The leader of the opposition has developed a curious interview tactic. When he can't form a solid rebuttal for any given policy issue, he resorts to the "I can't see it" approach. If he can't see it, then is it really there? I would presume that in lieu of a tangible argument, we are supposed to just take the intellectual's word for it. Evidently acting or being confused is a new Liberal strategy for soliciting positive public opinion.
Watching his rebuttal to the throne speech was at least amusing. Evidently his handlers are encouraging him to escalate his sarcasm and make superfluous arm gestures. It seems that the more he evolves, the more he projects as a SNL satire of a politician. This hour has 22 minutes is passing up some spectacular satire opportunities. At least Iggy can entertain by playing the role of Commons jester, but when I watch Bob Rae all I can think is God help us all if that man ever becomes Prime Minister of our great country.
After Ignatieff's exaggerated play acting, he goes on to criticize the throne speech for not being detailed enough. It wasn't enough that the government listed priorities, Iggy expected a step by step detail prospectus in the speech for each policy announcement. That's what the throne speech needed, more words. 6,000 were not quite enough. It should have been at least 40,000 words. Reading it should take several days, not two hours. Come on people, step by step, every last speakable word regarding every last policy initiative!
Oh boy, have you picked up on something! Good job. I smell another 'truth ad' coming.
ReplyDelete6000 words for him is a mere cocktail party banter. Someone should tell his other MP's and Liberal pundits that they should shut-up about the "6000 words" being to many because their anointed one, wanted MORE! haha
Iggy was marking a term paper, not critiquing a speech from the throne.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I believe Iggy is more and more channelling Paul Martin with the arm gestures and frantic movements.
Iffy comes on like a rookie MP,
ReplyDeleteoh, that's because HE IS a rookie MP.
Those theatrics he throws are somewhere between Duceppe and Trailer Park Boys.
But if you flip around between CTV-CBC-CPAC, all you would have had to see is a few seconds of blurps from McCallum and Terry Melleski.
Bob Fife's spidey senses must be on alert,
he was very very cautious about jumping on the 'nothing to see here' bandwagon...haha tomorrow is gonna be good!
It is as though Iggy hired an acting coach who is encouraging him to test drive all these new emotions, but he has no talent. But really the "I don't understand therefore it must not make sense" schtick makes Iggy look stupid.
ReplyDeleteThere is precedence. Remember in Sudbury his emotional "we must do better"? In fact, collecting all of Iggy's over reactions about the dumbest issues into a 30 second commercial would make excellent campaign material.