What Canada Needs
More of this. Ontario's Health Minister George Smitherman is a model for public service. The guy is real. No bullshit. Smitherman is Ontario's first openly gay cabinet minister and has nuts the size of grapefruits. Even before his cabinet appointment, he was the only MPP in Ontario to publicly celebrate his sexual orientation- when other gay MPPs were too chicken shit to come out - even though the rainbow party people on Church Street all knew who they were (spineless mice). Public figures admitting to drug abuse is a model for others in similar situations. Smitherman made something of himself, when he could have fallen further in to the dark wheel of pain and misery that is addiction. He could have crashed and burned, like anyone behind the wheel of an out of control life, but he made hard choices and turned things around.
Those who bible thump and preach morality don't have a modicum of the energy, conviction and strength that men like Georgie Boy do. He should be commended for his openness and authenticity in a sea of fake, stuffed shirts and people who think they possess a monopoly on morality.
Labels: Culture, Integrity, Kudos, Red Scared
posted by K-Dough at 9:25 PM
29 Comments:
But he doesn't have any hair. How can you support someone who doesn't have any hair? Ignore the fact he's gay and has conquered drugs and a life of hardship, we should focus on the fact he's follicly-challenged.
Yes, but we don't make fun of you because your penis was burnt off in a tragic curling-iron incident when you were 15 and inquisitive, do we?
That's the last time I confide in you after a night of roofies and tequila. Maybe you're bald?
Bravo Smithers! Seriously, politicians are (were?) people too and I'm proud that a Canadian public figure has made this statement.
In all the right places Peter- yes.
Diku- I wonder if he could get Peter to shave his nuts?
Freddy- I think it's great that George has inspired you to come out about your preceding public hair line.
I think we should all give Fred a hug.
jdog, if we put ex-drug addicts in support groups instead of giving them a chance to prove themselves to us, it would mean that we are telling drug addicts that keep taking drugs because you are not welcome between us and when you give up drugs we will put you in support groups forever but we won't give you a chance.
Freddy: HILARIOUS!!!
jdog: I don't see the connection of the problems with someone who took a drug and is now a Minister of Health. Fox in the chicken coop? Do you think the Minister of Health stores all the provincial pharmaceuticals in his office at QP?
How about lawyers? or police officers? or teachers? or bus drivers? People in all walks of life have taken drugs.
I'm certainly not condoning it but I don't see how Smitherman should be prevented from being a minister. Do you think he's the first MPP (or MP)(or PM) to have used drugs?
Hardly.
jdog,
Is your problem with the "recovering" or the "drug addict"? Because if it's the drugs, perhaps we should do random drug testing for MPs. And maybe we could add teachers, police officers, cab drivers, nurses, blog stars...Where would it stop? Or is it the "recovering" part that you find offensive? Maybe it's okay to light up every morning as long as you don't admit to the problem. Ya, that's it.
His past drug use is his business, as is his sex life.
Jdog- Are you stoned again? You see, Jdog and Smitherman go way back. He is just pissed because he went begging at Smithy's door one night in the 90s, but was rebuked for begging a bit of the personal stash.
Joanne- that has got to be the best written and reasoned argument I've seen you put forth - ever. That higher learnin' stuff really seems to be sinkin' in to that suburban gourd of yours.
Freddy- Who knew you could be so adept at the nasty satirical stuff? Beautiful work my friend. A real masterpiece of curly fun.
MarkS (aka Jiffy pants)
A good way to rid yourself of the unsightly fur diaper is to hairspray-torch them away. Either that or grab them up into a pony tail, wrap some ski rope around them, tie the other end to a car bumper and tell your friend to "hit it!"
Pam: You raised a good point about "blog stars". If it weren't for people like you giving me a chance -- as a former every-substance-I could-get-my-grubby-hands-on abuser -- I wouldn't be the anonymous hiding-behind-an-obscure-pseudonym successful blogger that I am today.
You mean K-Dough's not your REAL name??? I feel so..stupid. And I'm SO regretting my tattoo.
Uhhh, I was just joking Pammie.
K-Dough IS my real name.
By the way- where did you get the tat?
K-Dough, I completely support your post. Bravo! I'm a bit uncomfortable with the "coming out again" angle in the Star (equating acknowledging being gay with admitting to past drug use....says a lot about the author of the article) but I understood the thrust of the point. (Courage.)
Freddy, I had the big V five years ago and had a similar humiliating experience. I was advised to shave the night before, but didn't do a good enough job...so a drop-dead gorgeous nurse had to finish the job, while I lay so terrified at the upcomuing procedure, I don't think my cock had a visible shaft anymore...it was a knob on a bag.
The phrase "not catching me at my best" did come to mind.
My new tattoo is on my knuckles..It's quite nice. Unfortunately, I ran out of fingers so it says kdoug.
But it still looks cool.
K-Dough, I am reasonable most of the time but sometimes I just go over the board.
I've never been shy about sharing samples myself!!!!
Pam: LOL!
Leather- yeah- I felt the same way re: the coming outs comparison. Equivocation is a cardinal logical fallacy!
Re: your all head and no neck experience- sounds horrible. True story: I had a similar experience in Japan, where I contracted a bad rash on my groin from a public hot spring. The Japanese doctor took one look at my unit and started calling nurses in one by one. By the time we were done there was about 5 akwardly smiling people- including the receptionist- staring at my frightened gravy pole. The only upside was there was no receeding- that was why they were so interested! Ahh those fucking crazy Japanese! Okashii da na....
McGuinty's comments to the press today were that he was proud of Smitherman's difficult revelation and that he hadn't previously known.
jdog,
when you pick a Minister of Education who has no edumacation....
seems like he's the right man for health!!
fragile drive by, Chucker.
Kudos to Smitherman for his honesty.
Thumbs down to Harper for his lame USA style and in USA cahoots Drug War.
RCMP is reporting some BC pot is laced with crystal Meth. Thanks for the dirty/sleazy Pot Prohibition, Mr. Harper.
phr,
fully admitted. was busy today, but I didn't want to hurt K-Dough's feelings. You know, for all his bluster, he's a sensitive artiste and his audience must pay sufficient hommage.
mark something,
there have been two reports thru the cbc over the last two months about some bc pot being laced with crystal meth.
Do i think it's possible? Yes.
I spoke to someone last year who eye witnessed a grower doing this, because his crop was not strong enough.
Imo, the bottomline here is there is no quality control within Harper's insidious pot prohibition.
End the damn prohibtion right now and regulate it for adult consumption. Kind of like beer and wine.
Btw, as far as i know, Sweden's drug laws are draconian.
Sweden the democracy?
Yeah, if you don't mind living in an apartment.
We urban elite call them condos CC...
What does living in an apartment have to do with living in a democracy, Chucker? And who minds living in an apartment anyway? Certainly not the tens of thousands of people a year buying expensive condos in downtown Toronto.
Ah, but you probably subscribe to the view that living as far away from work as possible, on a pie-shaped lot, with a 2-car garage welcoming your guests to your home, which incidentally looks just like all the homes surrounding it, is the epitome of fine living.
And all those fossil fuels you burn as you drive your SUV to work may be causing global warming, but at least they're keeping Alberta's economy booming while the rest of the world chokes on diesel fumes, eh?
CC- looks like you poked a raw metrosexual urban nerve...
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