tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post7322031931998437215..comments2024-02-07T16:22:39.625-05:00Comments on Jeff Jedras: (UPDATED) Helana Guergis earns an MBA while serving in cabinet?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-27326354725051623122010-03-17T12:23:18.926-04:002010-03-17T12:23:18.926-04:00Funny how the CONtrolls can blindly overlook their...Funny how the CONtrolls can blindly overlook their own so-called leader's misogynistic 'throwing under the bus' of Ms Guergis, ala Dianne Ablockzodjfwofslldfjdl... When things are seeping out to the media from inside, you know that Harper is salting someone's earth. Funny, he didn't do this to Maxime or Gord-o...rockfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835472375196889875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-22190215004698511012010-03-17T11:48:32.105-04:002010-03-17T11:48:32.105-04:00Thank you for checking into that article. I would...Thank you for checking into that article. I would be inclined to think that she may have been claiming an MBA which she did not actually have.Holly Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137842937086115228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-87365364853825501622010-03-17T09:55:09.710-04:002010-03-17T09:55:09.710-04:00It's U of A... I mean, seriously... who cares...It's U of A... I mean, seriously... who cares. Not exactly a serious business school, so no wonder they'll take in any public figure and cross their fingers.<br /><br />It's Guergis... seriously, who cares about her. She's a waste of space and produces way less than she consumes.<br /><br />I'm fighting for charges for Guergis. Don't care about her professional life, her personal life, her husband... As a regular person behaving as alleged at an airport, this deserves appropriate investigation and charges if she did tamper with a security door. It doesn't matter if her actions were comical, or if they were performed in a fit of passion lacking premeditation.<br /><br />I could run over a child with a vehicle in a fit of carelessness, it doesn't make me less culpable despite providing sincere apologies after. I could be upset with my boss, and lose my temper with a random person: still criminal harassment. (intent is not considered)Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349985719413395197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-15144670842810733392010-03-17T09:05:08.826-04:002010-03-17T09:05:08.826-04:00WomansPost must be wrong because even Guergis'...WomansPost must be wrong because even Guergis' own office said she put her MBA on hold when she became an MP, and as Jeff has carefully laid out she must have gotten it while a cabinet minister.<br /><br />Which leaves me to think that she has always posted and claimed that she actually <i>had</i> an MBA, even when she was merely in the process of <i>obtaining</i> it.Ted Bettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223729391428982448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-64415423591844740162010-03-17T07:41:28.223-04:002010-03-17T07:41:28.223-04:00Turns out I was probably correct:)Turns out I was probably correct:)double nickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067401914703468252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-54980901094067439242010-03-17T00:55:42.306-04:002010-03-17T00:55:42.306-04:00Re: Holly's post.
I contacted Womenspost and ...Re: Holly's post.<br /><br />I contacted Womenspost and the<br />editor assured me that, indeed,<br />their information was correst and<br />urged me to do some research.<br />In fact, Guergis has also<br />mentioned their article,herself.<br />Below, is the exchange of emails.<br /><br />----------------------------<br /><br />The writer did, in fact, do her research. If you research Helena Guergis, you are easily able to find her credentials. Thank you for your interest in Women's Post.<br />Adam<br /><br /><br />On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 4:17 PM, wrote:<br /><br />Below is an excerpt from a story on<br />the Top 20 Business Women <br />of 2009 in your magazine. Do you have anything<br />to support the statement about her MBA?<br />For instance, the time frame and actually having the<br />degree. I would assume that some sort<br />of research was done by you or someone<br />who wrote the article. <br /> <br />-----------------------------------------------------------------<br /> <br />Before her career in politics, Helena attained an MBA from the University of Alberta and owned a small business for seven years. <br /><br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Take your contacts everywhere. Try Messenger for mobile<br /><br /><br /><br />-- <br />Adam Mazerall<br />Editor-in-Chief<br />Women's Post<br />416.964.5850<br />amazerall@womenspost.cacarswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08440055659890351320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-24057075160510935662010-03-16T21:39:19.010-04:002010-03-16T21:39:19.010-04:00Funny thing; here's an article, from some time...Funny thing; here's an article, from some time in 2009 probably, which says she got her MBA before she entered politics. Did the author get their information directly from her, from her website, or where?<br /><br />http://www.womenspost.ca/articles/profiles/the-top-20-business-women-canada-2009Holly Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01137842937086115228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-13960140999284644512010-03-16T18:11:28.305-04:002010-03-16T18:11:28.305-04:00I called Guergis's office to find out where an...I called Guergis's office to find out where and in what field she earned her undergraduate degree. They said "none of your business" and then told me to "go to hell."<br /><br />Just kidding. A little levity while we wait for information on that important detail.Ti-Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06620550471437012866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-20064451364540681122010-03-16T17:52:05.063-04:002010-03-16T17:52:05.063-04:00So exactly what should happen if she had in fact f...So exactly what should happen if she had in fact faked or forged her acasdemic credentials?paulsstuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813949388254801232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-16370384504137226362010-03-16T15:59:41.514-04:002010-03-16T15:59:41.514-04:00Thank-you CC, appreciated.Thank-you CC, appreciated.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-14253996363412781132010-03-16T15:55:42.223-04:002010-03-16T15:55:42.223-04:00Jeff, I stand corrected. While other stories that...Jeff, I stand corrected. While other stories that refer to your post seem to imply that you made such an accusation, a closer reading reveals that you yourself did no such thing.<br /><br />I apologise.Christian Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209597951882278141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-31183247138178786322010-03-16T15:52:50.095-04:002010-03-16T15:52:50.095-04:00What's inaccurate about the title, Fred? And m...What's inaccurate about the title, Fred? And my research came to the conclusion that she must have completed her MBA some time between March and October of 2009, while she was serving as an MP and cabinet minister. Is that inaccurate?Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-76965506410143351312010-03-16T15:50:20.088-04:002010-03-16T15:50:20.088-04:00Jeff Jedras said...
How did I get spanked exa...Jeff Jedras said...<br /><br /> <i> How did I get spanked exactly, CC, and what should I apologize for, exactly? </i><br /><br /><br /> The title of your post, the fact that your attempted smear failed miserably, and the clear lesson that you could have avoided this embarrassment by doing a little research <i>before</i> you decided to try and raise unfounded, baseless suspicion about the validity of her degree.Fred from BChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12914558903316825761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-84956652283492445252010-03-16T15:48:03.718-04:002010-03-16T15:48:03.718-04:00I don't lament personal attacks at all.
You w...<i>I don't lament personal attacks at all.</i><br /><br />You won't mind if I call you an idiot, then. Although you are right, my heart does burn with the power of a thousand suns for sweet Helena. Damm you, Rahim!!!Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-39057114577653963362010-03-16T15:45:19.495-04:002010-03-16T15:45:19.495-04:00I don't lament personal attacks at all. You...I don't lament personal attacks at all. You're going after Guergis because she's a woman, plain and simple - and for someone like you, highly unattainable, I suspect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-64448724612278552322010-03-16T15:39:05.949-04:002010-03-16T15:39:05.949-04:00From the admissions criteria:
"Applicants sh...From the admissions criteria:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.business.ualberta.ca/Programs/ExecutiveMBA/AdmissionFees/EntranceRequirements.aspx" rel="nofollow">"<i>Applicants should hold a four-year undergraduate degree from a recognized institution with a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0. Students from all disciplines are accepted as diversity is valued. Unfortunately, applied undergraduate degrees do not meet graduate admission requirements. <br /><br />Candidates who do not hold an undergraduate degree but have considerable professional experience may also be admissible. Individuals who feel that this situation applies to them are encouraged to contact the admissions office to discuss their status.</i>"</a>Ted Bettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223729391428982448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-43559408117296346482010-03-16T15:35:14.515-04:002010-03-16T15:35:14.515-04:00Hmm. The shortest time commitment for any UofA MBA...Hmm. The shortest time commitment for any UofA MBA is the Executive MBA program (http://www.business.ualberta.ca/Programs/ExecutiveMBA.aspx), which, according to the website, "is an intensive, 20 month program, offered face-to-face, every second weekend on Fridays and Saturdays in Edmonton."CounseLABhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065225910545517276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-7694436705411265932010-03-16T14:47:30.046-04:002010-03-16T14:47:30.046-04:00How did I get spanked exactly, CC, and what should...How did I get spanked exactly, CC, and what should I apologize for, exactly? Feel free to copy and paste the inaccurate part of my post in the comments. I'll wait.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-40657693127679944142010-03-16T14:38:29.996-04:002010-03-16T14:38:29.996-04:00You got spanked on this one BCer, awaiting your re...You got spanked on this one BCer, awaiting your retraction, and dare I say apology:<br /><br />http://blog.canoe.ca/thehill/2010/03/16/helena_guergis_mba<br /><br /><i>"A quick call to the University of Alberta confirms that Ms. Guergis is indeed the proud possessor of an MBA degree from that august institution - Class of 2009."</i>Christian Conservativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08209597951882278141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-56371572273200726412010-03-16T14:33:46.987-04:002010-03-16T14:33:46.987-04:00Thanks for your comments Neil.
I like how you ac...Thanks for your comments Neil. <br /><br />I like how you accuse me of "misogyny" for attacking Guergis "an attractive woman" and then you call her a "forty-something Barbie doll." <br /><br />I like how you ponder if I would dare go after "a woman of color" and then you do just that.<br /><br />I like how you lament personal attacks, and then proceed to personally attack me (and it's only 2/3s accurate).<br /><br />It's almost a case study in contradictory comments. Really should be in a text book.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971310821484459106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-33350452651866103172010-03-16T14:20:35.646-04:002010-03-16T14:20:35.646-04:00Not trying to defend Guergis here either. She has ...Not trying to defend Guergis here either. She has to go - why Harper hasn't jettisoned this forty-something Barbie doll is beyond me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-58724836683055866332010-03-16T13:50:36.638-04:002010-03-16T13:50:36.638-04:00Apparently, she does have her MBA:
"Eye on t...Apparently, she does have her MBA:<br /><br /><a href="http://blog.canoe.ca/thehill/2010/03/16/helena_guergis_mba" rel="nofollow"><i>"Eye on the Hill: Just in case Status of Women Minister Helena Guergis didn't have enough problems in the aftermath of her hissy fit at the airport in Prince Edward Island, folks in the Twittersphere and blogosphere are now questioning whether she really has that MBA degree that she touts on her website.<br />A quick call to the University of Alberta confirms that Ms. Guergis is indeed the proud possessor of an MBA degree from that august institution - Class of 2009."</i></a>Ted Bettshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06223729391428982448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-32556982946553900902010-03-16T13:40:45.713-04:002010-03-16T13:40:45.713-04:00It seems to me that bloggers are determined to dig...It seems to me that bloggers are determined to dig up whatever dirt they can on her. Clearly this is misogyny at its worst seeing as how she's an attractive woman. I have to wonder if bloggers like "A BCer in Toronto" would go after a woman of color or perhaps a disabled woman with as much zeal?<br /><br />Hedy Fry is a woman of color and fairly a controversial figure in her own right - she still holds her position in the Liberal Caucus even after her wild accusations of flaming crosses burning on lawns in Prince George!<br /><br />While I can accept that Guergis probably committed career suicide during her hissy fit in Charlottetown (and it is a @$@# airport, BTW - I used to live there) digging up dirt like this has all the earmarks of a major smear campaign - one that is lead by overweight balding white men who probably live in their mother's basements.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-12050212406201312262010-03-16T13:38:15.211-04:002010-03-16T13:38:15.211-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.The Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762317244980526077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19402125.post-58960227831405344162010-03-16T13:02:04.133-04:002010-03-16T13:02:04.133-04:00Great job. I think there's two things a journa...Great job. I think there's two things a journalist needs, curiousity and a good memory. Clearly you have both.thescottross.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632822060893291800noreply@blogger.com