Black Dog Posted June 15, 2006 Report Posted June 15, 2006 Obscene arm gesture sends Commons into frenzy of accusations It all began during a charged vote Tuesday evening on imports of milk proteins. The opposition had been heckling Quebec Conservative MP Jacques Gourde, parliamentary secretary to the agriculture minister, for voting against the motion that would have aided Quebec dairy farmers. Gourde responded with a rude arm gesture toward the opposition. That set the House into an uproar. The opposition parties began yelling, and the Conservatives - still in the middle of voting - began to tell each other what had just transpired. Even Justice Minister Vic Toews discreetly showed another MP the gesture in question. But Tory MP Pierre Poilievre showed the gesture to a seatmate in full view, creating yet another outcry among the opposition, who interpreted it as another affront. ... Gourde responded by saying he was trying to mimic an arm-wrestle. "If it was misinterpreted, I apologize," Gourde said. Flashback! Pierre Trudeau: Well, it's a lie, because I didn't say anything. Press: Sir, did you mouth it? Pierre Trudeau: [visibly annoyed] What does “mouth” mean? Press: Move your lips. Pierre Trudeau: Move your lips? Yes I moved my lips! Press: In the words you've been quoted as saying? Pierre Trudeau: [half smile] No. Press: What were you thinking… when you moved your lips? Pierre Trudeau: What is the nature of your thoughts, gentlemen, when you say “fuddle duddle” or something like that? God, you guys…! [walks away] Quote
uOttawaMan Posted June 16, 2006 Report Posted June 16, 2006 Good times at the gong show. Quote "To hear many religious people talk, one would think God created the torso, head, legs and arms but the devil slapped on the genitals.” -Don Schrader
BHS Posted June 16, 2006 Report Posted June 16, 2006 Just so long as nobody touched the frickin' mace. Quote "And, representing the Slightly Silly Party, Mr. Kevin Phillips Bong." * * * "Er..no. Harper was elected because the people were sick of the other guys and wanted a change. Don't confuse electoral success (which came be attributed to a wide variety of factors) with broad support. That's the surest way to wind up on the sidelines." - Black Dog
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