Chuck McVetty is likely fuming, given that the federal Conservatives are apparently led by a guy willing to self identify as a fruit.
Talk about alienating your base, there Queensway Steve.
But there's more to this little bit of campaign levity than that campaign levity.
For starters, the CBC version refers to the question thrown at Stephen Harper as inevitable given that Harper was at a produce market for a photo op. Yeah, like that's the first and most obvious question.
Then there's the apology from Harper handlers that he hadn't been briefed on the question.
Briefed on the question?
Apology?
Maybe they were apologizing publicly to the people behind the entirely manufactured Stephen Harper - is that like a political GMO? - for letting the guy field the question in the first place.
So anyway, when asked what kind of vegetable he would be, the unscripted Stephen Harper looked at the laden tables and picked "fruit".
If they'd had a chance to brief him, Harper would probably have said "potato", being careful of course to make sure they added an "e" at the end.
We all wondered what Dan Quayle was doing these days.
-srbp-