[Newsbot]

Title: Danielle Smith wins race to lead Wildrose Alliance Party
Category: Provincial Politics
Posted By: gigs
Date: 2009-10-17 16:20:59
Canadian

[gigs]

"Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.

[CommanderSock]

The Conservative party simply not right wing enough for Albertans?

In Canada, anything too far off to the right stands no chance at the federal level.

[bootlegga]

Stelmach is going to be screwed if any of his PCs jump ship. If not, he might survive the leadership review next month.

CommanderSock CommanderSock:

The Conservative party simply not right wing enough for Albertans?

In Canada, anything too far off to the right stands no chance at the federal level.

In this case, it doesn't matter, this is a provincial party. And remember, Albertans had a Social Credit government (far more right wing the the PCs) for over almost 40 years before the PCs took over in the 70s.

[Yogi]

Stelmach & Co. have been screwing us since they got in. Methinks they are about to find out what that feels like!

[kenmore]

God bless her! hope she wins a majority

[DrCaleb]

Nice! A new political party emerges, and she's cute!

[Lemmy]

gigs gigs:

"Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.

Gay marriage and pro-choice are right wing principles for sure. They're just not big-c Conservative principles. That's because the CPC isn't a right-wing party. That's a fundamental misconception. Those of us TRULY on the right aren't anything like the CPC or Republican party. We love individual liberties and freedoms, like the freedom to marry whomever you want.

[OldChum]

Is she not in favor of more individual power for Alberta, Quebec style independence .

[Canadian_Mind]

Lemmy Lemmy:

gigs gigs:

"Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.

Gay marriage and pro-choice are right wing principles for sure. They're just not big-c Conservative principles. That's because the CPC isn't a right-wing party. That's a fundamental misconception. Those of us TRULY on the right aren't anything like the CPC or Republican party. We love individual liberties and freedoms, like the freedom to marry whomever you want.

No, it's Libertarian.

[Thanos]

Most Albertans want a conservative party in charge, not a statist, complacent, and self-rewarding party like the PC's have morphed into since Klein's last term in office. The Stelmach gang is too incompetent and far too obtuse to remain in power for much longer.

[Lemmy]

Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:

Lemmy Lemmy:

gigs gigs:

"Gay marriage and pro-choice"? I thought the WRA was ultra right wing.

Gay marriage and pro-choice are right wing principles for sure. They're just not big-c Conservative principles. That's because the CPC isn't a right-wing party. That's a fundamental misconception. Those of us TRULY on the right aren't anything like the CPC or Republican party. We love individual liberties and freedoms, like the freedom to marry whomever you want.

No, it's Libertarian.

I prefer the word liberal, with a small "l".

[gigs]

It's interesting that this ultra right wing party leader received 75% of the vote. She beat the guy who was supposed to be a Right Winger.

http://executivedirectorsdesk.blogspot. ... sults.html

Saturday, October 17, 2009
Leadership Vote - Results
I know everyone has eagerly been awaiting the numbers.

Total ballots sent out, just over 11,600.

Total ballots cast 8297; so roughly 71.5 % voter turnout.

Smith 6295

Dyrholm 1905

Spoiled ballots 97

Big thank you to the 20+ volunteers who put in a long day and were unable to take part in the events of the day.

[Thanos]

If anything it shows that Albertans are not extreme ultra-right wingers because Smith is a moderate fiscal conservative and Dyrholm was rejected becasue of his links to Craig Chandler's hard-right wing PGIB.

Way to go, Wildrosers, tell the liberals and the fringers on the right to both fuck off at the same time!

[DrCaleb]

Lemmy Lemmy:

Canadian_Mind Canadian_Mind:

No, it's Libertarian.

I prefer the word liberal, with a small "l".

"Libertarian" isn't left/right. It's up/down. One can be both conservative, and libertarian.