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February 12, 2010
A dearth of decorum
Posted by: Chris
Just when it seems the finger-pointing in Washington can't get any worse, our friends north of the border remind us that an extending a finger skyward can strike an even lower blow. Video here.
Roy Boudreau , the House speaker in New Brunswick, Canada, had just finished admonishing fellow legislators to be respectful of one another when there were audible gasps from Conservatives on the floor.
"Oh my, God — he just gave the finger," someone exclaimed.Liberal member Abel LeBlanc, the owner of the offending finger, refused to apologize.
"That's enough," said another. "I saw it!"
"I'll not apologize in this house for that young lady over there," he said, before accusing an opposition member of lying.
"I'm gonna tell you, Dale [Graham, Tory MLA for Carleton], I'll walk outside with any one of yas here," LeBlanc said. "Don't ever laugh at me. Yes, I gave you that [extends finger]. And I'll give you that again [extends finger]. And I'll give you this if you want to go outside [shakes his fist]. You're a punk!"
The speaker asked LeBlanc to apologize or leave and he opted for the latter. The Liberal Party may well suspend LeBlanc from its caucus, at least temporarily.
The whole encounter happened during Question Time. Is this what we could expect from the likes of Joe "You Lie!" Wilson if the U.S. adopted that tradition?
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This is obviously worth highlighting but if you really want to do something to help muslim gays actually being killed and executed right now support (give donations to, they're both massively under-funded):
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It's preposterous. He may not be paid, and he may not be officially linked to the university, but he's still interacting with the student body. And so, what are gay Muslims to do when someone supposed to be a spiritual guide to all Muslims readily accepts such savage approach to their being?
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Lucrece on Feb 12, 2010 3:13:33 AM:
Just so you know classy brutes are not exclusive to the US.