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September 25, 2005
The truth outs
Paul Jackson never much cared for book-learnin':
Notice, not a peep from Liberal candidates in Calgary or the rest of Alberta about the coming fleecing.
Why not?
Well, these Grit candidates know they don't stand a chance of being elected, but they do know by unfurling the Liberal banner of nihilism, they will be guaranteed patronage jobs -- or federal contracts -- all paid for by us taxpayers.
The shibboleth about sharing the wealth comes from many quarters -- politicians like Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty and Manitoba Premier Gary Doer.
Pseudo-academics from Eastern universities and so-called think-tanks dotted across the nation.
Pompous pontificating folk who use "Dr." as a prefix to their names, but have no medical training only a "doctorate" in some supposedly lofty endeavour.
"Doctorate," in quotations — I love that. Like all these PhDs have been perpetrating some sort of grandiose fraud, undetected, for years. Get that stethoscope off me, you mountebank! I have it on good authority that you are, in fact, a doctor of philosophy!
Posted by Chris Selley at September 25, 2005 07:45 PM
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I just nearly fell out of my chair laughing. Thanks Chris, for reading the Calgary Sun so we don't have to. Gold.
Posted by: Matt McIntosh at September 25, 2005 07:35 PM
Classic. I especially like that his list of Premiers didn't include Mike Harris or Ernie Eves. I guess leaving the province with a staggering debt load isn't enough to get you on his list of free-spending Premiers.
Posted by: Andrew at September 26, 2005 09:53 AM
I wonder if he will think the same about those egg-heads from Manning U?
Posted by: sacamano at September 26, 2005 12:00 PM
Good Lord. What are "pseudo-academics from [...] universities" anyway? If being in academia doesn't qualify one as an academic, then what does?
Posted by: Alex at September 26, 2005 03:59 PM
"Eastern Universities" rule the schools, man. Is McGill east enough? I hope so because I want to be superior.
What about Western? I mean, it's called Western, but it's in Ontario.
I am so confused. Maybe I need to have more crude oil in my diet like Paul.
Posted by: deepfriedgold at September 26, 2005 05:06 PM
Hahahaha! How can these people be allowed to write?
Posted by: Eric at September 26, 2005 05:44 PM