Rae For Leader, Mercer For PM
Apparently I was one of over 1 million Canadians who tuned in to the first episode of the new season of the Mercer Report and let me tell you he’d give Stewart a run for his money.
One segment that caught my attention, and that of the real news media, was his bit with Liberal leader candidate Bob Rae. Now admittedly I haven’t been following the race very closely, not being a member of the Liberal party I didn’t really see the point. If I had to vote I already would have been leaning towards Rae as apparently Ignatieff has barely spent any time in the country of late.
I was annoyed that Ignatieff was taking a hit for being educated. What does it say about a country/party that an education can be a liability? But this was not enough to cause me to support him blindly.
Bob Rae was a former NDP Premier which is a positive point in my books although I admit to my ignorance of his specific record. So if I was lukewarm in my support his appearance on RMR sealed the deal. He was funny, passionate, and well reasoned - he reminded me of Clinton. He made some excellent points on matters of both philosophy and policy and in a humble manner.
Of course all the mainstream media can talk about is how he got naked and went skinny dipping with Rick at the end.
