(Update – Several readers have emailed privately to ask about the device he is holding in his hand – Saskatchewan residents will recognize it as his Andrew Thomson* remote.)
(Update – Several readers have emailed privately to ask about the device he is holding in his hand – Saskatchewan residents will recognize it as his Andrew Thomson* remote.)
How sad is it that he is the leader of this province? I hope we can overcome someday.
I assume this was a slow news day and the author decided to embellish his observations. If not, it only adds to the dips legend.
Sure glad he’s yours and not ours. Actually, I’m not. I feel sorry for our neighbours to the east, having to put up with this idiot.
Though, now that I think about it, at least the MSM is giving equal time to a leftie in the goofy pictures category.
Its’ the local paper.
Isn’t this the same blog that went apopleptic and practically launched a hard-hitting investigation when someone dared to photograph Stephen Harper in front of a billboard with a crown above his head?
I’m just saying, if you think this picture of Lorne Calvert is funny and worthy of ridicule, well then…
Funny how we make blanket condemnations of the media when we dislike a story or picture — and lap it all up when it scores one for our side.
Monsieur Le Pot, welcome to madame Kettle…
Any public figure who’s wears something like a ballon hat ( or configuration unkown ) around photographers is very secure with his inner child or manhood or something and would not likely mind the laughs.
The fact that it’s a politican, is well, special.
🙂
The fact that some can’t see the humor, typical and telling.
“Isn’t this the same blog that went apopleptic and practically launched a hard-hitting investigation when someone dared to photograph Stephen Harper in front of a billboard with a crown above his head?”
–Apples and oranges Tony. Kate isn’t making issue of a contrived photograph. This IS our Premier EVERYDAY. He’s a goofball with green teeth and this photo mearly demonstrates the former.
“Any public figure who’s wears something like a ballon hat ( or configuration unkown ) around photographers is very secure with his inner child or manhood or something and would not likely mind the laughs.”
–Agreed. The infamous green smile supports this statement.
Looks like a black helicopter detector to me.
I wonder how many Socialists fear the night?
Its not the ones wearing the tin foil hats, that you should worry about. Its the clowns, always the evil clowns. Culvert is half way there.
The balloons tell the whole story. (O:}
This has to be the most gripping journalism I’ve ever read. Really, play horse??? Whatever happened to punch buggy? As for Lord Haha, I’d say you get what you voted for but that would be cruel.
BTW, I prefer the energy tie instead of the balloon crown.
Let’s try this caption:
“I, Saint Calvert, Supreme Communist Dictator of the Peoples’ Republic of Teletubbyland, hereby declare…”
What was he thinking? Didn’t he learn from the shower-cap episode of Gilles Duceppe and the stupid spacesuit-like outfit of John Kerry?
At least I, an expat Sasker, take solace in the fact that whenever they’re caught losing their luggage or stepping on Buzz Hargrove’s foot or wearing a balloon animal hat, that they lose the next election… 🙂
Next up: Dalton McGuinty is unknowingly photographed at home wearing his tinfoil hat…
RodF:
Holy crap? This is your premier’s normal, every-day behaviour?
I take it all back, then. My apologies. 😉
Results from Saskatchewan 2003 election:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskatchewan_general_election%2C_2003
One thing that sticks out besides the expected city/rural split and perhaps an apparent Native/non-native split is that in the ridings the NDP did win, they won by a large margin. The reverse is true of the Sask. Party, but to a lesser extent.
Are the Saskatchewan Liberals running in this election, and are they or anyone else (Green? Christian Heritage? Marijuana?) poised to make any kind of impact on this next election? Or is this for the most part a two party race?
Perhaps they should take some of the infamous Saskatchewan highways that were written about in a previous thread. It might rattle some sense into him.
The highways may have given him shaken-premier syndrome.
Or he could just be a nutcase.
Disgraceful either way.
Good for you folks in Sask. An opportunity to remove some fungus that holds back the province….I bet Ontario voters are jealous of your opportunity to vote…they have to wait some time to remove the tumor growing in the Premoer’s office at Queens Park.
It looks like one of Warren the ballon guys creations. He’s an awesome balloon guy!
“about the device he is holding in his hand”
He’s giving out a yellow card(eh, I got World Cup fever)…
I guess when you wear balloons, and travel in a circus, someone is bound to throw a dart and try to win a prize…
I guess Kate decides on who landed the best…
: )
Leto
Oh my, will wonders never cease?
I do like “Shaken Premier Syndrome”… heh.
I was just going to say that too. Shaken Premier Syndrome it is. Well said mrtisaduffer.
My first thought was that this was the new headgear you don when driving the old pickup down Sask highways – keeps the noggin from conkin’ on the roof all day. Naturally, the paper in his right hand is the license and safety certification for the protective headgear – approved by a 16 member commission and a beauracracy of some hundreds of inflaters, knotters, twisters and inspectors. Yours for a modest fee. Compulsory, of course.
Perhaps he got lost on the way to the Stephen Harper media make up party yesterday. I hear families were invited. Laureen was giving away kittens. There were lots of kids. One of those “bouncy” tents and a street hockey game at 24 Sussix. The MSM were out in droves as were the PPG apparently. PMSH offering an olive branch? Sounds like a good time was had by all. I’m thinking that the various Premiers may have been invited as the entertainment with Premier Calvert being the resident clown!
Daniel
Are they balloons or condoms, is he promoting safe aural sex by having them over his ears? or is it a new version of an airbag for a Sask. highway?
Bus tour? In Saskatchewan? It’s gotta be a pretty short tour given the small number of roads that are still driveable.
Wow, another “Saskatchewan highways are terrible joke” from the lemmings. Okay, I think we get it.
Too bad Saskatchewan is bereft of monumental cliffs with sharp rocks and crashing waves below… we might just actually have a chance at righting this whiney, pessimistic attitude crap with one good migrational leap of these pesky little creatures.
Hint hint: there are 7 really high bridges in Saskatoon that may suffice. Knock yourselves out, my little lemming friends.
Cheers!
Leto
So Rev. Lovejoy says he enjoys playing the “Horse Game” while on the road with extra points for white horses.
Sounds to me like a government hard at work fixing problems. We have people forced to travel down crumbling highways, a population which continues to decline and an ever-shrinking tax base from which to draw taxes from.
Good God, what’s next? Playing Spin The Bottle during cabinet meetings?
If there’s one good thing to come from all this…at least he ain’t coming anywhere near our area. I guess the whole Spudco thing still scares him to death.
I think hear I hear the chickens out back clucking…gotta go
Man, either I know how to kill a thread or dippers from far and wide are meeting to figure out how they will best attempt to bamboozle us into keeping them in power come 2007…
I never thought in my wildest dreams I’d hear that squealing emanating from Regina…must be the morning after the NDP have been thoroughly THRASHED by a 26 y.o. capitalist…
(btw, I’m beginning to think the NDP made a mistake not running this young man out of the province like they have with so many other threats….errrr….ahem, I mean young people!
He looks like a space alein with those balloons twisted around him or is he trying to get us the think he is plain nuts
Mr.Calvert goes out to rural Sask and talks to the people and farmers. He’s a good speaker. He likes people and you farmers will still vote Sask/tory/party.Why doesn’t the news media talk to him?? Because their boy Brad Wall needs their help.We’re in the middle of a boom and the Sask/Tory/Party talks like we’re in a slump. All over the news is Tory,Tory,Tory. There has been a lot of good done by the NDP but people think they’ll get more from the Sask/Tory Party.They’ll be in for a rude awakening if the Sask/Tory party gets in Power. The farmers will really thumb their noses at the rest of us.
hey ok4ua…
may i suggest coming out here to rural sask, settling in, finding a job and living the lives we live? its not a dare, not a challenge…just a request that you see what we see.
SOME slickers, such as yourself, wouldn’t last 3 days in rural sask. bad roads, lack of services (health especially) and a gov’t that snubs its nose at us until they *need* our votes…no wonder the NDP are going down in ’07. Don’t forget…many of the ppl that are moving into the cities are originally from rural Sask and they won’t soon forget how the NDP treated them before they picked up and headed for the bright lights of saskatoon and regina.
No one likes a friend who only calls when he/she needs something.
BTW…I have yet to see the premier of Saskatchewan in my area since 1991…could it have something to do with that rotten stench of spoiled potatoes?