— Musings —04.01.2012 10:22 AM
Trudeau Theory
Spoke to a friend this morning who has known, and worked with, many Trudeaus:
“I knew he’d win. Those guys never do anything unless they know in advance that they’ll win.”
— Musings —04.01.2012 10:22 AM
Spoke to a friend this morning who has known, and worked with, many Trudeaus:
“I knew he’d win. Those guys never do anything unless they know in advance that they’ll win.”
Sounds straight out of the Art of War.
I guess Pierre Poutine was unavailable to send Justin to the wrong venue.
It was hilarious to see one Sun TV Con after another proclaiming Trudeau dead before arrival. He’s a pretty boy, too skinny, too weak, bad frame… the Con was a Karate black belt, former military, Tyson-like build.. blah blah… He sure shut them up. I got a good kick out of that.
Conversely, I did not see a single story that noted Justin has been an amateur boxer since high school
CBC interviewed them both and Justing talked about boxing… also… before the fight on SUN they interviewed Justin and he said he had been training since his early 20s to stay in shape…
It’s what he’s going to do to Conservatives accross the country when he becomes leader….knock ’em out.
Technically Senators ARE MPs… They are all Members of Parliament. House of Commons MPs and Senate/Upper House MPs (so you’d be right on your first shot at that)…
“I taught him da Shawinigan Handshake but da guy didn’t need it!”
This reminds me of that young guy waterskiing? Remember? He became PM. He also had a penchant for beating people up…
Best news ever!!! And Justin’s response to the media after the fight was classic of our future PM. And we can forget Canada’s present period of no PM – just thugs occupation of the House.
That guy may be right, but all it means is that Trudeau understood what it would take to win, and strove toward it. You know, strategery. He worked hard for that win — it took brains and physical prowess — and he deserves to feel like a real victor today. Brazeau was an jerk, and that makes Justin’s victory all the sweeter.
“I knew he’d win. Those guys never do anything unless they know in advance that they’ll win.”
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So picking his opponents wisely, then.
Actually he picked McKay. He got Brazeau. Joke’s on the Cons.
Uh, why would it matter whom he defeated?
Any of you watch that series The Game Of Thrones? Reminds me a lot about politics, the cutthroat aspect to it. One dialogue segment reminds me of this fight, very riveting stuff –
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EDDARD STARK
You’re armour; not a scratch on it.
JAIME LANNISTER
I know… People have been swinging at me for years and they always seem to miss.
EDDARD STARK
You’ve chosen your opponents wisely then.
JAIME LANNISTER
I have a knack for it.
For the record, the Lannister’s are all Liberals.
So what you’re saying is that they’re rich elitists? 😉
No, I would actually liken the Liberals much more to the Targaryens – once rich,powerful and in charge for so long of the Seven Kingdoms; but now poor, bereft of power and influence, and with a leader (before Viserys got knocked off by) that is going to take them absolutley no where.
Well played, sir. FYI, your inner nerd is showing.
Heh, which suits the outer nerd just fine.
Flaherty is just smaller than Tyrion Lannister
Nice. See, if I were a Liberal, I’d start referring to Flaherty as “The Imp”. My gift to my Liberal friends. Hear me roar.
Ha, Good anology. At one point Tyrion was the Hand Of The King. And we both know what they say about the King’s Hand – “the King shits, and the Hand wipes. 😉
This has convinced me – Trudeau for leadership!
I was speaking to members at a Legion near my cottage this weekend, about the fight. Actually I was listening- in on their conversations. It was a hot topic. My cottage is close to Ottawa, giving the topic more of a proximity affect.
Their general response was-” They looked foolish and their time would be better spent doing their jobs and that’s what we pay them for”.
Is your cottage in Parry Sound-Muskoka?
Nope. Surrounded by real old school Liberals. Hard core, card carrying Jean Chretien supporters.
Hard to suggest that their time could have been better spent doing their jobs when they raise $230,000 for charity.
Only a fool seeks out a fight that they can’t win. But even then, it takes real confidence and self-assuredness to get into the ring like that. I can’t help but be reminded of the docupic, When We Were Kings: smaller boxer against a giant who had a habit of knocking out his opponents with a punch or two. Smaller boxer used his brains over brawn and stunned everyone with his decisive win.
When We Were Kings is a really great doc, and everyone should see it. It was almost enough to make me like boxing. Almost.
I like “When We Were Kings” except for the way they portrayed the fight. They made it look like Ali was being pummeled for eight rounds and then after Foreman punched himself out, Ali on the verge of death pulls out a win.
The real fight (and it can easily be found on Youtube now) showed Ali dominating Foreman after the first round. The ‘rope-a-dope’ was just Ali delivering vicious counterpunches. He made Foreman look like an amateur.
The rope-a-dope is a ridiculous urban legend that has been hyped by a lazy sports press.
Here’s a short vid of the fight:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nG_Nwp0wZc0
Are we forgetting that his was about raising money for cancer research? It was great of both of these men to put themselves on the line and risk failure and more. They entertained the audience. I for one am grateful to both of them. We all won!
He could be a serious contender for the leadership of the Liberal party in few years. All he has to do is to pick a cause, stop making silly statements, embrace Canada’s natural resources, reject the politics of division and learn how to behave and sound like a true statesmen. Trust me, the world I travel, we need people who are leaders and not divisors and tyrants.
People, including the handsome Senator, are talking about a fight again next year. Dan Gardner on CTV suggested Pat Martin versus Dean Del Mastro!!
I think a bigger money raiser would be for a match between the two Tory Sumos:
Duffy & Ford
I’m sure most of their base would like to see these two in their swaddling clothes
ew..I’ll pass, thanks. Bad enough seeing Del Mastro in the House spewing garbage out of his pie hole.
Frankly, I would pay generously to AVOID seeing those two in swaddling clothes. Thanks for the nightmares, dude.
I can hardly believe how many comments. I guess Politics really is theatre. Am I supposed to believe that victory in a boxing match somehow qualifies Justin Trudea for, well, anything whatsoever…..
Bard vs Lard
I actually went to a party at the Calgary Sun to watch the Fight. The smug assurance of the audience that Justin was going to cry like a little girl was astounding. At the end of the first round they were so happy. When Justin won I thought I actually saw some heads explode. That weird woman who is the ethical oil spokesthingy was stomping around like someone had shut down the oil sands!
It was a pleasure to be reminded of what victory feels like, Thanks Justin.
And speaking of exploding heads, how about Harper losing to the son of Pierre Eliot Trudeau.
Now, let’s put Warren into a boxing ring with Harper and have them each write a book. See who completes it faster.