tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post7910478704416473710..comments2024-03-27T01:58:22.445-07:00Comments on The Gazetteer: We Ought To See The Wizards.RossKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-48025594583373053652013-06-03T14:25:07.230-07:002013-06-03T14:25:07.230-07:00Anon-Two-Above--
I have no doubt that things are ...Anon-Two-Above--<br /><br />I have no doubt that things are run top-down in many aspects.<br /><br />But sorry, I disagree, how the underlings do things does matter.<br /><br />_____<br /><br />Anon-Directly-Above--<br /><br />My biggest fear is that many inside the Dipper power structure may actually conclude that they didn't have enough of those kind of folks running things...<br /><br />.<br /><br />RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-90625388856100320962013-06-01T16:15:39.231-07:002013-06-01T16:15:39.231-07:00Wow.....
There is people that think Topp is gonna...Wow.....<br /><br />There is people that think Topp is gonna be let near the Federal Campaign?<br /><br />Interesting. Might as well just let Manning run it!<br /><br />Until the NDP discovers that having Hill and knowlton, and the Kool Topp Guy running ANYTHING is akin to having your ex manage finances, I suspect they will find themselves in their traditional role as irrelevant third party managing down expectations of anyone not interested in morphing into a petro state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-46075722272983208682013-05-31T21:20:19.730-07:002013-05-31T21:20:19.730-07:00Sorry, but while Ian's insight is valuable, hi...Sorry, but while Ian's insight is valuable, him having been through the wars, Sean's piece shows he hasn't the first clue what happens inside a campaign. Asking "what role" senior members of the campaign team did is like asking what fork is used for what at a fancy dinner table. There might be an answer, but the truth is they all play the same role, just in different orders.<br /><br />Moreover, it's a meaningless question. All key decisions would have ultimately been made by Topp, because he was the one with the final say-so. Assigning blame elsewhere is simply wrong. It doesn't mean mistakes weren't made elsewhere, but it's pretty clear that the mistakes were in tactics, not execution. We know that because the tactics didn't really change.<br /><br />In the end, everyone inside the campaign knows where the mistakes were made. Anyone who was inside the campaign also knows that the magnitude of mistakes made goes well beyond what will ever been known publicly. <br /><br />Sean has been good at getting scoops, but he doesn't know a thing about election campaigns. That much is clear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-76874855400052490972013-05-31T19:53:49.517-07:002013-05-31T19:53:49.517-07:00Lol.Lol.Kimhttp://www.sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-73019257942876634752013-05-31T19:46:44.911-07:002013-05-31T19:46:44.911-07:00Well.
In that case I guess he knew that I was wor...Well.<br /><br />In that case I guess he knew that I was worried about how Mr. Dix was going to deal with his liabilities, straight-up, even before Mr. Shepard and friends got into the really big money <a href="http://pacificgazette.blogspot.ca/2012/03/at-least-now-we-know-how-much-it-costs.html" rel="nofollow">game of smears.</a> <br /><br />____<br /><br />And I still think that Mr. Dix has not dealt with said liabilities straight-up, even post-election...<br /><br />Because if he had he would have admitted to us that one of the reasons for all <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/27/opinion/27Perlstein.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" rel="nofollow"> Hubert Humphreyesque 'Politics of Joy' pollyana puff 'n stuff</a> that went on during the campaign was committed, at least in part, because he was so vulnerable given that he had not dealt with the memo thing as soon as he won the party leadership)<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-9925781733828017662013-05-31T19:06:41.195-07:002013-05-31T19:06:41.195-07:00Nope, he told me that he reads you and other blogg...Nope, he told me that he reads you and other bloggers(Norman Farrell) for his news. We all know that the corporate media does not represent the news.<br /><br />I am still digesting our conversation. It was quite intense.Kimhttp://www.sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-91742101123019775122013-05-31T18:50:02.186-07:002013-05-31T18:50:02.186-07:00But good on Mr. Horgan for taking the time.
.But good on Mr. Horgan for taking the time.<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-9894948191394700492013-05-31T18:49:37.828-07:002013-05-31T18:49:37.828-07:00Kim--
Stop talkin' crazy.
And tell John I...Kim--<br /><br />Stop talkin' crazy.<br /><br />And tell John I'm just a peon trying to pay attention (i.e. I sure as heck am no insider).<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-76966556344794217252013-05-31T18:16:25.676-07:002013-05-31T18:16:25.676-07:00Hey, I spent an hour with John Horgan today and yo...Hey, I spent an hour with John Horgan today and you know what he told me?<br /><br />He reads you for his news.<br /><br />Just sayin'<br /><br />Kimhttp://www.sistersagesmusings.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-15944340964730634892013-05-31T18:01:19.797-07:002013-05-31T18:01:19.797-07:00Thanks otr--
I must confess, for a week or 10 day...Thanks otr--<br /><br />I must confess, for a week or 10 days or so I was pretty close to chucking all the politics stuff.<br /><br />But, well....<br /><br />You know.<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-10460606555870094512013-05-31T17:53:03.407-07:002013-05-31T17:53:03.407-07:00Hmmmm, I absolutely agree with Anon-Above.
Thanks...Hmmmm, I absolutely agree with Anon-Above.<br /><br />Thanks for posting RossK, keeps me hopeful that the good guys will prevail. One of these days!<br /><br />---otrAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-65047657594855818262013-05-31T17:23:06.235-07:002013-05-31T17:23:06.235-07:00Anon-Above--
You really, honestly, think it's...Anon-Above--<br /><br />You really, honestly, think it's that bad?<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-8270169776758086612013-05-31T14:37:25.550-07:002013-05-31T14:37:25.550-07:00New Democrats could have fought a different campai...New Democrats could have fought a different campaign but we need to remember that we are not just facing the the opposing candidates in an election.<br /><br />The MSM spent a lot of energy campaigning for a strong opposition to the NDP. Just in case that strategy couldn't siphon enough votes, there was also a concerted effort spent to convince the delusional that it was safe to vote Green, Conservative or Independent because the NDP lead was soooo huge. <br /><br />Focusing on Topp's business relationships to the exclusion of the wizards behind the other parties was part of the campaign to suppress NDP vote. It worked because we do like to stamp our feet at any provocation.<br /><br />It's the same shit we got when they pumped up Gordon Wilson as the Socreds were on the way out.<br /><br />And don't forget, this door only swings in one direction. The same MSM piled on for the whole campaign prior to the Liberals replacing the NDP.<br /><br />I've given up on the MSM until the next election when I will have to tune in to hear the enemy's message. Please let us know if they go out of business.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-88245683819942626602013-05-31T14:27:03.351-07:002013-05-31T14:27:03.351-07:00Knew that one Alison.
Now.....
How many days do ...Knew that one Alison.<br /><br />Now.....<br /><br />How many days do you reckon the Premier and her Wizards spent planning, executing and bloviating the Bogus Bollywood Bonanza in the last calendar year that 400 million people haven't watched yet?<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-12762019100329708122013-05-31T13:33:27.460-07:002013-05-31T13:33:27.460-07:00TOT
Pop quiz!
How many days did the BC legislatur...TOT<br /><br />Pop quiz!<br />How many days did the BC legislature sit in the past calendar year from May 31, 2012, when it last rose, to the election on May 14, 2013?<br /><br />21 days - nope<br />20 days - nope<br />19 days - checkAlisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09811694143714068436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-29375149468663652212013-05-31T11:36:32.989-07:002013-05-31T11:36:32.989-07:00Interesting suggestion Anon.
Thanks.
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Ple...Interesting suggestion Anon.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />______<br /><br />Please understand, however, that I agree with Mr. Holman and think that we, the great unwashed, should be better informed about all of the Wizards.<br /><br />.RossKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07677239332112652522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7229885.post-88938461665790441212013-05-31T07:17:22.955-07:002013-05-31T07:17:22.955-07:00Some may say that Brian Topp used the BC election ...Some may say that Brian Topp used the BC election as a dry run for the next federal election, and the stay positive message in BC was to be the backbone of the next federal campaign.<br /><br />We were an experiment for expectant easterners.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com