[ Today is the 40th Manitoba General Election, so please welcome your candidates for Premier one last time before you cast that all-important ballot: ]
THIS MEAN-SPIRITED, ACCUSATORY CAMPAIGN / IS DEDICATED TO JACK LAYTON'S MEMORY
HOME-RENOVATION AND FITNESS TAX CREDITS / WORKED FOR HARPER, SO I FIGURE, HELL, SURE
POLLING AT SEVEN PER CENT / IT COULD... IT COULD BE WORSE
GOT THIRTY-TWO CANDIDATES / ENOUGH TO WIN
NEVER YOU MIND ABOUT BRIAN SINCLAIR / LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT MY BUDDY MARK KEANE
OH, I SEE. YOU ALL LOVE THE JETS NOW. / THAT'S GREAT. YEAH. REAL FUNNY, GUYS.
ONLY THREE SEATS AWAY / FROM OFFICIAL PARTY STATUS
ONLY NEED FOUR SEATS FOR PARTY STATUS / LET'S DO THIS
THIRD PLACE IN THE PERSONAL POLLING / TWENTY-ONE POINTS BEHIND GARY DOER
OUR BUDGET IS KIND OF LIKE THEIR BUDGET / EXCEPT IT TAKES TWICE AS LONG, SO IT'S BETTER
IT'S SORT OF LIKE / THE CITY OF DETROIT
WE'RE BASICALLY TIED WITH THE LIBERALS / ANYWHERE ELSE THIS'D BE IMPRESSIVE
DON'T YOU DARE TRUST THOSE CONSERVATIVES / LOOK AT ALL THE STUFF THEY DID LAST CENTURY
BIPOLE III WILL SOUR THE PUBLIC ON THE NDP / ANY SECOND NOW
MAYBE YOU COULD CLOSE YOUR EYES / AND PRETEND I'M JUSTIN TRUDEAU
NOT INVITED / TO DEBATES
I SWEAR TO GOD / THEY'LL PRIVATIZE
EVEN I'M TIRED / OF IAN RABB'S FACE
HELD AN EVENT WITH SHEILA COPPS / IT DREW ELEVEN PEOPLE
GET HAIR DONE LIKE DOCTOR WHO / VOTERS LOVE DOCTOR WHO
ARE YOU BOYS IN SOME KIND OF CLUB? / LET'S ALL GET A PICTURE TOGETHER!
EVERY DAY / I'M SHUFF-L-IN'
JOHN HARVARD / YOU DICK
HASSELRIIS / FOR MAYOR
STEVE, DID I TYPE THIS IN WRONG? / THIS DOESN'T LOOK LIKE OUR WEBSITE
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "SMILE"? / I AM SMILING
THE LIBERAL PARTY CAUCUS MEETS DAILY / IN MY MIRROR
HAVE TO TIE GARY DOER TO F. SCOTT FITZGERALD / JUST TO GET SOME GOD DAMN MEDIA TIME
THEY WILL PEE / IN YOUR LAKE
THE SUN'S MOST TEPID ENDORSEMENT EVER / YEAH, THANKS
I'M A DOCTOR / NOT A MIRACLE WORKER
OKAY, SERIOUSLY, THOUGH, WHO IS THIS / DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHO THIS GUY IS
[ In conclusion: ]
OCTOBER 4th, MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!!
...NO, COME ON, GO DO IT, JUST--OH, C'MONNNN
Brilliant!
ReplyDelete"I am a doctor .... Not a miracle worker"
ReplyDeletePure fucking genius!
Bravo!
ReplyDeleteBeddome is the MLA in my neighbourhood and I kind of wanted to vote for him based on the fact that he kind of looks like David Tennant.
ReplyDeleteBut I didn't.
You have taken the art of marrying our collective electoral cynicism with humour hto new highs. Well done.
ReplyDelete"They will Pee... in your lake" Priceless!
I got a pamphlet from the conservatives, about how I should be angry over how high my rent is, so I should vote for Ian Rabb, who I pay my rent to.
ReplyDeleteHilarious. Even funnier than Wpg Sun headlines!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant!
ReplyDeleteThe Dr Who hair totally got my vote.
ReplyDeleteFantastic!
ReplyDeleteIf I'd seen this before voting, I'd have written in Winnipeg Cat!
ReplyDeleteAlso, for what it's worth (not much), James was a classmate of mine in law school. He's not a bad guy.