Moonstruck MacKay

What a sickening, sycophantic, suck-up performance was given by Mackay. It was embarrassing to look at.

Ditto to that. I hope Petie's feelings aren't too hurt when his idol does absolutely nothing to lessen the impact of the passport requirement. After being jilted by Belinda, it just might be too much for him to handle.

The fact that he admires her is another example of how deluded the Harper bunch is. I'm wondering what their reaction will be when the evil empire to our south decides to bomb Iran. Especially if Canada is asked to be involved in it in some way.

Maybe that will prove to be the beginning of the end for Harper, if Canadians' disapproval of our involvement in, or our government's support for, another one of Bush's wars is still as strong as it was during the Iraq run-up.

So, keep on keeping on, Stevie. Hurry up and show the jerks that voted for you what what you're really like!

Sycophantic, yes, but something else. In this story, if nowhere else, MacKay reminds me of nothing so much as Lucy van Pelt in "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown." Assigned to write a book report on 'Peter Rabbit,' she tries to cover up the fact that she doesn't know what to say by padding it out with verbiage and repetition -- "the very very very very very very end," etc.

Whoever it was who dismissed another politician with "there's no there there" could have been thinking of him. I'd rather have Lucy at Foreign Affairs.

(What say, skdadl?)

Pilgrim, I admit I wasn't watching, but I'm glad you survived to tell the tale.

And Disgusted, thank you for making that allusion first. I was trying to work in a reflection on Peter's taking the dog for a walk in the snow, but I didn't want to sound sexist.

'lance, I think that Gertrude Stein said that of Oakland, California, where she grew up -- "There is no there there" -- although one can think of many politicians to whom it would apply, yes?

Somehow, I always thought that Lucy had a lot of there there, too much, even, but as you say, at least a little more than Mr MacKay. Oddly enough, there is a character in the British comedy series The Vicar of Dibley, the dear, slightly addled Alice Tinker, who fills out a 25-words-or-less contest form the same way: "very very very very very very ... good."

We have strayed so far away from Mr MacKay, though. Or have we?

No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;
Am an attendant lord, one that will do
To swell a progress, start a scene or two,
Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool,
Deferential, glad to be of use,
Politic, cautious, and meticulous;
Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse;
At times, indeed, almost ridiculous—
Almost, at times, the Fool.

(I hesitated to post it because I sympathize more with Prufrock than MacKay, but there is something about him of the awkwardly diffident nebbish still in denial about his role in the universe. This was also a stanza the poet didn't much care for, since the Hamlet reference is a bit too dramatic and reductive.)

We know that Mackay is a dog person, and what a lap dog he makes.

Peter MacKay has met with Condoleezza Rice, and he was very very very impressed

I don't know if anyone actually heard McKay's quote, but the written word just doesn't do justice to how absolutely pathetic McKay was. He sounded like a schooboy sucking up to the teacher.

Thank god I wasn't the only one who was blushing and looking away as the Honourable Minister practically kissed Condi's shoes. With any luck she won't have noticed he was there....

Horrifyingly, I could almost see his tail wagging.

I hope Emerson doesn't behave the same way at the Softwood discussions....

[i]'lance, I think that Gertrude Stein said that of Oakland, California, where she grew up -- "There is no there there" -- although one can think of many politicians to whom it would apply, yes?[/i]

Yes, and yes -- I guess I thought of it in that context because it was revived by USian politician during the Reagan years.

[i]I don't know if anyone actually heard McKay's quote, but the written word just doesn't do justice to how absolutely pathetic McKay was. He sounded like a schooboy sucking up to the teacher.[/i]

I did. Unusually for me, I was driving at the time, and notwithstanding the fact that I was the only occupant of the vehicle, got embarrassment cringes and nearly swerved off the road in my too-hasty attempt to turn off the radio.

Anyone impressed by that struggling mediocrity is problematic. What a pool of talent. The last foreign affairs critic they had was Stockwell Day.

To think that this gang of idiots was always the official opposition. bah.

Soooo, did he get an autographed photo suitable-for-framing at least? (pant,pant) I can sit up & beg, I can roll over & play dead. Yes, ma'am, no ma'am, three bags full ma'am! More oil, more hydro at bargain basement prices? What - you're thirsty? Canada has one of this planet's largest supplies of fresh, clean water. It's free - we don't want to turn water into a commodity! I mean, what's next, charging money for the air we breathe? C'mon!

I was just looking for the video. I'm a dumb ass fucknut, but seriously, where is the video link? That is Classic Canadian Comedy. PLEASE.