Canada’s Prime Minister (and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada) Stephen Harper was grilled today by a Winnipeg reporter while on the campaign trail.
Stephen Harper, King of the Sweater-Vest
The hard-hitting question?
If you were a vegetable, what kind of vegetable would you be?
“I have never been asked that question before, and I have a feeling I can’t win by answering it,” he said.
Harper turned to ponder his options amid the backdrop of produce stacked behind him, scanning the boxes of cucumbers, carrots and tomatoes, then opted to amend the scope of the question with his reply.
“I would choose, if I had to, instead to be a fruit,” Harper said with a cheeky smile, drawing laughter from the audience. “Just what I am — sweet and colourful.”
Expect more of the same tough questioning when Vice Presidential nominee and demonstrable liar Sarah Palin meets ABC softballer Charles Gibson later this week.
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Oh brother. “Mr. Harper, if you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?” Was this interview conducted by a 9 year old?
This Palin thing has been giving me insomnia. It is insane that people adore her. I admire tarantulas, vipers and hyenas (each is made for survival); still, I do not adore them.
It reminds me of an interview with Andrew Eldritch (of Sisters of Mercy) I read years ago in which he was asked if he’d consider moving to the States. ‘God no,’ he said, ‘America’s like a great, psychotic, fucked-up Disneyland.’
Which is exactly how this country feels to me now.
For his Sisters of Mercy shout-out, Rick wins the internet for the day.
It’s a total San Francisco deja vu day today — the Milk trailer from the previous post reminds me of my visit to SFO in the days preceding Dan White’s release from prison and the chilling countdowns spray-painted on the sidewalks of The Castro.
…And seeing Sisters of Mercy at the I-Beam in San Francisco, too, on Hallowe’en night, what, 25 freakin’ years ago? Got to get me back there, like, soon.
For serious.
Yann Martel, who wrote The Worst Book Mike Has Ever Read in 2005 (“It was an honor just being nominated.” P. Coehlo), keeps a blog where he sends Stephen Harper a book, every two weeks, for as long as Harper remains Prime Minister.
I think Martel fundamentally misunderstands a lot of the books he’s sending to Harper (for instance, he claims that Tolstoy’s The Kreutzer Sonata is “without…wisdom” when I would argue that it might be among the most important books about patriarchy and misogyny written) (but I digress) — but I love that he sends books to Harper. I especially love that he sends Harper well-worn and much-loved copies of books.
Martel has only received one response to his project, from Susan I. Ross, Assistant to the Prime Minister. I’d like to know what Harper is doing with the 37 books so far he’s received.
Why couldn’t he have just said “Spinach. Nobody likes me, but I’m damn good for you!” and been done with it.
Hurrah! Mine, all mine.
Truly a Canadian question. Doesn’t offend anyone, will probably make it to CTV 6pm newscast and gets an “awwww!” from the audience.
Slightly off topic… that look he gives at the end of that ad skeevs me something bad. Like the little girl in the Full Fido ad, that face is inhuman.
For the first time I think I’m going to vote NDP, I like Jack Layton.
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