tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post8496106701183318667..comments2024-03-27T01:58:22.445-07:00Comments on The Gazetteer: This Day In Clarkland: 20 Billion Dollar LNG Investment Claim Exposed, Shamed And Retracted.RossKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-20260774714211306312016-12-24T07:10:15.362-08:002016-12-24T07:10:15.362-08:00CP--
Agreed.
And not that I want to spoil your C...CP--<br /><br />Agreed.<br /><br />And not that I want to spoil your Christmas cheer or anything...But if you want to see an example of the quislingification of all things local press gang clubbery have a gander at what S Smart said to Andrew MacLeod when the former 'apologized' for denying Andrew MacLeod an 'audience' with his dear leader...<br /><br /><a href="https://www.thetyee.ca/Opinion/2016/12/19/Christy-Clark-Hypothetical-Interview/" rel="nofollow">...Here.</a><br /><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-56579757707537700762016-12-24T01:11:50.675-08:002016-12-24T01:11:50.675-08:00The worst part of all the things that the BC Liber...The worst part of all the things that the BC Liberal Party have been able to get away with is the fact that the scribes and reporters that have been given the honour of being members of the press gallery, and all the perks that go along with this honour, continue to be put to shame by the likes of Bob Mackin and Dermond Travis. I don't believe that either can be labelled as members of a left wing group or any other label one can try to apply to them. They just do what a good reporter is supposed to do.<br /><br />If the likes of Baldrey, Palmer, Smyth etc. did not question the claims of this taxpayer funded advertisement then they should all be looking for a new career. My rant has nothing to do with political party allegiance but rather the fact that the taxpayer is continually treated as a sucker by both our governance and the media types that are supposedly entrusted with keeping said governance's feet to the fire. This advertisement never passed the smell test from the get go and no matter what the spin doctors, that are also funded by the overburdened taxpayers, produce as its legitimacy is nothing but verbal diarrhea. Maybe if the government spent less taxpayer funded monies on polishing their own apple there would be no need for initiatives such as the newly announced first time home buyers program.<br /><br />I feel better now. Merry Christmas to everyone.<br /><br /> Crankypantsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-18310594244716708522016-12-23T23:16:01.396-08:002016-12-23T23:16:01.396-08:00Jason--
Ya.
That's the one!
.Jason--<br /><br />Ya.<br /><br />That's the one!<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-21492986312369558042016-12-23T20:28:21.870-08:002016-12-23T20:28:21.870-08:00I really like the Upton Sinclair quote "It i...I really like the Upton Sinclair quote "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"JasonSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-29429913111321438882016-12-23T17:27:06.437-08:002016-12-23T17:27:06.437-08:00I think Lew just answered Scotty's question......I think Lew just answered Scotty's question...<br /><br />______<br /><br />SH--<br /><br />On the Gladwell quote and all it entails...<br /><br />On the other hand, when one's paycheque involves believing something is true (or at least not abjectly false) it becomes very easy to ignore the warning signs.<br /><br />Which is why, sometimes, the amateurs, especially the good ones like Mr. Adey, have a real role to play.<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-54850785805223266782016-12-23T16:03:23.231-08:002016-12-23T16:03:23.231-08:00Pretty much fits the definition of a false prospec...Pretty much fits the definition of a false prospectus. A person could face some jail time re s400 of the Criminal Code if he used the same material trying to lure investors.<br /><br />I guess the citizenry is not allowed the same protection from its government trying to lure voters.Lewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-56576904555667824632016-12-23T15:44:13.534-08:002016-12-23T15:44:13.534-08:00SH:
The fine Mr. Adey:
"Oh, and one more ...SH:<br /> <br />The fine Mr. Adey: <br /><br />"Oh, and one more bit..Government decided to pull the ad early because it was generating complaints! Imagine that."<br /><br />The Smart brain trust, are so delightfully responsive in demonstrating their precious sensitivity. Must be the Season of Miracles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-55451807876759547602016-12-23T15:25:32.408-08:002016-12-23T15:25:32.408-08:00SH @ Merv,
Imagine, unassuming Mr. Adey, leading ...SH @ Merv,<br /><br />Imagine, unassuming Mr. Adey, leading Goliath to the precipice.<br /><br />I've heard Merv on radio with Tsakumis…Clark style gloating wouldn't be his style. Indeed, the meek DO inherit the Earth.<br /><br />“Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.”<br />― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants<br /><br /><br />“As the playwright George Bernard Shaw once put it: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.” <br />― Malcolm Gladwell, David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling GiantsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-78204279549510848682016-12-23T15:12:22.572-08:002016-12-23T15:12:22.572-08:00Jeez, what if I'd invested in, say, a house up...Jeez, what if I'd invested in, say, a house up in 20-billion-dollar-land on the basis of that BC Lieberal $20 billion? Would I have a case if my attorney could show the BC Liberal government willfully misinformed me and nearly (i.e., excepting a certain small crony-cartel of BC Liberal insiders) everybody else?Scotty on Denmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-26523000104750921942016-12-23T13:39:19.073-08:002016-12-23T13:39:19.073-08:00Merv's update is up...
...Here.
.Merv's update is up...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bcveritas.com/index.php/2016/12/23/spinmasters-in-overdrive-on-misleading-20b-lng-ad/" rel="nofollow">...Here.</a><br /><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-53819941569135489572016-12-23T13:27:29.670-08:002016-12-23T13:27:29.670-08:00mcg--
Me still laughing.
.mcg--<br /><br />Me still laughing.<br /><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-10905793184383623712016-12-23T13:26:21.954-08:002016-12-23T13:26:21.954-08:00Chuck--
Well...
Luckily for him and his, a forme...Chuck--<br /><br />Well...<br /><br />Luckily for him and his, a former sheep farmer with absolutely no discernible oil and gas experienced, managed to land pretty good job <a href="http://vancouversun.com/news/politics/b-c-has-moral-obligation-to-develop-lng-industry-says-government-advocate" rel="nofollow">flogging non-existent LNG Sparkle Ponies on our dime.</a><br /><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-35656785254618254942016-12-23T13:24:45.941-08:002016-12-23T13:24:45.941-08:00Nothing to do with a complaint, the ad was pulled ...Nothing to do with a complaint, the ad was pulled because they didn't have any cats in it.motorcycleguynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-53527567786142135532016-12-23T12:58:11.059-08:002016-12-23T12:58:11.059-08:00RossK- This is what I found at Pacific Northwest L...RossK- This is what I found at Pacific Northwest LNG in regards to jobs.<br /><br />"There are currently no job openings. Please check back later."<br /><br />How much later Christy? 20 Billion later?<br />Chuckstraightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-18253851876299423632016-12-23T12:41:30.856-08:002016-12-23T12:41:30.856-08:00Chuck--
Maybe not, indeed.
(me, I try to do my y...Chuck--<br /><br />Maybe not, indeed.<br /><br />(me, I try to do my yelling in blog-space; yelling at the TeeVee and/or radio scares the neighbours)<br /><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-46294525361880320292016-12-23T12:30:44.492-08:002016-12-23T12:30:44.492-08:00I have noticed a nightly brainwash with these ads ...I have noticed a nightly brainwash with these ads on the Global Liberal TV station, and regularly yell "how many jobs" at the big screen TV. <br />Maybe not so many?Chuckstraightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-53035814422403863652016-12-23T12:24:30.999-08:002016-12-23T12:24:30.999-08:00Anon-Above--
Agreed.
Also shows that independenc...Anon-Above--<br /><br />Agreed.<br /><br />Also shows that independence matters...Because, if the spokesthingy's story is correct, this would NOT have happened if the Clarklandians had gotten to the ASC first.<br /><br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-14803245937633138902016-12-23T12:15:20.189-08:002016-12-23T12:15:20.189-08:00This story was like an early Christmas present. I ...This story was like an early Christmas present. I hope we see much more of this kind of thing in 2017!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com