Jane Taber of CTV and the Globe and Mail notes in her Hot and Not column this morning that Prime Minister Steve is rumored NOT to be attending the annual Press Gallery Bun Throw…AND in the PMO best Faux Fascists form, he has ordered all his Cabinet Member NOT to attend either.
Guess what all the dinner jokes are going to be about now. Guess which political leader will bear the brunt of the most barbs. Expect CPAC to tape it and rerun it more times than the Cons ever did for their paid for negative TV ads on Dion. No doubt the MSM media will run clips and the caricatures too.
Harper has been PM about 2 years now. He should know by now the “Parable of the Press” is that they giveth and they taketh away. The Cons being a total no-show at the Press Gallery Dinner is definitely Not Hot Steve. The Gallery will be sure to get even if you don't come out and play with them.
Besides a bit of humorous self-deprecation about now would be good for The Steve don’t you think? He may need it when Jack Layton sends him a reminder since their by-election win in Quebec the Dippers now have enough votes to save or cave the Cons. I wonder what Jack wants to see in the upcoming Throne Speech. I wonder if Harper shares my curiosity?
Stevie does not have a sense of humour when it comes to laughing at himself. That would require humility, self-awareness, compassion and generosity of spirit; so far in his reign, he has not demonstrated an iota of those capacities, unless it was in the form of a staged "expression" aka a photo opportunity.
ReplyDeleteCute Christian Kittens anyone?
The Prime Minister of Canada need not attend some silly press gallery event. I'm sure the PM and the cabinet ministers have better things to do - like govern the country. I remember seeing how stupid Paul Martin looked at the event - it was embarrassing for Cdns.
ReplyDelete...and it's not like Dion is a funny man (except where he made a classless remark about Harper's weight).
eric - the essense of the Press Gallery Dinner is self-deprecating and pointed political humour and that is a good thing so long as it is not just a personal mean-sprited attack.
ReplyDeleteComments on Steve's weight may be out of line as are comments about Dion's English language skills.
How about when your guy Steve made some very disparaging personal remarks about a Liberal Sikh MP in the House of Commons no less? Classy - Very Classy!
How many classless remarks has the CPC made "officially" about Dion in your silly attack ads and on your party website? Most days Dion show up more often on the CPC website than Harper does.
We know who you are against but we do not know why we should vote for you guys and the thin skin cheap-shot characters that dominate your "chatters" does not instill confidence.
The Cons are ready for governing without the constraints of miniority status...and you guys have no sense of humour either.