The Goof that Keeps on Giving (me great stories to write about!)

I could have started with the Yankees win, and how we are just too quick to forgive millionaire androids over-loaded with testosterone, or blogged about the great victory in Ottawa for long gun owners and all taxpayers, or even how the global warming alarmists are in a massive panic, since their fallacy continues to unravel, but no…he’s back!

Sam Sullivan.  The name alone simply conjures up thoughts and images of brazen stupidity, viral self-indulgence and incredible lying.

I have often been, inaccurately, credited with destroying Sam’s political career.  Sam destroyed Sam’s political career.  One dimbell once went so far as to suggest that I had paid City Hall staff to leak me information.  Incredible.

So, today, my darlings, Sam the Sham is announcing something called the Global Civic Policy Society.  After having read a cursory, but well-written review by The Sun’s Doug Ward yesterday, I am mystified as to how this charlatan of a man; a miserably failed former Mayor of Vancouver continues to pretend he’s on to something.

As far as I can tell, if you administered an enema to what he’s offering as salient public policy alternatives, you could walk away with any redeemable value in a thimble.  These initiatives he’s trumpeting are re-treads of almost every single failed policy that Vancouverites were up in arms about.  Sam has no shame and apparently neither do any of the no minds who continue to support his lunacy.  Kim Capri recently laid bare that she thought that the NPA were doomed after having chosen Peter Ladner (instead of realizing the new lease on life).  Sam would have been wiped off the map had he won the nomination.  A sitting Mayor couldn’t collect even 1000 votes to win a nomination.  Pathetic.

Back to today’s offering:  Mike Harcourt is apparently the headliner at this grand announcement today (read: One failed has-been lauding another).  All the guests were “invited”…of course they were!  That’s the oldest pressure tactic in the Sullivan Book of Tricks.  If left to their own devices, the room would be literally empty and the excuses would abound.  This way, an RSVP, and Sam’s people will know ahead of time, how many free lunches would be required to fill the seats enough, not to look entirely embarrassing.

I am told, too, by someone inside Sam’s circle that the money for this quasi-intellectual circle-jerk may have come, at least in part, from the Annenberg Foundation, which has made some interesting choices. So, if Sam received money from these people, poor old staunch Republican Walter, friend of the Gipper, must be doing backflips in his grave.  What else would you do, if people were dumb enough to fund nonsense with the billions you’ve left behind???

Regardless, this effort by Sam Sullivan to resurrect his flagging career will go nowhere.  He is still surrounded by a far right-wing cabal that almost destroyed the Tories locally, with their mindless, over-the-top, blunt force trauma tactics…it’s the same crew shoveling the same garbage.  ”Treat addicts like they’re disabled”, says Sam.  Sure, why don’t we invite alcoholics to Happy Hour as well?  Eventually, someone will tell the story of why these guys continue to support Sam, even though they believe in nothing of what he stands for politically…

Folks, in the immortal words of one Johnny Carson, “You just can’t write this stuff, it’s far too wacky”.

But the background music by U2 will play, the crowd will pretend, Sam will speak in Cantonese, some fool in the front row will call Ottawa and try to convince the Tories that Sam is a viable candidate (he’d kill whatever riding he infected) and yet another sycophant will swoon…yawn.

I just have one question for you, Sammy ‘ole boy?  What happened to your wedding?  Tough to make the love of your life wait like that, considering how mean and beastly people thought it was all a PR stunt…

I promise to have something more compelling tomorrow, maybe later.  New posting, maybe a couple,  everyday…

Mazel tov!  Go for a walk in the rain.  Read a book.  Hug a child.  Laugh with abandon.  Ciao for now…

Be Sociable, Share!

•