Boges Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1112938--clement-sorry-for-calling-teen-a-jackass?bn=1 http://media.thestar.topscms.com/images/3a/3f/4c341d64445b8038415d31ad3ba7.jpeg OTTAWA—Treasury Board President Tony Clement has apologized for insulting a 15-year-old boy during a Twitter spat over spelling mistakes.Keith Pettinger, a student at Parry Sound High School, was following Clement’s Twitter feed on Saturday evening and decided to call out the cabinet minister on his spelling. Clement, watching Hockey Night in Canada, said on Twitter: “Coach’s Corner gave me a lot to think about tonite.” Pettinger shot back: “If you can’t spell, how can you run Canada’s treasury?” Then, in a subsequent tweet, he asked whether Clement would like to come to school with him and learn to spell properly. Clement didn’t respond until Sunday, and then through the direct-message feature on Twitter, which only the recipient can see. “Ha ha ur fnny,” Clement’s first tweet said. Then the minister accused Pettinger of misspelling “don’t know.” “It’s ‘don’t know’ not ‘dunno.’ Jack ass (sic),” Clement said in his Twitter message to Pettinger. What a petulant little brat. "I'm so politically engaged that I'm going to correct the spelling of a public official!" Is this what this kid really wants his 15 minutes of fame be all about? Edited January 10, 2012 by Boges Quote
guyser Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 What a petulant little brat. I have to agree. Tony has a petulant streak in him and has for some time. He takes criticism poorly and is well known to be a lying blowhard. Google Tony's famous "I saved drowning people" when in fact Tony didnt want to get wet and his elderly in laws were the ones who jumped in. Quote
GostHacked Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 I have to agree. Tony has a petulant streak in him and has for some time. He takes criticism poorly and is well known to be a lying blowhard. Google Tony's famous "I saved drowning people" when in fact Tony didnt want to get wet and his elderly in laws were the ones who jumped in. What really is so difficult about proper spelling and grammar? The kid rocks in my books. Quote
Boges Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 It's Twitter. It's actually pretty cool that a Federal Minister is up on Leet speak. Quote
guyser Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 (edited) What really is so difficult about proper spelling and grammar? The kid rocks in my books. Nothing is difficult about it. Tony is weird little man. Very thin skinned and known to berate constituents. Edited January 10, 2012 by guyser Quote
Guest Manny Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 If Clement was a member on this forum, he should have been banned... Quote
guyser Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 It's actually pretty cool that a Federal Minister is up on Leet speak. What part of tony's tweet is leet speak? Quote
The_Squid Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 The man who controls billions of our tax dollars can be messed with by a kid.... hmmm.... not exactly inspiring confidence in his abilities. Quote
Boges Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 What part of tony's tweet is leet speak? So you really think he is unable to properly spell the word "tonight" Quote
guyser Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 So you really think he is unable to properly spell the word "tonight" Oh I bet Tony can. What part of his tweet is leet speak? Quote
Wild Bill Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 You know, I really don't give a damn about Clement's spelling! I care if he does his JOB well! This is just another one of those trivial things that those that already hate Clement for being a Tory will seize on and make into a crime against the universe. I can just imagine what they'd do if Clement were to be found in a massage parlor when the cops had busted it for vice. Jack Layton did it and it was brushed off as a perfectly innocent coincidence. If it had have been Clement they'd have called for hanging! It's just dumb-ass partisanship. Me, if Layton had been my electoral choice I wouldn't have cared about a massage parlor scandal either, again because it was irrelevant to his job performance. But that's just me. Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Guest Manny Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 It doesn't matter whether the kid is wrong or not, the reply was inappropriate coming from a Minister. That's why e had to apologize, and we have a story. Also that he tried to send the reply discreetly in hopes it wouldn't be found out shows something about the character of the Minister. People with sneaky, dishonourable conduct are not worthy of the public trust, or the title of office. Quote
Boges Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 Oh I bet Tony can. What part of his tweet is leet speak? Well leet speak is all about purposely misspelling words for whatever reason. tonight = tonite. own = pwn or qwn Quote
guyser Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 You know, I really don't give a damn about Clement's spelling! I care if he does his JOB well! No one else does either since the point of this is his thin skin and lack of smarts. Tony is well documented to be a petulant little shit , and thats coming from someone who has benfitted large from Tony's dubious (if not illegal) spending in his ward. He is a prickly little shit who is slightly more interesting than watching paint dry. Quote
guyser Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 Well leet speak is all about purposely misspelling words for whatever reason. tonight = tonite. own = pwn or qwn Leet is using numbers in place of letters, perhaps the interpretation has expanded. Quote
Boges Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 Leet is using numbers in place of letters, perhaps the interpretation has expanded. That was the initial intent of it. But look there's even an entire Library. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet Quote
Michael Hardner Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 It's pretty clear that Clement was using the language of the internet, of texting and so on when he used "ur" instead of "you are". As such, there is more poetic license with spelling things such as "tonight" "don't know" and so on. All in all, this is yet another non controversy, although I'm glad to see Clement being responsive in some way. Quote Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase ! Michael Hardner
Wild Bill Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 No one else does either since the point of this is his thin skin and lack of smarts. Tony is well documented to be a petulant little shit , and thats coming from someone who has benfitted large from Tony's dubious (if not illegal) spending in his ward. He is a prickly little shit who is slightly more interesting than watching paint dry. Then what a lame ass point! This is all ad hominem! Attacking the man because you hate his politics! He's a politician! They're ALL "petulant little shits"! Although I've personally had supper in a Kelsey's with Clement and found him nothing of the sort! They're politicians! Are you new, guyser? When you go on like this you imply that your own preferences aren't like that. I've got news for you. I could tell stories about NDP leaders that would not just curl your hair but disgust you! And also a Liberal cabinet minister. If you ran a business and spent all your time looking for saints instead of competent workers you'd never make that business work! Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Shakeyhands Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 although I'm glad to see Clement being responsive in some way. Roger that... I was surprised that Clement didn`t cower and have Baird tweet back! Baby steps I guess... first a 15 yr old twitter guy and who knows, maybe next it will be opposition MP`s with tough questions? Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
guyser Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 Then what a lame ass point! This is all ad hominem! Attacking the man because you hate his politics! I didnt discuss his politics. I duscussed how he is well known for being think skinned and pissing people off. When you go on like this you imply that your own preferences aren't like that. Go on like what? That he is a petulant think skinned twit? Well....I guess I agree, I dont like petulant little shites like Clements. And I see him almost weekly during the summer. Quote
Boges Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Posted January 10, 2012 I didnt discuss his politics. I duscussed how he is well known for being think skinned and pissing people off. Go on like what? That he is a petulant think skinned twit? Well....I guess I agree, I dont like petulant little shites like Clements. And I see him almost weekly during the summer. I see a few typos in this post. Clearly you aren't Federal Minister material. Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 haha The kid is funny! Agreed, and so is Clement. Nothing like a good online brawl!! Btw I'm the Prince of PWNAGE!!!! Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Evening Star Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 That was the initial intent of it. But look there's even an entire Library. http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leet I still don't think "tonite" is 1337 though. It's not even in the library you linked. Quote
Evening Star Posted January 10, 2012 Report Posted January 10, 2012 I can just imagine what they'd do if Clement were to be found in a massage parlor when the cops had busted it for vice. Jack Layton did it and it was brushed off as a perfectly innocent coincidence. If it had have been Clement they'd have called for hanging! Uh, do you remember how long the MLW thread about the massage parlour was and how harsh some of the posts were? I don't think anyone here is saying that Clement should be fired over this or that this is proof of his incompetence or anything. It's just kind of funny. Quote
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