Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, September 19, 2014

Ezra Levant Goes On Outrageous Rant Over Trudeau Bridal Party Photobomb

Justin Trudeau kissed a bride on the cheek and Ezra Levant didn’t like it. So much so that he found a way to call Trudeau’s father a “slut.”

The Sun News Network host delivered his diatribe on Monday’s episode of “The Source” – and railed over a photo of the Liberal leader stealing a kiss on the cheek from an unnamed bride.

The federal Liberal Party leader was at the Hilton Hotel in Markham, Ont. on Saturday for a general meeting when Trudeau’s photographer Adam Scotti snapped the picture of the bridal party photobomb.

“What happened was Mr. Trudeau ran into the groom and groomsmen who asked him to take a few photos with the wedding party. Mr. Trudeau asked if he could kiss the bride on the cheek, and she happily agreed. It was a fun, lighthearted moment,” explained Trudeau spokesperson Kate Purchase to HuffPost Canada.

But the seemingly innocent peck on the cheek had Levant all hot and bothered.

“Look at the photo: a young beautiful bride half Trudeau’s age – he turns 43 this year. She’s dressed in white, it’s her special day,” Levant said. “Hers and her groom’s. And Trudeau kisses her. That’s what he does.”

Levant supported his “That’s what he does” remark with a series of extraordinary comments including a jab at Canada’s “media party,” a photo of Huffington Post reporter Althia Raj with the Liberal leader, and how Trudeau’s mom “didn’t like to wear panties back then.”

Then being the ‘60s and ‘70s.

Ignoring the possibility of Trudeau being invited to join in on the photocall, Levant filled his rant with suggestions of inappropriate behaviour, accusing Trudeau of flouting the sanctimonious tenets of traditional marriage and its conservative expectations.

He even hooked in a reference to “Wedding Crashers” – or as Levant put it, “that sex comedy where slutty men go to weddings uninvited to bed the maids of honour.”

Turning his focus to the Liberal leader's “promiscuous” father, Levant took a colourful shot at former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

“Liona Boyd. Margot Kidder. Kim Cattrall. He banged every one, he was a slut,” Levant said.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.ca/
Author: The Huffington Post Canada

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