tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post4295289120459532269..comments2024-03-03T17:01:57.876-05:00Comments on Montreal Simon: John Baird and the Miss Parleement AwardSimonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-86573301165484341562010-06-03T21:24:16.783-04:002010-06-03T21:24:16.783-04:00hi Cliff...yes that's a good point. I didn'...hi Cliff...yes that's a good point. I didn't want to remind people he was gay. Can you blame me. ;)<br />But I think that a gay man working at the heart of such a homophobic government probably has to over compensate, by being even MORE of a right-wing asshole than the rest of them. And when the guy is trying to impress a man like Stephen Harper, the resulting behaviour can only be described as PATHETIC. He may be a nice guy personally speaking, but he'll always be a shameless stooge to me...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-33655112740832633822010-06-03T21:19:00.543-04:002010-06-03T21:19:00.543-04:00hi Charles...I'm glad you liked this post. I w...hi Charles...I'm glad you liked this post. I wasn't sure that people would get what I was trying to say. And that although I admit I had a fun time writing it I did have a point to make.<br />The good news? I was going to use the Liza Minnelli version of Mein Herr, but I couldn't find an embeddable version, so I used the one I did, and<br />I greatly enjoyed it... :)Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-59938690933419418402010-06-03T21:12:49.131-04:002010-06-03T21:12:49.131-04:00hi Torontonian...I remember how disgusted I was wh...hi Torontonian...I remember how disgusted I was when Kenney won the award last year. That was bad enough. But to award it to John Baird after everything he has done to disrupt Parliament is outrageous. It really makes me question the clubby atmosphere on Parliament Hill. Surely those who participated in the questionnaire could have come up with someone better.<br />But you're right. Once I was proud to wear the Maple Leaf on my back when I travelled. But these days I'm embarrassed. And as a person who tries to be as noble-minded as possible...despite my numerous failures ;)... this government doesn't meet my standards of acceptable behaviour. And I can't wait for the day they're defeated...Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15309809679331128837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-26150647359592780622010-06-03T16:54:33.725-04:002010-06-03T16:54:33.725-04:00I wonder how much the pressures of the closet in a...I wonder how much the pressures of the closet in a socially reactionary caucus is affecting Baird's behaviour?Cliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03487395482670731681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-35804681109662255222010-06-03T10:38:24.904-04:002010-06-03T10:38:24.904-04:00Bang on! It's a short distance between nasty q...Bang on! It's a short distance between nasty queens fighting over a drag pageant tiara to nasty men in suits disguising their own self-contempt with a display of fierce loyalty towards a cold, soulless daddy-figure. Psychological warfare on a club stage is fun; played out the national stage it can destroy a country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23253782.post-88061662162037196492010-06-03T09:34:19.275-04:002010-06-03T09:34:19.275-04:00Baird and Kenney are emblematic of how the Conserv...Baird and Kenney are emblematic of how the Conservatives now pander to the public.<br /><br />It's hard to imagine any noble-minded person wishing that party's leadership of a nation.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the party is filled with many more of them and most of those are in camera view during Question Period. <br /><br />I want fair value for my tax dollar and this government is not giving me value for money.<br /><br />Nor is it giving us any leadership.<br /><br />Imagine spending more than $ 1 Billion just to have a seat on the Security Council.<br />-----<br />You may remember that during difficult times, US citizens used fake Canadian passport covers over their own US passports to avoid anti-American "sentiment".<br />Maybe the time has come for us to switch with the Americans and use fake US passport covers on our international travels. <br /><br />And we start taking to the streets when?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com