The Political Variety Show
Dissolve, a Calgary stock photo company, has used its resources to create a generic campaign ad. It makes no difference whether the candidate is left, center, or right a version of this ad will be used. The CBC reporter gets into the spirit of the ad pointing out all of the obvious, well obvious after they are pointed out, tricks and stylistic flourishes used to keep you reading or watching the article or ad.
Meanwhile a bit further to the North in Iceland, Birgitta Jonsdottir, leader of Iceland’s Pirate Party, could become the next Prime Minister. She has my primary requirement for the job, she doesn’t want it. The Pirate Party [yes, that is its name and it is a common political party in Northern Europe] has a 43% approval rating by Icelandic voters, the highest of any of the parties,
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America needs the Pirate Party!
Hah! See… I told you when this all started the Pirate Party was in with a big chance! LOL I spent time in Scandinavia… Good times. 😀
Ummm, The USA does have the Pirate Party. It’s just spelled in American, not English: R e p u b l i c a n
They steal from the poor, and give to the rich! 🙂
At least the Icelandic Pirate Party want to do it the reverse, and are honest with the name. 😀 I’d vote for an honest Pirate! LOL
A new party with a 43% approval rating shows a major ‘none of the above’ attitude by they voters. I’d like to vote for a real left wing party for a change.