Best of Convention 2008

November 18, 2008 · Posted in Humour, Personalities 

Talk about fun! 3 days and 6 hours of sleep later, the Convention comes to an end.

DID SOMEBODY SAY PARTIES? Hell ya!

BEST PARTY – Hands down, was Friday’s “Prairie Party” at United Tavern – what a riot!

BEST M.P. TO PARTY WITH, MALE – Andrew Saxton (I would have said Rahim Jaffer, but, uh – well, you know)

BEST M.P. TO PARTY WITH, FEMALE – Helena Guergis

BEST DRESSED M.P., FEMALE – Duh. Too easy – Rona Ambrose

BEST DRESSED M.P., MALE – Jim Prentice – Sharp, Jim – very sharp.

MOST DOWN-TO-EARTH M.P., MALE – Maxime Bernier (again, I would have said Rahim Jaffer, but, ya)

MOST DOWN-TO-EARTH M.P., FEMALE – Diane Ablonczy

GREATEST MOMENT – The 3 minute standing ovation after we passed the policy resolution to CRUSH section 13 of the HRC.

LITTLEST TORY – Trusty Tory’s wee baby! What a cutie.

BEST NATIONAL COUNCIL ELECTION PROMOTION – Don Plett’s scarves – did anyone mention Winnipeg is bloody cold? (Second prize also goes to Don Plett for his promotional window scrapers.)

BEST T-SHIRT – Finally, it was ME. In order to outdo my old friend Andrew (take that, Andrew!), who won in Montreal 2005 with his “I Crush Dissent” shirt, I wore my red “Don’t Blame Me, I Voted For Kim Jong-Il” shirt to the Prairie Party on Friday. Most people laughed, and some people offered their less approving opinions (nobody hit me). Also, it was my only red shirt, and I did need to wear red to show support for our troops.

BEST THING ABOUT WINNIPEG – United Tavern.

2ND BEST THING ABOUT WINNIPEG – The Royal Canadian Mint (and watching Andrew put his foot through the ice outside the front doors).

WORST THING ABOUT WINNIPEG – Cold like hell in that Capital One credit card commercial.

2ND WORST THING ABOUT WINNIPEG – Blood stains on the streets. (Of course, it shows more because it’s on the ice.)

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  • http://returnofthetory.wordpress.com The Trusty Tory

    It was a pleasure meeting you guys! Sorry for taking the airport shuttle and everything. Did you see the guy run to cover his butt when I suggested the hotel should be paying for your trip to the airport for stiffing you?

  • Paul Holmes

    You know, not even my most obnoxious friend was about to suggest we take the shuttle from the family with the baby.

    You guys take care, and we’ll hopefully see you next time!