Today I was stopped in my tracks by Garth quoting Garth on John Baird. He's writing a piece on how unsuitable Baird is for Minister of the Environment, and quotes a post he made when Baird was first appointed:
I probably know John Baird better than you do. I don’t traipse around official Ottawa on his arm, the way Laureen Harper does . . .I don't know what the rest of today's post says. I just stopped reading. I couldn't get past this statement, first made on January 8th and repeated today.
Turner would probably say he meant nothing by it. He would likely say that it was irrelevant to the point he was trying to get across. Why then, did he include it? What exactly is he trying to say about Laureen Harper?
The mention of Laureen might just have been name-dropping back in January when it was first written-- a way to show he was aware of who was in the good-books while he was shunted off to the dog house. But Garth has reiterated an irrelevant statement made by Garth, and is using it to support his opinion that Baird is ineffective as Environment Minister and Garth Turner knew he would be . . . It does nothing to advance his argument or to validate his premise. There can be no reason for its inclusion except that it's a bit of gossipy insinuation.
To those who would suggest I'm making a big deal out of nothing . . . my guess is that John Baird hangs out with a lot of people on the Hill, probably a lot of Conservative MPs. Everyone knows that Lurleen needs an escort to official functions when Stephen Harper is away, and John Baird has filled that role. Why not say 'I don't hang out at the pub with the guy like (Clement, Moore, Ambrose . . . anyone) . . . why Laureen?
When the only function of the statement at is to show his own distance from Baird, why did Turner make special mention of the Prime Minister's wife -- twice?
What a tiny, little shade of a man that guy is.
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7 comments:
Garth should be very thankful because Laureen Harper came out one time to help the sad strange little man for a fundraiser.
To make a comment like shes smitten with Baird is tasteless and classless. The pompous jackass tries to come off as eloquent and "above" it all but his hands are the dirtiest with all the mud hes thrown.
Hes a hypocrite, flip flopper and my blogs got all the proof youll need. ;)
http://repocreepo.blogspot.com/2007/02/seems-garth-has-used-words-hypocritical.html
He was also on Michael Coren last night getting beat up by Rob Dachert. This "classy" jackass even took a shot when Rob said he was pissed he didnt get a cabinet spot
Garth: "At least I was in cabinet!"
Ya, for all of like 2 or 3 months, during the summer so...
F U little Garth.
The moment he joined the Liberals the sun started to set on Mr. Turner. All of a sudden he needs to be accountable to a leader again and I think we all know that Garth does not play well with others.
He will be expelled from the Liberals within a few years, or he will simply fad into the background of the party.
Maybe he's jealous of Laureen....:-)
Garth should return to Wayne's World. It's the only one where he fits. Party off, dude!
Women in politics (and even women indirectly involved with politics, like officeholders' wives and daughters) are forever being subjected to sexual slurs and innuendos.
I suppose it's because some men simply can't see past women's sexual function, no matter what their accomplishments in life.
HearHere:
Are you sure Baird's gay. I think I remember hearing he asked Ruby Dhalla out! though I don't think she accepted
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