Amateur Hour in Canada
Did you watch the Prime Minister & opposition's address to the nation last night? I laughed when Stéphane Dion's broadcast started. High school A/V club? Youtube video? Speakers Corner?? Was there actually a book called 'Hot Air' visible behind his shoulder? All this may seem trivial in light of what's happening in the country but it's kind of, if we weren't laughing we'd be crying.
So, is Stéphane Dion our Sarah Palin? I think he might be.
Stephen Harper's bradcast wasn't much better but at least he was in focus. It looked like they had set up the shot in front of a folding closet door. There was a weird camera angle that made him look down at the camera the entire time. He looked like Principal Skinner giving Bart a talking-to in his office. On the radio this morning, they played a clip of Harper and then one of Joel Matlin, of the Alarm Force commercials. Identical!
Just when the U.S. seems to be getting their act together, Canada is becoming a circus. Perfect.
Later that night, when I was condemning an american show's portrayal of a couple of Canadians as gormless, Hawaiian shirt wearing, "eh" spewing hicks, I realized that they just might be right.

ps I did notice the typo "bradcast" but decided to leave it. I think it should be an industry term for any country-clubbing, Lacoste-wearing, martini-drinking talking head. Seriously, if Stephen Harper isn't a "Brad", I don't know who is.