Not fit for it (II)

More from the Member — one seriously hesitates to use the Hon. honorific he's notionally entitled to — for Carbonear–Harbour Grace, from Wednesday's proceedings in the pathetic excuse of a provincial legislature:

MR. KENNEDY: Yes, Mr. Speaker. First, to the point of order, the member opposite referred to something that the Member for Terra Nova had to say. He has no way, Mr. Speaker, to answer at this point. Essentially, what he is doing is attributing comments to the member that there is no way to verify or to establish.

MR. SPEAKER: There is no point of order. I ask the member to continue with his comments.

MR. KENNEDY: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Since there is no point of order, what I would say to the member opposite is that we were not agreeing with you; people were laughing at you.

To suggest Mr. Kennedy stay classy would be to falsely imply he was classy in the first place. The man continues:

MR. KENNEDY: Mr. Speaker, I certainly do not want to interfere with the Member for Burgeo - La Poile’s Victoria Day weekend. Maybe he has a reservation at Butter Pot Park, I do not know. I will say, Mr. Speaker, make no plans for the May 24 weekend, as he suggested legislation would allow.

Mr. Speaker, since 2004, we have sat beyond the May 24 weekend every year. In 2010, we sat on June 24, Mr. Speaker. As I have indicated, this sitting of the House – a session is a number of sittings – we started on March 5, a week before the member opposite would have us sit, and we will sit, Mr. Speaker, until at least the middle or end of June. It will probably be the longest, single sitting of this House in more than twenty years, Mr. Speaker.

Funny words from a member of the party that brought you Thanksgeaster.

Hubris, the sequel

By way of Terra Nova MHA [insert name here], Exhibit 2,766 in the case for Governments Defeat Themselves:

Full-text: the [Muskrat Falls] dev was a huge part of our govt's platform. The electorate spoke (loudly) in Oct Brad and you &others should respect that

Bacon to Burin

Dr Darin Luther King tells VOCM (temporary audio link):

Every single dime that I can bring to my district I'm going to try and announce, because if I want people to know, going into an election, people are going to look at other candidates, and they're going to assess them and say "what are your qualifications, what are you going to do for me if you're elected?" Well, a part of what I'm going to do as an incumbent is say, "here's what I've delivered upon for you, here's my track record, you know what I promised in 2007, here's what I've worked on and delivered upon, and you can expect more if I get re-elected."

You'd think the Progressive Conservatives Dunderdale2011s had invented government spending, or something, the way they keep implying that they are the only ones who will continue to spend money on government programs and services.

But, really now, what is the difference between the implication, in Dr. Darin Luther King's VOCM hit, that you CAN'T expect more if someone other than himself gets elected, and this?

I’m sitting on top of the public chest and not one red cent will come out of it unless Greg Power is elected. Unless you vote for my man, you’ll be out in the cold for the next five years. Those settlements which vote against Greg Power will get nothing, absolutely nothing.

Erm, on second thought

Before:

After:

Still unedited for hubris:

Littlejohn to represent Port de Grave
Dinn to represent Kilbride

Just a little ahead of themselves (II)

From VOCM today, a story that is laughable on multiple levels:


For now, notice yet another symptom of the epidemic of full-blown hubris:

On VOCM Open Line with Randy Simms this morning, Minister O'Brien assured that there is a process to follow and that municipalities are happy to see him coming. O'Brien insisted he will be doing the same thing this time next year - the year after the election.