Monday, October 1, 2012

Like That Embarrassing Relative At Thanksgiving Dinner

That's who Calgary West Conservative M.P. reminds me of. You know, like the slightly off uncle who says embarrassing and inappropriate things at family get-togethers that cause the rest of the guests to cringe, stare off into the distance, and quickly try to change the topic.

Well, the Tory exemplar who once accused Nelson Mandela of being a terrorist is at it again, this time suggesting that NDP leader Thomas Mulcair helped to hasten Jack Layton's death.

This kind of lunacy must give pause to even the staunchest of believer.

Oh, and in case you forgot, Anders is also infamous for his short attention span in the House of Common:

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  1. And yet Stephen Harper protected Anders when his riding association tried to replace him.

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    1. I suspect that Harper's credo is, "Being Tory means never saying sorry," Owen. It seems that the crew running our country believes any apologies or admission of error is tantamount to weakness, yet another example of the hubis that infects our government.

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  2. To be fair, the poor man was listening to another Tory talking when he just nodded off.
    Kind of hard to blame him for that.

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    1. You do make an excellent point here, Unknown.

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