Victoria, British Columbia
There is a little-watched, and barely remembered, Clint Eastwood/Jeff Bridges vehicle called Thunderboldt and Lightfoot that reminds us a little of the new dynamic Provincial Politics duo at the Vancouver Sun.
Yup, that's right!
It's wily ol' veteran Vaughn Palmer (Thunderboldt/Zeussian Lightning Thrower) and young, headstrong newcomer Sean Holman (Lightfoot/Back Room Catburglar) together, covering the same beat, for CanWest (non)Global.
Which begs the question........Is the Rockpile big enough to keep them from driving each other crazy?
Come to think of it, maybe this is more like Matthau and Lemon in The Odd Couple.
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The sad thing about it all, for the Blogodome at least, is that Holman has decided to stop updating his ever entertaining, and always slightly ahead/above of the rumour-mill curve, 'Public Eye' site.
We did, however, catch the no longer uber-independent Mr. Holman in his new capacity, chatting with Rafe Mair this morning.
And while it's hard to disagree with him, because he sure does know his local real-politique, we found it somewhat distressing that Lightfoot would conclude that Carol James and the NDP are doomed because they are spending too much time and effort crafting policy.
Because you Sean, of all those in the journo game around here, should know that policy is where it's at.
After all, if there hadn't been that policy of centralization at the Child and Family Ministry by the SS Gordo there would have been no opportunity for the Commander's relative and acquaintance, Doug Walls, to bamboozle/destroy it.
And if that had not been the case, whose mantle would be holding that Webster Award now anyway?
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Update: Sheesh, forgot to call PEye 'informative' as well....always found those full disclosure, rush-transcripts of topical media scrums fascinating...will really miss that feature that we can't find anywhere else.
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