Friday, February 16, 2007
The better half, brought down to the lower half. Judging from the female MPs making the media rounds these days, I can safely say that women have broken the political glass ceiling in this country. They have truly achieved equality with their male counterparts. By all means, run more women candidates; fill the cabinet and caucuses and back benches and committees with them. By encouraging women's participation in our political process, we can get them into Parliament where they belong. Because if I'm going to have to be subjected to yet another obfuscating, finger-pointing asshole on TV, I'd like to at least have the chance of being physically attracted to the person. Maybe then I can raise something besides my middle finger.
posted by media_dystopia @ 20:11 [ link | top | home ]
Thursday, February 15, 2007
If the Tories can make wild inferences, so can I. The RCMP has cleared the Liberals in the income trust investigation; nevertheless, some people made a lot of money on the markets ahead of their decision, whether by leak or by luck. Meanwhile, the Conservatives have a seemingly unlimited ad budget with which to smear their opponents on prime-time television. Hmm...
posted by media_dystopia @ 22:17 [ link | top | home ]
Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Say hello to the unfriendly dictator. So the House of Commons passes a bill, inevitably to become law, requiring Canada to meet its Kyoto targets, and the Tories say they're going to disregard it -- for the country's good, of course. This on the same that day that the prime minister admits that he's ideologically appointing judges, thus thumbing his nose at the impartiality of the judiciary. Is it just me, or has Stephen Harper just proven that holding an election, whether by his call or the opposition's non-confidence, is now pointless? His minority is already governing with the arrogance and impunity of a majority, so why bother?
posted by media_dystopia @ 22:32 [ link | top | home ]
Tuesday, February 13, 2007
Good thing we don't have Smell-O-Vision. Two weeks later and the Conservatives are still subjecting Canadians to their insulting attack ads. You can't swing a pin-stuck Stephen Harper-shaped voodoo doll, much less a burning effigy of the man -- and I'm using that word in its broadest sense; there's nothing manly about what he's doing -- without hitting one of his party's Stéphane Dion/Liberal-bashing spots. On the eve of Valentine's Day, that's the only red I see! And now the French versions have started up! I swear, if they're still running at Easter, in either official language, I'm going egging -- and guess who's residence is getting pelted first!
I'm sorry, but how can a prime minister who unbecomingly impugns the character of the opposition leader, hypocritically questions his priority making and leadership, and just plain childishly throws mud at him, all using our airwaves, at a time when he himself says we don't want an election possibly expect the majority of Canadians -- that's right, Harper, most of us didn't vote for you a year ago, and thank God for it -- to trust him, his party, or anyone advising either of them? Do these people seriously think they're standing up for Canada, that they're being accountable to Canadians, when this is how they govern? I'm not even a Liberal voter, and even I'm offended by their malodorous tripe. What's more, I'm embarrassed. I mean, what's the use of teaching children to respect others when this is how our highest elected officials behave?
And, no, I'm not going to egg anyone; something that puerile falls under the purview of "Canada's new government."
posted by media_dystopia @ 22:19 [ link | top | home ]
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
Today's Tory is brought to you by the word "disingenuous." Is anyone else sick and tired of the Conservatives' blame-the-Liberals mantra? It's not just the hypocrisy of pointing the finger on climate change -- something that they cared nothing about, even denied, in the past, and would be doing even less about now if they had a majority -- they accept no responsibility for anything they said and did while in opposition all those years. Never mind denying global warming and the human causes thereof, they deny their own stance on, well, anything. They won't even fess up to their complete lack of contrition! Instead, they pass the buck: it was the Liberals, always the Liberals, the Liberals were to blame then, the Liberals are to blame now, the Liberals, the Liberals, the Liberals. (With "Liberals" alternated with "former government" for variety.) They're following the George W. Bush/Republican handbook to the letter: if you say it enough times -- say, by flooding Canada's airwaves with non-election attack ads -- people will believe it. To my mind, that means the Tories are either being childish, or they're treating us like children; either way, enough is enough!
posted by media_dystopia @ 18:23 [ link | top | home ]
Friday, February 02, 2007
Question of the Groundhog Day. Asked by the media today: "What sacrifices are you willing to make for the environment?" Simple: I'm willing -- and eager -- to throw the Conservatives out of office. (Even the smallest sacrifice can make a huge difference.) Speaking of rodents, what happens if the Tories see their shadows today? Oh, right, blame the Liberals for climate change. Silly me. For the moment there I thought "Canada's new government" would take responsibility for its own actions -- for once.
posted by media_dystopia @ 18:36 [ link | top | home ]