A Vancouver Sun headline says such a "mano-a-mano battle" would be a "high stakes thriller." We presume the writer was employing heavy irony. A verbal clash between Messrs. Harper and Ignatieff would resemble the scene in the comic strip "Cul de Sac" when Petey and Andre try to decide who will kick the soccer ball.
The last one-on-one debate in a Canadian federal election campaign was between John Turner and Brian Mulroney, in which then Prime Minister Turner had the disadvantage of being a gentleman.
The best exchange currently on television is the one between twin babies, available on Youtube, when you google either "Twin babies in conversation" or "Babbling babies."
The 18-month-old debaters top any current speaker on the election circuit.
This just in: Peter Mansbridge has invited Harper and Ignatieff to debate on CBC-TV's "The National." If the offer is accepted, it is believed all three participants will take part in the chosen topic: "Hair Styling Tips."
ReplyDeleteFurther addenda, before declaring a brief moratorium on political notes: After expressing a wish for a one-on-one debate with Mr. Ignatieff, Mr. Harper has backed away. This is rather like someone saying, "You wanna go outside and settle this?" The first guy says "Yeah" and goes outside. The first guy stays in and has another beer.
ReplyDeleteAnd in Newfoundland, Danny Williams has gone from being the most popular premier in the country and, in the words of his successor "the best premier Newfoundland ever had" to being a non-attender at the Danny Williams Appreciation Dinner. The event has been renamed "Love Your Local Conservative."