Courtesy of Scott Tribe at Progressive Bloggers.Voting For Canada's Political Nut of 2005 begins!
And since its a vote for moonbats from the Liberal and Conservative political sphere, I am not included. Nor are any of the Left. Interesting that.
It will be a difficult choice since several of my favorites are listed. And if you have been reading my blog (of course you have) you know who you, err they are. Let the Games Begin!
The Candidates
Rob Anders - Conservative MP for Calgary West.
Reason given for nomination: "for crafting flyers featuring a masked gunman that suggests a link between crystal meth use and violent crimes to "homosexual sex marriage," then mailing it to a constituancy in another province. Maybe he thinks they'll all move to his own constituancy and vote? What a lovely way to spend our tax dollars"Andre Bosclair - newly elected leader of the Quebec Parti Quebecois.
Reason given for nomination: for his cocaine revelations during the PQ leadership campaign and then his overreaction to Governor-General Michaelle Jean poking a bit of fun at him over said revelations at the yearly media/political roast.Jason Cherniak - a Liberal blogger well known for his support of Paul Martin
Reason given for nomination: "projecting a Liberal Majority... and how about his recent post on why he feels the campaign is a good one and will only get better. How about his post back in the summer about the David Herle speech that Herle gives to everyone saying that "The libs will win in the east, get a 100 seats in ontario and make gains in the west." Jason bought into that"Sheila Copps - former Liberal Deputy PM among other things. Now a political commentator/columnist.
Reason given for nomination: for openly admitting to giving out free advice to the NDP and Conservatives on how best to defeat Liberal House leader Tony Valeri in her former riding.David Dingwall: former Liberal cabinet minister and president of the Canadian Mint
Reason given for nomination: his "I'm entitled to my entitlements" comments which have made their way into Tory TV spots.John Duffy: Liberal strategist
Reason given for nomination: for attempting to defend Scott Reid's 'beer and popcorn line' (see below) by standing by it and repeating it, and offering the line, ""Well I don't think that any insult was intended to the Beer or Popcorn producers. Liberals are proud of those people."Gurmant Grewal: former BC Surrey Conservative MP
Reason given for nomination: for trying to pretend he was an agent from Alias with the whole taping episode of purported "crossing the floor" talks he had with the Liberals.. plus his incident at the Air Canada check-in counter.Carol Jamieson: Vice Chair GTA Presidents Council, CPC
Reason given for nomination: "She basically took the lead of a group of nobodies in the CPC party to try and oust Harper. Fair enough, but she did it this fall, when there's no way there would have been time to even hold a leadership convention to replace him. That alone wouldn't clinch it for her. But the fact that Harper is running a nearly flawless campaign and seems poised to become Prime Minister shows just how insane her entire crusade was".Warren Kinsella: Former Liberal strategist and noted Canadian political commentator/blogger
Reason given for nomination: "I hate to put his name in for this because I generally like his site, but of late I have to nominate him for his diatribe vendattas on those who disagree with him. In particular, going over the top with first Robert McLelland (myblahg) and now John Baglow (drdawg). There's also the over-defensive and homophobic reaction to Carl Fulsome's rather bland critique of Fury's Hour. (Personally, I would also top it off with his unceasing vendetta against his party because he hates their leader which borders on the pathological ...It's just all too bizarre".Mike Klander: Former VP for the Liberal Party in Ontario:
Reason Given For Nomination: Posting on his blog the now infamous photos comparing Jack Layton's wife Olivia Chow to a "Chow-Chow" dog... and then expressing surprise that anyone other then his friends would have read the blog entry.Tim Murphy: Liberal Party adviser- Prime Minister Martin's Chief of Staff
Reason Given For Nomination: his part in the Gurmant Grewal taping affair, for getting involved in talks with Grewal in the first place when he should have known better.Monte Solberg: Conservative Party MP Finance Critic
Reason Given For Nomination: "for the following quote on his blog in May 2005 upon losing the nonconfidence vote : 'I look forward to going to church where I wish to be chided, and made to feel very sorry and then to be forgiven.' ...it seems to me that wanting to be humiliated in order to feel better just because the Speaker of the House voted for the government is a bit much"Carolyn Parrish: former Liberal and independent MP
Reason Given For Nomination: her interview in December on CBC's The Current, where she took umbrage at political blogs for attacking her and asked the question how to stop the blogs from attacking her by use of some legal mechanism.Werner Patels: Alberta blogger
Reason Given For Nomination: "From Blogging Tory to Liberal/NDP then ha ha, it was all a big hoax on you lefties, to I'm a Provincial Liberal in Alberta but now a Conservative National and the latest, I'm too partisan". Rather notable that a Blogging Tory was the first to nominate him. Also notable that there wasnt a rush from that group to congratulate him on his Gurmant Grewal-like stunt.Scott Reid: Liberal Communications Director:
Reason Given For Nomination: For making the infamous ""Don't give people $25 a day to blow on beer and popcorn" comment while attacking the Conservative Childcare plan.Gordon Stamp: Former Campaign Manager for Alberta Conservative MP Peter Goldring:
Reason Given For Nomination: Being forced to step down as campaign manager for writing under the pseudonym "Psycho" at right-wing site Free Dominion advocating Alberta separation and comparing Alberta to a battered wife.Belinda Stronach: Current Liberal Cabinet Minister
Reason Given For Nomination: "She owned the public with the blond hair and see-through cloths; once elected, had a fairly hot affair with Peter MacKay; and finally managed to break his and Stephen Harper's heart by switching over to the Liberals. What a backstabber to her constituents."Joe Volpe: Current Liberal Cabinet Minister
Reason Given For Nomination: "I'm gonna have to go with Volpe for his ridiculous overreactions. He called the Conservatives racists twice in 2005, once even invoking the Ku Klux Klan." Also mentioned was Volpe's penchant for overspending his expense account when taking guests out to lunch or dinner.Margaret Wente: Globe and Mail columnist:
Reason Given for Nomination: "for calling Rick Salutin an "apologist for terror" in her Globe and Mail column of July 9, 2005."
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