03-26-2012, 12:04 PM
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#81
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Crash and Bang Winger
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This election gives new meaning to "stuck between a rock and a hard place".
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03-26-2012, 12:04 PM
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#82
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by darklord700
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Wow - talk about extreme hyperbole and straw-man arguments (not to mention a few outright false statements - a single glass of wine won't put someone's blood alcohol over 0.05). I'm pretty neutral to Redford and haven't really been impressed by the job she's done so far, but Lorne Gunter comes across as a raving lunatic in that article.
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03-26-2012, 12:10 PM
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#83
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Crash and Bang Winger
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Originally Posted by darklord700
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Plenty of good reasons to be unhappy with the PCs or Redford, but that article is a joke and I am ashamed to live on the same planet as the author.
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03-26-2012, 12:12 PM
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#84
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Originally Posted by Ashartus
Wow - talk about extreme hyperbole and straw-man arguments (not to mention a few outright false statements - a single glass of wine won't put someone's blood alcohol over 0.05). I'm pretty neutral to Redford and haven't really been impressed by the job she's done so far, but Lorne Gunter comes across as a raving lunatic in that article.
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"A former managing editor of the now defunct Alberta Report, Lorne Gunter began his journalism career there"
The start of Gunter's bio, and the context in which to read his writings.
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03-26-2012, 12:29 PM
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#86
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by NuclearPizzaMan
This election gives new meaning to "stuck between a rock and a hard place".
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You can say that about every election that ever was on this planet.
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03-26-2012, 12:33 PM
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#87
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Julio
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Last time they did that Federally, we all turned out to be Liberal supporters.
Meanwhile, first release from Redford and PC's
http://www.votepc.ca/admin/contentx/...fm?itemid=2256
I hope they don't feel prostitution is the top issue for Albertans. 
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03-26-2012, 12:37 PM
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#88
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by First Lady
I hope they don't feel prostitution is the top issue for Albertans. |
The problem with Redford is she likes pushing her agenda. Who cares about 0.05 law or bawdy house definition during election? It is the least on people's mind comparing to, say, the inevitable introduction of Alberta Sales Tax by the PC if they stay in power.
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03-26-2012, 12:39 PM
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#89
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toledo OH
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Damn, I'm going to be out of town on Election day. Anyone know any word on advance polls?
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03-26-2012, 12:42 PM
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#90
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by First Lady
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I don't think its a top concern, but I don't really want to see a red-light district in Calgary either. Pretty interesting quotes from Smith in that release.
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03-26-2012, 12:46 PM
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#91
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary in Heart, Ottawa in Body
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Originally Posted by NuclearPizzaMan
Plenty of good reasons to be unhappy with the PCs or Redford, but that article is a joke and I am ashamed to live on the same planet as the author.
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I couldn't pay attention after this line.
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Ms. Redford has been Premier for nearly six months without having been elected to the job.
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I know it seams that way, but that's not mandatory and/or fundamental in our current form of government. If the author can't understand some of the basics of the Canadian Parliamentary system, then it's going to be hard to take the rest of his crazy with a grain of salt.
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03-26-2012, 12:46 PM
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#92
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Slava
I don't think its a top concern, but I don't really want to see a red-light district in Calgary either. Pretty interesting quotes from Smith in that release.
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A little context might be interesting. Why wouldn't they include a link to the article that they pulled those quotes from?
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03-26-2012, 12:51 PM
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#93
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by RatherDashing
A little context might be interesting. Why wouldn't they include a link to the article that they pulled those quotes from?
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Context? In what context does advocating for the legalisation of prostitution mean anything different? I thought that the line about creating a red-light district was pretty obvious and probably doesn't need context. You're either in favour of legalized prostitution or against it.
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03-26-2012, 12:51 PM
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#94
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Toledo OH
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Slava
I don't think its a top concern, but I don't really want to see a red-light district in Calgary either. Pretty interesting quotes from Smith in that release.
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Interesting to me that it actually kind of supports those who claim the Wildrose is more libertarian then you would think. Old-Time religion, 'Calgaryborn' types would crucify her on this issue and it might actually be part of Redford's strategy. It disturbs me though that the PC's are engaging to compete with the Wildrose for the social conservative vote. We need less provincial political pandering to this segment of society, not more.
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03-26-2012, 01:09 PM
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#95
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Slava
Context? In what context does advocating for the legalisation of prostitution mean anything different? I thought that the line about creating a red-light district was pretty obvious and probably doesn't need context. You're either in favour of legalized prostitution or against it.
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I'd like to know why she felt prostitution was a concern. It's possible that she just came out to the press one day and decided to tell them that we should legalize prostitution, but I imagine it's much more likely that she was responding to questions about specific issues with prostitution in Calgary (ie-drug use, as was implied by one of the quotes).
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03-26-2012, 01:10 PM
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#96
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Slava
Context? In what context does advocating for the legalisation of prostitution mean anything different? I thought that the line about creating a red-light district was pretty obvious and probably doesn't need context. You're either in favour of legalized prostitution or against it.
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Since they are nearly 9 years old, I would like to see the context. Was this DS as a Herald writer? Or in a different role?
BTW prostitution is already legal in Canada. It's living off the avails that is illegal.
Either way, not a prime provincial issue in my mind.
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03-26-2012, 01:10 PM
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#97
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Julio
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Originally Posted by First Lady
Last time they did that Federally, we all turned out to be Liberal supporters.
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Big surprise, the default position is PC.
It put me as right of the Wildrose and more socially conservative. I guess if you don't think taxes should be raised and if you don't want to waste money on bilingualism that makes you a rabid right winger. 
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03-26-2012, 01:10 PM
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#98
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Calgary
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I hope this doesn't sound crazy, but has anyone else noticed how the provincial PC party has added orange to their traditional blue? Why on earth would they do that? Are they trying to look like the Oilers?
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03-26-2012, 01:12 PM
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#99
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Lifetime Suspension
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I am really hoping Bruce Mcallister takes the Chestermere-Rocky View area. Great guy, who actually lives in this riding.
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03-26-2012, 01:14 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Originally Posted by First Lady
Since they are nearly 9 years old, I would like to see the context. Was this DS as a Herald writer? Or in a different role?
BTW prostitution is already legal in Canada. It's living off the avails that is illegal.
Either way, not a prime provincial issue in my mind.
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I just want to know why it would matter where she said this? If she wrote it for a Herald article then it doesn't count? That's a good try. The reality is that she's in favour of a red-light district. Its not exactly twisting her words here.
I do agree that this is a minor issue in the grand-scheme. Its far more interesting how the PC's are coming out here though, as Cowboy89 pointed out.
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Originally Posted by Jacks
Big surprise, the default position is PC.
It put me as right of the Wildrose and more socially conservative. I guess if you don't think taxes should be raised and if you don't want to waste money on bilingualism that makes you a rabid right winger. |
I didn't end up PC on that scale, so maybe you really should be voting PC?
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