The Kennedy-Dion Moment
I don't know if anyone caught this, but it was a moment of heavy symbolism for me. At the second that Dion's winning vote count was revealed on the fourth ballot Saturday, his hand immediately went up in the air. Since he was huddled close beside Dion, Kennedy turned to see the hand going up and thought he was being high-fived. Up went his hand to reciprocate, only to realize Dion was passing him over to turn and wave at the delegates who put him at the top.
Why was this pathetic, slow-motion, Hollywood style moment symbolic? Because hopefully it foreshadowed a new reality, where Dion will play no favourites with other politicians and create further division within that already torn-aparty. And though he may have felt like Dion's little brother on the first day of high school at that moment, I imagine that point was not lost on Gerrard either.
Welcome to Day One of your undoing Harpies!
Why was this pathetic, slow-motion, Hollywood style moment symbolic? Because hopefully it foreshadowed a new reality, where Dion will play no favourites with other politicians and create further division within that already torn-aparty. And though he may have felt like Dion's little brother on the first day of high school at that moment, I imagine that point was not lost on Gerrard either.
Welcome to Day One of your undoing Harpies!
Labels: Politics, Red Scared
posted by K-Dough at 7:31 AM
12 Comments:
ahhhhhhhhhh!
Missed that moment...I was too busy watching Iggy's face on the other shot, wondering how his arrogant self-rationalization will survive this. (He is, after all, a veteran of foot-in-mouth-in-public syndrome.) I'm sure he can site a precedent from some long gone misunderstood genius, and carry on with his furrowed brow.
Dion? I dunno...I was hoping for a non-political careerist...particularly not a veteran of the Chretien/Martin era.
From a shallow cosmetic viewpoint: he's got a rodent thing going on with his face. Also, if you squint just right, he's got a Nanny MacPhee tooth at certain angles.
CC: Whaaaaaaaaaat?
that moment was ssure ymbolic alrighty, geez louise... who hasn't fumbled the high-five or the group hug or done a head butt instead of a cheek kiss, seriously... get a grip man
Leather- He looks a little like Bruce Cockburn's illegitmate French half-brother.
Ha ha! Those McGarrigle sisters really got around...every Canadian artist from that era ended up with an illegitimate child/half brother somewhere.
Anonywuss: Ooh- I'm sensing a little bit of blind hostility peeking out through that shower of abundant tears. How about a little critical comprehension of the written word?
My intention was not to highlight Kennedy's inadequacies in my post, it was to talk about his good sense in supporting consensus building for a party he obviously loves very much.
Leather: Re: Those McGarrigle sisters really got around-
Ouch! You just gave me an innie dude.
(that was a run for the hills scream because we are about to be chased out of Ottawa by - er - well - um - a decent chap.)
CC: OMG- Have you hit a bit of an ideological wall here? I.e. Your love for the Harpies yet your disdain for les separatistes?
no worries, KD, my disdain for seppies is equal to my disdain for commies, and Dion is still a commie.
LOL
Post a Comment
<< Home