A taste of Canadian funny business, election -wise for you folks

[HEyHEY]

This is from a show called the Rick Mercer report. THey took a con election ad and re-edited it. Funny as hell...

http://www.cbc.ca/mercerreport/videos/conservative_ad.wvx

[LisaM]

1. I watched Air Farce and This Hour Has 22 Minutes last Saturday

Very, very funny. Is it Jack Layton who is the NDP guy? They showed him looking like a rabbit, popping up at peoples' table in restaurants, etc. And their stuff on the Conservative guy (Harper?) was biting.

What do people do who don't get Canadian TV? I saw this after the end of a fun-filled day watching "Hockey Day in Canada", which I'm beginning to think is the best day in sports anywhere.

[applegrove]

2. There used to be little T.V. ads about one or another small furry

animal.. and its lifestyle. The music in the background and a overvoice of the habits of such an animal. That is partially why it was so funny. I'm glad you enjoyed. I don't watch enough!

[LisaM]

3. He looked just like him and he was nibbling on a carrot!

It's even funnier now.

I think one reason it's harder for us to know all your politicians is the (blessedly) short campaign season. Geeze, here they're already starting to run for '08.

[applegrove]

4. Yes - and harder for us to get to know our politicians. A good thing!

So long as the neocons don't make it in.

I wonder if the neocons win in Canada - will the campaign be a perpetual thing of myths for us - as you poor souls have faced in the last 15 years?

I hope not.