Dinning Attack - “Ted Morton’s Alberta is not my Alberta”
November 30, 2006 · By H. Cameron
Does this not remind you for the Liberal attacks against Stephen Harper in the last two federal elections?
Ted Morton’s Alberta is not my Alberta.”
Apparently Morton isn’t Albertan enough for Jim, I’m surprised he didn’t come right out and mention Morton is originally from the United States - GASP!
Morton’s Alberta is also not Lethbridge West MLA Clint Dunford’s Alberta, or that of Mayor Bob Tarleck, Ald. Ryan Parker, former politicians Jack Ady, Ray Speaker and John Gogo, Little Bow MLA Barry McFarland, former mayor Dave Carpenter, retired RCMP superintendent Lloyd Hickman and others, all who attended Wednesday’s meeting to give Dinning their support.
Remember what I said about Lethbridge’s local elite supporting Dinning? Problem is none of these “elites” will actually deliver any votes for Dinning - they’re there for the food (and what was supposed to be a coronation).
In the Lethbridge region, Dinning garnered only 1,961 votes or 22.9 per cent support. Morton, however, received 4,786 votes, or 55.9 per cent, making him the favourite among regional voters.
Morton’s greatest support is in the Little Bow riding where he received 1,417 votes to Dinning’s 271. Dinning’s best showing is in Livingstone-Macleod where he received 392 votes, still well below Morton’s 827.
Ed Stelmach, who placed third in the first ballot and moves on to Saturday’s vote, received 360 votes from the Lethbridge region.
The Journalist for the Lethbridge Herald, which is known for their “Liberal” tendencies, goes on to say,
Carpenter, who has attended previous campaign functions but has been quiet so far, also said voting for Dinning will be best for the province. He said the issue goes beyond Saturday’s vote or even the next election, because the victor will build a province for future generations.
No surprise there, we already know that Carpenter is going to be onside, Dinning was the one pushing him to replace Dunford in Lethbridge West.
Morton is planning a visit to Lethbridge tomorrow, we’ll see if the Herald gives him a front page headline like the above Dinning story… I won’t hold my breath.
[...] It would be fair to say that Morton and Dinning have different tastes. We know that Morton sometimes served moose sausage while Dinning served sushi at their respective political gatherings. Sushi is, of course, an internationally-recognised Alberta staple, n’est-ce pas? [...]