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Comment on Margaret Wente: Class warrior by Stuart

Stuart — Fri, 18 May 2012 04:26:32 +0000

Thank you Ian. Wente is one of the main reasons I question our Globe & Mail subscription. She is extraordinarily out of touch.

Comment on Margaret Wente: Class warrior by simo

simo — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:26:12 +0000

I’m from the same generation and when I went to university summer jobs were plentiful and paid relatively well. It was like a civic duty for employers to make work for students.

Comment on Better stupid, nah nah by kootcoot

kootcoot — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:29:01 +0000

Norm, the BC liaRs should definitely change the election date, TO THIS FALL, and then leave it fixed in the fall, a more proper time considering the scheduling of the budgetary process in our province. If this government (so-called) that already doesn’t really have a mandate should try to extend their coup another year and people don’t storm the legislature, constituency offices and if necessary, MLAs homes with pitchforks I will seriously consider re-locating as I wouldn’t feel safe living in a place populated by such mentally challenged sheep. I only have so many years left to live and I refuse to live ruled by criminals, I might as well join a gang, at least they would be on my side, if I was a member!

They haven’t come to put me in a gulag yet, but I certainly feel that I am under two illegitimate dictator governments, neither of which has a legal mandate that I am willing to recognize. Harper stole last years election through fraud and Christy illegitimately has assumed the mantle that Falcon and Gordo lied to gain………effing Tunisia is looking pretty righteous compared to Canada and BeeCee!

Comment on Margaret Wente: Class warrior by Norm Farrell

Norm Farrell — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:52:23 +0000

“…elevated because of their stupidity and narrow-mindedness, not because they have pearls of wisdom to impart to the rest of us, but because they are willing to unquestioningly adopt the political stance of the owners of their newspapers or tv stations…”

Add radio stations.

Particularly Corus Radio, the radio arm of the billionaire Shaw Family, the people whose wealth depended not on merit but on monopolies enabled by the political classes they now serve.

Think of this when next you listen to Bill Good, Gord MacDonald, Bruce Allen, Michael Campbell, Michael Levy, Charles Adler, Roy Green and Sean Leslie.

Comment on Margaret Wente: Class warrior by Arleigh Chase

Arleigh Chase — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:17:35 +0000

I’ve invariably found it highly ironic that people like the Margaret Wentes of the world, the I’ve-got-mine-to-hell-with-everybody-else types are so thoroughly convinced of their own genius that they fail to grasp the one glaring fact that illuminates their career path for the skeptics amongst us. These “luminaries” have inevitably been elevated because of their stupidity and narrow-mindedness, not because they have pearls of wisdom to impart to the rest of us, but because they are willing to unquestioningly adopt the political stance of the owners of their newspapers or tv stations or law firms etc. which is that opportunity should be limited to the kind of people they already know and are comfortable with. The others are all viewed as radicals or the angry underclass who are fit only to serve the luminaries their coffee or flip their children’s burgers but little else. Apparently, Ms. Wente feels that we should assign these roles at birth because her political position completely belies even paying lip service to the notion of a meritocracy.

Comment on Margaret Wente: Class warrior by Don F.

Don F. — Thu, 17 May 2012 18:36:46 +0000

One can only feel bewildered that with all of the gifts and priviledges bestowed upon her that at this advanced age she shows us that it has all been wasted on her. The fact that her life has been blessed is something that in her ignorance she refuses to give thanks for but chooses instead to narrow mindedly scorn others less fortunate.
A real class act!
Don

Comment on Better stupid, nah nah by PG

PG — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:06:14 +0000

Arrogance aptly describes the Finance Minister Kevin Falcon who insulted BC’ers who voted against the HST. I know that the media of the past would never allow a comment like that to slide but then in today’s world we have the Van Sun who uses the editorial pages to support Falcon, attack “conspiracy theorists” and to bash the NDP.

What a shame.

Comment on Better stupid, nah nah by e.a.f.

e.a.f. — Wed, 16 May 2012 06:58:37 +0000

It will be very difficult for the next government to operate because B.C. will have the highest deficiet in history. Any assets of value will have been “given away/sold” to lieberal friends.

We had the Shell canada rep on the news this evening going on & on & on & on about how great a natural gas line will be for B.C. How many billions in royalties, right! She forgot to mention piplines built through our enviornment will ruin our enviornment. . She also didn’t seem to take notice that China has built their first drilling rigg & are asserting their claims to the China Sea. there is an enormous amount of oil & gas there. They won’t need our products in another few yrs & if they do buy, it will be at a greatly reduced price. What do we get?, bitamen tar on our shores & through our mountains. I am sure the lieberals will have their friends’ pipelines started by the time there is an election, if they dont’ decide to put off an election.

Comment on Better stupid, nah nah by Maharg

Maharg — Wed, 16 May 2012 00:08:29 +0000

Ian, you emphasis a very serious concern. As you stated “What I worry about most right now is how this disdain for voters and what they think will manifest in government decisions.”

After reading Norman’s Blog a couple of days ago, where he expressed a similar concern about giving away more public assets before the next election, I wrote my MLA. I told her I was afraid that the current BC Liberal Government will dispose of more public assets to their cronies, before they are defeated by the electorate next May. To date, I have not a had a response, but they keep asking for donations.

Comment on Better stupid, nah nah by Norm Farrell

Norm Farrell — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:54:10 +0000

A shoe yet to drop will be the need to alter the May 2013 election date. Just as deficits “prohibited by law” were accommodated by changing the legislation, the Liberals will find an excuse to change the law that establishes a fixed date election. It will be the way to postpone their own annihilation for up to 12 months.

Of course, the date change will be to enable them to “save” the province from something, probably a prolonged labour dispute with public servants or the need to remake the education system. They’re faced with their own destruction whether it be in 2013 or 2014. Postponement allows them one more year for their sponsors to gather loot and for Liberals to sell off the LDB and paper over BCRail and BCHydro events that could send people to jail.