets passed)
I recently lost my job and would love to be retrained for the well paying job in the resource sector. I’m not holding my breath though, as I don’t know Mandarin and the government figures I’m better suited to a $12/hour job.
I keep waiting for the plane that will drop pamphlets on the peons of BC, telling us how good everything is.
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Teck is looking for people for Trail smelter and SE coal operations at Fernie.
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Gotta admit I’m with you on that one Jack. Problem started way back in mid 80′s when “they” cut back on all trades training in high schools. I’m not saying it is the responsibility of government to train people so companies can make money…but I am saying that good instructors can recognize talent and get young people some basics that companies can work with. It becomes a win win. Sure would keep a lot of kids out of trouble. Unfortunately, if you do not have aptitude (or motivation) you cannot be trained for these positions…..period. It can even be unsafe. We have plenty of people (young and old) with aptitude that will benefit greatly from basic training…..alas….some just aren’t. If you have aptitude and you are not able to access basic training that is a bad thing. That is a real problem now, however I submit that advanced training for specific specialized jobs is the responsibility of the company that will profit from it. People should be thought of as an investment. Hire them. Advance their training. Allow them to earn a good living. Keep them.
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Good to see you back in fighting form again Alex…especially on my “favorite” subject which is going after the woman who just can,t seem to get it through her feeble brain cells how much she is hated by “all”genders…
I just shake my head and wonder how the members of the Liberal caucus haven,t revolted yet and set-up a strategy to “gracefully” remove her from office…The woman has clearly demonstrated that she is not fit to govern,and least of all not fit to lead..A truly,truly embarassing spectacle that we British Columbians are having to endure…Pathetic…
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I believe it’s all in the puppet masters plan to have the Lieberals implode and leave an utter catastrophe for the NDP. They’ll pull their money out of BC for 4 years just like before, then come back in 4 years as some other party ready to save BC from the NDP because the NDP haven’t brought the province up to snuff. Same thing happened in 2000-’01.
All my friends jumped on the bandwagon for the Lieberals and I told them that they’ll be sorry. SUr3e enough, half of them lost their companies and jobs, courtesy of the Lieberals and then they go crying to me.
I reminded them that they made their bed.
Losers who thoiught they knew it all and rubbed it in because they were “free enterprisers” and slammed me for voting against Scambull.
Karma’s a biotch. Hopefully these Liebs will see some of that karma.
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No real hard balls lobbed by Goode to either one. Right now the most crucial item to concern BC is not Northern Gateway or oil pipe lines but Harpers deal called FIPPA. due to be signed by the end of the month. How about the feds stripping BC of rights, costing us jobs and money. WAKE UP BC, Goode should be aware of the treaty but choses to ignore it, he should have asked both of them what do they intend to do about the Feds over ridding our jurisdiction. PLUS NO DEBATE IN PARLIAMENT.
The way the treaty is written, even if the panel rejects the Gateway pipeline Harper and the Chines can build it anyway, and use Chines labour and materials. If BC tries to stop it they can then sue the BC gov. So it would not matter who’s is in power.
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I hope shes serving up Black Forest cake, its my favorite.
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Concerning the Homeless shelter announcement .. Since when has Christy become the Minister of Housing.
I thought that was Rich Coleman’s position. Christy never appears at housing events or openings.. ever
Is Christy taking some of Rich’s credit..
that bus must need some serious repair work on the undercarriage by now.
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Then we have Christy’s Liberal government doing something like this..
Cut funding for treatment centres.. rolling eyes
if link doesn’t work click view media ..
David Eby @Dave_Eby
The only women’s addiction treatment center in the DTES is at risk of losing funding: http://ow.ly/eM90W
View media
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My assistant and I commute together to work each day. She’s a Scot…. a recent arrival. BC Politics hasn’t held any interest for her until now. I told her that the interview Bill was doing was with our Premier and asked her to formulate an opinion on Christy just by hearing her speak for the first time. She was appalled and told me that Christy doesn’t sound intelligent enough to even work in a Chip and Haggis Shop in Glasgow, let alone be Premier. My assistant also makes the best Scottish Shortbread I’ve ever had but that has nothing to do with anything.
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“She was appalled and told me that Christy doesn’t sound intelligent enough to even work in a Chip and Haggis Shop in Glasgow, let alone be Premier. ”
HAHAHAHA……….Beautiful Derek, and very well put by your assistant.. Now you’ll be getting letters from Chip & Haggis shop workers.
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Bob, I’m not worried. I don’t think we have any Chip and Haggis Shoppes here. However, perhaps Christy should open one after the election. It’s the kind of business she’d fit well into…. animal guts stuffed into another dead animal’s stomach. Oh. And oatmeal.
After eating it, ones morning performance is similar to what’s coming out of her mouth as Premier.
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… and the MSM remains quiet and leaves her alone… no questions re huge EXPENSES funded with Taxpayer monies
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Superb commentary Alex…wish I could have heard the whole broadcast from CKNW.
I only caught the brief Global news excerpt, between Snooki and an irrate, female caller. She was called out by her own gender! Snooki’ s predictable response…., vote for me and my people or you’ll have no jobs and no prosperity. Scare tactic’s, from the people who have orchestrated the biggest debt in BC history, in addition
to the biggest transfer of Provincial assets to the private sector, in the last 100 or so years..
The “gall” of these people, is truly astonishing. They are done. Snooki is running on nothing more than hype and the party is out of gas.
Massive ego’s and broken moral compasses…that’s all they have left.
What a joke….
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Agreed. Total insanity.
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just wait until the bill comes in for the BCHydro fiasco with the Run of the River power rip off. We not only lose the wilderness but also any revenue because of Gordos gold plated sell off of our water and river resources for campaign donations ala BCRAIL
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Ah, but the polls are wrong, according to Stephen Carter. Christy is going to win in May.
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Then he’s an idiot. He got Nenshi elected in Calgary, because Nenshi had a brain, was well-liked and had many different causes that mattered to voters. Christy is reviled, is minus a brain, and NOT ONE of her initiatives has gone anywhere but to the crapper–and fast.
The problem with some of these strategists is that they notch one prom queen and they think they can do it again.
Ain’t gonna happen. More PR bafflegab. Hill & Knowlton should be ashamed to have anyone saying something so utterly stupid.
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The difference between Dummy and Marie, the Queen had a good heart. When told the people had no bread, she said with good intent, “Let them eat cake.” Dummy knows the people have no jobs and no bread, so of course floats the balloon of bringing in thousands of Chinese miners. You see, our own workers are pussies and afraid of hard work….So NO BREAD FOR YOU!!!!!!
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Marie Antoinnette never stated “Let them eat cake!” She was so reviled as a queen, the women of Paris made it up……and if a lie is told enough times….it sticks…….a few centuries later.
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I hear her lover was a baker…
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“Christy is reviled, is minus a brain, and NOT ONE of her initiatives has gone anywhere but to the crapper–and fast.”
Scary that she even has one backer willing to ‘help’ her.
jeez…
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Even vultures have patience for a good meal even if they don’t mind eating one of their own.
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HAHA. The only thing Krozo Klark the Klepto Klown is doing is feeding her desperate craving for attention. Good, bad, it doesn’t matter. To someone like her, attention is attention.
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So the pretend Premier came into the studio armed with one of Mike Morton’s scripts, which was probably a reject from the Real House Wives Of Vancouver show. She tottered over to her seat, wearing her Daisy Duke pumps, and proceeds to ditch the script, and just make answers up as she went along.
All she accomplished was to confirm to anyone with an IQ higher than a stir stick, that she manipulates any thing and everything.
Of course we can trace her deceitful ways back to when she was running for Leader, and informed us all that she had attended THREE Universities, which are of course mostly funded by the taxpayer’s dime.
She lied to us by omission that she came out of these bastions of higher learning with a grade 12 Certificate. And we all know, that in this “liberal” era of “no child will be left behind” that Certificate doesn’t necessarily mean you can fill out a Job Application.
I heard one of the Media Outlets doing a “streeter” yesterday. When asked if Ms. Clark is getting a fair shake, a woman replied ” we just need to give her more time, let her start with a NEW Government in May”!
So what god damned Universe does this talking head belong to?
What is she on?
I want some!
But in fear of repeating myself Alex, the good citizen’s in Clark’s Riding already have May 14th marked on their calendars, so as they can trot right out and place an X by her name…………………… again.
Un f’ing believable.
Cheers.
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Dont’t educate the people with critical thinking skills….keep them stupid and ignorant……
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One of the theories put forth, by one of the women panelists on Good’s show, about why Clark is so despised and unsupported by women voters is that she is too assertive, competitive, and ambitious. Normally these can be good attributes, but in Clark’s case, she has nothing to base them on. In other words, she is a complete phoney. That’s what other women see in her. No one likes to see someone get a free ride when they don’t deserve it. Rather then actually being a qualified Premier, Clark is desperately trying to only play the role. Throw in all the off-the-cuff dramatics, opportunistic manipulative behavior, engineered lies, and shallow mental ability and you have a receipt for a leader that is a complete disaster. And to put the icing on the cake, she has surrounded herself with inept handlers and advisers that make decisions, formulate courses of action and put her in situations that only accentuate her limitations. The impending pre-election debates between Clark and Dix, should be very revealing and something that every voter in BC should pay attention to and mark on their calenders.
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Do you actually think she will “debate ” anyone or go to any town hall meetings? I don’t think so. And extend the same to any of her candidates. They’d get the ass chewed off them.
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What the public needs to know (if ever) is why she left Gordo’s klepto govt? Who really got her the gig at CKNW? And just why is she literally in a dive to the rocks and disaster even with the help of media ‘friends?’
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A little white parrot told me many moons ago she was told “quit or be fired”.
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Totally agree…great comment
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BeeDub: Agreed on FIPA. The ramifications to BC and, for that matter, all of Canada, are enormous. One questions what Harper’s motivation is in, firstly, signing this agreement with China and secondly, rushing it’s passage through with virtually no debate in parliament.
Considering this treaty, with atrocious legal pitfalls, is about to be passed by Oct 31st, I wonder why there is not widespread discussion of it.
If folks have not read at least the key points of this agreement you should, because Harper sells us out, and we are locked into this “deal” for 15 years.
Check it out: The Canada-China Investment Treaty.
The Globe and Mail ran articles on it Oct 23rd, The Tyee Oct 11th.
The silence on the part of the federal government over the treaty is deafening.
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The silence on the part of AGT over this treaty is deafening, though several contributors have brought it up! Its implications are much more serious for the long term than the antics of a soon to be ex Premier, however amusing – where are you, Tsakumis?
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I find it offensive when someone comes along, and attempts to imply–however feebly–that I’m covering stories which are unremarkable, because they don’t meet the minimum bar relevancy standard of the plaintive. Even though, the stories abiut that very same premier are ones which affect the most needy and vulnerable in this province.
I have been busy on other stories. I said I would look into it. If you don’t like the roster of stories I’m offering, then don’t read me.
How utterly selfish.
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In BC Mr Heyman criticized the ruling Liberal party for a “$2 billion tax shift to wealthy corporations
Read more: http://www.vancourier.com/Environmentalist+defeats+high+profile+city+councillor+nomination+Vancouver+Fairview+riding/7427106/story.html#ixzz2AM1wqqEw
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Why do we think she will ever show up for a debate with Dix?
Why do we believe she won’t invent a reason to delay election as long as possible?
Does any Liberal MLA actually give a rat’s rump about the people of BC or their silly little legislature? How would we know?
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There will NOT be an election next May. No way. Too much looting still on the books…..
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On Voice of BC with Palmer, she said if we vote for the NDP, we will all have to move to Alberta because there will be no more jobs here.
Has she no shame?
I guess she wants all the democratically minded people to leave and then continue to attract all the drug dealers and folks from emerging democracies that won’t notice her corruption and stupidity. Sorry that’s an insult to our newcomers……….even the janitor at work who just arrived in Canada hates her.
We are better than this. Caucus revolt …………..please !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My nephew has moved to Alberta. Both of my cousins had their children move there as well. (four in total) , I had cousins have to move there (three). My sister-in-law had to move there after she split with my brother. Most of my friends have had to move there. And many, many young people have had to “leave” the okanagan valley to find work. The fact is we are already being forced to leave due to her terrible leadership.
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Teachers view this ten year deal with nothing but suspicion and distrust. It’s insulting to our collective intelligence. Thank you for pointing out the obvious absurdities, Alex.
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ten year deal…with CC at the helm… possible.
LEGAL 10 year deal… LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL………..
she reminded me of my four year old nephew when she said that
CC “i want to sign a ten year deal with the BCTF!”
my nephew “i want to be a fire truck when i grow up!”
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I commented before listening to the interview and now I wish I hadn’t. She is shameless and Alex, you are bang on; her idiocy is trumped only by her hypocrisy. “The single biggest investment a government can make for our children is in education.” I almost threw up. Oh, and did you notice how she failed to answer Good’s inquiry as to whether or not money was on the table for education? This ten year deal is nothing other, in my mind, than another attempt to legislate our contracts for a decade and that won’t bring labour peace, it will only create more havoc. I won’t stand for it, and neither will any colleagues I know.
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If you want to see where Cristie’s investment is going check out this site and scroll down to the SALARIES item. You can’t buy better support than this.
http://northerninsights.blogspot.ca/
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These monthly RAISES are TRIPLE my monthly disability pension!!!!! Unbelievable
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great post alex,
what saddened me was when a person on diability called about a increase. her responce was pathetic,
and talked about people who are on disability able to earn more income.
she just does not get it,
she also talked about her having a mandate,
the only mandate she has is that of an mla and party leader both of wich she has failed.
as far as burns lake goes i am sure carol james would have given her a lift .
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Pre-election debates…there’s a thought…
They ought to make the Sarah Palin show, look like a “serious” documentary. Snooki will be falling all over herself, just trying to keep up. Throwing the “Morton prepared” script away, when she walks into the CKNW studio, is the mark of a typical egotistical, “know it all” that “apparently” does’nt know very much to start with.
Dix will probably have a “cake walk”, in the debate…I can’t see there being more than one. The obvious result will provide the viewers…(on the edge of their seats, no doubt), with more “insight” into the mind of the “Premier” and make the voting decision that much easier. Snooki would be better off “not” showing up. Too bad, it would make for a great hour of comedy.
Imagine … Global stepping up and offering us one of the best progammed electoral debates in the past 50 years! Pass the popcorn and let the laugh’s commence.
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I am waiting for the town hall debates in the municipalities. This should be fun. I wouldn’t doubt that the Liberals will be a no show (just like they were when I wrote my piece about the fall fair in Salmon Arm. Brian Cowan (BC Liberal) was appalled that the local paper would run the piece. I was surprised, but the piece actually tore into the paper for running the piece. Now the response I gave should have Cowan spitting his coffee when he read it. I hope that every one of the people reading these posts go into the debates and start hammering these pork-barrelling MLA’s with some facts and hard questions.
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Hot off the press: Gang of Liberal delegates spotted whistling past a graveyard in Whistler B.C., lead by a man who identified himself as Bill Bennett.
http://www.theprovince.com/news/bc/Liberals+have+quite+confidence+heading+into+weekend+convention/7448387/story.html
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“Jim Shepard, who was paid only $1 a year as Clark’s economic advisor before he resigned earlier this year to chair the group, Concerned Citizens for British Columbia, told reporters he has full confidence in Clark’s leadership and her bid to remain as party leader into the next election.
“She’s committed, she’s very intelligent, she’s quick on her feet…and she’s courageous…that relentlessness is valuable in leaders,” the former Finning and Canfor CEO said following the closed-door economic roundtable at the Coast Capri Hotel Thursday morning.”
http://www.castanet.net/edition/news-story-82375-1-.htm#82375
What in the world does this guy have for breakfast??? I want to know cause it obviously causes severe perceptual distortions!
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Take it easy on the poor guy, he has an untreatable money addiction which severely affects one’s perception of reality.
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After seeing that nincompoop so many times on TV like the rest of you, I am CONVINCED that Christy Clark is actually suffering from FAS. (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome).
Her “pixie-lilke” features, the smooth filtrim above her mouth, her endless LIES and fabrications, her INABILITY to understand “cause and effect:, her confusion, her meaningless repitition and “prattle”…the FAS symptoms are certainly evident to me.
I wonder if her mother did indeed drink when she was pregnant with her?
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That’s not particularly kind.
But the issue is raised…
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As someone who went to school with Crusty at SFU … the alcoholism was self induced by our beer bag of a premier. She appears to have moved up to wino and spirits but is the same bar bag she always was.
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Out of bounds Boombust. Why would you even go there? AGT? Why would you even let this on your page? This doesn’t meet your “happy asshole” criteria? I’ve been censored here while making genuine points and relative comments. Your site, I guess, but your standard definitely rises and falls with the news cycle.
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It was borderline, but I allowed it to pass because of the factual component of the comment. It was an opinion, although a hard one to accept, I agree.
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Hi Alex,
Could you answer a question or a theory I have? Here is goes, could Clark change the fixed election date holding off for another year. Then quit. Thus allowing a new premier to take hold and possibly win a election in 2014. I know if they tried this the public would be in a uproar but if you have nothing to loose?
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She could delay. The question is by how much.
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Headlines on today’s major newspapers point out the absolute disaster the BC housing Commision with their byzantine “corporate structure” and the BC Hospitals suffering through much the same maladies. never mind helping taxpyers the Liberals are all about “golden handshakes” and “performance based raises”.
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I’m finding it ironic that James was pushed out for Dix, and Dix has adopted Carole’s “lower the temperature, be civil etc.” persona.
I liked both James as leader and Dix as Health Critic. Now I’m liking Dix more as leader than I expected. Either of them would make very short work of CC in a debate. But the irony persists.
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I long for a debate. For fun lets have the chp leader in there so we can watch even the most fringe candidate wipe the floor with her.
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I thought that Bill Good treated both Clark and Dix in an equal manner, which surprised me. My take on the two interviews is that Christy spent the majority of her time campaigning while Adrian actually tried to answer Bill’s questions.
I think that Bill caught her off guard when he brought up a snap January election. She did her level best to dance around the issue and never did give a clear answer.
I think that Bill should also invite John Cummins and Jane Sterk on back-to-back days to give his audience a better perspective of where their respective partys are coming from.
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Christy wont call a snap election in January. …. For the simple fact that we dont get our “new” Family Day holiday until Febuary….AND the universally loathed cash grab called the HST wont be rescinded until April.
Soooo, that sets Christy up for some “Happy Happy Joy Joy” photo ops just before the Election…..
Unfortunately for her,
Smart people can act stupid but stupid people have a harder time acting smart……….
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My point is that the so called fixed election legislation is no more credible than the balanced budget commitment brought forth by the BC Liberal Party.
My point was that she eluded to the fact that her predecessor established a fixed election date, while her response did little more than acknowledge same. At no time did she state emphatically that she would abide by said legislation.
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Christy Clark is BC’s Marie Antoinette. Of course she speaks a lot less francais, so I’m not sure how much she can gossip with Pauline Marois. Oh, she’s also a Filipina and every other group that she wants to vote for her. Now if only she could get her subjects to love her!
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Vanessa says:
October 25, 2012 at 5:45 PM
Teachers view this ten year deal with nothing but suspicion and distrust. It’s insulting to our collective intelligence. Thank you for pointing out the obvious absurdities, Alex.
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Yes, thank you, she did indeed write that. And your point is?
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I heard Her Doofusness mention something about being “elected premier” once again.
Did you hear Philip Till on with Simi Wednesday to ferret out all the spin from Dix’s interview? That was truly bizarre. The obvious comment is why exempt Snooki from such an exercise?
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It was too bizarre. Don’t know why Simi would approve of that.
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Till claims he didn’t think of it until that morning, and he and Sara both say it was too late to subject BCChristy to the same examination. Right. Apparently they don’t have access to the audio vault.
Simi seems to replay a lot of Good’s interviews on her show for further dissection. Maybe if he’d do the job properly in the first place she wouldn’t have to.
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With all that crap coming out of Christie’s mouth, maybe it’s time something went back into her mouth… if Steven Colbert and his “boys” can spare a few moments away from “The Donald!”
Trump’s “Major Announcement!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgOq9pBkY0I&feature=related
Colbert’s “Counter-Offer!”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JX5W3yE57Tk
This might be the only way to shut her up!
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Christy ( the dumy ) Clark has without a doubt done more to unite the political base than this province has seen in years.I can’t recall a time when a political party has been so reviled and mistrusted. From one gaffe to the next just costs the taxpayer more and they are aware of it. If one thing is certain, few if any want more of the same. People who hold their democratic right to vote on the issues are now confused what to do. Stay home or elect their second choice because we no longer have a clear path to governance we can live with. Very sad.
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given there has been no open revolt amongst the lieberal MLAs, c.c. may well continue until the end of the actual term. she & her friends are having a lovely time. Once c.c,. is out of office & a new party, NDP, is in power, there could be major problems for some of the lieberal brand. it would be best for the lieberals if they stayed in power as long as possible to avoid investigations, audits, etc.
this evenings news went on to describe how money was being spent at B.C. Housing. $400 “working lunch”????? Reminds me of that cabinet minister, during the Social Credit days, & his bottle of polly something or other charged to the government. It was actually amazing when the representative for B.C. HOusing was “explaining” that not all meetings can be held in office. Gee then why have offices & meeting rooms? Oh, right for the worker bees. The representative was trying to get us to believe they have straightened things out & explained what the credit cards are for. Are these executives stupid or what? any kid sent to the store with their parents credit card knows what they can & can not buy. If an executive can’t figure out what is common sense & what isn’t they ought to be fired or at the very least re pay the government.
For many living in B.C. Housing $400 a month is more than they get for groceries for an entire month. there is just something so sick about this government & their sense of entitltement.
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“Lord love a duck”, do I have permission to use that one in the future if I give you credit.
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Yes, by all means. Although, it’s been around forever.
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Shepard got one thing right, she is committed or at least should be, under the mental health act, for assessment.
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One of the most loathsome aspects of a looming election annihilation of a sitting government is the renewal of govt employee contracts.
I remember when the Socreds knew they were going down to defeat in the coming election and they renewed dozens of contratcs for 2 YEAR lengths !
The Socreds, knowing full well, that the first thing the NDP would do was to fired all the top Socred “political hacks” at the head of these govt organizations and give them massive severance packages…. I recall seeing 8 of the top people at the old Industrial Relations Council which was then renamed the Labour Relations Council (LRB) get their walking papers less than a week after the election.
The total cost of the severances for the 8 top brass at the IRC? $2,000,000 +. This was in the early 90′s. Absolutely disgusting waste of taxpayers money. Any that was just the IRC…..Hydro, ICBC, Health, Education…..ALL these depts had the same thing happen.
ANY contract renewals should not be allowed for the final year of a govts mandate just to stop such blatant abuse of fiscal responsibility.
ITS OUR MONEY AND THESE SCUM ARE STEALING IT!
Just wait for the severance announcements one week after the May election. Disgusting doesnt even begin to describe whats coming…..
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That’s why they’re all buddy buddy behind closed doors, because of the HUGE payouts they recieve when they’re kicked out. It’s all a sham on all taxpayers and has nothing to do with governing. A mindless ploy for all the plebes so they can believe their taxpayer dollars are going to something concrete. We are being fleeced and nothing short of revolt and heads on sticks will change it. Hasn’t since the French Revolution.
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The Liberal party sells off billions of dollars of public assetts and really, not much of a ripple from the msm over the years considering the criminal intent of the government. The economy is in terrible shape and you still have the business interests in this province stick up for these fools.The NDP when sitting as government have their collective hides flailed off when they even so much as fart in the wind, because its the medias “responsability” to hold the governments feet to the flames. There is a wind of change coming but I hope the msm at least give Dix and co. a chance. NOT because Im married to the NDP, but because we need to get this province back on its feet and get the people working again. I wont hold my breath for any fairness from the media, I fear just more of the same biased crap we have seen for decades.
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Debates?on glowball tv,you people are dreaming!!!!!!!!!I figure an interview by Sqire Barns for each leader will be about as good as it gets…..LOL
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