Edmonton Journal does some Election venting
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Election Venting
Compiled by Terry McConnell, edmontonjournal.com
Published: 11:07 am
- If Albertans want change so much, why are we still heading for a PC majority?
- All of those sleazy ads urging people to vote against Ed Stelmach only make me want to support the Conservative party even more. Who are these people that call themselves Albertans For Change?
- I have never voted Liberal before but I am going to vote Liberal this time, just to piss off the Tories.
- Why is it that when you mention the NDP, many Albertans start to panic? Where do they think medicare came from? Not from the Liberals or the Conservatives.
- Why is it that all taxpayers are expected to pay for my child's child care or university education?
- Whatever your opinion is about the parties, leaders or candidates, it should never result in spray-painting racial slurs on an election sign. Shame on those who insulted Aman Gill.
- Can anyone explain why Stelmach would rather see bitumen and value-added jobs shipped to the U.S., rather than to neighbouring provinces? Our government is really small-minded.
- I will vote for the candidate who pledges to match the exact same taxpayer-paid arts funding that was received by Rembrandt, Mozart, Michelangelo, Bach, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Beethoven, and Shakespeare to support their hobbies.
- The Liberals are all the same. They are an opportunistic bunch who will say anything for votes, and that will never change.
- A poll shows Tories with a 22-point lead over their nearest rival and Graham Thomson uses it as evidence that there is no odds-on favourite? That isn't political analysis - and I'm a Liberal, by the way.
- Alberta can rest knowing Graham Thomson will protect us from the Conservative hordes.
- I went to my local returning office yesterday, planning to vote. The only vacant stalls had notices saying cars would be towed. Polling station workers said I could park next door, which also threatened to tow non-customer cars. The space between that lot and the polling station was sheer ice, so this arthritic senior went home.
- My husband and I went to vote at an advanced poll. There was so much ice outside the polling station that my husband fell and hurt his hip. As we were walking in, we met another elderly gentleman who had slipped and hit his head. They should have made sure the advanced polling station was safe for seniors.
- Venters complaining they have to go farther to get to a different polling station than they're used to should know Elections Alberta always tries to get the same venue. Sometimes it just doesn't work out that way.
- Not voting in the election plays right into the hands of politicians who want the status quo to continue. Make a choice and vote.
- We live in the richest province in the country, yet Albertans are settling for less than they deserve. Demand and expect more and you will get more. Settle for less and that's what you'll get.
- I am still waiting for information from any candidate to appear in my mailbox. How does anyone make a decision based on not hearing what these people stand for?
- Yes, Albertans have short memories, but I don't have to go back 25 years to the NEP to realize it. In the 1990s, people had to leave Alberta because their jobs were cut by the provincial Tories.
- Refusing to vote for the provincial Liberals for something the federal Liberals put in place 28 years ago proves some Albertans would rather hold grudges than behave like reasonable adults.
- I'm guessing that about 60 per cent of the candidates running in the provincial election never sat in the visitors gallery in the Legislature, much less followed debates there or read Hansard. And they want to represent thousands of constituents?
- Someone should tell Dave Rutherford and Calgarians that Ralph Klein is not running in this election.
Compiled by Terry McConnell. Send your vent to vent...@thejournal.canwest.com or by writing us at the Journal Building, T5J 0S1. You can also call us at 498-5842 or fax us at 498-5677.
Election Venting
Compiled by Terry McConnell, edmontonjournal.com
Published: 11:07 am
- If Albertans want change so much, why are we still heading for a PC majority?
- All of those sleazy ads urging people to vote against Ed Stelmach only make me want to support the Conservative party even more. Who are these people that call themselves Albertans For Change?
- I have never voted Liberal before but I am going to vote Liberal this time, just to piss off the Tories.
- Why is it that when you mention the NDP, many Albertans start to panic? Where do they think medicare came from? Not from the Liberals or the Conservatives.
- Why is it that all taxpayers are expected to pay for my child's child care or university education?
- Whatever your opinion is about the parties, leaders or candidates, it should never result in spray-painting racial slurs on an election sign. Shame on those who insulted Aman Gill.
- Can anyone explain why Stelmach would rather see bitumen and value-added jobs shipped to the U.S., rather than to neighbouring provinces? Our government is really small-minded.
- I will vote for the candidate who pledges to match the exact same taxpayer-paid arts funding that was received by Rembrandt, Mozart, Michelangelo, Bach, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Beethoven, and Shakespeare to support their hobbies.
- The Liberals are all the same. They are an opportunistic bunch who will say anything for votes, and that will never change.
- A poll shows Tories with a 22-point lead over their nearest rival and Graham Thomson uses it as evidence that there is no odds-on favourite? That isn't political analysis - and I'm a Liberal, by the way.
- Alberta can rest knowing Graham Thomson will protect us from the Conservative hordes.
- I went to my local returning office yesterday, planning to vote. The only vacant stalls had notices saying cars would be towed. Polling station workers said I could park next door, which also threatened to tow non-customer cars. The space between that lot and the polling station was sheer ice, so this arthritic senior went home.
- My husband and I went to vote at an advanced poll. There was so much ice outside the polling station that my husband fell and hurt his hip. As we were walking in, we met another elderly gentleman who had slipped and hit his head. They should have made sure the advanced polling station was safe for seniors.
- Venters complaining they have to go farther to get to a different polling station than they're used to should know Elections Alberta always tries to get the same venue. Sometimes it just doesn't work out that way.
- Not voting in the election plays right into the hands of politicians who want the status quo to continue. Make a choice and vote.
- We live in the richest province in the country, yet Albertans are settling for less than they deserve. Demand and expect more and you will get more. Settle for less and that's what you'll get.
- I am still waiting for information from any candidate to appear in my mailbox. How does anyone make a decision based on not hearing what these people stand for?
- Yes, Albertans have short memories, but I don't have to go back 25 years to the NEP to realize it. In the 1990s, people had to leave Alberta because their jobs were cut by the provincial Tories.
- Refusing to vote for the provincial Liberals for something the federal Liberals put in place 28 years ago proves some Albertans would rather hold grudges than behave like reasonable adults.
- I'm guessing that about 60 per cent of the candidates running in the provincial election never sat in the visitors gallery in the Legislature, much less followed debates there or read Hansard. And they want to represent thousands of constituents?
- Someone should tell Dave Rutherford and Calgarians that Ralph Klein is not running in this election.
Compiled by Terry McConnell. Send your vent to vent...@thejournal.canwest.com or by writing us at the Journal Building, T5J 0S1. You can also call us at 498-5842 or fax us at 498-5677.
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