Yesterday, when the Conservatives limited debate on the budget, NDP Pat Martin tweeted his frustration with a colorful expletive. He remains unapologetic, as he should.
Why the media is giving this so much attention is beyond me, but the Harperites have certainly managed to take the focus off their budget and onto something that few care about.
The photo above is Conservative MP Daniel Petit, giving the finger in the House of Commons. Pierre Poilievre was also caught making a rude gesture while Peter Milliken was speaking, and launched his own F-Bomb during a Parliamentary Committee meeting.
Evan Solomon had Tom Lukiwski on his program, with Lukiwski suggesting that Martin's language crossed a line. Ah yes, that beacon of propriety:
The full tape is filled with so many F-Bombs I'm surprised that it didn't blow itself up.
Andrew Scheer is looking into a formal punishment, that's how far they are willing to take this.
This government has often turned the House of Commons into an Animal House frat party. From Elizabeth May's book, Losing Confidence:
In one memorable Question Period, the question was about the safety of pet food in response to the tragic incident of poisoned pet food from China. The Conservative backbenchers started barking, "Woof, woof. Bow-wow" ... Heckling has also taken a crueler tone. Sexist taunts are more common. Government MPs have even taken to loud booing of certain Liberal MPs they most dislike, even before a question can be asked. This is particularly the case for women MPs. For a while, whenever Judy Sgro rose to speak, the Conservatives would chant "pizza" in reference to the allegations from a campaign worker that she had violated elections laws by accepting free pizza for her volunteers. Although she was cleared by Elections Canada, chanting "pizza" seems to entertain the Conservatives.A lot of things entertain the Conservatives.
But they're not necessarily as stupid as their actions often imply.
Where is the media critique of the budget? Most headlines relate to a 140 character tweet. It makes me so f#$%**% mad!
I emailed him to express my support.
ReplyDeleteI friended him on facebook, which he graciously accepted, and left him the following message... "Way to go Pat for speaking the language of the people!"
ReplyDeleteApparently his fb and twitter account has grown by leaps and bounds. :-)