Being Impolite
I've heard it said that polite people don't talk about religion or politics...and I've tried to keep to that here, as those are two things that people tend to have very rigid ideas about, and since I say a lot of things without thinking, it just gets me in trouble....a lot.
That said... (here it comes!)
I heard a pundit this morning ragging on the Prime Minister for (among other things which I'm not going to discuss here, as I'm not in a position to say anything intelligent about them) the fact that he doesn't allow his cabinet ministers to issue Press Releases without them going through his office first...and this after campaigning on a platform of transparency, etc.
Well, I gotta defend my homie, on that one. If you were from Ontario, and you knew how people here think...would you want your gun-toting cowboy MPs (proverbially) shooting off their mouths unchecked when you know your support here is tenuous at best?
I thought not.
That said... (here it comes!)
I heard a pundit this morning ragging on the Prime Minister for (among other things which I'm not going to discuss here, as I'm not in a position to say anything intelligent about them) the fact that he doesn't allow his cabinet ministers to issue Press Releases without them going through his office first...and this after campaigning on a platform of transparency, etc.
Well, I gotta defend my homie, on that one. If you were from Ontario, and you knew how people here think...would you want your gun-toting cowboy MPs (proverbially) shooting off their mouths unchecked when you know your support here is tenuous at best?
I thought not.
posted by Iain @ 2:25 PM
3 Comments:
At 6:24 PM,
Anonymous said…
I have no proof or evidence whatsoever, but I have a gut feeling deep deep down that Stephen Harper is a pedophile. Maybe not a practising pedophile. But a pedophile in his heart and in his dreams. Or maybe a pedophile in his past life. Somehow, his soul and life energy speaks of pedophilic lust.
At 9:16 AM,
Iain said…
I believe that his point is that we are all informed about our OWN MPs, but that the wild rantings of a nutjob from Northern Alberta (arbitrary example...I promise) shouldn't affect the political leanings of someone from Southern Ontario (read: the ones most likely to be offended).
At 2:03 PM,
Iain said…
I guess my point is that the MPs that we here in Southern Ontario would consider "wacky" or "nutty" actually represent their constituents' views on issues (ie: gun control, as a major one), or they wouldn't have been elected.
The MPs we elect here wouldn't have a chance in a lot of other ridings, as they'd be viewed (imho) as "polically correct nancy boys (or girls)".
Until the actual distribution of ridings reflects the distribution of voters, people will always have to cater to Ontario, which isn't right.
In fact, I would argue that if the Liberals ran more "gun-toting nutjobs" out west, they'd still be in power...
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