You know, sometimes in conversation or other political debates, I write something that I really shoujld post on this blog. Conversations with Lori O'Brien from the south coast, and Liam O'Brien (no relation) from Buchans today, lead to the following post. I hope you enjoy!
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So I was asked what I thought was on the go with Patty Pottle being offered a Cabinet post IF elected... and this is what came out
ME? Have an answer? Oh God, the pressure...
All's I know is there is Labrador Party candidate on the north coast, and every vote the Lab Party gets is one the Liberals lose. That's where it goes...that's why they pulled out of Lake Melville, which really ticks me off. The "grunge vote" (term of endearment, not a slag) in the last election was split between John Hickey and the Labrador Party, now that vote is being targeted by the Liberal candidate and said vote is being directed by the Labrador Party to go that way. Disgusts me really, and I've had this conversation with them about it... if there's a reason for the Labrador Party to exist, then it should be fielding candidates. Otherwise they're saying "We're irrelevant". Stupid I think. Short sighted, and reactionary at best.
There's a hardcore Newfoundland hating ignoramous demographic in Labrador who are so easily misled by their canadian masters (The Liberal Party of Canada) to cause derision at any cost, that they've just been waiting on an issue to pick on to use as an excuse to throw stones at the Premier. THIS my friends, has NOTHING TO DO WITH LOWER CHURCHILL POWER!
As for Patty being offered a cabinet seat, this being used as an enticement?
ONE THING ABOUT DANNY WILLIAMS:
He has a propensity for telling the truth, something that is rare in politics.
Remember when he said that the Liberals shoudl have elected John Efford as leader because that would've been a challenge? He was telling the truth.
Patty Pottle likely would make cabinet, but why?
She's about the only potential Aboriginal affairs minister who represents a district with a high percentage of aboriginal peoples, is aboriginal herself, is from her riding, is (to the best of my knowledge) an aboriginal person, is LIA, has links to the new government on the north coast (a success story, big time). So she's the best qualified out of all candidates of any party to handle Aboriginal and Labrador affairs.
Danny was only stating the obvious.
Some people comment about hearing her speak, thinking she isn't cabinet material because f her dialect. Well folks...she is very representative of someone from the north coast, and is hardly anything less than well-spoken. English spoken on the North Coast of Labrador is heavily influenced by Inuktituk (Inuit language) and as such sounds somewhat different to English spoken in the rest of NL. This doesn't indicate ignorance of the well accepted conventions of Queen-Speak, but rather an overwhelming influence by the native tongue on people's second language.
She's an obvious choice for this, our Premier is only stating the obvious, something painfully lost by those making the majority of comments in Lake Melville, Lab West, Cartwright Lanse au Clair, Torngait Mountains as well as the honorable member from Notre Dame.
And one other note on that...
For the LIFE OF ME, I don't know who is running the campaigns for the 4 districts, but I swear to God they're near asleep based on the lack of paying attention to obvious ways to counter Liberal Lies and propaganda.
What about the $117 MILLION the Liberals STOLE from Labrador's transportation fund? What about the fact that the last Churchill Falls deal was a LIBERAL deal done for the benefit of Canada and Quebec, not Newfoundland OR Labrador.
Wining any seat in Labrador would be like taking candy from a baby but for the life of me, I can't understand why they won't touch the candy!
It's almost like a lot of us Métis (yes, I'm one too!) want to live in ignorance, and the Liberal Party has supplanted the church as religion of choice. I don't know what it will take to de-program the majority, but it needs to be done!
This is Dennis' second kick at the can here, and I hope he makes progress.
Hope you enjoyed.