Some thoughts on Brigette DePape: I don’t like Stephen Harper or his government but I also think that what Ms. DePape did was stupid. What she did during the June 2011 Throne Speech reminded me of Congressman Joe Wilson yelling “You … Continue reading →
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Montreal Simon: Stephen Harper and Brigette’s Message
Well I see the legend of Brigette DePape continues to grow, like a red rose of hope in the darkness of Harperland.
““I have been really inspired because there have been thousands of people who have sent messages or commented …
Continue readingMichael Moore hearts Brigette DePape – “the best contempt of Parliament ever!”
This will blow a few more wingnut gaskets. Good for Michael Moore for pointing out the facts of our apathetic public participation in voting responsibly. And good for an American to see the good in what DePape did when so much of our media and PIN…
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: No Stopping Harper
Brigette DePape, the now former Senate page, who gleefully abused her position by flashing a “Stop Harper” sign during the Throne Speech, attempts to explain the reasons behind her inappropriate stunt: Noble though Ms. DePape’s intentional act of civil disobedience … Continue reading →
Continue readingBigCityLib Strikes Back: Dissident Page Not Just Smokin’ Hot But Clever
From a Tory blogger whose probably a guy (not that there’s anything wrong with that):Will this affect her career? Yep — but not in the way you might think.First, you have to note the details for before and after her altercation — the news rele…
Continue readingAntonia Zerbisias wonders about the hypocrisy of the right over Brigette DePape
As one would expect, the right is seething at DePape’s stand, calling her an ‘ignorant child’ and a lot worse. Antonia sets the whiny prigs straight:
Continue readingThat ‘disrespectful’ Brigette sparks the wrath of Ottawa’s Villagers
Really, it’s just so awkward when the lower orders forget their rightful station in the order of things.
The harrumphing, glaring and disdainful sniffing from the self-appointed members of Ottawa’s elite is palpable. The political and media establis…
Continue readingLeDaro: Throne Speech: “STOP HARPER”
Brigette DePape delivered the best line of the throne speech. She showed extraordinary courage to point out the problems of Canada. Harper is the problem if he is only motivated with neo-con ideology to govern. Brigette DePape earns my admiration. Harp…
Continue readingThey Call Me "Mr. Sinister": Will You Break A Butterfly On A Wheel
There is a lot of clucking going on about Brigette DePape’s protest in the Senate. First, let me say, I admire the hell out of that kid. What she did took more courage than most of us possess. She put her future on the line, knowing the consequences, …
Continue readingNorthern Reflections: The Times They Are A Changin’
Elizabeth May and Carolyn Bennett think it was “inappropriate.” But what Brigette Depape did yesterday is not a one day story. Her generation has the most to lose from a Harper government — and they know it.They also know that the Harper government co…
Continue readingPrediction: photo of Brigette DePape holding Stop Harper sign in Chamber will define Canada for next decade
Click for large size and right click to make it your desktopKudos to the person who took it. This should be in every publication and on every wall in this country. This is who we are, goddamnit. Despite what Evan Solomon or any other privileged media a…
Continue readingIron Woman Brigette DePape: artiste, too
Interesting person, this Brigette of ours. Hero in the chambers, artist with the thunder stix.
Continue reading350 or bust: “Stop Harper” Protest by Parliamentary Page During Conservative Throne Speech
A Senate page managed to stand just meters away from the prime minister with a sign saying “Stop Harper” during the government’s throne speech in Ottawa today. Brigette Marcelle De Pape had this to say after being escorted out of the …
Continue readingBrigette Marcelle: Canadian heroine UPDATE: Name is actually "Brigette DePape"?
Standing up to the tanks (click to embiggen – makes a wonderful desktop background)Canada needs more Brigette Marcelles and less Stephen Harpers. We need more fighters and fewer donut eatin’ authoritarian pricks.“Harper’s agenda is disastrous …
Continue readingDriving The Porcelain Bus: Brigette DePape reminds us of our duty
Some people are upset with the protest in the Senate by Senate page Brigette DePape.The issue is not when and where and how she protested (in the Senate in the middle of the Throne Speech). The issue is that the Canada that we value and have worked har…
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