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"I Think, Therefore I Ant."
January 11
Avery's Campaign Journal 2006
Ordinary citizens are clamouring for a bold and visionary Prime Minister who
will lead them to better times in this new and challenging century... Others
want Avery Ant to run.
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Debate Transcript
MONTREAL - The
following is a translated excerpt from the French-language leaders' debate held
Tuesday. My French is, how you say, “tres crappy” but I think I got the
essence of what the guys were saying:
Moderator:
Here are the four clowns. In this corner is used car salesman, Jack Layton,
leader of the New Democratic Party. The tubby guy is Mr. Stephen Harper, leader
of the Conservative Party of Canada. The shifty, nervous fellow is Paul Martin,
leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and lastly, is our own glorious and most
beloved Gilles Duceppe, leader of the Bloc Quebecois. Good evening, Gilles and
the rest. We will now begin with one-minute opening statements and Mr. Layton
will start.
New Democrat
Leader Jack Layton:
Hi gang! I… Hey, don’t pull that camera
away from me! I’m not done here! I have… I am in this election too, you know…
I… Oh forget it…
Moderator:
Thank you, Mr. Layton. Mr. Duceppe.
Bloc Quebecois Leader
Gilles Duceppe:
Screw you Canada! What do I care about you? Unless you’re part of Quebec, you
can kiss my blustering French fanny. Ha, ha, ha! Let the debates begin!
Moderator:
Thank you, Mr. Duceppe. Mr. Harper, please.
Conservative Leader
Stephen Harper:
Hi folks. And God bless you and everyone in it who’s just like me. Let’s not
talk about the war, gay marriage, abortions, immigrants, the death penalty, or
stuff like that, okay? Instead let’s focus on my turtleneck sweater. Doesn’t it
make me look non-threatening? It does, doesn’t it? So let’s stick with
turtleneck sweater related issues and accountability. Thank God for Liberal
corruption. Otherwise, I’d be nothing more than also ran.
Moderator:
Thank you very much, Mr. Harper. Mr.
Martin?
Liberal Leader
Paul Martin:
Hello, and sorry. I’m really,
really, really, sorry. It’s all my fault, I’ll shoulder the blame, the buck
stops here, someone had to accept responsibility, and, my bad luck, it was me…
Sorry. I’m sorry, very sorry, so sorry about, well, you know, all that stuff.
But that’s the past, and I shouldn’t have to wear the stink of it, should I? Oh…
Well then, let me reiterate and once again say I’m sorry for it. Oh, and Mr.
Harper is the devil.
Moderator:
Okay, let’s do this thang!
On
the theme of governance and ethics: bet that’s got you squirming, huh, Paul?
Okay gentlemen, a question for Mr. Duceppe. Before the sponsorship scandal, Mr.
Duceppe, your party was losing steam. As you have often said, you asked 441
questions about the sponsorship scandal; now we have Option Canada, which
provides you with fresh ammunition. My question is, where would the Bloc be
today in a scandal-free Ottawa?
Duceppe:
I don't know. Who cares? All I can say is
thank God for it!
Moderator: Well answered. What about you Harper?
Harper:
Yeah, the scandal's
been a godsend for us. What else can I say? Lets see… Okay how’s this? When I’m
running this show there are a number of measures that we're
going to implement... Um... Independent officers of Parliament… the powers
they've asked for to keep our government accountable… blah, blah, blah… You
know, all the stuff I’ve been saying. (points at Martin) He's corrupt!!!
Moderator:
Thank you very much, Mr. Harper. Mr. Layton, any relevant thoughts?
Layton:
Well,
now, you have to remember there is a third option. The NDP…
Moderator: I'll take that as a 'no.' Thank you.
Layton: I’m not done yet.
Moderator: Oh yes you are. Okay Martin, your response.
Martin: Will
be cutting to commercials tonight? Because we’ve just put out some new good
ones.
Moderator: No
breaks for commercials. Mr. Duceppe.
Duceppe:
What about bathroom breaks?
Moderator:
None of those either. Mr. Harper, the fight against crime is the major plank of
your campaign. The reality is that there has been a decrease of 13 per cent in
crime. There are (fewer) people who are murdered by guns, and now you apply a
hard line. What are we to do?
Harper:
I was told that we would get two ten
minute breaks.
Moderator:
No breaks! Mr. Duceppe.
Duceppe:
Maybe we should vote on this. I think this
is something we could all agree on. I wouldn’t mind taking a fast pee.
Moderator:
Jesus! What do you think Mr. Layton?
Layton:
Thanks for asking. A pee break would…
Moderator:
Mr. Martin.
Martin:
We all have to pee, we maybe politicians
but we are human.
Moderator:
If you say so. We will now move to the issue of drugs. There are a
great many parents watching and listening tonight who are worried about the
issue. As you know, getting marijuana, and we'll just deal with marijuana for
the time being, is child's play, especially in our schools. My question is to
you, Mr. Duceppe, what should we do? Is the solution to decriminalize?
Duceppe:
We support decriminalization for simple
possession crimes. Getting buzzed is fun – or so I am told. It makes you munchy.
And silly. And it’s good to be silly.
Moderator:
Your position, Mr. Harper.
Harper:
I’d rather cut off my left nut than
decriminalize marijuana.
Moderator:
Mr. Layton.
Layton:
Just one small comment, please, on the question of legislation for people with
disabilities.
Moderator: No, we were talking about pot. Mr. Martin.
Martin:
Look, I’ve got some nice high grade bud
with me. Let’s all take a quick break and got out and blow a fast doob. Then we
can carry on debating. Sounds good?
Moderator: What the hell, it couldn’t be any worse than this.
Fade to commercial…
My Primo Political Platform
For those
who missed it. Here’s a rant on My
Primo Political Platform
It’s Time For More Attack Ads!
Now that
the debates (aka: the most boring part of the election) are over, it’s time for
the most exciting part of the election to get into full throttle – the attack
ads!
Best of all, we get o watch them all over and over and over and over and over
and over again…
As
expected, after Paul Martini’s pleas at the debate to stop the smear tactics,
the Liberal Party has released a series of juicy new ads taking aim at Stephen
Harper that smear him here, smear him there – why everywhere a smear, smear!
The ads
display an unflattering but well lit picture of Harper slowly coming into focus,
accompanied by a cannibalistic drumbeat in the background, the future PM is
munching on the head of what appears to be either a large kitten or a small
child.
And then it gets juicy! Characterized as an ultra right-wing American sex
machine, the ad also points out that he received an endorsement in the
Washington Times that said he was "pro-Iraq war" and referred to him as
President George W. Bush's "newest and bestest friend” – oh, and they also say
his turtlenecks make him “look fat.”
"A Harper victory will put a smile on George Bush's face. And as everyone knows,
George Bush once shot a man for snoring too loud,” the ad states.
Another ad questions why Harper has not released his list of donors for his
leadership campaign and implies he may have had help from American
conservatives. It also implies the future PM’s weight recent gain is in keeping
with the rising levels of obesity in the Unites States.
"We do
know he's very popular with obese right-wingers in the U.S. and that he has
never eaten a Harvey’s burger." the ad states.
One ad
quotes Harper as saying that Atlantic Canada has a "culture of defeat" and that
he “abhors Coffee Crisps and Crispy Crunches.”
While none of the ads offer any substantial proof and Harper has claimed over
and over again to enjoy a Harvey’s burger, it should be remembered that anyone
who believes what they see on TV, let alone TV commercials, isn’t (according to
The Strategic Counsel) “someone who is likely going to vote.”
The Conservatives say the ads are blatantly false, personal attacks on Harper
and desperate acts by a desperate party who learned how to be so bitchy by
watching Desperate Housewives.
"As we predicted, the Liberals have stepped up their campaign of negative and
personal attacks on our leader and our party," said some Conservative National
Campaign guy. "These latest ads are similar to the ads that we saw in the last
campaign – it’s sad, really. And FYI, Paul Martin is a Satan worshipping,
homosexual loving, corrupt thief… Oh, and what the hell – he’s also a cross
dresser.”
A Modest Military Proposal
For
Preventing The Army Of Canada From Being A Burden To Taxpayers.
Yes, it’s all very Swiftian, isn’t it?
Team Avery is, quite frankly, disgusted by the current state of Canada's
military. Equipment is obsolete or in a state of disrepair, supplies are low and
morale is even lower. The Canadian military has become an ill-equipped laughing
stock.
The way Team Avery sees it, we have two options.
Option one would be to make a massive reinvestment in Canada's armed forces. New
tanks, new weapons, new submarines, new state-of the art fighter jets. This type
of investment would renew Canadian pride in our armed forces and position Canada
as a leader in global security.
But that sounds like a lot of work and it's likely gonna cost a few bucks too.
So, here is the Team Avery option. It's cost-efficient and will get us the same
results.
Starve the Army.
That's right, starve the army. If our military men and women are going to be
effective fighters we want them mad, deliriously mad, insanely mad. So I say
disarm them, take away the comfy cots and mess halls and throw them deep into
the Northern Ontario bush with sharpened sticks and a couple pieces of flint. In
time, believe me, these guys will turn into feral monsters ready to rip the
heads of chickens, deer or any enemy we put in their path. The guys aren't that
far from this state right now anyway so I figure it's easier to strip away their
20 year old guns than it is to try and buy them a 3 billion dollar submarine.
Think of it, the Canadian Forces will be known far and wide as the freakiest,
nastiest, most loco mother f*****s this side of Mongolia. I don't know about
you, but if I were some country itchin' for a fight I'd rather battle the
milk-fed farm boy with an M-16 than the
naked, howling
wolf-boy with the handful of rocks and the crazy eyes.
New Ant Policy: Plus 15% More Fun!
Today’s gem of a policy paper is
on “Affordable Housing & Homelessness.”
FYI there’s none of the former and plenty of the latter…
(Like any good politiciant, my ideas are sensational and empty at the same
time... It's a gift.)
We here at Team Avery (I love saying that!), recognize that a lot of poverty
action groups support squats or tent cities in public parks but that is a
band-aid approach to a systemic problem. It is not sustainable and does nothing
to address the root causes of homelessness, poverty or address the dire lack of
affordable housing stock. Besides, when I go to park I want to see ducks, not
some guys washing his unmentionables in the fountain.
Team Avery's solution is simple: People Hills.
When elected, Team Avery will immediately initiate a research project to
determine the feasibility of creating mass underground people colonies to house
the homeless. As you may well know, Ants have been living in housing of this
nature for sometime and hey, one of us is running for Prime Minister, so it
obviously isn't a detriment to higher ambition. The way I see it, each colony
could house between 3 and 4 thousand homeless. In addition to providing
permanent housing, social benefits include the promotion of social interaction,
a sense of community, and it keeps people off the streets where they could
potentially have a detrimental affect on tourism, industry of just aesthetics.
And, on top of that, each colony would get to have its very own queen.
You can’t ask for more than that, and screw you if you do!
Educated Ant
I’m not book
smart. I never went to any sort of “school” but if I’m gonna be the Primo
Minister I figure I better have an Education Policy. So here it is…
My education policy is simple. More schools, fewer teachers, no students.
Think of the savings people!
The Environmental Ant
Okay everyone, another day another dullard… I mean another day, another
policy. This one’s my Environmental Policy and once you’ve read it, I think
you’ll all agree that I put the “mental” in environmental!
So here it is. Be informed, be very, very, informed…
Camp Avery is sick of the rhetoric about our responsibility to leave the
planet a better place for our children. Why do that, I ask you? What have your
children ever done for you? Do you really think that if we reduce greenhouse
emissions your kids are gonna think twice before they dump you in some
unregulated nursing farm (see health care policy - nursing farms). Dream on!
I say we should live large, use up what we got and let those snotty know-it-alls
find their own solution 40 years from now.
That's right folks, I'm talking smoke stacks on every corner and SUVs for all.
Let's party like it's 1959!
Vote for me and I’ll wash your car
Sure,
it's a cheap ploy, but
now that I have your attention... Here’s another incredibly amazing policy paper
of mine. It boggles my mind that people don’t take these things seriously...
This one’s on Governance and Accountability, might I suggest that all you
Liberals out there start taking notes?
Unlike the
other candidates (particularly the Liberals), I, Avery Ant, admit up front to
being greedy, larcenous and completely self-serving in my thirst for power. Will
my government be corrupt? Of course it will. But, with me at the helm it will be
controlled corruption, measured corruption, corruption you can count on and
account for. When elected, I commit here and now to stealing the cash equivalent
of 0.5% of the country's GNP* on an annual basis. Beyond that - I'm good.
So, as long as I'm firmly planted with my mouth in the trough, you can fully
expect that the remaining tax dollars in our country will be put to more mundane
uses like health care and education without any undue political interference or
- to be frank - interest.
As far as my Cabinet goes, I plan to adopt a zero tolerance approach. Any member
of my Cabinet caught with his hand in the cookie jar will be fired, publicly
humiliated and forced into exile in Sudbury. Any monies
misappropriated will be recovered through selling the television rights to the
public humiliation ceremonies which may range from a simple spanking (for minor
infractions) to tar and feathering to ruthless teasing and name calling.
*(0.5 of GNP is an estimate and may go higher depending on scope of gambling
debts).
Notice Me…
Ignore Local Government!
Here is my platform on Local Government. Look upon it and marvel:
Our cities are crumbling due to lack of appropriate funding levels. Cities need
additional financial tools to allow them to address transit, infrastructure and
social service issues. Cities need more independence, greater autonomy and
increased powers of taxation.
They need that stuff, but I won't give it to them. Know why? Cause I like the
idea of being the supreme power and making those goofy mayors dance for
quarters. It's funny watching their eyes pop out in frustration and listening to
them whinge about how they are the poor cousins.
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