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17 December 2011

The Traffic the Grinch couldn’t Steal #nlpoli

Muppets, lawyers and politicians.

Problems in the fishery, bad grammar and blatant political patronage.

Just another week in the live action edition of the National Midnight Star, otherwise known as politics in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Last week’s top 10 most read posts at SRBP:

  1. A bad week for Penashue
  2. Change in the fishery
  3. The Crowd in the Dark
  4. Globe and Mail goes American
  5. Danger:  Lawyer at Work
  6. Muskrat Falls deal will succeed:  Nalcor boss
  7. Ball takes over as Liberal leader
  8. Connies pork up offshore board
  9. A grain of salt
  10. Yes, it IS a Muppet movie, ya wingnut

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10 December 2011

There’s no changing the channel traffic #nlpoli

The top stories as chosen by SRBP readers:

  1. The problem with the Liberals (post by Craig Westcott)
  2. Muskrat Falls Friday Trash Dump
  3. The truth hurts
  4. Emera buys NL line service company
  5. Margin of error defined
  6. Dazed and confused, Muskrat proponents version
  7. Speech writing
  8. “…particularly hypocritical…”
  9. We’re sorry – Scouts Canada
  10. The price of hydro exports

Someone said recently that the Muskrat Falls story is over, that people need to change the channel and get on with something else.

The only people who think that way are people who back the project.

The more other people learn about the project, the more those other people oppose it.

That’s why the people who back the project want everyone to stop talking about it.

This week’s traffic bears out the continued interest in Muskrat Falls.

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07 May 2011

Election Week Traffic, May 2011

Big week with lots of fascinating political developments, not the least of which was finding out that Al-Qaeda would admit what the Canadian deputy New Democratic Party leader Thomas Mulcair could not:  Osama was dead.

They didn’t need pictures.

Tom wanted proof.

Parliament Hill will be a fun place this year.

Meanwhile, Bond Papers readers found these posts the most interesting ones of the week:

  1. Why the Liberals lost…and the way ahead
  2. Anyone seen John Hickey?
  3. How do they elect these candidates?
  4. This is just the beginning
  5. Shocker:  local candidate not important
  6. Election 2011 Witticisms
  7. The Dunderdale Referendum, encore
  8. The Dunderdale Referendum Election
  9. Jack knows jack
  10. St. John’s South-Mount Pearl:  some first observations

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16 April 2011

The Weekly Traffic

No one will miss the very fitting result of this week’s edition of your weekly traffic survey.

Frankly your humble e-scribbler was a wee bit surprised that an old post about measuring the effectiveness of your public relations program could garner so much attention.

But there it is.

Take note that two of the big stories this week discuss cheaper alternatives to the Muskrat Falls proposal and another one discusses the government’s overall plan to pay for Muskrat falls by boosting electricity rates in the province.

Maybe people are starting to catch on that this Muskrat Falls project is a money loser for the people of the province.

One other little tidbit to draw to your attention:  Friday’s post on Kathy Dunderdale possibly knowing about the JSS contract in advance (but staying silent) went up on Friday and got to Number Four for the week.

That tells you one thing and that isn;t good news for the Premier.  Friday’s usually a pretty dead day. If a Friday post goes into the Top 10, you know you have something people are very interested in reading.  That story might well carry over into next week.  Evidently this is a story that is too important to disappear in a cloud of foolishness about sexist attacks.

As for the traffic volume here at Bond Papers, it’s up again this week.

Take that for what it’s worth.

  1. Mine is bigger than yours:  measuring the impact of public relations
  2. Kremlinology 35:  Premier shows strain
  3. Former hydro director points to another alternative to costly Muskrat Falls scheme
  4. Did Kathy know about the JSS withdrawal in advance?
  5. Invented story:  political appointee attacks government’s political opponent
  6. Province settles expropriation with Enel, Sun Life and others
  7. Making the people pay more for electricity
  8. Fukushima kinda meltdown:  Collins cancer contract contradictions crumble credibility
  9. Another cheaper, greener alternative to Muskrat Falls
  10. Missouri lawyer adds to Collins cancer contract contradictions

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05 February 2011

Environmentally debatable traffic, Jan 31 to February 4

Two stories this week to lighten the mood.

First:  a poster in the Health Sciences Centre announcing an event for February.  Someone crossed out the first “r” as a spelling mistake.  Likely the same person changed the spelling just down the hall to read nook-yoo-lur medicine.

Second:  Surely to merciful jumpin’s Conservative candidate Vaughn Granter did not dismiss Liberal Mark Watton’s experience in the Prime Minister’s Office or a federal cabinet minister’s office as cavalierly as it sounded.

“Some experience”?

“Could be some advantage”?

Could be a disadvantage?

That’s pretty sad for a guy who isn’t from Corner Brook originally who is trying to play himself as the local boy.

Take a listen to the campaign report linked above, by the way and notice that Granter did little besides run down his opponent and talk himself up personally.  Mark Watton, on the other hand, talked sensibly about issues that are actually of concern to the people in the district.

Huge difference.

Anyway, for those who came for the weekly hit parade, here are the week’s top stories as selected by readers.

  1. Tweet of the week (early edition)
  2. More of the same…
  3. Financials key to Lower Churchill
  4. Not the best campaign strategy, maybe
  5. A Hugh Shea for our time
  6. Strings and all
  7. The old hum on the Humber
  8. PIFO:  newly minted minister in trouble in own district
  9. Ronald Harper
  10. Finance minister cops to unsustainable spending

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01 February 2011

The January Traffic 2011

Okay so if January comes in like a political nut-bar, it makes you wonder if it will go out in a straightjacket.

Like is this the most sane the year will be or is this like a tiny taste of the mania to come?

Maybe the traffic pattern for January will give us a clue.  The numbers are still running at more than 20,000 readers a month with close to 40,000 page loads.  There’s no shortage of interest in political commentary and that’s a decent thing for someone who writes a political blog.

See if you can find a pattern in what dominated the news based solely on the top 10 posts as selected by the readers:

  1. Tory angst may be well founded
  2. Connie leadership rigged?
  3. Watton to carry Liberal banner in Humber West
  4. Brad and circuses
  5. Rick Hillier?  Tim Powers? No thanks, say NL Tories
  6. Is anyone surprised?
  7. Logically challenged Conservatives
  8. Cabana candidacy causes Connie caucus consternation and Dunderball Run! [tie]
  9. Fear and Loathing in the Caucus Room and Democratic Deficit [tie]
  10. Coo-coo for Connie Puffs

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