When Danny Williams rails against relentless negativity, he knows of what he speaks.
The guy who built the early part of his career tearing down anything that came before him now finds it a wee bit uncomfortable when someone dares to suggest there could be other things to gain the Premier’s attention besides oil.
The audio from the Premier’s five minute tantrum this morning is rapidly spreading to every available media out there.
People are shaking their heads and many are laughing.
They shouldn’t.
It isn’t funny when a guy who should be proud of his accomplishments instead launches into a childish tirade on international radio.
It wasn’t funny at all considering that Simms is above all else a decent and fair journalist. His comments earlier weren’t out of line and Williams’ tirade is built entirely out of his own invention not anything Simms said.
For those who missed it, here’s the audio along with some stills to give you something to look at.
Meeker Nails it Update: the whole thing transcribed.
When you’re done, go check out an eerily similar rant from Joe Smallwood aimed at a much younger Randy Simms.
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You couldn’t make this crap update: Best line uttered in the spittle-fest is the reference to “hard-core” infrastructure.
Apparently government spending is now like pornography. it comes in hard-core and soft-core versions.
What’s the difference, you ask?
Well, in soft-core the building is simulated by actors and there is no actual construction.
Wonder what that makes the stimulus package where almost half the projects started some time ago and some have been the subject of multiple announcements?