Canadian MP who stomped Bush doll retires

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http://www.recorder.ca/cp/National/051013/n101353A.html

[marmar]

1. He's an international hero...

I wonder if she still has that doll?

[jim3775]

2. They got the story wrong. (video inside)

I fucking hate the press. From the article:

"Parrish, first elected in 1993, was expelled from the Liberal caucus last December following critical remarks about Martin and for stomping on a doll of U.S President George W. Bush to protest his ballistic missile defence scheme."

Thats not why she did it at all, IT WAS FOR A SEGMENT ON A COMEDY SHOW. Stupid CP can't get the story right.

Here is the video (paste this into Windows media player or whatever you use):

http://www.cbc.ca/22minutes/videos/archive/carolyn_parrish.wvx

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3. yeah, but wasn't the subject at the time the missile defence?

[jim3775]

4. No, I just checked the video. The interviewer told the joke beforehand:

"you are against the ballistic missile defense shield, but you are not against going ballistic yourself"

And then the video cuts to a shot of them standing together, the interviewer is holding the bush doll and says "George W Bush, Carolyn?" She grabs the doll drops it on the ground and then she stomps on it, the two things aren't connected.

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5. meh, one could argue they are