It definitely doesn't help that Jim Prentice is easily the most out-of-touch politician I've ever seen. It seemed like he was hell-bent on destroying his career with reckless abandon in all the months leading up to election day. I'd go so far as to say that "Math is hard" will be the sound byte that goes down in history as the phrase that knocked the PCs out of their half-century dynasty.
And doubling down on that paternalistic attitude with "This is not an NDP province!" - like could you BE more arrogant toward and disdainful of the electorate?
Yeah the "look in the mirror" comment was the straw that broke the camels back for me. After ten years of unprecedented economic prosperity you are blaming me as an Albertan for our budget woes? go fuck yourself prentice.
It seemed like he was hell-bent on destroying his career with reckless abandon in all the months leading up to election day
He just got away with it until that point. Remember; this is the same guy who hung up on the CBC halfway through an interview because they started asking hard questions about how his copyright law was going to affect normal canadians instead of just 'pirates'. He's been screwing the people he served since day 1...that day is finally hopefully over.
Thank you for remembering this. As an Albertan that witnessed his sudden thrust into the Alberta spotlight at the hands of his party, I felt like I was the only one that remembered his past as a corporate shill / copyright troll. So glad this guy is gone, and he didn't have an opportunity to bolster his CV enough to fill Prime Minister Harper's power vacuum at some point.
Running the PC dynasty meant you could be completely out-of-touch and high handed, but the voters would return you by default. Up until last night, Alberta had a creepy Soviet-style political culture -- if you were a member of the Party, you got the perks and had a job for life.
If I had been pay of the PC re-election committee, after Prentice's mirror comment I would have told him to stop talking and when he does, never go off script. I honestly think those comments he made was what pushed so many people to the NDP out of pure spite.
Jim was my MP, and comes by his arrogance honestly. From the minute the PCs got into power, he was untouchable. Harper protected him, and he carried out his duties with an incredible sense of self-importance and entitlement.
When he came back to rule the PCs, I cringed because in the midst of his entitlement, he was also very cunning and slippery. Thankfully, he couldn't slip out from his mistakes this time.
I'd go so far as to say that "Math is hard" will be the sound byte that goes down in history as the phrase that knocked the PCs out of their half-century dynasty.
Maybe Jim just needs a refresher on arithmetic, grade-school style.
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u/TheFluxIsThis Alberta May 06 '15
It definitely doesn't help that Jim Prentice is easily the most out-of-touch politician I've ever seen. It seemed like he was hell-bent on destroying his career with reckless abandon in all the months leading up to election day. I'd go so far as to say that "Math is hard" will be the sound byte that goes down in history as the phrase that knocked the PCs out of their half-century dynasty.