CanPol: Dion's new strategy to placate a livid Alberta: arrogant condescension

[LotC]

Originally posted by notyoueither
LotC, while Asher may be the very picture of what annoys you about Alberta, it may be wise to realise that he is one Albertan, and not a real one at that.

I've met enough Albertans to know what Albertans are about. I also know that he's not a real Albertan. If I didn't respect him in some way that speaks to my own ****edupedness I would pity him.

[notyoueither]

I'd hazard a guess that you haven't actually met many other than ones who come here for cash and then leave. Either that, or you don't give a **** about anything other than trying to get a rise out of Asher no matter how much of a tool you come off as.

[LotC]

No, I've met real Albertans. It's true that I do like to get a rise out of Asher, and I am a bit of a tool. You are a fairly astute observer.

[notyoueither]

Well, now that we've got that straight, carry on.

[Victor Galis]

Originally posted by notyoueither
I'd hazard a guess that you haven't actually met many other than ones who come here for cash and then leave. Either that, or you don't give a **** about anything other than trying to get a rise out of Asher no matter how much of a tool you come off as.

I'm a bit guilty of that one myself. It's so much easier doing it from Quebec too

Also, I do tend to project some of my anti-Texan feelings onto Albertans.

[Wezil]

A liberal leader offends a province that doesn't elect liberals. Colour me shocked.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

What was really interesting to me about this thread -- after I got over the disappointment of realizing that Celine Dion had not, in fact, entered Canadian politics -- is that it offered this beautiful set of analogies. Not only

Alberta:Asher::Texas:SlowwHand

but also

Alberta:Texas::Asher:SlowwHand

Other than that, I've got nothing. Carry on, northern neighbors.

[Asher]

Originally posted by LotC
Dude, seriously, people go to Alberta to make money and then they leave to go back to where they came from. This is because Alberta is a backwards redneck infested ****hole. You talk about BC? Alberta is a textbook boom and bust economy.

How many years was Alberta a "have not" economy? How about BC?

Even when Oil busts, Alberta still keeps its head above the water. Not so with BC.

[Asher]

Originally posted by notyoueither
LotC, while Asher may be the very picture of what annoys you about Alberta, it may be wise to realise that he is one Albertan, and not a real one at that.

Not a real one?

Tell me, nye, were you born in Alberta? You live in a city who has at least once elected a Liberal federal politician. A real Albertan recognizes this as blasphemous.

[Ben Kenobi]

LotC, while Asher may be the very picture of what annoys you about Alberta, it may be wise to realise that he is one Albertan, and not a real one at that.

Indeed. He's a carpetbagger.

[Asher]

Ben found a new word of the day a few weeks ago and uses it as much as possible. Who cares if it's not a word that applies to Canada?

I was in Calgary last week touring condos to purchase, you ****head.

[Ben Kenobi]

Ooh condos.

That just screams 'albertan' to me.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
Ooh condos.

That just screams 'albertan' to me.

Evidently you haven't seen downtown Calgary lately.

If you think all Albertans live on ranches or in hick-shanty towns like Edmonton, you're grossly misinformed.

[Ben Kenobi]

Evidently you haven't seen downtown Calgary lately.

If you think all Albertans live on ranches or in hick-shanty towns like Edmonton, you're grossly misinformed.

Unlike you I happen to like hicks. It ain't a derogatory term, slicker.

[Asher]

Please get off the internet if you don't like urbanites. Go farm a field and leave us alone.