Our Deep Commitment to Local Affairs
Did you watch the so-called "Leaders' Debate" last night.
Good.
That makes 6 of us.
Three of the others were TV columnists.
Of course, putting this somnambulism on air at 5pm on a Sunday right after that Oscar contender "Fast Food High" is not exactly helpful.
And if this is someone's idea of "live" television, let's hear it for the dramatic improvement in cryogenics.
And didn't our local CTV station - pleading and fighting with the CRTC these very days for more money, more concessions - really out-do themselves with just about the cheesiest set design and lighting since Captain Kangaroo?
These guys blather on - the TV execs - about their commitment to local programming and then they give us...this? Brother!
Anyway...let's get to the substance.
Uh...
I said, "Let's get to the substance."
I know, it's a stretch to call these gaseous fumes weighty or meaty or even souffle.
Here's what I found pleasantly surprising. Or surprisingly pleasant.
Carole James came across very well.
Calm, strong, organized, knowledgeable. NOT strident or shrill or kvetchy.
I was particularly impressed by her skewering of the Premier on his fudging the numbers with long-term care beds for seniors and how he's fighting crime by cutting services. Ha!
What I found most peculiar, if not downright frightening, was how creepy Gordon Campbell appeared.
Desperate, pugilistic, bug-eyed. Has anyone ever told this guy that not everything in life is high school basketball?
What a vision he brings to the arena. Kill or be killed. Very helpful. Very mature.
The party's over
It's time to call it a day
They've burst your pretty balloon
And taken the moon away...
12 comments:
David, do you read this?
http://www.republic-news.org/archive/113-repub/113_potvin_media.htm
Well worth it, one of Potvin's best.
Yeah, I watched it and I agree. I've been feeling so disgusted about this election that I contemplated not even voting - not good. I will vote for the NDP gal in my riding. Anything to attempt to put some sort of block on that smarmy dictator wannabee. That insipid grin... Jeez
June
I'm left with only one evaluation of Campbell. Like brother Michael, he lusted for wealth from the beginning, positioning himself in real estate development and municipal politics, the classic route to reward through public service. Certain folks followed him and harvested contracts, jobs and favors. Pushing aside Gordon Wilson, who lost traction because of a workplace romance (ironic, hey?), he moved to the bigger stage of Victoria. There he has ruled the lap dogs with a firm hand while attending to the pleasures of wealthy friends.
I'm confident the entire story of BC Rail will ultimately condemn Campbell to the trash pile of BC political history. That situation contains all the elements that honest people abhor: secrecy, abuse of process and public trust, lying, enrichment of insiders and friends, obstruction of justice, injury to innocents, etc.
Approximately 40% of eligible Voters don't vote. Sure, some have a nail appointment, some need to remove their snow tires, but many, many don't excercise their franchise because they are disenfranchised. That number is about to go up. Very sad, yet forseeable.
Gary.
Gordon Campbell sneered at Carole James and said she had no business experience.
What's he talking about?
The only experience he had, he wasn't very good at it.
He has made his name by being a toady
for the builders who make a fortune every time he announces one of "HIS" projects.
Sky train down Broadway anybody?
Towers along Broadway?
Remember this, Campbell worked for Marathon Realty, an arm of the Canadian Pacific Railway.
It's very easy making a profit from prime real estate when the company you work for, got it for free!
Gordo gets the lockdown at Pan-Pac. Two tidbits catch my attention. Gordo is so bored by it all he carries his novel with him and Gordo is so unperturbed by the incident I wonder if he`s on meds.
David, I was a card carrying member of the NDP. They tried to be be the party for everyone and have moved away from organized labor. I had to vote liberal last election and may again. I catch myself longing for the Social Credit days of Wac or either of the Bills.
It's good to see CTV shelled out $79 for the moderator's desk, and $39 a piece of the tables for each leader to set their water upon.
COST OF HOSTING LEADERS DEBATE: $479
MAKING IT LOOK CHEAP AND CRAPPY: priceless!
Hi David...I went to an all candidates meeting in North Vancouver last night and was disapointed that the liberal candidate Naomi Yamamoto didn't even bother to show up. It was an insult to the other candidates and to everyone in attendance. If anyone there last night was on the fence before placing their votes they sure aren't now! For your information North Vancouver-Lonsdale is expected to be the NDP's only shot of winning a seat on the North Shore. Last night may help their cause.
Greg Fry
I am hoping for a pleasant surprise coming voting day, especially in North Vancouver where Janice Harris is the NDP candidate.
I would also like to see STV passed, just to stir things up for BC politics.
I'm voting Green for three reasons:
1) I can not vote for Mr. Drunk Driver Gordon Campbell and his band of cronies with a clear conscience, especially after hearing how many Liberal candidates skipped debates since they figure "the victory is in the bag".
2) I can not vote for the NDP, whose decision to reserve positions for women and visible minorities makes it unappealing to think that I'm not voting for the best candidate who was available (plus the mess the NDP made of this province in the 90's).
3) The Green Party has a realistic policy involving marijuana in this province, which I think is sorely needed and could boost our economy by making it legit, and raise money for the coffers to boot.
Plus, if the Liberals or NDP get elected for the next 5 years, I'm going to need a lot of green to make it tolerable!
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