Beans 'n' jeans and B.C. Liberals

by Charlie Smith on Jul 16, 2012 at 3:22 pm
B.C. Liberals have discovered the joy of canned food.

The B.C. Liberals are getting somewhat comical in their efforts to convey that they're a party of the people.

Over the weekend, the silk-stocking crowd held a Beans n' Jeans hoedown-style event at Conservative senator Gerry St. Germain's ranch in South Surrey.

They even crafted a Twitter hashtag, #beansnjeans, with the faithful sending regular blasts to their followers.

Here's one from former CTV news anchor Pamela Martin, who's better known for wearing designer duds than for dressing for the stampede: "Great crowd, good food,over 1400 very positive free enterprisers at #BeansNJeans on a perfect sunny day."

Here's a tweet from former finance minister Colin Hansen, who represents one of the wealthiest constituencies in the province: "I'm with 1,500 #BCLiberals attending #BeansNJeans today in Surrey. One of the biggest political rallies ever for a non election year."

You gotta love those B.C. Liberals. They're just such regular folks, eatin' beans like all those kids in poverty.


Christy Clark tees off on Vaughn Palmer at the Beans 'n' Jeans barbecue.


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Steve Smith
Jul 16, 2012 at 4:13 pm
Please, with your dismal track record and members jumping ship the only thing in common with this get together is what happens after the beans.
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Mark Fornataro
Jul 16, 2012 at 4:15 pm
'Beans, jeans and sardines.' It would make a good title for a heart-breaking blues theme song for the Libs. They could shoot the on-a shoestring video at a food bank and invite the Fraser Institute to join in on the chorus of course- that goes 'we shall overcome...'
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Sheeple
Jul 16, 2012 at 4:26 pm
How much was the beansnjeans?

$565 Million like the leaky tarp roof?

As much as the BC Rail fiasco er not a sale but a lease? lol

or as much as the BC Ferries Executive Compensation?

Wait did they take it out of the BC Budget for handicapped Children?

Jeez...
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Miranda Nelson
Jul 16, 2012 at 5:08 pm
New theme song for the B.C. Liberals?

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Ellulite
Jul 16, 2012 at 6:12 pm
The kids with their pesticide-laden GMO beans ain't the only ones party'n down...
From the CBC Nfld. website:

"In the first five months of 2012, the high commissioner to the United Kingdom has billed $67,026 on dinners, lunches, and cocktail receptions. He's also billed three tuxedo rentals at a cost of $600.

Campbell's total tab is nearly three times more than any other ambassador in the same period, according to figures posted online by Foreign Affairs under proactive disclosure rules."
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Stephen
Jul 16, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Christy Crunch is a has-been.
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e.a.f.
Jul 16, 2012 at 7:28 pm
If you go over to Alex Tskamis's blog you can even see the pictures & video of CC carrying on like a banchie. It is funnier than hell, if you can sit through the whole 9 minutes. I turned off the sound at 3 min. 47 sec. but watched the rest in silence. It really is quite funny without the sound, kind of interesting.

Beans & Jeans. well the beans will result in more hot air from the lieberals & thats all we hve had from them.

As to their claims of the # in attendance. I think its a little over estimated. As I read Rebel with a Clause, it advised only 15 MLAs were in attendance.

Claims of this being the largest rally in a non election yr., ya right.

Of course we may hear more details about the little party which didn't now that cc slammed Vaughan Palmer & her former radio station employer during her speech.
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Dick Grayson
Jul 16, 2012 at 7:37 pm
Here is Christy Clark making a fool of herself at the Beans n' Jeans event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAfMOxwNPuo&feature=youtu.be
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JamesP
Jul 16, 2012 at 10:05 pm
They've been doing this annually for many years...
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Olrich Von Palmer
Jul 16, 2012 at 11:02 pm
@Dick Grayson

Is there any footage of the people that were there? That looks like an empty field.
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greggron
Jul 17, 2012 at 12:20 am
Can't wait to vote BC Conservative. The lying corrupt evil Liberals must go!!!
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R2
Jul 17, 2012 at 3:31 pm
Yeah like the BC Conservatives are any different???
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ds
Jul 17, 2012 at 8:23 pm
From the look of CC I think maybe she should stick to a diet of beans for a while so those jeans fit a bit better and at the same time go back to scholl to learn a bit about english. Gunna do this or that.
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be careful
Jul 20, 2012 at 4:42 am
Of those beans, hard to digest and leave a foul smell behind when ever someone gets a mouthful and will be canned in the next election.


(anything to distract me from work)
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Fresh Orange
Jul 22, 2012 at 10:23 am
Today`s BC Liberal gov`t. is not worth a hill of beans.
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