Jack’s a Hack
Jack Layton is in the news again. Something about a name change for the New Democrats changing because they’re really not that new anymore. Does that really matter?? Does the province of Newfoundland sometimes wonder if they shouldn’t change their name to Foundland considering that it’s been well over 500 years since John Cabot caught his first cod off the coast of Cape Bonivista? But this matters not… the point is I finally have a reason to post something about Jack Layton. And that’s something to be happy about, because that man is a douche. Shall I start with what we all know and hate? The sloganeering, the constant sanctimony, the well-practiced tactic of looking straight into the camera at...
Read MoreHarper Blandly Goes Where Others Have Boldly Gone Before
In Canada, we are horribly starved for attention, and it’s particularly sad because we try so hard to be a good nation. We have clean streets and mountains and ethical workplaces and lots of parades for gay people. It seems we can do everything right only to be overlooked, until all of a sudden something truly worth overlooking pops into international cautiousness and we’re standing as the focus of vigorous moral debate, getting hit in the face by trade restrictions here and self-righteous indignation there and Paul McCartney hates us -hates us- now and we’re not sure what we did but pretty sure we’re not sorry and in the midst of all the noise one has to wonder, why? They’re just fucking seals...
Read MoreAre You Bothered by Ignatieff’s Image?
Me, I’m really not. Here is the link to the new Tory attack ads. http://www.thestar.com/videozone/633755 I love attack ads, particularly Tory attack ads. I particularly like in this one how instead of picking the standard, droopy pictures of Ignatieff, they instead choose the ones where he looks pretty gay. You know, like the kind of guy who drink espresso and likes French French more than Quebec French. Compare this to a man like Harper, whose manly beer bloat and preference for Tim Hortons scream of warm, hard, Alberta balls. The kind of balls that are so true to the Canadian spirit, that not only do they detest European French, they hardly speak any kind of French at all. Seriously, I’m kind of tired of the whole...
Read MoreCutting Dhalla Down to Size
Today is Ruby Dhalla’s hearing. The two caregivers who have accused the brampton MP and her family of mistreatment will be giving thier testimony before a parliamentary committee, and whether or not the allegations prove to be substantiated, Dhalla’s already f**ked. Blame it on Maxim. They’re the one who crowned her the third hottest politician in the world (after Sarah Palin *scoff*) and whatever magazine it was that thought it would be cool to have a “50 most beautiful Canadians” issue. They slobbered all over Dhalla, and granted I can see the appeal. Particularly from the neck down. She also wasn’t doing that badly politically speaking. She was lucky enough to be parachuted into a safe, Liberal...
Read MoreAbout the Site
Polonoscopy is a site devoted to political fluff. While I do appreciate that there are important issues out there… with respect… eh… don’t really care. Not here anyway, not now, that is not what Polonoscopy is about. Fluff. It’s all about image and perception in politics. Rather than vote for someone based on a record of public service and commitment to the meaningful issues of the day, wouldn’t you rather vote for someone who’s personality seems similar if only slightly more impressive then your own? Of course, we all would.