NL Media take heed of the Rob Ford Principle

Another short post:

I like many Newfoundlanders and Labradorians are listening to everything we can on the current crisis in our electrical system.

I like many others are also noticing the careful wording and spin being used by the Premier, Minister Dalley and Ed Martin.

I have noticed that many of the predictable questions asked by the media already have predictable answers at the ready.

Remember the Rob Ford Principle: you didn't ask me the right question.

So either the media gets down and at it or we will have to wait for Kathy and Ed to do a Rob Ford.

I do not expect Kathy or Ed to do that so - can we have the media up the ante or at least keep pace with the tweeters and bloggers? You have direct access to the people responsible - use it to get all the information - not just what they want you to have.

Critical Situation and Crisis - The Premier

This will be a short post:

The Premier on VOCM this morning said "this is not a crisis" over and over.

However - when the Premier was talking about being accountable - open - and transparent about the goings on with our Electrical system the Premier says not now we are in a "critical situation".

Yes Premier - critical political situation while the rest of us are in a crisis.

We need the resignations of two of our employees immediately - the first Premier Kathy Dunderdale and the second CEO Nalcor Ed Martin. Gilbert Bennett should follow close behind them. Then and only then can we really deal with this crisis.

The poles are very much more stable than the polls for the Premier - so her crisis is the poll.