Reboot Alberta

Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Harper Cons Going Around In Circles - at NASCAR

So the Cons have gone NASCAR. Not only has Mr. Harper swallowed the Dubya strategy for policy and politics, he is now adopting some iconic American “culture.” By trapping his party into the drivers seat of a NASCAR to appeal to the Canadian equivalent of the Bush “Base.” Step aside Soccer Moms – there is some serious rubber to be burning here.

Will "StockCar" Day trade the wet suit for a jumpsuit? Will Peter “Bubba” Van Loan take on new tasks as Government House Leader a run the Pit Crew? I see they are racing in a Dodge? Will it become known and “the Tax Dodge?” Will anyone else be safe on the track if these guys get serious and try to win a race? I can see the Cons becoming reckless but not “wreckless” with this strategy.

The symbolism is breathtaking. We have the Harper Cons covering themselves with flash and dash, going around in interminable circles, as fast as they can, making as much noise as they can, without regard for the environment. They are doing all of this in front of a crowd who know they are paying too much to be part of “the spectacle.” The spectators are coming mostly to see the crashes and only mildly interested in what is otherwise happening or who wins and what that, if anything, all this really means for them and their plight.

I love it when reality imitates art – don’t you?

8 comments:

  1. Whooee! I reckon yer on the money when it comes to race enthusiasts bein' ghouls. When they show any racing news on the TV, it's always the bigass crashes they show. That's what the racecar crowd wants.

    Funny thing happenin' now is Transport Minister Cannon is tryin' to distance the Conservative government from the Conservative Party.

    I'm sorta ghoulish, too, I reckon. I'm gettin' a laff outta seein' the Con's PR efforts crash an' burn.

    JB

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  2. Anonymous8:34 pm

    Many liberals are upset over this advertising merely because they do not have any money to advertise themselves - in fact, Dion still owes over half a million dollars in loans to various creditors.

    Ken, putting down NASCAR fans is beneath you. There are many fans who are not watching merely for crashes. Maybe you should learn a bit about the sport before you pass (negative) judgment on it.

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  3. eric - Liberals are not upset..they are delighted. And this observation is not beneath me...I am in fact a registered sports car racing driver.

    I took the course at the Bonderant School in Phoenix to qualify.

    I will post my credentials one day - and a picture of me racing in a Corvette of all things.

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  4. Anonymous9:46 pm

    Then how do you explain comments like this:

    "The spectators are coming mostly to see the crashes and only mildly interested in what is otherwise happening or who wins and what that, if anything, all this really means for them and their plight."

    I am a fan and can sure tell you that you are WAY off.

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  5. Anonymous6:05 am

    Ken, what is your take on the idea to raise the drinking age in Alberta to 19?

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  6. Anonymous7:58 am

    I am a little confused by this venture. I am not a NASCAR fan... it simply doesn't interest me.

    But even so I have to wonder at the wisdom of the Conservative Party paying to advertise on the NASCAR circuit. Surely, the majority of Canadian NASCAR enthusiasts are already voting Conservative anyway; not like they are going to vote for Megatonnes of Money Dion and his faithful sidekick Kyoto.

    So why spend the money? Frankly, as someone who is often approached to donate to the party (as are many), this is a signal that I should keep my money. The Federal Conservatives would appear to have enough already. They (probably) have my vote, but not my money.

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  7. Delightful parody...or so I hope it is. *sigh* Conservatives & NASCAR, awesome. Almost as good as dion & his faithful kyoto or Lizzy and her green "hope chest"

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  8. Anonymous5:08 am

    I'm a fan, an avid one, and I don't take too kindly to fools spewing inaccuracies to falsely make a point.

    From a cross-Canada perspective, Nascar is the most popular form of auto racing in the country. Which is why Nascar came into Canada this year. Which is why just about every major Canadian retailer has signed on to the Canadian Nascar series. Which is why CTVGlobemedia has signed on to the Canadian Nascar series. Which is why Canwest-Global has signed on to the Canadian Nascar series. Which is why the Conservative Party has signed on to the Canadian Nascar series.

    Someone here suggested that all Nascar fans are Conservative, so why advertise to them ? In that context, should each party stop advertising in the ridings it won decisively in at the last election ?

    There is a reason why Mr. Dion is languishing in the polls. He's a straw man. No substance. How long can he go around spewing lies and shirking his responsabilities for his and his party's Adscam horrors ?

    Maybe he had better wake up and figure out what to do about it.

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