Most of the time, it can be safely assumed that politicians are tone deaf to the feelings of the general public. Often, they just don't give a rat's ass. But every once in a while, one is given the impression that some of them are genuinely, clinically retarded...
Saskatchewan's opposition New Democratic Party is slamming an advertisement distributed in a government-held constituency announcing a fundraising dinner that includes an image of the twin towers of the World Trade Centre in flames and refers to a pig roast.
The poster is for Saskatchewan Party member of the legislature and provincial Environment Minister Nancy Heppner.
In her defense, the guest speaker is a firefighter who survived the attack on 9/11. But I'm pretty sure these people make a hell of a lot more money than I do, and so do their advisers. Did not a single one of them think maybe...just maybe...this might be a bad idea?!
Much ado about nothing, again. Ya think that the guest speaker might be talking about 9/11? you know, seeing as how he was there and all? The type of dinner, be it Rubber Chicken, BBQ, Pig Roast, Clam Bake or pot luck was not in big bold letters or anything. I think people these days are trying to read anything and be enraged as if it expected of them.
Posted by: Texas Canuck | March 11, 2010 at 02:00 PM