Alberta Politics & Government Thread 3.0

[KelVarnsen]

It’s not the first time she has talked about DeSantis and liking him

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by Loyal and True

No, the average UCP supporter simply doesn't trust the NDP to govern, and for sound economic reasons.

Notley and the NDP make a fine Loyal Opposition and I hope they stay there.

The UCP at its worst (Smith or even... Theo) is still less harmful to our economy than the NDP (Notley, Ceci, Phillips, Hoffman) at its best.

I look at some of the crazies in the UCP like the Griswold's look at cousin Eddie, but that doesn't mean I'm giving the keys to the NDP. Never again.

This is why we're ****ed.

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by Loyal and True

No, the average UCP supporter simply doesn't trust the NDP to govern, and for sound economic reasons.

Notley and the NDP make a fine Loyal Opposition and I hope they stay there.

The UCP at its worst (Smith or even... Theo) is still less harmful to our economy than the NDP (Notley, Ceci, Phillips, Hoffman) at its best.

I look at some of the crazies in the UCP like the Griswold's look at cousin Eddie, but that doesn't mean I'm giving the keys to the NDP. Never again.

I shudder at the thought of how bad a business deal Notley would have got on the arena or knock off Tylenol or the Keystone pipeline. Thankfully we had business savvy conservatives to handle those business decisions.

[Aarongavey]

Smith mentions Ron DeSantis and Kristi Noem, two U.S. governors, both who faced heat over the COVID response in their states.

“The two of them withstood a lot of pressure over the last two years but they didn’t bend.”

https://calgarysun.com/opinion/colum...0e4391634/amp/

Everyone has heroes, for Danielle when it is not Theo Fleury it is DuhSantis and Noem.

[Fuzz]

Oh good, she's doubling down on not listening to advisors.


Smith knows best.

[Fuzz]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1651739016453304321

Here are the ones she will listen to.


At this point, a vote for the UCP is a vote for the craziest of crazies to run our province. Is that what you want? Because that's what a UCP vote is next month.

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Florida is a bastion of freedom? Women are losing reproductive rights, transgendered people are discriminated against and parents could lose their child if it happens to be transgendered if DeSantis gets his way. Gay people are being oppressed, books are being banned. It's arguably one of the least free states in the U.S. unless you're a straight white male I guess.

[AltaGuy]

Florida is so bad that they've made me a mild fan of Disney somehow.

[Fuzz]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

Florida is a bastion of freedom? Women are losing reproductive rights, transgendered people are discriminated against and parents could lose their child if it happens to be transgendered if DeSantis gets his way. Gay people are being oppressed, books are being banned. It's arguably one of the least free states in the U.S. unless you're a straight white male I guess.

"Freedom" to these people is having the freedom to mold the world into what you believe. It doesn't matter who they step on to get there. This is who Smith is, evidenced by her lack of regard for life, while championing the freedoms of selfish people to put the rest of us at risk. Freedom only goes as far as what these people decide it is. Everyone else gets trampled.

[Yoho]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

"Freedom" to these people is having the freedom to mold the world into what you believe. It doesn't matter who they step on to get there. This is who Smith is, evidenced by her lack of regard for life, while championing the freedoms of selfish people to put the rest of us at risk. Freedom only goes as far as what these people decide it is. Everyone else gets trampled.

Pot meet kettle on the controlling liberal agenda and influence on people’s lives.

[Ozy_Flame]

Also, DeSantis is about to get absolutely waxed by Disney. There is no private corporation that has more money, jobs, political pull, and goodwill in Florida than the Magic Kingdom. It might be the complete undoing of Meatball Ron.

Bastion of freedom indeed.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Yoho

Pot meet kettle on the controlling liberal agenda and influence on people’s lives.

Did this sound better in your brain?

Why do UCP supporters and far-right conservatives think that their dollar-store renditions of Tucker Carlson-style quips mean anything? This is just completely meaningless word salad. Most people like yourself, if you believed in the things you say you believe, would champion a small-L “liberal agenda” but you don’t even know what liberalism is.

Hilarious stuff.

[Yoho]

It makes sense poster child for UBI can’t see why others want nothing to do with their agenda.

[PsYcNeT]

The children yearn for the mines

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Yoho

It makes sense poster child for UBI can’t see why others want nothing to do with their agenda.

Right, back to the UBI-quips from everyone’s favourite Walmart Greeter. Nobody takes you seriously, man. You going to start freaking out and posting your paycheque now?

Libertarians arguably have a more “liberal” agenda than anyone, to a fault. Do you think everyone voting for the NDP is a libertarian? or again, do you just actually not know what liberalism is and base all your commentary on discount versions of right wing influencer catch phrases?

Honest question: have you ever read a book with more than 10 words on each page?

[sleepingmoose]

At long last we can merge the Alberta Politics and American Politics 3.0 threads together into a single crazy mega thread!

[Aarongavey]

Originally Posted by sleepingmoose

At long last we can merge the Alberta Politics and American Politics 3.0 threads together into a single crazy mega thread!

But who has crazier members, the UCP or the GOP. Real close race with lots of good contenders on both teams.

[Looch City]

We go from being compared to Texas to Florida.

Yayyyy, go ‘Berta!

[Loyal and True]

Originally Posted by Aarongavey

I shudder at the thought of how bad a business deal Notley would have got on the arena or knock off Tylenol or the Keystone pipeline. Thankfully we had business savvy conservatives to handle those business decisions.

Six months of newly added Notley Debt Service Costs would exceed the Arena, Keystone and the Medication.

Then, every 6 months we'll pay for it again, and again. Only increasing and compounding.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by Loyal and True

Six months of newly added Notley Debt Service Costs would exceed the Arena, Keystone and the Medication.

Then, every 6 months we'll pay for it again, and again. Only increasing and compounding.

You are aware that the UCP spends the same as the NDP after accounting for pop growth and inflation right?

And you are aware that Notley got the government unions to sign 0 raise contracts.

What specific eveidence to you use to say the NDP is a worse fiscal manager than the UCP. They both even have similar sized failures in the PPAs and Keystone.