Yesterday I wrote a wee snip about the increased spring water flow, and said, "more on that later, kiddies."
Then my man-servant, Bartley Kives of the Free Press, did all the work for me. He even put the piece in the paper (thanks, man). Spelling was perfect, researched real good, and presented nicely. Bartley, I think I'll keep you.
(He's not really my man-servant, ok?)
Read Bartley's very well formed article here:
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews/the-drain-on-the-plain-128518808.html
Then, like, start doing the math (hmm... 1000 hectares drained per year.... 12 years of NDP rule.... 12000 hectares drained.... two years of which alone is worth the Hoop and Holler cut... what's 12 years worth... oh....)
Thanks also to Ducks Unlimited. Big, big thanks.
Ok, sooo... who keeps saying Sellinger Inc. did such a great job with the flood? The flood they could have mostly prevented, that flood?
So tired of this NDP Government.
Sorry Jack, its the truth.
Saturday, 27 August 2011
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Hugh McFayden Blasts Political Pigs in Manitoba (or lack thereof...)
Hugh has emerged in fine form, and he has come out fighting for the unborn political pig in Rural Manitoba.
(Of course I will explain, just wait for it.)
I think I just heard Hugh say we should control the populations of Saskatchewan and North Dakota. But I'm not really sure. Maybe you can advise me?
I'm pretty darned sure I just heard him say he would lift the moratorium on pig farming expansions right about the time pig's fly, though. So read on, intrepid blog-and-bacon lovers!
At a meeting on the 24th in Morden (one great town, btw) Hugh went on camera to tackle the hog farm expansion moratorium issue. When asked what he would do about the moratorium by a certain Mr. Seimens, Hugh said he would base it on science, and not politics.
In other words (my words and my understanding, of course) Hugh would not be dealing with political pigs in this way any longer. Only scientific pigs. Of course.
And no-one got up to cheer, which was odd to me.
See, Hugh believes that Manitoba pigs have gotten a raw deal from NDP politicians. They (the pigs) are being blamed for the green sludge in the lake (that's what the new PC ad calls, green sludge, right?), and for this their numbers have been held down by the NDP Political reproduction police.
Now, darn it if this doesn't conjure up the image of Hugh McFayden rescuing political prisoners after the Manitoba Election of 2011. Serious, doesn't it? That is a sweet piece of politics, right there. You got me, Hugh. I cannot understand why they don't want you out on the town more, btw. I'm 100% for you showing up everywhere, all the time. A 24-hour Hugh.tv internet channel. Serious. I'll help you produce it.
Anyhow, this political pig talk goes over really well in the deep south. Rural Manitoba's interests in hog farming were previously a matter of economics, and power to them. Now, post-Hugh's speech, they may also become a matter of ethics. Free the political pig. Catchy. Darned catchy. I smell the Blue Rod's influence in there somewhere.
Hugh points out, so very scientifically, that many other factors contribute to the green sludge issue. Ever the pragmatist, he details a better solution for saving the lake based on spreading the blame around and holding them all responsible. Stop raw sewage from Winnipeg (really?), and phosphate-free soaps (whoops! nope, that was Dr. Gerrard), and....
...those pesky neighbors to the West and the South and the East. Scientifically, they hold a lot of green sludge responsibility. We must look to control those sources to un-green the lake, Hugh says.
(Ok, are you catching up to my 'heeeyyy... is he talking about babies in Sask. and N.D....?")
Moving on.
The rascal Kings and Queens of the Leg and their Political reproduction police might get smoked on this one by the voters if Hugh can get the message out in time. All the NDP do is blame livestock producers (and then its snip! snip! snip!, you know?) Hugh knows that's bad science. His many presentations in caucus tell him so.
He has an enormous (seriously, he said enormous) number of presentations to back all kinds of other approaches to controlling the green sludge. An enormous number of scientists (umm... presentations from scientists, right Hugh?) really enlightened him to the need to address all sources at once. Tackle phosphate sources across the board, then bring the pigs back a'breeding in Rural MB and wipe out the green sludge, too. Phosphate nirvana, and more bacon. Vote PC, right?
He didn't actually say what he would do if he couldn't get phosphate nirvana, mind, but... he must have just forgotten.
Check it out:
http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/5906.html
(Mr. Seimens, you devil, did you set Hugh up? Already heard the scary lake sludge commercial? You are one smooth operator, I'd say. And I had no idea you were Leaning Liberal! Whoo-hoo!)
Ok, the NDP are too damned slow moving on the lake (12 years in power, right?) And they clearly deal with political pigs, I'll agree with Hugh 100% there. Under their sweet management of our water systems, we have 35% increased water flow rates to the lake (another day, kiddies, another day.) A truly terrible record, and I write that with all humor off. It is not funny how bad a job they have done.
The NDP, too damned slow on the Lake. And I don't even have a cabin up there. Likely never will....
But hey, you ask... if Hugh will only lift the moratorium on hog expansion after the master plan is complete (watch the video, folks), might that not take a long time...?
Sure it will. Better start throwing the piglets off the barn roof, see which one of them can fly. Round about there kinda long time. Its how we country folk say never going to happen as stated by Hugh.
Sorry, Manitoba Farmers. To fight Hugh's fight against the political pigs, there must be casualties. He should have made that plain going in. Not nice to forget to inform the troops, I'd say. Oh well, the country folk will never support the Liberals anyways, right? (although historically that is where the Party has its roots....)
Seriously, Gerrard is so far out in front of the lake issue, it isn't funny. And we all know that. Partisan?? Moi? Nope. Just have 20/20 vision. Bet you do too.
(Mr. Blue Rod.... Hugh.tv, right? Call me, lunch.)
(Of course I will explain, just wait for it.)
I think I just heard Hugh say we should control the populations of Saskatchewan and North Dakota. But I'm not really sure. Maybe you can advise me?
I'm pretty darned sure I just heard him say he would lift the moratorium on pig farming expansions right about the time pig's fly, though. So read on, intrepid blog-and-bacon lovers!
At a meeting on the 24th in Morden (one great town, btw) Hugh went on camera to tackle the hog farm expansion moratorium issue. When asked what he would do about the moratorium by a certain Mr. Seimens, Hugh said he would base it on science, and not politics.
In other words (my words and my understanding, of course) Hugh would not be dealing with political pigs in this way any longer. Only scientific pigs. Of course.
And no-one got up to cheer, which was odd to me.
See, Hugh believes that Manitoba pigs have gotten a raw deal from NDP politicians. They (the pigs) are being blamed for the green sludge in the lake (that's what the new PC ad calls, green sludge, right?), and for this their numbers have been held down by the NDP Political reproduction police.
Now, darn it if this doesn't conjure up the image of Hugh McFayden rescuing political prisoners after the Manitoba Election of 2011. Serious, doesn't it? That is a sweet piece of politics, right there. You got me, Hugh. I cannot understand why they don't want you out on the town more, btw. I'm 100% for you showing up everywhere, all the time. A 24-hour Hugh.tv internet channel. Serious. I'll help you produce it.
Anyhow, this political pig talk goes over really well in the deep south. Rural Manitoba's interests in hog farming were previously a matter of economics, and power to them. Now, post-Hugh's speech, they may also become a matter of ethics. Free the political pig. Catchy. Darned catchy. I smell the Blue Rod's influence in there somewhere.
Hugh points out, so very scientifically, that many other factors contribute to the green sludge issue. Ever the pragmatist, he details a better solution for saving the lake based on spreading the blame around and holding them all responsible. Stop raw sewage from Winnipeg (really?), and phosphate-free soaps (whoops! nope, that was Dr. Gerrard), and....
...those pesky neighbors to the West and the South and the East. Scientifically, they hold a lot of green sludge responsibility. We must look to control those sources to un-green the lake, Hugh says.
(Ok, are you catching up to my 'heeeyyy... is he talking about babies in Sask. and N.D....?")
Moving on.
The rascal Kings and Queens of the Leg and their Political reproduction police might get smoked on this one by the voters if Hugh can get the message out in time. All the NDP do is blame livestock producers (and then its snip! snip! snip!, you know?) Hugh knows that's bad science. His many presentations in caucus tell him so.
He has an enormous (seriously, he said enormous) number of presentations to back all kinds of other approaches to controlling the green sludge. An enormous number of scientists (umm... presentations from scientists, right Hugh?) really enlightened him to the need to address all sources at once. Tackle phosphate sources across the board, then bring the pigs back a'breeding in Rural MB and wipe out the green sludge, too. Phosphate nirvana, and more bacon. Vote PC, right?
He didn't actually say what he would do if he couldn't get phosphate nirvana, mind, but... he must have just forgotten.
Check it out:
http://www.siemenssays.com/blog/5906.html
(Mr. Seimens, you devil, did you set Hugh up? Already heard the scary lake sludge commercial? You are one smooth operator, I'd say. And I had no idea you were Leaning Liberal! Whoo-hoo!)
Ok, the NDP are too damned slow moving on the lake (12 years in power, right?) And they clearly deal with political pigs, I'll agree with Hugh 100% there. Under their sweet management of our water systems, we have 35% increased water flow rates to the lake (another day, kiddies, another day.) A truly terrible record, and I write that with all humor off. It is not funny how bad a job they have done.
The NDP, too damned slow on the Lake. And I don't even have a cabin up there. Likely never will....
But hey, you ask... if Hugh will only lift the moratorium on hog expansion after the master plan is complete (watch the video, folks), might that not take a long time...?
Sure it will. Better start throwing the piglets off the barn roof, see which one of them can fly. Round about there kinda long time. Its how we country folk say never going to happen as stated by Hugh.
Sorry, Manitoba Farmers. To fight Hugh's fight against the political pigs, there must be casualties. He should have made that plain going in. Not nice to forget to inform the troops, I'd say. Oh well, the country folk will never support the Liberals anyways, right? (although historically that is where the Party has its roots....)
Seriously, Gerrard is so far out in front of the lake issue, it isn't funny. And we all know that. Partisan?? Moi? Nope. Just have 20/20 vision. Bet you do too.
(Mr. Blue Rod.... Hugh.tv, right? Call me, lunch.)
Friday, 19 August 2011
How about down the middle?
No other issue I know speaks to the difference between the three main parties (yes three, not two) better than the great East / West / Center of the Lake debate.
Center of the Lake...? A third option? Who threw that out there?
Oh, yeah. The third Party.
(Hey Green's, no disrespect, but I think of you as the fourth Party right now. And that's just for now, so keep up the hard work ok? Oh, and uh... check your policies over a bit, please? I read them, think about the impact on the economy if implemented all at once, and shudder one of those deep, down-to-your-bowels shudders. But that's just my gut reaction, and who am I after all, right? But do me a solid, and run some economic modeling based on those directives, ok?)
So, about this third option.
Fishies and algae don't launch lawsuits. Apparently they would have no need anyhow, because the environmental impact of the watery option is so darned low, the judge would likely just throw out the suit as frivolous.
Run an underwater cable and send power down it? Who does that, I can hear you say...
Right. Who does that, indeed.
I'm not a confirmed expert on underwater cables, and I won't try to convince you that I am. I do have the sense to listen to such experts, though, and they say this is do-able. Including the experts at Hydro, yes? Yes.
Now, imagine if Ian Rabb were to put up a billboard (just saying...) promoting Manitoba as a world leader in Hydro power lines (now that's using your powers for good.) Imagine this tag line:
'Manitoba: World Leader in Underwater Power Transmission Technology'
Mmm... I like that. Sounds good, and I'll bet Ian would have a great image to go along with it. Seriously, I'll bet he would. There is a lot going on in underwater cable, and it just might be a trend that gains momentum. Remember the railway boom back in the day? Read 'Devil Take the Hindmost', and tell me what you think of underwater cable's potential. Its a great book.
So let's jump over to an alternate Universe... maybe the NDP's Earth II... and imagine their poster. Something like this:
'Manitoba: Spirited-Energy-Running-Down-Other-People's-Property-Management-Experts'
Well... ok, I guess there is some export potential there. Its a crazy world, right? Someone must need these skills, somewhere.
Now, zooming off to Planet PC:
'Manitoba: Doing a Great Job Setting Up Public Utilities For Privatization, Without All Those Nasty Lawsuits From Indigenous Peoples Looming Over Your Head'
Now we know there is an export market for that. Tempting... but what sort of international company do we want to keep in our export diversification efforts? And how many right-wing governments could we sell this to, anyhow... ummm... ok, maybe there is some serious potential there. Kinda stinky, but it all spends the same, right?
This Left / Center / Right of the lake debate bears scrutiny for its utility in describing the general state of the difference between the PC's, NDP, and Liberals. We are talking about three very different Manitobas. On one extreme side, seems we have a mess, but we know that going in, so we manage. On the other extreme is another mess, just with different implications and different.... stakeholders. Once again, we manage.
But down the middle, honest to goodness, it seems like things will work out fine.
I know, you'll say, 'but hey Rod Rouge, who could possibly pull off such an effort? What kind of Premiere would we need to pull off an innovation involving crazy distances and complexity and cable...?'
Bone up a bit on your history, kids. Then answer this question: Which of the three candidates to be your next Premier has hands-on Ministerial experience with huge distances and innovative cabling.
Double bonus points if you answer both questions at once.
PC's, NDP'ers, lets do something crazy, ok? Let's pretend for a moment that we have to choose the best option for Manitoba, and not just for anyone's own stakeholders and strategic aims. In this alternate universe where all of Manitoba comes first, tell me which poster you will be putting up, please?
(... if you want, we can do it secretly, so no-one knows what you really think.)
In the middle, the NDP gets to keep their beautiful parklands (Love it!) The PC business minds could get to work leveraging our newly acquired skill set on the world market (folks, them thar' are potential mega-contracts!!) And the rest of us can get out of this stupid debate.
I'm not going up on a stump to beat the Manitoba Liberal drum. I don't have to. Dr. Gerrard is doing fine by representing all Manitobans, and not just a select few.
Golly, what would happen if all Manitobans represented him this October?
Well, ok, not all, but enough.
I'm thinking... the worst we would face in that case would be frivolous lawsuits from fish. Even still, they'd likely look up and say, 'hey, whoa, that's Gerrard... he's been going to bat for us, let's give the guy a break' and just swim away, fairly happy.
Blue Rod, have no fear. You are included in 'all Manitobans' under a Liberal government, natch.
(...but don't tell anyone at those fundraisers, eh?)
Center of the Lake...? A third option? Who threw that out there?
Oh, yeah. The third Party.
(Hey Green's, no disrespect, but I think of you as the fourth Party right now. And that's just for now, so keep up the hard work ok? Oh, and uh... check your policies over a bit, please? I read them, think about the impact on the economy if implemented all at once, and shudder one of those deep, down-to-your-bowels shudders. But that's just my gut reaction, and who am I after all, right? But do me a solid, and run some economic modeling based on those directives, ok?)
So, about this third option.
Fishies and algae don't launch lawsuits. Apparently they would have no need anyhow, because the environmental impact of the watery option is so darned low, the judge would likely just throw out the suit as frivolous.
Run an underwater cable and send power down it? Who does that, I can hear you say...
Right. Who does that, indeed.
I'm not a confirmed expert on underwater cables, and I won't try to convince you that I am. I do have the sense to listen to such experts, though, and they say this is do-able. Including the experts at Hydro, yes? Yes.
Now, imagine if Ian Rabb were to put up a billboard (just saying...) promoting Manitoba as a world leader in Hydro power lines (now that's using your powers for good.) Imagine this tag line:
'Manitoba: World Leader in Underwater Power Transmission Technology'
Mmm... I like that. Sounds good, and I'll bet Ian would have a great image to go along with it. Seriously, I'll bet he would. There is a lot going on in underwater cable, and it just might be a trend that gains momentum. Remember the railway boom back in the day? Read 'Devil Take the Hindmost', and tell me what you think of underwater cable's potential. Its a great book.
So let's jump over to an alternate Universe... maybe the NDP's Earth II... and imagine their poster. Something like this:
'Manitoba: Spirited-Energy-Running-Down-Other-People's-Property-Management-Experts'
Well... ok, I guess there is some export potential there. Its a crazy world, right? Someone must need these skills, somewhere.
Now, zooming off to Planet PC:
'Manitoba: Doing a Great Job Setting Up Public Utilities For Privatization, Without All Those Nasty Lawsuits From Indigenous Peoples Looming Over Your Head'
Now we know there is an export market for that. Tempting... but what sort of international company do we want to keep in our export diversification efforts? And how many right-wing governments could we sell this to, anyhow... ummm... ok, maybe there is some serious potential there. Kinda stinky, but it all spends the same, right?
This Left / Center / Right of the lake debate bears scrutiny for its utility in describing the general state of the difference between the PC's, NDP, and Liberals. We are talking about three very different Manitobas. On one extreme side, seems we have a mess, but we know that going in, so we manage. On the other extreme is another mess, just with different implications and different.... stakeholders. Once again, we manage.
But down the middle, honest to goodness, it seems like things will work out fine.
I know, you'll say, 'but hey Rod Rouge, who could possibly pull off such an effort? What kind of Premiere would we need to pull off an innovation involving crazy distances and complexity and cable...?'
Bone up a bit on your history, kids. Then answer this question: Which of the three candidates to be your next Premier has hands-on Ministerial experience with huge distances and innovative cabling.
Double bonus points if you answer both questions at once.
PC's, NDP'ers, lets do something crazy, ok? Let's pretend for a moment that we have to choose the best option for Manitoba, and not just for anyone's own stakeholders and strategic aims. In this alternate universe where all of Manitoba comes first, tell me which poster you will be putting up, please?
(... if you want, we can do it secretly, so no-one knows what you really think.)
In the middle, the NDP gets to keep their beautiful parklands (Love it!) The PC business minds could get to work leveraging our newly acquired skill set on the world market (folks, them thar' are potential mega-contracts!!) And the rest of us can get out of this stupid debate.
I'm not going up on a stump to beat the Manitoba Liberal drum. I don't have to. Dr. Gerrard is doing fine by representing all Manitobans, and not just a select few.
Golly, what would happen if all Manitobans represented him this October?
Well, ok, not all, but enough.
I'm thinking... the worst we would face in that case would be frivolous lawsuits from fish. Even still, they'd likely look up and say, 'hey, whoa, that's Gerrard... he's been going to bat for us, let's give the guy a break' and just swim away, fairly happy.
Blue Rod, have no fear. You are included in 'all Manitobans' under a Liberal government, natch.
(...but don't tell anyone at those fundraisers, eh?)
How about down the middle?
No other issue I know speaks to the difference between the three main parties (yes three, not two) better than the great East / West / Center of the Lake debate.
Center of the Lake...? A third option? Who threw that out there?
Oh, yeah. The third Party.
(Hey Green's, no disrespect, but I think of you as the fourth Party right now. And that's just for now, so keep up the hard work ok? Oh, and uh... check your policies over a bit, please? I read them, think about the impact on the economy if implemented all at once, and shudder one of those deep, down-to-your-bowels shudders. But that's just my gut reaction, and who am I after all, right? But do me a solid, and run some economic modeling based on those directives, ok?)
So, about this third option.
Fishies and algae don't launch lawsuits. Apparently they would have no need anyhow, because the environmental impact of the watery option is so darned low, the judge would likely just throw out the suit as frivolous.
Run an underwater cable and send power down it? Who does that, I can hear you say...
Right. Who does that, indeed.
I'm not a confirmed expert on underwater cables, and I won't try to convince you that I am. I do have the sense to listen to such experts, though, and they say this is do-able. Including the experts at Hydro, yes? Yes.
Now, imagine if Ian Rabb were to put up a billboard (just saying...) promoting Manitoba as a world leader in Hydro power lines (now that's using your powers for good.) Imagine this tag line:
'Manitoba: World Leader in Underwater Power Transmission Technology'
Mmm... I like that. Sounds good, and I'll bet Ian would have a great image to go along with it. Seriously, I'll bet he would. There is a lot going on in underwater cable, and it just might be a trend that gains momentum. Remember the railway boom back in the day? Read 'Devil Take the Hindmost', and tell me what you think of underwater cable's potential. Its a great book.
So let's jump over to an alternate Universe... maybe the NDP's Earth II... and imagine their poster. Something like this:
'Manitoba: Spirited-Energy-Running-Down-Other-People's-Property-Management-Experts'
Well... ok, I guess there is some export potential there. Its a crazy world, right? Someone must need these skills, somewhere.
Now, zooming off to Planet PC:
'Manitoba: Doing a Great Job Setting Up Public Utilities For Privatization, Without All Those Nasty Lawsuits From Indigenous Peoples Looming Over Your Head'
Now we know there is an export market for that. Tempting... but what sort of international company do we want to keep in our export diversification efforts? And how many right-wing governments could we sell this to, anyhow... ummm... ok, maybe there is some serious potential there. Kinda stinky, but it all spends the same, right?
This Left / Center / Right of the lake debate bears scrutiny for its utility in describing the general state of the difference between the PC's, NDP, and Liberals. We are talking about three very different Manitobas. On one extreme side, seems we have a mess, but we know that going in, so we manage. On the other extreme is another mess, just with different implications and different.... stakeholders. Once again, we manage.
But down the middle, honest to goodness, it seems like things will work out fine.
I know, you'll say, 'but hey Rod Rouge, who could possibly pull off such an effort? What kind of Premiere would we need to pull off an innovation involving crazy distances and complexity and cable...?'
Bone up a bit on your history, kids. Then answer this question: Which of the three candidates to be your next Premier has hands-on Ministerial experience with huge distances and innovative cabling.
Double bonus points if you answer both questions at once.
PC's, NDP'ers, lets do something crazy, ok? Let's pretend for a moment that we have to choose the best option for Manitoba, and not just for anyone's own stakeholders and strategic aims. In this alternate universe where all of Manitoba comes first, tell me which poster you will be putting up, please?
(... if you want, we can do it secretly, so no-one knows what you really think.)
In the middle, the NDP gets to keep their beautiful parklands (Love it!) The PC business minds could get to work leveraging our newly acquired skill set on the world market (folks, them thar' are potential mega-contracts!!) And the rest of us can get out of this stupid debate.
I'm not going up on a stump to beat the Manitoba Liberal drum. I don't have to. Dr. Gerrard is doing fine by representing all Manitobans, and not just a select few.
Golly, what would happen if all Manitobans represented him this October?
Well, ok, not all, but enough.
I'm thinking... the worst we would face in that case would be frivolous lawsuits from fish. Even still, they'd likely look up and say, 'hey, whoa, that's Gerrard... he's been going to bat for us, let's give the guy a break' and just swim away, fairly happy.
Blue Rod, have no fear. You are included in 'all Manitobans' under a Liberal government, natch.
(...but don't tell anyone at those fundraisers, eh?)
Center of the Lake...? A third option? Who threw that out there?
Oh, yeah. The third Party.
(Hey Green's, no disrespect, but I think of you as the fourth Party right now. And that's just for now, so keep up the hard work ok? Oh, and uh... check your policies over a bit, please? I read them, think about the impact on the economy if implemented all at once, and shudder one of those deep, down-to-your-bowels shudders. But that's just my gut reaction, and who am I after all, right? But do me a solid, and run some economic modeling based on those directives, ok?)
So, about this third option.
Fishies and algae don't launch lawsuits. Apparently they would have no need anyhow, because the environmental impact of the watery option is so darned low, the judge would likely just throw out the suit as frivolous.
Run an underwater cable and send power down it? Who does that, I can hear you say...
Right. Who does that, indeed.
I'm not a confirmed expert on underwater cables, and I won't try to convince you that I am. I do have the sense to listen to such experts, though, and they say this is do-able. Including the experts at Hydro, yes? Yes.
Now, imagine if Ian Rabb were to put up a billboard (just saying...) promoting Manitoba as a world leader in Hydro power lines (now that's using your powers for good.) Imagine this tag line:
'Manitoba: World Leader in Underwater Power Transmission Technology'
Mmm... I like that. Sounds good, and I'll bet Ian would have a great image to go along with it. Seriously, I'll bet he would. There is a lot going on in underwater cable, and it just might be a trend that gains momentum. Remember the railway boom back in the day? Read 'Devil Take the Hindmost', and tell me what you think of underwater cable's potential. Its a great book.
So let's jump over to an alternate Universe... maybe the NDP's Earth II... and imagine their poster. Something like this:
'Manitoba: Spirited-Energy-Running-Down-Other-People's-Property-Management-Experts'
Well... ok, I guess there is some export potential there. Its a crazy world, right? Someone must need these skills, somewhere.
Now, zooming off to Planet PC:
'Manitoba: Doing a Great Job Setting Up Public Utilities For Privatization, Without All Those Nasty Lawsuits From Indigenous Peoples Looming Over Your Head'
Now we know there is an export market for that. Tempting... but what sort of international company do we want to keep in our export diversification efforts? And how many right-wing governments could we sell this to, anyhow... ummm... ok, maybe there is some serious potential there. Kinda stinky, but it all spends the same, right?
This Left / Center / Right of the lake debate bears scrutiny for its utility in describing the general state of the difference between the PC's, NDP, and Liberals. We are talking about three very different Manitobas. On one extreme side, seems we have a mess, but we know that going in, so we manage. On the other extreme is another mess, just with different implications and different.... stakeholders. Once again, we manage.
But down the middle, honest to goodness, it seems like things will work out fine.
I know, you'll say, 'but hey Rod Rouge, who could possibly pull off such an effort? What kind of Premiere would we need to pull off an innovation involving crazy distances and complexity and cable...?'
Bone up a bit on your history, kids. Then answer this question: Which of the three candidates to be your next Premier has hands-on Ministerial experience with huge distances and innovative cabling.
Double bonus points if you answer both questions at once.
PC's, NDP'ers, lets do something crazy, ok? Let's pretend for a moment that we have to choose the best option for Manitoba, and not just for anyone's own stakeholders and strategic aims. In this alternate universe where all of Manitoba comes first, tell me which poster you will be putting up, please?
(... if you want, we can do it secretly, so no-one knows what you really think.)
In the middle, the NDP gets to keep their beautiful parklands (Love it!) The PC business minds could get to work leveraging our newly acquired skill set on the world market (folks, them thar' are potential mega-contracts!!) And the rest of us can get out of this stupid debate.
I'm not going up on a stump to beat the Manitoba Liberal drum. I don't have to. Dr. Gerrard is doing fine by representing all Manitobans, and not just a select few.
Golly, what would happen if all Manitobans represented him this October?
Well, ok, not all, but enough.
I'm thinking... the worst we would face in that case would be frivolous lawsuits from fish. Even still, they'd likely look up and say, 'hey, whoa, that's Gerrard... he's been going to bat for us, let's give the guy a break' and just swim away, fairly happy.
Blue Rod, have no fear. You are included in 'all Manitobans' under a Liberal government, natch.
(...but don't tell anyone at those fundraisers, eh?)
Thursday, 18 August 2011
Ian Rabb's Vision for Safe and Comfortable Apartment Rental
I am sooo thankful that we live under the rule of law. I am sure you are, too, especially if you came to Canada from some place that is ruled in some other way.
But with the law comes the lawyers, right? Hey, it is the price we pay (and to be fair, I actually like some lawyers, which spoils most of the jokes for me.)
Now, with his masterstroke of marketing receiving a great deal of attention (even Gord Sinclair noticed!) you'd think Ian Rabb would be a great lawyer looking to become your shiney new public servant in the Leg. I mean, he totally read the laws on election campaign signs to mean 'you can put your image anywhere, in any way, as long as it is not directly referring to your election campaign.'
What eyesite! What vision! He sees with such clarity, has tremendous perceptive powers, he...
Oh, wait. No bloody wonder. He's a Doctor of Optometry. Click! All makes sense now, right?
Its all about the number of impressions on the backs of the eyeballs, right Ian?
See:
PC Election signs with Ian's bright, shining face: maybe some 4000 direct impressions per day.
Massive 'business' signs on this sides of prominent buildings: maybe 20,000 direct impressions per day.
(Even Gord Sinclair has Ian's face burnt into his eyeballs! Touche (repeatedly...)!)
Masterful! Elections loophole makes massive impressions!
I am absolutely sure that if you ask people that know Ian (I mean, really know him) they will say he is a good guy trying to do good things. I will not think to disparage the man.
But the party, well, now that is a completely different matter.
Hey, PC party. A good government in waiting looks to exploit the laws fully, but for the betterment of society, ok? We aren't really interested in letting people through the power door that so clearly portray themselves as the exploiters of our election laws.
Did you think we wouldn't notice? Do you think we need our eyes checked, or our brains?
Sigh. Blue Rod, seriously. Edit your boys.
But with the law comes the lawyers, right? Hey, it is the price we pay (and to be fair, I actually like some lawyers, which spoils most of the jokes for me.)
Now, with his masterstroke of marketing receiving a great deal of attention (even Gord Sinclair noticed!) you'd think Ian Rabb would be a great lawyer looking to become your shiney new public servant in the Leg. I mean, he totally read the laws on election campaign signs to mean 'you can put your image anywhere, in any way, as long as it is not directly referring to your election campaign.'
What eyesite! What vision! He sees with such clarity, has tremendous perceptive powers, he...
Oh, wait. No bloody wonder. He's a Doctor of Optometry. Click! All makes sense now, right?
Its all about the number of impressions on the backs of the eyeballs, right Ian?
See:
PC Election signs with Ian's bright, shining face: maybe some 4000 direct impressions per day.
Massive 'business' signs on this sides of prominent buildings: maybe 20,000 direct impressions per day.
(Even Gord Sinclair has Ian's face burnt into his eyeballs! Touche (repeatedly...)!)
Masterful! Elections loophole makes massive impressions!
I am absolutely sure that if you ask people that know Ian (I mean, really know him) they will say he is a good guy trying to do good things. I will not think to disparage the man.
But the party, well, now that is a completely different matter.
Hey, PC party. A good government in waiting looks to exploit the laws fully, but for the betterment of society, ok? We aren't really interested in letting people through the power door that so clearly portray themselves as the exploiters of our election laws.
Did you think we wouldn't notice? Do you think we need our eyes checked, or our brains?
Sigh. Blue Rod, seriously. Edit your boys.
Friday, 12 August 2011
Oh, Marty, you sneaky devil...
Now, its just not fair of us to call Marty to task (see last post) for an article he took off his Web site, is it?
Or is it?
Guess we'll just have to use the one that Google nicely kept cached for us (see below, and if you google it, click the cached version.)
Now, to be fair, its only the Liberal position that all votes should be counted that Marty objects to. Our X-ray vision read between the lines to discern the underlying resistance to improving the electoral process.
Hey, you read it, and tell us what you think.
Ummm... Marty, why did you take it down, dude?
(oh, I wonder if the Blue Rod flexed his muscle? A little late, sir, but appreciate the effort.)
Or is it?
Guess we'll just have to use the one that Google nicely kept cached for us (see below, and if you google it, click the cached version.)
Now, to be fair, its only the Liberal position that all votes should be counted that Marty objects to. Our X-ray vision read between the lines to discern the underlying resistance to improving the electoral process.
Hey, you read it, and tell us what you think.
Ummm... Marty, why did you take it down, dude?
(oh, I wonder if the Blue Rod flexed his muscle? A little late, sir, but appreciate the effort.)
Tired Manitoba Liberal Party wants to make voting Mandatory
February 3, 2011
Jon Gerrard, the only Liberal MLA in Manitoba and leader of the tired Liberal Party of Manitoba has blogged in favor of a law that would force Manitobans to vote. (see http://manitobaliberals.blogspot.com/2005_10_02_archive.html).
Although voting is compulsory in some countries, this position goes against the most fundamental of Canadian rights, that is; the freedom to exercise or not exercise ones' franchise.Voting is not a civic duty but rather a civic right. Forcing people to vote under penalty is an infringement upon the rights of people who would choose not to vote because they do not favor or support any candidate or political party. It would also infringe upon the rights of those citizens who do not vote for religious reasons ( for example Jehovahs Witnesses) whose religion discourages participation in political events.
The reality is, in order to increase voter turnout we need to do do a better job educating our young people about our political system. Further our politicians must also do a better job getting people engaged and interested in politics. People should feel empowered by the understanding that their vote can make a difference.
It is in the market place of ideas that the battle for greater voter turnout should be fought, and not by the will of the state telling people that they must vote under threat of penalty.
Perhaps, given the Manitoba Liberal's historical inability to attract votes, Dr. Gerrard thinks that forcing you to vote might help his Party.
Although voting is compulsory in some countries, this position goes against the most fundamental of Canadian rights, that is; the freedom to exercise or not exercise ones' franchise.Voting is not a civic duty but rather a civic right. Forcing people to vote under penalty is an infringement upon the rights of people who would choose not to vote because they do not favor or support any candidate or political party. It would also infringe upon the rights of those citizens who do not vote for religious reasons ( for example Jehovahs Witnesses) whose religion discourages participation in political events.
The reality is, in order to increase voter turnout we need to do do a better job educating our young people about our political system. Further our politicians must also do a better job getting people engaged and interested in politics. People should feel empowered by the understanding that their vote can make a difference.
It is in the market place of ideas that the battle for greater voter turnout should be fought, and not by the will of the state telling people that they must vote under threat of penalty.
Perhaps, given the Manitoba Liberal's historical inability to attract votes, Dr. Gerrard thinks that forcing you to vote might help his Party.
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