More political theatre from the guy...
...who brought you "hookers, mobsters & blow"...
Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff urged the Prime Minister to extend Michaëlle Jean's term as Governor-General when her current five-year tenure expires in September.Now Michael... as someone who spent the last three odd decades outside the country... maybe you should actually be paying attention to the way things work here in Canada.
Mr. Harper recently announced he would not be extending Ms. Jean's term.What immediately springs to mind here... is another pithy little shard of Iggy wisdom...
“Nothing is personal in politics, because politics is theater. It is part of the job to pretend to have emotions that you do not actually feel.”Is anybody else getting tired of this nonsense?
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RELATED: Smell the desperation
Indeed, in an attempt to be all things to all people, the Liberals have managed to please nobody.Just more assininity from the man who wants to spring Omar Khadr.
The latest poll puts the Tories nine percentage points ahead, and Mr. Ignatieff scores a meagre 16% to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s 31% on the question of who would make the best Prime Minister.
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LAST WORD: Coyne weighs in
Worse, in mounting this highly public lobby for her to be retained, the Liberals have chosen to emphasize her demographic credentials: as a woman, black, francophone and immigrant.But, but, but... she worked for the CBC.
These were in large part why she was appointed, of course, and perhaps that’s fair enough, though some of us grumped at her signal lack of other qualifications to the job.
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I've just posted on this. William Shatner?
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well, james... the last two governors-general have both been female, foreign-born, ex-employees of the pinko cbc.
and michaëlle jean's married to an admitted quebec separatist.
it's not like the office could be much more of a joke.
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All the more reason to return it back to respectability which Harper will do. (real conservative)
so mr. Zsohar is injecting himself where no man has gone before - for such an overeducated, professorial blowhard to insert himself into this discussion, and begin the politization of this vice-regal position, is an indication that he is just a complete idiot, and could never be trusted as a PM of anything - let us hope the Liberals keep him
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it's okay, michael... you'll always have hah-vuhd.
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Andrew Coyne waded in on Iggy's musings on the GG.
It ain't pretty.
Iggy....how's it feel to flensed?
....that should read "to be flensed"
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rich says... Andrew Coyne waded in"
main post updated
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I am surprised that HArper's approval is only at 31%. Don't the other 69% realize that he has been running a $50 billion deficit to buy votes? How much taxpayer dough does he have to spend to get people to like him?
William Shatner.
You know, if he becomes the GG, I feel bad for the mounties on his security detail.
Think about it. Those mountie costumes. We all know what happens to "redshirts" whenever they go on an outing with Captain Kirk.
It just won't be pretty.
I didn't like it when Michelle Jean was appointed, mostly because I didn't believe she was qualified and because it appeared to be an overly political correct moment in history.
I have to say I have come to admire her and am proud of her representing Canada.
That said, it is not Iggy's call, and it is obvious he is just trying to cause trouble. It really does make him look incompetent and desperate. Actually it makes the whole liberal party look weak and stupid.
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so iggy decides to turn this whole process into a partisan deal... despite the fact that the gg might be called upon to make a decision on the timing of the next election?
whatever his inyentions... he just put madame jean in a pretty tight position.
once again... it's amateur hour.
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Iggy proves the point that there's a huge difference between book smarts and street smarts.
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"anon says... huge difference between book smarts and street smarts."
well, i think you also have to factor in... he's lived outside canada for most of his life.
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