Strictly Right

Time to do something we haven’t done in a little while here on Strictly Right, mock Canadian liberals. Keep in mind that no matter where in the world you are, liberals are idiots (except Australia…but they’re kinda backwards.)

Canadian Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff (our American readers may remember him as the one who lived there for 30 years before returning to Canada to be Prime Minister) has put his party affiliation aside to go on a national Canadian book tour to promote his book that attempts to prove he’s patriotic, aptly titled True Patriot Love.

Anyone who’s read this book already (oh, so you’re the one?) would note that it came out a year ago. This tour is promoting the release of the paperback version, which conveniently features quotes from reviews of the hardcover version. However, Ignatieff seems to be slightly misrepresenting the quotes from the reviews.

Take this one from the National Post for example. Ignatieff quoted them as saying:

“Plenty of scope for a rich story…some wonderful anecdotes, particularly about George P. Grant…Well-written.” – National Post

What they actually said:

“True Patriot Love offers little that is new on the Grants save some wonderful anecdotes, particularly about George P. Grant…True Patriot Love is a well-written disappointment.” (National Post, May 9, 2009)

I can understand him wanting to leave out the part of the Globe and Mail review, however, which said his book had:

“evolved instead into a slim and disappointing brochure intended to advertise the author’s apparently incontestable Canadian pedigree.” (Globe and Mail, April 24, 2009)

Of course this is Canada, so the team of 11 fact-checkers sent by the Associated Press to discredit Sarah Palin aren’t to be expected on Ignatieff’s book, but perhaps one or two wouldn’t hurt?

Tags: Canada, Idiots, Media Bias, Michael Ignatieff