He's Baaaaaack...

And we're going with him.

Over the past few months, we have had difficultly keeping current with our blog posts.

A few weeks ago, we were contacted by the person who basically inspired this site, the infamous NDP Boogeyman. We decided that since we were doing the same thing, we would work together to expose the NDP in Saskatchewan. And we decided to do it at his blog.

So look for us as authors of our own posts. The NDP Boogeyman has offered us complete control editorial over our posts and we will continue to receive email at ndpwatch@gmail.com

It's been fun. Thanks for following us. But we think this is really going to take the fun up a notch.

Check us out at http://www.ndpboogeyman.blogspot.com/

Worst Birthday Present Ever!

John Gormley's first book, Left Out - Saskatchewan's NDP and the Relentless Pursuit of Mediocrity is going to be available to the public on October 20th, 2010. However, the book will be available for the general public on October 12th if you order now on the web site. Go there now... http://www.leftout.ca/

We've had the opportunity to review the book, and all we can say is there are going to be some very angry NDP supporters and leaders. The book is very entertaining, but it will also anger you. Gormley picks apart the tactics and the cover-ups if the NDP machine since their inception in the 1940's as the CCF.

Gormley is the perfect nightmare for the NDP apparatchik. He's a former politician, a lawyer and a talk-show host. And he understands politics, especially the way the NDP do it.

We suggest you get the book as soon as possible before they are sold out. It is a must for politicos as well as people that want to have a more in-depth knowledge of the natural governing party of Saskatchewan.

As for the worst birthday present ever? The book is officially launched on... you guessed it, Tommy Douglas' birthday.

We're sure that's just a coincidence....

Happy Birthday, Tommy!

Buckdog - The NDP's Voice of Confusion

Does he even read his own blog? We have trouble reading it too... 


Monday September 20th  - Saskatchewan's 'Unfettered Free Market' Premier Now Wants To 'Fetter' The Free Market!!


Monday October 04th - Brad Wall's 'Unfettered Free Market' Nonsense Could Cost Saskatchewan Billions - Says Board Of Canada


Well Buckdog, what do you want to scold Premier Wall for? Being a capitalist or not being a capitalist? 

Our Future Together

Is apparently no future at all...

JGL producer Tammy Robert reported this morning that she had spoken to Ryan Meili and he has confirmed that he has stepped down from the Saskatoon Sutherland  NDP nomination that was to be held October 02nd.

Meili confirms this on his Facebook fan page.

"However, the often negative and divisive aspects of political life have taken their toll on me. For this reason I have decided to withdraw my candidacy for nomination in Saskatoon Sutherland."

Meili was the second runner up in the NDP leadership campaign to Lingenfelter and represented the shining light in the NDP renewal, as opposed to the divisive old school dirt-bag politics of Lingenfelter.

It is no secret Lingenfelter did NOT want Mieli to threaten his leadership or his regime, so he and his backers were quietly supporting (and some not so quietly) a political newcomer, Naveed Anwar.

Typically, someone stepping down from a nomination is at times no big deal, but not this time.

We believe this signals the official beginning of a civil war inside the NDP between Lingenfelter and his crew, and the many traditional NDP supporters who despise Lingefelter's management and hold the party to a higher moral standard.

Public wars are not a trademark of the Saskatchewan NDP, so watch for a series of defections to the Greens, or for usual NDP supporters to sit on their hands during the next election.

However, we are hearing of more and more people who have been marginalized by the Lingenfelter regime and are thinking about coming forward with exceptionally damning information about the way things have been run since he took over. We don't believe they are seeking revenge against Lingenfelter personally (although we believe privately they are), but they are seeking a noble way to save their party.

With Mieli stepping down, this is where it all officially starts...

The First Rule of a Losing Campaign

When you have no hope of winning, go for the smear! (And embarrass yourself in the process)

NDP Northwest candidate's Jan Dyky's first brochure referring to her competitor, the Sask Party's Gord Wyant



"Wyant made his career as a corporate and banking lawyer"...

Oh the horror! Run for the hills, he's a lawyer!

And how about this one?

"Wyant cares more about his bank account that public service. Despite already having considerable wealth, he says he may keep collecting nearly $51,000 per year of his city councillor salary..."

Besides being totally inaccurate (Wyant has already stated that he is taking a leave from city council during the writ period, and will step down if successful in the campaign...but don't let the facts get in the way of an attempted smear), how exactly do the NDP know about how much "considerable wealth" Wyant has?

Talk about trying to start a class war! Would Dyky be a better candidate if she and her husband were having trouble making ends meet, or if she was broke?

The more these people speak, the more they continue to expose themselves as mean-spirited rank amateurs.

Dyky has no hope of winning the seat. But in the meantime it seems like she's intent on embarrassing herself for the next 28 days. Good luck with that...

NDP - Narcissist Democratic Party

We're back on line after a lengthy Summer session, so lets get at it.

As you know, Premier Brad Wall has called an by-election for Saskatoon  Northwest, the seat recently vacated by Serge Leclerc.

Let's see what NDP candidate, Jan Dyky thinks of herself...

In her own words, "What a great candidate... it will be a pleasure to have a strong new voice in the legislature, representing the constituents of Saskatoon Northwest!"

I think the constituents of Saskatoon Northwest will decide if Jan Dyky is a great candidate or not, regardless of what she thinks of herself.

Where does Lingenfelter find these people?

The Tolerant CUPE Union President

Well known NDP Orc Jacquie Christienson writes another LTTE in today's Star Phoenix

"Strange how Premier Brad Wall can play the big shot and suddenly fund clinical trials for phantom, emotion-based liberation treatments for multiple sclerosis."

Christienson has served on NDP constitiuency executives as well as a CUPE local president. She has never had a medical degree, yet she decries the "phantom, emotion based liberation" treatments for MS sufferers with a total disregard for them or their families.
 
The Premier is funding clinical trials which is the correct thing to do, but he never stated this was a or the only cure for MS, but he wants to find out.
 
Yet this Christenson ignormaus has already come to the conclusion that the liberation treatment is not real because she hates the Sask Party and in particular Brad Wall. She throws MS sufferers and their families under the bus, with no thought or empathy to their situations to advance a political agenda.
 
This is the voice of the unions and the NDP in today's Saskatchewan.
 
 
 

Right On Cue

In our previous post, we mentioned that SP/LP political columnist Murray Mandryk was lazy in his research and a mouthpiece for NDP talking points.

Thanks for proving our point so quickly. This is Mandryk's editorial from today, July 28th, 2010.

Potentially even more problematic for Wall is the recent Court of Appeal ruling that the Sask. Party won't be dropped from the new/old provincial Progressive Conservative party lawsuit seeking control over the $2.9-million PC Trust Fund.

Now take a look at this news release from the NDP caucus office from July 26th, 2010.

Today the Saskatchewan NDP called on Premier Brad Wall to take seriously his responsibility to uphold the democratic process in Saskatchewan, drop his legal stalling tactics, and admit the Saskatchewan Party's role in denying the Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan access to its $3 million Trust Fund.

Mind you, he showed journalistic independence by not accepting Lingenfelter's $3 million dollar trust fund number. He used the more accurate $2.9 million figure. And he did wait an entire day before he wrote his column.

But the rest of the column could have been written by the NDP caucus staff themselves.

Mandryk once again proves he is not an objective political reporter, but merely a propagandist and apologist for the NDP.

Thanks for proving our point, Murray.

Do Your Research, Rookie!

We laughed out loud when we saw this...

"Some of the blame must fall on Wall, who has tolerated partisan mean-spiritedness from caucus members in the house, and even from caucus staff members who waste their days by using taxpayers' resources to mount political attacks through anonymous blogging."

We admit we haven't been kind to Mandryk because quite frankly we believe he's a lazy and less than insightful reporter. The above paragraph demonstrates that.

To Mandryk, rather than accepting NDP talking points as fact from (the soon to be ousted) NDP MLA Kevin Yates, or from the apparently homophobic NDP VP Kent E. Peterson, why don't you do your job and ask questions before printing?

We know people in the Sask Party caucus office. As a matter of fact, we know people from the NDP caucus as well. People send us information. Lots of different people. From all over Saskatchewan. Some are politically connected. Some are not.

For the record, the Sask Party caucus office is in no way, shape or form connected with the creation, the on-going contribution, or editorial content of this blog.

We are a group of independent right-wing citizens against the socialist policies of the NDP and their leader. By that default, we are supporters of the Saskatchewan Party and believe that they are the party best able to move us away from the socialist and union based policies of the NDP.

And to be totally truthful, we kinda like Premier Brad Wall.

By the same token, we think Dwain Lingenfelter is a four-time married political disaster and had it not been for his enormous ego, he could have had a pretty good life living in Alberta as an oil company executive. But instead he has come back, and we believe he will destroy our province if the voters ever allow him to govern.

And that is the reason for this blog!

By the making his untrue and unresearched statement above, the question begs to be asked, "What other issues is Mandryk not researching before they go to print?"

A good political reporter would have taken the time to get that fact and ask the question, not become a mouthpiece for the NDP because he is too lazy to check out the facts.

It`s"J" school 101, Murray.

Union Hypocrisy

Health care union in Saskatchewan are crying foul on a letter sent to union members from SAHO.

A letter sent by the Saskatchewan Association of Health Organizations (SAHO) to health-care union members who have been without a contract for more than two years is being called "bullying" and "intimidating" by one union.

What incredible hypocrisy. First of all, a letter being "intimidating"? Please... If any union member finds a letter from an employer the least bit threatening, there are legal courses of action they can initiate.

Secondly, during a recent union drive in Saskatchewan by COPE, union organizers not only sent letters to company employees but also called them at home and in some cases actually came to their homes. Thankfully, the union drive was unsuccessful. But to have a union organizer stand on your doorstep in essence telling the employee "we know where you live", that is intimidation.

And this is not just COPE. This is modus operandi for all unions. (See point "u")

Finally,

But employees such as Celine Hounjet, a medical laboratory technologist at Royal University Hospital, say they already voted on a similar -- arguably better -- agreement and rejected it by giving their unions strike mandates.

She said "angry doesn't start to describe" how she felt when she received the letter from SAHO.

"It's fine if they want to do this in public, it's a public war in the media or whatever, but once you start sending it to my home, you've crossed the line," she said.

We wish the journalists in this province would do their homework. Not just an average employee (Union ORC!)

Facts are union killers. The only way a union survives in a thriving economy is by keeping its members in the dark.

It doesn't surprise us that union leadership is angered by SAHO. How dare they give their employees truthful information about their own offer!

Union members need to rise up against their leadership!

Workers of the World Unite!

Against union leadership...

We've always maintained that union workers are more at risk from their union bosses than their own managers. It's union leadership that has become corrupt, using working men and women as pawns for their own political games.

Remember, when the people lead, the leaders follow.

Let union members vote on their own contract!

The Depths To Which They Sink

Dwain Lingenfelter, the NDP and their union proxies are after our children.

Consider this letter attached to the graduating students of Bishop James Mahoney High School in Saskatoon.

1. 
   
   Who allowed this letter to be included with a high school diploma?
2. 
   
   How many more schools were infected by this document?
3. 
   
   Was the government asked to do the same?

Notice how the first sentence of the letter mentions the NDP. If the leader of the opposition wants to wish graduating students well, he should as the leader of the opposition. The moment Lingenfelter mentions a party, it becomes political propaganda.  

This letter is outrageous. This is not a letter of congratulations. This is an attempt to introduce high school students to the NDP  (which is probably a continuation of what their left wing union teachers were already doing).

There are NO depths to which Lingenfelter and the NDP will not sink.

UPDATE...

It seems as though the signature above may not even be Lingenfelter's. Take a look at a document that we know Lingenfelter signed.

The signature on this document bears very little resemblance to the one on the graduate letter. Politicians often use a signature stamp, but this one seems like it may have been signed by a staffer.

In other words, the probable first document from Dwain Lingenfelter to a first time voter is likely not even signed by him.

Seems to us that Dwain is probably being a bit... disingenuous. But we expect nothing less from Dwain Lingenfelter.

UPDATE...

A listener to JGL just coined a new election phrase...

"It stinks if it comes from Link"

The Kiss of Death

NDP VP Kent E. Peterson, author of two blogs recently supported Heather McIntyre for her bid to become the NDP candidate in Regina South. As a matter of fact, he introduced her at the nomination meeting.

Bad move, Heather...

Despite Peterson's ringing endorsement, Yens Pederson won the nomination.

"Last year, Pedersen campaigned to become NDP leader and placed third in the four-person race."

BTW, we wonder what Andrew Thompson thinks about Peterson's bad jokes?

NDP Concerned Citizens Brigade #8

Longtime NDP Orc Jacquie Christienson appears with a Star Phoenix LTTE. Just another ordinary citizen opposed to private CT scans...

Well, as faithful readers know by now, she's not.

Oh look... She's a CUPE President. And a collector of old Commonwealth editions.

And this is the best part... Christienson is quoted in an NDP website under "What the Media is Saying"

The bold headline, Private surgical care eyed (SP, March 30), shows that health care is still a top of mind issue. I take issue with Health Minister Don McMorris saying that people don't care how delivery is done. Of course he says no one will pay out of pocket. That would be too obvious. So, to get around people's objections, McMorris will silently channel public dollars into private clinics to do what the public clinics can do more efficiently, cheaply and with better outcomes. Does the minister think the public is stupid? -Jacquie Christenson, The StarPhoenix

It's the old NDP shell game. They don't even identifiy her, and try to give her the credibility of "media" even though she has been working for the NDP in the Saskatoon Riversdale constituency and with the Station 20 West lefties for many years.

Does the Minister think the public is stupid? No, but evidently the NDP does.

The Passion of the Hubich Redux

After we directed our readers to this bizzare post on Larry Hubich's blog, an interesting dialogue occurred between Hubich and some of his commenters.

Here are our thoughts.

First of all, you can tell a lot about a blogger by not only their posts, but by how they react to their detractors in the comments section.

Secondly, we have found that when a blogger screws up, they will try to bury the post under a myriad of new posts. Hubich who doesn't blog all that often buried that JG post under a pile of videos after he was challenged on his post.

Hubich`s comments are highlighted in blue.

My point is, that Gormley et al are making broad and sweeping statements that are false, inflammatory, and hate based. And attempting to paint everyone with the same brush.

You never hear him rant against the Chamber of Commerce or bloviating because Wal-Mart is constantly in court paying fines and settling lawsuits out of court for violating workers rights.

He and his employer need to be investigated by the RCMP for inciting hatred.

Rather than backing away from his ridiculous assertion that Gormley and Rawlco need to be investigated by the RCMP, Hubich restates it. For a union boss, he sure seems to have a thin skin.

Secondly, if Rawlco should be investigated for inciting hatred, by that same standard Hubich and the SFL should be investigated for similar posts on his blog about Brad Wall getting his marching orders from the Chamber of Commerce. Or is it just right wingers that need to be investigated? The whole thing about RCMP investigations is ludicrous.

Believe me, having spent the last 3 decades working in the labour movement I can distinguish between normal healthy respectful disagreement and hatred.

The problem is many reasonable people don't believe Hubich. We are unaware of any position he may have held on any Human Rights commission, or unaware of any law degree he may have. So we`re not quite sure what makes him believe that he has the ability to define hatred.

Then the comments become quite interesting.

Hubich deleted his next comment, in which he claimed that Rawlco had only contacted him twice personally to appear on JGL. Then this...

Last evening at 11:24 pm I posted an entry in response to a commenter here.

I my entry I suggested that in the past 2 years I have received invitations to respond on the John Gormley Show on only two occassions.

On reflection, that was not accurate, and I acknowledge that there were probably other instances to which I did not avail myself of the opportunity to response to requests. (Although I do not have records of those instances).

As a result, I have removed the erroneous posting and I offer an apology for any inconvenience the comment may have caused.

While Hubich retracted the comment (only after he was challenged), the fact is, he lied. Or he misspoke. Or he attempted to mislead about how many times he has been asked to appear on JGL. This gives us reasonable cause to ask, as the President of the largest labour organization in the province, what other things has Hubich not been exactly truthful about?

And finally....

As for you implying that I'm a spokesperson for the NDP, well I'm not.

No, we agree that Larry Hubich isn't.

However, at the last NDP convention Hubich was one of Dwain Lingenfelter's nominators, despite one of our commenters claims that he did not (and that  he was actually there!). And the union/NDP ties in Saskatchewan are well documented.

This post from Hubich was ridiculous from the beginning, His comments only made it worse.

NDP Concerned Citizen's Brigade #7

Another NDP Orc surfaces in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix with a LTTE, Sandy Weyland

No Sandy, this MLA is not being too selective. She understands that nothing she can offer you will please you and your desire to bring the provincial NDP back to power.

These idiots have no shame.

The Passion of the Hubich

One thing about SFL President Larry Hubich is you always know where he stands, even when he is wrong.

Take for instance this post about Newstalk 980's John Gormley. Yes, we tend to agree with Gormley as much as Hubich tends to disagree. But Hubich's latest post about Gormley, as well as being factually incorrect, borders on hysterical.

Take a look at this statement from Hubich;

Even the caption is misleading and dishonest. "We can expect unions to break the law"? What evidence does Mr. Gormley or his station have to support such a conclusion or such a broad and sweeping statement? Unions don't break laws. Mark my words, if unions did routinely break laws as implied by Mr. Gormley the jails would be full of union leaders. The courts would be bogged down with case after case of unions violating the law.


Really? then what about this latest SEIU orchestrated law break? Truth be known, union leadership should have been thrown in jail, or at least fined for trespassing on private property. The problem with union thuggery is that you can't throw 500 people in jail or give them citations. Unions know this. Police don't even infringe for fear of escalating the situation (and possibly because they are unionized themselves).

But the union DID break the law.

Of course if Hubich had balls, he would appear on Gormley's show and defend the labour position, just as Barb Byers does for the CLC. Byers, by the way, was Hubich's predecessor.

But instead of appearing on the most listened to talk show in the province, Hubich creates a union boycott of the show. Where are the courage of his convictions? If he's right and Gormley is wrong, let's hear it!

But this last comment completely slayed us;

"Mr. Gormley, and the station he works for are engaged in a campaign of inciting hatred against unions, hatred against union members, and of fostering intolerance.

Perhaps the RCMP should be investigating them."

Yes, Larry. The RCMP should investigate everyone who disagrees with the union/NDP line and speaks out about it. How horrifying! Free speech? In Canada? How dare he!

The truth is Hubich is losing control of the province and he knows it. The NDP are being led by a person almost universally despised and will not win the next election, the population and the economy are growing and people are breaking free of their previous NDP chains. Not to mention the passing of Bills 5,6 and 80 under Hubich's union leadership role.

BTW, watch for the union's last ditch effort in 2011, a widespread strike across the board trying to force voters to bring the NDP back. And that effort will backfire.

As for Larry Hubich, maybe he should consider changing his attitude. Just like most Saskatchewan people have changed theirs.

The Company You Keep

We guess this is what passes for a Vice President for the NDP these days.

Well done, Kent E. Peterson. Tommy would be proud.

P.S. Can we have your crayons when you're done?

Missing The Obvious

Saskatchewan has never really had an insightful political reporter. Murray Mandryk is the perfect example of this. On so many fronts, Mandryk just doesn't get it.

Take a look at this column from May 15th about an NDP renewal

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"Suddenly, though, there are signs that the NDP's reluctance to renew its ranks is changing. Trew's retirement announcement has opened the door to a seat that the NDP have held for 24 straight years. There is now a spirited NDP nomination race in Regina Coronation Park with Jaime Garcia, Tamara Harder, Fred Kress, Tory McGregor and David Froh. Meanwhile, Meili is one of three New Democrats vying for Saskatoon Sutherland.

 And with Regina Northeast opening up for a younger candidate (possibly someone like Petersen) the NDP appears eager to do battle in a seat that the Saskatchewan Party is clearly targeting with SaskPower vice-president Kevin Doherty. Add a few more younger faces to the group of first-term MLAs that includes Cam Broten, Trent Wotherspoon, Darcy Furber and Chartier and the NDP caucus would suddenly become a lot more youthful.

 Perhaps the NDP's long-awaited renewal is finally happening."

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Mandryk misses the most important question of all.

Renewing to what?

Young faces do not necessarily mean renewal. It's about new ideas, new directions. What are the new ideas these young guns are bringing forward?

Ryan Meili is the only one listed with new ideas and lost to Lingenfelter because of them.

With respect to Furber, Broten and Wotherspoon, these guys are acting like nothing but NDP thugs of old. They're more 1970 than 2010. What have they brought to the debate, other than a fresh dose of vitriol?

And finally, what kind of self-respecting individual would be attracted to Dwain Lingenfelter's NDP? What kind of person would desire to work under his management style? His blatant narcissism? The man who speaks about "HIS" party, unlike his predecessors who spoke of "OUR" party?

There's nothing new here folks, move along...

It's too bad we have to ask the questions that Mandryk is obviously incapable of asking.

Throwing Crap Against A Wall

And hoping it sticks.

NDP rookie Danielle Chartier, making mountains out of molehills;

But Tourism, Parks, Culture and Sport Minister Dustin Duncan said the status was changed at the request of the owners -- the Order of St. Benedict -- and said he was confident no harm would come to the facility.

Unions Can't Be Trusted

Just the latest example... (Once again we need to be clear, we are NOT talking about rank and file union members. We are referring to union organizers and union executives)

Last year, the Teamsters Union, a labour group that represents blue-collar and professional workers, launched a full-scale campaign to organize Canadian FedEx employees.

Local FedEx employees were soon being approached by union representatives about joining, but many weren't interested, Gibson said.

Soon after, employees noticed union representatives writing down employee licence plate numbers in the parking lot, Gibson said. They then began receiving mail at home from the union addressed to the owner of the vehicle, which in many cases wasn't the FedEx employee, Gibson said.

Gibson, 37, and five other employees asked SGI to investigate what they suspected was a privacy breach. They were contacted last month by SGI's chief privacy officer with a letter confirming suspicions their personal information was given out inappropriately.

SGI spokesperson Kim Hambleton said the privacy breach was traced to the Ministry of Justice, where it was discovered an employee had given the information to the union.

The rules need to change. This was not a mistake. This is a deliberate breach of privacy in to help union organizers harass and intimidate non-union employees into joining a union (which increases the union bottom line).

At the very least the employee should be fired, and the government portion of her pension be taken back to set an example for any other union sympathizer that considers doing the same.

Unions then using the illegally acquired information should face massive fines in order to stop them from doing this again.

The law needs to change to protect workers and their privacy who aren't interested in joining unions. They have to be protected from union thugs.

The local Teamsters union representative declined comment (surprise), and we doubt this little tidbit will appear on SFL President Larry Hubich's blog any time soon with Larry claiming that he is against this sort of thing.

This is just another example of why most hard working people, both union and otherwise, hate what unions have become.

I'm Surprised He Didn't Ask This Fellow To Bend Over...

... to use him as a footstool.

What kind of a person thinks this is a good photo? Better yet, what kind of a political leader?

From linkndp.ca (this is a photo used to promote Dwain Lingenfelter)

Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

We rarely agree with Jim Fodey aka leftdog on anything. However on this post, we absolutely do.

Good post, Jim. Violence is NEVER an option instead of political discourse.

People Love The SGEU

Or maybe not.

Hilarious! Some of our favorites;

• A -NDP kills *real* jobs!
• AAAAA Advocate free enterprise. Suppress socialism.
• aaaah, privatized liquor tastes swell!
• AALink privatized his 1st 3wives
• Lower my taxes! Shrink the Public service!
• Privatize SK NOW
• Vote 4 Brad Wall

They ALL love Saskatchewan!

h/t SDA - A Saskatchewan Government Employees Union website goes horribly wrong.

A Sold Out William Hung Concert

UPDATE; These idiots don't even know what they're protesting. From the (soon to be deleted) comments in Buckdog

2 comments

SCN = Saskatchewan Communications Network (not Saskatchewan Cable Network)

Posted by TellMe
10:41 AM, May 19, 2010

Thanx .. fixed!
Posted by leftdog
12:39 PM, May 19, 2010

It just goes to show you how little SCN meant to the average Saskatchewan resident, including the former NDP caucus Chief of Staff, if they don't even know what the letters in SCN stand for.

But if they can pick up a sign and protest something about what Brad Wall did ...

NDP VP Kent E. Peterson claims there were "over 1000 people" converged to protest the Wall government policies. Now these protesters were comprised of the usual suspects; labour organizers and leaders, left-wing activists, certain traditional NDP First Nations supporters.

Let us be very clear here. There are a number of First Nations communities that strongly support the Wall government. Some are strong NDP supporters. Then there are those whose names end up on NDP voters lists and they have no idea how they got there.

As one might surmise there were a myriad of topics these people were protesting; Bill 80, SCN, changes to the environment.

Now take a look at this picture Jim Fodey aka leftdog posted on his blog (above). Pay particular attention to the fringes. Fodey claimed the crowd was "huge".

The problem is that official estimates of the crowd were between 450-500 people.  One would suspect it would be much less if some of the out of town protesters weren't getting paid mileage.

Obviously union driven campaigns and the Lingenfelter NDP leadership just arent resonating with the average Saskatchewan voter.

This isn't a crowd. This is a less than average attendance at a Raffi concert.

The NDP, Unions Declaring War on the People of Saskatchewan

We've noticed a disturbing trend in the past few weeks.

It started out with SFL President Larry Hubich's post about the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce and the Saskatchewan Party.

"It is rapidly approaching the day when we need to stop spending our hard earned wages in businesses that are members of, or supporters of, the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce."

(As an aside, we found the following paragraph amusing;)

It's also time to focus our attention on turfing the chamber's puppets out of the Saskatchewan legislature. Governments have a responsibility and obligation to regulate and legislate in the "public" interest, not in the singular interest of the captains of industry in corporate back-rooms and behind closed doors.

Hubich wants the chamber puppets out, so labour puppets (NDP) can be brought back in.

The second salvo we noticed was the SGEU's new campaign, ifyoulovesaskatchewan.ca. Hubich also posts a video with the heading "Don't Mess With Our Saskatchewan", seen below.





Two things strike us.

Number one, what exactly is "our Saskatchewan"? A province run by the NDP and big union bosses? According to the last election, 52% of Saskatchewan voters were against that. And that number has increased since.

Secondly, is the thinly veiled threat of, "Don't mess with us!" Hubich asks it. The SGEU video asks it.

The question we ask is, "Or what?" The SGEU will pull snow plows off the roads during a winter blizzard? An all out general strike? The people of Saskatchewan will ultimately decide whether that is a good move or not at the ballot box.

When it comes to threats from anyone, Saskatchewan citizens don't take all that kindly to threats, thinly veiled or otherwise.

But the latest salvo comes from Dwain Lingenfelter himself on the steps of the Legislature yesterday.

"During the rally NDP Leader Dwain Lingenfelter urged the protesters to prepare for the 2011 provincial election, saying the battle over specific issues may be lost for now "but we're going to win the war."

The NDP and unions bosses are preparing for a war against Saskatchewan people for their own selfish reasons.

It's a war they will lose.

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The First Rule of Holes

Has evidently gone lost on Kent E. Peterson, NDP Vice President, aka Humble Opinion.

Peterson explains his remarks regarding former Sask Party MLA Serge LeClerc.

"Come now, come now, it was a reference to his long-winded nature. With him being absent from the Legislature, I understand how that could be lost on you. Silly Sask. Party caucus staff. Get to work, now."

This is no laughing matter, Mr. Peterson.

You removed the offending remarks, and a post chastising you for them from another commenter, once we exposed them to the Internet. That in itself is an admission of guilt.

Your post has portrayed you as homophobic at best, a gay-basher at worst. Being gay is not a tasteless joke!

You should not be the Vice President of any political party. You should be ashamed of yourself and if your party had any sense of decency, you would be stripped of your position.

Since the NDP is void of decency at the moment with Lingenfelter at the helm, we assume your position is safe.

Veins Bursting?

More like busting a gut.

I wonder if David Froh will have to pay his volunteers to knock for his own campaign. And I sure hope they're unionized. If not, where's Larry Hubich?

Mind you, he does have some opinions about running successful elections. (Page 20).

"Political leaders understand that power comes from attraction.If others are attracted to a political party’s arguments and ideas, that attraction will lead to acquiesce. If a political party represents a society’s core values, it gains political capital and thus, can set the agenda to meet society’s needs. The tricky part is for a political party, and in our case the NDP, to project soft power without deviating into a rhetoric or propaganda trap."

Yes, Dwain Lingenfelter is all about soft power.

Froh's campaign is going to be hilarious and a losing one.

NDP VP Peterson - Homophobic?

UPDATE: Peterson has removed the reference to LeClerc in his post, along with a comment chastising him and his lame defence of the comment. Too little, too late...

Here's the latest from NDP VP Kent E. Peterson

"Bill 80 sucks. Serge LeClerc does too, but in an entirely different context (evidently, also blows ifyoucatchmydrift). Tasteless jokes aside, there will be a grand rally (grand manifestation en francais) at the Legislature on Tuesday, the 18th."


Is Peterson implying that being homosexual, or engaging in homosexual acts is a tasteless joke?
 
It's ironic how the left will pretend to defend the rights of gay men and women, but when they apply the label to a conservative, it's meant as an insult. Talk about a double standard.
 
What does NDP VP Kent E. Peterson have against homosexuals? Why does he think they are a tasteless joke?

Bad Blood

Spills over into the Star Phoenix

"My thinking? Shocked. I was shocked," he said to reporters. "I was shocked that a leader of the Opposition would use those kind of accusations in the house. That is just something, I think, was a crossing of the line." - Deputy Premier Ken Krawetz

It doesn't shock us at all...

Are You Kidding Me?

The youth and naivete of NDP VP Kent E. Peterson shines through with this hilarious post.

"...I think this site should showcase his family life, his community involvement, and his informal, friendly nature. That is the lens through which I judge."

Here's a picture of Dwain and his 4th wife... (The children's faces are blurred out of respect and privacy for them, even though you can find the uncensored photo on the SaskNDP Flickr stream).

Notice the family man, Dwain, totally obscuring the view of his wife in this photo. It's like she doesn't even matter.

There is a reason, Mr. Peterson, that the party apparatchik is not all that keen on promoting Dwain as a "family man". It opens up a significant number of questions about his previous relationships, both formal and informal. I think Dwain would like to turn another page on these episodes.

That's why there is no "family" tab, Peterson.

The Truly Despicable Dwain Lingenfelter

This truly outrageous exchange proves once and for all that Dwain Lingenfelter is not only a terrible political leader but not fit for public office of any kind. What kind of person says these things?

Anywhere outside of the Legislature, his ass would be sued off.

Lingenfelter is an absolute affront to Saskatchewan values.




h/t Wolf in Socialist's Clothing

NDP Orc Alert

Ken Winton-Grey with another LTTE. Check the sidebar for more details.

How many times does the SP let these people write in a year?

The NDP Concern Citizen's Brigade #6

UPDATED: From the comments,

It does all come down to fact vs fiction though, doesn't it?

I wonder if Mr. Brockelbank is aware that Hansard is available online, and that the Legislature wasn't sitting on February 3rd, 1988.

The last sitting of the session ended at 2am on November 6th, 1987 and didn't resume until a throne speech on March 21, 1988.

-oxygentax

ED - As a former NDP Speaker, you think that Brockelbank would know better.

Evidently not.

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Today's NDP LTTE Concerned Citizen is from John Brockelbank, just another average concerned citizen concerned this day about what John Gormley wrote about.

Would this be the same John Brockelbank who has a long CCF-NDP family pedigree, who served as the speaker in the Saskatchewan legislature and as the Minister of Public Works  under the Blakeney government and endorsed Dwain Lingenfelter for leader of the NDP?

You think a former speaker of the house would have a little more decorum. But then again, he was an NDP speaker.

And he did endorse Dwain Lingenfelter.

Dwain Lingenfelter and the NDP - Using Sick Children and Their Families as Political Pawns

UPDATE (Bumped): Dwain Lingenfelter continues to mislead the Saskatchewan public about the Children's Hospital


May 082010 - CHAB Moose Jaw

KEN AUDETTE (Host):



Dwain, let’s talk about the Children’s Hospital in Saskatoon. I know the Opposition party releasing some information this week saying that it was a no go anymore. It was the government saying that the Opposition came out and said it was cancelled. They are saying – that is not the case. From the NDP’s side of things – the literature that did come out – why was that said? I will give you a chance to comment on that.

DWAIN LINGENFELTER (Leader of the NDP):


It is pretty clear that the hospital isn’t built. Brad Wall has been talking about it all this time in Opposition – he promised it. He is into his third year of government and he hasn’t done, even started on the hospital, so obviously it is not being built.

Now, if his game is we are going to pretend we are starting to build it a few months before the next election that is just games playing. And what we are trying to do is force the hand of the premier if you believe in the Children’s Hospital – a freestanding building that you promised before the last election and you say you have the money – why the heck don’t we build it.

The fact of the matter, it is cancelled. Because it isn’t here, it is not being built. If anyone can find it, we would like to know where it is being built at.

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Are there no immoral depths to which Dwain Lingenfelter the NDP will not sink? Evidently not.

The timeline...
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The last week in April 2010, the NDP sent out a flyer to every household in Saskatchewan on the taxpayer's dime. With respect to the proposed children's hospital, here is the quote from the flyer.

They (Sask Party) promised a children's hospital, a public surgical care centre, and 13 new long term care homes, but they have cancelled funding for all these projects."
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May 03/2010 - The Richard Brown Show (Newstalk650)


RICHARD BROWN (CKOM Afternoon Host):


A pamphlet arrived in mailboxes over the weekend on Saturday, it came from the NDP, it was a political ad and it has raised the ire of some of those in the Saskatchewan Party, this mailer says, and I quote

“They promised a Children’s Hospital, a Public Surgical Care Center and 13 new long term care homes, but they have canceled funding for all these projects”

The government says no they haven’t. Joining us on the line Judy Junor who is the NDP health critic. Ms. Junor thanks for being with us.

The government says that this is wrong, that the government has not canceled funding for the Children’s Hospital, the Public Surgical Care Center and 13 new long term care homes, yet here it is in one of your fliers.


JUDY JUNOR (NDP MLA):


I don’t know how they can say that because they have, the funding to the long term care facilities was removed, was not in estimates. This morning when I questioned the Minister, the public surgical care centre is gone, that was out of their budget, and the Children’s Hospital, that money is not in the budget either.

RICHARD BROWN (CKOM Afternoon Host):

Well it may not be in the budget Ms. Junor but they say it’s in the bank.


JUDY JUNOR (NDP MLA):


Well I asked the Minister that this morning, where is it, and he said it was at the Crown Investments Corporation. I asked him how it was displayed, how would we find it in a financial statement, he doesn’t know. And I don’t think that’s reassuring to anybody that the money will be there when you finally need it because now we’re into another review and the decision about the site again in Saskatoon. So it seems to be a little suspect when the project is put on hold, is actually the word the Minister used was paused. And another review is going on.


I’ve been involved in these reviews in Saskatoon since the 1980’s I’m not exactly sure what we’re reviewing yet again. And I think that the decision is pretty coincidental right before the budget announcement that the money isn’t there.
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But rather than saying the "money isn't in the budget" which was technically factual, that doesn't have the political sting as saying they've cancelled the hospital. Which brings us to today...

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May 04/2010 -The CKOM Morning Show with Brent Loucks - (Newstalk650)


BRENT LOUCKS (Program Host):

Let’s get some thoughts from Brynn Boback-Lane, CEO and President of the Children’s Hospital Foundation.

So Brynn, tell me what you think or what you heard from your supporters when this NDP flyer came out and what you make of the political ying and yang that is going on between the government and the NDP right now over this?

BRYNN BOBACK-LANE (Children’s Hospital Foundation):

Thank you Brent for having me on the show. I really want to make it clear that the Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan project HAS NOT been cancelled. It never has been cancelled.

In fact when the Minister of Health was on your show yesterday he was crystal clear when he responded to that speculation about the Children’s Hospital project and stated the funds were indeed available.

Now whether they are in one account or another account, to our foundation and to the people that are putting this major task together really is irrelevant. We know the $200-million dollars is sitting there in trust in a CIC Account in trust for the Children’s Hospital. And when it is required it will be there to be utilized for that purpose.

BRENT LOUCKS (Program Host):

Does this drive you crazy that all of a sudden this project gets drawn out into the political arena like this?

BRYNN BOBACK-LANE (Children’s Hospital Foundation):

You know people just want the truth and they want to know where their dollars are going and where they were intended which was the Children’s Hospital. And we as a foundation rely on their support to ensure that we buy the right equipment, that we can support patient care and research and education. And of course the inevitable capital for the Children’s Hospital. And every dollar that we receive from our supporters stays within Saskatchewan to do this important work.

So when misinformation is circulated it really doesn’t help our cause for the much needed fundraising that it will take to make this a truly dedicated family and children’s hospital. But who it really hurts is the families and the children who are really expecting this facility. They are already feeling stress about their individual situations and to put them through another emotional rollercoaster as to whether or not this hospital is actually going to be built is very, very unfortunate.


We’ve had many calls from concerned donors and parents and quite frankly no one wins when this happens.
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We've said it before. This is all about Dwain Lingenfelter's naked ambition to become the Premier of the province.

And he along with the NDP will use any means possible, including misinforming the families and loved ones of sick children, to achieve their goals and to attempt to erode future funding for this very important project.

We cannot think of anything more evil than that.

The Left Wing Tell Us Unfettered Capitalism is the Problem

What about unfettered socialism? Unfettered unions?

What the IMF demands Greece to do before they give them a bailout;

• Public sector pay/hiring freeze
• 2-3 percentage points increase in the VAT
• Average retirement age raised from 53 to 67
• 13th and 14th month salary ended for public sector workers
• Short term public sector contracts not renewed
• Close 800+ State entities
• Sell State own companies/land/properties
• Open up over 60 “closed shop professions”

The fact that Greece has gotten so bad is solely the fault of previous socialist administrations and the demands of the big labour unions.

Capitalism isn't the problem. Government intrusion into the economy and allowing unrealistic union demands into the economy is.

We're seeing the result. Greece may be our future.

Our hope that Canada and Saskatchewan are watching and learning.

Some Businesspeople Are Starting to Get It

And finally starting to speak out.

"Socialism killed private investment in Saskatchewan's mining and oil and gas industries, he said.
Socialism is an active enemy of business," said MacNeill at the Saskatoon Inn. "It changed our economic landscape forever." - 49 North Resources Inc. President and CEO Tom MacNeill

Bravo, Mr. MacNeill

We Cannot Find a Better Description

For NDP political operatives...NDP Orcs

"Although not entirely dim-witted and occasionally crafty, they are portrayed as miserable beings, hating everyone including themselves and their masters, whom they serve out of fear. They make no beautiful things, but rather design cunning devices made to hurt and destroy."

We couldn't have described them better.

The NDP Vice President of the Month Award ...

... Goes to Kent E. Peterson, a newly elected NDP Vice President and former SYND fundraising director. (All sorts of good stuff in the Commonwealth)

When Kent isn't sipping white wine and eating potato chips in the local pool hall, he's an active blogger on two sites.

Kent also enjoys time on Twitter and Facebook and writing letters to the editor.

At one point Kent's Facebook profile picture was a screen capture, seen here.

There was some speculation that Kent E. Peterson was also Robert Hamm, aka rightwingbob since the posting appeared so quickly on his Facebook site after the NDP thought they found who they thought might be the author of this blog.

Then immediately after, for some reason, saskpartywatch.blogspot.com disappeared for a while.

But thankfully saskpartywatch.blogspot.com is still up and running, and hilarious as ever!

And while the concerned "citizen" running that website is asking the Conflict of Interest Commissioner to examine if the members of the Sask Party caucus office are misusing taxpayer funds, we would ask that he do the same of the NDP caucus staff as well.

We would like to congratulate Kent E. Peterson for becoming the first ever NDP Vice President of the Month.
 

We'll end this post off with a delightful back and forth between the NDP VPOTM and SFL President Larry Hubich regarding the Serge Leclerc issue. Enjoy...
 
 

Looks Like We're Getting To Them ... Again

We're looking forward to the results of this complaint as well.

NDP Concerned Citizens Brigade - #4

Another LTTE from regular contributor, Joan Bell. Just another average concerned citizen? Nope...

Here is her Facebook page link.

Likes and Interests



Saskatchewan New Democratic Party, SWNDP - Saskatoon Wanuskewin NDP, Coalition for a Clean Green Saskatchewan, Catlin Hogan, Lenore Swystun, Tiffany Paulsen, Darren Hill, Denise Kouri, Danielle Chartier, Noah Evanchuk, Ryan Meili, Earth Day Film Festival - Craik, Saskatchewan 2010, Retirement Security For Everyone!, Save Our Saskatchewan Crowns, Telling Pat Robertson to STFU


Joan Bell is also mentioned in a few issues of the Commonwealth ...

• Volume 63, Issue 3 (63.3)
• Volume 64, Issue 3 (64.3)
• Volume 62, Issue 3 (62.3)
• Volume 67, Issue 3 (67.3)

In addition you can read Joan Bell every couple of months or so in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix (Google rocks!). The theme of her letters are always, "Brad Wall = Bad; NDP = the Best"

If Canwest will not formally identify these people... We will.

Link, Maybe We Should Go on Gormley

"Politics used to be about the nookie"

Turning another page in Saskatchewan...

I Blow My Nose At You. I Fart In Your General Direction

Jim Fodey's, aka leftdog, reaction to the New West Partnership.

From the comments;
"I spit on the Saskatchewan Party and every fuckhead who supports this!!!!" - leftdog

We have trouble taking anything Jim Fodey says seriously.

He just kind of reminds us of these fellows...

Unions and the NDP

One in the same. Whether you like the NDP or not.

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NDP Affiliation – What Does It Mean?



At the March 12th Provincial Council meeting, a motion was passed to affiliate COPE Local 397 with the NDP.

This issue was also discussed with members at the two membership meetings in February and March [in fact we advertised that this was going to be discussed on the meeting notice], and at the Steward’s meeting, which also took place in March. I have also discussed the implications of NDP affiliation at a number of meetings over the last couple of months and in the ‘President’s Message’ portion of the website posted on March 24th, 2010.

Background as to why this decision was taken can be read here » President's Message


I had asked that members call me if there were any questions and there have been a few enquiries from members recently which lead me to believe that there are some misconceptions as to what affiliation means.

So let’s clear them up.

Here are some questions that we have been getting.


Question: Is my name on a list that is being sent to the NDP?


Answer: No, absolutely not, we have a privacy policy and member’s names, addresses and other information are not shared outside this organization other than to do our annual survey. Never have been, never will be.


Question: Is there going to be a deduction from my paycheque for this initiative?


Answer: No. The affiliation fee is $.25 per member per month and this comes out of the dues that we already receive.

Question: I don’t want my dues supporting a political party.


Answer: No problem, while we will remain affiliated to the NDP as per the motion that was passed, we will remove the $.25 that represents 'your' portion of the monthly affiliation submission at your request. Just send us an email.


Question: Ok, this was discussed on the COPE website and at the monthly meetings but why wasn’t a notice sent to every member at SGI?


Answer: We aren’t allowed to distribute ‘political’ information through SGI’s mail distribution system, for obvious reasons. Aside from this though we have publicized this issue at meetings, membership meetings and our website, to make sure members are aware.

As always, if members have concerns over this, or any other issue, please don’t hesitate to call me at 535-4580.

Thanks.
Garry Hamblin
President

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What pressure might people feel, who have no choice but to be represented by the union but don't support the NDP, to pay the affiliation fee in order to "not to rock the boat"?

I'll Tell You Who Works From 8AM until Midnight

Business people, when they have to...

"I cannot do it. I cannot do it. It's just not possible. I cannot do it. I cannot do it."

If you cannot do it Trew, then resign...

UPDATE; As a result of a private email, we understand that the employees of the NDP caucus are represented by COPE397. We wonder if the NDP attempt to stretch out the number of days instead of the number of hours is a direct result of the overtime they will have to pay.

If it's OK for health region employees, then it should be OK with NDP employees.

The Tale of Two Saskatchewans

If you believe the NDP version of the new Saskatchewan, we're in an economic tailspin.

But this article in the Globe and Mail has given everyone, except NDP supporters and union bosses, something to be proud of.

"Saskatchewan is in the early stages of a boom the likes of which it has never seen. It's an economic tide that will only rise as the world feasts on the prairie's rich bounty."

Of course, Dwain Lingenfelter would never let the facts get in the way of his unadulterated quest for power.

While the Globe and Mail portray Saskatchewan in a truthful, positive light, the NDP run down the province for only one reason; their naked desire to govern.

Will this negative NDP spin encourage outside investment? Will it encourage people to move here? Of course not. But that is exactly the point.

The NDP need things to be bad for our province because that's when the NDP are the most attractive.

So what happens when things are actually good? Then the tactic is to try to change the perception. It doesn't matter if it hurts people or businesses, as long as the NDP get back in power.

Rather than formulate or debate new ideas, the NDP try to change perception. In essence, it's trying to create a lie to the detriment of all Saskatchewan people.

Because it's never been about the facts, or the people. It's all about Dwain Lingenfelter and the NDP.

We Say "Go For It!"

Now we're seeing a brand new kind of harassment from the NDP.

We don't know much about Orgie other than his Blogger profile and his previous posts that seem to verfiy his profile information. We don't know the nature of the falling out between Orgie and the NDP.

But we do suspect that he may be a lot like other disaffected former New Democrats in the NDP that see the Dwain Lingenfelter leadership as all about Dwain and nothing about the left-wing values and history of the party. Many NDP insiders see the leadership of Lingenfelter as a collosal mistake that may completely destroy the party the longer it continues.

Evidently, so much so that Orgie has asked them to stop calling and asking for donations. On more than a few ocassions...

"So after 6 or 7 requests to have my phone numbers removed from the Sask NDP call center lists, and after 4 telephone conversations with the Provincial Office where they promised that my number had being removed, Dwain and his host of flunkies continue to call my house asking for money and support.
You would think that for a party that is in opposition and needs as much support as they can get, they would at least clue into the fact that constantly harassing someone for money etc would not be prudent to gaining support.
They have now ensured that the LAST PARTY I would vote for or support would be the NDP. The LAST MLA I would vote for or support would be Andy Iwanchuk.
Rest assured if the Sask NDP call me one more time, I will not only lodge a formal complaint with the Police but I will aggressively work to ensure that another Party or Candidate gets as many votes as possible to ensure the NDP do not get back into power.
I also encourage each and everyone of you to consider doing the same thing. If they can't even manage their own call lists, it makes you wonder how they could run the province if given another opportunity."
 
Good luck to you, Orgie!

The NDP Harassment Policy

For the party that pretends to care about women's rights, it sure has an awful record of violating them.

Unfortunately, it seems that under the leadership of Dwain Lingenfelter, the harassment of women continues.

The latest example is that of Stephen Moore, Chief of Staff for the NDP Caucus.

"According to the Saskatchewan Party's Terri Harris the person was asking questions about the Last Stand Adventure Company that Brad Wall ran eleven years ago. Harris maintains the person did not identify themselves at the beginning of the call and Mrs Wall had to dig to find out exactly who was calling. Harris says when pressed the person said, "Stephen from the Legislature". Harris goes on to say when she asked further he said he was from the NDP"

This was not a mistake.

The fact that Moore did not immediately identify himself means that he completely aware of what he was doing. Identifying oneself as "from the Legislature" is not a typical introduction for ordinary citizens. This is a greeting you would expect only from someone who knew you knew a bit about politics. Such as Tami Wall.

No moral human being would call anyone's spouse at home and grill them about their husband's previous business activities. If Moore had a question about Premier Wall's previous business, he should have asked him directly.

But then again, this wasn't about the business. This was about something much more nefarious.

If a Sask Party staffer had called Rubiela Lingenfelter and inquired about Lingenfelter's land acquisitions, the NDP would immediately launch a complaint and demand that individual be fired.

And where exactly is the outrage from the female members of the NDP caucus? Where are the condemnations from Atkinson, Junor, Chartier or Morin? If the privacy of a conservative female is violated, that is acceptable to these standard bearers of women's rights? Such is the NDP double standard.

The fact that Lingenfelter has not fired or even reprimanded Moore speaks to the fact that he condones this conduct.

For Lingenfelter and the NDP, when it comes to trying to make political gains, it seems that nothing is sacred.

Other Than The Fact

The ad is factually incorrect on most points and the Sask NDP did exactly the things under the Calvert government on the others, it has a nice background ambience.

Now why didn't the NDP showcase Dwain in this ad? We forgot... Only 5.4% of Saskatchewan residents strongly support Dwain Lingenfelter.

The good news for Dwain is he has a target to aim for. 8% of Americans think Elvis is still alive. That's only 2.6% away!

Go for it, Dwain! Try to cross the Elvis Threshold!

Personal Note - Congratulations Allison!

On the birth of your new 8lb-6oz. bundle of joy. We look forward to seeing you and the little guy at the cafeteria in the next couple of weeks for your "favourite" special. :)

Have a wonderful weekend and all the best.

We Made Question Period Today!

Not bad for being online for a week.

"Mr. Speaker. This morning we learned that the Sask Party has a habit of misusing taxpayer dollars with one Blaise Boehmer, a Sask Party office staffer whose salary is paid by the taxpayers, who is also operating the NDP Watch blog." NDP Regina Dewdney - Kevin Yates

Let us respond with a one word answer to this assertion.

Nope!

For those fans of this blog, and evidently the number is growing, we will continue to follow our mandate and continue to expose the hypocrisy, mistruths, propaganda and deceit of the Saskatchewan NDP and their leader, Dwain Lingenfelter.

And until it becomes illegal to speak our minds, and to run blogs in this province, we will continue to do so for a very long time.

Your Union Dues At Work

Rather than educated debate, the SFL's President Larry Hubich stoops to lowest common denominator, name calling, in order to try to ridicule his perceived opponents.

Given that both the federal and provincial governments are conservative now, is this wise behaviour?

Hubich is the public representative of most, if not all, Saskatchewan unionized workers. Whether he posted this on his own time or under the banner of the SFL is irrelevent.

This kind of behaviour may play well in front of the union boss crowd, but this shows incredible weakness and terrible judgement on Hubich's part.
 
All union workers should take notice.

Smearing Through Questions and Innuendo

One of the tactics of SFL President Larry Hubich is to smear through questions and innuendo. One example is seen above.

The latest attempted smear on his blog is found here. There is no example given as to why he questions that. Just a photo.

If Larry Hubich has the courage of his convictions, he should say aloud what he questions. He should say that the SK Attorney General, a member of the Law Society of Saskatchewan, doesn't respect the rule of law and let it play out in the courts.

But Larry Hubich is interested in the smear, not the truth. And that's why Hubich has not represented working men and women well during his tenure.

If You Think What Serge LeClerc Allegedly Did Was Bad...

It is massively trumped by what former NDP Romanow staffer Mark Stobbe allegedly did...

"Stobbe was a top adviser to former premier Roy Romanow before accepting a job in the Manitoba government. Rowbotham worked for several years in the Saskatchewan Public Service Commission before coming to Manitoba, where friends say she (Rowbotham) intended to be a stay-at-home mom.
Stobbe was also an assistant in then-NDP MLA Pat Atkinson's constituency office during the late-1980s. Atkinson, now NDP deputy leader, refused comment on Tuesday."

Just to put the whole LeClerc thing in perspective.

NDP Concerned Citizen's Brigade #3

Ken Winton-Grey LTTE today in the Star Phoenix.

Another regular guy? Nope. Not only is this individual the SEIU Local 333 President, he also ran for the NDP before being beat by, you guessed it, Serge LeClerc!

Given the obvious NDP hit performed on Serge recently, how embarassing for Mr. Winton-Grey to have actually lost to him. Evidently he still has an axe to grind.

UPDATE - Welcome SDA readers and thanks for the spell check.