{"id":17867,"date":"2012-11-21T18:51:28","date_gmt":"2012-11-21T23:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=17867"},"modified":"2012-11-21T18:51:28","modified_gmt":"2012-11-21T23:51:28","slug":"mcguintys-resignation-sends-andrew-coyne-into-wrathful-froth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2012\/11\/21\/mcguintys-resignation-sends-andrew-coyne-into-wrathful-froth\/","title":{"rendered":"McGuinty&#8217;s resignation sends Andrew Coyne into wrathful froth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A <em>fascinating<\/em> set of Twitter updates from Andrew Coyne this afternoon:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>Oh good lord. @<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasonfekete\">jasonfekete<\/a>: McGuinty: &#8220;I have offered my resignation as energy &amp; natural resources critic to my leader, and he has accepted\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271371605765144576\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T21:56:47+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>This is absolutely ridiculous. At worst \u2014 at worst \u2014 his comments were impolitic. But a resigning offence? Holy creepola.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271372058162786304\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T21:58:35+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>If it is now beyond the pale for members of the national Parliament to urge other members of the national Parliamnt to take a national view\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271373241807937536\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:03:17+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>I mean I understand the context (thanks helpful tweeters), but we should just pause to acknowledge the absurdity of what just went down.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271373793807704064\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:05:28+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>What we in fact need is for more MPs to call each other out for being parochial little shills for local or regional interests.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271374313901408257\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:07:32+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>And I would say that for every one of the parochial little provinces in this parochial little country.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271374966786764800\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:10:08+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>Can we just be clear on this? All of you: British Columbians, Albertans, Saskatchewanians, Manitobans, Ontarians, Quebecers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271375705261109249\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:13:04+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>&#8230; New Brunswickers, Nova Scotians, Prince Edward Islanders, Newfoundlanders &#8211; sorry, Newfoundland-and-Labradorians &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271375926565146625\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:13:57+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>&#8211; no, fuck it, Newfoundlanders \u2014 you are, all of you,impossible to take: brittle, flinty, convinced the rest of Cda is out to get you&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271376298176311296\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:15:26+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>&#8230; and not prepared, ever, any of you, to put the national interest ahead of your own precious little piece of the planet, and your own&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271376419823710208\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:15:55+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet tw-align-center\">\n<p>&#8230; death-grip on the national purse.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/acoyne\/status\/271376516418519041\" data-datetime=\"2012-11-21T22:16:18+00:00\">November 21, 2012<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fascinating set of Twitter updates from Andrew Coyne this afternoon: Oh good lord. @jasonfekete: McGuinty: &#8220;I have offered my resignation as energy &amp; natural resources critic to my leader, and he has accepted\u201d &mdash; Andrew Coyne (@acoyne) November 21, 2012 This is absolutely ridiculous. At worst \u2014 at worst \u2014 his comments were impolitic. 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