tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post1223254907076088473..comments2023-05-29T05:51:26.213-06:00Comments on Up Close and Personal with Jane: Mayor Nenshi - "Adult Conversation"Jane Morganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11815049977368737707noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-48720489157889776552011-12-07T15:45:34.628-07:002011-12-07T15:45:34.628-07:00While I do believe Twitter may have helped him, wh...While I do believe Twitter may have helped him, when you don't lead any of the polls, it really comes down to word of mouth. While I do have twitter and used it during the election, I found that the majority of people that were around me do not even use twitter and found out purely by word of mouth or going to the debates.<br /><br />Twitter users following the election in Calgary were a very small percentage of the base of all Calgarians.<br /><br />That being said, his response was definitely on the condescending side, but I imagine that is something that comes with the irritation of dealing with the people yelling "get off my lawn" instead of focusing on real changes in the world that I believe they are more than capable of.Daniel Bimkenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-3896053948892248202011-12-07T15:45:27.368-07:002011-12-07T15:45:27.368-07:00My husband was outright ignored on Twitter by Mayo...My husband was outright ignored on Twitter by Mayor Nenshi but when he was talked down to by another tweeter, Nenshi responded to that. So my husband sent an email to him. The response was a nice neat little form letter so he asked for more information to which Nenshi sent him to his blog.<br /><br />I don't see any of this as "adult conversation." It seemed more like the internet version of avoiding eye contact.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11219663293385689065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-43063232492642508702011-12-07T13:08:29.397-07:002011-12-07T13:08:29.397-07:00In his case it would be #purplepiranhasIn his case it would be #purplepiranhasJane Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815049977368737707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-68092375501001261752011-12-07T13:07:15.435-07:002011-12-07T13:07:15.435-07:00Anon left this comment, but now I can't find i...Anon left this comment, but now I can't find it back. I may have hit delete rather than publish by mistake. Either way here it is.<br /><br />"Part of the secret to his electoral success was the Twitter piranhas. Sounds like a new hashtag to me."Jane Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815049977368737707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-23455381965489161662011-12-07T12:10:55.275-07:002011-12-07T12:10:55.275-07:00Just a reminder to readers.
Anonymous comments w...Just a reminder to readers. <br /><br />Anonymous comments without any evidence should be taken with a HUGE grain of salt.Jane Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11815049977368737707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-88870079029505390142011-12-07T12:03:58.199-07:002011-12-07T12:03:58.199-07:00Wait ... he was ASKED to leave UofC?Wait ... he was ASKED to leave UofC?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-48512831038126875572011-12-07T10:42:41.453-07:002011-12-07T10:42:41.453-07:00I also had nenshi as a prof and had very much the ...I also had nenshi as a prof and had very much the same experience.<br /><br />Everyone laughed when he was asked to leave the UofC.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4582193149716861249.post-42337885037683635982011-12-07T09:07:19.971-07:002011-12-07T09:07:19.971-07:00I had Nenshi as a prof and he is arrogant as they ...I had Nenshi as a prof and he is arrogant as they come. His version of an adult conversation is one sided. In mind he is the adult everyone else are "students" or kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com