The Fifith Estate, on CBC, is presenting a documentary about the dichotomy between what we see in wildlife documentaries and what actually takes place when the camera isn’t rolling. No big surprises here; the public wants to see what is shown, and we accept that animals are imperfect actors. Much like politicians.
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My sense of detachment from “my politicians” approaches absolute. Even though I first voted over half a lifetime ago, I’ve never been in the same room as a federal or provincial prime minister, or within hailing distance of anyone wearing the ceremonial chains of municipal governance. My votes are cast into a black hole. Sadly, all I have to serve as proof of the existence of politicians is a tax bill and the associated ache.
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There’s a very popular talk show on local TV called Tout Le Monde En Parle which translates roughly as “Everybody’s Talking About It”. Great show, where guests from across the public spectrum are interviewed in a non-confrontational setting in front of a studio audience and the province at large. After all, what else is there to do on the average Sunday evening?
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Find your amusement where you can. Myself, in this few brief hours outside of election campaigns, I’ve turned to CBC for a retrospect on music as a force in politics. Not extensive, but enough to leave me with a few happy tears. Paris is hot!
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Still too early in the evening to “make the call”, but the best local indicator we have shows that something is going on: gas is down to $0.99/litre, which means that we really can go back in time to a happier period. Maybe the US can recapture Camelot, although I hope the First Lady won’t be such a collector of expensive junk and pearl necklaces.
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Mocking our politcal class has a long and coloured history. The Bible teaches it as one of the rules we should follow, and without the elected ones where would late night TV get material. If you consider Cancon, many of our finest comedic moments are obtained at the cost of political ego (a bottomless well). In fact, a whole generation has been taught that we’re better educated than our neighbours, based on the efforts of Rick Mercer to talk with Americans.
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There. The man who would have probably made a decent federal leader has been voted “off the island”. The boat won’t sail right away, but Mr. Dion has a personal gangplank. It must be noted that political parties may be among the most undemocratic of groups.
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I should be relieved that the barricades are absent, but there’s something about a security checkpoint that sets my nerves on edge. The city is back in the arms of the nation’s finest, as we prepare to welcome the leaders of sixty-nine states and governments. None of which we’ll see, because the public can’t approach the venue.
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There isn’t much that is as good as gold. Right now, the big casino to the south of us has had a run of bad dice, and all of a sudden there’s a big problem looming for the rest of us. I go to work, I receive my “proof of deposit” and due to the unscrupulous actions of a few, my effort is suddenly worth less to the world around me. Enough to bring on a bout of depression, I tell you.
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