The Secret Diary of Stephen Harper: Rouleau Saskatchewan Press Gallery

Monday, October 1, 2007

Rouleau Saskatchewan Press Gallery

Now here's a shot of one of my fondest memories from the last election campaign. Sometimes I wish the Parliamentary Press Gallery would show the same deference to the PMC as these honest, straightforward Saskatchewan scribes. But Sandra says, "you're dreaming, boss. The Ottawa hacks all vote left, and they're all waiting for you to drop a football or something."

Pathetic. I guess you've got to treat them with distain before they respect you. Look how Trudeau had them wrapped around his little pinkie.

Talk Tough Like Mike

•“Look, this is America and you have to decide what kind of country you want. This is your country as much as it is mine.” - 2004
*"Look, if I lose, I'll just move back to Massachusetts." - to the Harvard Crimson newspaper - 2006
*“If you mess with me, I’ll mess with you until I’m done.”
• "You're looking at someone who turned down the chance to become Prime Minister of Canada, and I did so, in part, because I felt it would divide the country."
• “I don’t need any lessons in legitimacy from Harper.”
• “He knows where to find me.”
• "He's creating a parliamentary crisis and dividing the country."
• "It’s his budget, not mine."
• "It's up to Harper to make the right decision and up to me to decide if he made it."
• "We're putting the government on probation."
•"Mr. Harper, your time is up.”
*"This is a prime minister who a year ago was trying to make you embarrassed if you liked opera or classical music or the ballet or poetry. I mean, come on, let's get over this. You can like hockey, you can like classical music. Let's stop playing Canadian against Canadian and taste against taste."

The Susan Delacarte Stephen Harper Attack Thesaurus (Under Construction)