Calgary Rants

Survivor- Ed Stelmach PC Leadership Vote on Nov 6, 2009 in Premier Ed Stelmach Leadership Review Alberta PC Convention 2009 Survivor Alberta PC Party Leadership   As you can tell, I am not graphically gifted!  If I was, I would have changed the slogan to "Outvote - Outwait - Outlast"  With the Alberta PC party convention approaching this Saturday, much has ( or had, up until this week) been sa...

Survivor: Red Deer.. Ed Stelmach PC Leadership Vote on Nov 6, 2009 in Premier Ed Stelmach Leadership Review Alberta PC Convention 2009 Survivor Alberta PC Party Leadership   As you can tell, I am not graphically gifted!  If I was, I would have changed the slogan to "Outvote - Outwait - Outlast"  With the Alberta PC party convention approaching this Saturday, much has ( or had, up until this week) been sa...

Ron Liepert really should hire this guy for H1N1 Communications on Nov 5, 2009 in Premier Ed Stelmach Mumbles the Cowboy Ron Liepert H1N1 "Bartle-Doo" indeed!    With all of the Government of Alberta's miscommunication about the H1N1 Flu Vaccinations, I thought that they may want to consider hiring "Mumbles" the cowboy as their new spokesperson.  I am sure that he w...

Canadian Blog Awards 2009 on Nov 4, 2009 in Daveberta Enlightened Savage Vote People Werner Patels blog Canadian Blog Awards Politicalgary DJ Kelly I was going to do a post on H1N1, but to be honest....I am just getting "sick" of hearing about it.  ( Ha...Ha...ahem.)  Anyways, I see that the nominations for the 2009 Canadian Blog Awards are now open and I hope that everyone will make a...

Premier Ed gets in on the Social Media Wave! ( At least he is trying...) on Oct 29, 2009 in Premier Ed Stelmach PC Communications I was surprised to see this mass email in my inbox today, which I have posted below:Hello Shane,Welcome to the first Message from Premier Ed.This is a new way to reach out to those who are curious about what our government is doing and why we are doi...

Black Jack Trail or Slot Street? on Oct 28, 2009 in Grey Eagle Casino Tsuu Tina 37th Street Interchange Black Bear Crossing   Earlier this summer, I wondered in the Tsuu T'ina Nation had made a terrible mistake in their rejection of the Provincial Ring Road deal?  I also was not surprised by their decision as they had no real reason to ratify the deal.

Alberta PC Party...Be Careful What You Wish For! on Oct 23, 2009 in Premier Ed Stelmach Alberta PC Party Leadership PC Leadership   What a great time to be interested in politics!  The political developments over the past few months have produced a cornucopia of political stories and introduced a wealth of scenarios that never existed even six months ag...