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Avery's
Campaign Journal
The Campaign In Canada
June 4/2004
Hate to admit it, but I kind of like that CTV Campaign
Bus. It's almost like those journalists are traveling like rock stars
- the emphasis on "almost." Had to chuckle though when I saw
it at a gas station, and who should be filling it up but bureau chief,
Craig Oliver. The guy was spilling petrol all over his pants and swearing
a blue streak as the CTV journalists and crew laughed and threw paper
cups and pop bottles at him from the windows. Good old Craig - he's the
Keith Richards of journalists. I see he's quoted as saying, " I think
people like buses." Clearly, here's a guy who hasn't had to take
the transit to work in a long, long, long, time.
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In yet another desperate effort to get people to like him, Kaiser "Humble
Man" Paul is promising to throw billions into a national child fund
program. Talk about Déjà Vu! I totally flashed back to those
heady times when Jean Chretien became our country's 20th prime minister,
Bill Clinton was acting like a dog and was getting away with it, Mrs.
Doubtfire was making a couple of people laugh, Kurt Cobain was the voice
of the grungy disaffected youth's future, and Paul Martin's liberals were
promising to put billions into child-care programs. Well, to recap: Jeans'
gone, Bill's still a sexually addicted hound, Mrs. Doubtfire is on DVD,
Kurt's dead, and the liberals are still promising to put money into child-care.
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Had a chinwag with politico Greener, Jim Harris (I gather he's their leader!).
He was throwing a hissy because he hasn't been invited to the debate.
He was making such a stink about it, that to shut him up, I offered him
my spot (what the heck, I was thinking of going on a serious beer blast
on June 14th and 15th!). He declined. He told me he's seriously PO'd that,
"it is unelected broadcasters who are going to frame the debate."
I said, yeah, but come on, these are Canadian broadcasters, and if you're
seriously waiting for them to make bold and innovative decision then you're
even more naïve and "green" then your parties name.
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Came home late tonight and noticed that someone had been going through
my underwear drawer. I'm guessing that the wigged out stalker Raving Duceppe
must have broken in and gone through my delicates and dainties. Much more
of this and I'm calling the police.
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