The more I think about it...

The more the quote below ticks me off:

Dinning: I do worry a little bit when I hear the words family values bandied
about.

Think about this clearly, Jim Dinning has said if he wins social conservatives are persons nongrata in the party. I am more appalled by that statement than just about any other "scary" Ted statement he has made.

As well I am surprised at the media, I guess I should not be knowing some of the commentators but look at this rogues gallery:

Edmonton Journal - vote Dinning... or at least do not vote for Ted, focusing in on Ted's misstatement in regards to the Northern Capital Edmonton.

Calgary Sun - Supports Dinning I am still having trouble understanding why.

Edmonton Sun - Supported Norris now I have no idea but I assume Ed will get their support now.

Calgary Herald - posts two editorials today basically Anybody but Ted.

Now... lets look at the Columnists...

Graham Thompson (Edmonton Journal) - I have gotten the impression from Graham for a while that he thinks the Alliance and Ted Morton are little more than Homophobes because of our "Family Values" stance.

Either that or we are Red neck fundementalist extremists... My reason for saying this is because I watched the way Graham basically verbally beat up Paul Hinman one day on Same Sex Marriage. It was ugly.

Tom Olsen (Calgary Herald) - Tom is a conservative writer but in the last column came across sounding very pro Dinning.

Paul Stanway (Edmonton Sun) - A friend of Mark Norris so his stance which has been pro Norris from day one made sense.

Paul Jackson (Calgary Sun) - Supported Morton, Oberg and Dinning at different times...

Rick Bell (Calgary Sun) - Wow the "Dinger" has not exactly been the impartial observer... I did have a media man mention to me at one point that Bell was a Dinning supporter which would really not surprise anyone.

Canadian Press - They have tried to do a hatchet job on Ted.

Morton wants cut to federal transfer

Fear grips Alberta Tory party as Morton continues charge from the right

Alberta backbencher and leadership contender Ted Morton full of paradoxes

Alta PC leadership race sees chance of movement to far right, party splitting

Dinning government, business experience key in Alberta Tory leadership fight

Globe and Mail is no better

Two visions prevail for ‘bad boy' province

Is Morton too 'scary' for Alberta?

So you see what I mean... that big bad Ted Morton will lead a "bad boy province".

Now think back over the years... for those of you that can remember think back to the debates on the Charlottetown Accord. All the Newsmedia save for a small portion were completely pro the accord and yet the public voted against the establishment.

I see much that is similar in this fight... imagine Dinning tearing up a policy book on TV and you have Brian Mulroney part 2.