The latest twist in the ongoing robocalls scandal saw Stephen Harper go back into his bag of (dirty) tricks and pull out the tried-and-true Conservative tactic of blaming the Liberals. ”I wonder if the reason the honourable leader of the Liberal party will not in fact show us his evidence is it will point in fact that it was the Liberal party that made these calls,” Our Fearless Leader proclaimed in question period, referring to the harassing phone calls that originated from the United States. On the CTV comment sections, this Redneck Albertan takes things a step further. He’s not blaming the docile Liberal red, but the most heinous Reds of all—the Commies!
And if you call within the next 10 minutes, because we can’t do this all day, we’ll throw in this astounding comment at no extra charge:
(This would hafta be the first time I’ve seen the Bachar al-Assad dictatorship referred to as liberal—sorry, fiberal—and I have no prior knowledge of them making robocalls. Why do I get the feeling that the above commentor has never been to Syria?)
Actually, I made the “Redneck Albertan” comment myself, as a tongue-in-cheek rebuttal to some of the more ridiculous comments against the Conservatives, posted regarding that story. Some of the accusations were so ridiculous, I thought I might as well chime in with something equally amazing, but fro the side of an imagined ultra-conservative. Funny enough, it ended up on this site. Thanks for the giggle.
Best.
Mark
Yeah, I figured there had to be some degree of tongue-in-cheek humour in that comment–of which there is no short supply on this here website, either.
It’s a shame that political debate has degenerated to something resembling monkeys throwing feces at one another, Constructive debate has given way to who can make the most outrageous statements. The idiots and fanatics have taken over the airwaves and the Internet, simply because their ridiculous statements garner the most attention. Sad, really.
Well, I must say that I find them entertaining, but definitely not to be taken seriously. I’ve long been aware of the futility of arguing on the internet, so rather than posting on these comment sections, I started my own blog, heh heh.