Many BC voters loathe Christy Clark. And for good reason. She’s as phoney as a $3 bill and sincere as a pawn shop owner in Vegas. Voting for her BC Liberal party is not something one would do with any enthusiasm.
But as the May 14th election draws near, the province’s numero uno socialist/communist, Adrian Dix, is getting more brazen with his pronouncements. This and this and this and this, amongst many others, are very disturbing. As the lead architect behind Glen Clark’s failed government, which bankrupted the province, the notion that Dix is openly flaunting similar policies, which are certain to have the same end effect, is revolting.
Update: Ezra Levant discusses BC’s “Energy Election” with Alise Mills.
So the dummies (a.k.a. typical BC voters) are gearing up to deliver themselves another whacking. It is so predictable. First, a nutbar leftist government, corrupt and incompetent, bombs the province back into the Stone Age; this is too much even for the moronic typical BC voters; so they elect a government which may range from mildly left to hard right; and the province prospers. After time has passed the morons forget the lesson, and the whole cycle repeats.
I do distinguish between the typical BC voter and e.g. my stockbroker, who works in Surrey (email and telephone are marvelous things) who is anything but a fool, and some in-laws, who are very good at making money.
If you can’t stomach voting for a party led by Christy Clark don’t vote for them. If you think the alternatives are worse (NDP) or no hope (Conservative) don’t vote for them either. It’s a democracy, the choice is always the same: either vote for the least objectionable politician or don’t vote at all.
If you choose to not vote, don’t complain about the result. If you vote and your choice loses, don’t complain, you should have volunteered to work for them or worked to get stinking rich and donate more money to them or run for office yourself. Governments are run by whoever can be bothered to do what it takes to get elected, get selected, or seize power.
I had a canvasser for the NDP candidate, Kassandra Dycke, at my door yesterday. Nice lady in her 60’s. I told her I was totally disgusted with politicians but I would hold my nose and vote. I also told her that there wasn’t any possible circumstance that could ever lead to me voting for the NDP. She laughed and was good about it and confirmed we were registered and went on her way. I am really torn about who to vote for, and am almost resigned to the fact that the socialist hordes are at the door and will break in. But I will vote.
mid island mike
To all those who believe the saying “If you don’t vote you have no right to complain about the Gov’t”, I counter with the “If you don’t pay taxes you have no right to complain about the Gov’t”. As long as Governments take away my money through threat of jail, then I have the right to complain or protest, whether I vote or not.
mid island mike
It truly is astonishing that a province that was once a main engine of growth for the Canadian economy, providing jobs and wealth for its citizens could become such a lame duck in such a short spam of time. The miasma that has infected countries like Argentina seems to be happening to Beautiful BC.
Really hate to say it,but BC seems that they must fail totally,as in bankrupt and communized,before they wake up and smell the crap.And anybody who says don’t vote,is just a commie in disguise,waiting to shove more taxes and restrictions and jackboots down your throat.
There is one silver lining though.When all the leftard useful idiots bolt from the USSA,Californicated in particular,we know which province to send them to.
“It truly is astonishing that a province that was once a main engine of growth for the Canadian economy, providing jobs and wealth for its citizens could become such a lame duck in such a short spam of time. The miasma that has infected countries like Argentina seems to be happening to ….”
nold – I thought you were talking about Ontario. …. On the other hand, I think you were! Just thinking about the state of our Dominion causes depression! However, we’re probably better off than those down south in the U.S..
Tooner – You’re absolutely correct. We have to do a better job of talking to our friends and relatives and convincing them that the only way out of this mess is to shrink government. But I’m afraid that there are now so many dependent on the goodies handed out by whichever Santa Claus wannabe has got him/herself elected representing whatever party, that our society is in big trouble. Even when we select a supposed conservative such as S. Harper, he turns out to be only a slight bit less worse than the other guys. You can almost see why people get the impression that they are all the same.
Oh look – A shiny pony!! (SARC)
So, what’s everybody going to do about it?
Going to plug up Vancouver with logging trucks, skidders and pipeline construction equipment?
No, eh.
Well, bend over and take it then.
G.F.Y. John Lewis. From a concerned B.C. Voter.
Does BC provide a per vote subsidy? If so, I will make sure I vote PC, if only to ensure they get the $1.50 (or whatever the government gives them) to help for the next election. They may suck but I can’t vote for left, lefter, nutty left, communist left, etc.
i think its all them trees!!!lol.
Vote liberal Jamie, ..Conservatives have the better ideas, ..no carbon tax scam anymore, etc, but also have no hope. And John Lewis, what bright and shiny province (and outstanding government in control) do you live in? Enlighten us please.
Whether you pay taxes or not, whether you vote or not, everybody has the right to ignore your complaints. And regardless of whether you complain or not, and regardless of whether anyone listens to you or not, you will get the government you get. Nothing will change unless you figure out how to change it.
I said this on an earlier thread: my game plan is this – vote bc liberal ONLY because I don’t want to see them wiped out and the NDP in majority rule. I don’t want the bc liberals so decimated that they don’t even have offical party status.
I am at least comforted that the liberal candidate in my riding is a stand up guy with a degree in economics and experience in the natural resources sector. I don’t have to vote for a “federal” liberal type.
However, if I were living in Christy Clark’s riding – I’d sooner gouge my eyes out with a fork than vote for her. Best hope is minority liberal win and Clark loses her seat. Then maybea grown up could take over as leader.
Enter voting booth.
Pinch nose tightly shut.
Vote BC LIB to prevent the BC FED ‘s sock puppet NDP from winning the election.
Clark is toast regardless of what happens,
The province will suffer greatly under an NDP regime.
What is it about the left coast ….. north and south of the border?
bverwey
The ONLY choice is to vote conservative. What difference does it make if the liberals or the NDP win? They’re both hardcore socialists. We want the BC Liberals to be destroyed. It took Harper how long to torpedo the federal liberals? Here we have a chance to do it in one day! If either the Liberals or NDP win we’re in for pain so let’s go with the choice than will ensure a Liberal decimation! Vote CONSERVATIVE.
I’ve already made my position known on this. I am in the same boat as many who are voting BC Lib under extreme duress. At least in my riding I have a good conservative running under the Lib banner to vote for.
creapingdeath.myopenid.com on May 3, 2013 7:48 PM |
Creeping Death is an appropriate moniker. You are either an NDP troll or simply insane. Maybe both.
Christy Clark used to be on a local radio station. She got turned off every day. It was a mistake making her leader, and she single handedly is handing over the province to the socialists. BC is in for a very bad 4 years.
Exactly.
It is a hard choice. Cummins is not a wordsmith. Christy Clark is much more settled. Dix represents regression,(marxists with control of the purse).And unions are CROOKED. So. IMHO vote for libs and pound the hell out of them to turn right, till the cons gain strength.
Infidel, watch your mouth….
I know one thing, I can’t stand Clark, pretty much feel the same about the Dippy Marxists.
I would like to see a result where the DIps are either defeated, or in a minority, where they can’t socialize the world, unfortunately, that might mean a coalition with Andrew Weaver of the Greens, and that’s a scary thought.
Any scenario where the Dips are held in check, and Clark is defeated works for me. Then, as said before, a grownup can take over. At least this modest recovery will preven the Dips from a scorched earth approach to governing. Dix really is a screwup, he’s run a bad campaign, promising all his regressive ideas, with a smile on his face. The voters are waking up to the reality of the disaster the Dippers really are.
A note to all those who think they might vote NDP. There is no BC NDP party. The provincial NDP is part of the federal NDP party, unlike the BC Liberals and the BC Conservatives. A vote for the NDP in BC is a vote for Thomas Mulcair and we all know where he stands on things.
Hopefully will be back in BC by the 14th. Haven’t decided if I take a discarded pill bottle, wear my oldest and most ripped up clothes and smear them with dog shit first.
As it is, I don’t think I have any ID which would qualify me to vote. That’s what happens when one simplifies ones life by having all bills go to a postbox instead of a residential address.
Definitely not voting Lieberal or commie. Probably will vote for the Conservative candidate because they seem to be the best of a very bad list of choices. If BC is to survive as a province, the cancerous growths known as Vancouver and Victoria need to be excised and the sane portion of the province can join with Alberta.
Voting Con in ridings which are truly conservative may get a few in the Legislature and hold the Socialist/Marxists to task and hopefully create enough ruckus in the House to get the sheeple of BC thinking that there is a better way.
This is the only hope that BC has for the future.
Glacierman, that would be a best case scenario, and would take a lot of things to fall into place to happen.
As is, I live in a farily solid CommieDip Victoria riding, where the politics of envy is alive and well, as well as many being dependent on gubmint, in one form or another.
Don’t forget the indies as well, who could hold some sway, if they get re-elected……
Support and vote for the BC Liberals. Never mind all of the why’s and wherefores, if Clark does not win, Dix will and that’s a hideous thought for BC.
Robert:
Clark and the NDs did a lot of harm to the BC govts fiscal position but it did not bankrupt it – it didn’t even get close to that circumstance. As conservatives we should stick to the facts and leave the lying and exaggeration to the lefties.
Were I in BC I would vote for the LP or CP depending on which has a reasonable chance of winning in my riding. If that is not the case for either then I would vote CP – and I would work and donate to that party.
Sometimes it takes a bit more than simply voting to get the government you need. Now and then you have to get really angry.
A lot of very effective federal conservatives belong to the B.C. Liberal party and some excellent individuals of a Conservative bent hold office with the B.C. Liberals. The choice folks in B.C. have is to commit to a Greek style socialist Government which spells gloom and doom or try to hold on with a centrist group until the financial chaos around the world works through.
For many of us the reality is that we won’t be around after the next couple of full term elections. Just to damn old and we just want some dignity until we leave.
As the wind blows out here a vote for the fledgling and confused so called B.C. conservative party is a guarantee for a split vote which will allow a Marxist-Leninist led party to get into power.
In my many years I have worked in every province in Canada and have seen these dramatic and hurtful choices present themselves many times. It serves no useful purpose to denigrate the voters of any province and I urge those who are so inclined to try and resist doing so. I hope the citizens of B.C. will vote with a modicum of common sense because I for one would not want to leave this earth knowing that the destructive authority of Marxism has been unleashed upon those we leave behind.
Will be voting Conservative. Made up my mind some while ago. Anyone who thinks that having the Libs back in power is somehow going to be better than having the NDP in power is delusional. You can get your socialism directly via the NDP, or through the back door via the Libs, in the end there is no difference. Those who are voting Lib are fooling yourselves because you simply cannot stomach the truth that is before you. It is no longer a case of holding your nose if you vote Lib, it is a case of denial. There is a *big* difference between these two. I’ve held my nose in elections, but I will *never* made a decision out of denial.
Like a battered wife who goes back to her abusive husband, vote Lib if you want but don’t come crying when it all goes wrong, and your husband gives you another black eye and this time a broken rib. Believe me it will happen.
The Cons are new, they are not perfect, but they are *far* better than the other choices. I have never been afraid of new political parties.
Hearing all this second guessing makes me now understand why useless parties get voted in (Ontario being a prime example of this, Alberta another, US election another). When push comes to shove, conservative voters are weak minded and weak spirited and have no guts.
Agreed. Keep the Needy Peepers out at all costs. Work on an upgrade to CC.
Fred said “The province will suffer greatly under an NDP regime.”
Ha! And you think the province won’t suffer under another Liberal regime? Fred, sorry to say but you and Robert are in complete denial.
Imagine for a minute if Wildrose had won the Alberta election. That would have been a miraculous breath of fresh air. But it didn’t happen because voters acted like a bunch of 2 year old children, preferring to hold on to their baby blankets.
Robert said “This and this and this and this, amongst many others, are very disturbing”
I’ll tell you what is disturbing:
– a carbon tax
– forcing schools to buy carbon credits using taxpayer dollars (disgusting!)
– BC hydro completely and utterly out of control
– a BC utilities commission that does not give a damn about consumers
– a debt so large it may never be addressed properly
– failure to privatize ICBC
– failure to get rid of the LCLB
– grossly overpaid public servants
– HOV lanes and other utterly stupid green ideas
– a leader who never even obtained a university degree (in this day and age!)
– getting into a pointless spitting contest with Alberta
– a whole stack of MLAs who are hanging on for no other reason than bigger pensions
– and so on and so on and so on
Please don’t pretend for one minute that the NDP is a more disturbing party than the Libs. The NDP are going to have a hard time outdoing the Libs when it comes to disturbing policy.
Don’t live in B.C. – but a lib minority whereby Clark loses her seat seems a satisfactory solution to me. A grown-up can step into the breach and stiffle the commies upside the head next ‘lection.
There really is not much difference between Clark’s Libs and Dix’s Dippers. Their style of taxpayer torture is about the same. What I really don’t want to see is the Dippers in a minority situation with maybe the wacko Greens holding the balance of power. It wouldn’t get much worse than that.
“I do distinguish between the typical BC voter and e.g. my stockbroker, who works in Surrey (email and telephone are marvelous things) who is anything but a fool, and some in-laws, who are very good at making money.”
He can’t be THAT smart, after all he does live in Surrey!!!
I moved to Victoria back in 1990 just as the Harcourt/Glen Clark era began…those two were such a disaster – especially Glen Clark. I thought it’d be a miracle if the NDP could form a Gov’t within 25 years after that disaster. But then, politics in BC is such a different beast – the stupidity has no bounds it seems. Unlike most where shooting yourself in the foot hurts and you learn to stop in BC it’s a lesson that has not been learned, and they need a really hard-core lesson. Let them crash and burn, and harshly…it’s the only way they have even a chance of getting it.
Watch your own mouth Danbc. If you like being called a dummy , well just enjoy.
Never compromise on a vote. If you’re conservative vote BC Conservative or independent and hope for a minority government where, ideally, one or two BC MLAs make up the balance of power. Then have them negotiate a short, max. two year, deal with the devil they know (Libs) or the devil they don’t know (NDP). Either way Clark is toast.
If NDP win then stand back and wait for the chaos that will follow.
BC is Insne: certifiably bi-polar when it comes to politics. Probably a left coast lost cause. As an eastern Canadian I wish we didn’t have to depend on them to get stuff to Asia.
The difference is Clark is opportunistic and Dix is stupid. Opportunistic might steal your car but stupid will burn down your house.
Proof Dix is stupid. No tankers, no pipelines, no petroleum for Vancouver. Except for a small Chevron refinery all petroleum products come from Alberta via pipeline or other places via tanker. Dix will also cause a mass migration of business to the place with oil. People need oil period so if it can not come to them they will go to it.
The Alberta Advantage is the fact that we have the oil and even our Leftest Premier has figured out that is a good thing.
Clark being opportunistic would never do all that because they would burn her house down.
Your reality is thus. 1.You need pipelines or tankers to get the energy you need. 2. You are on the wrong side of Alberta in regards to the rest of Canada to start a pissing contest with Alberta.
So until the Conservative Party matures, in this Election you have two Choices an Opportunist or a Flaming Idiot. With Clark you can live to fight another day with Dix you may have to move to Alberta.
I’ve had it with this strategic voting crapola.
Clark et al or Dix et al,,,
Either of them are a $h^t sandwich, only choice I get to pick is it with free mayo or free ketchup!?!?
Not this guy
I’ll take a cheap side of coleslaw and I’m voting C!
I CAN STOMACH THAT!
BCer’s think this a choice!
LET IT BURN!!! If that’s what they want. The sooner the better.
Let it burn hard and swift.
If it’s bad enough,,,the rebuild maybe will only take 1/2 a generation. If were lucky the education con scheme and the health care fiasco will open some eyes.
And if the percentage vote for conservatives is strong enough,,,Maybe the C party will wake up,,,attract more members by actually fighting for something, principled.
The only good dedicated ones will rise from the ash heap and be able to tell all the LIV’s out here; I told you so!!
You had a choice.
But you wanted free MUSTARD or KETCHUP.
The Coleslaw wouldn’t have killed you. (and you don’t have to hold your nose)
And let it burn with the last edition of the Prov and Sun.(May they go the way of the WaPO.)
Appropriate kindling for a back fire that Might save the rest of Canada
“As the wind blows out here a vote for the fledgling and confused so called B.C. conservative party is a guarantee for a split vote which will allow a Marxist-Leninist led party to get into power.”
The anti-socialist vote should always try to coalesce around the strongest party that is not 100% socialist/communist. The reason for that should be fairly obvious to all conservatives.
So according to you, nold,”I’ll have a just a half cup of poison instead of the pint”.
BC Voter, your liberal use of the words denier and denial are duly noted.
Hear hear G.
I have no Conservative option in my riding. My fear if the Libs are re-elected that it will confirm the liberal grip on the province. A Dipper government would allow the right to purge the progressives from the center right option. Cummings should have spent his time and effort within the Lieberal party developing a swing back to the right.
I can’t believe how many of you stooges are still sticking with the old BC Liberal fear machine vote. “Don’t vote conservative because the dippers might win!” Wake up they already have. Clark and Dix do not disagree ideologically. Look at her record.
Unfortunately BC has always been a two party province. The NDP socialists and the not quite so Socialist, still left of center party.
If you don’t vote for one the other gets in, two party system is what we have, good or bad.
The pundits in BC said Dix would never be elected head of the NDP as he is so far out in LEFT LAND no one would take a chance on him.
Look what our choice is now.
The Socialists see what the Socialist/Communist in chief Obama can and is getting away with in the states and think ME TOO ME TOO.
Don’t make the mistake here by voting NDP. (Natural Disaster Party)